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He received his BS from \nPennsylvania State University and his MAS and PhD \nfrom the University of Illinois; he also successfully \ncompleted the CPA exam (Illinois).\nBob was selected as the AAA Outstanding Edu-\ncator in 2000 and received the AAA Outstanding \nService Award in 2006 and the AAA Notable Con-\ntributions to the Literature Award in 1985 and \n1996. He has received the Core Faculty Teaching \nAward multiple times at Cornell. Bob is a widely \npublished author and researcher specializing in \nbehavioral accounting. He has published numer-\nous articles in The Accounting Review; Journal of \nAccounting Research; Accounting, Organizations, \nand Society; and other accounting journals. He \nhas held a variety of offices, including vice presi-\ndent, in the American Accounting Association, and \nhe is a member of the American Institute of CPAs \nand the editorial boards of The Accounting Review \nand Accounting, Organizations, and Society.\nPATRICIA A. LIBBY\nPatricia Libby is \nassociate \nprofessor of \naccounting at \nIthaca \nCollege, where she \nteaches the \nundergraduate \nfinancial \naccounting course. \nShe previously taught gradu-\nate and undergraduate \nfinancial accounting at \nEastern Michigan Univer-\nsity and the University of \nTexas. Before entering aca-\ndemia, she was an auditor with Price Waterhouse \n(now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and a financial \nadministrator at the University of Chicago. She is \nalso faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi and Ithaca \nCollege Accounting Association. She received her \nBS from Pennsylvania State University, her MBA \nfrom DePaul University, and her PhD from the \nUniversity of Michigan; she also successfully com-\npleted the CPA exam (Illinois).\nPat conducts research on using cases in the intro-\nductory course and other parts of the account-\ning curriculum. She has published articles in The \nAccounting Review, Issues in Accounting Educa-\ntion, and The Michigan CPA.\nFRANK HODGE\nFrank Hodge is the chair of \nthe Accounting Depart-\nment and the Harrington \nFamily Endowed Professor \nat the University of Wash-\nington’s Foster School of \nBusiness. Frank also serves \nin the President’s Office \nas the University of Wash-\nington’s Faculty Athletics \nRepresentative to the PAC-\n12 Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic \nAssociation.\nFrank joined the faculty at the University of Wash-\nington in 2000. He earned his MBA and PhD \ndegrees from Indiana University. Frank teaches \nfinancial accounting and financial statement analy-\nsis to undergraduate students, full-time MBA stu-\ndents, executive MBA students, and intercollegiate \nathletic administrators.  Frank’s research focuses \non how individuals use accounting information to \nmake investment decisions and how technology \ninfluences their information choices. Frank was \none of six members of the Financial Accounting \nStandards Research Initiative team and has pre-\nsented his research at the Securities and Exchange \nCommission. Frank is on the editorial boards of \nThe Accounting Review; Contemporary Accounting \nResearch; and Accounting, Behavior and Organiza-\ntions. He also has published articles in The Account-\ning Review; Contemporary Accounting Research; \nAccounting, Organizations, and Society; Account-\ning Horizons; and several other journals. Frank lives \nin Seattle with his wife and two daughters.\n\n\nIV\nNew author Frank Hodge joins the award-winning author team of Bob Libby and Pat \nLibby to continue Financial Accounting’s best-selling tradition of helping the instruc-\ntor and student become partners in learning. Libby/Libby/Hodge uses a remarkable \nlearning approach that keeps students engaged and involved in the material from the \nfirst day of class.\nLibby/Libby/Hodge’s  Financial Accounting maintains its leadership by focusing on \nthree key attributes:\nTHE PIONEERING FOCUS COMPANY APPROACH\nThe Libby/Libby/Hodge authors’ trademark focus company approach is the best method \nfor helping students understand financial statements and the real-world implications \nof financial accounting for future managers. This approach shows that accounting is \nrelevant and motivates students by explaining accounting in a real-world context. \nThroughout each chapter, the material is integrated around a familiar focus company, \nits decisions, and its financial statements. This provides the perfect setting for dis-\ncussing the importance of accounting and how businesses use accounting information.\nA BUILDING-BLOCK APPROACH TO TEACHING \nTRANSACTION ANALYSIS\nFaculty agree the accounting cycle is the most critical concept to learn and master for \nstudents studying financial accounting. Libby/Libby/Hodge believes students strug-\ngle with the accounting cycle when transaction analysis is covered in one chapter. If \nstudents are exposed to the accounting equation, journal entries, and T-accounts for \nboth balance sheet and income statement accounts in a single chapter, many are left \nbehind and are unable to grasp material in the next chapter, which typically covers \nadjustments and financial statement preparation.\nThe \nmarket-leading \nLibby/Libby/\nHodge approach spreads transaction \nanalysis coverage over two chapters \nso that students have the time to \nmaster the material. In Chapter 2 of \nFinancial Accounting, students are \nexposed to the accounting equation \nand transaction analysis for investing \nand financing transactions that affect \nonly balance sheet accounts. This \nA TRUSTED LEADER FOR \n“The book does an excellent job of using real-world examples to \nhighlight the importance of understanding financial accounting \nto students who may or may not be interested in pursuing \naccounting careers. I think this book will hold students’ \nattention, without sacrificing the technical information that \nprovides the foundation for further accounting coursework. \nExceptionally well-written and nicely organized.”\n—Paul Hribar, University of Iowa\n\n\nV\nSTUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS\nprovides students with the oppor-\ntunity to learn the basic structure \nand tools used in accounting in \na simpler setting. In Chapter 3, \nstudents are exposed to more \ncomplex operating transactions \nthat also affect income statement \naccounts. By slowing down the \nintroduction of transactions and \ngiving students time to practice \nand gain mastery, this building-\nblock approach leads to greater \nstudent success in their study of \nlater topics in financial account-\ning such as adjusting entries. \nAfter the students have devel-\noped an understanding of the complete accounting cycle and the resulting statements, \nChapter 5 takes students through the corporate reporting and analysis process.\nThis graphic shows a detailed comparison of the Libby/Libby/Hodge approach to \nthe accounting cycle chapters compared to the approach taken by other financial \naccounting texts.\nThe authors’ approach to introducing the accounting cycle has been tested in peer-\nreviewed, published research studies. One of these award-winning studies has \nshown that the accounting cycle approach \nused in this textbook yields learning gains that \noutpace approaches used in other textbooks \nby a significant margin.\nPOWERFUL TECHNOLOGY FOR \nTEACHING AND STUDY\nStudents have different learning styles and \nconflicting time commitments, so they want \ntechnology tools that will help them study \nmore efficiently and effectively. The ninth \nedition includes the best technology available \nwith Connect’s latest features—SmartBook, \nConnect Insight, and new study, practice, and \nassessment materials.\nOverview of F/S and Users,\nB/S and I/S Transactions with\nAccounting Equation\nF/S, Ratios, and Conceptual\nFramework\nAdjustments, Closing\nEntries, F/S Preparation\nAdjustments, Closing\nEntries, F/S Preparation\nOverview of F/S and Users\nAdjustments, Closing\nEntries, F/S Preparation\nOverview of F/S and Users\nAccounting Cycle\nB/S and I/S Transactions\nwith Journal Entries and\nT-accounts\nB/S Transactions\nwith Accounting Equation,\nJournal Entries, and T-accounts\nStart Early\nCompress Coverage\nExtend Coverage\n(Libby/Libby/Hodge approach)\nB/S and I/S Transactions\nwith Accounting Equation,\nJournal Entries, and T-accounts\nB/S and I/S Transactions\nwith Accounting Equation, \nJournal Entries, and T-accounts\n“[Libby, Libby, Hodge] does a great job explaining \nfinancial accounting concepts to college students \non an introductory level.”\n—Peggy O’Kelly, Northeastern University\n“The text has some of the best discussions that I \nhave seen in introductory texts of statement of \ncash flows and financial statement analysis topics.”\n—Marilyn Misch, Pepperdine University\n\n\nVI\nMARKET-LEADING PEDAGOGY \n“Excellent book with very good and clear writing, coverage, \nillustrations and overall very student friendly.”\n—Kashi Balachandran, New York University\nFinancial Accounting, 9e, offers a host of pedagogical tools that complement the \ndifferent ways you like to teach and the ways your students like to learn. Some offer \ninformation and tips that help you present a complex subject; others highlight issues \nrelevant to what your students read online or see on television. Either way, Financial \nAccounting’s pedagogical support will make a real difference in your course and in \nyour students’ learning.\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS BOXES—These features tie important chapter concepts to \nreal-world decision-making examples. They also highlight alternative viewpoints and \nadd to the critical-thinking and decision-making focus of the text.\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS BOXES—These boxes appear throughout the text, convey-\ning the importance and the consequences of acting responsibly in business practice.\nFinancial accounting standards and disclosure requirements are adopted by national regulatory agen-\ncies. Since 2002, there has been substantial movement toward the adoption of International Finan-\ncial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). \nExamples of jurisdictions requiring the use of IFRS currently include:\nThe International Accounting Standards Board and Global \nConvergence of Accounting Standards\nI N T E R N ATIO N A L\nP E R S P E C TIV E\nAssessment of Le-Nature’s assets was important to its creditors, Wells Fargo Bank and others, and its \nstockholders because assets provide a basis for judging whether the company has sufficient resources \navailable to operate. Assets are also important because they could be sold for cash in the event that \nInterpreting Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders’ \nEquity on the Balance Sheet\nFI N A N C I A L\nA N A LYSI S\nSome people are bothered by the recommendation that all well-run companies should have strong inter-\nnal control procedures. These people believe that control procedures suggest that management does not \ntrust the company’s employees. Although the vast majority of employees are trustworthy, employee theft \nEthics and the Need for Internal Control\nA Q U E ST I O N \nO F E T H I C S\n ?\n ANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow effective is management in generating profit on every dollar of sales?\nNet Profit Margin\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nWorking Capital and Cash Flows\nF O C U S O N\nCAS H F LOW S\nMany working capital accounts have a direct relationship to income-producing activities. Accounts \nreceivable, for example, are related to sales revenue: Accounts receivable increase when sales are made \n\n\nVII\nAND CONTENT\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS BOXES—Each \nof the first eleven chapters includes a dis-\ncussion and analysis of changes in the cash \nflows of the focus company and explores \nthe decisions that caused those changes.\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS BOXES—Each box \npresents ratio analysis for the focus com-\npany in the chapter as well as for comparative companies. Cautions are also provided \nto help students understand the limitations of certain ratios.\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BOXES—These boxes highlight the emergence \nof global accounting standards (IFRS) at a level appropriate for the introductory \nstudent.\n“The textbook focuses on the key accounting concepts and is written \nclearly so that it is easy for students to understand.”\n—Rada Brooks, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business\n“The real-life examples are an excellent way to draw in the student \nand I thought that the ethics components and IFRS components \nwere an excellent addition.”\n—Tammy Metzke, Milwaukee Area Technical College\nlib22136_ch04_164-229.indd 183 \n10/09/15 06:56 PM\nBalance Sheet\nThe ending balances for Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings \nfrom the statement of stockholders’ equity are included on the balance sheet that follows. You \nwill notice that the contra-asset account, Accumulated Depreciation (used cost), has been sub-\ntracted from the total of the land, buildings, and equipment accounts (at cost) to reflect net \nbook value (or carrying value) at month-end for balance sheet purposes. Also recall that assets \nare listed in order of liquidity, and liabilities are listed in order of due dates. Current assets are \nthose used or turned into cash within one year (as well as inventory). Current liabilities are \nobligations to be paid with current assets within one year. We present the balances at the end of \n2014 and the balances at the end of the first quarter of 2015.\np\ng\nq\ny\nBalance at December 31, 2014\n Additional stock issuance\n Net income\n Dividends declared\n \n \nBalance at March 31, 2015\nFrom transaction (a) in Ch. 2\nFrom the income statement\nFrom transaction (f ) in Ch. 2\nOn the balance sheet\n$2,012,400\n3,700\n122,600\n(3,000)\n$2,135,700\n$1,721,800\n122,600\n(3,000)\n$1,841,400\n$290,200\n3,600\n$293,800\n$400\n100\n$500\nAs presented in the previous chapters, the statement of cash flows explains the difference between the \nending and beginning balances in the Cash account on the balance sheet during the accounting period. \nPut simply, the cash flow statement is a categorized list of all transactions of the period that affected the \nCash account. The three categories are operating, investing, and financing activities. Since no adjust-\nments made in this chapter affected cash, the cash flow categories identified on the Cash T-account \nat the end of Chapter 3 remain the same.\nMany standard financial analysis texts warn analysts to look for unusual deferrals and accruals when they \nattempt to predict future periods’ earnings. They often suggest that wide disparities between net income and \ncash flow from operations are a useful warning sign. For example, Subramanyan suggests the following:\nAccounting accruals determining net income rely on estimates, deferrals, allocations, and valuations. \nThese considerations sometimes allow more subjectivity than do the factors determining cash flows. \nFor this reason we often relate cash flows from operations to net income in assessing its quality. \nCash Flows from Operations, Net Income, and the Quality of Earnings\nFOC U S ON\nCAS H FLOW S\n\n\nVIII\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nInventory should include all items owned that are held for resale. Costs flow into inventory when \ngoods are purchased or manufactured. They flow out (as an expense) when they are sold or disposed \nof. The cost of goods sold equation describes these flows.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Assume the following facts for Harley-Davidson’s Motorclothes leather baseball jacket \nproduct line for the year 2016.\nBeginning inventory: 400 units at unit cost of $75.\nPurchases: \n600 units at unit cost of $75.\nSales: \n \n700 units at a sales price of $100 (cost per unit $75).\n Using the cost of goods sold equation, compute the dollar amount of goods available for \nsale, ending inventory, and cost of goods sold of leather baseball jackets for the period.\n Beginning inventory\n+ \nPurchases of merchandise during the year\n \nGoods available for sale\n- Ending inventory\n Cost of goods sold\n \n2. Assume the following facts for Harley-Davidson’s Motorclothes leather baseball jacket \nproduct line for the year 2017.\nBeginning inventory: 300 units at unit cost of $75.\nEnding inventory: \n600 units at unit cost of $75.\nSales: \n1,100 units at a sales price of $100 (cost per unit $75).\n Using the cost of goods sold equation, compute the dollar amount of purchases of leather \nbaseball jackets for the period. Remember that if three of these four values are known, the \ncost of goods sold equation can be used to solve for the fourth value.\n Beginning inventory\n+ \nPurchases of merchandise during the year\n- Ending inventory\n Cost of goods sold\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 7-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on using the cost of goods sold equation to compute \nrelevant income statement amounts, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh7a.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Beginning inventory (400 × $75) \n$30,000\n + Purchases of merchandise during the year (600 × $75) \n45,000\n \nGoods available for sale (1,000 × $75) \n75,000\n - Ending inventory (300 × $75) \n22,500\n \nCost of goods sold (700 × $75) \n$52,500\n2. BI = 300 × $75 = $22,500 \nBI + P - EI = CGS\n EI = 600 × $75 = $45,000 \n22,500 + P - 45,000 = 82,500\n \nCGS = 1,100 × $75 = $82,500 \nP = 105,000\nPRACTICE IS KEY TO SUCCESS \nPAUSE FOR FEEDBACK AND \nSELF-STUDY QUIZ\nResearch shows that students learn best when they are \nactively engaged in the learning process. This active \nlearning feature engages the student, provides interac-\ntivity, and promotes efficient learning. These quizzes ask \nstudents to pause at strategic points throughout each \nchapter to ensure they understand key points before mov-\ning ahead.\n“The Pause for Feedback and Self-Study \nQuizzes give the student the opportunity \nto test their understanding of the \nmaterial before moving forward and also \nassist in breaking up the chapter into \nmanageable sections.”\n—Betty P. David, Francis Marion University\nGUIDED HELP\nToday’s students have a wide variety of time com-\nmitments. And research shows that when they \nhave difficulty understanding a key concept, they \n \nbenefit most when help is available immediately. \nOur unique Guided Help feature provides a nar-\nrated, \nanimated, step-by-step walk-through of \nselect \ntopics covered in the Self-Study Quiz that \nstudents can view at any time through their mobile \ndevice or online. It also saves office hour time!\n\n\nIX\nCHAPTER TAKE-AWAYS\nEnd-of-chapter summaries complement the learning objectives outlined at the begin-\nning of the chapter.\nIN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING\n \n7-1. Apply the cost principle to identify the amounts that should be included in inventory and the \nexpense matching principle to determine cost of goods sold for typical retailers, wholesalers, \nand manufacturers. p. 335\nInventory should include all items owned that are held for resale. Costs flow into inventory when \ngoods are purchased or manufactured. They flow out (as an expense) when they are sold or disposed \nof. In conformity with the expense matching principle, the total cost of the goods sold during the \nperiod must be matched with the sales revenue earned during the period. A company can keep track \nof the ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the period using (1) the perpetual inventory sys-\ntem, which is based on the maintenance of detailed and continuous inventory records, and (2) the \nperiodic inventory system, which is based on a physical count of ending inventory and use of the \ncost of goods sold equation to determine cost of goods sold.\n \n7-2. Report inventory and cost of goods sold using the four inventory costing methods. p. 340\nThe chapter discussed four different inventory costing methods used to allocate costs between the \nunits remaining in inventory and the units sold and their applications in different economic circum-\nstances. The methods discussed were specific identification, FIFO, LIFO, and average cost. Each of \nthe inventory costing methods conforms to GAAP. Public companies using LIFO must provide note \ndisclosures that allow conversion of inventory and cost of goods sold to FIFO amounts. Remember \nthat the cost flow assumption need not match the physical flow of inventory.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\nCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEMS\nSelected chapters include problems that cover topics from earlier chapters to \nrefresh, reinforce, and build an integrative understanding of the course material.\nComplete the requirements for each of the following independent cases:\nCase A. \nDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., is a leading integrated brand owner, bottler, and distributor of \nnonalcoholic beverages in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Key brands include Dr. Pep-\nper, Snapple, 7-UP, Mott’s juices, A&W root beer, Canada Dry ginger ale, Schweppes ginger \nale, and Hawaiian Punch, among others.\nThe following represents selected data from recent financial statements of Dr Pepper Snapple Group \n(dollars in millions):\nDR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets (partial)\n(in millions)\nDecember 31, 2014\nDecember 31, 2013\nAssets\nCurrent assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$237\n$153\n \nAccounts receivable (net of allowances \n \n of $2 and $3, respectively)\n 61\n 58\nConsolidated Statements of Income (partial)\nFor the Year Ended \nDecember 31\n(in millions)\n2014\n2013\n2012\nNet sales\n $6,121\n$5,997\n$5,995\n. . .\nNet income\n$ 703\n$ 624\n$ 629\nCOMP8-1 \nCOM PRE H E NSI V E PROBLEM (CH A PTERS 6–8)\n\n\nX\nCASES AND PROJECTS\nThis section includes annual report cases, \nfinancial reporting and analysis cases, crit-\nical thinking cases, and financial reporting \nand analysis team projects. The real-world \ncompany analysis theme is continued in \nthis section, giving students practice com-\nparing American Eagle and Urban Outfit-\nters among other relevant companies. \nNew for the ninth edition: several of these \nCases and Projects are now in Connect as \nauto-graded assignment option.\nCONTINUING PROBLEM\nThe continuing case revolves around \nPenny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc., and \nits largest supplier, Pool Corporation, \nInc. In the first five chapters, the con-\ntinuing case follows the establishment, \noperations, and financial reporting for \nPenny’s. In \nChapter 5, Pool Corporation, \na real publicly traded corporation, is also \nintroduced in more detail. The Pool Cor-\nporation example is then extended to \nencompass each new topic in the remain-\ning chapters.\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\nSkim the annual report. Look at the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement closely \nand attempt to infer what kinds of information they report. Then answer the following questions based \non the report.\n 1. What types of products does American Eagle Outfitters sell?\n 2. On what date does American Eagle Outfitters’s most recent reporting year end?\n 3. For how many years does it present complete\n \na. Balance sheets?\n \nb. Income statements?\n \nc. Cash flow statements?\n 4. Are its financial statements audited by independent CPAs? How do you know?\n 5. Did its total assets increase or decrease over the last year?\n 6. How much inventory (in dollars) did the company have as of January 31, 2015 (accountants would \ncall this the ending balance)?\n 7. Write out the basic accounting (balance sheet) equation and provide the values in dollars reported by \nthe company as of January 31, 2015.\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nCP1-1\nLO1-1\nCP1-2\nLO1-1\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nFinancial Statements for a New Business Plan\nPenny Cassidy is considering forming her own pool service and supply company, Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply, Inc. (PPSS). She has decided to incorporate the business to limit her legal liability. \nShe expects to invest $20,000 of her own savings and receive 1,000 shares of common stock. Her plan \nfor the first year of operations forecasts the following amounts at December 31, the end of the current \nyear: Cash in bank, $2,900; amounts due from customers for services rendered, $2,300; pool supplies \ninventory, $4,600; equipment, $28,000; amounts owed to Pool Corporation, Inc., a pool supply \nwholesaler, $3,500; note payable to the bank, $5,000. Penny forecasts first-year sales of $60,000, \nwages of $24,000, cost of supplies used of $8,200, other administrative expenses of $4,500, and \nincome tax expense of $4,000. She expects to pay herself a $10,000 dividend as the sole stockholder \nof the company.\nRequired:\nIf Penny’s estimates are correct, what would the following first-year financial statements look like for \nPenny’s Pool Service & Supply (use Exhibits 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 as models)?\n 1. Income statement\n 2. Statement of stockholders’ equity\n 3. Balance sheet\nCON1-1\n“This is an excellent book that can be used for both an introductory \ncourse as well as an MBA class. The book has a simple, conversational \nand easy-to-understand writing style. The book is also very well \norganized and has a lot of end-of-chapter material. This is one of \nthe best financial accounting books that I have come across. It is a \nmust for a financial accounting course.”\n—Syed Hasan, George Mason University\n\n\nXI\nWHAT’S NEW IN THE 9th EDITION?\nIn response to feedback and guidance from numerous financial accounting faculty, \nthe authors have made many important changes to the ninth edition of Financial \nAccounting, including the following:\nŮ\u0001 *OUFHSBUFE\u0001 new focus companies including Amazon, the world’s largest Internet \nretailer;  Whole Foods Market, a supermarket chain specializing in organic food; and \n \nGraham Holdings Company, a company that expands primarily through investing in other \ncompanies, including Kaplan, Inc.\nŮ\u0001 Detailed edit of Chapters 9, 10, and 11 to use consistent terminology throughout each \nchapter and more closely link content to other chapters.\nŮ\u0001 Expanded the number of Guided Help features in the text to provide more of these nar-\nrated, animated, step-by-step examinations of select topics in the Self-Study Quizzes in \neach chapter.\nŮ\u0001 3FWJFXFE\n\u0001VQEBUFE\n\u0001BOE\u0001JOUSPEVDFE\u0001OFX\u0001FOE\u000ePG\u000eDIBQUFS\u0001NBUFSJBM\u0001JO\u0001FBDI\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001UP\u0001TVQ-\nport new topics and learning objectives. In addition, other new McGraw-Hill Connect® \nproblem formats include General Ledger Problems that auto-post from journal entries to \nT-accounts to trial balances, Excel Simulations, and Interactive Presentations.\nŮ\u0001 \"EEFEǂnew Annual Report Cases that can be auto-graded in Connect. In addition, the \nCases and Projects content from the book is also now available in Connect as either auto-\ngraded or manually graded questions. \nChapter 1\nFocus Company: Le-Nature’s Inc.\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0012\u0001JT\u0001XSJUUFO\u0001BSPVOE\u0001B\u0001SFDFOU\u0001\naccounting fraud that is exciting, yet \nsimple. Students are introduced to the \nstructure, content, and use of the four \nbasic financial statements through the \nstory of two brothers who founded \nLe-Nature’s Inc., a natural beverage \ncompany. \nLe-Nature’s financial state-\nments are used to support increases in \nborrowing for expansion. When actual \nsales do not live up to expectations, the \nbrothers turn to financial statement \nfraud to cover up their failure, which \nemphasizes the importance of controls, \nresponsible ethical conduct, and accu-\nrate financial reporting.\nŮ\u0001 GUIDED HELP feature provides all users \nof the text with free access to step-by-\nstep video instruction on preparing a \nsimple balance sheet, income statement, \nand statement of stockholders’ equity \nfor LaCrosse Footwear, a leading out-\ndoor footwear company.\nŮ\u0001 .PSF\u0001BMHPSJUINJD\u0001FYFSDJTFT\u0001JODMVEFE\u0001JO\u0001\nConnect®.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems based \non the activities of Penny’s Pool Service \n& Supply and its supplier, Pool Cor-\nporation. These companies provide a \nconsistent context for summarizing the \nkey points emphasized in each chapter. \nIn Chapter 1, students prepare a basic \nincome statement, statement of stock-\nholders’ equity, and balance sheet based \non Penny’s estimates for the first year.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 /FX\u0001BOE\u0001VQEBUFE\u0001SFBM\u0001DPNQBOJFT\u0001JO\u0001\nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nChapter 2\nFocus Company: Chipotle Mexican Grill\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0013\u0001JOUSPEVDFT\u0001UIF\u0001BDDPVOUJOH\u0001\ncycle for Chipotle Mexican Grill, a \ntrendy, yet relatively simple company. \nThe chapter integrates financial informa-\ntion for investing and financing activities \nfor the first quarter of 2015, resulting in \nthe company’s actual quarterly balance \nsheet (with a few simplifications). This \nfast-casual restaurant does not utilize \nfranchising, thus reducing the complexi-\nties found with most other competitors \nand allowing focused emphasis on \ntransaction analysis, journal entries, \nT-accounts, and the structure of the bal-\nance sheet.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001VQEBUFE\u000f\nŮ\u0001 6QEBUF\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001DPODFQUVBM\u0001GSBNFXPSL\u0001UP\u0001\nreflect the new definitions from the FASB.\nŮ\u0001 4JNQMJGJFE\u0001BDDPVOU\u0001UJUMFT\u0001UIBU\u0001SFMBUF\u0001\nmore closely to end-of-chapter material.\nŮ\u0001 5\u000eBDDPVOUT\u0001OPX\u0001GPMMPX\u0001FBDI\u0001USBOTBDUJPO\u0001\nto illustrate posting the effects, while \nmarginal notes have been deleted for a \ncleaner visual approach.\nŮ\u0001 New additional GUIDED HELP feature \nprovides free access to step-by-step \nvideo instruction applying transaction \nanalysis to identify accounts and effects \non the accounting equation. This is in \naddition to the existing Guided Help \nfor recording, posting, and classifying \naccounts for financing and investing \nactivities.\n\n\nXII\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems based \non the activities of Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply and its supplier, Pool \nCorporation. These companies pro-\nvide a consistent context for sum-\nmarizing the key points emphasized \nin each chapter. In Chapter 2, stu-\ndents prepare journal entries, post \nto T-accounts, prepare a trial balance \nand classified balance sheet, iden-\ntify investing and financing activities \naffecting cash flows, and compute and \ninterpret the current ratio based on \nthe balance sheet for Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies, as \nwell as additional exercises on key con-\ncepts, in end-of-chapter exercises, prob-\nlems, and cases.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nChapter 3\nFocus Company: Chipotle Mexican Grill\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0014\u0001CVJMET\u0001PO\u0001$IBQUFS\u0001\u0013\u0001CZ\u0001FYQMBJO-\ning and illustrating transaction analysis \nfor operating activities for the first \nquarter of 2015 for Chipotle Mexican \nGrill. Students apply their knowledge \nof accounting concepts by preparing \njournal entries and posting to T-accounts \nusing Chapter 2 transactions involving \nrevenues and expenses.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 New concepts based on the FASB’s \nAccounting Standards Updates for rev-\nenue recognition and expense recogni-\ntion are incorporated in the chapter and \nend-of-chapter material.\nŮ\u0001 New additional GUIDED HELP feature \nprovides free access to step-by-step \nvideo instruction applying transac-\ntion analysis to identify accounts and \neffects on the accounting equation. \nThis is in addition to the existing \nGuided Help for identifying revenue \nand expense account titles and amounts \nfor a given period.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems based \non the activities of Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply and its supplier, Pool \n \nCorporation. These companies provide \na consistent context for summariz-\ning the key points emphasized in each \n \nchapter. In Chapter 3, students prepare \njournal entries, create a classified \nincome statement, and calculate and \nanalyze the net profit margin for Penny’s \nPool Service & Supply.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies, \nas well as additional exercises on key \nconcepts, in end-of-chapter exercises, \n \nproblems, and cases.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nChapter 4\nFocus Company: Chipotle Mexican \nGrill\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0015\u0001CVJMET\u0001PO\u0001$IBQUFST\u0001\u0013\u0001BOE\u0001\u0014\u0001CZ\u0001\nexplaining and illustrating end-of-period \nadjustments, financial statements, and \nclosing the records for the first quarter \nof 2015 for Chipotle Mexican Grill.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 5IF\u0001QSPDFTT\u0001GPS\u0001JEFOUJGZJOH\u0001BOE\u0001SFDPSE-\ning an adjustment at the end of the \nperiod has been modified to provide a \nlogical progression—with the journal \nentry followed by the effects on the \naccounting equation, followed by posting \nthe effects in the T-accounts—with less \nmarginal clutter.\nŮ\u0001 New additional GUIDED HELP feature \nprovides free access to step-by-step \nvideo instruction on recording a closing \nentry. This is in addition to the existing \nGuided Help for recording adjusting \nentries.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems based on \nthe activities of Penny’s Pool Service & \nSupply and its supplier, Pool Corpora-\ntion. These companies provide a con-\nsistent context for summarizing the key \npoints emphasized in each chapter. In \n$IBQUFS\u0001\u0015\n\u0001TUVEFOUT\u0001QSFQBSF\u0001BEKVTUJOH\u0001\njournal entries for Penny’s Pool Service & \nSupply.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies, \nas well as additional exercises on key \nconcepts, in end-of-chapter exercises, \n \nproblems, and cases.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nChapter 5\nFocus Company: Apple Inc.\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0016\u0001IBT\u0001CFFO\u0001SFXSJUUFO\u0001BSPVOE\u0001UIF\u0001\nmost recent financial statements and \ncorporate governance and disclosure \nprocesses of Apple Inc., students’ favor-\nite technology company.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001IBT\u0001CFFO\u0001OBSSPXFE\u0001\nto three topics: details of the corporate \ngovernance and disclosure process; \nfinancial statement formats and impor-\ntant subtotals, totals, and additional \ndisclosures; and the analysis of financial \nstatements through gross profit, net \nprofit, total asset turnover, and return \non assets analysis.\nŮ\u0001 'SBVE\u0001USJBOHMF\u0001QSPWJEFT\u0001UIF\u0001CBTJT\u0001 \nfor the corporate governance \ndiscussion.\nŮ\u0001 New section on the effects of transac-\ntions on key ratios added to tie in the \nchapter to material in Chapters 2, 3, \nBOEǂ\u0015\u000f\nŮ\u0001 GUIDED HELP feature provides free \naccess to step-by-step video instruction \non preparing a detailed classified income \nstatement and balance sheet from a trial \nbalance for Amazon.com, the world’s \nlargest online retailer.\nŮ\u0001 .PSF\u0001BMHPSJUINJD\u0001FYFSDJTFT\u0001JODMVEFE\u0001JO\u0001\nConnect.\nŮ\u0001 Two new CONTINUING PROBLEMS \nadded to the end-of-chapter problems. \nThe first asks students to evaluate the \neffects of key transactions on important \nstatement subtotals and financial ratios \n\n\nXIII\nfor Penny’s Pool Service & Supply. The \nsecond introduces Penny’s supplier, Pool \nCorporation, a public company, and asks \nstudents to prepare a detailed classified \nincome statement and balance sheet and \ncompute the gross profit percentage and \nreturn on assets ratios.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nChapter 6\nFocus Company: Deckers Brands\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 $POUFOU\u0001OBSSPXFE\u0001UP\u0001UISFF\u0001SFMBUFE\u0001\n \ntopics: determinants of net sales, \n \nreceivables valuation, and control \nof cash.\nŮ\u0001 &YIJCJUT\u0001SFPSHBOJ[FE\u0001UP\u0001CFUUFS\u0001SFGMFDU\u0001\nthe chapter flow.\nŮ\u0001 $PWFSBHF\u0001PG\u0001CBE\u0001EFCU\u0001SFDPWFSJFT\u0001\nincreased.\nŮ\u0001 $PWFSBHF\u0001PG\u0001FMFDUSPOJD\u0001CBOLJOH\u0001\nincreased.\nŮ\u0001 Two New GUIDED HELP features \n \nprovide free access to step-by-step video \n \ninstruction on (1) preparing entries \nrelated to bad debts and determining \ntheir financial statement effects and \n(2) using aging to estimate bad debt \nexpense.\nŮ\u0001 .PSF\u0001BMHPSJUINJD\u0001FYFSDJTFT\u0001JODMVEFE\u0001\nin Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems. Stu-\ndents are asked to make summary \nentries for bad debts and compute \nthe amount to be reported as net \nsales for Pool \nCorporation, a public \ncompany.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, \nand cases.\nChapter 7\nFocus Company: Harley-Davidson, Inc.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 $PWFSBHF\u0001PG\u0001QFSQFUVBM\u0001WFSTVT\u0001QFSJPEJD\u0001\ninventory systems moved to section on \ncost of goods sold near the beginning of \nthe chapter.\nŮ\u0001 New rules for applying lower-of-cost-\nor-market to inventories covered at an \nappropriate level for the introductory \ncourse.\nŮ\u0001 Two New GUIDED HELP features pro-\nvide free access to step-by-step video \ninstruction on (1) computation of goods \navailable for sale and cost of goods sold \nand (2) computing cost of goods sold and \nending inventory under FIFO and LIFO \ncosting methods.\nŮ\u0001 &YIJCJUT\u0001\u0018\u000f\u0015\u0001BOE\u0001\u0018\u000f\u0016\u0001SFWJTFE\u0001UP\u0001NBLF\u0001JU\u0001\neasier to see the effects of FIFO, LIFO, \nand average costing methods on the \nfinancial statements.\nŮ\u0001 Supplement B added to demonstrate the \neffects of determining FIFO and LIFO \ncost of goods sold under periodic versus \nperpetual inventory systems.\nŮ\u0001 .PSF\u0001BMHPSJUINJD\u0001FYFSDJTFT\u0001JODMVEFE\u0001JO\u0001\nConnect.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. Students \nare asked to compute the effects of the \nLIFO/FIFO choice for inventory items \nwith increasing and decreasing costs for \nPool Corporation, a public company.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nChapter 8\nFocus Company: Southwest Airlines\nŮ\u0001 $IBQUFS\u0001\u0019\u0001JMMVTUSBUFT\u0001UIF\u0001BDRVJTJUJPO\n\u0001\nuse, repair and improvement, and dis-\nposal of property, plant, and equipment, \nfollowed by an illustration of accounting \nand reporting for intangible assets and \nnatural resources, at several companies \nincluding Cisco Systems, Walt Disney \nCompany, Papa John’s International, \nand International Paper, among others.\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 New additional GUIDED HELP feature \nprovides free access to step-by-step \nvideo instruction on recording a disposal \nof an asset. This is in addition to the \nexisting Guided Help for determining \ncost and creating depreciation schedules \nunder straight-line, units-of-production, \nand declining-balance methods.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems. Based \non the activities of Pool Corporation, \nstudents are asked to determine cost; \ncreate depreciation schedules under \nstraight-line, units-of-production, and \ndeclining-balance methods; and dispose \nof an asset.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies, as \nwell as additional exercises on key con-\ncepts, in end-of-chapter exercises, prob-\nlems, and cases.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nChapter 9\nFocus Company: Starbucks\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001VQEBUFE\u000f\u0001/FX\u0001\n \ncontrast companies added.\nŮ\u0001 $PNQMFUF\u0001SFWJTJPO\u0001PG\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001DPOUFOU\u0001UP\u0001\nmore closely link content to other chap-\nters and to use consistent terminology \nthroughout the chapter.\nŮ\u0001 6QEBUFE\u0001QSFTFOU\u0001WBMVF\u0001EJTDVTTJPO\u0001BOE\u0001\ngraphics for both single amounts and \nannuities. Chapter now includes descrip-\ntions of how to calculate present values \nusing tables, calculators, and Excel.\nŮ\u0001 New GUIDED HELP features teach \nstudents the steps required to compute \npresent values using two popular calcula-\ntor models (HP 10BII+ and HP 12C) and \nExcel.\nŮ\u0001 New Supplement A uses vivid graphics \nto display the steps required to compute \n\n\nXIV\npresent values using two popular \n \ncalculator models (HP 10BII+ and HP \n12C) and Excel.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. \nStudents \nare asked to record transactions that \naffect the liabilities section of the \n \nbalance sheet for Pool Corporation, a \n \npublic company.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nŮ\u0001 &OE\u000ePG\u000eDIBQUFS\u0001NBUFSJBM\u0001DPNQMFUFMZ\u0001\nupdated to seamlessly match the content \nof the chapter.\nChapter 10\nFocus Company: Amazon\nŮ\u0001 New focus company and new contrast \ncompanies.\nŮ\u0001 $PNQMFUF\u0001SFWJTJPO\u0001PG\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001DPOUFOU\u0001UP\u0001\nmore closely link content to other chap-\nters and to use consistent terminology \nthroughout the chapter.\nŮ\u0001 New graphics that visually help students \nunderstand the timing of bond payments \nand the accounting for bonds.\nŮ\u0001 New FINANCIAL ANALYSIS feature \ndescribes bond ratings and bond rating \nagencies.\nŮ\u0001 3FWJTFE\u0001TUSVDUVSF\u0001BMMPXT\u0001JOTUSVDUPST\u0001UP\u0001\nseamlessly assign accounting for bonds \nwith or without the use of discount and \npremium accounts.\nŮ\u0001 New GUIDED HELP features walk \nstudents through (1) how to calculate \nthe present value of a bond issued at a \npremium and (2) how to account for the \nbond over its life.\nŮ\u0001 New discussion of accounting for bond \nissuance costs.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added \nto the end-of-chapter problems. \n \nStudents are asked to record bond \n \ntransactions for Pool Corporation, a \npublic company.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nŮ\u0001 &OE\u000ePG\u000eDIBQUFS\u0001NBUFSJBM\u0001DPNQMFUFMZ\u0001\nupdated to seamlessly match the content \nof the chapter.\nChapter 11\nFocus Company: Whole Foods Market\nŮ\u0001 New focus company and new contrast \ncompanies.\nŮ\u0001 $PNQMFUF\u0001SFWJTJPO\u0001PG\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001DPOUFOU\u0001UP\u0001\nmore closely link content to other chap-\nters and to use consistent terminology \nthroughout the chapter.\nŮ\u0001 New discussion of stock splits effected \nin the form of a stock dividend.\nŮ\u0001 New FINANCIAL ANALYSIS feature on \npreferred stock.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. Students \nare asked to record transactions that \naffect the equity section of the balance \nsheet for Pool Corporation, a public \ncompany.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nŮ\u0001 &OE\u000ePG\u000eDIBQUFS\u0001NBUFSJBM\u0001DPNQMFUFMZ\u0001\nupdated to seamlessly match the content \nof the chapter.\nChapter 12\nFocus Company: National Beverage \nCorporation\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 Two New GUIDED HELP features pro-\nvide free access to step-by-step video \ninstruction on (1) preparing the operat-\ning section of the statement of cash \nflows using the indirect method and (2) \npreparing the investing and financing \nsections of the statement of cash flows.\nŮ\u0001 Supplement C and related problem \nmaterial illustrate preparation of the \ncomplete statement of cash flows using \nthe T-account approach.\nŮ\u0001 .PSF\u0001BMHPSJUINJD\u0001FYFSDJTFT\u0001JODMVEFE\u0001JO\u0001\nConnect.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. Students \nare asked to prepare a complete state-\nment of cash flows for Pool Corpora-\ntion, a public company.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in end-\nof-chapter exercises, problems, and cases.\nChapter 13\nFocus Company: The Home Depot\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001VQEBUFE\u000f\nŮ\u0001 $PNQMFUF\u0001SFWJTJPO\u0001PG\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001DPOUFOU\u0001UP\u0001\nmore closely link content to other chap-\nters and to use consistent terminology \nthroughout the chapter.\nŮ\u0001 New discussion of DuPont analysis.\nŮ\u0001 3BUJP\u0001GPSNVMBT\u0001JO\u0001DIBQUFS\u0001VQEBUFE\u0001UP\u0001CF\u0001\nconsistent with formulas provided in pre-\nvious chapters.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. Students \nare asked to download the latest finan-\ncial statements for Pool Corporation, \na public company, and compute various \nratios discussed in the chapter.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies in \nend-of-chapter exercises, problems, and \ncases.\nŮ\u0001 &OE\u000ePG\u000eDIBQUFS\u0001NBUFSJBM\u0001DPNQMFUFMZ\u0001\nupdated to seamlessly match the content \nof the chapter.\nAppendix A\nFocus Company: Graham Holdings \nCompany\nŮ\u0001 New focus company, Graham Hold-\nings Company, a company that expands \n\n\nXV\nprimarily through investing in other \ncompanies, including Kaplan, Inc. (top \nadmissions test preparation organiza-\ntion). Accounting and reporting are \ndiscussed and illustrated for: (1) debt \nsecurities held to maturity, (2) passive \ninvestments using the fair value method, \n(3) investments involving significant \ninfluence using the equity method, and \n\t\u0015\n\u0001JOWFTUNFOUT\u0001JO\u0001DPOUSPMMJOH\u0001JOUFSFTUT\u000f\nŮ\u0001 'PDVT\u0001BOE\u0001DPOUSBTU\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001EBUB\u0001\nupdated.\nŮ\u0001 GUIDED HELP feature provides free \naccess to step-by-step video instruction on \naccounting for and reporting available-for-\nsale securities as investments at fair value.\nŮ\u0001 New CONTINUING PROBLEM added to \nthe end-of-chapter problems. Using the \nactivities of Pool Corporation, students \nare asked to record passive investments \nas trading securities and as available-for-\nsale securities over a three-year period.\nŮ\u0001 New and updated real companies, as \nwell as additional exercises on key con-\ncepts, in end-of-chapter exercises, prob-\nlems, and cases.\nŮ\u0001 New Annual Report Case that can be \ngraded through Connect.\n\n\nRequired=Results\n®\nMcGraw-Hill Connect® \n \nLearn Without Limits\nConnect is a teaching and learning platform \nthat is proven to deliver better results for \nstudents and instructors.\nConnect empowers students by continually \nadapting to deliver precisely what they \nneed, when they need it, and how they need \nit, so your class time is more engaging and \neffective.\nConnect Insight® \nConnect Insight is Connect’s new one-of-a-\nkind visual analytics dashboard that provides \nat-a-glance information regarding student \nperformance, which is immediately actionable. By presenting \nassignment, assessment, and topical performance results together \nwith a time metric that is easily visible for aggregate or individual \nresults, Connect Insight gives the user the ability to take a just-in-\ntime approach to teaching and learning, which was never before \navailable. Connect Insight presents data that helps instructors \nimprove class performance in a way that is efficient and effective.\n88% of instructors who use Connect \nrequire it; instructor satisfaction increases \nby 38% when Connect is required.\nAnalytics\n Using Connect improves passing rates \nby 10.8% and retention by 16.4%.\n\n\nSmartBook® \nProven to help students improve grades and \nstudy more efficiently, SmartBook contains \nthe same content within the print book, but \nactively tailors that content to the needs of the \nindividual. SmartBook’s adaptive technology \nprovides precise, personalized instruction on \nwhat the student should do next, guiding the \nstudent to master and remember key concepts, \ntargeting gaps in knowledge and offering \ncustomized feedback, and driving the student \ntoward comprehension and retention of the \nsubject matter. Available on smartphones and \ntablets, SmartBook puts learning at the student’s \nfingertips—anywhere, anytime.\nAdaptive\nOver 4 billion questions have been \nanswered, making McGraw-Hill \nEducation products more intelligent, \nreliable, and precise.\nTHE FIRST AND ONLY\nADAPTIVE READING\nEXPERIENCE DESIGNED\nTO TRANSFORM THE\nWAY STUDENTS READ\nMore students earn A’s and \nB’s when they use McGraw-Hill \nEducation Adaptive products.\n\n\nXVIII\nOnline Assignments\nConnect helps students learn more efficiently by providing \nfeedback and practice material when they need it, where \nthey need it. Connect grades homework automatically and \ngives immediate feedback on any questions students may \nhave missed. The extensive assignable, gradable end-of-\nchapter content includes a general journal application that \nlooks and feels more like what you would find in a general \nledger software package. Also, select questions have been \nredesigned to test students’ knowledge more fully. They \nnow include tables for students to work through rather than \nrequiring that all calculations be done offline.\nEnd-of-chapter questions in Connect include:\n…\u0001 \u000e$)$B\u00063 -\u001e$. .\n…\u0001 \u00063 -\u001e$. .\n…\u0001 \u0011-*\u001d' (.\n…\u0001 \u0004*(+- # ).$1 \u0001\u0011-*\u001d' (.\n…\u0001 \u0004*)/$)0$)\"\u0001\u0011-*\u001d' (.\n…\u0001 NEW! Cases and Projects\nNEW! General Ledger Problems\nNew General Ledger Problems provide a much-improved student experience when working with accounting cycle \nquestions, offering improved navigation and less scrolling. Students can audit their mistakes by easily linking back \n/*\u0001/# $-\u0001*-$\"$)\u001c'\u0001 )/-$ .\u0001\u001c)\u001f\u0001\u001e\u001c)\u0001. \u0001#*2\u0001/# \u0001)0(\u001d -.\u0001!'*2\u0001/#-*0\"#\u0001/# \u00011\u001c-$*0.\u0001!$)\u001c)\u001e$\u001c'\u0001./\u001c/ ( )/.C\u0001\u000e\u001c)4\u0001\b ) -\u001c'\u0001\nLedger Problems include an analysis tab that allows students to demonstrate their critical thinking skills and a \ndeeper understanding of accounting concepts.\n“Students like the flexibility that Connect offers . . . They can complete \ntheir work and catch up on lectures anytime and anywhere.”\n—Professor Lisa McKinney, M.T.A., CPA, University of Alabama\n\n\nXIX\nNEW! Interactive \nPresentations\nThe Interactive Presentations provide \nengaging narratives of all chapter \nlearning objectives in an assignable and \ninteractive online format. They follow the \nstructure of the text and are organized to \nmatch the specific learning objectives within \neach chapter of Financial Accounting. The \ninteractive presentations provide additional \nexplanation and enhancement of material \nfrom the text chapter, allowing students \nto learn, study, and practice with instant \nfeedback, at their own pace.\nNEW! Excel Simulations\nSimulated Excel Questions, assignable within Connect, \nallow students to practice their Excel skills—such as basic \nformulas and formatting—within the content of financial \naccounting. These questions feature animated, narrated Help \nand Show Me tutorials (when enabled), as well as automatic \nfeedback and grading for both students and professors.\nGuided Examples\nThe Guided Examples in Connect provide a narrated, \nanimated, step-by-step walk-through of select exercises \nsimilar to those assigned. These short presentations can be \nturned on or off by instructors and provide reinforcement \nwhen students need it most.\n“As a student I need to interact with course material in order to retain it, and Connect \noffers a perfect platform for this kind of learning. 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9\nReporting and Interpreting Liabilities\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\u0019\nFocus Company: Starbucks\nChapter 10\nReporting and Interpreting Bond Securities 506\nFocus Company: Amazon\nChapter 11\nReporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0016\u0015\nFocus Company: Whole Foods Market\nChapter 12\nStatement of Cash Flows 600\nFocus Company: National Beverage Corp.\nChapter 13\nAnalyzing Financial Statements 658\nFocus Company: The Home Depot\nAppendix A\nReporting and Interpreting Investments in Other \nCorporations A-0\nFocus Company: Graham Holdings Company\nAppendix B\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Form 10-K Annual Report B-1\nAppendix C\nUrban Outfitters, Inc., Form 10-K Annual Report C-1\nAppendix D\nIndustry Ratio Report D-0\nAppendix E\nPresent and Future Value Tables E-1\nGlossary G-1\nCompany Index IND-1\nSubject Index IND-5\nMBA Companion (Available in McGraw-Hill \nEducation’s Create)\nLeases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nFocus Company: Under Armour\nC O N T E N T S I N B R I E F\n\n\nXXIII\nPreface iv\nChapter 1\nFinancial Statements and Business Decisions 2\nLe-Nature’s Inc. 3\nUnderstanding the Business 3\nThe Accounting System 3\n8IZ\u00014UVEZ\u0001'JOBODJBM\u0001\"DDPVOUJOH \u0001 \u0001 \u0015\nYour Goals for Chapter 1 5\nThe Four Basic Financial Statements: An Overview 6\nThe Balance Sheet 6\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nInterpreting Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders’ Equity on the \nBalance Sheet 8\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 8\nThe Income Statement 9\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nAnalyzing the Income Statement: Beyond the Bottom Line 10\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 11\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity 11\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nInterpreting Retained Earnings 12\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 13\nStatement of Cash Flows 13\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n*OUFSQSFUJOH\u0001UIF\u0001$BTI\u0001'MPX\u00014UBUFNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0015\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0015\nRelationships Among the Statements 15\nNotes and Financial Statement Formats 15\nSummary of the Four Basic Financial Statements 16\nResponsibilities for the Accounting Communication \nProcess 16\nGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles 16\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nThe International Accounting Standards Board and Global \nConvergence of Accounting Standards 18\nEnsuring the Accuracy of Financial Statements 18\nDemonstration Case 21\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT A: TYPES OF BUSINESS \nENTITIES 22\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT B: EMPLOYMENT IN THE \nACCOUNTING PROFESSION TODAY 23\n&OE\u000ePG\u000e$IBQUFS\u0001.BUFSJBM\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\nChapter 2\nInvesting and Financing Decisions and the \nAccounting System 42\n$IJQPUMF\u0001.FYJDBO\u0001(SJMM\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0014\n6OEFSTUBOEJOH\u0001UIF\u0001#VTJOFTT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0015\n0WFSWJFX\u0001PG\u0001\"DDPVOUJOH\u0001$PODFQUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\n$PODFQUT\u0001&NQIBTJ[FE\u0001JO\u0001$IBQUFS\u0001\u0013\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u001a\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n6OSFDPSEFE\u0001CVU\u00017BMVBCMF\u0001\"TTFUT\u0001BOE\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u001a\nWhat Business Activities Cause Changes in Financial Statement \n\"NPVOUT \u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u001a\n/BUVSF\u0001PG\u0001#VTJOFTT\u00015SBOTBDUJPOT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u001a\nAccounts 50\nHow Do Transactions Affect Accounts? 51\nPrinciples of Transaction Analysis 51\nAnalyzing Chipotle’s Transactions 53\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 55\nHow Do Companies Keep Track of Account Balances? 56\n5IF\u0001%JSFDUJPO\u0001PG\u00015SBOTBDUJPO\u0001&GGFDUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 58\nAnalytical Tools 59\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nInferring Business Activities from T-Accounts 61\nTransaction Analysis Illustrated 62\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 65\nHow Is the Balance Sheet Prepared and Analyzed? 66\n$MBTTJGJFE\u0001#BMBODF\u00014IFFU\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nUnderstanding Foreign Financial Statements 68\nRatio Analysis in Decision Making 68\nC O N T E N T S\n\n\nXXIV\nC O NTENTS\nKET RATIO ANALYSIS:\nCurrent Ratio 69\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0018\u0011\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\n*OWFTUJOH\u0001BOE\u0001'JOBODJOH\u0001\"DUJWJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0018\u0011\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0018\u0012\n%FNPOTUSBUJPO\u0001$BTF\u0001 \u0001 \u0018\u0012\nEnd-of-Chapter Material\u0001 \u0001 \u0018\u0015\nChapter 3\nOperating Decisions and the Accounting System 102\nChipotle Mexican Grill 103\n6OEFSTUBOEJOH\u0001UIF\u0001#VTJOFTT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0011\u0015\n)PX\u0001%P\u0001#VTJOFTT\u0001\"DUJWJUJFT\u0001\"GGFDU\u0001UIF\u0001*ODPNF\u00014UBUFNFOU \u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0011\u0015\n5IF\u00010QFSBUJOH\u0001$ZDMF\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0011\u0015\nElements of the Income Statement 106\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nIncome Statement Differences 109\nHow are Operating Activities Recognized and Measured? 109\nAccrual Accounting 110\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nRevenue Recognition for More Complex Customer Contracts 111\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 112\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0012\u0015\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\nManagement’s Incentives to Violate Accounting Rules 115\nThe Expanded Transaction Analysis Model 115\nTransaction Analysis Rules 115\n\"OBMZ[JOH\u0001$IJQPUMFŧT\u00015SBOTBDUJPOT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0012\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 123\nHow Is the Income Statement Prepared \nand Analyzed? 125\nClassified Income Statement 126\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nNet Profit Margin 126\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\n0QFSBUJOH\u0001\"DUJWJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0013\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 128\nDemonstration Case 129\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 133\nChapter 4\nAdjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality \nof Earnings 164\nChipotle Mexican Grill 165\nUnderstanding the Business 165\nAdjusting Revenues and Expenses 166\nAccounting Cycle 166\nPurpose of Adjustments 166\n5ZQFT\u0001PG\u0001\"EKVTUNFOUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0017\u0018\nAdjustment Process 168\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0018\u0018\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\n\"EKVTUNFOUT\u0001BOE\u0001*ODFOUJWFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0018\u001a\n1SFQBSJOH\u0001'JOBODJBM\u00014UBUFNFOUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0018\u001a\nIncome Statement 182\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity 183\nBalance Sheet 183\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\nCash Flows from Operations, Net Income, and the Quality of \nEarnings 183\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nTotal Asset Turnover Ratio 185\nClosing the Books 185\nEnd of the Accounting Cycle 185\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0012\u0019\u0018\nPost-Closing Trial Balance 188\nDemonstration Case 188\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 193\n$PNQSFIFOTJWF\u00011SPCMFNT\u0001\t$IBQUFST\u0001\u0012Ť\u0015\n\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0012\u001a\nChapter 5\nCommunicating and Interpreting Accounting \nInformation 230\nApple Inc. 231\nUnderstanding the Business 231\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\nThe Fraud Triangle 232\nPlayers in the Accounting Communication Process 233\nRegulators (SEC, FASB, PCAOB, Stock Exchanges) 233\nManagers (CEO, CFO, and Accounting Staff) 233\n#PBSE\u0001PG\u0001%JSFDUPST\u0001\t\"VEJU\u0001$PNNJUUFF\n\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0014\u0015\n\"VEJUPST\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0014\u0015\n\n\nC O N T E N TS\nXXV\nInformation Intermediaries: Information Services and Financial \nAnalysts 235\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n*OGPSNBUJPO\u00014FSWJDFT\u0001BOE\u0001:PVS\u0001+PC\u00014FBSDI\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0014\u0018\n6TFST\u001b\u0001*OTUJUVUJPOBM\u0001BOE\u00011SJWBUF\u0001*OWFTUPST\n\u0001$SFEJUPST\n\u0001BOE\u00010UIFST\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0014\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 238\nThe Disclosure Process 238\nPress Releases 238\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nHow Does the Stock Market React to Earnings \nAnnouncements? 239\nAnnual Reports and Form 10-K 239\n2VBSUFSMZ\u00013FQPSUT\u0001BOE\u0001'PSN\u0001\u0012\u0011\u000e2\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0011\n0UIFS\u00014&$\u00013FQPSUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0011\n\"\u0001$MPTFS\u0001-PPL\u0001BU\u0001'JOBODJBM\u00014UBUFNFOU\u0001'PSNBUT\u0001BOE\u0001/PUFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0011\n$MBTTJGJFE\u0001#BMBODF\u00014IFFU\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0012\n$MBTTJGJFE\u0001*ODPNF\u00014UBUFNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0013\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n4UBUFNFOU\u0001PG\u0001$PNQSFIFOTJWF\u0001*ODPNF\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0014\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0015\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\n(SPTT\u00011SPGJU\u00011FSDFOUBHF\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0015\n4UBUFNFOU\u0001PG\u00014UPDLIPMEFSTŧ\u0001&RVJUZ\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0016\n4UBUFNFOU\u0001PG\u0001$BTI\u0001'MPXT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0017\n/PUFT\u0001UP\u0001'JOBODJBM\u00014UBUFNFOUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u0018\n7PMVOUBSZ\u0001%JTDMPTVSFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u001a\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nDifferences in Accounting Methods Acceptable under IFRS and U.S. \n(\"\"1\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0015\u001a\nReturn on Assets Analysis: A Framework for Evaluating Company \nPerformance 250\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nReturn on Assets (ROA) 250\nROA Profit Driver Analysis and Business Strategy 251\nHow Transactions Affect Ratios 252\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0016\u0015\nDemonstration Case 255\nEnd-of-Chapter Material\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0016\u0018\nChapter 6\nReporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, \nReceivables, and Cash 282\nUnderstanding the Business 282\nDeckers Brands 283\n\"DDPVOUJOH\u0001GPS\u0001/FU\u00014BMFT\u00013FWFOVF\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0019\u0015\nMotivating Sales and Collections 285\nCredit Card Sales to Consumers 285\nSales Discounts to Businesses 285\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nTo Take or Not to Take the Discount, \nThat Is the Question 286\n4BMFT\u00013FUVSOT\u0001BOE\u0001\"MMPXBODFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0019\u0018\n3FQPSUJOH\u0001/FU\u00014BMFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u0019\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 288\nMeasuring and Reporting Receivables 289\nClassifying Receivables 289\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nForeign Currency Receivables 289\nAccounting for Bad Debts 289\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nBad Debt Recoveries 291\nReporting Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts 292\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 293\nEstimating Bad Debts 293\nControl over Accounts Receivable 295\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nReceivables Turnover Ratio 296\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\n\"DDPVOUT\u00013FDFJWBCMF\u0001 \u0001 \u0013\u001a\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 298\nReporting and Safeguarding Cash 299\nCash and Cash Equivalents Defined 299\nCash Management 299\nInternal Control of Cash 299\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\nEthics and the Need for Internal Control 300\nReconciliation of the Cash Accounts and the Bank Statements 300\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0011\u0015\nEpilogue 305\nDemonstration Case A 305\nDemonstration Case B 306\n$)\"15&3\u00014611-&.&/5\u001b\u00013&$03%*/(\u0001%*4$06/54\u0001\"/%\u00013&563/4\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0011\u0018\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 308\nChapter 7\nReporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold \nand Inventory 332\nHarley-Davidson, Inc. 333\nUnderstanding the Business 333\n\n\nXXVI\nC O NTENTS\nNature of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold 335\nItems Included in Inventory 335\nCosts Included in Inventory Purchases 336\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nApplying the Materiality Constraint \nin Practice 336\nFlow of Inventory Costs 336\n$PTU\u0001PG\u0001(PPET\u00014PME\u0001&RVBUJPO\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0014\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 339\n1FSQFUVBM\u0001BOE\u00011FSJPEJD\u0001*OWFOUPSZ\u00014ZTUFNT\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0011\n*OWFOUPSZ\u0001$PTUJOH\u0001.FUIPET\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0011\n4QFDJGJD\u0001*EFOUJGJDBUJPO\u0001.FUIPE\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0012\n$PTU\u0001'MPX\u0001\"TTVNQUJPOT\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0012\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\n-*'0\u0001BOE\u0001*OUFSOBUJPOBM\u0001$PNQBSJTPOT\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0015\n'JOBODJBM\u00014UBUFNFOU\u0001&GGFDUT\u0001PG\u0001*OWFOUPSZ\u0001.FUIPET\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0015\n.BOBHFSTŧ\u0001$IPJDF\u0001PG\u0001*OWFOUPSZ\u0001.FUIPET\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0016\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\n-*'0\u0001BOE\u0001$POGMJDUT\u0001CFUXFFO\u0001.BOBHFSTŧ\u0001BOE\u00010XOFSTŧ\u0001*OUFSFTUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0017\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0018\n7BMVBUJPO\u0001BU\u0001-PXFS\u0001PG\u0001$PTU\u0001PS\u0001.BSLFU\u0001\t/FU\u00013FBMJ[BCMF\u00017BMVF\n\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u0019\n&WBMVBUJOH\u0001*OWFOUPSZ\u0001.BOBHFNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u001a\n.FBTVSJOH\u0001&GGJDJFODZ\u0001JO\u0001*OWFOUPSZ\u0001.BOBHFNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u001a\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\n*OWFOUPSZ\u00015VSOPWFS\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0015\u001a\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 350\nInventory Methods and Financial Statement Analysis 350\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nLIFO and Inventory Turnover Ratio 352\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 353\nControl of Inventory 353\nInternal Control of Inventory 353\nErrors in Measuring Ending Inventory 353\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0014\u0016\u0015\nInventory and Cash Flows 355\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\nInventory 355\nDemonstration Case 356\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT A: LIFO LIQUIDATIONS 358\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT B: FIFO AND LIFO COST OF GOODS \nSOLD UNDER PERIODIC VERSUS PERPETUAL INVENTORY \nSYSTEMS 359\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT C: ADDITIONAL ISSUES IN \nMEASURING PURCHASES 360\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 362\nChapter 8\nReporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and \nEquipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources 388\nSouthwest Airlines 389\nUnderstanding the Business 389\nAcquisition and Maintenance of Plant and Equipment 391\nClassifying Long-Lived Assets 391\nMeasuring and Recording Acquisition Cost 391\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nFixed Asset Turnover 392\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 395\nRepairs, Maintenance, and Improvements 396\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nWorldCom: Hiding Billions in Expenses \nthrough Capitalization 398\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 398\nUse, Impairment, and Disposal of Plant \nand Equipment 398\nDepreciation Concepts 398\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n#PPL\u00017BMVF\u0001BT\u0001BO\u0001\"QQSPYJNBUJPO\u0001PG\u00013FNBJOJOH\u0001-JGF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0011\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n%JGGFSFODFT\u0001JO\u0001&TUJNBUFE\u0001-JWFT\u0001XJUIJO\u0001B\u00014JOHMF\u0001*OEVTUSZ\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0012\n\"MUFSOBUJWF\u0001%FQSFDJBUJPO\u0001.FUIPET\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0012\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n*NQBDU\u0001PG\u0001\"MUFSOBUJWF\u0001%FQSFDJBUJPO\u0001.FUIPET\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0017\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0017\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nIncreased Profitability Due to an Accounting Adjustment? Reading \nUIF\u0001/PUFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0018\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\n$PNQPOFOU\u0001\"MMPDBUJPO\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0018\n)PX\u0001.BOBHFST\u0001$IPPTF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0018\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\n5XP\u00014FUT\u0001PG\u0001#PPLT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u0019\n.FBTVSJOH\u0001\"TTFU\u0001*NQBJSNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0011\u001a\n%JTQPTBM\u0001PG\u00011SPQFSUZ\n\u00011MBOU\n\u0001BOE\u0001&RVJQNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0011\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0012\n*OUBOHJCMF\u0001\"TTFUT\u0001BOE\u0001/BUVSBM\u00013FTPVSDFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0013\n\"DRVJTJUJPO\u0001BOE\u0001\"NPSUJ[BUJPO\u0001PG\u0001*OUBOHJCMF\u0001\"TTFUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0013\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nResearch and Development Costs: Not an Intangible Asset under \n6\u000f4\u000f\u0001(\"\"1\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0016\n\n\nC O N T E N TS\nXXVII\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\n%JGGFSFODFT\u0001JO\u0001\"DDPVOUJOH\u0001GPS\u00015BOHJCMF\u0001BOE\u0001*OUBOHJCMF\u0001\"TTFUT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0017\n\"DRVJTJUJPO\u0001BOE\u0001%FQMFUJPO\u0001PG\u0001/BUVSBM\u00013FTPVSDFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0018\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\n1SPEVDUJWF\u0001\"TTFUT\u0001BOE\u0001%FQSFDJBUJPO\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u0019\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n\"\u0001.JTJOUFSQSFUBUJPO\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0012\u001a\n%FNPOTUSBUJPO\u0001$BTF\u0001\"\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0013\u0011\n%FNPOTUSBUJPO\u0001$BTF\u0001#\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0013\u0013\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT: CHANGES IN DEPRECIATION \n&45*.\"5&4\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0013\u0014\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0013\u0015\nEnd-of-Chapter Material\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0013\u0016\n$PNQSFIFOTJWF\u00011SPCMFN\u0001\t$IBQUFST\u0001\u0017Ť\u0019\n\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\u0011\nChapter 9\nReporting and Interpreting Liabilities 458\n6OEFSTUBOEJOH\u0001UIF\u0001#VTJOFTT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\u0019\n4UBSCVDLT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0016\u001a\n-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001%FGJOFE\u0001BOE\u0001$MBTTJGJFE\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0011\n$VSSFOU\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0012\n\"DDPVOUT\u00011BZBCMF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0012\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\n\"DDPVOUT\u00011BZBCMF\u00015VSOPWFS\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0013\n\"DDSVFE\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0013\n%FGFSSFE\u00013FWFOVFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0016\n/PUFT\u00011BZBCMF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0017\n$VSSFOU\u00011PSUJPO\u0001PG\u0001-POH\u000e5FSN\u0001%FCU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0018\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nRefinancing Debt: Current or Long-Term \n-JBCJMJUZ \u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0018\nContingent Liabilities Reported on the \n#BMBODF\u00014IFFU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0019\n$POUJOHFOU\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u00013FQPSUFE\u0001JO\u0001UIF\u0001'PPUOPUFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u0019\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\n*UŧT\u0001B\u0001.BUUFS\u0001PG\u0001%FHSFF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0017\u001a\n8PSLJOH\u0001$BQJUBM\u0001.BOBHFNFOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0011\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\n8PSLJOH\u0001$BQJUBM\u0001BOE\u0001$BTI\u0001'MPXT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0011\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0011\n-POH\u000e5FSN\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0012\n-POH\u000e5FSN\u0001/PUFT\u00011BZBCMF\u0001BOE\u0001#POET\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0012\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\n#PSSPXJOH\u0001JO\u0001'PSFJHO\u0001$VSSFODJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0012\n-FBTF\u0001-JBCJMJUJFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0013\n$PNQVUJOH\u00011SFTFOU\u00017BMVFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0014\n1SFTFOU\u00017BMVF\u0001PG\u0001B\u00014JOHMF\u0001\"NPVOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0015\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0016\n1SFTFOU\u00017BMVF\u0001PG\u0001BO\u0001\"OOVJUZ\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0016\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\n5SVUI\u0001JO\u0001\"EWFSUJTJOH\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0018\n\"DDPVOUJOH\u0001\"QQMJDBUJPOT\u0001PG\u00011SFTFOU\u00017BMVFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0018\u0018\n%FNPOTUSBUJPO\u0001$BTF\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0019\u0012\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT A: PRESENT VALUE \nCOMPUTATIONS USING A CALCULATOR OR \n&9$&-\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0019\u0013\n$)\"15&3\u00014611-&.&/5\u0001#\u001b\u0001%&'&33&%\u00015\"9&4\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0019\u0016\nEnd-of-Chapter Material\u0001 \u0001 \u0015\u0019\u0017\nChapter 10\nReporting and Interpreting Bond Securities 506\n\"NB[PO\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0011\u0018\n6OEFSTUBOEJOH\u0001UIF\u0001#VTJOFTT\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0011\u0018\nCharacteristics of Bond Securities 508\nWhy Issue Bonds? 508\nBond Terminology 509\nBond Issuance Process 510\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nBond Rating Agencies and Their Assessments \nof Default Risk 511\nReporting Bond Transactions 512\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nBond Information from the Business Press 513\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 513\n#POET\u0001*TTVFE\u0001BU\u00011BS\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0012\u0015\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 515\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nTimes Interest Earned 516\n#POET\u0001*TTVFE\u0001BU\u0001B\u0001%JTDPVOU\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0012\u0018\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 521\nBonds Issued at a Premium 521\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0013\u0015\n5IF\u0001#PPL\u00017BMVF\u0001PG\u0001B\u0001#POE\u0001PWFS\u00015JNF\u0001 \u0001 \u0016\u0013\u0015\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nZero Coupon Bonds 525\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nDebt-to-Equity 526\n\n\nXXVIII\nC O NTENTS\nEarly Retirement of Bonds 527\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\nBonds Payable 528\nDemonstration Case 529\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT: ACCOUNTING FOR BONDS WITHOUT \nA DISCOUNT ACCOUNT OR PREMIUM ACCOUNT 529\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 531\nBonds Issued at a Premium 532\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 534\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 535\nChapter 11\nReporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity 554\nUnderstanding the Business 554\nWhole Foods Market 555\nOwnership of a Corporation 557\nBenefits of Stock Ownership 557\nAuthorized, Issued, and Outstanding Shares 558\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nEarnings per Share (EPS) 559\nCommon Stock Transactions 559\nInitial Sale of Stock 560\nSale of Stock in Secondary Markets 560\nStock Issued for Employee Compensation 561\nRepurchase of Stock 561\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 562\nDividends on Common Stock 563\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nDividend Yield 563\nKey Dividend Dates 564\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nImpact of Dividends on Stock Price 565\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 565\nStock Dividends and Stock Splits 566\nStock Dividends 566\nStock Splits 567\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 568\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity 569\nPreferred Stock Transactions 570\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:\nWhat’s in a Name? 571\nDividends on Preferred Stock 571\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nPreferred Stock and Limited Voting Rights 572\nFOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:\nFinancing Activities 572\nDemonstration Case 573\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT: ACCOUNTING FOR OWNERS’ \nEQUITY FOR SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS AND \nPARTNERSHIPS 574\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 578\nComprehensive Problem (Chapters 9–11) 596\nChapter 12\nStatement of Cash Flows 600\nUnderstanding the Business 600\nNational Beverage Corporation 601\nClassifications of the Statement of Cash Flows 602\nCash Flows from Operating Activities 603\nCash Flows from Investing Activities 604\nCash Flows from Financing Activities 605\nNet Increase (Decrease) in Cash 605\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 605\nRelationships to the Balance Sheet and Income Statement 606\nPreliminary Steps in Preparing the Cash Flow Statement 607\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating \nActivities 609\nReporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities—Indirect \nMethod 609\nINTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: \nClassification of Interest on the Cash Flow Statement 613\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 614\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities 614\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nQuality of Income Ratio 615\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\nFraud and Cash Flows from Operations 616\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from \nInvesting Activities 616\nReporting Cash Flows from Investing Activities 616\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Investing Activities 617\nKEY RATIO ANALYSIS:\nCapital Acquisitions Ratio 618\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\nFree Cash Flow 618\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows \nfrom Financing Activities 619\nReporting Cash Flows from Financing Activities 619\n\n\nC O N T E N TS\nXXIX\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Financing Activities 620\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 621\nCompleting the Statement and Additional \nDisclosures 621\nStatement Structure 621\nSupplemental Cash Flow Information 622\nEpilogue 623\nDemonstration Case 623\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT A: REPORTING CASH \nFLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES—DIRECT \nMETHOD 625\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 628\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT B: ADJUSTMENT FOR GAINS AND \nLOSSES ON SALE OF LONG-TERM ASSETS—INDIRECT \nMETHOD 628\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT C: T-ACCOUNT APPROACH \n(INDIRECT METHOD) 629\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 631\nChapter 13\nAnalyzing Financial Statements 658\nThe Home Depot 659\nUnderstanding the Business 659\nThe Investment Decision 663\n6OEFSTUBOEJOH\u0001B\u0001$PNQBOZŧT\u00014USBUFHZ\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0017\u0015\nFinancial Statement Analysis 666\n$PNQPOFOU\u00011FSDFOUBHFT\u0001BOE\u00013BUJP\u0001\"OBMZTJT\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0017\u0018\n$PNQPOFOU\u00011FSDFOUBHFT\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0017\u0018\nRatio Analysis 668\nProfitability Ratios 669\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u0014\n\"TTFU\u00015VSOPWFS\u00013BUJPT\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u0014\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS:\n5IF\u0001%V1POU\u0001.PEFM\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u0018\n-JRVJEJUZ\u00013BUJPT\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u0018\nŮ\u0001 1BVTF\u0001GPS\u0001'FFECBDL\u0001BOE\u00014FMG\u000e4UVEZ\u00012VJ[\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u001a\n4PMWFODZ\u00013BUJPT\u0001 \u0001 \u0017\u0018\u001a\nMarket Ratios 680\nŮ\u0001 Pause for Feedback and Self-Study Quiz 681\nInterpreting Ratios and Other Analytical \nConsiderations 682\nOther Financial Information 682\nA QUESTION OF ETHICS:\nInsider Information 683\nEnd-of-Chapter Material 683\nAppendix A\nReporting and Interpreting Investments in Other \nCorporations A-0\nGraham Holdings Company A-1\nAppendix B\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc., Form 10-K Annual \nReport B-1\nAppendix C\nUrban Outfitters, Inc., Form 10-K Annual Report C-1\nAppendix D\nIndustry Ratio Report D-0\nAppendix E\nPresent and Future Value Tables E-1\nGlossary G-1\nCompany Index IND-1\nSubject Index IND-5\nMBA Companion (Available in McGraw-Hill \nEducation’s Create)\nLeases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nUnder Armour\nLease Overview\nIncome Taxes Overview\nPensions and Other Postretirement Benefits Overview\n\n\n\n\nFinancial \nAccounting\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n1-1 \nRecognize the information conveyed in each of the four basic financial \nstatements and the way that it is used by different decision makers \n(investors, creditors, and managers).\n \n1-2 \nIdentify the role of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in \ndetermining financial statement content and how companies ensure the \naccuracy of their financial statements.\nFinancial Statements \nand Business Decisions\nL\ne-Nature’s Inc. designed its business strategy to ride the growing wave of interest in \nnoncarbonated beverages. And apparently its strategy was a huge success: Its financial \nstatements reported growth in sales from $156 to $275 million in just three years. How \ndid this small family-run business compete with the likes of Coke and Pepsi in this growing \nmarket? The business press suggested the first key to its success was manufacturing a broad \nrange of products that fit into the fastest growing “healthy” segments: flavored waters, teas, \nand fruit drinks. Founder and CEO Gregory Podlucky said that an obsessive drive for quality \nand efficiency was just as critical. Matching customers’ concerns for the environment and \nhealthy living, Le-Nature’s was praised as one of the first companies to switch to environmen-\ntally friendlier PET plastic bottles and to employ safe in-bottle pasteurization. Its 21st-century \nmanufacturing operation in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, produced everything that goes into its \nproducts, from the injection-molded PET bottles to the final packaging. Complete control over \nthe whole process assures quality and provides the flexibility to respond quickly to changes \nin customers’ demands. When convenience stores moved to larger-sized drinks or school caf-\neterias switched from carbonated beverages to healthier drinks, Le-Nature’s could change its \nproduction to meet the customers’ needs. In August, the company opened a second new state-\nof-the-art manufacturing facility in Arizona to meet the apparent growing demand.\nBut here is the twist: Just three short months later, investigators discovered that Le-Nature’s \nphenomenal sales growth was more fiction than fact. How could this seeming success story \nportrayed in the financial statements really be one of the most remarkable frauds in history?\nChapter 1 concentrates on the key financial statements that businesspeople rely upon \nwhen they evaluate a company’s performance as well as the importance of accurate financial \nstatements in making our economic system work. We discuss these issues in the context of \nLe-Nature’s rise and fall.\nAccounting knowledge will be valuable to you only if you can apply it in the real world. \nLearning is also easier when it takes place in real contexts. So at the beginning of each chap-\nter we always provide some background about the business that will provide the context for \nthe chapter discussion.\n\n\nchapter 1\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nLe-Nature’s Inc., our focus company for this chapter, was founded by Gregory \nPodlucky and his brother Jonathan, who initially were the sole owners or \nstockholders of the company. They were also the managers of the company. \nUsing expertise gained working at their parents’ brewery (Stoney’s Beer), the \nbrothers were early believers in the trend toward healthier, noncarbonated bev-\nerages. Like most entrepreneurs, their growth ambitions quickly outpaced their \nown financial resources. So they turned to banks, including Wells Fargo Bank \nand other lenders, to finance additional manufacturing facilities and equipment. \nDifferent units of Wells Fargo continued to arrange lending to Le-Nature’s as the \nneed arose, becoming its largest lender or creditor. Creditors make money on \nthe loans by charging interest. The Podluckys also convinced others to buy stock \nin Le-Nature’s. These individuals became part owners or stockholders along with \nthe Podluckys. They hoped to receive a portion of what the company earned in \nthe form of cash payments called dividends and to eventually sell their share of \nthe company at a higher price than they paid. Creditors are more willing to lend \nand stock prices usually rise when creditors and investors expect the company \nto do well in the future. Both groups often judge future performance based on \ninformation in the company’s financial statements.\nThe Accounting System\nManagers (often called internal decision makers) need information about the \ncompany’s business activities to manage the operating, investing, and financing \nactivities of the firm. Stockholders and creditors (often called external decision \nmakers) need information about these same business activities to assess whether \nFOCUS COMPANY:\nLe-Nature’s Inc.\nUSING FINANCIAL STATEMENT \nINFORMATION TO MANAGE \nGROWTH\n© James F. Quinn/KRT/Newscom\n\n\n4\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nthe company will be able to pay back its debts with interest and pay dividends. All busi-\nnesses must have an accounting system that collects and processes financial information \nabout an organization’s business activities and reports that information to decision makers. \nLe-Nature’s business activities included:\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Financing Activities: borrowing or paying back money to lenders and receiving additional \nfunds from stockholders or paying them dividends.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Investing Activities: buying or selling items such as plant and equipment used in the pro-\nduction of beverages.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Operating Activities: the day-to-day process of purchasing raw tea and other ingredients \nfrom suppliers, manufacturing beverages, delivering them to customers, collecting cash \nfrom customers, and paying suppliers.\nExhibit 1.1 outlines the two parts of the accounting system. Internal managers typically \nrequire continuous, detailed information because they must plan and manage the day-to-day \noperations of the organization. Developing accounting information for internal decision mak-\ners, called managerial or management accounting, is the subject of a separate accounting \ncourse. The focus of this text is accounting for external decision makers, called financial \naccounting, and the four basic financial statements and related disclosures that are periodi-\ncally produced by that system.\nWhy Study Financial Accounting?\nNo matter what your business career goals, you can’t get away from financial accounting. You \nmay want to work for an investment firm, a bank, or an accounting firm that would be involved in \nthe financing of companies like Le-Nature’s. We will focus much of our discussion on the per-\nspectives of investors, creditors, and preparers of financial statements. However, you might \nnot be aware that managers within the firm also make direct use of financial statements. For \nexample, marketing managers and credit managers use customers’ financial statements to \ndecide whether to extend credit to their customers. Supply chain managers analyze suppliers’ \nACCOUNTING \nA system that collects and \nprocesses (analyzes, measures, \nand records) financial information \nabout an organization and reports \nthat information to decision \nmakers.\nManagerial Accounting Reports\nFinancial Accounting Reports\nDetailed plans and \ncontinuous performance reports\nPeriodic financial statements \nand related disclosures\nEvaluate the company\nRun the company \nAccounting System\nCreditors\nManagers \nInvestors\nInternal Decision Makers\nExternal Decision Makers\nprovided to\nEXHIBIT 1.1\nThe Accounting System \nand Decision Makers\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n5\nfinancial statements to see whether the suppliers have the resources to meet demand and invest \nin future development. Both the employees’ unions and company human resource managers \nuse financial statements as a basis for contract negotiations over pay rates. Financial statement \nfigures even serve as a basis for calculating employee bonuses. Regardless of the functional area \nof management in which you are employed, you will use financial statement data.\nWe begin with a brief but comprehensive overview of the information reported in the four \nbasic financial statements and the people and organizations involved in their preparation \nand use. This overview provides a context in which you can learn the more detailed material \npresented in the chapters that follow. Then we will discuss the parties that are responsible \nfor the accuracy of financial statements as well as the consequences of misstated financial \nstatements. Le-Nature’s stockholders and creditors used its financial statements to learn \nmore about the company before making their investment and lending decisions. In doing so, \nthey assumed that the statements accurately represented Le-Nature’s financial condition.\nYour Goals for Chapter 1\nTo understand the way in which creditors and stockholders used Le-Nature’s financial state-\nments, we must first understand what specific information is presented in the four basic \nfinancial statements for a company such as Le-Nature’s. PLEASE NOTE: Rather than trying \nto memorize the definitions of every term used in this chapter, try to focus your attention \non learning the general content, structure, and use of the statements. Specifically:\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Content: the categories of items (often called elements) reported on each of the four \nstatements.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Structure: the equation that shows how the elements within the statement are organized \nand related.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 Use: how the information is used by stockholders and creditors to make investment and \nlending decisions.\nThe Pause for Feedback–Self-Study Quizzes at key points in the chapter will help you \nassess whether you have reached these goals. Remember that since this chapter is an over-\nview, each concept discussed here will be discussed again in Chapters 2 through 5.\n \nŮ\u0001 Balance Sheet\n \nŮ\u0001 Income Statement\n \nŮ\u0001 Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\n \nŮ\u0001 Statement of Cash Flows\n \nŮ\u0001 Relationships Among the\n \nStatements\n \nŮ\u0001 Notes and Financial Statement\n \nFormats\nThe Four Basic Financial\nStatements: An Overview\n \nŮ\u0001 Generally Accepted Accounting\n \nPrinciples\n \nŮ\u0001 Ensuring the Accuracy of\n \nFinancial Statements\nResponsibilities for the\nAccounting Communication\nProcess\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\n\n\nBalance\nSheet\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’\nEquity\n+\n=\n6\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nT H E FO U R BA S I C F I N A N C I A L STAT E M E NTS: \nA N  OVERV I E W\nFour financial statements are normally prepared by profit-making organizations for use by \ninvestors, creditors, and other external decision makers.\n \n1. On its balance sheet, Le-Nature’s reports the economic resources it owns and the sources \nof financing for those resources.\n \n2. On its income statement, Le-Nature’s reports its ability to sell goods for more than their \ncost to produce and sell.\n \n3. On its statement of stockholders’ equity, Le-Nature’s reports additional contributions or \npayments to investors and the amount of income the company reinvested for future growth.\n \n4. On its statement of cash flows, Le-Nature’s reports its ability to generate cash and how it \nwas used.\nThe four basic statements can be prepared at any point in time (such as the end of the year, \nquarter, or month) and can apply to any time span (such as one year, one quarter, or one month). \nLike most companies, Le-Nature’s prepared financial statements for external users (investors \nand creditors) at the end of each quarter (known as quarterly reports) and at the end of the \nyear (known as annual reports).\nThe Balance Sheet\nThe purpose of the balance sheet is to report the financial position (amount of assets, liabili-\nties, and stockholders’ equity) of an accounting entity at a particular point in time. We can learn \na great deal about what the balance sheet reports just by reading the statement from the top. The \nbalance sheet Le-Nature’s Inc. presented to creditors and stockholders is shown in Exhibit 1.2.\nStructure \nNotice that the heading specifically identifies four significant items related to the statement:\n \n1. Name of the entity, Le-Nature’s Inc.\n \n2. Title of the statement, Balance Sheet.\n \n3. Specific date of the statement, At December 31, 2012.\n \n4. Unit of measure, (in millions of dollars).\nThe organization for which financial data are to be collected, called an accounting entity, must \nbe precisely defined. On the balance sheet, the business entity itself, not the business owners, \nis viewed as owning the resources it uses and being responsible for its debts. The heading of \neach statement indicates the time dimension of the report. The balance sheet is like a finan-\ncial snapshot indicating the entity’s financial position at a specific point in time—in this case, \nDecember 31, 2012—which is stated clearly on the balance sheet. Financial reports are nor-\nmally denominated in the currency of the country in which they are located. U.S. companies \nreport in U.S. dollars, Canadian companies in Canadian dollars, and Mexican companies in \nMexican pesos. Le-Nature’s statements report in millions of dollars. That is, they round the last \nsix digits to the nearest million dollars. The listing of Cash $10.6 on Le-Nature’s balance sheet \nactually means $10,600,000.\nNotice that Le-Nature’s balance sheet has three major captions: assets, liabilities, and stock-\nholders’ equity. The basic accounting equation, often called the balance sheet equation, \nexplains their relationship:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nEconomic resources \n(e.g., cash, inventory, buildings)\nFinancing from creditors \n(e.g., amounts owed to \nsuppliers, employees, banks)\nFinancing from stockholders \n \n(e.g., common stock, \nretained earnings)\nBALANCE SHEET \n(STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL \nPOSITION) \nReports the amount of assets, \nliabilities, and stockholders’ \nequity of an accounting entity at a \npoint in time.\nBASIC ACCOUNTING \nEQUATION (BALANCE \nSHEET EQUATION) \nAssets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity.\nACCOUNTING ENTITY \nThe organization for which \nfinancial data are to be collected.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 1-1\nRecognize the information \nconveyed in each of the four \nbasic financial statements \nand the way that it is used \nby different decision makers \n(investors, creditors, and \nmanagers).\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n7\nThe basic accounting equation shows what we mean when we refer to a company’s financial \nposition: the economic resources that the company owns and the sources of financing for those \nresources.\nElements\nAssets are the economic resources owned by the entity. Le-Nature’s lists four items under \nthe category Assets. The exact items listed as assets on a company’s balance sheet depend \non the nature of its operations. But these are common names used by many companies. \nThe four items listed by Le-Nature’s are the economic resources needed to manufacture \nand sell beverages to retailers and vending companies. Each of these economic resources \nis expected to provide future benefits to the firm. To prepare to manufacture the bever-\nages, Le-Nature’s first needed cash to purchase land on which to build factories and \ninstall production machinery (property, plant, and equipment). Le-Nature’s then began \npurchasing ingredients and producing beverages, which led to the balance assigned to \ninventories. When Le-Nature’s sells its beverages to grocery stores and others, it sells \nthem on credit and receives promises to pay called accounts receivable, which are col-\nlected in cash later.\nEvery asset on the balance sheet is initially measured at the total cost incurred to acquire \nit. Balance sheets do not generally show the amounts for which the assets could currently \nbe sold.\nLiabilities and stockholders’ equity are the sources of financing for the compa-\nny’s economic resources. Liabilities indicate the amount of financing provided by \ncreditors. They are the company’s debts or obligations. Under the category Liabilities, \nLe-Nature’s lists two items. The accounts payable arise from the purchase of goods \n \nLE-NATURE’S INC.*\nBalance Sheet\nAt December 31, 2012\n(in millions of dollars)\nAssets:\n Cash\n$ 10.6\n Accounts receivable\n6.6\n Inventories\n51.2\n Property, plant, and equipment\n 459.0\nTotal assets\n$527.4\nLiabilities and stockholders’ equity:\nLiabilities\n Accounts payable\n$ 26.0\n Notes payable to banks\n 381.7\nTotal liabilities\n 407.7\nStockholders’ equity\n Common stock\n55.7\n Retained earnings\n 64.0\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n 119.7\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$527.4\nThe notes are an integral part of these financial statements.\nEXHIBIT 1.2\nBalance Sheet\nEXPLANATION\nName of the entity\nTitle of the statement\nSpecific date of the statement\nUnit of measure\nResources controlled by the company\nAmount of cash in the company’s bank accounts\nAmounts owed by customers from prior sales\nIngredients and beverages ready for sale\nFactories, production equipment, and land\nTotal amount of company’s resources\nSources of financing for company’s resources\nFinancing supplied by creditors\nAmounts owed to suppliers for prior purchases\nAmounts owed to banks on written debt contracts\nFinancing provided by stockholders\nAmounts invested in the business by stockholders\nPast earnings not distributed to stockholders\nTotal sources of financing for company’s resources\n*Le-Nature’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\n© Adrian Bradshaw/EPA/Newscom\n\n\n8\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nor services from suppliers on credit without a formal written contract (or a note). The \nnotes payable to banks result from cash borrowings based on a formal written debt con-\ntract with banks.\nStockholders’ equity indicates the amount of financing provided by owners of the busi-\nness and reinvested earnings.1 The investment of cash and other assets in the business by \nthe stockholders is called common stock. The amount of earnings (profits) reinvested in the \nbusiness (and thus not distributed to stockholders in the form of dividends) is called retained \nearnings.\nIn Exhibit 1.2, the Stockholders’ Equity section reports two items. The founders and other \nstockholders’ investment of $55.7 million is reported as common stock. Le-Nature’s total earn-\nings (or losses incurred) less all dividends paid to the stockholders since formation of the cor-\nporation equals $64 million and is reported as retained earnings. Total stockholders’ equity is \nthe sum of the common stock plus the retained earnings.\nAssessment of Le-Nature’s assets was important to its creditors, Wells Fargo Bank and others, and its \nstockholders because assets provide a basis for judging whether the company has sufficient resources \navailable to operate. Assets are also important because they could be sold for cash in the event that \nLe-Nature’s went out of business.\nLe-Nature’s debts are important because creditors and stockholders are concerned about whether the \ncompany has sufficient sources of cash to pay its debts. Le-Nature’s debts were also relevant to Wells \nFargo Bank’s decision to lend money to the company because existing creditors share its claim against \nLe-Nature’s assets. If a business does not pay its creditors, the creditors may force the sale of assets suf-\nficient to meet their claims. The sale of assets often fails to cover all of a company’s debts, and some \ncreditors may take a loss.\nLe-Nature’s stockholders’ equity is important to Wells Fargo Bank because creditors’ claims legally \ncome before those of owners. If Le-Nature’s goes out of business and its assets are sold, the proceeds of \nthat sale must be used to pay back creditors before the stockholders receive any money. Thus, creditors \nconsider stockholders’ equity a protective “cushion.”\nInterpreting Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders’ \nEquity on the Balance Sheet\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\n1A corporation is a business that is incorporated under the laws of a particular state. The owners are called \nstockholders or shareholders. Ownership is represented by shares of capital stock that usually can be bought and \nsold freely. The corporation operates as a separate legal entity, separate and apart from its owners. The stockholders \nenjoy limited liability; they are liable for the debts of the corporation only to the extent of their investments. Chapter \nSupplement A discusses forms of ownership in more detail.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just learned the balance sheet is a statement of financial position that reports dollar amounts for \na company’s assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity at a specific point in time. These elements are \nrelated in the basic accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity. Before you \nmove on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of these concepts.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Le-Nature’s assets are listed in one section and liabilities and stockholders’ equity in \nanother. Notice that the two sections balance in conformity with the basic accounting \n\n\nIncome\nStatement\n Revenues\n- Expenses\n Net Income\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n9\nThe Income Statement\nStructure\nThe income statement (statement of income, statement of earnings, statement of operations, \nstatement of comprehensive income2) reports the accountant’s primary measure of perfor-\nmance of a business, revenues less expenses during the accounting period. While the term \nprofit is used widely for this measure of performance, accountants prefer to use the technical \nterms net income or net earnings. Le-Nature’s net income measures its success in selling bev-\nerages for more than the cost to generate those sales.\nA quick reading of Le-Nature’s income statement (Exhibit 1.3) indicates a great deal about \nits purpose and content. The heading identifies the name of the entity, the title of the report, \nand the unit of measure used in the statement. Unlike the balance sheet, however, which reports \nas of a certain date, the income statement reports for a specified period of time (for the year \nended December 31, 2012). The time period covered by the financial statements (one year \nin this case) is called an accounting period. Notice that Le-Nature’s income statement has \nthree major captions: revenues, expenses, and net income. The income statement equation that \ndescribes their relationship is:\nRevenues\n−\nExpenses\n=\nNet Income\n(Cash and promises received from \ndelivery of goods and services)\n(Resources used to earn \nperiod’s revenues)\n(Revenues earned minus \nexpenses incurred)\nElements\nCompanies earn revenues from the sale of goods or services to customers (in Le-Nature’s \ncase, from the sale of beverages). Revenues normally are amounts expected to be received for \ngoods or services that have been delivered to a customer, whether or not the customer has \npaid for the goods or services. Retail stores such as Walmart and McDonald’s often receive \ncash from consumers at the time of sale. However, when Le-Nature’s delivers its beverages to \nretail stores, it receives a promise of future payment called an account receivable, which later is \n \nINCOME STATEMENT \n(STATEMENT OF \nINCOME, STATEMENT OF \nEARNINGS, STATEMENT OF \nOPERATIONS, STATEMENT \nOF COMPREHENSIVE \nINCOME) \nReports the revenues less the \nexpenses of the accounting \nperiod.\nACCOUNTING PERIOD \nThe time period covered by the \nfinancial statements.\n2Comprehensive income is sometimes presented in a separate statement. This advanced topic is discussed in Chapter 5.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Assets ($527.4) = Liabilities ($407.7) + Stockholders’ Equity ($119.7) (in millions).\n2. L, A, A, SE, A, A, L, SE (reading down the columns).\nequation. In the following chapters, you will learn that the basic accounting equation is the \nbasic building block for the entire accounting process. Your task here is to verify that total \nassets ($527.4 million) is correct using the numbers for liabilities and stockholders’ equity \npresented in Exhibit 1.2.\n \n2. Learning which items belong in each of the balance sheet categories is an important first \nstep in understanding their meaning. Without referring to Exhibit 1.2, mark each balance \nsheet item in the following list as an asset (A), a liability (L), or a stockholders’ equity (SE) \nitem.\n_____ Accounts payable\n_____ Accounts receivable\n_____ Cash\n_____ Common stock\n_____ Property, plant, and equipment\n_____ Inventories\n_____ Notes payable\n_____ Retained earnings\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n\n\n10\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\ncollected in cash. In either case, the business recognizes total sales (cash and credit) as revenue \nfor the period. Various terms are used in income statements to describe different sources of rev-\nenue (e.g., provision of services, sale of goods, rental of property). Le-Nature’s lists only one, \nsales revenue, in its income statement.\nExpenses represent the dollar amount of resources the entity used to earn revenues during the \nperiod. Expenses reported in one accounting period may actually be paid for in another accounting \nperiod. Some expenses require the payment of cash immediately while others require payment at \na later date. Some may also require the use of another resource, such as an inventory item, which \nmay have been paid for in a prior period. Le-Nature’s lists four types of expenses on its income \nstatement, which are described in Exhibit 1.3. These expenses include income tax expense, which, \nas a corporation, Le-Nature’s must pay on the subtotal income before income taxes.\nNet income or net earnings (often called “the bottom line”) is the excess of total revenues \nover total expenses. If total expenses exceed total revenues, a net loss is reported.3 We noted \nearlier that revenues are not necessarily the same as collections from customers and expenses \nare not necessarily the same as payments to suppliers. As a result, net income normally does \nnot equal the net cash generated by operations. This latter amount is reported on the cash flow \nstatement discussed later in this chapter.\nInvestors and creditors such as Wells Fargo Bank closely monitor a firm’s net income because it indi-\ncates the firm’s ability to sell goods and services for more than they cost to produce and deliver. Investors \nbuy stock when they believe that future earnings will improve and lead to dividends and the ability to \nsell their stock for more than they paid. Lenders also rely on future earnings to provide the resources to \nrepay loans. The details of the statement also are important. For example, Le-Nature’s had to sell more \nthan $275 million worth of beverages to make just under $23 million. If a competitor were to lower prices \njust 10 percent, forcing Le-Nature’s to do the same, its net income could easily turn into a net loss. These \nfactors and others help investors and creditors estimate the company’s future earnings.\nAnalyzing the Income Statement: Beyond the Bottom Line\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\nLE-NATURE’S INC.\nIncome Statement\nFor the Year Ended December 31, 2012\n(in millions of dollars)\nRevenues\n Sales revenue\n$275.1\nExpenses\n Cost of goods sold\n140.8\n Selling, general, and administrative\n77.1\n expenses\n Interest expense\n 17.2\nIncome before income taxes\n40.0\n Income tax expense\n 17.1\nNet income\n$ 22.9\nThe notes are an integral part of these financial statements.\nEXPLANATION\nName of the entity\nTitle of the statement\nAccounting period\nUnit of measure\nCash and promises received from sale of beverages\nCost to produce beverages sold\nOther operating expenses (utilities, delivery \n costs, etc.)\nCost of using borrowed funds\nIncome taxes on period’s income before income taxes\nRevenues earned minus expenses incurred\nEXHIBIT 1.3\nIncome Statement\n3Net losses are normally noted by parentheses around the income figure.\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n11\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. E, E, R, E (reading down the columns).\n2. Sales revenue in the amount of $275.1 million is recognized. Sales revenue is normally reported on the \nincome statement when goods or services have been delivered to customers who have either paid or promised \nto pay for them in the future.\n3. Cost of goods sold expense is $140.8. Expenses are the dollar amount of resources used up to earn \nrevenues during the period. Only those beverages that have been delivered to customers have been used up.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nStructure\nLe-Nature’s prepares a separate statement of stockholders’ equity, shown in Exhibit 1.4. \nThe heading identifies the name of the entity, the title of the report, and the unit of measure \nused in the statement. Like the income statement, the statement of stockholders’ equity cov-\ners a specified period of time (the accounting period), which in this case is one year. The \nstatement reports the changes in each of the company’s stockholders’ equity accounts during \nthat period.\nLe-Nature’s had no changes in common stock during the period. Had it issued or repur-\nchased common stock during the year, the transactions would be reported on separate lines. \nThe retained earnings column reports the way that net income and the distribution of div-\nidends affected the company’s financial position during the accounting period. Net income \nearned during the year increases the balance of retained earnings, showing the relationship of \nSTATEMENT OF \nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY \nReports the way that net income \nand the distribution of dividends \naffected the financial position \nof the company during the \naccounting period.\nAP Photo/Keith Srakocic\nAs noted above, the income statement is a statement of operations that reports revenues, expenses, \nand net income for a stated period of time. To practice your understanding of these concepts, complete \nthe following questions.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Learning which items belong in each of the income statement categories is an important first \nstep in understanding their meaning. Without referring to Exhibit 1.3, mark each income \nstatement item in the following list as a revenue (R) or an expense (E).\n_____ Cost of goods sold\n_____ Income tax\n_____ Sales revenue\n_____ Selling, general, and administrative\n \n2. During the period 2012, Le-Nature’s delivered beverages for which customers paid or \npromised to pay amounts totaling $275.1 million. During the same period, it collected \n$250.0 million in cash from its customers. Without referring to Exhibit 1.3, indicate which \nof these two amounts will be shown on Le-Nature’s income statement as sales revenue for \n2012. Why did you select your answer?\n \n3. During the period 2012, Le-Nature’s produced beverages with a total cost of production of \n$142.1 million. During the same period, it delivered to customers beverages that cost a total \nof $140.8 million to produce. Without referring to Exhibit 1.3, indicate which of the two \nnumbers will be shown on Le-Nature’s income statement as cost of goods sold expense for \n2012. Why did you select your answer?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\n\n\nStatement of\nStockholders’\nEquity\n Beginning balance\n+ Increases\n- Decreases\n Ending balance\n12\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nReinvestment of earnings, or retained earnings, is an important source of financing for Le-Nature’s, \nrepresenting more than 12 percent of its financing. Creditors such as Wells Fargo Bank closely monitor \na firm’s statement of stockholders’ equity because the firm’s policy on dividend payments to the stock-\nholders affects its ability to repay its debts. Every dollar Le-Nature’s pays to stockholders as a dividend \nis not available for use in paying back its debt to Wells Fargo. Investors examine retained earnings to \ndetermine whether the company is reinvesting a sufficient portion of earnings to support future growth.\nInterpreting Retained Earnings\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\n4Net losses are subtracted.\nthe income statement to the balance sheet.4 Declaring dividends to the stockholders decreases \nretained earnings.\nThe retained earnings equation that describes these relationships is:\nBeginning Retained Earnings + Net Income − Dividends = Ending Retained Earnings\nElements\nThe statement starts with the beginning balances in the stockholders’ equity accounts, \nlists the increases and decreases, and reports the resulting ending balances. The retained \nearnings portion of the statement in Exhibit 1.4 begins with Le-Nature’s beginning-of-\nthe-year retained earnings. The current year’s net income reported on the income state-\nment is added and the current year’s dividends are subtracted from this amount. During \n2012, Le-Nature earned $22.9 million, as shown on the income statement (Exhibit 1.3). \nThis amount was added to the beginning-of-the-year retained earnings. Also, during 2012, \nLe-Nature’s declared and paid a total of $2.0 million in dividends to its stockholders. This \namount was subtracted in computing end-of-the-year retained earnings on the balance \nsheet. Note that retained earnings increased by the portion of income reinvested in the \nbusiness ($22.9 million − $2.0 million = $20.9 million). The ending retained earnings \namount of $64.0 million is the same as that reported in Exhibit 1.2 on Le-Nature’s balance \nsheet. Thus, the retained earnings portion of the statement indicates the relationship of the \nincome statement to the balance sheet.\nEXHIBIT 1.4\nStatement of Stockholders’ \nEquity\nLE-NATURE’S INC.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nFor the Year Ended December 31, 2012\n(in millions of dollars)\nCommon \nStock\nRetained \nEarnings\nBalance December 31, 2011\n$55.7\n$43.1\n Net income for 2012\n22.9\n Dividends for 2012\n \n (2.0)\nBalance December 31, 2012\n$55.7\n$64.0\nThe notes are an integral part of these financial statements.\nEXPLANATION\nName of the entity\nTitle of the statement\nAccounting period\nUnit of measure\nLast period’s ending balances\nNet income reported on the income statement\nDividends declared during the period\nEnding balances on the balance sheet\n\n\nStatement of\nCash Flows\n+/- CFO\n+/- CFI\n+/- CFF\nChange in Cash\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n13\nStatement of Cash Flows\nStructure\nLe-Nature’s statement of cash flows is presented in Exhibit 1.5. The statement of cash flows \n(cash flow statement) divides Le-Nature’s cash inflows and outflows (receipts and payments) \ninto the three primary categories of cash flows in a typical business: cash flows from operat-\ning, investing, and financing activities. The heading identifies the name of the entity, the title \nof the report, and the unit of measure used in the statement. Like the income statement, the \ncash flow statement covers a specified period of time (the accounting period), which in this \ncase is one year.\nAs discussed earlier in this chapter, reported revenues do not always equal cash collected \nfrom customers because some sales may be on credit. Also, expenses reported on the income \nstatement may not be equal to the cash paid out during the period because expenses may be \nincurred in one period and paid for in another. Because the income statement does not pro-\nvide information concerning cash flows, accountants prepare the statement of cash flows to \nreport inflows and outflows of cash. The cash flow statement equation describes the causes \nof the change in cash reported on the balance sheet from the end of the last period to the end \nof the current period:\n+/− Cash Flows from Operating Activities (CFO)\n+/− Cash Flows from Investing Activities (CFI)\n+/− Cash Flows from Financing Activities (CFF)\n \n!Change in Cash\n + \n Beginning Cash Balance \n \nEnding Cash Balance\nNote that each of the three cash flow sources can be positive or negative.\nSTATEMENT OF CASH \nFLOWS (CASH FLOW \nSTATEMENT) \nReports inflows and outflows of \ncash during the accounting period \nin the categories of operating, \ninvesting, and financing.\n1. Beginning Retained Earnings ($5,510) + Net Income ($1,780) − Dividends ($900) = Ending Retained \nEarnings ($6,390).\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe statement of stockholders’ equity explains changes in stockholders’ equity accounts, including \nthe change in the retained earnings balance caused by net income and dividends during the reporting \nperiod. Check your understanding of these relationships by completing the following question.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Assume that a company’s financial statements reported the following amounts: beginning \nretained earnings, $5,510; total assets, $20,450; dividends, $900; cost of goods sold expense, \n$19,475; and net income, $1,780. Without referring to Exhibit 1.4, compute ending retained \nearnings.\nAfter you have completed your answer, check it below.\n GUIDED HELP 1-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on preparing the balance sheet, income statement, and \nstatement of stockholders’ equity, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh1.\n\n\n14\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nElements\nCash flows from operating activities are cash flows that are directly related to earning \nincome. For example, when customers pay Le-Nature’s for the beverages it has delivered to \nthem, it lists the amounts collected as cash collected from customers. When Le-Nature’s pays \nsalaries to its production employees or pays bills received from its tea suppliers, it includes the \namounts in cash paid to suppliers and employees.\nCash flows from investing activities include cash flows related to the acquisition or sale of \nthe company’s plant and equipment and investments. This year, Le-Nature’s had only one cash \noutflow from investing activities, the purchase of additional manufacturing equipment to meet \ngrowing demand for its products.\nCash flows from financing activities are cash flows directly related to the financing of \nthe enterprise itself. They involve the receipt or payment of money to investors and creditors \n(except for suppliers). This year, Le-Nature’s borrowed additional money from the bank to pur-\nchase most of the new manufacturing equipment. It also paid out dividends to the stockholders.5\nBankers often consider the Operating Activities section to be most important because it indicates the \ncompany’s ability to generate cash from sales to meet its current cash needs. Any amount left over can be \nused to pay back the bank debt or expand the company. Stockholders will invest in a company only if they \nbelieve that it will eventually generate more cash from operations than it uses so that cash will become \navailable to pay dividends and expand.\nInterpreting the Cash Flow Statement\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\nEXPLANATION\nName of the entity\nTitle of the statement\nAccounting period\nUnit of measure\nCash flows directly related to earning income\nCash flows from purchase/sale of plant, equipment, & investments\nCash flows from investors and creditors\nChange in cash during the period\nLast period’s cash on the balance sheet\nEnding cash on the balance sheet\nEXHIBIT 1.5\nStatement of Cash Flows\nLE-NATURE’S INC.\nStatement of Cash Flows (Summary)\nFor the Year Ended December 31, 2012\n(in millions of dollars)\nCash flows from operating activities\n$ 87.5\nCash flows from investing activities\n(125.5)\nCash flows from financing activities\n 47.0\nNet increase (decrease) in cash\n9.0\nCash balance December 31, 2011\n 1.6\nCash balance December 31, 2012\n$ 10.6\nThe notes are an integral part of these financial statements.\n5The complete statement of cash flows is discussed in Chapter 13.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe statement of cash flows reports inflows and outflows of cash for a stated period of time classified \ninto three categories: operating, investing, and financing activities. Answer the following questions to \ntest your understanding of the concepts involved.\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n15\nRelationships Among the Statements\nOur discussion of the four basic financial statements has focused on what elements are reported \nin each statement, how the elements are related by the equation for each statement, and how \nthe information is important to the decisions of investors, creditors, and others. We have also \ndiscovered how the statements, all of which are outputs from the same system, are related to \none another. In particular, we learned:\n \nNet income from the income statement results in an increase in ending retained earnings on \nthe statement of stockholders’ equity.\n \n \nEnding retained earnings from the statement of stockholders’ equity is one of the two com-\nponents of stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet.\n \nThe change in cash on the cash flow statement added to the beginning-of-the-year balance \nin cash equals the end-of-year balance in cash on the balance sheet.\nThus, we can think of the income statement as explaining, through the statement of stockhold-\ners’ equity, how the operations of the company improved or harmed the financial position of \nthe company during the year. The cash flow statement explains how the operating, invest-\ning, and financing activities of the company affected the cash balance on the balance sheet \nduring the year. These relationships are illustrated in Exhibit 1.6 for Le-Nature’s financial \nstatements.\nNotes and Financial Statement Formats\nAt the bottom of each of Le-Nature’s four basic financial statements is this statement: “The \nnotes are an integral part of these financial statements.” This is the accounting equivalent \nof the Surgeon General’s warning on a package of cigarettes. It warns users that failure to \nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. The firm recognizes $250.0 million on the cash flow statement because this number represents the actual \ncash collected from customers related to current and prior years’ sales. \n \n2. \n+/− Cash Flows from Operating Activities (CFO) \n$ 87.5\n \n+/− Cash Flows from Investing Activities (CFI) \n(125.5)\n \n+/− Cash Flows from Financing Activities (CFF) \n 47.0\n \n Change in Cash \n$ 9.0\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. During the period 2012, Le-Nature’s delivered beverages to customers who paid or prom-\nised to pay a total of $275.1 million. During the same period, it collected $250.0 million in \ncash from customers. Which of the two amounts will be shown on Le-Nature’s cash flow \nstatement for 2012?\n \n2. Your task here is to verify that Le-Nature’s cash balance increased by $9.0 million during \nthe year using the totals for cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities \npresented in Exhibit 1.5. Recall the cash flow statement equation:\n+/− Cash Flows from Operating Activities (CFO)\n+/− Cash Flows from Investing Activities (CFI)\n+/− Cash Flows from Financing Activities (CFF)\n Change in Cash\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n\n\n16\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nread the notes (or footnotes) to the financial statements will result in an incomplete picture of \nthe company’s financial health. Throughout this book, we will discuss many note disclosures \nbecause understanding their content is critical to understanding the company.\nA few additional formatting conventions are worth noting here. Assets are listed on the \nbalance sheet by ease of conversion to cash. Liabilities are listed by their maturity (due date). \nMost financial statements include the monetary unit sign (in the United States, the $) beside the \nfirst dollar amount in a group of items (e.g., the cash amount in the assets). Also, it is common \nto place a single underline below the last item in a group before a total or subtotal (e.g., land). \nFor group totals (e.g., total assets), a dollar sign is placed beside each amount and a double \nunderline is set below. The same conventions are followed in all four basic financial statements.\nSummary of the Four Basic Financial Statements\nWe have learned a great deal about the content of the four basic financial statements. Exhibit 1.7 \n \nsummarizes this information. Take a few minutes to review the information in the exhibit \nbefore you move on to the next section of the chapter.\nR E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S FO R T H E AC C O U N T ING \nC O M M UN I CAT I ON P ROC E SS\nFor decision makers to use the information in Le-Nature’s financial statements effectively, \nthey have to know: (1) the information conveyed by the statements and the measurement rules \napplied in computing the numbers on the statements and (2) that the numbers on the statements \nare correct. The rules that determine the content and measurement rules of the statements are \ncalled generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.\nGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles\nHow Are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Determined?\nThe accounting system in use today has a long history. Its foundations are normally traced \nback to the works of an Italian monk and mathematician, Fr. Luca Pacioli, published in 1494. \nNOTES (FOOTNOTES) \nProvide supplemental information \nabout the financial condition of \na company, without which the \nfinancial statements cannot be \nfully understood.\nEXHIBIT 1.6\nRelationships Among \nLe-Nature’s Statements\n \nRevenues \n$275.1\n- Expenses \n252.2\n \nNet Income \n$ 22.9\nIncome Statement\n+/- Cash Flows from Operating\n87.5\n \n$\nActivities \n+/- \n Cash Flows from Investing\n(125.5)\nActivities \n+/- \nCash Flows from Financing\n47.0\n Activities \n \nChange in Cash\n \n 9.0\n+ \nCash at Beginning of Period\n \n \n1.6\n \nCash at End of Period\n \n$ \n10.6\nStatement of Cash Flows\nStatement of\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon\nStock\nRetained\nEarnings\nBalance Sheet\n \nCash \n $ 10.6\n \nOther Assets \n 516.8\nTotal Assets \n $527.4\n \nLiabilities \n $407.7\n \nCommon Stock \n \n55.7\n \nRetained Earnings \n \n64.0\nTotal Liabilities &\nStockholders’ Equity \n $527.4\n Beginning \n $55.7 \n $43.1\n+Net Income \n \n \n 22.9\n- \nDividends \n \n \n (2.0)\n Ending \n $55.7 \n $64.0\n2\n1\n3\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 1-2\nIdentify the role of generally \naccepted accounting principles \n(GAAP) in determining financial \nstatement content and how \ncompanies ensure the accuracy \nof their financial statements.\nGENERALLY ACCEPTED \nACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES \n(GAAP) \nThe measurement and disclosure \nrules used to develop the \ninformation in financial statements.\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n17\nHowever, prior to 1933, each company’s management largely determined its financial report-\ning practices. Thus, little uniformity in practice existed among companies.\nIn the United States, Congress created the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \nand gave it broad powers to determine the measurement rules for financial statements that com-\npanies issuing stock to the public (publicly traded companies) must provide to stockholders.6 \nThe SEC has worked with organizations of professional accountants and other interested par-\nties to establish groups that are given the primary responsibilities to work out the detailed \nrules that become generally accepted accounting principles. Today, the Financial Accounting \nStandards Board (FASB) has this responsibility. The official pronouncements of the FASB \nare called the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.\nWhy Is GAAP Important to Managers and External Users?\nGenerally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are of great interest to the companies that \nmust prepare financial statements, their auditors, and the readers of the statements. Compa-\nnies and their managers and owners are most directly affected by the information presented in \nIncome\nStatement\n Revenues\n- Expenses\n Net Income\nFinancial Statement\nPurpose\nStructure\nExamples of Content\nBalance Sheet\n(Statement of\nFinancial Position)\nReports the financial\nposition (economic\nresources and\nsources of financing)\nof an accounting\nentity at a point in\ntime.\nCash, accounts\nreceivable, plant and\nequipment, long-term\ndebt, common stock\nIncome Statement\n(Statement of\nIncome, Statement of\nEarnings, Statement\nof Operations)\nReports the\naccountant’s primary\nmeasure of economic\nperformance during\nthe accounting period.\nSales revenue, cost\nof goods sold, selling\nexpense, interest\nexpense\nStatement of\nStockholders’ Equity\nReports changes in\nthe company’s \ncommon stock and \nretained earnings\nduring the accounting\nperiod.\nBeginning and \nending stockholders’\nequity balances,\nstock issuances, net\nincome, dividends\nStatement of\nCash Flows \n(Cash Flow\nStatement)\nReports inflows\n(receipts) and\noutflows (payments)\nof cash during the\naccounting period in\nthe categories\noperating, investing,\nand financing.\nCash collected from\ncustomers, cash paid\nto suppliers, cash\npaid to purchase\nequipment, cash\nborrowed from banks\nStatement of\nCash Flows\n+/- CFO\n+/- CFI\n+/- CFF\nChange in Cash\nBalance\nSheet\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\n+\n=\nStatement of\nStockholders’\nEquity\n Beginning Balance\n+ Increases\n- Decreases\n Ending Balance\nEXHIBIT 1.7\nSummary of the Four Basic \nFinancial Statements\n6Contrary to popular belief, these rules are different from those that companies follow when filing their income tax \nreturns. We discuss these differences further in later chapters.\n\n\n18\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nfinancial statements. Companies incur the cost of preparing the statements and bear the major \neconomic consequences of their publication, which include, among others,\n \n1. Effects on the selling price of a company’s stock.\n \n2. Effects on the amount of bonuses received by management and employees.\n \n3. Loss of competitive information to other companies.\nAs a consequence of these and other concerns, changes in GAAP are actively debated, politi-\ncal lobbying often takes place, and final rules are a compromise among the wishes of interested \nparties. Most managers do not need to learn all the details included in these standards. Our \napproach is to focus on those details that have the greatest impact on the numbers presented in \nfinancial statements and are appropriate for an introductory course.\nFinancial accounting standards and disclosure requirements are adopted by national regulatory agen-\ncies. Since 2002, there has been substantial movement toward the adoption of International Finan-\ncial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). \nExamples of jurisdictions requiring the use of IFRS currently include:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 European Union (United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, \n \nBulgaria, Poland, etc.)\n \nš Australia and New Zealand\n \nš Hong Kong (S.A.R. of China), Malaysia, and Republic of Korea\n \nš Israel and Turkey\n \nš Brazil and Chile\n \nš Canada and Mexico\nIn the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission now allows foreign companies whose \nstock is traded in the United States to use IFRS, and it is considering the appropriateness of IFRS for U.S. \ndomestic companies. To prepare you to deal with statements prepared under U.S. GAAP and IFRS, we \nwill point out key differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP starting in Chapter 5. The basic principles \nand practices we discuss in Chapters 1 through 4 apply equally to both sets of standards.\nSOURCE: IFRS Foundation 2015.\nThe International Accounting Standards Board and Global \nConvergence of Accounting Standards\nI N T E R NAT I ON A L\nP E R S PE CT I V E\nEnsuring the Accuracy of Financial Statements\nWhat If the Numbers Are Wrong?\nShortly after the issuance of the statements presented in this chapter, Le-Nature’s worked \nwith the Wachovia Capital Markets group from Wells Fargo Bank to borrow an additional \n$285 million from various lenders. Why would lenders agree to risk such a large amount? \nLe-Nature’s financial statements played a major role in the lenders’ decisions to back the \nloan. The statements presented a picture of a growth company with amazing future prospects. \nReported revenues grew from $40 to $275 million (or nearly 600 percent) in just six years! \nReported income rose by 2,400 percent in the same period! Clearly, Le-Nature’s looked like a \ngood bet. But if the numbers are wrong, all bets are off.\nThe truth about Le-Nature’s was revealed when several non-family-member stockhold-\ners suspected that all was not right and filed a lawsuit seeking an independent trustee to exam-\nine the company. Court records reveal an amazing story. According to the bankruptcy custodian, \nreported annual sales of $274 million were really about $32 million. Gregory Podlucky and his \n \nco- \nconspirators forged checks, invoices, and revenue and expense records to massively overstate rev-\nenues and profits. The $10.6 million its balance sheet claimed for cash turned out to be $1.8 million \nand the company had written checks totaling $2.9 million against that balance. The balance sheet \nalso understated liabilities by $200 million. The company was never a real success—it was all fake.\n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n19\nPodlucky was borrowing more and more money and using it to pay off his earlier creditors \n(this is called a Ponzi scheme). At the same time, he was stealing cash to support a lavish life-\nstyle. When the trustee arrived, Podlucky and his bodyguard were feverishly shredding docu-\nments. Federal agents found $20 million in gems, diamond-encrusted watches, and gold, silver, \nand platinum jewelry in safes in a secret room at the Latrobe plant. Podlucky had also spent \nmore than $10 million of company money on his 25,000-square-foot mansion that was under \nconstruction. A sample of the resulting newspaper headlines follows:\n2000\n300\n$ million\n250\n200\n150\n100\n50\n0\n2001\n2002\n2003\n2004\n2005\nReported Net Sales\nLe Nature’s–Reported versus Actual Sales\nSales (per Custodian)\nAP Photo/The Tribune-Review, \nSean Stipp\nWhile this crime may read like a fantastic novel, the consequences for many were severe. This \nwas the largest fraud ever heard in the Federal District Court of Western Pennsylvania. The \nfinal prison tally is listed below.\nThe Prison Tally\nDefendant\nSentence\nGregory Podlucky, CEO\n20 years in federal prison\nRobert Lynn, President\n15 years in federal prison\nAndrew Murin, Consultant\n10 years in federal prison\nJonathan Podlucky, COO\n5 years in federal prison\nKarla Podlucky (CEO’s wife)\n4¼ years in federal prison\nG. Jesse Podlucky (CEO’s son)\n9 years in federal prison\nDonald Pollinger, Businessman\n5 years in federal prison\nTammy Jo Andreycak, Bookkeeper\n5 years in federal prison\nCrime clearly did not pay for Podlucky and his co-conspirators.\n\n\n20\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nEthical Conduct\nEthics are standards of conduct for judging right from wrong, honest from dishonest, and fair \nfrom unfair. Intentional misreporting of financial statements in the Le-Nature’s case was clearly \nunethical and illegal. However, many situations are less clear-cut and require that individu-\nals weigh one moral principle (e.g., honesty) against another (e.g., loyalty to a friend). When \nmoney is involved, people can easily fool themselves into believing that bad acts are justified. \nTo avoid falling prey to this tendency, when faced with an ethical dilemma, it is often recom-\nmended that you follow a three-step process:\n \n1. Identify the benefits of a decision (often to the manager or employee involved) and who will \nbe harmed (other employees, owners, creditors, the environment).\n \n2. Identify alternative courses of action.\n \n3. Choose the one you would like your family and friends to see reported on your local news. \nThat is usually the ethical choice.\nIn the Le-Nature’s case, Podlucky and his co-conspirators clearly did not follow this process. \nLittle besides the jewelry and the Latrobe plant were left to satisfy Le-Nature’s over $800 mil-\nlion in debts. The nonfamily stockholders lost all of their money. Over 240 plant workers lost \ntheir jobs. And the town of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, suffered a severe economic blow.\nResponsibility and the Need for Controls\nAs a manager in a business, you are responsible for setting up systems to prevent and detect \nunethical behavior. Primary responsibility for the information in the financial statements lies \nwith management, represented by the highest officer of the company and the highest financial \nofficer. Companies should take three important steps to assure investors that the company’s \nrecords are accurate: (1) they should maintain a system of controls over both the records and \nthe assets of the company, (2) they should hire outside independent auditors to audit the fair-\nness of the financial statements, and (3) they should form a committee of the board of directors \nto oversee the integrity of these other safeguards. These safeguards failed in Le-Nature’s case. \nThe company had no controls, the independent auditors were duped by management, and the \nboard included only Podlucky’s cronies. We will discuss the roles of management, auditors, \nand directors in more detail in Chapter 5.\nAUDIT \nAn examination of the financial \nreports to ensure that they \nrepresent what they claim and \nconform with generally accepted \naccounting principles.\nSystem of Controls\nExternal Auditors\nBoard of Directors\nThree steps to ensure the accuracy of records:\nThose responsible for fraudulent financial statements are subject to criminal and civil \npenalties. As noted above, those criminally liable at Le-Nature’s are serving a total of more \nthan 70 years in prison and have been forced to forfeit all of their assets to be paid to \ncreditors who suffered losses. The auditors who missed the fraud agreed to pay $50 million \n\n\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n21\nto the creditors and Wachovia Capital Markets, which marketed the loans, agreed to pay \n$80 million. The bottling equipment company that provided false documents to support \nLe-Nature’s loans has paid a $15 million fine and $110 million in restitution. Other civil \nsuits are still in process.\nAlthough financial statement fraud is a fairly rare event, the misrepresentations in Le-Nature’s \nstatements aptly illustrate the importance of fairly presented financial statements to investors \nand creditors. Although most managers and owners act in an honest and responsible fashion, \nthis incident, and the much larger frauds at Enron and WorldCom, are stark reminders of the \neconomic consequences of lack of fair presentation in financial reports. All three companies \nwere forced into bankruptcy when their fraudulent financial reporting practices were brought \nto light. Penalties against Enron and WorldCom’s audit firm, Arthur Andersen, also led to its \nbankruptcy and dissolution. Thousands lost their jobs.\nAt the end of most chapters, one or more demonstration cases are presented. These cases provide \nan overview of the primary issues discussed in the chapter. Each demonstration case is followed \nby a recommended solution. You should read the case carefully and then prepare your own solu-\ntion before you study the recommended solution. This self-evaluation is highly recommended. \nThe introductory case presented here reviews the elements reported on the income statement, \nstatement of stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet and how the elements within the statements \nare related.\nPier 1 Imports, Inc., sells a wide variety of furniture, decorative home furnishings, dining \nand kitchen goods, bath and bedding accessories, candles, gifts, and other specialty items for \nthe home through over 1,000 retail stores in North America. Its merchandise largely consists of \nitems that feature a significant degree of handcraftsmanship and are mostly imported directly \nfrom foreign suppliers. Following is a list of the financial statement items and amounts adapted \nfrom a recent Pier 1 income statement and balance sheet. The numbers are presented in millions \nof dollars for the current year ended February 28. Assume that the company did not pay divi-\ndends, issue stock, or retire stock during the year. Retained earnings at the beginning of the year \nwas $193.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\nAccounts payable\n$237\nLong-term debt\n94\nAccounts receivable\n15\nNet income\n100\nCash\n301\nNet sales\n1,401\nCommon stock\n120\nProperties, net\n92\nCost of sales\n861\nRetained earnings\n293\nIncome before income taxes\n103\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses\n432\nIncome tax expense\n3\nTotal assets\n744\nInterest expense\n5\nTotal liabilities\n331\nInventories\n336\nTotal liabilities and shareholders’ equity\n744\nTotal shareholders’ equity\n413\nRequired:\n \n1. Prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year fol-\nlowing the formats in Exhibits 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4.\n \n2. Specify what information these three statements provide.\n \n3. Indicate the other statement that would be included in Pier 1’s annual report.\n \n4. Securities regulations require that Pier 1’s statements be subject to an independent audit. Suggest \nwhy Pier 1 might voluntarily subject its statements to an independent audit if there were no such \nrequirement.\n\n\n22\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nChapter Supplement A\nTypes of Business Entities\nThis textbook emphasizes accounting for profit-making business entities. The three main types of \nbusiness entities are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. A sole proprietorship is an unin-\ncorporated business owned by one person; it usually is small in size and is common in the service, retail-\ning, and farming industries. Often the owner is the manager. Legally, the business and the owner are not \nseparate entities. Accounting views the business as a separate entity, however, that must be accounted for \nseparately from its owner.\nA partnership is an unincorporated business owned by two or more persons known as partners. The \nagreements between the owners are specified in a partnership contract. This contract deals with matters \nsuch as division of income each reporting period and distribution of resources of the business on termina-\ntion of its operations. A partnership is not legally separate from its owners. Legally, each partner in a general \nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. \nPIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.\nBalance Sheet\nAt February 28, Current Year\n(in millions of dollars)\nAssets\n Cash\n$301\n Accounts receivable\n15\n Inventories\n336\n Properties, net\n 92\nTotal assets\n$744\nLiabilities and shareholders’ equity\nLiabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$237\n Long-term debt\n 94\nTotal liabilities\n 331\nShareholders’ equity:\n Common stock\n120\n Retained earnings\n 293\nTotal shareholders’ equity\n 413\nTotal liabilities and \n shareholders’ equity\n$744\nPIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.\nIncome Statement\nFor the Year Ended February 28, Current Year\n(in millions of dollars)\nNet sales\n$1,401\n Cost of sales\n861\n Selling, general, and \n administrative expense\n432\n Interest expense\n 5\nIncome before income taxes\n103\n Income tax expense\n 3\nNet income\n$ 100\n \n2. The balance sheet reports the amount of assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity of an accounting \nentity at a point in time. The income statement reports the accountant’s primary measure of perfor-\nmance of a business, revenues less expenses, during the accounting period. The statement of stock-\nholders’ equity reports on changes in the stockholders’ equity accounts during the accounting period.\n \n3. Pier 1 would also present a statement of cash flows.\n \n4. Users will have greater confidence in the accuracy of financial statement information if they know \nthat the people who audited the statements were required to meet professional standards of ethics \nand competence.\nPIER 1 IMPORTS, INC.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nFor the Year Ended February 28, Current Year\n(in millions of dollars)\nCommon \nStock\nRetained \nEarnings\nBalance February 28, prior year\n$120\n$193\n+ Net income\n—\n100\n− Dividends\n —\n —\nBalance February 28, \n current year\n$120\n$293\n\n\n23\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\npartnership is responsible for the debts of the business (each general partner has unlimited liability). The \npartnership, however, is a separate business entity to be accounted for separately from its several owners.\nA corporation is a business incorporated under the laws of a particular state. The owners are called \nstockholders or shareholders. Ownership is represented by shares of capital stock that usually can be \nbought and sold freely. When the organizers file an approved application for incorporation, the state \nissues a charter. This charter gives the corporation the right to operate as a separate legal entity, sepa-\nrate and apart from its owners. The stockholders enjoy limited liability. Stockholders are liable for the \ncorporation’s debts only to the extent of their investments. The corporate charter specifies the types and \namounts of capital stock that can be issued. Most states require a minimum of two or three stockholders \nand a minimum amount of resources to be contributed at the time of organization. The stockholders elect \na governing board of directors, which in turn employs managers and exercises general supervision of the \ncorporation. Accounting also views the corporation as a separate business entity that must be accounted \nfor separately from its owners. Limited liability companies (LLCs) and limited liability partnerships \n(LLPs) have many characteristics similar to corporations.\nIn terms of economic importance, the corporation is the dominant form of business organization in the \nUnited States. This dominance is caused by the many advantages of the corporate form: (1) limited liability for \nthe stockholders, (2) continuity of life, (3) ease in transferring ownership (stock), and (4) opportunities to raise \nlarge amounts of money by selling shares to a large number of people. The primary disadvantage of a corpora-\ntion is that its income may be subject to double taxation (income is taxed when it is earned and again when \nit is distributed to stockholders as dividends). In this textbook, we emphasize the corporate form of business. \nNevertheless, the accounting concepts and procedures that we discuss also apply to other types of businesses.\nChapter Supplement B\nEmployment in the Accounting Profession Today\nSince 1900, accounting has attained the stature of professions such as law, medicine, engineering, and \narchitecture. As with all recognized professions, accounting is subject to professional competence require-\nments, is dedicated to service to the public, requires a high level of academic study, and rests on a com-\nmon body of knowledge. An accountant may be licensed as a certified public accountant, or CPA. This \ndesignation is granted only on completion of requirements specified by the state that issues the license. \nAlthough CPA requirements vary among states, they include a college degree with a specified number of \naccounting courses, good character, professional experience, and successful completion of a professional \nexamination. The CPA examination is prepared by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.\nAccountants (including CPAs) commonly are engaged in professional practice or are employed by \nbusinesses, government entities, nonprofit organizations, and so on. Accountants employed in these \nactivities may take and pass a professional examination to become a certified management accountant, \nor CMA (the CMA examination is administered by the Institute of Management Accountants), or a certi-\nfied internal auditor, or CIA (the CIA examination is administered by the Institute of Internal Auditors).\nPractice of Public Accounting\nAlthough an individual may practice public accounting, usually two or more individuals organize an \naccounting firm in the form of a partnership (in many cases, a limited liability partnership, or LLP). \nAccounting firms vary in size from a one-person office, to regional firms, to the Big Four firms (Deloitte & \n \nTouche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers), which have hundreds of offices \nlocated worldwide. Accounting firms usually render three types of services: audit or assurance services, \nmanagement consulting services, and tax services.\nAudit or Assurance Services\nAudit or assurance services are independent professional services that improve the quality of information \nfor decision makers. The most important assurance service performed by the CPA in public practice is \nfinancial statement auditing. The purpose of an audit is to lend credibility to the financial reports, that \nis, to ensure that they fairly represent what they claim. An audit involves an examination of the financial \nreports (prepared by the management of the entity) to ensure that they conform with GAAP. Other areas of \nassurance services include electronic commerce integrity and security and information systems reliability.\nManagement Consulting Services\nMany independent CPA firms offer management consulting services. These services usually are account-\ning based and encompass such activities as the design and installation of accounting, data processing, \n\n\n24\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nand profit-planning and control (budget) systems; financial advice; forecasting; inventory controls; cost-\neffectiveness studies; and operational analysis. To maintain their independence, CPAs are prohibited \nfrom performing certain consulting services for the public companies that they audit.\nTax Services\nCPAs in public practice usually provide income tax services to their clients. These services include both \ntax planning as a part of the decision-making process and the determination of the income tax liability \n(reported on the annual income tax return). Because of the increasing complexity of state and federal tax \nlaws, a high level of competence is required, which CPAs specializing in taxation can provide. The CPA’s \ninvolvement in tax planning often is quite significant. Most major business decisions have significant tax \nimpacts; in fact, tax-planning considerations often govern certain business decisions.\nEmployment by Organizations\nMany accountants, including CPAs, CMAs, and CIAs, are employed by profit-making and nonprofit \norganizations. An organization, depending on its size and complexity, may employ from a few to hun-\ndreds of accountants. In a business enterprise, the chief financial officer (usually a vice president or \ncontroller) is a member of the management team. This responsibility usually entails a wide range of \nmanagement, financial, and accounting duties.\nIn a business entity, accountants typically are engaged in a wide variety of activities, such as gen-\neral management, general accounting, cost accounting, profit planning and control (budgeting), internal \nauditing, and information systems management. A primary function of the accountants in organizations \nis to provide data that are useful for internal managerial decision making and for controlling operations. \nThe functions of external reporting, tax planning, control of assets, and a host of related responsibilities \nnormally are also performed by accountants in industry.\nEmployment in the Public and Not-for-Profit Sector\nThe vast and complex operations of governmental units, from the local to the international level, create \na need for accountants. The same holds true for other not-for-profit organizations such as hospitals and \nuniversities. Accountants employed in the public and not-for-profit sector perform functions similar to \nthose performed by their counterparts in private organizations. The Government Accountability Office \n(GAO) and the regulatory agencies, such as the SEC and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), \nalso use the services of accountants in carrying out their regulatory duties.\n \n1-1. Recognize the information conveyed in each of the four basic financial statements and the way \nthat it is used by different decision makers (investors, creditors, and managers). p. 6\nThe balance sheet is a statement of financial position that reports dollar amounts for the assets, \nliabilities, and stockholders’ equity at a specific point in time.\nThe income statement is a statement of operations that reports revenues, expenses, and net income \nfor a stated period of time.\nThe statement of stockholders’ equity explains changes in stockholders’ equity accounts (com-\nmon stock and retained earnings) that occurred during a specific period of time.\nThe statement of cash flows reports inflows and outflows of cash for a stated period of time.\nThe statements are used by investors and creditors to evaluate different aspects of the firm’s finan-\ncial position and performance.\n \n1-2. Identify the role of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in determining financial \nstatement content and how companies ensure the accuracy of their financial statements. p. 16\nGAAP refers to the measurement rules used to develop the information in financial statements. \nKnowledge of GAAP is necessary for accurate interpretation of the numbers in financial statements.\nManagement has primary responsibility for the accuracy of a company’s financial informa-\ntion. Auditors are responsible for expressing an opinion on the fairness of the financial statement \npresentations based on their examination of the reports and records of the company.\nUsers will have confidence in the accuracy of financial statement numbers only if the people \nassociated with their preparation and audit have reputations for ethical behavior and competence. \nManagement and auditors can also be held legally liable for fraudulent financial statements.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n25\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nIn this chapter, we studied the basic financial statements that communicate financial information to \nexternal users. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 provide a more detailed look at financial statements and examine how \nto translate data about business transactions into these statements. Learning how to translate back and \nforth between business transactions and financial statements is the key to using financial statements in \nplanning and decision making. Chapter 2 begins our discussion of the way that the accounting function \ncollects data about business transactions and processes the data to provide periodic financial statements, \nwith emphasis on the balance sheet. To accomplish this purpose, Chapter 2 discusses key accounting \nconcepts, the accounting model, transaction analysis, and analytical tools. We examine the typical busi-\nness activities of an actual service-oriented company to demonstrate the concepts in Chapters 2, 3, and 4.\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nAssets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\n− Expenses \n Net Income\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nBeginning balance\n+ Increases\n− Decreases \n Ending balance\nStatement of Cash Flows\n+/− Cash Flows from Operating Activities\n+/− Cash Flows from Investing Activities\n+/− Cash Flows from Financing Activities\n \nNet Change in Cash\nAccounting p. 4\nAccounting Entity p. 6\nAccounting Period p. 9\nAudit p. 20\nBalance Sheet (Statement of \nFinancial Position) p. 6\nBasic Accounting Equation \n(Balance Sheet Equation) p. 6\nGenerally Accepted Accounting \nPrinciples (GAAP) p. 16\nIncome Statement (Statement of Income, \nStatement of Earnings, Statement \nof Operations, or Statement of \nComprehensive Income) p. 9\nNotes (Footnotes) p. 16\nStatement of Cash Flows (Cash Flow \nStatement) p. 13\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity p. 11\nK E Y T E R M S\n 1. Define accounting.\n 2. Briefly distinguish financial accounting from managerial accounting.\n 3. The accounting process generates financial reports for both internal and external users. Identify \nsome of the groups of users.\n 4. Briefly distinguish investors from creditors.\n 5. What is an accounting entity? Why is a business treated as a separate entity for accounting purposes?\n 6. Complete the following:\n \nName of Statement\nAlternative Title\na. Income statement\na. \nb. Balance sheet\nb. \nc. Audit report\nc. \n 7. What information should be included in the heading of each of the four primary financial statements?\n 8. What are the purposes of (a) the income statement, (b) the balance sheet, (c) the statement of cash \nflows, and (d) the statement of stockholders’ equity?\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\n26\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n 9. Explain why the income statement and the statement of cash flows are dated “For the Year Ended \nDecember 31,” whereas the balance sheet is dated “At December 31.”\n 10. Briefly explain the importance of assets and liabilities to the decisions of investors and creditors.\n 11. Briefly define net income and net loss.\n 12. Explain the equation for the income statement. What are the three major items reported on the \nincome statement?\n 13. Explain the equation for the balance sheet. Define the three major components reported on the bal-\nance sheet.\n 14. Explain the equation for the statement of cash flows. Explain the three major components reported \non the statement of cash flows.\n 15. Explain the equation for retained earnings. Explain the four major items reported on the statement of \nstockholders’ equity related to retained earnings.\n 16. The financial statements discussed in this chapter are aimed at external users. Briefly explain how \na company’s internal managers in different functional areas (e.g., marketing, purchasing, human \nresources) might use financial statement information from their own and other companies.\n 17. Briefly describe the way that accounting measurement rules (generally accepted accounting prin-\nciples) are determined in the United States.\n 18. Briefly explain the responsibility of company management and the independent auditors in the \naccounting communication process.\n 19. (Supplement A) Briefly differentiate between a sole proprietorship, a partnership, and a corporation.\n 20. (Supplement B) List and briefly explain the three primary services that CPAs in public practice \nprovide.\n 1. Which of the following is not one of the four basic financial statements?\n \na. Balance sheet\n \nb. Audit report\n \nc. Income statement\n \nd. Statement of cash flows\n 2. As stated in the audit report, or Report of Independent Accountants, the primary responsibility for \na company’s financial statements lies with\n \na. The owners of the company.\n \nb. Independent financial analysts.\n \nc. The auditors.\n \nd. The company’s management.\n 3. Which of the following is true?\n \na. FASB creates SEC.\n \nb. GAAP creates FASB.\n \nc. SEC creates AICPA.\n \nd. FASB creates U.S. GAAP.\n 4. Which of the following regarding retained earnings is false?\n \na. Retained earnings is increased by net income and decreased by a net loss.\n \nb. Retained earnings is a component of stockholders’ equity on the balance sheet.\n \nc. Retained earnings is an asset on the balance sheet.\n \nd. Retained earnings represents earnings not distributed to stockholders in the form of dividends.\n 5. Which of the following is not one of the four items required to be shown in the heading of a financial \nstatement?\n \na. The financial statement preparer’s name.\n \nb. The title of the financial statement.\n \nc. The unit of measure in the financial statement.\n \nd. The name of the business entity.\n 6. Which of the following statements regarding the statement of cash flows is true?\n \na. The statement of cash flows separates cash inflows and outflows into three major categories: \noperating, investing, and financing.\n \nb. The ending cash balance shown on the statement of cash flows must agree with the amount \nshown on the balance sheet for the same fiscal period.\n \nc. The total increase or decrease in cash shown on the statement of cash flows must agree with the \n“bottom line” (net income or net loss) reported on the income statement.\n \nd. Both (a) and (b) are true.\n \ne. All of the above.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n27\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n 7. Which of the following is not a typical note included in an annual report?\n \na. A note describing the auditor’s opinion of the management’s past and future financial planning \nfor the business.\n \nb. A note providing more detail about a specific item shown in the financial statements.\n \nc. A note describing the accounting rules applied in the financial statements.\n \nd. A note describing financial disclosures about items not appearing in the financial statements.\n 8. Which of the following is true regarding the income statement?\n \na. The income statement is sometimes called the statement of operations.\n \nb. The income statement reports revenues, expenses, and liabilities.\n \nc. The income statement reports only revenue for which cash was received at the point of sale.\n \nd. The income statement reports the financial position of a business at a particular point in time.\n 9. Which of the following is false regarding the balance sheet?\n \na. The accounts shown on a balance sheet represent the basic accounting equation for a particular \nbusiness entity.\n \nb. The retained earnings balance shown on the balance sheet must agree with the ending retained \nearnings balance shown on the statement of stockholders’ equity.\n \nc. The balance sheet reports the changes in specific account balances over a period of time.\n \nd. The balance sheet reports the amount of assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity of an account-\ning entity at a point in time.\n 10. Which of the following regarding GAAP is true?\n \na. U.S. GAAP is the body of accounting knowledge followed by all countries in the world.\n \nb. Changes in GAAP can affect the interests of managers and stockholders.\n \nc. GAAP is the abbreviation for generally accepted auditing procedures.\n \nd. Changes to GAAP must be approved by the Senate Finance Committee.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nMatching Elements with Financial Statements\nMatch each element with its financial statement by entering the appropriate letter in the space \nprovided.\nElement\nFinancial Statement\n (1) Expenses\n (2) Cash flow from investing activities\n (3) Assets\n (4) Dividends\n (5) Revenues\n (6) Cash flow from operating activities\n (7) Liabilities\n (8) Cash flow from financing activities\nA. Balance sheet\nB. Income statement\nC. Statement of stockholders’ equity\nD. Statement of cash flows\nMatching Financial Statement Items to Financial Statement Categories\nMark each item in the following list as an asset (A), liability (L), or stockholders’ equity (SE) item that \nwould appear on the balance sheet or a revenue (R) or expense (E) item that would appear on the income \nstatement.\nM1-2\nLO1-1\nM1-1\nLO1-1\n (1) Retained earnings\n (2) Accounts receivable\n (3) Sales revenue\n (4) Property, plant, and equipment\n (5) Cost of goods sold expense\n (6) Inventories\n (7) Interest expense\n (8) Accounts payable\n (9) Land\n\n\n28\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nIdentifying Important Accounting Abbreviations\nThe following is a list of important abbreviations used in the chapter. These abbreviations also are used \nwidely in business. For each abbreviation, give the full designation. The first one is an example.\nTerm or Abbreviation\nDefinition\n \n(1) SEC\n \n(2) Audit\n \n(3) Sole proprietorship\n \n(4) Corporation\n \n(5) Accounting\n \n(6) Accounting entity\n \n(7) Audit report\n \n(8) Publicly traded\n \n(9) Partnership\n (10) FASB\n (11) CPA\n (12) Unit of measure\n (13) GAAP\n A. A system that collects and processes financial information about \nan organization and reports that information to decision makers.\n B. Measurement of information about an entity in terms of the dol-\nlar or other national monetary unit.\n C. An unincorporated business owned by two or more persons.\n D. The organization for which financial data are to be collected \n(separate and distinct from its owners).\n E. An incorporated entity that issues shares of stock as evidence of \nownership.\n F. An examination of the financial reports to ensure that they rep-\nresent what they claim and conform with generally accepted \naccounting principles.\n G. Certified public accountant.\n H. An unincorporated business owned by one person.\n I. A report that describes the auditor’s opinion of the fairness of \nthe financial statement presentations and the evidence gathered \nto support that opinion.\n J. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n K. Financial Accounting Standards Board.\n L. A company with stock that can be bought and sold by investors \non established stock exchanges.\n \nM. Generally accepted accounting principles.\nM1-3\nLO1-2\nAbbreviation\nFull Designation\n(1) CPA\nCertified Public Accountant\n(2) GAAP\n(3) SEC\n(4) FASB\nE X E R C I S E S \nMatching Definitions with Terms or Abbreviations\nMatch each definition with its related term or abbreviation by entering the appropriate letter in the space \nprovided.\nE1-1\nLO1-1, 1-2\nMatching Financial Statement Items to Financial Statement Categories\nAccording to its annual report, P&G’s billion-dollar brands include Pampers, Tide, Ariel, Always, \nPantene, Bounty, Charmin, Downy, Olay, Crest, Vicks, Gillette, Duracell, and others. The following \nare items taken from its recent balance sheet and income statement. Note that different companies use \nslightly different titles for the same item. Mark each item in the following list as an asset (A), liability (L), \nor stockholders’ equity (SE) item that would appear on the balance sheet or a revenue (R) or expense (E) \nitem that would appear on the income statement.\nE1-2\nLO1-1\n\n\n29\nC H AP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n (1) Accounts receivable\n \n(9) Income taxes\n (2) Cash and cash equivalents\n (10) Accounts payable\n (3) Net sales\n (11) \nTrademarks and other intangible assets\n (4) Debt due within one year\n (12) Property, plant, and equipment\n (5) Taxes payable\n (13) Long-term debt\n (6) Retained earnings\n (14) Inventories\n (7) Cost of products sold\n (15) Interest expense\n (8) Selling, general, and administrative expense\nMatching Financial Statement Items to Financial Statement Categories\nTootsie Roll Industries is engaged in the manufacture and sale of candy. Major products include Tootsie \nRoll, Tootsie Roll Pops, Tootsie Pop Drops, Tootsie Flavor Rolls, Charms, and Blow-Pop lollipops. The \nfollowing items were listed on Tootsie Roll’s recent income statement and balance sheet. Mark each item \nfrom the balance sheet as an asset (A), liability (L), or shareholders’ equity (SE) item and mark each item \nfrom the income statement as a revenue (R) or expense (E) item.\n (1) Bank loans\n (10) Machinery and equipment\n (2) \nSelling, marketing, and administrative expenses\n (11) Net product sales\n (3) Accounts payable\n (12) Inventories\n (4) Dividends payable\n (13) Trademarks\n (5) Retained earnings\n (14) Buildings\n (6) Cash and cash equivalents\n (15) Land\n (7) Accounts receivable\n (16) Income taxes payable\n (8) Provision for income taxes*\n (17) Rental and royalty costs\n (9) Product cost of goods sold\n (18) Investments (in other companies)\nPreparing a Balance Sheet\nHonda Motor Corporation of Japan is a leading international manufacturer of automobiles, motorcy-\ncles, all-terrain vehicles, and personal watercraft. As a Japanese company, it follows Japanese GAAP and \nreports its financial statements in billions of yen (the sign for yen is ¥). Its recent balance sheet contained \nthe following items (in billions). Prepare a balance sheet as of March 31, current year, solving for the \nmissing amount. (Hint: Exhibit 1.2 in the chapter provides a good model for completing this exercise.)\nCash and cash equivalents\n¥ 1,279\nCommon stock\n259\nAccounts payable and other current liabilities\n3,568\nInventories\n900\nInvestments\n640\nLong-term debt\n2,043\nNet property, plant, and equipment\n1,939\nOther assets\n6,025\nOther liabilities\n1,377\nRetained earnings\n4,324\nTotal assets\n11,571\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n?\nTrade accounts, notes, and other receivables\n788\nCompleting a Balance Sheet and Inferring Net Income\nCarlos Ramirez and Camila Garza organized New World Book Store as a corporation; each contributed \n$80,000 cash to start the business and received 4,000 shares of common stock. The store completed its first \nyear of operations on December 31, current year. On that date, the following financial items for the year were \ndetermined: December 31, current year, cash on hand and in the bank, $75,600; December 31, current year, \namounts due from customers from sales of books, $39,000; unused portion of store and office equipment, \n$73,000; December 31, current year, amounts owed to publishers for books purchased, $12,000; one-year note \npayable to a local bank for $3,000. No dividends were declared or paid to the stockholders during the year.\nE1-3\nLO1-1\nE1-4\nLO1-1\nE1-5\nLO1-1\n*In the United States, “provision for income taxes” is most often used as a synonym for “income tax expense.”\nR\nE\nL\nL\nE\nA\nA\nL\nE\nA\nR\nA\nA\nA\nA\nL\nE\nA\n\n\n30\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following balance sheet as of the end of the current year.\n 2. What was the amount of net income for the year? (Hint: Use the retained earnings equation [Beginning \nRetained Earnings + Net Income − Dividends = Ending Retained Earnings] to solve for net income.)\nAssets\nLiabilities\nCash\n$ \nAccounts payable\n$ \nAccounts receivable\n \nNote payable\n \nStore and office equipment\n \nInterest payable\n 300\nTotal liabilities\n$ \nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock\n \nRetained earnings\n12,300\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n \nTotal assets\n$ \nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$ \nAnalyzing Revenues and Expenses and Preparing an Income Statement\nAssume that you are the owner of Campus Connection, which specializes in items that interest students. \nAt the end of January of the current year, you find (for January only) this information:\n \na. Sales, per the cash register tapes, of $150,000, plus one sale on credit (a special situation) of $2,500.\n \nb. With the help of a friend (who majored in accounting), you determine that all of the goods sold during \nJanuary cost $70,000 to purchase.\n \nc. During the month, according to the checkbook, you paid $37,000 for salaries, rent, supplies, advertis-\ning, and other expenses; however, you have not yet paid the $900 monthly utilities for January on the \nstore and fixtures.\nRequired:\nOn the basis of the data given (disregard income taxes), what was the amount of net income for January? \nShow computations. (Hint: A convenient form to use has the following major side captions: Revenue \nfrom Sales, Expenses, and the difference—Net Income.)\nPreparing an Income Statement and Inferring Missing Values\nWalgreen Co. is one of the nation’s leading drugstore chains. Its recent income statement contained the \nfollowing items (in millions). Prepare an income statement for the year ended August 31, current year. \n(Hint: First order the items as they would appear on the income statement and then confirm the values \nof the subtotals and totals. Exhibit 1.3 in the chapter provides a good model for completing this exercise.)\nCost of sales\n$51,692\nProvision for income taxes*\n1,580\nInterest expense\n71\nNet earnings\n2,714\nNet sales\n72,184\nPretax income\n4,294\nSelling, general, and administration expense\n16,561\nOther income\n434\nTotal expenses\n68,324\nTotal revenues/income\n72,618\nAnalyzing Revenues and Expenses and Completing an Income Statement\nNeighborhood Realty, Incorporated, has been operating for three years and is owned by three investors. \n \nS. Bhojraj owns 60 percent of the total outstanding stock of 9,000 shares and is the managing executive in \nE1-6\nLO1-1\nE1-7\nLO1-1\nE1-8\nLO1-1\n*In the United States, “provision for income taxes” is a common synonym for “income tax expense.”\n\n\n31\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\ncharge. On December 31, current year, the following financial items for the entire year were determined: \ncommissions earned and collected in cash, $150,900, plus $16,800 uncollected; rental service fees earned \nand collected, $20,000; salaries expense paid, $62,740; commissions expense paid, $35,330; payroll taxes \npaid, $2,500; rent paid, $2,475 (not including December rent yet to be paid); utilities expense paid, $1,600; \npromotion and advertising paid, $7,750; income taxes paid, $24,400; and miscellaneous expenses paid, \n$500. There were no other unpaid expenses at December 31. Also during the year, the company paid the \nowners “out-of-profit” cash dividends amounting to $12,000. Complete the following income statement:\nRevenues\n Commissions earned\n$ \n Rental service fees\n______\n Total revenues\n$ \nExpenses\n Salaries expense\n______\n Commission expense\n______\n Payroll tax expense\n______\n Rent expense\n______\n Utilities expense\n______\n Promotion and advertising expense\n______\n Miscellaneous expenses\n______\n Total expenses (excluding income taxes)\n$ \n \n \n \nPretax income\n \n Income tax expense\n \nNet income\n$50,180\nInferring Values Using the Income Statement and Balance Sheet Equations\nReview the chapter explanations of the income statement and the balance sheet equations. Apply these \nequations in each independent case to compute the two missing amounts for each case. Assume that it is \nthe end of the first full year of operations for the company. (Hint: Organize the listed items as they are \npresented in the balance sheet and income statement equations and then compute the missing amounts.)\nIndependent \nCases\nTotal \nRevenues\nTotal \nExpenses\nNet Income \n(Loss)\nTotal \nAssets\nTotal \nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nA\n$93,500\n$76,940\n$\n$140,200\n$66,500\n$\nB\n75,834\n14,740\n107,880\n77,500\nC\n68,120\n76,430\n98,200\n69,850\nD\n55,804\n21,770\n20,300\n78,680\nE\n84,840\n75,320\n25,520\n80,000\nInferring Values Using the Income Statement and Balance Sheet Equations\nReview the chapter explanations of the income statement and the balance sheet equations. Apply these \nequations in each independent case to compute the two missing amounts for each case. Assume that it is \nthe end of the first full year of operations for the company. (Hint: Organize the listed items as they are \npresented in the balance sheet and income statement equations and then compute the missing amounts.)\nIndependent \nCases\nTotal \nRevenues\nTotal \nExpenses\nNet Income \n(Loss)\nTotal \nAssets\nTotal \nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nA\n$242,300\n$196,700\n$\n$253,500\n$ 75,000\n$\nB\n176,500\n29,920\n590,000\n350,600\nC\n73,500\n91,890\n260,400\n190,760\nD\n35,840\n9,840\n190,430\n97,525\nE\n224,130\n209,500\n173,850\n360,100\nE1-9\nLO1-1\nE1-10\nLO1-1\n\n\n32\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nPreparing an Income Statement and Balance Sheet\nPainter Corporation was organized by five individuals on January 1 of the current year. At the end of \nJanuary of the current year, the following monthly financial data are available:\nTotal revenues\n$305,000\nTotal expenses (excluding income taxes)\n189,000\nIncome tax expense (all unpaid as of January 31)\n35,000\nCash balance, January 31\n65,150\nReceivables from customers (all considered collectible)\n44,700\nMerchandise inventory (by inventory count at cost)\n94,500\nPayables to suppliers for merchandise purchased from them \n \n (will be paid during February of the current year)\n25,950\nCommon stock\n62,400\nNo dividends were declared or paid during January.\nRequired:\nComplete the following two statements:\nPAINTER CORPORATION\nIncome Statement\nFor the Month of January, Current Year\nTotal revenues\n$ \nLess: Total expenses (excluding income tax)\n \nPretax income\n \nLess: Income tax expense\n \nNet income\n$ \nPAINTER CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nAt January 31, Current Year\nAssets\nCash\n$ \nReceivables from customers\n \nMerchandise inventory\n \nTotal assets\n$ \nLiabilities\nPayables to suppliers\n$ \nIncome taxes payable\n \nTotal liabilities\n \nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock\n \nRetained earnings\n \nTotal stockholders’ equity\n \nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$ \nPreparing an Income Statement and Balance Sheet\nClay Corporation was organized on January 1, current year. At the end of the current year, the following \nfinancial data are available:\nTotal revenues\n$299,000\nTotal expenses (excluding income taxes)\n184,000\nIncome tax expense (all unpaid as of January 31)\n34,500\nCash\n70,150\nReceivables from customers (all considered collectible)\n34,500\nMerchandise inventory (by inventory count at cost)\n96,600\nPayables to suppliers for merchandise purchased from \n them (will be paid during the following year)\n26,450\nCommon stock\n59,800\nE1-11\nLO1-1\nE1-12\nLO1-1\n\n\n33\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nNo dividends were declared or paid during the first year.\nRequired:\nComplete the following two statements:\nCLAY CORPORATION\nIncome Statement\nFor the Current Year\nTotal revenues\n$ \nLess: Total expenses (excluding income tax)\n \nPretax income\n \nLess: Income tax expense\n \nNet income\n$ \nCLAY CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nAt December 31, Current Year\nAssets\nCash\n$ \nReceivables from customers\n \nMerchandise inventory\n \nTotal assets\n$ \nLiabilities\nPayables to suppliers\n$ \nIncome taxes payable\n \nTotal liabilities\n \nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock\n \nRetained earnings\n \nTotal stockholders’ equity\n \nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$ \nPreparing a Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\nClint’s Stonework Corporation was organized on January 1, 2015. For its first two years of operations, it \nreported the following:\nNet income for 2015\n$ 31,000\nNet income for 2016\n42,000\nDividends for 2015\n14,200\nDividends for 2016\n18,700\nTotal assets at the end of 2015\n130,000\nTotal assets at the end of 2016\n250,000\nCommon stock at the end of 2015\n100,000\nCommon stock at the end of 2016\n100,000\nRequired:\nOn the basis of the data given, prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for 2016. Show computations.\nFocus on Cash Flows: Matching Cash Flow Statement Items to Categories\nThe following items were taken from a recent cash flow statement. Note that different companies use \nslightly different titles for the same item. Without referring to Exhibit 1.5, mark each item in the list as \nE1-13\nLO1-1\nE1-14\nLO1-1\n\n\n34\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\na cash flow from operating activities (O), investing activities (I), or financing activities (F). Place paren-\ntheses around the letter if it is a cash outflow.\n (1) Purchases of property, plant, and equipment\n (2) Cash received from customers\n (3) Cash paid for dividends to stockholders\n (4) Cash paid to suppliers\n (5) Income taxes paid\n (6) Cash paid to employees\n (7) Cash proceeds received from sale of investment in another company\n (8) Repayment of borrowings\nP R O B L E M S \nPreparing an Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, \nand Balance Sheet (AP1-1)\nAssume that you are the president of Highlight Construction Company. At the end of the first year of \noperations (December 31), the following financial data for the company are available:\nCash\n$ 25,600\nReceivables from customers (all considered collectible)\n10,800\nInventory of merchandise (based on physical count and priced at cost)\n81,000\nEquipment owned, at cost less used portion\n42,000\nAccounts payable owed to suppliers\n46,140\nSalary payable (on December 31, this was \n owed to an employee who will be paid on January 10)\n2,520\nTotal sales revenue\n128,400\nExpenses, including the cost of the merchandise sold (excluding income taxes)\n80,200\nIncome taxes expense at 30% × Pretax income; all paid during the current year\n?\nCommon stock (December 31)\n87,000\nDividends declared and paid during the current year\n10,000\n(Note: The beginning balances in Common Stock and Retained Earnings \n are zero because it is the first year of operations.)\nRequired:\nUsing the financial statement exhibits in the chapter as models and showing computations:\n 1. Prepare a summarized income statement for the year.\n 2. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year.\n 3. Prepare a balance sheet at December 31.\nAnalyzing a Student’s Business and Preparing an Income Statement (AP1-2)\nDuring the summer between his junior and senior years, James Cook needed to earn sufficient money for \nthe coming academic year. Unable to obtain a job with a reasonable salary, he decided to try the lawn care \nbusiness for three months. After a survey of the market potential, James bought a used pickup truck on \nJune 1 for $1,800. On each door he painted “James Cook Lawn Service, Phone 471-4487.” He also spent \n$900 for mowers, trimmers, and tools. To acquire these items, he borrowed $3,000 cash by signing a note \npayable promising to pay the $3,000 plus interest of $78 at the end of the three months (ending August 31).\nBy the end of the summer, James had done a lot of work and his bank account looked good. This \nprompted him to wonder how much profit the business had earned.\nA review of the check stubs showed the following: Bank deposits of collections from customers \ntotaled $15,000. The following checks had been written: gas, oil, and lubrication, $1,050; pickup repairs, \n$250; mower repair, $110; miscellaneous supplies used, $80; helpers, $5,400; payroll taxes, $190; pay-\nment for assistance in preparing payroll tax forms, $25; insurance, $125; telephone, $110; and $3,078 \nto pay off the note including interest (on August 31). A notebook kept in the pickup, plus some unpaid \nbills, reflected that customers still owed him $700 for lawn services rendered and that he owed $180 for \ngas and oil (credit card charges). He estimated that the cost for use of the truck and the other equipment \n(called depreciation) for three months amounted to $600.\nP1-1\nLO1-1\nP1-2\nLO1-1\n\n\n35\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a quarterly income statement for James Cook Lawn Service for the months June, July, and \nAugust. Use the following main captions: Revenues from Services, Expenses, and Net Income. \nAssume that the company will not be subject to income tax.\n 2. Do you see a need for one or more additional financial reports for this company for the quarter and \nthereafter? Explain.\nComparing Income with Cash Flow (Challenging) (AP1-3)\nHuang Trucking Company was organized on January 1. At the end of the first quarter (three months) of \noperations, the owner prepared a summary of its activities as shown in item (a) of the following table:\nComputation of\nSummary of Transactions\nIncome\nCash\na. Services performed for customers, $66,000, of which $11,000 remained \nuncollected at the end of the quarter.\n+$66,000\n+$55,000\nb. Cash borrowed from the local bank, $56,000 (one-year note).\nc. Small service truck purchased at the end of the quarter to be used in the \nbusiness for two years starting the next quarter: Cost, $12,500 cash.\nd. Wages earned by employees, $25,000, of which one-half remained \nunpaid at the end of the quarter.\ne. Service supplies purchased for use in the business, $3,800 cash, of \nwhich $900 were unused (still on hand) at the end of the quarter.\nf. Other operating expenses, $38,000, of which $6,500 remained unpaid at \nthe end of the quarter.\n \n \ng. Based only on these transactions, compute the following for the quarter:\n \nIncome (or loss)\n \n \nCash inflow (or outflow)\n \nRequired:\n 1. For items (b) through (g), enter what you consider to be the correct amounts. Enter a zero when \nappropriate. The first transaction is illustrated.\n 2. For each transaction, explain the basis for your response in requirement (1).\nEvaluating Data to Support a Loan Application (Challenging)\nOn January 1 of the current year, three individuals organized Northwest Company as a corporation. Each \nindividual invested $10,000 cash in the business. On December 31 of the current year, they prepared a list \nof resources owned (assets) and debts owed (liabilities) to support a company loan request for $70,000 \nsubmitted to a local bank. None of the three investors had studied accounting. The two lists prepared \nwere as follows:\nCompany Resources\n Cash\n$ 12,000\n Service supplies inventory (on hand)\n7,000\n Service trucks (four, practically new)\n57,000\n Personal residences of organizers (three houses)\n190,000\n Service equipment used in the business (practically new)\n30,000\n Bills due from customers (for services already completed)\n 15,000\n Total\n$311,000\nCompany Obligations\n Unpaid wages to employees\n$ 19,000\n Unpaid taxes\n8,000\n Owed to suppliers\n10,000\n Owed on service trucks and equipment (to a finance company)\n45,000\n Loan from organizer\n 10,000\n Total\n$ 92,000\nP1-3\nLO1-1\nP1-4\nLO1-1\n\n\n36\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nRequired:\nPrepare a short memo in which you discuss the following:\n 1. Which of these items do not belong on the balance sheet? (Bear in mind that the company is consid-\nered to be separate from the owners.)\n 2. What additional questions would you raise about the measurement of items on the list? Explain the \nbasis for each question.\n 3. If you were advising the local bank on its loan decision, which amounts on the list would create \nspecial concerns? Explain the basis for each concern and include any recommendations that \nyou have.\n 4. In view of your responses to (1) and (2), what do you think the amount of stockholders’ equity (i.e., \nassets minus liabilities) of the company would be? Show your computations.\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nPreparing an Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, and Balance Sheet (P1-1)\nAssume that you are the president of Influence Corporation. At the end of the first year (December 31) \nof operations, the following financial data for the company are available:\nCash\n$ 13,150\nReceivables from customers (all considered collectible)\n10,900\nInventory of merchandise (based on physical count and priced at cost)\n27,000\nEquipment owned, at cost less used portion\n66,000\nAccounts payable owed to suppliers\n31,500\nSalary payable (on December 31, this was owed to an employee \n who will be paid on January 10)\n1,500\nTotal sales revenue\n100,000\nExpenses, including the cost of the merchandise sold \n (excluding income taxes)\n68,500\nIncome taxes expense at 30% × Pretax income; all paid during \n December of the current year\n?\nCommon stock at the end of the current year\n62,000\nNo dividends were declared or paid during the current year. The beginning balances in Common stock \nand Retained earnings are zero because it is the first year of operations.\nRequired:\nUsing the financial statement exhibits in the chapter as models and showing computations:\n 1. Prepare a summarized income statement for the year.\n 2. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year.\n 3. Prepare a balance sheet at year-end.\nAnalyzing a Student’s Business and Preparing an Income Statement (P1-2)\nUpon graduation from high school, Sam List immediately accepted a job as an electrician’s assistant \nfor a large local electrical repair company. After three years of hard work, Sam received an electrician’s \nlicense and decided to start his own business. He had saved $12,000, which he invested in the business. \nFirst, he transferred this amount from his savings account to a business bank account for List Electric \nRepair Company, Incorporated. His lawyer had advised him to start as a corporation. He then purchased \na used panel truck for $9,000 cash and secondhand tools for $1,500; rented space in a small building; \ninserted an ad in the local paper; and opened the doors on October 1. Immediately, Sam was very busy; \nafter one month, he employed an assistant.\nAP1-1\nLO1-1\nAP1-2\nLO1-1\n\n\n37\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nAlthough Sam knew practically nothing about the financial side of the business, he realized that \na number of reports were required and that costs and collections had to be controlled carefully. At \nthe end of the year, prompted in part by concern about his income tax situation (previously he had \nto report only salary), Sam recognized the need for financial statements. His wife Janet developed \nsome financial statements for the business. On December 31, with the help of a friend, she gath-\nered the following data for the three months just ended. Bank account deposits of collections for \nelectric repair services totaled $32,000. The following checks had been written: electrician’s assis-\ntant, $7,500; payroll taxes, $175; supplies purchased and used on jobs, $9,500; oil, gas, and mainte-\nnance on truck, $1,200; insurance, $700; rent, $500; utilities and telephone, $825; and miscellaneous \nexpenses (including advertising), $600. Also, uncollected bills to customers for electric repair ser-\nvices amounted to $3,500. The $250 rent for December had not been paid. Sam estimated the cost of \nusing the truck and tools (depreciation) during the three months to be $1,200. Income taxes for the \nthree-month period were $3,930.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a quarterly income statement for List Electric Repair for the three months October through \nDecember. Use the following main captions: Revenues from Services, Expenses, Pretax Income, \nand Net Income.\n 2. Do you think that Sam may need one or more additional financial reports for the quarter and there-\nafter? Explain.\nComparing Income with Cash Flow (Challenging) (P1-3)\nChoice Chicken Company was organized on January 1. At the end of the first quarter (three months) \nof operations, the owner prepared a summary of its activities as shown in transaction (a) of the fol-\nlowing table:\nComputation of\nSummary of Transactions\nIncome\nCash\na. Services performed for customers, $85,000, of which $15,000 remained \nuncollected at the end of the quarter.\n+$85,000\n+$70,000\nb. Cash borrowed from the local bank, $25,000 (one-year note).\nc. Small service truck purchased at the end of the quarter to be used in the \nbusiness for two years starting the next quarter: Cost, $8,000 cash.\nd. Wages earned by employees, $36,000, of which one-sixth remained \nunpaid at the end of the quarter.\ne. Service supplies purchased for use in the business, $4,000 cash, of \nwhich $1,000 were unused (still on hand) at the end of the quarter.\nf. Other operating expenses, $31,000, of which one-half remained unpaid \nat the end of the quarter.\n \n \ng. Based only on these transactions, compute the following for the quarter:\n Income (or loss)\n \n Cash inflow (or outflow)\n \nRequired:\n 1. For items (b) through (g), enter what you consider to be the correct amounts. Enter a zero when \nappropriate. The first transaction is illustrated.\n 2. For each transaction, explain the basis for your response in requirement (1).\nAP1-3\nLO1-1\n\n\n38\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\nSkim the annual report. Look at the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement closely \nand attempt to infer what kinds of information they report. Then answer the following questions based \non the report.\n 1. What types of products does American Eagle Outfitters sell?\n 2. On what date does American Eagle Outfitters’s most recent reporting year end?\n 3. For how many years does it present complete\n \na. Balance sheets?\n \nb. Income statements?\n \nc. Cash flow statements?\n 4. Are its financial statements audited by independent CPAs? How do you know?\n 5. Did its total assets increase or decrease over the last year?\n 6. How much inventory (in dollars) did the company have as of January 31, 2015 (accountants would \ncall this the ending balance)?\n 7. Write out the basic accounting (balance sheet) equation and provide the values in dollars reported by \nthe company as of January 31, 2015.\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nCP1-1\nLO1-1\nCP1-2\nLO1-1\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nFinancial Statements for a New Business Plan\nPenny Cassidy is considering forming her own pool service and supply company, Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply, Inc. (PPSS). She has decided to incorporate the business to limit her legal liability. \nShe expects to invest $20,000 of her own savings and receive 1,000 shares of common stock. Her plan \nfor the first year of operations forecasts the following amounts at December 31, the end of the current \nyear: Cash in bank, $2,900; amounts due from customers for services rendered, $2,300; pool supplies \ninventory, $4,600; equipment, $28,000; amounts owed to Pool Corporation, Inc., a pool supply \nwholesaler, $3,500; note payable to the bank, $5,000. Penny forecasts first-year sales of $60,000, \nwages of $24,000, cost of supplies used of $8,200, other administrative expenses of $4,500, and \nincome tax expense of $4,000. She expects to pay herself a $10,000 dividend as the sole stockholder \nof the company.\nRequired:\nIf Penny’s estimates are correct, what would the following first-year financial statements look like for \nPenny’s Pool Service & Supply (use Exhibits 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 as models)?\n 1. Income statement\n 2. Statement of stockholders’ equity\n 3. Balance sheet\nCON1-1\n\n\n39\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n*Cash equivalents are short-term investments readily convertible to cash whose value is unlikely to change.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the amount of net income for the most recent year?\n 2. What amount of revenue was earned in the most recent year?\n 3. How much inventory (in dollars) does the company have as of January 31, 2015?\n 4. By what amount did cash and cash equivalents* change during the most recent year?\n 5. Who is the auditor for the company?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B and Urban Outfitters \nin Appendix C.\nRequired:\n 1. Total assets is a common measure of the size of a company. Which company had the higher total \nassets at the end of the most recent year? (Note: Some companies will label a year that has a \nJanuary year-end as having a fiscal year-end dated one year earlier. For example, a January \n2015 year-end may be labeled as Fiscal 2014 since the year actually has more months that fall \nin the 2014 calendar year than in the 2015 calendar year.)\n 2. Net sales is also a common measure of the size of a company. Which company had the higher net \nsales for the most recent year?\n 3. Growth during a period is calculated as:\n \nEnding amount - Beginning amount \n \n \n______________________________ \n \n \nBeginning amount \n \n × 100 = Growth rate\nWhich company had the higher growth in total assets during the most recent year? Which company \nhad the higher growth in net sales during the most recent year?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Case\nUsing Financial Reports: Identifying and Correcting Deficiencies in an Income Statement \nand Balance Sheet\nPerformance Corporation was organized on January 1, 2015. At the end of 2015, the company had \nnot yet employed an accountant; however, an employee who was “good with numbers” prepared the \nfollowing statements at that date:\nPERFORMANCE CORPORATION\nDecember 31, 2015\nIncome from sales of merchandise\n$180,000\nTotal amount paid for goods sold during 2015\n(90,000)\nSelling costs\n(25,000)\nDepreciation (on service vehicles used)\n(12,000)\nIncome from services rendered\n52,000\nSalaries and wages paid\n(62,000)\nCP1-3\nLO1-1\nCP1-4\nLO1-1\n\n\n40\nC HAP TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\nPERFORMANCE CORPORATION\nDecember 31, 2015\nResources\nCash\n$ 32,000\nMerchandise inventory (held for resale)\n42,000\nService vehicles\n50,000\nRetained earnings (profit earned in 2015)\n 32,250\n Grand total\n$156,250\nDebts\nPayables to suppliers\n$ 17,750\nNote owed to bank\n25,000\nDue from customers\n 13,000\n Total\n$ 55,750\nSupplies on hand (to be used in rendering services)\n$15,000\nAccumulated depreciation* (on service vehicles)\n12,000\nCommon stock, 6,500 shares\n 65,000\n Total\n 92,000\nGrand total\n$147,750\n*This represents the portion of the service vehicles that has been used up to date.\nRequired:\n 1. List all deficiencies that you can identify in these statements. Give a brief explanation of each one.\n 2. Prepare a proper income statement (correct net income is $32,250 and income tax expense is \n$10,750) and balance sheet (correct total assets are $140,000).\nCritical Thinking Cases\nMaking Decisions as an Owner: Deciding about a Proposed Audit\nYou are one of three partners who own and operate Mary’s Maid Service. The company has been oper-\nating for seven years. One of the other partners has always prepared the company’s annual financial \nstatements. Recently you proposed that the statements be audited each year because it would benefit the \npartners and preclude possible disagreements about the division of profits. The partner who prepares the \nstatements proposed that his Uncle Ray, who has a lot of financial experience, can do the job and at little \ncost. Your other partner remained silent.\nRequired:\n 1. What position would you take on the proposal? Justify your response.\n 2. What would you strongly recommend? Give the basis for your recommendation.\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Ethics and Auditor Responsibilities\nA key factor that an auditor provides is independence. The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct states \nthat “a member in public practice should be independent in fact and appearance when providing auditing \nand other attestation services.”\nRequired:\nDo you consider the following circumstances to suggest a lack of independence? Justify your position. \n(Use your imagination. Specific answers are not provided in the chapter.)\n 1. Jack Jones is a partner with a large audit firm and is assigned to the Ford audit. Jack owns 10 shares \nof Ford.\nCP1-5\nLO1-2\nCP1-6\nLO1-2\n\n\n41\nC H A P TER 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions\n 2. Melissa Chee has invested in a mutual fund company that owns 500,000 shares of Sears stock. She \nis the auditor of Sears.\n 3. Bob Franklin is a clerk/typist who works on the audit of AT&T. He has just inherited 50,000 shares \nof AT&T stock. (Bob enjoys his work and plans to continue despite his new wealth.)\n 4. Nancy Sodoma worked on weekends as the controller for a small business that a friend started. \nNancy quit the job in midyear and now has no association with the company. She works full time for \na large CPA firm and has been assigned to do the audit of her friend’s business.\n 5. Mark Jacobs borrowed $100,000 for a home mortgage from First City National Bank. The mortgage \nwas granted on normal credit terms. Mark is the partner in charge of the First City audit.\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo! Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo \n.com/p/industries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to \nGoogle Finance at www.google.com/finance, search for a company you are interested in, and you will be \npresented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. What types of products or services does it sell?\n 2. On what day of the year does its fiscal year end?\n 3. For how many years does it present complete\n \na. Balance sheets?\n \nb. Income statements?\n \nc. Cash flow statements?\n 4. Are its financial statements audited by independent CPAs? If so, indicate who performs the audit.\n 5. Did its total assets increase or decrease over last year? By what percentage? (Percentage change is \ncalculated as [Current year − Last year] ÷ Last year. Show supporting computations.)\n 6. Did its net income increase or decrease over last year? By what percentage?\nCP1-7\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n2-1 \nDefine the objective of financial reporting, the elements of the balance \nsheet, and the related key accounting assumptions and principles.\n \n2-2 \nIdentify what constitutes a business transaction and recognize common \nbalance sheet account titles used in business.\n \n2-3 \nApply transaction analysis to simple business transactions in terms of the \naccounting model: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.\n \n2-4 \nDetermine the impact of business transactions on the balance sheet \nusing two basic tools: Journal entries and T-accounts.\n \n2-5 \nPrepare a trial balance and simple classified balance sheet, and analyze \nthe company using the current ratio.\n \n2-6 \nIdentify investing and financing transactions and demonstrate how they \nimpact cash flows.\nInvesting and Financing Decisions \nand the Accounting System\nS\nteve Ells is a classically trained chef who is often called one of the most innovative \nmen in the world of food. He is the founder, chairman of the board, and co-chief \nexecutive officer of Chipotle Mexican Grill, a leader in the fastest-growing segment \nof the restaurant industry, now called “fast-casual.” In 1993, this entrepreneur opened his \nfirst restaurant in a former Dolly Madison ice cream store in Denver, Colorado. His vision \nwas a restaurant that serves food fast but uses higher-quality fresh ingredients and cook-\ning techniques found in finer restaurants. As of December 31, 2014, the Chipotle chain \nhad over 1,770 restaurants in the United States, Canada, England, France, and Germany. \nIn addition, the company has expanded its business model to include nine ShopHouse \nSoutheast Asian Kitchen and two Pizzeria Locale restaurants. It plans to open about 200 \nadditional restaurants in 2015.\nHow did Chipotle grow so fast? It did so in two stages. First, in 1999, McDonald’s \nCorporation became the majority stockholder by investing about $360 million in Chipotle. \nThis provided funding for its tremendous early growth from 19 stores to nearly 490 restaurants \n\n\nChipotle Mexican Grill\nEXPANDING ONE OF THE \nHOTTEST CHAINS BUILT ON \nSUSTAINABILITY\nwww.chipotle.com\nchapter 2\nby the end of 2005. Then, in January 2006, Chipotle “went public.” In its IPO, or \ninitial public offering, it issued stock to the public for the first time. That stock \nis listed on the New York Stock Exchange as CMG. McDonald’s also sold its own-\nership in Chipotle for nearly $1.4 billion—a handsome profit of over $1 billion. \nComparing its balance sheet from 2005 to 2014 highlights the company’s amaz-\ning 549 percent growth since becoming a public company:\nThis growth was stimulated in part by Ells’s evolving vision that “fresh is not \nenough anymore.” He has committed Chipotle to serving naturally raised pork, \nchicken, and beef; using no-trans-fat cooking oil; serving cheese and sour cream \nproducts that are free of synthetic bovine growth hormones; using certified \norganic beans and locally grown organic produce when in season; and serving \npreservative-free corn and flour tortillas. In an even more dramatic show of com-\nmitment to sustainability, in 2009, Chipotle built the first-ever free-standing \nrestaurant to receive the highest rating (LEED Platinum) from the U.S. Green \n(in millions of dollars)\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nEnd of 2014\n$2,546\n$534\n$2,012\nEnd of 2005\n 392\n 83\n 309\nChange\n+$2,154\n+$451\n+$1,703\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nAP Photo/Matt York\n\n\n44\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nBuilding Council,1 a start toward other sustainable renovations and projects. In 2011, the \ncompany created the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation to expand philanthropic work surround-\ning sustainable agriculture.\nAs it continues to evolve, Chipotle’s recent annual report states its vision is now “to change \nthe way people think about and eat fast food.” The belief is that providing good food and ser-\nvice is good business.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nThe “fast-casual” segment of the $2.1 trillion restaurant industry generates approximately \n$40 billion in sales annually. What identifies a restaurant as fast-casual? Typically, customers \nstill order at the register as in a fast-food restaurant, but the food is made to order, typically \nin view of the customers and without full table service, and it is served in modern and upscale \nsurroundings, with checks typically ranging between $8 and $16. Chipotle Mexican Grill has \nbeen a leader in this segment.\nFranchising is common in chain restaurants. The largest restaurant to use franchising is \nSubway, with over 39,000 restaurants—all franchised. Franchising involves selling the right \nto use or sell a product or service to another. This is an easy way for someone to start his or \nher own business because the franchisor (the seller, such as Panera Bread) often provides \nsite location, design, marketing, and management training support in exchange for initial \nfranchise fees and ongoing royalty fees usually based on weekly sales. At Panera Bread, for \nexample, only 48 percent of the stores are company-owned.\nUnlike most restaurant chains, however, Chipotle does not franchise the business. All \nrestaurants are company-owned. Developing a new site, usually on rented property, costs \non average about $900,000. In 2014, Chipotle spent nearly $253 million on new and \nrenovated property and equipment. The creation of new restaurants to meet consumer \ndemand for healthier food options explains most of the changes in Chipotle’s assets and \nliabilities from year to year. To understand how the result of Chipotle Mexican Grill’s \ngrowth strategy is communicated in the balance sheet, we must answer the following \nquestions:\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 8IBU\u0001CVTJOFTT\u0001BDUJWJUJFT\u0001DBVTF\u0001DIBOHFT\u0001JO\u0001UIF\u0001CBMBODF\u0001TIFFU\u0001BNPVOUT\u0001GSPN\u0001POF\u0001QFSJPE\u0001UP\u0001\nthe next?\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 )PX\u0001EP\u0001TQFDJGJD\u0001CVTJOFTT\u0001BDUJWJUJFT\u0001BGGFDU\u0001FBDI\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001CBMBODF\u0001TIFFU\u0001BNPVOUT \n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 )PX\u0001EP\u0001DPNQBOJFT\u0001LFFQ\u0001USBDL\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001CBMBODF\u0001TIFFU\u0001BNPVOUT \nIn this chapter, we focus on some typical asset acquisition activities (often called investing \nactivities), along with related financing activities, such as borrowing funds from creditors \nor selling stock to investors to provide the cash necessary to acquire the assets. We examine \nthose activities that affect only balance sheet amounts. Operating activities that affect both \nthe income statement and the balance sheet are covered in Chapters 3 and 4. To begin, let’s \nreturn to the basic concepts introduced in Chapter 1.\n1See www.greenbeanchicago.com and https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6953 for more \ninformation.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n45\nOV E RV I E W O F AC C OUNT I NG C ONC E P TS\nBecause learning and remembering how the accounting process works is much easier if you \nknow why it works a certain way, we begin by discussing key accounting terms and concepts. \nThey are part of a conceptual framework developed over many years and synthesized by the \nFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to provide a structure for developing account-\ning standards. Exhibit 2.1 provides an overview of the key concepts in the framework that will \nbe discussed in each of the next four chapters. A clear understanding of these accounting con-\ncepts will be helpful as you study, and they will also help you in future chapters as we examine \nmore complex business activities.\nConcepts Emphasized in Chapter 2\nObjective of Financial Reporting\nThe primary objective of financial reporting to external users is to provide financial infor-\nmation about the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors, lenders, \nand other creditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity. The users of \naccounting information are all expected to have a reasonable understanding of accounting \nconcepts and procedures—which may be one of the reasons you are studying accounting. Of \ncourse, as we discussed in Chapter 1, many other groups, such as suppliers and customers, also \nuse external financial statements.\nMost users are interested in information to help them assess the amount, timing, and uncer-\ntainty of a business’s future cash inflows and outflows. For example, creditors and potential \ncreditors need to assess an entity’s ability to (1) pay interest on a loan over time and also (2) pay \nback the principal on the loan when it is due. Investors and potential investors want to assess \nthe entity’s ability to (1) pay dividends in the future and (2) be successful so that the stock price \nrises, enabling investors to sell their stock for more than they paid. Information about a com-\npany’s economic resources, claims against its resources, and activities that change these items \nprovides insight into cash flows and a company’s financial strengths and weaknesses.\nQualitative Characteristics of Useful Information\nFor accounting information to be useful, it must be relevant and be a faithful representa-\ntion. Relevant information is capable of influencing decisions by allowing users to assess \npast activities and/or predict future activities. To be reported, the information should also be \nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nWhat Business\nActivities Cause\nChanges in\nFinancial Statement\nAmounts?\nOverview of\nAccounting\nConcepts\nHow Do\nTransactions\nAffect Accounts?\nHow Do\nCompanies Keep\nTrack of Account\nBalances?\nHow Is the\nBalance Sheet\nPrepared and\nAnalyzed?\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Concepts\n \nEmphasized\n \nin Chapter 2\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Nature of Business\n \nTransactions\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Accounts\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Principles of\n \nTransaction Analysis\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Analyzing Chipotle’s\n \nTransactions\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Classified Balance\n \nSheet\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Ratio Analysis in\n \nDecision Making\nŮ\u0001 Current Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 The Direction of\n \nTransaction Effects\n \nŮ\u0001 Analytical Tools\nŮ\u0001 Transaction Analysis\n \nIllustrated\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-1\nDefine the objective of financial \nreporting, the elements of the \nbalance sheet, and the related \nkey accounting assumptions and \nprinciples.\nRELEVANT INFORMATION\nInformation that can influence \na decision; it is timely and has \npredictive and/or feedback value.\nPRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF \nFINANCIAL REPORTING \nTO EXTERNAL USERS\nTo provide useful economic \ninformation about a business to \nhelp external parties make sound \nfinancial decisions.\n\n\n46\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nmaterial in amount, depending on the nature of the item and company. Faithful representation \nrequires that the information be complete, neutral, and free from error. Comparability, verifi-\nability, timeliness, and understandability are qualitative characteristics that enhance the useful-\nness of information that is relevant and faithfully represented. For example, our discussions of \nratio analysis will emphasize the importance of comparing ratios for the same company over \ntime, as well as with those of competitors. Such comparisons are valid only if the information \nis prepared on a consistent and comparable basis. These characteristics of useful information \nguide the FASB in deciding what financial information should be reported.\nRecognition and Measurement Concepts\nBefore we discuss accountants’ definitions for the elements of the balance sheet, we should \nconsider three assumptions and a measurement concept that underlie much of our application \nof these definitions. First we make the separate entity assumption, which states that each \nbusiness’s activities must be accounted for separately from the activities of its owners, all other \npersons, and other entities. This means, for example, that, when an owner purchases property \nfor personal use, the property is not an asset of the business. Second, under the going concern \nassumption (also called the continuity assumption), unless there is evidence to the contrary, \nwe assume that the business will continue operating into the foreseeable future, long enough \nto meet its contractual commitments and plans. This means, for example, that if there was a \nhigh likelihood of bankruptcy, then its assets should be valued and reported on the balance \nsheet as if the company were to be liquidated (that is, discontinued, with all of its assets sold \nand all debts paid). Under the monetary unit assumption, each business entity accounts for \nand reports its financial results primarily in terms of the national monetary unit (e.g., dollars in \nthe United States, yen in Japan, and euros in Germany), without any adjustment for changes in \npurchasing power (e.g., inflation).\nFinally, accountants measure the elements of the balance sheet using what is called a \nmixed-attribute measurement model. Most balance sheet elements are recorded at their \ncost (historical cost), which is the cash-equivalent value on the date of the transaction. For \nexample, assets are initially recorded at the cash paid plus the dollar value of all noncash con-\nsiderations on the exchange date, such as the trade-in value of a used asset. We will discuss the \nconditions under which these values are adjusted to other amounts, such as their market value, \nObjective of Financial Reporting to External Users: (in Ch. 2)\n \nTo provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors, \nlenders, and other creditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity\n \n Pervasive Cost-Benefit Constraint: Benefits of providing information should outweigh its costs\nFundamental Qualitative Characteristics of Useful Information: (in Ch. 2)\n Relevance (including materiality) and Faithful Representation\n Attributes That Enhance Qualitative Characteristics:\n Comparability (including consistency), Verifiability, Timeliness, and Understandability\nElements to Be Measured and Reported:\n Assets, Liabilities, Stockholders’ Equity, Investments by Owners, and Distributions to Owners (in Ch. 2)\n Revenues, Expenses, Gains, and Losses (in Ch. 3)\n Comprehensive Income (in Ch. 5)\nRecognition, Measurement, and Disclosure Concepts:\n Assumptions: \nSeparate Entity, Going Concern, and Monetary Unit (in Ch. 2) \nTime Period (in Ch. 3)\n Principles: \nMixed-Attribute Measurement (in Ch. 2) \nRevenue Recognition and Expense Recognition (in Ch. 3) \nFull Disclosure (in Ch. 5)\nEXHIBIT 2.1\nFinancial Accounting and \nReporting Conceptual \nFramework\nFAITHFUL \nREPRESENTATION\nRequires that the information be \ncomplete, neutral, and free from \nerror.\nSEPARATE ENTITY \nASSUMPTION\nStates that business transactions \nare separate from the \ntransactions of the owners.\nGOING CONCERN \nASSUMPTION\nStates that businesses are \nassumed to continue to operate \ninto the foreseeable future (also \ncalled the continuity assumption).\nMONETARY UNIT \nASSUMPTION\nStates that accounting information \nshould be measured and reported \nin the national monetary unit \nwithout any adjustment for \nchanges in purchasing power.\nMIXED-ATTRIBUTE \nMEASUREMENT MODEL\nApplied to measuring different \nassets and liabilities of the \nbalance sheet.\nCOST (HISTORICAL COST)\nThe cash-equivalent value of \nan asset on the date of the \ntransaction.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n47\nstarting in Chapter 6 of this text. With these assumptions in mind, we are now ready to discuss \naccountants’ definitions of the elements of the balance sheet.\nElements of the Balance Sheet\nThe four financial statements—balance sheet, income statement, statement of stockholders’ \n(shareholders’ or owners’) equity, and statement of cash flows—along with the notes to the \nstatements provide the structure for the information communicated to users. As we learned in \nChapter 1, assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity are the elements of a corporation’s bal-\nance sheet. The conceptual framework defines them as follows.\nAssets are probable future economic benefits owned or controlled by an entity as a result of \npast transactions or events. In other words, they are the economic resources the entity acquired \nto use in operating the company in the future. As shown in Chipotle’s balance sheet pre-\nsented in Exhibit 2.2, most companies list assets in order of liquidity, or how soon an asset is \nexpected by management to be turned into cash or used. Notice that several of Chipotle’s assets \nare categorized as current assets. Current assets are those resources that Chipotle will use or \nturn into cash within one year (the next 12 months). Chipotle’s current assets include Cash, \nShort-Term Investments (in the stocks and bonds of other companies), Accounts Receivable \n(due from customers and others), Supplies (to make and serve the food), Prepaid Expenses (for \nrent, insurance, and advertising paid in advance of use), and Other Current Assets (a summary \nof several smaller accounts). For manufacturers that produce and sell goods and merchandisers \nwho sell already-completed goods, Inventory (for goods to be sold) would also be listed after \nAccounts Receivable. Inventory is always considered a current asset, regardless of how long it \ntakes to produce and sell the inventory. These are typical titles used by most entities.\nAll other assets are considered long term (or noncurrent). That is, they are to be used or \nturned into cash after the coming year. For Chipotle, that includes property and equipment \n(Land, Buildings, and Equipment), Long-Term Investments (in the stocks and bonds of other \ncompanies), and Intangibles (nonphysical assets such as trademarks and patents). Intan-\ngibles are discussed in detail in Chapter 8.\nLiabilities are defined as probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from \npresent obligations of a business to transfer cash or other assets or to provide services as \na result of past transactions or events. Entities that a company owes money to are called \ncreditors.\nSimilar to how assets are reported in order of liquidity, liabilities are usually listed on \nthe balance sheet in order of maturity (how soon an obligation is to be paid). Liabilities \nthat Chipotle will need to pay or settle within the coming year (with cash, goods, other cur-\nrent assets, or services) are classified as current liabilities. Chipotle’s current liabilities \ninclude Accounts Payable (to suppliers), Unearned Revenue (for unredeemed gift cards that \nhave been purchased by customers), and Accrued Expenses Payable (more specifically, Wages \nPayable and Utilities Payable, although additional accrued liabilities may include Interest Pay-\nable and Taxes Payable, among others). Distinguishing current assets and current liabilities \nassists external users of the financial statements in assessing the amounts and the timing of \nfuture cash flows.\nLong-term obligations are summarized as Other Liabilities that may include Notes Payable \n(written promises to pay the amount borrowed and interest as specified in the agreement) and \nother obligations, such as to employee pension plans and long-term capital leases. These and \nother liabilities will be discussed in more detail in subsequent chapters.\nStockholders’ equity (also called shareholders’ equity or owners’ equity) is the residual \ninterest in the assets of the entity after subtracting liabilities. It is a combination of the financ-\ning provided by the owners and by business operations.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Financing Provided by Owners is referred to as contributed capital. Owners invest in the \nbusiness by providing cash and sometimes other assets and receive in exchange shares of \nstock as evidence of ownership. The largest investors in Chipotle Mexican Grill are financial \ninstitutions (mutual funds, pension funds, etc.). The directors and executive officers also \nown stock, as do other corporate employees and the general public.\nASSETS\nProbable future economic \nbenefits owned by the entity as a \nresult of past transactions.\nCURRENT ASSETS\nAssets that will be used or \nturned into cash within one year. \nInventory is always considered a \ncurrent asset regardless of the \ntime needed to produce and sell it.\nORLINSKY KATIE/SIPA/Newscom\nLIABILITIES\nProbable future sacrifices of \neconomic benefits arising from \na present obligation to transfer \ncash, goods, or services as a \nresult of a past transaction.\nCURRENT LIABILITIES\nShort-term obligations that will \nbe paid in cash (or other current \nassets) within the current \noperating cycle or one year, \nwhichever is longer.\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY \n(SHAREHOLDERS’ OR \nOWNERS’ EQUITY)\nThe financing provided by the \nowners and the operations of the \nbusiness.\n\n\n48\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Financing Provided by Operations is referred to as earned capital or retained earnings.2 \nWhen companies earn profits, they can be distributed to owners as dividends or reinvested \nin the business. The portion of profits reinvested in the business is called retained earnings. \nCompanies with a growth strategy often pay little or no dividends to retain funds for expan-\nsion. A look at Chipotle’s balance sheet (Exhibit 2.2) indicates that its growth has been \nfinanced by substantial reinvestment of earnings ($1,721.8 million).\nRETAINED EARNINGS\nCumulative earnings of a company \nthat are not distributed to the \nowners and are reinvested in the \nbusiness.\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheet*\nDecember 31, 2014\n(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)\nASSETS\nCurrent Assets:\nCash\nShort-term investments\nAccounts receivable\nSupplies\nPrepaid expenses\n$ 419,500\n338,600\n34,800\n15,300\n70,300\nTotal current assets\n878,500\nProperty and equipment:\nLand\nBuildings\nEquipment\n11,100\n1,267,100\n442,500\nTotal cost\n1,720,700\nAccumulated depreciation\nNet property and equipment\n(613,700)\n1,107,000\nLong-term investments\nIntangible assets\n 496,100\n64,700\n$2,546,300\n$2,546,300\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent Liabilities:\nAccounts payable\nUnearned revenue\nAccrued expenses payable: \n$ 69,600\n16,800\nWages payable\n73,900\n85,400\nOther liabilities\nUtilities payable\n 288,200\nTotal liabilities\n533,900\nStockholders’ Equity:\nCommon stock ($0.01 par value)\nAdditional paid-in capital\nRetained earnings\n400\n290,200\n1,721,800\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n2,012,400\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n*The information has been adapted from actual statements\nand simplified for this chapter. \nTotal current liabilities\n245,700\nTotal assets\nEXPLANATIONS\n“Consolidated” means all subsidiaries are combined \nPoint in time for which the balance sheet was prepared\nOwnership of other companies’ stocks and bonds\nAmounts due from customers and others\nFood, beverage, and packaging supplies on hand\nRent, advertising, and insurance paid in advance\nIncludes furniture and fixtures\nCost of property and equipment at date of acquisition\nAmount of cost used in past operations\nRights, such as patents, trademarks, and licenses\nOwnership of other companies’ stocks and bonds\nTotal par value of stock issued by company to investors\nExcess of amount received from investors over par\nUndistributed earnings reinvested in the company\nCurrent assets \nNoncurrent liabilities \nStockholders’ equity\nCurrent liabilities \nNoncurrent assets\nSummary of liabilities due beyond one year\nAmount due to suppliers\nUnredeemed gift cards\nAmount due to employees\nAmount due for electric, gas, and telephone usage\nEXHIBIT 2.2\nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., \nBalance Sheet\n2Retained earnings can increase only from profitable operations, but they decrease when a firm has a loss or pays \ndividends.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n49\nNow that we have reviewed the basic elements of the balance sheet and related recogni-\ntion and measurement concepts as part of the conceptual framework, let’s see what economic \nactivities cause changes in the amounts reported on the balance sheet.\nWH AT B U S I N E S S AC T IV IT I E S C AU S E C H A N G E S \nI N  FINA NC IA L STATEM EN T AM OUN TS?\nNature of Business Transactions\nAccounting focuses on certain events that have an economic impact on the entity. Those events \nthat are recorded as part of the accounting process are called transactions. The first step in \ntranslating the results of business events to financial statement numbers is determining which \nevents to include. As the definitions of assets and liabilities indicate, only economic resources \nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just learned the elements of the balance sheet (assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity) and how \nassets and liabilities are usually classified (current or noncurrent). Current assets (including inven-\ntory) are expected to be used or turned into cash within the next 12 months and current liabilities are \nexpected to be paid or satisfied within the next 12 months with cash, services, or other current assets.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nThe following is a list of items from a recent balance sheet of Panera Bread Company. Indicate on \nthe line provided whether each of the following is usually categorized on the balance sheet as a cur-\nrent asset (CA), noncurrent asset (NCA), current liability CL), noncurrent liability (NCL), or stock-\nholders’ equity (SE).\n___ a. Retained Earnings\n___ b. Prepaid Expenses\n___ c. Accounts Payable\n___ d. Inventories\n___ e. Additional Paid-in Capital\n___ \nf. Properties (buildings and equipment)\n___ g. Trade Accounts Receivable\n___ \nh. Long-Term Debt\n___ \ni. Accrued Expenses\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nUnrecorded but Valuable Assets and Liabilities\nMany very valuable intangible assets, such as trademarks, patents, and copyrights that are developed \ninside a company (not purchased), are not reported on the balance sheet. For example, General \nElectric’s balance sheet reveals no listing for the GE trademark because it was developed internally over \ntime through research, development, and advertising (it was not purchased). Likewise, the Coca-Cola \nCompany does not report any asset for its patented Coke formula, although it does report more than $6.5 \nbillion in various trademarks that it has purchased.\nNearly all companies have some form of off-balance-sheet financing—obligations not reported as \nliabilities on the balance sheet. For many companies, renting facilities or equipment can fall into this cate-\ngory, and it can be quite significant. For example, Delta Air Lines included in a note to the financial state-\nments in a recent annual report that over $11.1 billion in future cash flows of aircraft rental leases were \nnot reported on the balance sheet as debt, an amount equal to nearly 25 percent of its total liabilities that \nwere reported on the balance sheet. This also illustrates the importance of reading the notes, not just the \nfinancial statements, when analyzing a company’s financial information and predicting future cash flows.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-2\nIdentify what constitutes \na business transaction and \nrecognize common balance \nsheet account titles used in \nbusiness.\nTRANSACTION\n(1) An exchange between a \nbusiness and one or more external \nparties to a business or (2) a \nmeasurable internal event such as \nthe use of assets in operations.\na. SE; b. CA; c. CL; d. CA; e. SE; f. NCA; g. CA; h. NCL; i. CL\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n50\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nand debts resulting from past transactions are recorded on the balance sheet. Transactions \ninclude two types of events:\n \n1. External events: These are exchanges of assets, goods, or services by one party for assets, \nservices, or promises to pay (liabilities) from one or more other parties. Examples include \nthe purchase of a machine from a supplier, sale of merchandise to customers, borrowing of \ncash from a bank, and investment of cash in the business by the owners.\n \n2. Internal events: These include certain events that are not exchanges between the business and \nother parties but nevertheless have a direct and measurable effect on the entity. Examples include \nusing up insurance paid in advance and using buildings and equipment over several years.\nThroughout this textbook, the word transaction is used in the broad sense to include both types \nof events.\nSome important events that have a future economic impact on a company, however, are not \nreflected in the financial statements. In most cases, signing a contract is not considered to be an \naccounting transaction because it involves only the exchange of promises, not of assets such as \ncash, goods, services, or property. For example, assume that Chipotle signs an employment con-\ntract with a new regional manager. From an accounting perspective, no transaction has occurred \nbecause no exchange of assets, goods, or services has been made. Each party to the contract has \nexchanged promises—the manager agrees to work; Chipotle agrees to pay the manager for the \nwork. For each day the new manager works, however, the exchange of services for pay results in \na transaction that Chipotle must record. Because of their importance, long-term employment con-\ntracts, leases, and other commitments may need to be disclosed in notes to the financial statements.\nAccounts\nTo accumulate the dollar effect of transactions on each financial statement item, organiza-\ntions use a standardized format called an account. The resulting balances are kept separate for \nfinancial statement purposes. To facilitate the recording of transactions, each company estab-\nlishes a chart of accounts, a list of all account titles and their unique numbers. The accounts \nare usually organized by financial statement element, with asset accounts listed first, followed \nby liability, stockholders’ equity, revenue, and expense accounts in that order. Exhibit 2.3 lists \nACCOUNT\nA standardized format that \norganizations use to accumulate \nthe dollar effect of transactions \non each financial statement item.\nAccounts with\n“receivable” in the title\nare always assets; they\nrepresent amounts owed\nby (receivable from)\ncustomers and others to\nthe business.\nAccounts with “payable” in the title are\nalways liabilities and represent amounts\nowed by the company to be paid to others\nin the future.\nCost of Goods Sold\nWages Expense\nRent Expense\nInterest Expense\nDepreciation Expense\nAdvertising Expense\nInsurance Expense\nRepair Expense\nIncome Tax Expense\nSales Revenue\nFee Revenue\nInterest Revenue\nRent Revenue\nService Revenue\nCommon Stock\nAdditional Paid-in \n Capital\nRetained Earnings\nCash\nShort-Term Investments\nAccounts Receivable\nNotes Receivable\nInventory (to be sold)\nSupplies\nPrepaid Expenses\nLong-Term Investments\nEquipment\nBuildings\nLand\nIntangibles\nAssets\nLiabilities\nRevenues\nExpenses\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccounts Payable\nAccrued Expenses\n Payable\nNotes Payable\nTaxes Payable\nUnearned Revenue\nBonds Payable\nTitle expense accounts by what\nwas incurred or used followed\nby the word “expense,” except for\ninventory sold, which is titled Cost of\nGoods Sold.\nPrepaid Expenses is\nalways an asset; it\nrepresents amounts paid in \nadvance by the company to\nothers for future benefits, such\nas future insurance coverage,\nrental of property, or\nadvertising.\nAccounts with “unearned”\nin the title are always liabilities\nrepresenting amounts paid in the\npast to the company by others\nwho expect future goods or\nservices from the company.\nTitle revenue\naccounts by their source\nfollowed by the word\n“revenue.”\nEXHIBIT 2.3\nTypical Account Titles\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n51\nvarious account titles that are quite common and are used by most companies. The exhibit also \nprovides special notes to help you in learning account titles. When you are completing assign-\nments and are unsure of an account title, refer to this listing for help.\nEvery company creates its own chart of accounts to fit the nature of its business activi-\nties. For example, a small lawn care service may have an asset account titled Lawn Mowing \nEquipment, but a large corporation such as Dell is unlikely to report such an account. These \ndifferences in accounts will become more apparent as we examine the balance sheets of various \ncompanies. Because each company has its own chart of accounts, you should not try to memo-\nrize a typical chart of accounts but focus instead on understanding the nature of each typical \naccount. Then when you see a company that uses a slightly different title, you will understand \nwhat it means. For example, some companies use the terms Trade Accounts Receivable (same \nas Accounts Receivable) or Merchandise Inventory (same as Inventory). In homework prob-\nlems, you will either be given the account names or be expected to select appropriate names, \nsimilar to the ones in Exhibit 2.3. Once you select a name for an account, you must use that \nexact name in all transactions affecting that account.\nThe accounts you see in the financial statements of most large corporations are actually \nsummations (or aggregations) of a number of specific accounts in their recordkeeping system. \nFor example, Chipotle keeps separate accounts for food, beverage, and packaging supplies \nbut combines them under Supplies on the balance sheet. Other Accrued Expenses Payable \nsummarizes several accounts with smaller balances and may include Interest Payable and \nUtilities Payable.\nH OW D O T R A NS AC T ION S AF F E C T ACCOUNTS?\nManagers’ business decisions often result in transactions that affect the financial statements. \nFor example, decisions to expand the number of stores, advertise a new product, change an \nemployee benefit package, and invest excess cash would all affect the financial statements. \nSometimes these decisions have unintended consequences as well. The decision to purchase \nadditional inventory for cash in anticipation of a major sales initiative, for example, will \nincrease inventory and decrease cash. But if there is no demand for the additional inventory, \nthe lower cash balance will also reduce the company’s ability to pay its other obligations.\nBecause business decisions often involve an element of risk, managers should understand \nexactly how transactions impact the financial statements. The process for determining the \neffects of transactions is called transaction analysis.\nPrinciples of Transaction Analysis\nTransaction analysis is the process of studying a transaction to determine its economic effect \non the entity in terms of the accounting equation (also known as the fundamental accounting \nmodel). We outline the process in this section of the chapter and create a visual tool repre-\nsenting the process (the transaction analysis model). The basic accounting equation and two \nprinciples are the foundation for this model. Recall from Chapter 1 that the basic accounting \nequation for a business that is organized as a corporation is as follows:\nAssets (A) = Liabilities (L) + Stockholders’ Equity (SE)\nThe two principles underlying the transaction analysis process follow:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Every transaction affects at least two accounts; correctly identifying those accounts and the \ndirection of the effect (whether an increase or a decrease) is critical.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The accounting equation must remain in balance after each transaction.\nSuccess in performing transaction analysis depends on a clear understanding of these \nprinciples. Study the following material well.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-3\nApply transaction analysis to \nsimple business transactions \nin terms of the accounting \nmodel: Assets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity.\nTRANSACTION ANALYSIS\nThe process of studying a \ntransaction to determine its \neconomic effect on the business \nin terms of the accounting \nequation.\n\n\n52\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nDual Effects\nThe idea that every transaction has at least two effects on the basic accounting equation \nis known as the dual effects concept.3 Most transactions with external parties involve an \nexchange by which the business entity both receives something and gives up something \nin return. For example, suppose Chipotle purchased tomatoes for cash. In this exchange, \nChipotle would receive food supplies (an increase in an asset) and in return would give up cash \n(a decrease in an asset).\n3From this concept, accountants have developed what is known as the double-entry system of recordkeeping.\nTransaction\nChipotle Received\nChipotle Gave\nPurchased tomatoes\nfor cash\nSupplies\n(asset account increased)\nCash \n(asset account decreased)\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+/-\nIn analyzing this transaction, we determined that the accounts affected were Supplies and \nCash. However, most supplies are purchased on credit (that is, money is owed to suppliers). In \nthat case, Chipotle would engage in two separate transactions at different points in time:\nTomatoes: Jill Fromer/Photodisc/\nGetty Images; Invoice: Digital \nStock/Corbis; Money: Jules \nFrazier/Photodisc/Getty Images\nTransaction\nChipotle Received\nChipotle Gave\nPurchased tomatoes\non credit\nSupplies\n(asset account\n increased)\nAccounts Payable\nA promise to pay later\n(liability account increased)\nEventual payment of\ncash owed to the\nsuppliers\nAccounts Payable\nCash\n(asset account\ndecreased)\nChipotle\nTomatoes $60.00\n$60.00\nChipotle\nTomatoes $60.00\n$60.00\nPAID\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\nA promise was eliminated\n(liability account decreased)\n+\n+\n-\n-\nBalancing the Accounting Equation\nNotice in the previous tomato purchase illustrations that the accounting equation for each \ntransaction remained in balance. The accounting equation must remain in balance after each \ntransaction. That is, total assets (resources) must equal total liabilities and stockholders’ equity \n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n53\n(claims to resources). If all correct accounts have been identified and the appropriate direction \nof the effect on each account has been determined, the equation should remain in balance.\nSystematic transaction analysis for investing and financing activities includes the \n \nfollowing steps:\nStep 1: Ask → What was received and what was given?\n \n· Identify the account affected by title (e.g., Cash and Notes Payable). \nRemember: Make sure that at least two accounts change.\n \n· Classify each account by type: Asset (A), Liability (L), or Stockholders’ Equity (SE) \n(e.g., Cash is an asset).\n \n· Determine the direction of the effect: Did the account increase (+) or decrease (-)?\nStep 2: Verify → Is the accounting equation in balance? (A = L + SE)\nAnalyzing Chipotle’s Transactions\nTo illustrate the use of the transaction analysis process, let’s consider transactions of Chipotle \nthat are also common to most businesses. Remember that this chapter presents transactions \nthat affect only the balance sheet accounts. Assume that Chipotle engages in the following \nevents during the first quarter of 2015, the first three months following the balance sheet in \nExhibit 2.2. Account titles are from that balance sheet, and remember that, for simplicity, all \namounts are in thousands, except per share data:\n(a) \nChipotle issued (sold) 10,000 additional shares of common stock with a par value of \n$0.01 per share at a market value of $0.37 per share, receiving $3,700 in cash from \ninvestors. Each share of common stock usually has a nominal (low) par value printed on \nthe face of the certificate. Par value is a legal amount per share established by the board of \ndirectors; it has no relationship to the market price of the stock. Its significance is that it \nestablishes the minimum amount that a stockholder must contribute. Chipotle’s common \nstock has a par value of $0.01 per share, and in this transaction, each share sold for $0.37 \nper share. When a corporation issues common (capital) stock, the amount received affects \nseparate accounts:\n\u0016š\u0016 \nCommon Stock for the number of shares issued times the par value per share (10,000 \nshares × $0.01 par value per share = $100)\n\u0016š\u0016 \nAdditional Paid-in Capital (or Paid-in Capital or Contributed Capital in Excess of \nPar) for the excess received above par (10,000 shares × $0.36 excess over par value per \nshare = $3,600)\n\u0016š\u0016 \nCash or other considerations for the market value of the shares given (10,000 shares × \n$0.37 market value per share = $3,700)\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nReceived: Cash (+A ) $3,700 \nGiven: Additional stock shares:\n Common Stock (+SE) $100 (10,000 shares × $.01 per share)\n Additional Paid-in Capital (+SE) $3,600 (10,000 shares × $0.36 per share)\nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets $3,700 = Liabilities $0 + Stockholders’ Equity $3,700\nAssets\n=\n+\n(a) +3,700\n=\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\n+100\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\n+3,600\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\nPAR VALUE\n(1) The nominal value per share of \ncapital stock as specified in the \ncorporate charter. \n(2) Also, another name for bond \nprincipal, or the maturity amount \nof a bond.\nCOMMON STOCK\nThe basic voting stock issued by a \ncorporation.\nADDITIONAL PAID-IN \nCAPITAL (PAID-IN CAPITAL, \nCONTRIBUTED CAPITAL IN \nEXCESS OF PAR)\nThe amount of contributed capital \nless the par value of the stock.\n\n\n54\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n(b) Chipotle borrowed $2,000 from its local bank, signing a note to be paid in three years.\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nReceived: Cash (+A) $2,000 \nGiven: Long-Term Notes\n \nPayable (+L) $2,000 \nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets $2,000 = Liabilities $2,000 + Stockholders’ Equity $0\n+2,000\n=\n=\n(b) +2,000\n(a) +3,700\n+100\n+3,600\nAssets\n=\n+\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\nCompanies that need cash to buy or build additional facilities often seek funds by selling stock to investors as in transaction \n(a) or by borrowing from creditors as in transaction (b). Any transactions with stockholders (usually issuing additional stock and \npaying dividends) and transactions with banks (borrowing and repaying loans) are financing activities.\n(c) \nChipotle purchased $10,000 in additional land, $8,200 in new buildings, $33,800 in new equipment, and $3,700 in addi-\ntional intangible assets; paid $53,400 in cash and signed a short-term note payable for the remainder owed ($2,300).\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nReceived: Land (+A) \n$10,000\n \nBuildings (+A) \n8,200\n \nEquipment (+A) \n33,800\n \nIntangible Assets (+A) \n3,700\nGiven: Cash (-A) $53,400\n Short-Term Notes Payable (+L) 2,300 \nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets $2,300 = Liabilities $2,300 + Stockholders’ Equity $0\n+3,700\n+52,000\n(c) -53,400\n+2,000\n+2,300\n(b) +2,000\n(a) \n+3,700\n=\n=\n=\n+100\n+3,600\nAssets\n=\n+\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\nPurchasing and selling property and equipment and investments in the stock of other companies are investing activities. In the \ninvesting transaction (c), notice that more than two accounts were affected.\n(d) \nChipotle paid $2,300 on the short-term note payable in (c) above and $2,300 on other noncurrent liabilities (ignore interest).\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nGiven: Cash (-A) $4,600 \nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets -$4,600 = Liabilities -$4,600 + Stockholders’ Equity $0\n+3,700\n+52,000\n+2,000\n+2,300\n-2,300\n-2,300\n(a) +3,700\n(b) +2,000\n(c) -53,400\n(d) -4,600\n=\n=\n=\n=\n+100\n+3,600\nAssets\n=\n+\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\nReceived: Reduction in amount due:\n \nShort-Term Notes Payable (-L) $2,300\n \nOther Liabilities (-L) 2,300\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n55\n(e) \nChipotle purchased the stock of other companies as investments, paying $44,000 cash; of this, $9,000 was in short-term \ninvestments and $35,000 was in long-term investments.\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nReceived: Short-Term Investments (+A) $9,000\n Long-Term Investments (+A) 35,000 \nGiven: Cash (-A) $44,000 \nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets $0 = Liabilities $0 + Stockholders’ Equity $0\n+44,000\n(e) -44,000\n+3,700\n+52,100\n+2,000\n+2,300\n-2,300\n-2,300\n(a) \n+3,700\n(b) +2,000\n(c) -53,400\n(d) -4,600\n=\n=\n=\n=\n+100\n+3,600\nAssets\n=\n+\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\n(f) \nChipotle does not pay dividends, but instead reinvests profits into growing the business. However, for illustration purposes, \nassume Chipotle’s board of directors declared that the Company will pay $3,000 in cash as dividends to shareholders \nnext quarter.\nStep 1: What was received and what was given (account name, type of account, amount, and direction of effect)?\nReceived: Lower undistributed earnings\n Retained Earnings (-SE) $3,000\nGiven: Dividends Payable (+L) $3,000 \nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Assets $0 = Liabilities $3,000 + Stockholders’ Equity -$3,000\n \n \n Overall effects of (a)–( f): Assets $3,400 = Liabilities $2,700 + Stockholders’ Equity $700\n \n \n $3,400 = $3,400\n+100\n-2,300\n+3,000\n+3,000\n-3,000\n-3,000\n+2,000\n+3,600\n+44,000\n -96,300\n(f) \n+44,000\n=\n(e) -44,000\n+3,700\n+3,700\n+52,000\n+52,000\n+2,000\n+2,300\n-2,300\n-2,300\n(a) \n+3,700\n(b) +2,000\n(c) -53,400\n(d) -4,600\n=\n=\n=\n=\n+100\n+3,600\nAssets\n=\n+\nCash\nInvestments\nProperty and\nEquipment\nIntangible\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained \nEarnings\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nLiabilities\nNotes\nPayable\nDividends\nPayable\nOther\nLiabilities\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nTransaction analysis involves identifying accounts affected in a transaction (by title), recognizing that \nat least two accounts are affected, classifying the accounts (asset, liability, or stockholders’ equity), \nand determining the direction of the effect on the account (increase or decrease). If all accounts and \neffects are correct, then the fundamental accounting equation (A = L + SE) will remain in balance. \nPractice is the most effective way to develop your transaction analysis skills.\n\n\n56\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nH OW D O C O M PA N I E S K E E P T R AC K \nO F AC COUN T BAL AN C E S?\nFor most organizations, recording transaction effects and keeping track of account balances \nin the manner just presented is impractical. To handle the multitude of daily transactions that \na business generates, companies establish accounting systems, usually computerized, that \nfollow a cycle. Exhibit 2.4 presents the primary activities of the accounting cycle performed \nduring the accounting period separately from those that occur at the end of the accounting \nperiod. In Chapters 2 and 3, we will illustrate realistic transactions during Chipotle’s first \nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nReview the analysis in events (a) through (f) above, complete the analysis of the following transac-\ntions, and indicate the effects in the chart below. Answer from the standpoint of the business.\n(a) \nPaul Knepper contributes $50,000 cash to establish Florida Flippers, Inc., a new scuba busi-\nness organized as a corporation; in exchange, he receives 25,000 shares of stock with a par \nvalue of $0.10 per share.\nStep 1: Identify and classify accounts and effects.\n Received: ______________________________________ Given: ______________________________________\nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Yes or No? ________\n(b) \nFlorida Flippers buys a small building near the ocean for $250,000, paying $25,000 cash and \nsigning a 10-year note payable for the rest.\nStep 1: Identify and classify accounts and effects.\n Received: ______________________________________ Given: ______________________________________\nStep 2: Is the accounting equation in balance? Yes or No? ________\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below. If your answers did not agree with ours, \nwe recommend that you go back to each event to make sure that you have completed each of the steps \nof transaction analysis.\nGUIDED HELP 2-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on analyzing transaction effects, go to www.mhhe.com/\nlibby9e_gh2a.\n(a) \nStep 1: \nReceived: Cash (+A) $50,000; Given: Common Stock (+SE) $2,500 and Additional Paid-in \nCapital (+SE) $47,500.\n \nStep 2: \nYes. The equation remains in balance; Assets (on the left) and Stockholders’ Equity (on the right) \nincrease by the same amount, $50,000.\n(b) Step 1: \nReceived: Building (+A) $250,000; Given: Cash (-A) $25,000 and Notes Payable (+L) \n$225,000.\n \nStep 2: \nYes. Assets (on the left) increase by $225,000 and Liabilities (on the right) increase by $225,000.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\nBuilding\nNotes Payable\nCommon Stock\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n(a)\n+50,000\n=\n+2,500\n+47,500\n( b)\n-25,000\n+250,000\n=\n+225,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-4\nDetermine the impact of \nbusiness transactions on the \nbalance sheet using two basic \ntools: Journal entries and \nT-accounts.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n57\nquarter of 2015. In Chapter 4, we will complete the accounting cycle by discussing and \nillustrating activities at the end of the period to adjust the records, prepare financial state-\nments, and finally close the accounting records.\nDuring the accounting period, transactions that result in exchanges between the company \nand other external parties are analyzed to determine the accounts and effects. The effects are \nrecorded first in the general journal, a listing in chronological order of each transaction’s \neffects. To determine account balances, the accounts are updated by posting the effects listed in \nthe general journal to the respective accounts in the general ledger, a record of effects to and \nbalances of each account.\nThese formal records are based on two very important tools used by accountants: journal \nentries and T-accounts. From the standpoint of accounting systems design, these analytical \ntools are a more efficient way to reflect the effects of transactions, determine account bal-\nances, and prepare financial statements. As future business managers, you should develop your \nunderstanding and use of these tools in financial analysis. For those studying accounting, this \nknowledge is the foundation for an understanding of the accounting system and future account-\ning coursework. After we explain how to perform transaction analysis using these tools, we \nillustrate their use in financial analysis.\nThe Direction of Transaction Effects\nAs we saw earlier in this chapter, transaction effects increase and decrease assets, liabilities, \nand stockholders’ equity accounts. To reflect these effects efficiently, we need to structure the \ntransaction analysis model in a manner that shows the direction of the effects. As shown in \nExhibit 2.5, each account is set up as a “T” with the following structure:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Increases in asset accounts are on the left because assets are on the left side of the \naccounting equation (A = L + SE).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Increases in liability and stockholders’ equity accounts are on the right because they are \non the right side of the accounting equation (A = L + SE).\nAlso notice that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The term debit (dr for short) always refers to the left side of the T.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The term credit (cr for short) always refers to the right side of the T.\nACCOUNTING CYCLE\nThe process used by entities to \nanalyze and record transactions, \nadjust the records at the end \nof the period, prepare financial \nstatements, and prepare the \nrecords for the next cycle.\nDEBIT\nThe left side of an account.\nCREDIT\nThe right side of an account.\nEXHIBIT 2.4\nThe Accounting Cycle\n1 Analyze transactions\n5 Adjust revenues and expenses and related balance sheet\n \naccounts (record in journal and post to ledger)\n6 Prepare financial statements and disseminate them to users\n7 Close revenues, expenses, gains, and losses to Retained\n \nEarnings (record in journal and post to ledger)\n2 Record journal entries in the general journal\n3 Post amounts to the general ledger\nDuring the Period\n(Chapters 2 and 3)\nAt the End of the Period\n(Chapter 4)\nStart of new period\n4 Prepare a trial balance (check if debits = credits)\n\n\n58\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nASSETS \n(many accounts)\n=\nLIABILITIES \n(many accounts)\n+\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY \nContributed Capital (2 accounts) Earned Capital (1 account)\n+\n-\n-\n+\nCommon Stock and \nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nRetained \nEarnings\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n+\nCredit\nInvestment \nby owners\n-\nDebit\nDividends \ndeclared\n+\nCredit\nNet income\n(expanded in \nCh. 3)\nAs a consequence:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Asset accounts increase on the left (debit) side and they normally have debit balances. (It \nwould be highly unusual for an asset account, such as Inventory, to have a negative [credit] \nbalance.)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Liability and stockholders’ equity accounts increase on the right (credit) side and they nor-\nmally have credit balances.\nIn summary:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n+ with Debits\n+ with Credits\n+ with Credits\nAccounts have \ndebit balances\nAccounts have \ncredit balances\nAccounts have \ncredit balances\nIn Chapter 3, we will add revenue and expense account effects to Retained Earnings in our \nmodel. Until then, as you are learning to perform transaction analysis, you should refer to \nthe transaction analysis model in Exhibit 2.5 often until you can construct it on your own \nwithout assistance.\nMany students have trouble with accounting because they forget that the term debit is sim-\nply the left side of an account and the term credit is simply the right side of an account. Per-\nhaps someone once told you that you were a credit to your school or your family. As a result, \nyou may think that credits are good and debits are bad. Such is not the case. Just remember that \ndebit is on the left and credit is on the right.\nIf you have identified the correct accounts and effects through transaction analysis, the \naccounting equation will remain in balance. The total dollar value of all debits will equal the \ntotal dollar value of all credits in a transaction. For an extra measure of assurance, add this \nequality check (Debits = Credits) to the transaction analysis process.\nEXHIBIT 2.5\nBasic Transaction Analysis \nModel\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nFrom Exhibit 2.5, we learned that each account can increase and decrease. In the transaction analysis \nmodel, the effect of a transaction on each element can be represented with a T with one side increas-\ning and the other side decreasing. Asset accounts on the left side of the fundamental accounting \nequation increase their balances on the left side of the T. Liability and stockholders’ equity accounts \nare on the right side of the fundamental accounting equation and increase their balance on the right \nside of the T. In accounting, the left side of the T is called the debit side and the right is called the \ncredit side. Most accounts have a balance on the positive side.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n59\nAnalytical Tools\nThe Journal Entry\nIn a bookkeeping system, transactions are recorded in chronological order in a general journal \n(or, simply, journal). After analyzing the business documents (such as purchase invoices, receipts, \nand cash register tapes) that describe a transaction, the bookkeeper enters the effects on the \naccounts in the journal using debits and credits. The journal entry, then, is an accounting method \nfor expressing the effects of a transaction on accounts. It is written in a debits-equal-credits format. \nTo illustrate, we refer back to event (a) in Chipotle’s transaction analyis in the previous section.\n(a) \nChipotle issued (sold) 10,000 additional shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 \nper share at a market value of $0.37 per share, receiving $3,700 in cash from investors.\nThe journal entry for event (a) in the Chipotle illustration is as follows:\nCash (+A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \nCommon Stock (+SE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \nDebit\n3,700\n100\n3,600\nAdditional Paid-in Capital (+SE) . . . . . . \n(a)\nAccount Titles:\nDebited accounts on top.\nCredited accounts on bottom, usually indented. \nReference:\nLetter, number, or\ndate\nAmounts:\nDebited amounts on left.\nCredited amounts\non right.\nCredit\nNotice the following:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 It is useful to include a date or some form of reference for each transaction. The debited accounts \nare written first (on top) with the amounts recorded in the left column. The credited accounts are \nwritten below the debits and are usually indented in manual records; the credited amounts are \nwritten in the right column. The order of the debited accounts or credited accounts does not mat-\nter, as long as the debits are on top and the credits are on the bottom and indented to the right.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Total debits ($3,700) equal total credits ($100 + $3,600 = $3,700).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Three accounts are affected by this transaction. Any journal entry that affects more than two \naccounts is called a compound entry. Many transactions in this and subsequent chapters \nrequire a compound journal entry.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 As you can see in the illustration of a formal bookkeeping system in Exhibit 2.6, an addi-\ntional line is written below the journal entry as an explanation of the transaction. For sim-\nplicity, explanations will not be included in this text.\nWhile you are learning to perform transaction analysis, use the symbols A, L, and SE next to \neach account title, as in the preceding journal entry. Specifically identifying accounts as assets \n(A), liabilities (L), or stockholders’ equity (SE) clarifies the transaction analysis and makes \njournal entries easier to write. For example, if Cash is to be increased, we write Cash (+A). \nThroughout subsequent chapters, we include the direction of the effect along with the symbol \nto help you understand the effects of each transaction on the financial statements. In transaction \nJOURNAL ENTRY\nAn accounting method for \nexpressing the effects of a \ntransaction on accounts in a \ndebits-equal-credits format.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nThe following is a list of accounts from a balance sheet of The Wendy’s Company. Indicate on the \nline provided whether each of the following usually has a debit (DR) or credit (CR) balance.\n \nAccounts Payable\n \nProperties (land, buildings, and equipment)\n \nCash\n \nRetained Earnings\n \nInventories\n \nLong-Term Debt\n \nAccrued Expenses Payable\n \nNotes Receivable (due in five years)\n \nAccounts Receivable\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nColumn 1: CR; CR; CR Column 2: DR; DR; DR Column 3: DR; CR; DR\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n60\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n(a) above, we can see that assets are affected by +$3,700 and stockholders’ equity accounts are \naffected by +$3,700. The accounting equation A = L + SE remains in balance.\nA note of caution: Many students try to memorize journal entries without understanding or using \nthe transaction analysis model. As more detailed transactions are presented in subsequent chapters, \nthe task becomes increasingly more difficult. In the long run, memorizing, understanding, and \nusing the transaction analysis model presented here will save you time and prevent confusion.\nThe T-Account\nBy themselves, journal entries do not provide the balances in accounts. After the journal \nentries have been recorded, the bookkeeper posts (transfers) the dollar amounts to each account \naffected by the transaction to determine the new account balances. (In most computerized \naccounting systems, this happens automatically.)\nAs a group, the accounts are called a general ledger. In the manual accounting system used \nby some small organizations, the ledger is often a three-ring binder with a separate page for \neach account. In a computerized system, accounts are stored on a disk. See Exhibit 2.6 for an \nillustration of a journal page and the related ledger pages. Note that the cash effects from the \njournal entry have been posted to the Cash ledger page.\nOne very useful tool for summarizing the transaction effects and determining the balances for \nindividual accounts is a T-account, a simplified representation of a ledger account. Exhibit 2.7 \n \nshows the T-accounts for Chipotle’s Cash and Common Stock accounts based on Event (a). \nNotice that, for Cash, which is classified as an asset, increases are shown on the left and \ndecreases appear on the right side of the T-account. For Common Stock, however, increases \nare shown on the right and decreases on the left since Common Stock is a stockholders’ equity \naccount. Many small businesses still use handwritten or manually maintained accounts in this \nT-account format. Computerized systems retain the concept but not the format of the T-account.\nT-ACCOUNT\nA tool for summarizing \ntransaction effects for each \naccount, determining balances, \nand drawing inferences about a \ncompany’s activities.\nEXHIBIT 2.6\nPosting Transaction Effects \nfrom the Journal to the \nLedger\nGeneral Journal\nDate\nGeneral Ledger\nDate\nExplanation\nCASH\n101\n1-2-15\n1-2-15\n3,700\n419,500\n423,200\nCash\nCommon Stock\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n(Investment by stockholders.)\n101\n301\n302\n3,700\n3,600\n100\n(in thousands)\nAccount Titles and Explanation\nRef.\nDebit\nCredit\nG1\nRef.\nDebit\nCredit\nBalance\nBalance\nPage G1\nGeneral Ledger\nDate\nExplanation\nCOMMON STOCK\n301\n1-2-15\n400\n500\n100\nG1\nRef.\nG1\nRef.\nDebit\nCredit\nBalance\nBalance\nGeneral Ledger\nDate\nExplanation\nADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL\n302\n1-2-15\n3,600\n290,200\n293,800\nDebit\nCredit\nBalance\nBalance\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n61\nIn Exhibit 2.7, notice that the ending balance is indicated on the positive side with a double \nunderline. To find the account balances, we can express the T-accounts as equations:\nCash\nCommon Stock\nBeginning balance\n$419,500\n$ 400\n + “+” side\n+ 3,700\n+100\n - “-” side\n- 0\n- !0\nEnding balance\n$423,200\n$ 500\nA word on terminology: The words debit and credit may be used as verbs, nouns, and adjec-\ntives. For example, we can say that Chipotle’s Cash account was debited (verb) when stock was \nissued to investors, meaning that the amount was entered on the left side of the T-account. Or \nwe can say that a credit (noun) was entered on the right side of an account. Common Stock may \nbe described as a credit account (adjective). These terms will be used instead of left and right \nthroughout the rest of this textbook. The next section illustrates the steps to follow in analyz-\ning the effects of transactions, recording the effects in journal entries, and determining account \nbalances using T-accounts.\nEXHIBIT 2.7\nT-Accounts Illustrated\nEnd. balance\nStart with a\nbeginning\nbalance.\nDraw a line across\nthe T when you are\nready to compute the\nending balance.\nPut the ending balance amount on the side of the T-account\nthat it represents (e.g., + side if it is a positive number).\nBeg. balance\n(a)\nEnd. balance\nBeg. balance\n(a)\n419,500\n 3,700\n423,200\n+ Cash (A) -\n- Common Stock (SE) +\nUse the same\nreference as\nin the journal\nentry.\n400\n500\n100\nInferring Business Activities from T-Accounts\nT-accounts are useful primarily for instructional and analytical purposes. In many cases, we will use \nT-accounts to determine what transactions a company engaged in during a period. For example, the \nprimary transactions affecting Accounts Payable for a period are purchases of assets on account from \nsuppliers and cash payments to suppliers. If we know the beginning and ending balances of Accounts \nPayable and all the amounts that were purchased on credit during a period, we can determine the amount \nof cash paid. A T-account analysis would include the following:\n- Accounts Payable (L) +\n600\nBeg. bal.\nCash payments to suppliers ?\n1,500\nPurchases on account\n !300\nEnd. bal.\nSolution:\nBeginning \n \nBalance\n+\nPurchases \non Account\n-\nCash Payments \nto Suppliers\n=\nEnding \nBalance\n$600\n+\n$1,500\n-\n?\n=\n$ 300\n$2,100\n-\n?\n=\n$ 300\n?\n=\n$1,800\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\n62\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nTransaction Analysis Illustrated\nIn this section, we will use the quarterly investing and financing transactions for Chipotle Mexican \nGrill (events [a] to [ f ]) that were analyzed earlier to demonstrate recording journal entries and \nposting effects to the relevant T-accounts. Note that the accounting equation remains in balance \nand that debits equal credits after each entry. In the T-accounts, the amounts from Chipotle’s \nDecember 31, 2014, balance sheet (Exhibit 2.2) have been inserted as the beginning balances.\nStudy this illustration carefully, including the explanations of transaction analysis. Careful \nstudy is essential to an understanding of (1) the accounting model, (2) transaction analysis, \n(3) the dual effects of each transaction, and (4) the dual-balancing system. The most effective \nway to learn these critical concepts, which are basic to material throughout the rest of the text, \nis to practice, practice, practice.\n(a) \nChipotle issued (sold) 10,000 additional shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 \nper share at a market value of $0.37 per share, receiving $3,700 in cash from investors. Com-\nmon stock is recorded at par (10,000 shares × $0.01 par value per share) and Additional \nPaid-in Capital is recorded for the excess over par value (10,000 shares × $0.36 per share).\nDebit\nCredit\n(a) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCommon Stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n100\n3,700\nAdditional Paid-in Capital (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n3,600\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+3,700\n+3,600\nCommon Stock\n+100\nAdditional Paid-in-Capital\n+ Cash (A) -\n1/1/15\n419,500\n(a)\n3,700\n- Common Stock (SE) +\n400\n1/1/15\n100\n(a)\n \n290,200 1/1/15\n3,600\n(a)\nAdditional Paid-in\n- Capital (SE) +\n The effects reflected in the journal entry have been posted to the appropriate T-accounts. \nNotice that if an account was debited such as Cash, that effect was written in the debit col-\numn of the Cash T-account. Similarly, if an account was credited such as Common Stock, \nthat effect was written in the credit column of the T-account. Also notice that the January \n1, 2015, beginning balances are the same as the ending balances at December 31, 2014, \n(see Exhibit 2.2) and are indicated on the respective positive side of the account—assets \nhave debit balances and liabilities and stockholders’ equity accounts have credit balances.\n(b) \nChipotle borrowed $2,000 from its local bank, signing a note to be paid in three years. \nSince Notes Payable is a new account not listed on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet \nin Exhibit 2.2, its beginning balance is $0.\n2,000\nLong-Term Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nLong-Term\n Notes Payable\n(b)\n2,000\n 0\n1/1/15\n2,000\n(b)\nDebit\nCredit\n(b) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n+2,000\n1/1/15 419,500\n(a)\n3,700\nLong-Term\n- Notes Payable (L) +\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+2,000\n+ Cash (A) -\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n63\n(c) \nChipotle purchased $10,000 in additional land, $8,200 in new buildings, $33,800 in \nnew equipment, and $3,700 in additional intangible assets; paid $53,400 in cash and \nsigned a short-term note payable for the remainder owed ($2,300).\n(d) \nChipotle paid $2,300 on the short-term note payable in (c) above and $2,300 on other \nnoncurrent liabilities (ignore interest).\n(e) \nChipotle purchased the stock of other companies as investments, paying $44,000 cash; \nof this, $9,000 was in short-term investments and $35,000 was in long-term investments.\n10,000\n8,200\n33,800\n3,700\nBuildings (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nEquipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nIntangible Assets (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nShort-Term Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n53,400\n2,300\nShort-Term\n Notes Payable \nDebit\nCredit\n(c) Land (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n+2,300\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nLand\nBuildings\nEquipment\nIntangible assets\nCash\n+10,000\n+8,200\n+33,800\n+3,700\n-53,400\n(b)\n(c)\n2,000\n53,400\n1/1/15\n419,500\n(a)\n3,700\n+ Cash (A) -\n(c)\n1/1/15 442,500\n33,800\n+ Equipment (A) -\n(c)\n1/1/15\n11,100\n10,000\n+ Land (A) -\n(c)\n1/1/15\n64,700\n3,700\nIntangible\n+ Assets (A) - \n(c)\n1/1/15 1,267,100\n8,200\n0\n1/1/15\n(c)\n2,300\n+ Buildings (A) -\n Short-Term\n- Notes Payable (L) +\n(b)\n2,000\n53,400\n4,600\n1/1/15\n419,500\n(a)\n3,700\n+ Cash (A) -\nDebit\nCredit\n(d) Short-Term Notes Payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Other Liabilities (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \nCash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,300\n2,300\n4,600\n(d)\n(c)\nCash\n-4,600\n-2,300\n-2,300\nShort-Term\n Notes Payable\nOther Liabilities \nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n(c)\n2,300\n2,300\n0\n1/1/15\n(d)\n Short-Term\n- Notes Payable (L) +\n2,300\n288,200 1/1/15\n(d)\n- Other Liabilities (L) +\nDebit\nCredit\n(e) Short-Term Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Long-Term Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n9,000\n35,000\n44,000\n+9 000\nShort-Term Investments\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n\n\n64\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n(b)\n2,000\n53,400\n44,000\n4,600\n1/1/15\n419,500\n1/1/15 338,600\n1/1/15\n496,100\n(a)\n3,700\n+ Cash (A) -\nDebit\nCredit\n(e) Short-Term Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Long-Term Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n9,000\n35,000\n44,000\n9,000\n(e)\n(e)\n(d)\n(c)\n+9,000\n+35,000\n-44,000\nShort-Term Investments\nLong-Term Investments\nCash\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n Short-Term\n+ Investments (A) -\n35,000\n(e)\n Long-Term\n+ Investment (A) -\n(f) \nChipotle does not pay dividends, but instead reinvests profits into growing the business. \nHowever, for illustration purposes, assume Chipotle’s board of directors declared \nthat the Company will pay $3,000 in cash as dividends to shareholders next quarter. \nBecause Dividends Payable was not listed on the December 31, 2014, balance sheet (see \nExhibit 2.2), it has a $0 balance on January 1, 2015.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDebit\nCredit\n3,000\n3,000\nDividends Payable\n+3,000\n-3,000\nRetained Earnings\n- Dividends Payable (L) +\n0\n1/1/15\n3,000\n1,721,800\n1/1/15\n3,000\nDividends Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(f) Retained Earnings (-SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n- Retained Earnings (SE) +\n(f)\n(f)\n Now we determine the balances in the T-accounts that changed during the quarter. Each \nT-account is listed with the beginning balances and transaction effects with references. \nThen a line is drawn across the T-account after the last transaction effect with the balance \nindicated below the summation line on the positive side:\n \n+ Cash (A) -\n1/1/15\n(a)\n(b)\n419,500\n3,700\n2,000\n53,400\n 4,600\n44,000\n(c)\n(d)\n(e)\n \n323,200\n+ Land (A) -\n1/1/15\n(c)\n11,100\n10,000\n \n21,100\n- Additional Paid-in Capital (SE) +\n290,200\n3,600\n \n293,800\n1/1/15\n(a)\n \n+ Short-Term Investments (A) -\n1/1/15\n(e)\n338,600\n9,000\n347,600\n1,275,300\n1,267,100\n8,200\n1/1/15\n(c)\n1/1/15\n(c)\n1/1/15\n(c)\n+ Buildings (A) -\n \n64,700\n3,700\n+ Intangible Assets (A) -\n1/1/15\n(c)\n \n(d)\n2,300\n0\n2,300\n2,000\n0\nShort-Term\n- Notes Payable (L) +\n- Common Stock (SE) +\n400\n100\n500\n1/1/15\n(a)\n(f)\n- Retained Earnings (SE) +\n1,721,8001/1/15\n3,000\n1,718,800\n442,500\n 33,800 \n+ Equipment (A) -\n476,300\n68,400\n1/1/15\n(e)\n496,100\n35,000\n+ Long-Term Investments (A) -\n \n531,100\n(f)\n3,000\n1/1/15\n0\n3,000\nDividends \n- Payable (L) +\n1/1/15\n(b)\n0\n2,000\nLong-Term \n- Notes Payable (L) +\n(d) \n2,300\n285,900\n1/1/15\n288,200\n- Other Liabilities (L) +\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n65\n(a)\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n 50,000\n[25,000 shares × $0.10 par]\n Common Stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n \n2,500\n \n Additional Paid-in Capital (+SE). . . . . . . .\n \n47,500\n \n(b)\nBuildings (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n250,000\n \n \n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n25,000\n \n Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \n225,000\n \n+ Cash -\n+ Buildings -\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n0\n(a)\n50,000\n25,000\n(b)\n(b)\n250,000\n25,000\n250,000\n- Notes Payable +\n- Common Stock +\n- Additional Paid-in Capital +\n0\nBeg.\n 0\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n225,000\n(b)\n2,500\n(a)\n47,500\n(a)\n225,000\n2,500\n47,500\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nNotes Payable\nCommon Stock\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n0\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\nCash\nBuildings\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n0\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAccountants analyze and then record transactions in the general journal in chronological order in \njournal entry form. Debited accounts are written on top with amounts in the left column and credited \naccounts are written on the bottom with amounts in the right column. Then the effects are posted in \nthe general ledger (similar to a T-account). Each page of the ledger represents a different account that \nhas a debit (left) side and a credit (right) side. To post transaction effects, the amount for each account \nin a journal entry is written in the appropriate debit or credit column on the ledger page to obtain \naccount balances. Refer to Exhibit 2.5 for the transaction analysis model.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nRecord the following transactions and post the effects to the T-accounts. Because this is a new com-\npany, all T-accounts start with a beginning balance of $0.\n(a) \nPaul Knepper contributes $50,000 cash to establish Florida Flippers, Inc., a new scuba \nbusiness organized as a corporation; he receives in exchange 25,000 shares of stock with a \n$0.10 per share par value.\n(b) \nFlorida Flippers buys a small building near the ocean for $250,000, paying $25,000 in cash \nand signing a 10-year note payable for the rest.\n(a)\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n(b)\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n( ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nGUIDED HELP 2-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on analyzing, recording, and posting transaction effects \nand classifying accounts, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh2b.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n\n\n66\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nH OW IS T H E BA L A N C E S H E E T \nP R EPARED AN D AN ALY Z E D?\nAlthough no operating activities occurred yet (they will be illustrated in Chapter 3), it is possible to \ncreate a balance sheet based solely on the investing and financing activities recorded above. Usu-\nally, businesses will create a trial balance spreadsheet first for internal purposes before preparing \nstatements for external users. A trial balance lists the names of the T-accounts in one column, usu-\nally in financial statement order (assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues, and expenses), \nwith their ending debit or credit balances in the next two columns. Debit balances are indicated in \nthe left column and credit balances are indicated in the right column. Then the two columns are \ntotaled to provide a check on the equality of the debits and credits. Errors in a computer-generated \ntrial balance may exist if wrong accounts and/or amounts are used in the journal entries.4\nChipotle’s trial balance follows. The account balances that did not change are taken from \nthe December 31, 2014, balance sheet in Exhibit 2.2. The accounts that did change due to the \ninvesting and financing transactions illustrated in this chapter are shaded; their balances are \ntaken from the T-accounts summarized at the end of the previous section.\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL—TRIAL BALANCE\n(based on investing and financing transactions\nonly during the first quarter ended March 31, 2015)\n(in thousands)\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n323,200\nShort-term investments\n347,600\nAccounts receivable\n34,800\nSupplies\n15,300\nPrepaid expenses\n70,300\nLand\n21,100\nBuildings\n1,275,300\nEquipment\n476,300\nAccumulated depreciation\n613,700\nLong-term investments \n531,100\nIntangible assets\n68,400\nAccounts payable\n69,600\nUnearned revenue\n16,800\nDividends payable\n3,000\nWages payable\n73,900\nUtilities payable\n85,400\nShort-term notes payable\n0\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\nOther liabilities\n285,900\nCommon stock\n500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n293,800\nRetained earnings\n1,718,800\nTotal\n3,163,400\n3,163,400\nTRIAL BALANCE\nA list of all accounts with their \nbalances to provide a check on \nthe equality of the debits and \ncredits.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-5\nPrepare a trial balance and \nsimple classified balance sheet, \nand analyze the company using \nthe current ratio.\n4In homework assignments, if you have an error in your trial balance (the two column totals are not equal), errors \ncan be traced and should be corrected before adjusting the records. To find errors, reverse your steps. Check that:\n\u0016\nš You copied the ending balances in all of the T-accounts (both amount and whether a debit or credit) correctly \nto the trial balance.\n\u0016\nš You computed the ending balances in the T-accounts correctly.\n\u0016\nš You posted the transaction effects correctly from the journal entries to the T-accounts (amount, account, and \nwhether a debit or credit).\n\u0016\nš You prepared the journal entries correctly (amount, account, and whether a debit or credit).\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n67\nClassified Balance Sheet\nThe balance sheet in Exhibit 2.8 was prepared from the trial balance as shown above. As a \nformal statement for external users, it needs a good heading (name of the company, title of the \nstatement, date, and if the dollars are in thousands or millions). Notice in Exhibit 2.8 several \nadditional features:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The assets and liabilities are classified into two categories: current and noncurrent. Cur-\nrent assets are those to be used or turned into cash within the upcoming year, whereas \nEXHIBIT 2.8\nChipotle Mexican Grill’s \nFirst Quarter 2015 Balance \nSheet (based on investing and \nfinancing activities only)\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)\nMarch 31,\n2015\nDecember 31,\n2014\nASSETS\nCurrent Assets:\n$ 323,200\n347,600\n34,800\n15,300\n70,300\n$ 419,500\n338,600\n34,800\n15,300\n70,300\nTotal current assets\n791,200\n878,500\nProperty and equipment:\n21,100\n11,100\n1,275,300\n1,267,100\n476,300\n442,500\nTotal cost\n1,772,700\n1,720,700\nAccumulated depreciation\nNet property and equipment\nLong-term investments\nIntangible assets\n(613,700)\n(613,700)\n1,159,000\n1,107,000\n531,100\n496,100\n68,400\n64,700\nTotal assets\n$2,549,700\n$2,546,300\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent Liabilities:\n$ 69,600\n$ 69,600\n16,800\n16,800\n3,000\n—\n73,900\n85,400\n73,900\n85,400\n248,700\n245,700\n2,000\n285,900\n—\n288,200\n536,600\n533,900\n500\n293,800\n1,718,800\n400\n290,200\n1,721,800\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n2,013,100\n2,012,400\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\nAccounts payable\nUnearned revenue\nDividends payable\nAccrued expenses payable:\n Wages payable\n Taxes payable \nTotal current liabilities\nNotes payable\nOther liabilities\nTotal liabilities\nStockholders’ Equity:\n \nCommon stock ($0.01 par value per share)\n \nAdditional paid-in capital\n \nRetained earnings\nCash\nShort-term investments\nAccounts receivable\nSupplies\nPrepaid expenses\nLand\nBuildings\nEquipment\n$2,549,700\n$2,546,300\n\n\n68\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nnoncurrent assets are those that will last longer than one year. Current liabilities are those \nobligations to be paid or settled within the next 12 months with current assets.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Dollar signs are indicated at the top and bottom of the asset section and top and bottom of \nthe liabilities and shareholders’ equity section. More than that tends to look messy.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The statement includes comparative data. That is, it compares the account balances at \nDecember 31, 2014, with those at March 31, 2015. When multiple periods are presented, the \nmost recent balance sheet amounts are usually listed on the left.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Unlike Chipotle, most companies do not provide a total liabilities line on the balance sheet. \nTo determine total liabilities on those statements, add total current liabilities and each of the \nnoncurrent liabilities.\nAlthough IFRS differs from GAAP, they use the same system of analyzing, recording, and summarizing \nthe results of business activities that you have learned in this chapter. One place where IFRS differs from \nGAAP is in the formatting of financial statements.\nFinancial statements prepared using GAAP and IFRS include the same elements (assets, liabilities, \nrevenues, expenses, etc.). However, a single, consistent format has not been mandated. Consequently, \nvarious formats have evolved over time, with those in the United States differing from those typically \nused internationally. The formatting differences include:\nGAAP\nIFRS\nBalance Sheet Order\nAssets:\nAssets:\n Current\n Noncurrent\nSimilar accounts are \nshown, but the order of \nliquidity (for assets) and \nthe order of maturity (for \nliabilities) differ\n Noncurrent\n Current\nLiabilities:\nStockholders’ Equity\n Current\nLiabilities:\n Noncurrent\n Noncurrent\nStockholders’ Equity\n Current\nOn the balance sheet, GAAP begins with current items whereas IFRS begins with noncurrent items. \nConsistent with this, assets are listed in decreasing order of liquidity under GAAP, but internation-\nally assets are usually listed in increasing order of liquidity. IFRS similarly emphasizes longer-term \nfinancing sources by listing equity before liabilities and, within liabilities, by listing noncurrent liabili-\nties before current liabilities (decreasing time to maturity). The key to avoiding confusion is to be sure \nto pay attention to the subheadings in the statement. Any account under the heading “liabilities” must \nbe a liability.\nUnderstanding Foreign Financial Statements\nI N T E R NAT I ON A L\nP E R S PE CT I V E\nRatio Analysis in Decision Making\nWhy do the classifications of current and noncurrent on the balance sheet matter? Users of \nfinancial information compute a number of ratios in analyzing a company’s past performance \nand financial condition as input in predicting its future potential. How ratios change over time \nand how they compare to the ratios of the company’s competitors or industry averages provide \nvaluable information about a company’s strategies for its operating, investing, and financing \nactivities. We introduce here the first of many ratios that will be presented throughout the rest \nof this textbook, with a final summary of ratio analysis in Chapter 13. \n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n69\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nDoes the company have the short-term resources to pay its short-term debt?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nCurrent Ratio = Current Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nThe 2014 ratio for Chipotle is (dollars in thousands):\n = 3.575\n$878,500\n$245,700\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.\n2014\n2013\n2012\n3.575\n3.344\n2.925\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nPanera Bread, Inc.\nFiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.\n2014\n2014\n1.152\n0.713\nVies for top fast-\ncasual restaurant\nOwns Pollo Tropical\nand Taco Cabana\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The current ratio is a very common ratio. Creditors and security analysts use the current \nratio to measure the ability of the company to pay its short-term obligations with short-term assets. \nGenerally, the higher the ratio, the more cushion a company has to pay its current obligations if future \neconomic conditions take a downturn. While a ratio above 1.0 normally suggests good liquidity, today, \nmany strong companies use sophisticated management techniques to minimize funds invested in current \nassets and, as a result, have current ratios below 1.0. Likewise, when compared to others in the industry, \ntoo high of a ratio may suggest inefficient use of resources.\nFocus Company Analysis Over time, the current ratio for Chipotle shows a high level of liquidity, well \nabove 1.0, and the ratio has risen each year since 2012. Chipotle has high growth strategies requiring cash \nto fund expansion.\nCompared with competitors, Panera Bread, vying with Chipotle as the top fast-casual restaurant, also \nmaintains a current ratio above 1.0, and both companies report cash as the largest current asset. The ratio \nfor Chipotle is much higher than for Fiesta Restaurant Group, which reports a current ratio below 1.0. \nFiesta Restaurant Group owns and franchises two quick-service brands: Pollo Tropical, featuring a tropi-\ncal and Caribbean-style menu, and Taco Cabana, offering Mexican fast food. Fiesta expects growth, but \nfranchising (that is, selling rights to others to operate restaurants under the company brands) does not \nrequire the cash flow levels needed for company-owned facilities. It is also likely that all of these com-\npanies have sophisticated cash management systems that enable them to maintain lower cash balances.\nReuters reports that the fast-casual sector of the restaurant industry has an average current ratio of \n1.73 while the broader restaurant industry’s average is 1.23. Compared to the sector average, Chipotle has \nsufficient current assets to pay short-term obligations (adequate liquidity), while Panera Bread and Fiesta \nRestaurant Group have current ratios below the industry average, suggesting these companies may rely \non sufficient cash flows generated during the year to meet current obligations.\nA Few Cautions The current ratio may be a misleading measure of liquidity if significant funds are \ntied up in assets that cannot be easily converted into cash. A company with a high current ratio might still \nhave liquidity problems if the majority of its current assets consists of slow-moving inventory. Analysts \nalso recognize that managers can manipulate the current ratio by engaging in certain transactions just \nbefore the close of the fiscal year. In most cases, for example, the current ratio can be improved by paying \ncreditors immediately prior to the preparation of financial statements.\nCurrent Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nSelected Focus Companies’\nCurrent Ratios\nDeckers \n2.59\nHarley-Davidson \n1.65\nStarbucks \n1.37\n\n\n70\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just learned that the current ratio measures a company’s ability to pay short-term obligations with \nshort-term assets—a liquidity measure. It is computed by dividing current assets by current liabilities. A \nratio above 1.0 is normally considered good, although some may need a higher ratio and others with good \ncash management systems can have a ratio below 1.0 (i.e., more current liabilities than current assets).\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nYum! Brands, Inc., is the world’s largest quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises, \nand operates 41,000 units in more than 125 countries and territories through three restaurant concepts \n(KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell). The company reported the following balances on its recent balance \nsheets (in millions). Compute Yum! Brands’s current ratio for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.\n(dollars in millions)\nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nCurrent Ratio\nFiscal year 2014\nFiscal year 2013\nFiscal year 2012\n$1,646\n1,691\n1,925\n$2,411\n2,265\n2,279\nWhat do these results suggest about Yum! Brands’s liquidity in the current year and over time?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nInvesting and Financing Activities\nF O C US ON\nCAS H FLOW S\nAs discussed in Chapter 1, companies report cash inflows and outflows over a period in their statement \nof cash flows, which is divided into three categories: operating, investing, and financing activities:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Operating activities are covered in Chapter 3.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Investing activities include buying and selling noncurrent assets and investments.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Financing activities include borrowing and repaying debt, including short-term bank loans; \nissuing and repurchasing stock; and paying dividends.\nOnly transactions affecting cash are reported on the statement. An important step in constructing and \nanalyzing the statement of cash flows is identifying the various transactions as operating (O), investing \n(I), or financing (F). Let’s analyze the Cash T-account for Chipotle’s transactions in this chapter. Refer to \ntransactions (a)–(f) illustrated earlier in this chapter, and remember, you must see cash in the transac-\ntion for it to affect the statement of cash flows.\n+ Cash (A) -\n1/1/15 \n \n419,500\n(a)\n3,700\n53,400\n(c)\n(b)\n2,000\n4,600\n(d)\n44,000\n(e)\n323,200\nFrom investors\n+F\nFrom bank\n+F\n-I\nFor noncurrent assets\n-F\nTo pay notes payable and other liabilities\n-I\nFor investments in other companies\nCurrent Ratio: \nFiscal year 2014 \n$1,646 \n÷ \n$2,411 \n= \n0.683\nFiscal year 2013 \n 1,691 \n÷ \n 2,265 \n= \n0.747\nFiscal year 2012 \n 1,925 \n÷ \n 2,279 \n= \n0.845\nYum! Brands’s current ratio is below 1.0 and falling over the three years, suggesting the company has a low \nlevel of liquidity—insufficient current assets to settle short-term obligations. However, as a cash-oriented \nbusiness and with a strong cash management system, Yum! Brands’s current ratio below 1.0 is not a concern.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 2-6\nIdentify investing and financing \ntransactions and demonstrate \nhow they impact cash flows.\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n71\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAs we discussed, every transaction affecting cash can be classified either as an operating (discussed in \nChapter 3), investing, or financing effect. Investing effects relate to purchasing/selling investments or \nproperty and equipment or lending funds to/receiving repayment from others. Financing effects relate \nto borrowing or repaying banks, issuing stock to investors, repurchasing stock from investors, or pay-\ning dividends to investors.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIndicate whether the following transactions from a recent annual statement of cash flows for Apple, \nInc., were investing (I) or financing (F) activities and the direction of their effects on cash (+ for \nincreases; - for decreases):\nTransactions\nType of Activity \n(I or F)\nEffect on Cash Flows \n \n(+ or -)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n1. Purchased investments\n______________\n______________\n2. Issued common stock\n______________\n______________\n \n3. Acquired property, plant, and equipment\n______________\n______________\n \n4. Sold investments\n______________\n______________\n5. Purchased intangible assets (e.g., patents)\n______________\n______________\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n1. I - 2. F + 3. I - 4. I + 5. I -\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nOn April 1, 2016, three ambitious college students started Terrific Lawn Maintenance Corporation. A \nsummary of transactions completed through April 7, 2016, for Terrific Lawn Maintenance Corpora-\ntion follows:\n \na. Issued 500 shares of stock (1,500 shares in total) with a par value of $0.10 per share to each of the \nthree investors in exchange for $9,000 cash.\n \nb. Acquired rakes and other hand tools (equipment) with a list price of $690 for $600; paid the hard-\nware store $200 cash and signed a three-month note for the balance.\n \nc. Ordered three lawn mowers and two edgers from XYZ Lawn Supply, Inc., for $4,000.\n \nd. Purchased four acres of land for the future site of a storage garage; paid cash, $5,000.\n \ne. Received the mowers and edgers that had been ordered, signing a note to pay XYZ Lawn Supply in \nfull in 18 months.\n f. Sold for $1,250 one acre of land to the city for a park. Accepted a note from the city for payment \nby the end of the month.\n \ng. One of the owners borrowed $3,000 from a local bank for personal use.\nRequired:\n \n1. Set up T-accounts for Cash, Notes Receivable (from the city), Equipment (hand tools and mowing \nequipment), Land, Short-Term Notes Payable (to the hardware store), Long-Term Notes Payable (to \nthe equipment supply company), Common Stock, and Additional Paid-in Capital. Beginning bal-\nances are $0; indicate these beginning balances in the T-accounts. Analyze each transaction using \nthe process outlined in the chapter with the transaction analysis model, and prepare journal entries \nin chronological order. Enter the effects of the transactions in the appropriate T-accounts; identify \neach amount with its letter in the preceding list. Compute ending balances for each T-account.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n\n\n72\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nAssets \n(many accounts)\n=\nLiabilities \n(many accounts)\n+\nStockholders’ Equity \nContributed Capital (2 accounts) Earned Capital (1 account)\n+\n-\n-\n+\nCommon Stock and \nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nRetained \nEarnings\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n+ \nCredit \nInvestment \nby owners\n- \nDebit \nDividends \ndeclared\n+ \nCredit \nNet \nincome\n \n2. Use the balances in the T-accounts developed in the previous requirement to prepare a classified \nbalance sheet for Terrific Lawn Maintenance Corporation at April 7, 2016.\n \n3. Identify transactions (a)–(g) as investing or financing activities affecting cash flows and the direc-\ntion of each effect. Use +I for investing inflow, -I for investing outflow, +F for financing inflow, \nand -F for financing outflow.\nCheck your answers with the solution in the following section.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Transaction Analysis:\n \n \n \nReceived: \nGiven:\n \n \na. Cash (+A) $9,000 \nCommon Stock (+SE) $150\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n(1,500 shares ×  $0.10 par value per share)\n \n \n \n \nAdditional Paid-in Capital (+SE) $8,850 ($9,000 - $150)\n \n \nb. Equipment (+A) $600 \nCash (-A) $200\n \n \n \n \nShort-Term Notes Payable (+L) $400\n \n \nc. Not a transaction—a promise to pay for a promise to deliver from the supplier\n \n \nd. Land (+A) $5,000 \nCash (-A) $5,000\n \n \ne. Equipment (+A) $4,000 \nLong-Term Notes Payable (+L) $4,000\n \n \nf. Notes Receivable (+A) $1,250 Land (-A) $1,250 (1/4 of the $5,000 cost of the land)\n \n \ng. Not a transaction of the business—separate-entity assumption\nJournal Entries\nDebit\nCredit\n(a) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n9,000\n Common Stock (+SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150\n Additional Paid-in Capital (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,850\n(b) Equipment (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n600\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n Short-Term Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400\n(c) No transaction\n(d) Land (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\n(e) Equipment (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Long-Term Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n(f) Notes Receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,250\n Land (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,250\n(g) No transaction\nEquality Checks for All\nDebits = Credits\nEquation balances\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+ 9,000\n+ 9,000\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+ 400\n+ 400\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+/- 5,000\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+/- 1,250\nA\n=\nL\n+\nSE\n+ 4,000\n+ 4,000\n\n\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n73\nT-Accounts:\n \n2. Classified Balance Sheet: \nAdditional Paid-in  \n- Capital (SE) +\n0\n4/1/16\n8,850\n(a)\n8,850\n+ Cash (A) -\n+ Notes Receivable (A) -\n+ Equipment (A) -\n4/1/16\n0\n4/1/16\n0\n4/1/16\n0\n(a)\n9,000\n 200\n(b)\n(f)\n1,250\n(b)\n600\n5,000\n(d)\n(e)\n4,000\n3,800\n1,250\n4,600\n \n- Common Stock (SE) +\n 0\n4/1/16\n150\n(a)\n150\n + Land (A) -\n4/1/16\n0\n(d)\n5,000\n1,250\n(f)\n3,750\nShort-Term \n- Notes Payable (L) +\n 0\n4/1/16\n400\n(b)\n400\nLong-Term \n- Notes Payable (L) +\n 0\n4/1/16\n4,000\n(e)\n4,000\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nApril 7, 2016\nAssets\nCurrent Assets:\n Cash\n$ 3,800\n Notes receivable\n 1,250\n Total current assets\n5,050\nEquipment\n4,600\nLand\n 3,750\nTotal assets\n$13,400\nLiabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\nCurrent Liabilities:\n Short-term notes payable\n$ 400\n Total current liabilities\n400\nLong-term notes payable\n 4,000\n Total liabilities\n4,400\nStockholders’ Equity:\nCommon stock ($0.10 par)\n150\nAdditional paid-in capital\n 8,850\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 9,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$13,400\n\n\n74\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n \n3. Cash Flows:\nOnly transactions (a), (b), and (d) affect cash flows (as shown in the Cash T-account).\n \n(a) \n+F for $9,000\n \n(b) \n-I for $200\n \n(d) \n-I for $5,000\n+ Cash (A) -\n4/1/16\n0\n(a)\n9,000\n 200\n(b)\n5,000\n(d)\n3,800\n \n2-1. Define the objective of financial reporting, the elements of the balance sheet, and the related \nkey accounting assumptions and principles. p. 45\nObjective:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The primary objective of financial reporting to external users is to provide financial information \nabout the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors, lenders, and other \ncreditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity.\nQualitative characteristics of useful financial information:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Relevance (including materiality) allows users to assess past activities and/or predict future \nactivities.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Faithful representation requires information to be complete, neutral, and free from error.\n \nš To enhance its qualitative characteristics, information should also be comparable (to other \ncompanies and over time), verifiable, timely, and understandable.\nKey recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts:\nAssumptions—\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Separate entity assumption—Transactions of the business are accounted for separately from \ntransactions of the owner.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Going concern assumption—A business is expected to continue to operate into the foreseeable \nfuture.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Monetary unit assumption—Financial information is reported in the national monetary unit \nwithout adjustment for changes in purchasing power.\nPrinciples—\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Mixed-attribute measurement model—Most balance sheet elements are recorded following the \nhistorical cost (or cost) principle—financial statement elements should be recorded at the cash-\nequivalent cost on the date of the transaction; however, these values may be adjusted to other \namounts, such as market value, depending on certain conditions.\nElements of the balance sheet:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Assets—Probable future economic benefits owned or controlled by the entity as a result of past \ntransactions.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Liabilities—Probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of \na business as a result of past transactions.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n75\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Stockholders’ equity—Residual interest of owners in the assets of the entity after settling lia-\nbilities; the financing provided by the owners (contributed capital) and by business operations \n(earned capital).\n \n2-2. Identify what constitutes a business transaction and recognize common balance sheet account \ntitles used in business. p. 49\n\u0016\nš\u0016 An exchange of cash, goods, or services for cash, goods, services, or promises between a busi-\nness and one or more external parties to a business (not the exchange of a promise for a promise),\nor\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A measurable internal event, such as adjustments for the use of assets in operations.\nAn account is a standardized format that organizations use to accumulate the dollar effects of trans-\nactions related to each financial statement item. Typical balance sheet account titles include the \nfollowing:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Assets: Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Prepaid Expenses, Investments, Property (build-\nings and land) and Equipment, and Intangibles (rights without physical substance).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Liabilities: Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Accrued Expenses Payable, Unearned Revenues, \nand Taxes Payable.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Stockholders’ Equity: Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings.\n \n2-3. Apply transaction analysis to simple business transactions in terms of the accounting model: \nAssets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity. p. 51\nTo determine the economic effect of a transaction on an entity in terms of the accounting equation, \neach transaction must be analyzed to determine the accounts (at least two) that are affected. In an \nexchange, the company receives something and gives up something. If the accounts, direction of \nthe effects, and amounts are correctly analyzed, the accounting equation will stay in balance. The \ntransaction analysis model is:\nAssets \n(many accounts)\n=\nLiabilities \n(many accounts)\n+\nStockholders’ Equity \nContributed Capital (2 accounts) \nEarned Capital (1 account)\n+\n-\n-\n+\nCommon Stock and \nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nRetained \nEarnings\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n+ \nCredit \nInvestment \nby owners\n- \nDebit \nDividends \ndeclared\n+ \nCredit \nNet \nincome\n(expanded \nin Ch. 3)\nSystematic transaction analysis includes (1) determining the accounts that were received and were \ngiven in the exchange, including the type of each account (A, L, or SE), the amounts, and the direc-\ntion of the effects, and (2) determining that the accounting equation remains in balance.\n \n2-4. Determine the impact of business transactions on the balance sheet using two basic tools: \nJournal entries and T-accounts. p. 56\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Journal entries express the effects of a transaction on accounts in a debits-equal-credits format. \nThe accounts and amounts to be debited are listed first. Then the accounts and amounts to be \ncredited are listed below the debits and indented, resulting in debit amounts on the left and credit \namounts on the right. Each entry needs a reference (date, number, or letter).\nDebit\nCredit\n(a) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n62,300\n Common Stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n Additional Paid-in Capital (+SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n62,200\n\n\n76\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n\u0016\nš\u0016 T-accounts summarize the transaction effects for each account. These tools can be used to deter-\nmine balances and draw inferences about a company’s activities.\n+ (dr) Assets (cr) -\nBeginning balance \n \nIncreases\nDecreases\nEnding balance\nLiabilities and \n- (dr) !Stockholders’ Equity !(cr) +\nDecreases\nBeginning balance \n \nIncreases\nEnding balance\n \n2-5. Prepare a trial balance and simple classified balance sheet, and analyze the company using \nthe current ratio. p. 66\nA trial balance lists all accounts and their balances, with debit balances in the left column and credit \nbalances in the right column. The two columns are added to determine if debits equal credits.\nClassified balance sheets are structured as follows:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Assets are categorized as current assets (those to be used or turned into cash within the year, \nwith inventory always considered a current asset) and noncurrent assets, such as long-term \ninvestments, property and equipment, and intangible assets.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Liabilities are categorized as current liabilities (those that will be paid with current assets) and \nlong-term liabilities.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Stockholders’ equity accounts are listed as Common Stock (number of shares × par value per \nshare) and Additional Paid-in Capital (number of shares × excess of market value over par value \nper share) first, followed by Retained Earnings (earnings reinvested in the business).\nThe current ratio (Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities) measures a company’s liquidity, that is, the \nability of the company to pay its short-term obligations with current assets.\n \n2-6. Identify investing and financing transactions and demonstrate how they impact cash \nflows. p. 70\nA statement of cash flows reports the sources and uses of cash for the period by the type of activ-\nity that generated the cash flow: operating, investing, and financing. Investing activities include \npurchasing and selling long-term assets and making loans and receiving principal repayments from \nothers. Financing activities include borrowing from and repaying to banks the principal on loans, \nissuing and repurchasing stock, and paying dividends.\nIn this chapter, we discussed the fundamental accounting model and transaction analysis. Journal \nentries and T-accounts were used to record the results of transaction analysis for investing and financing \ndecisions that affect balance sheet accounts. In Chapter 3, we continue our detailed look at the financial \nstatements, in particular the income statement. The purpose of Chapter 3 is to build on your knowledge \nby discussing the measurement of revenues and expenses and illustrating the transaction analysis of \noperating decisions.\nK E Y R A T I O\nCurrent ratio measures the ability of the company to pay its short-term obligations with current \nassets. Although a ratio above 1.0 indicates sufficient current assets to meet obligations when they \ncome due, many companies with sophisticated cash management systems have ratios below 1.0 (see \nthe “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the How Is the Balance Sheet Prepared and Analyzed? section):\nCurrent Ratio = \nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\n\n\n77\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nCurrent Assets\nCash\nShort-term investments\nAccounts receivable\nNotes receivable\nInventory\nPrepaid expenses\nNoncurrent Assets\nLong-term investments\nProperty and equipment\nIntangibles\nCurrent Liabilities\nAccounts payable\nAccrued expenses payable\nShort-term notes payable\nUnearned revenue\nNoncurrent Liabilities\nLong-term debt (notes payable)\nStockholders’ Equity \nCommon stock\nAdditional paid-in capital\nRetained earnings\nIncome Statement\nTo be presented in Chapter 3\nStatement of Cash Flows\nOperating Activities\nTo be presented in Chapter 3\nInvesting Activities\n+ Sales of noncurrent assets and investments for cash\n- Purchases of noncurrent assets and investments for cash\n- Loans to others\n+ Receipt of loan principal payments from others\nFinancing Activities\n+ Borrowing from banks\n- Repayment of loan principal to banks\n+ Issuance of stock\n- Repurchasing stock\n- Dividends paid\nNotes\nTo be discussed in future chapters\nK E Y T E R M S\nAccount p. 50\nAccounting Cycle p. 56\nAdditional Paid-in Capital (Paid-in Capital, \nContributed Capital in Excess of Par) p. 53\nAssets p. 47\nCommon Stock p. 53\nCost (Historical Cost) p. 46\nCredit p. 57\nCurrent Assets p. 47\nCurrent Liabilities p. 47\nDebit p. 57\nFaithful Representation p. 46\nGoing Concern Assumption p. 46\nJournal Entry p. 59\nLiabilities p. 47\nMixed-Attribute Measurement Model p. 46\nMonetary Unit Assumption p. 46\nPar Value p. 53\nPrimary Objective of Financial Reporting \nto External Users p. 45\nRelevant Information p. 45\nRetained Earnings p. 48\nSeparate Entity Assumption p. 46\nStockholders’ Equity (Shareholders’ or \nOwners’ Equity) p. 47\nT-account p. 60\nTransaction p. 49\nTransaction Analysis p. 51\nTrial Balance p. 66\n 1. What is the primary objective of financial reporting for external users?\n 2. Define the following:\n \na. Asset\n \nb. Current asset\n \nc. Liability\n \nd. Current liability\n \ne. Additional paid-in capital\n f. Retained earnings\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\n78\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n 3. Explain what the following accounting terms mean:\n \na. Separate entity assumption\n \nb. Monetary unit assumption\n \nc. Going concern assumption\n \nd. Historical cost\n 4. Why are accounting assumptions necessary?\n 5. For accounting purposes, what is an account? Explain why accounts are used in an accounting \nsystem.\n 6. What is the fundamental accounting model?\n 7. Define a business transaction in the broad sense, and give an example of two different kinds of \ntransactions.\n 8. Explain what debit and credit mean.\n 9. Briefly explain what is meant by transaction analysis. What are the two steps in transaction analysis?\n 10. What two accounting equalities must be maintained in transaction analysis?\n 11. What is a journal entry?\n 12. What is a T-account? What is its purpose?\n 13. How is the current ratio computed and interpreted?\n 14. What transactions are classified as investing activities in a statement of cash flows? What transac-\ntions are classified as financing activities?\n 1. If a publicly traded company is trying to maximize its perceived value to decision makers external \nto the corporation, the company is most likely to understate which of the following on its balance \nsheet?\n \na. Assets\n \nb. Common Stock\n \nc. Retained Earnings\n \nd. Liabilities\n 2. Which of the following is not an asset?\n \na. Investments\n \nb. Land\n \nc. Prepaid Expense\n \nd. Additional Paid-in Capital\n 3. Total liabilities on a balance sheet at the end of the year are $150,000, retained earnings at the end \nof the year are $80,000, net income for the year is $60,000, common stock is $40,000, and additional \npaid-in capital is $20,000. What amount of total assets would be reported on the balance sheet at the \nend of the year?\n \na. $290,000\n \nb. $270,000\n \nc. $205,000\n \nd. $15,000\n 4. The dual effects concept can best be described as follows:\n \na. When one records a transaction in the accounting system, at least two effects on the basic \naccounting equation will result.\n \nb. When an exchange takes place between two parties, both parties must record the transaction.\n \nc. When a transaction is recorded, both the balance sheet and the income statement must be \nimpacted.\n \nd. When a transaction is recorded, one account will always increase and one account will always \ndecrease.\n 5. The T-account is a tool commonly used for analyzing which of the following?\n \na. Increases and decreases to a single account in the accounting system.\n \nb. Debits and credits to a single account in the accounting system.\n \nc. Changes in specific account balances over a time period.\n \nd. All of the above describe how T-accounts are used by accountants.\n 6. Which of the following describes how assets are listed on the balance sheet?\n \na. In alphabetical order\n \nb. In order of magnitude, lowest value to highest value\n \nc. From most liquid to least liquid\n \nd. From least liquid to most liquid\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n79\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n 7. The Cash T-account has a beginning balance of $21,000. During the year, $100,000 was debited and \n$110,000 was credited to the account. What is the ending balance of Cash?\n \na. $11,000 debit balance\n \nb. $11,000 credit balance\n \nc. $31,000 credit balance\n \nd. $31,000 debit balance\n 8. Which of the following statements are true regarding the balance sheet?\n \n1. \nOne cannot determine the true fair market value of a company by reviewing its balance \nsheet.\n \n2. \nCertain internally generated assets, such as a trademark, are not reported on a company’s bal-\nance sheet.\n \n3. \nA balance sheet shows only the ending balances, in a summarized format, of all balance sheet \naccounts in the accounting system as of a particular date.\n \na. None are true.\n \nb. Statements 1 and 2 only are true.\n \nc. Statements 2 and 3 only are true.\n \nd. All statements are true.\n 9. At the end of a recent year, The Gap, Inc., reported total assets of $7,422 million, current assets \nof $4,309 million, total liabilities of $4,667, current liabilities of $2,128 million, and stockhold-\ners’ equity of $2,755 million. What is its current ratio and what does this suggest about the \ncompany?\n \na. The ratio of 1.59 suggests that The Gap has liquidity problems.\n \nb. The ratio of 2.02 suggests that The Gap has sufficient liquidity.\n \nc. The ratio of 1.59 suggests that The Gap has greater current assets than current liabilities.\n \nd. The ratio of 2.02 suggests that The Gap is not able to pay its short-term obligations with current \nassets.\n 10. Which of the following is not a financing activity on the statement of cash flows?\n \na. When the company lends money.\n \nb. When the company borrows money.\n \nc. When the company pays dividends.\n \nd. When the company issues stock to shareholders.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S   \nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. There \nshould be only one definition per term (that is, there are more definitions than terms).\nM2-1\nLO2-1, 2-4\nTerm\nDefinition\n (1) Going concern assumption\nA. = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.\n (2) Historical cost\nB. Reports assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.\n (3) Credits\nC. Accounts for a business separate from its owners.\n (4) Assets\nD. Increase assets; decrease liabilities and stockholders’ equity.\n (5) Account\n E. An exchange between an entity and other parties.\n F. \nThe concept that businesses will operate into the \nforeseeable future.\nG. \nDecrease assets; increase liabilities and stockholders’ equity.\nH. \nThe concept that assets should be recorded at the amount \npaid on the date of the transaction.\n I. \nA standardized format used to accumulate data about each \nitem reported on financial statements.\n\n\n80\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. There \nshould be only one definition per term (that is, there are more definitions than terms).\nTerm\nDefinition\n (1) \nJournal entry\nA. Accounting model.\n (2) \nA = L + SE, and \nDebits = Credits\n B. Four periodic financial statements.\nC. The two equalities in accounting that aid in providing \naccuracy.\nD. The results of transaction analysis in accounting format.\n E. The account that is debited when money is borrowed \nfrom a bank.\n F. Probable future economic benefits owned by an entity.\nG. Cumulative earnings of a company that are not \n \ndistributed to the owners.\n (3) \nAssets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity\n (4) Liabilities\n (5) \nIncome statement, balance sheet, \nstatement of stockholders’ equity, \nand statement of cash flows\nH. Every transaction has at least two effects.\n I. Probable debts or obligations to be paid with assets \nor services.\nIdentifying Events as Accounting Transactions\nFor each of the following events, which ones result in an exchange transaction for Dittman Company \n \n(Y for yes and N for no)?\n (1) Six investors in Dittman Company sold their stock to another investor.\n (2) The founding owner, Megan Dittman, purchased additional stock in another company.\n (3) The company borrowed $2,500,000 from a local bank.\n (4) Dittman Company purchased a machine that it paid for by signing a note payable.\n (5) The company lent $300,000 to a supplier.\n (6) Dittman Company ordered supplies from Staples to be delivered next week.\nClassifying Accounts on a Balance Sheet\nThe following are the accounts of Rosa-Perez Company:\n (1) Accounts Payable\n (2) Accounts Receivable\n (3) Buildings\n (4) Cash\n (5) Common Stock\n (6) Land\n (7) Merchandise Inventory\n (8) Income Taxes Payable\n (9) Long-Term Investments\n (10) Notes Payable (due in three years)\n (11) Notes Receivable (due in six months)\n (12) Prepaid Rent\n (13) Retained Earnings\n (14) Supplies\n (15) Utilities Payable\n (16) Wages Payable\nIn the space provided, classify each as it would be reported on a balance sheet. Use:\nCA for current asset \nCL for current liability \nSE for stockholders’ equity\nNCA for noncurrent asset \nNCL for noncurrent liability\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Several Transactions\nFor each of the following transactions of Dennen, Inc., for the month of January, indicate the accounts, \nthe amounts, and the direction of the effects on the accounting equation. A sample is provided.\n \na. (Sample) Borrowed $30,000 from a local bank.\n \nb. Lent $10,000 to an affiliate; accepted a note due in one year.\n \nc. Sold to investors 100 additional shares of stock with a par value of $0.10 per share and a market price \nof $5 per share; received cash.\n \nd. Purchased $15,000 of equipment, paying $5,000 cash and signing a note for the rest due in one year.\n \ne. Declared and paid $2,000 in dividends to stockholders.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\na. Sample: Cash \n+30,000\nNotes Payable \n+30,000\nM2-2\nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4\nM2-3\nLO2-2\nM2-4\nLO2-2\nM2-5\nLO2-3\n\n\n81\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nIdentifying Increase and Decrease Effects on Balance Sheet Elements\nComplete the following table by entering either the word increase or decrease in each column.\nDebit\nCredit\nAssets\n___________\n___________\nLiabilities\n___________\n___________\nStockholders’ equity\n___________\n___________\nIdentifying Debit and Credit Effects on Balance Sheet Elements\nComplete the following table by entering either the word debit or credit in each column.\nIncrease\nDecrease\nAssets\n___________\n___________\nLiabilities\n___________\n___________\nStockholders’ equity\n___________\n___________\nRecording Simple Transactions\nFor each transaction in M2-5 (including the sample), write the journal entry in the proper form.\nCompleting T-Accounts\nFor each transaction in M2-5 (including the sample), post the effects to the appropriate T-accounts and \ndetermine ending account balances. Beginning balances are provided.\nCash\nBeg. bal. !!! 900\n \nNotes Receivable\nBeg. bal.!!! 1,000\n !\nEquipment\nBeg. bal. 15,100\n ! \nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nBeg. bal. 3,000\n !\nNotes Payable\nBeg. bal. 3,000\n !\nCommon Stock\nBeg. bal. 1,000\n !\nRetained Earnings\nBeg. bal. 10,000\n ! \nPreparing a Trial Balance\nComplete M2-9, and then prepare a trial balance for Dennen, Inc., as of January 31.\nPreparing a Simple Classified Balance Sheet\nStarting with the beginning balances in M2-9 and given the transactions in M2-5 (including the sample), \nprepare a balance sheet for Dennen, Inc., as of January 31, classified into current and noncurrent assets \nand liabilities.\nComputing and Interpreting the Current Ratio\nCalculate the current ratio for Sal’s Taco Company at the end of 2013 and 2014, based on the following data:\nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nEnd of 2013\n$280,000\n$155,000\nEnd of 2014\n$270,000\n$250,000\nM2-6\nLO2-4\nM2-7\nLO2-4\nM2-8\nLO2-4\nM2-9\nLO2-4\nM2-10\nLO2-5\nM2-11\nLO2-5\nM2-12\nLO2-5\n\n\n82\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nWhat does the result suggest about the company over time? What can you say about Sal’s Taco Com-\npany’s ratio when compared to Chipotle’s 2014 ratio?\nIdentifying Transactions as Investing or Financing Activities on the Statement of Cash Flows\nFor the transactions in M2-5 (including the sample), identify each as an investing (I) activity or financing \n(F) activity on the statement of cash flows.\nM2-13\nLO2-6\nE X E R C I S E S\nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. There \nshould be only one definition per term (that is, there are more definitions than terms).\nTerm\nDefinition\n (1) Transaction\n (2) Going concern assumption\n (3) Balance sheet\n (4) Liabilities\n (5) \nAssets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity\n (6) Notes payable\n (7) Common stock\n (8) Historical cost\n (9) Account\n (10) Dual effects\n (11) Retained earnings\n (12) Current assets\n (13) Separate entity assumption\n (14) Par value\n (15) Debits\n (16) Accounts receivable\n (17) Monetary unit assumption\n (18) Faithful representation\n (19) Relevance\n (20) Stockholders’ equity\n \n \n \n \n \n \nA. \nEconomic resources to be used or turned into cash within \none year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nB. Reports assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nC. Business transactions are accounted for separately from the \ntransactions of the owners.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nD. Increase assets; decrease liabilities and stockholders’ equity.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nE. An exchange between an entity and other parties.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nF. The concept that businesses will operate into the foresee-\nable future.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nG. Decrease assets; increase liabilities and stockholders’ equity.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nH. The concept that assets should be recorded at the amount \npaid on the exchange date.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nI. A standardized format used to accumulate data about each \nitem reported on financial statements.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nJ. Amounts owed from customers.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nK. The fundamental accounting model.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nL. Represents the shares issued at par value.\nM. The account that is credited when money is borrowed from \na bank.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nN. The concept that states that accounting information should \nbe measured and reported in the national monetary unit \nwithout adjustment for changes in purchasing power.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nO. Cumulative earnings of a company that are not distributed \nto the owners.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nP. Probable debts or obligations to be settled with assets or \nservices.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nQ. Every transaction has at least two effects on the accounting \nequation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nR. Financing provided by owners and by business operations.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nS. The concept to exercise care not to overstate assets and rev-\nenues or understate liabilities and expenses.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nT. Useful information has predictive and feedback value.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nU. Relatively small amounts not likely to influence users’ deci-\nsions are to be recorded in the most cost-beneficial way.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nV. Probable economic resources expected to be used or turned \ninto cash beyond the next 12 months.\n \n \nW. Useful information should be complete, neutral, and free \nfrom error.\n \n \n \n \n \n \nX. A legal amount per share.\nE2-1\nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4\n\n\n83\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nIdentifying Account Titles\nThe following are independent situations.\n \na. A new company is formed and sells 100 shares of $1 par value stock for $12 per share to investors.\n \nb. A company purchases for $18,000 cash a new delivery truck that has a list, or sticker, price of $21,000.\n \nc. A women’s clothing retailer orders 30 new display stands for $300 each for future delivery.\n \nd. A company orders and receives 10 personal computers for office use for which it signs a note promis-\ning to pay $25,000 within three months.\n \ne. A construction company signs a contract to build a new $500,000 warehouse for a corporate customer. \nAt the signing, the corporation writes a check for $50,000 to the construction company as the initial \npayment for the construction (receiving construction in progress). Answer from the standpoint of the \ncorporation (not the construction company).\n f. A publishing firm purchases for $40,000 cash the copyright (an intangible asset) to a manuscript for \nan introductory accounting text.\n \ng. A manufacturing firm declares a $100,000 cash dividend to be distributed to stockholders next period.\n \nh. A company purchases a piece of land for $50,000 cash. An appraiser for the buyer values the land at $52,500.\n i. A manufacturing company acquires the patent (an intangible asset) on a new digital satellite system \nfor television reception, paying $500,000 cash and signing a $400,000 note payable due in one year.\n j. A local company is a sole proprietorship (one owner); its owner buys a car for $10,000 for personal \nuse. Answer from the local company’s point of view.\n \nk. A company purchases 100 shares of Apple Inc. common stock as an investment for $5,000 cash.\n l. A company borrows $1,000 from a local bank and signs a six-month note for the loan.\n \nm. A company pays $1,500 principal on its note payable (ignore interest).\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate the appropriate account titles, if any, affected in each of the preceding events. Consider \nwhat is received and what is given.\n 2. At what amount would you record the truck in (b)? The land in (h)? What measurement principle are \nyou applying?\n 3. For (c), what accounting concept did you apply? For (j), what accounting concept did you apply?\nClassifying Accounts and Their Usual Balances\nAs described in a recent annual report, Verizon Communications provides wireless voice and data ser-\nvices across one of the most extensive wireless networks in the United States. Verizon now serves more \nthan 100 million customers, making it the largest wireless service provider in the United States in terms \nof the total number of customers. The following are accounts from a recent balance sheet for Verizon:\n(1) Accounts Receivable\n (6) Long-Term Investments\n(2) Retained Earnings\n (7) Plant, Property, and Equipment\n(3) Accrued Expenses Payable\n (8) Accounts Payable\n(4) Prepaid Expenses\n (9) Short-Term Investments\n(5) Common Stock\n(10) Long-Term Debt\nRequired:\nFor each account, indicate (1) whether the account is usually classified as a current asset (CA), noncur-\nrent asset (NCA), current liability (CL), noncurrent liability (NCL), or stockholders’ equity (SE) item \nand (2) whether the account usually has a debit or credit balance.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Several Transactions\nThe following events occurred for Johnson Company:\n \na. Received investment of cash by organizers and distributed to them 1,000 shares of $1 par value com-\nmon stock with a market price of $40 per share.\n \nb. Purchased $15,000 of equipment, paying $3,000 in cash and owing the rest on accounts payable to the \nmanufacturer.\n \nc. Borrowed $10,000 cash from a bank.\n \nd. Loaned $800 to an employee who signed a note.\n \ne. Purchased $13,000 of land; paid $4,000 in cash and signed a mortgage note for the balance.\nE2-2\nLO2-2\nE2-3\nLO2-2, 2-4\nE2-4\nLO2-3\n\n\n84\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nFor each of the events (a) through (e), perform transaction analysis and indicate the account, amount, and \ndirection of the effect (+ for increase and - for decrease) on the accounting equation. Check that the \naccounting equation remains in balance after each transaction. Use the following headings:\nEvent\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Several Transactions\nNike, Inc., with headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ath-\nletic shoes and sports apparel. The following activities occurred during a recent year. The amounts are \nrounded to millions.\n \na. Purchased additional buildings for $172 and equipment for $270; paid $432 in cash and signed a long-\nterm note for the rest.\n \nb. Issued 100 shares of $2 par value common stock for $345 cash.\n \nc. Declared $145 in dividends to be paid in the following year.\n \nd. Purchased additional short-term investments for $7,616 cash.\n \ne. Several Nike investors sold their own stock to other investors on the stock exchange for $84.\n f. Sold $4,313 in short-term investments for $4,313 in cash.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the events (a) through (f), perform transaction analysis and indicate the account, amount, \nand direction of the effect on the accounting equation. Check that the accounting equation remains \nin balance after each transaction. Use the following headings:\nEvent\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. Explain your response to event (e).\nRecording Investing and Financing Activities\nRefer to E2-4.\nRequired:\nFor each of the events (a) through (e) in E2-4, prepare journal entries, checking that debits equal credits.\nRecording Investing and Financing Activities\nRefer to E2-5.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the events (a) through (f) in E2-5, prepare journal entries, checking that debits equal \ncredits.\n 2. Explain your response to event (e).\nRecording Investing and Financing Activities\nKelsey Baker founded GolfDeals.com at the beginning of February. GolfDeals.com sells new and used \ngolf equipment online. The following events occurred in February.\n \na. Borrowed $30,000 cash from a bank, signing a note due in three years.\n \nb. Received investment of cash by organizers and distributed to them 500 shares of $0.10 par value com-\nmon stock with a market price of $30 per share.\n \nc. Purchased a warehouse for $115,000, paying $23,000 in cash and signing a note payable for the bal-\nance on a 10-year mortgage.\n \nd. Purchased computer and office equipment for $20,000, paying $4,000 in cash and owing the rest on \naccounts payable to the manufacturers.\n \ne. Loaned $1,000 to an employee who signed a note due in three months.\n f. Paid $2,000 to the manufacturers in (d) above.\n \ng. Purchased short-term investments for $10,000 cash.\nE2-5\nLO2-3\nE2-6\nLO2-4\nE2-7\nLO2-4\nE2-8\nLO2-4\n\n\n85\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nFor each of the events (a) through (g), prepare journal entries, checking that debits equal credits.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions in T-Accounts\nGranger Service Company, Inc., was organized by Ted Granger and five other investors. The following \nactivities occurred during the year:\n \na. Received $70,000 cash from the investors; each was issued 8,400 shares of common stock with a par \nvalue of $0.10 per share.\n \nb. Purchased equipment for use in the business at a cost of $18,000; one-fourth was paid in cash and the \ncompany signed a note for the balance (due in six months).\n \nc. Signed an agreement with a cleaning service to pay $120 per week for cleaning the corporate offices \nnext year.\n \nd. Received an additional contribution from investors who provided $3,000 in cash and land valued at \n$15,000 in exchange for 1,000 shares of stock in the company.\n \ne. Lent $2,500 to one of the investors, who signed a note due in six months.\n f. Ted Granger borrowed $7,000 for personal use from a local bank, signing a one-year note.\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for the following accounts: Cash, Notes Receivable, Equipment, Land, Notes \nPayable, Common Stock, and Additional Paid-in Capital. Beginning balances are $0. For each of \nthe transactions (a) through (f), record the effects of the transaction in the appropriate T-accounts. \nInclude good referencing and totals for each T-account.\n 2. Using the balances in the T-accounts, fill in the following amounts for the accounting equation:\nAssets $________\n=\nLiabilities $________\n+\nStockholders’ Equity $________\n 3. Explain your response to events (c) and (f).\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions in T-Accounts\nPrecision Builders Construction Company was incorporated by Chris Stoschek. The following activities \noccurred during the year:\n \na. Received from three investors $60,000 cash and land valued at $35,000; each investor was issued \n1,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.10 per share.\n \nb. Purchased construction equipment for use in the business at a cost of $36,000; one-fourth was paid in \ncash and the company signed a note for the balance (due in six months).\n \nc. Lent $2,500 to one of the investors, who signed a note due in six months.\n \nd. Chris Stoschek purchased a truck for personal use; paid $5,000 down and signed a one-year note for \n$22,000.\n \ne. Paid $12,000 on the note for the construction equipment in (b) (ignore interest).\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for the following accounts: Cash, Notes Receivable, Equipment, Land, Notes \nPayable, Common Stock, and Additional Paid-in Capital. Beginning balances are $0. For each of \nthe transactions (a) through (e), record the effects of the transaction in the appropriate T-accounts. \nInclude good referencing and totals for each T-account.\n 2. Using the balances in the T-accounts, fill in the following amounts for the accounting equation:\nAssets $________\n=\nLiabilities $________\n+\nStockholders’ Equity $________\n 3. Explain your response to event (d).\n 4. Compute the market value per share of the stock issued in (a).\nE2-9\nLO2-4\nE2-10\nLO2-4\n\n\n86\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nInferring Investing and Financing Transactions and Preparing a Balance Sheet\nDuring its first week of operations ending January 7, FastTrack Sports Inc. completed six transactions \nwith the dollar effects indicated in the following schedule:\nAccounts\nDollar Effect of Each of the Six Transactions\nEnding \nBalance\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nCash\n$15,000\n$75,000\n$(5,000)\n$(4,000)\n$(9,500)\nNotes receivable (short-term)\n 4,000\nStore fixtures\n 9,500\nLand\n16,000\n$4,000\nNotes payable (due in three months)\n75,000\n11,000\n 4,000\nCommon stock (15,000 shares)\n1,500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n13,500\nRequired:\n 1. Write a brief explanation of transactions (1) through (6). Explain any assumptions that you made.\n 2. Compute the ending balance in each account and prepare a classified balance sheet for FastTrack \nSports Inc. on January 7.\nInferring Investing and Financing Transactions and Preparing a Balance Sheet\nDuring its first month of operations in March, Volz Cleaning, Inc., completed six transactions with the \ndollar effects indicated in the following schedule:\nAccounts\nDollar Effect of Each of the Six Transactions\nEnding \nBalance\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nCash\n$45,000\n$(8,000)\n$(2,000)\n$(7,000)\n$3,000\n$(4,000)\nInvestments (short-term)\n 7,000\n (3,000) \nNotes receivable (due in six months)\n 2,000\nComputer equipment\n$4,000\nDelivery truck\n 35,000\nNotes payable (due in 10 years)\n 27,000\nCommon stock (3,000 shares)\n 6,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n39,000\nRequired:\n 1. Write a brief explanation of transactions (1) through (6). Explain any assumptions that you made.\n 2. Compute the ending balance in each account and prepare a classified balance sheet for Volz Clean-\ning, Inc., at the end of March.\nRecording Journal Entries\nNathanson Corporation was organized on May 1. The following events occurred during the first month.\n \na. Received $70,000 cash from the five investors who organized Nathanson Corporation. Each investor \nreceived 100 shares of $10 par value common stock.\n \nb. Ordered store fixtures costing $15,000.\n \nc. Borrowed $18,000 cash and signed a note due in two years.\n \nd. Purchased $11,000 of equipment, paying $1,500 in cash and signing a six-month note for the balance.\n \ne. Lent $2,000 to an employee who signed a note to repay the loan in three months.\n f. Received and paid for the store fixtures ordered in (b).\nRequired:\nPrepare journal entries for transactions (a) through (f). (Remember that debits go on top and credits go \non the bottom, indented.) Be sure to use good referencing and categorize each account as an asset (A), \nE2-11\nLO2-4, 2-5\nE2-12\nLO2-4, 2-5\nE2-13\nLO2-4\n\n\n87\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nliability (L), or stockholders’ equity (SE) item. If a transaction does not require a journal entry, explain \nthe reason.\nRecording Journal Entries\nBMW Group, headquartered in Munich, Germany, manufactures several automotive brands including \nBMW Group, MINI, and Rolls-Royce. Financial information is reported in the euro (€) monetary unit \nusing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as applicable to the European Union. The follow-\ning activities were adapted from the annual report of the BMW Group; amounts are in millions of euros.\n \na. Declared €1,508 in dividends to be paid next month.\n \nb. Ordered €2,598 of equipment.\n \nc. Paid €852 in dividends declared in prior months.\n \nd. Borrowed €5,899 in cash from banks.\n \ne. Sold equipment at its cost of €53 for cash.\n f. Received the equipment ordered in event (b), paying €2,250 in cash and signing a note for the balance.\n \ng. Purchased investments for €2,616 cash.\nRequired:\nPrepare journal entries for transactions (a) through (g). Be sure to use good referencing and categorize \neach account as an asset (A), liability (L), or stockholders’ equity (SE) item. If a transaction does not \nrequire a journal entry, explain the reason.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts and Interpreting the Current Ratio \nas a Manager of the Company\nHiggins Company began operations last year. You are a member of the management team investigating \nexpansion ideas that will require borrowing funds from banks. At the start of the current year, Higgins’s \nT-account balances were as follows:\nAssets:\nCash\n5,000\nShort-Term Investments\n2,500\nProperty and Equipment\n3,000\nShort-Term Notes Payable\n2,200\nLong-Term Notes Payable\n800\nCommon Stock\n500\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n4,000\nRetained Earnings\n3,000\nLiabilities:\nStockholders’ Equity:\nRequired:\n 1. Using the data from these T-accounts, determine the amounts for the following on January 1 of the \ncurrent year:\nAssets $________\n=\nLiabilities $________\n+\nStockholders’ Equity $________\n 2. Enter the following transactions for the current year in the T-accounts:\n \n(a) Borrowed $4,000 from a local bank, signing a note due in three years.\n \n(b) Sold $1,500 of the investments for $1,500 cash.\n \n(c) Sold one-half of the property and equipment for $1,500 in cash.\n \n(d) Declared and paid $800 in cash dividends to stockholders.\n 3. Compute ending balances in the T-accounts to determine amounts for the following on December 31 \nof the current year:\nAssets $________\n=\nLiabilities $________\n+\nStockholders’ Equity $________\n 4. Calculate the current ratio at December 31 of the current year. If the industry average for the current \nratio is 1.50, what does your computation suggest to you about Higgins Company? Would you sug-\ngest that Higgins Company increase its short-term liabilities? Why or why not?\nE2-14\nLO2-4\nE2-15\nLO2-4, 2-5\n\n\n88\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nPreparing a Balance Sheet\nRefer to E2-15.\nRequired:\nFrom the ending balances in the T-accounts in E2-15, prepare a classified balance sheet at December 31 \nof the current year in good form.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts, Preparing a Balance Sheet, and \nEvaluating the Current Ratio over Time as a Bank Loan Officer\nStrauderman Delivery Company, Inc., was organized in 2016 in Wisconsin. The following transactions \noccurred during the year:\n \na. Received cash from investors in exchange for 10,000 shares of stock (par value of $1.00 per share) \nwith a market value of $4 per share.\n \nb. Purchased land in Wisconsin for $16,000, signing a one-year note (ignore interest).\n \nc. Bought two used delivery trucks for operating purposes at the start of the year at a cost of $10,000 \neach; paid $4,000 cash and signed a note due in three years for the rest (ignore interest).\n \nd. Paid $1,000 cash to a truck repair shop for a new motor for one of the trucks. (Hint: Increase the \naccount you used to record the purchase of the trucks since the productive life of the truck has been \nimproved.)\n \ne. Sold one-fourth of the land for $4,000 to Pablo Development Corporation, which signed a six-month note.\n f. Stockholder Melissa Strauderman paid $27,600 cash for a vacant lot (land) in Canada for her personal use.\nRequired:\n 1. Set up appropriate T-accounts with beginning balances of zero for Cash, Short-Term Notes Receiv-\nable, Land, Equipment, Short-Term Notes Payable, Long-Term Notes Payable, Common Stock, and \nAdditional Paid-in Capital. Using the T-accounts, record the effects of transactions (a) through (f) by \nStrauderman Delivery Company.\n 2. Prepare a trial balance at December 31, 2016.\n 3. Prepare a classified balance sheet for Strauderman Delivery Company at December 31, 2016.\n 4. At the end of the next two years, Strauderman Delivery Company reported the following amounts on \nits balance sheets:\nDecember 31, 2017\nDecember 31, 2018\nCurrent Assets\n$52,000\n$ 47,000\nLong-Term Assets\n 38,000\n 73,000\nTotal Assets\n 90,000\n120,000\nShort-Term Notes Payable\n 23,000\n 40,000\nLong-Term Notes Payable\n 17,000\n 20,000\nTotal Liabilities\n 40,000\n 60,000\nStockholders’ Equity\n 50,000\n 60,000\n \n Compute the company’s current ratio for 2016, 2017, and 2018. What is the trend and what does this \nsuggest about the company?\n 5. At the beginning of year 2019, Strauderman Delivery Company applied to your bank for a $50,000 \nshort-term loan to expand the business. The vice president of the bank asked you to review the infor-\nmation and make a recommendation on lending the funds based solely on the results of the current \nratio. What recommendation would you make to the bank’s vice president about lending the money \nto Strauderman Delivery Company?\nExplaining the Effects of Transactions on Balance Sheet Accounts Using T-Accounts\nWaltman Furniture Repair Service, a company with two stockholders, began operations on June 1. The \nfollowing T-accounts indicate the activities for the month of June.\nCash (A)\n6/1 0\n a. ! 20,000\nb. ! ! \n 1,800\n d. \n!!!  !!900\nc. !!! 10,000\nNotes Receivable (A)\n6/1 0\n b. !1,800\nTools and Equipment (A)\n6/1 0\n!!!a. !5,000\nd. !900\nE2-16\nLO2-5\nE2-17\nLO2-4, 2-5\nE2-18\nLO2-4\n\n\n89\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nBuilding (A)\n6/1 0\nc. \n !40,000\nNotes Payable (L)\n6/1 0\nc. !30,000\nCommon Stock (100,000 shares) (SE)\n6/1 ! 0\na. !2,000\nAdditional Paid-in Capital (SE)\n6/1 0\na. !23,000\nRequired:\nExplain events (a) through (d ) that resulted in the entries in the T-accounts. That is, for each account, \nwhat transactions made it increase and/or decrease?\nInferring Typical Investing and Financing Activities in Accounts\nThe following T-accounts indicate the effects of normal business transactions:\nEquipment\n1/1 500\n250\n?\n12/31 100\nNotes Receivable\n1/1 150\n?\n225\n12/31 \n 170\nNotes Payable\n100 ! !!!!!1/1\n?\n170\n160 !!!!12/31\nRequired:\n 1. Describe the typical investing and financing transactions that affect each T-account. That is, what \neconomic events occur to make each of these accounts increase and decrease?\n 2. For each T-account, compute the missing amounts.\nIdentifying Investing and Financing Activities Affecting Cash Flows\nFoot Locker, Inc., is a large global retailer of athletic footwear and apparel selling directly to customers \nand through the Internet. It includes the Foot Locker family of stores, Champs Sports, Footaction, Run-\nners Point, and Sidestep. The following are several of Foot Locker’s investing and financing activities as \nreflected in a recent annual statement of cash flows.\n \na. Capital expenditures (for property, plant, and equipment).\n \nb. Repurchases of common stock from investors.\n \nc. Sale of short-term investments.\n \nd. Issuance of common stock.\n \ne. Purchases of short-term investments.\n f. Dividends paid on common stock.\nRequired:\nFor activities (a) through (f), indicate whether the activity is investing (I) or financing (F) and the direc-\ntion of the effect on cash flows (+ for increases cash; - for decreases cash).\nIdentifying the Investing and Financing Activities Affecting Cash Flows\nStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., is one of the world’s largest hotel and leisure compa-\nnies, with more than 1,200 properties in 100 countries. Starwood owns, operates, and franchises hotels, \nresorts, and residences with the following brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le \nMéridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element®.  Information adapted from the \ncompany’s recent annual statement of cash flows indicates the following investing and financing activi-\nties during that year (simplified, in millions of dollars):\n \na. Additional borrowing from banks \n$1,290\n \nb. Purchase of investments \n1\n \nc. Sale of assets and investments (assume sold at cost) \n806\n \nd. Issuance of stock \n70\n \ne. Purchases of property, plant, and equipment \n327\n \nf. Payment of debt principal \n108\n \ng. Dividends paid \n735\n \nh. Receipt of principal payment on a note receivable \n5\nE2-19\nLO2-4\nE2-20\nLO2-6\nE2-21\nLO2-6\n\n\n90\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nFor activities (a) through (h), indicate whether the activity is investing (I) or financing (F) and the direc-\ntion of the effects on cash flows (+ for increases cash; - for decreases cash).\nFinding Financial Information as a Potential Investor\nYou are considering investing the cash you inherited from your grandfather in various stocks. You have \nreceived the annual reports of several major companies.\nRequired:\nFor each of the following items, indicate where you would locate the information in an annual report. The \ninformation may be in more than one location.\n 1. Total current assets.\n 2. Amount of debt principal repaid during the year.\n 3. Summary of significant accounting policies.\n 4. Cash received from sales of noncurrent assets.\n 5. Amount of dividends paid during the year.\n 6. Short-term obligations.\n 7. Date of the statement of financial position.\nE2-22\nLO2-2, 2-5, 2-6\nP R O B L E M S\nIdentifying Accounts on a Classified Balance Sheet and Their Normal Debit or Credit \nBalances (AP2-1)\nExxon Mobil Corporation explores, produces, refines, markets, and supplies crude oil, natural gas, and \npetroleum products in the United States and around the world. The following are accounts from a recent \nbalance sheet of Exxon Mobil Corporation:\nBalance Sheet \nClassification\nDebit or Credit \n \nBalance\n (1) Notes and Loans Payable (short-term)\n \n \n (2) Materials and Supplies\n \n \n (3) Common Stock\n \n \n (4) Patents (an intangible asset)\n \n \n (5) Income Taxes Payable\n \n \n (6) Long-Term Debt\n \n \n (7) Marketable Securities (short-term investments)\n \n \n (8) Property, Plant, and Equipment\n \n \n (9) Retained Earnings\n \n \n(10) Notes and Accounts Receivable (short-term)\n \n \n(11) Investments (long-term)\n \n \n(12) Cash and Cash Equivalents\n \n \n(13) Accounts Payable\n \n \n(14) Crude Oil Products and Merchandise\n \n \n(15) Additional Paid-in Capital\n \n \nRequired:\nFor each account, indicate how it normally should be categorized on a classified balance sheet. Use CA \nfor current asset, NCA for noncurrent asset, CL for current liability, NCL for noncurrent liability, and SE \nfor stockholders’ equity. Also indicate whether the account normally has a debit or credit balance.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions (AP2–2)\nEast Hill Home Healthcare Services was organized by four friends who each invested $10,000 in the \ncompany and, in turn, was issued 8,000 shares of $1.00 par value stock. To date, they are the only stock-\nholders. At the end of last year, the accounting records reflected total assets of $700,000 ($50,000 cash; \n$500,000 land; $50,000 equipment; and $100,000 buildings), total liabilities of $200,000 (short-term \nnotes payable $100,000 and long-term notes payable $100,000), and stockholders’ equity of $500,000 \nP2-1\nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-4\nP2-2\nLO2-2, 2-3, 2-5\n\n\n91\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n($20,000 common stock, $80,000 additional paid-in capital, and $400,000 retained earnings). During the \ncurrent year, the following summarized events occurred:\n \na. Sold 9,000 additional shares of stock to the original organizers for a total of $90,000 cash.\n \nb. Purchased a building for $60,000, equipment for $15,000, and four acres of land for $14,000; paid $9,000 \nin cash and signed a note for the balance (due in 15 years). (Hint: Five different accounts are affected.)\n \nc. Sold one acre of land acquired in (b) for $3,500 cash to another company.\n \nd. Purchased short-term investments for $18,000 cash.\n \ne. One stockholder reported to the company that 300 shares of his East Hill stock had been sold and \ntransferred to another stockholder for $3,000 cash.\n f. Lent one of the shareholders $5,000 for moving costs and received a signed six-month note from the \nshareholder.\nRequired:\n 1. Was East Hill Home Healthcare Services organized as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a cor-\nporation? Explain the basis for your answer.\n 2. During the current year, the records of the company were inadequate. You were asked to prepare the \nsummary of transactions shown above. To develop a quick assessment of their economic effects on East \nHill Home Healthcare Services, you have decided to complete the tabulation that follows and to use plus \n(+) for increases and minus (-) for decreases for each account. The first event is used as an example.\nASSETS\n=\nLIABILITIES\n+\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCash\nShort-Term \nInvestments\nNotes \nReceivable\nLand\nBuildings Equipment\nShort-Term \nNotes Payable\nLong-Term \nNotes Payable\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nRetained \nEarnings\nBeg.\n50,000\n500,000\n100,000\n50,000\n=\n100,000\n100,000\n 20,000\n \n80,000\n400,000\n(a) +90,000\n=\n+9,000\n+81,000\n 3. Did you include the transaction between the two stockholders—event (e)—in the tabulation? Why?\n 4. Based only on the completed tabulation, provide the following amounts (show computations):\n \na. Total assets at the end of the year.\n \nb. Total liabilities at the end of the year.\n c. Total stockholders’ equity at the end of the year.\n \nd. Cash balance at the end of the year.\n e. Total current assets at the end of the year.\n 5. Compute the current ratio for the current year. What does this suggest about the company?\nRecording Transactions in T-Accounts, Preparing the Balance Sheet from a Trial Balance, and \nEvaluating the Current Ratio (AP2-3)\nCougar Plastics Company has been operating for three years. At December 31 of last year, the accounting \nrecords reflected the following:\nCash\n$22,000\nAccounts payable\n$15,000\nInvestments (short-term)\n3,000\nAccrued liabilities payable\n4,000\nAccounts receivable\n3,000\nNotes payable (short-term)\n7,000\nInventory\n20,000\nLong-term notes payable\n47,000\nNotes receivable (long-term)\n1,000\nCommon stock\n10,000\nEquipment\n50,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n80,000\nFactory building\n90,000\nRetained earnings\n31,000\nIntangibles\n5,000\nDuring the current year, the company had the following summarized activities:\n \na. Purchased short-term investments for $10,000 cash.\n \nb. Lent $5,000 to a supplier, who signed a two-year note.\n \nc. Purchased equipment that cost $18,000; paid $5,000 cash and signed a one-year note for the balance.\n \nd. Hired a new president at the end of the year. The contract was for $85,000 per year plus options to \npurchase company stock at a set price based on company performance.\n \ne. Issued an additional 2,000 shares of $0.50 par value common stock for $11,000 cash.\n f. Borrowed $9,000 cash from a local bank, payable in three months.\n \ng. Purchased a patent (an intangible asset) for $3,000 cash.\n \nh. Built an addition to the factory for $24,000; paid $8,000 in cash and signed a three-year note for the balance.\n i. Returned defective equipment to the manufacturer, receiving a cash refund of $1,000.\nP2-3\nLO2-2, 2-4, 2-5\n\n\n92\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for each of the accounts on the balance sheet and enter the end-of-year balances \nas the beginning balances for the current year.\n 2. Record each of the events for the current year in T-accounts (including referencing) and determine \nthe ending balances.\n 3. Explain your response to event (d).\n 4. Prepare a trial balance at December 31 of the current year.\n 5. Prepare a classified balance sheet at December 31 of the current year.\n 6. Compute the current ratio for the current year. What does this suggest about Cougar Plastics?\nIdentifying Effects of Transactions on the Statement of Cash Flows (AP2-4)\nRefer to P2-3.\nRequired:\nUsing events (a) through (i) in P2-3, indicate whether each is an investing (I) or financing (F) activity for \nthe year and the direction of the effect on cash flows (+ for increase and - for decrease). If there is no \neffect on cash flows, write NE.\nRecording Transactions, Preparing Journal Entries, Posting to T-Accounts, Preparing \nthe Balance Sheet, and Evaluating the Current Ratio\nApple Inc., headquartered in Cupertino, California, designs, manufactures, and markets mobile com-\nmunication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players and sells a variety \nof related software and services. The following is Apple’s (simplified) balance sheet from a recent year \n(fiscal year ending on the last Saturday of September).\nP2-4\nLO2-6\nP2-5\nLO2-2, 2-4, 2-5\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheet\nSeptember 27, 2014\n(dollars in millions)\nASSETS\nCurrent assets:\nCash\n$ 13,844\nShort-term investments\n11,233\nAccounts receivable\n17,460\nInventories\n2,111\nOther current assets\n23,883\nTotal current assets\n68,531\nLong-term investments\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net\nOther noncurrent assets\nTotal assets\n130,162\n20,624\n12,522\n$231,839\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent liabilities:\nAccounts payable\n$ 30,196\nAccrued expenses\n18,453\nUnearned revenue\n8,491\nShort-term notes payable\n6,308\nTotal current liabilities\n63,448\nLong-term debt\n28,987\nOther noncurrent liabilities\n27,857\nTotal liabilities\n120,292\nShareholders’ equity:\nCommon stock ($0.00001 par value)\n1\nAdditional paid-in capital\n23,312\nRetained earnings\n88,234\nTotal shareholders’ equity\n111,547\nTotal liabilities and shareholders’ equity\n$231,839\n\n\n93\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nAssume that the following transactions (in millions) occurred during the next fiscal year (ending on \nSeptember 26, 2015):\n \na. Borrowed $18,266 from banks due in two years.\n \nb. Purchased additional investments for $21,000 cash; one-fifth were long term and the rest were short term.\n \nc. Purchased property, plant, and equipment; paid $9,571 in cash and signed a short-term note for \n$1,410.\n \nd. Issued additional shares of common stock for $1,469 in cash; total par value was $1 and the rest was \nin excess of par value.\n \ne. Sold short-term investments costing $18,810 for $18,810 cash.\n f. Declared $11,126 in dividends to be paid at the beginning of the next fiscal year.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a journal entry for each transaction. Use the account titles in the Apple balance sheet.\n 2. Create T-accounts for each balance sheet account and include the September 27, 2014, balances; \ncreate a new account Dividends Payable with a $0 beginning balance. Post each journal entry to the \nappropriate T-accounts.\n 3. Prepare a balance sheet from the T-account ending balances for Apple at September 26, 2015, based \non these transactions.\n 4. Compute Apple’s current ratio for the year ending on September 26, 2015. What does this suggest \nabout the company?\nIdentifying the Investing and Financing Activities Affecting the Statement of Cash Flows\nRefer to P2-5.\nRequired:\nFor each of the activities (a)–(f), indicate whether the activity is investing (I) or financing (F) and the \ndirection and amount of the effect on cash flows (+ for increases; - for decreases). If the activity does \nnot affect the statement of cash flows, indicate no effect (NE).\nP2-6\nLO2-6\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nIdentifying Accounts on a Classified Balance Sheet and Their Normal Debit \nor Credit Balances (P2-1)\nAccording to a recent Form 10-K report of Mattel, Inc., the company “designs, manufactures, and mar-\nkets a broad variety of toy products worldwide.” Mattel’s brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-\nPrice toys, and American Girl brand dolls and accessories. The following are several of the accounts \nfrom a recent balance sheet:\nBalance \nSheet \nClassification\nDebit or \nCredit \nBalance\n (1) Prepaid Expenses\n____________\n____________\n (2) Inventories\n____________\n____________\n (3) Accounts Receivable\n____________\n____________\n (4) Long-Term Debt\n____________\n____________\n (5) Cash and Equivalents\n____________\n____________\n (6) Goodwill (an intangible asset)\n____________\n____________\n (7) Accounts Payable\n____________\n____________\n (8) Income Taxes Payable\n____________\n____________\n (9) Property, Plant, and Equipment\n____________\n____________\n(10) Retained Earnings\n____________\n____________\n(11) Additional Paid-in Capital\n____________\n____________\n(12) Short-Term Borrowings\n____________\n____________\n(13) Accrued Liabilities\n____________\n____________\n(14) Common Stock\n____________\n____________\nAP2-1 \nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-4\n\n\n94\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nIndicate how each account normally should be categorized on a classified balance sheet. Use CA for \ncurrent asset, NCA for noncurrent asset, CL for current liability, NCL for noncurrent liability, and SE for \nstockholders’ equity. Also indicate whether the account normally has a debit or credit balance.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions (P2-2)\nAdamson Incorporated is a small manufacturing company that makes model trains to sell to toy stores. It \nhas a small service department that repairs customers’ trains for a fee. The company has been in business \nfor five years. At the end of the company’s prior fiscal year ending on December 31, the accounting records \nreflected total assets of $500,000 (cash, $120,000; equipment, $70,000; buildings, $310,000), total liabili-\nties of $200,000 (short-term notes payable, $140,000; long-term notes payable, $60,000), and total stock-\nholders’ equity of $300,000 (common stock [par value $1.00 per share], $20,000; additional paid-in capital, \n$200,000; retained earnings, $80,000). During the current year, the following summarized events occurred:\n \na. Borrowed $110,000 cash from the bank and signed a 10-year note.\n \nb. Purchased equipment for $30,000, paying $3,000 in cash and signing a note due in six months for the \nbalance.\n \nc. Issued an additional 10,000 shares of capital stock for $100,000 cash.\n \nd. Purchased a delivery truck (equipment) for $10,000; paid $5,000 cash and signed a short-term note \npayable for the remainder.\n \ne. Lent $2,000 cash to the company president, Clark Adamson, who signed a note with terms showing \nthe principal plus interest due in one year.\n f. Built an addition on the factory for $200,000 and paid cash to the contractor.\n \ng. Purchased $85,000 in long-term investments.\n \nh. Returned a $3,000 piece of equipment purchased in (b) because it proved to be defective; received a \nreduction of its short-term note payable.\n i. A stockholder sold $5,000 of his capital stock in Adamson Incorporated to his neighbor.\nRequired:\n 1. Was Adamson Incorporated organized as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation? \nExplain the basis for your answer.\n 2. During the current year, the records of the company were inadequate. You were asked to prepare the \nsummary of transactions shown above. To develop a quick assessment of their economic effects on \nAdamson Incorporated, you have decided to complete the tabulation that follows and to use plus (+) \nfor increases and minus (-) for decreases for each account. The first transaction is used as an example.\nASSETS\n=\nLIABILITIES\n+\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCash\nNotes \nReceivable\nLong-Term \nInvestments\nEquipment\nBuildings\nShort-Term \nNotes Payable\nLong-Term \nNotes Payable\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nRetained \nEarnings\nBeg.\n120,000\n70,000\n310,000\n=\n140,000\n 60,000\n20,000\n200,000\n80,000\n(a) +110,000\n=\n+110,000\n 3. Did you include event (i) in the tabulation? Why?\n 4. Based on beginning balances plus the completed tabulation, provide the following amounts (show \ncomputations):\n \na. Total assets at the end of the year.\n \nb. Total liabilities at the end of the year.\n c. Total stockholders’ equity at the end of the year.\n \nd. Cash balance at the end of the year.\n e. Total current assets at the end of the year.\n 5. Compute the current ratio for the current year. What does this suggest about the company?\nRecording Transactions in T-Accounts, Preparing the Balance Sheet, and Evaluating the \nCurrent Ratio (P2-3)\nEthan Allen Interiors, Inc., is a leading manufacturer and retailer of home furnishings in the United \nStates and abroad. The following is adapted from Ethan Allen’s recent annual financial report (fiscal year \nending on June 30). Amounts are in thousands.\nAP2-2 \nLO2-2, 2-3, 2-5\nAP2-3 \nLO2-2, 2-4, 2-5\n\n\n95\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nCash and cash equivalents\n$ 78,519\nAccounts payable\n$ 26,958\nShort-term investments\n12,909\nAccrued expenses payable\n127,639\nAccounts receivable\n15,036\nLong-term debt (includes the\nInventories\n141,692\n current portion of $19)\n165,032\nPrepaid expenses and \nOther long-term liabilities\n27,009\n other current assets\n20,372\nCommon stock ($0.01 par value)\n484\nProperty, plant, and equipment\n294,853\nAdditional paid-in capital\n359,728\nIntangibles\n45,128\nRetained earnings\n501,908\nOther assets\n19,816\nOther stockholders’ equity items\n(580,433)\nAssume that the following events occurred in the first quarter ended September 30 of the next fiscal year:\n \na. Issued 1,600 additional shares of stock for $1,020 in cash.\n \nb. Purchased $3,400 in additional intangibles for cash.\n \nc. Ordered $43,500 in wood and other raw materials for the manufacturing plants.\n \nd. Sold equipment at its cost for $4,020 cash.\n \ne. Purchased $2,980 in short-term investments for cash.\n f. Purchased property, plant, and equipment; paid $1,830 in cash and signed additional long-term notes \nfor $9,400.\n \ng. Sold at cost other assets for $310 cash.\n \nh. Declared $300 in dividends.\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for each of the accounts on the balance sheet, including a new account Dividends \nPayable; enter the balances at June 30 as the beginning balances for the quarter.\n 2. Record each of the transactions for the first quarter ended September 30 in the T-accounts (including \nreferencing) and determine the ending balances.\n 3. Explain your response to event (c).\n 4. Prepare a trial balance at September 30.\n 5. Prepare a classified balance sheet at September 30.\n 6. Compute the current ratio for the quarter ended September 30. What does this suggest about Ethan \nAllen Interiors, Inc.?\nIdentifying Effects of Transactions on the Statement of Cash Flows (P2-4)\nRefer to AP2-3.\nRequired:\nUsing the events (a) through (h) in AP2-3, indicate whether each transaction is an investing (I) or financ-\ning (F) activity for the quarter and the direction and amount of the effect on cash flows (+ for increase \nand - for decrease). If there is no effect on cash flows, write NE.\nAP2-4 \nLO2-6\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nAccounting for the Establishment of a New Business (the Accounting Cycle)\nPenny Cassidy has decided to start her business, Penny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc. (PPSS). There is \nmuch to do when starting a new business. Here are some transactions that have occurred in the business \nin March.\n \na. Received $25,000 cash and a large delivery van with a value of $36,000 from Penny, who was given \n4,000 shares of $0.05 par value common stock in exchange.\n \nb. Purchased land with a small office and warehouse by paying $10,000 cash and signing a 10-year \nmortgage note payable to the local bank for $80,000. The land has a value of $18,000 and the build-\ning’s value is $72,000. Use separate accounts for land and buildings.\n \nc. Purchased a new computer from Dell for $2,500 cash and office furniture for $4,000, signing a short-\nterm note payable in six months.\nCON2-1 \nLO2-4, 2-5, 2-6\n\n\n96\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nd. Hired a receptionist for the office at a salary of $1,500 per month, starting in April.\n \ne. Paid $1,000 on the note payable to the bank at the end of March (ignore interest).\n f. Purchased short-term investments in the stock of other companies for $5,000 cash.\n \ng. Ordered $10,000 in inventory from Pool Corporation, Inc., a pool supply wholesaler, to be received \nin April.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the events (a) through (g), prepare journal entries if a transaction of the business exists, \nchecking that debits equal credits. If a transaction does not exist, explain why there is no transaction \nfor the business.\n 2. Create T-accounts, and post each of the transactions to determine balances at March 31. Because this \nis a new business, beginning balances are $0.\n 3. Prepare a trial balance on March 31 to check that debits equal credits after the transactions are \nposted to the T-accounts.\n 4. From the trial balance, prepare a classified balance sheet (with current assets and current liabilities \nsections) at March 31 (before the beginning of operations in April).\n 5. For each of the events (a) through (g), indicate if it is an investing activity (I) or financing activity \n(F), and the direction (+ for increases; - for decreases) and amount of the effect on cash flows using \nthe following structure. Write NE if there is no effect on cash flows.\nType of Activity\n(I, F, or NE)\nEffect on Cash Flows \n(+ or - and amount)\n(a)\n___________\n___________\n(b) etc.\n___________\n___________\n 6. Calculate the current ratio at March 31. What does this ratio indicate about the ability of PPSS to \npay its current liabilities?\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Is the company a corporation, a partnership, or a sole proprietorship? How do you know?\n 2. The company shows on the balance sheet that inventories are worth $278,972,000. Does this amount \nrepresent the expected selling price? Why or why not?\n 3. List the types of current obligations this company has. You need not provide the amounts.\n 4. Compute the company’s current ratio and explain its meaning.\n 5. How much cash did the company spend on purchasing property and equipment each year (capital \nexpenditures)? Where did you find the information?\nFinding Financial Information \nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Use the company’s balance sheet to determine the amounts in the accounting equation (A = L + \nSE) as of January 31, 2015.\n 2. If the company were liquidated at the end of the current year (January 31, 2015), are the sharehold-\ners guaranteed to receive $1,327,969,000?\nCP2-1\nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6\nCP2-2\nLO2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6\n\n\n97\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\n 3. What are the company’s noncurrent liabilities?\n 4. What is the company’s current ratio?\n 5. Did the company have a cash inflow or outflow from investing activities? Of how much?\nComparing Companies within an Industry \nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B, Urban Outfitters in \nAppendix C, and the Industry Ratio Report in Appendix D at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the current ratio for both companies. Compared to the industry average (from the Industry \nRatio Report), are these two companies more or less able to satisfy short-term obligations with cur-\nrent assets? How is the current ratio influenced by these companies’ choice to rent space instead of \nbuying it?\n 2. In the most recent year, how much cash, if any, was spent buying back (repurchasing) each com-\npany’s own common stock?\n 3. How much, if any, did each company pay in dividends for the most recent year?\n 4. What account title or titles does each company use to report any land, buildings, and equipment it \nmay have?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nBroadening Financial Research Skills: Locating Financial Information on the SEC’s Database \nThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates companies that issue stock on the stock mar-\nket. It receives financial reports from public companies electronically under a system called EDGAR \n(Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval Service). Using the Internet, anyone may search the database \nfor the reports that have been filed.\nUsing your Web browser, access the EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. To search the database, click \non “Company Filings” at the top of the page. Then type in “chipotle” for the company name in the search \nwindow, and press enter.\nRequired:\nTo look at SEC filings, type in “10-Q” in the space indicating “Filing Type” and press enter. Skim \ndown the left side until you locate the Form 10-Q (quarterly report) filed October 21, 2014. Click on \nthe “Documents” for that report, click on the 10-Q document (first item), and skim to the Table of \nContents.\n 1. Click on “Financial Statements” and skim to the “Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.”\n \na. What was the amount of Chipotle’s total assets for the most recent quarter reported?\n \nb. Did current liabilities increase or decrease since December 31, 2013?\n \nc. Compute the current ratio. How does it compare to the ratio indicated for Chipotle Mexican Grill \nin the chapter at December 31, 2014? What does this suggest about the company?\n 2. Skim to the Chipotle “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow.”\n \na. What amount did Chipotle spend on “leasehold improvements, property and equipment” for the \nquarter ended September 30, 2014? (Leasehold improvements are major renovations, such as \nadding elevators, to rented property.)\n \nb. What was the total amount of cash flows used in financing activities?\nUsing Financial Reports: Evaluating the Reliability of a Balance Sheet\nFrances Sabatier asked a local bank for a $50,000 loan to expand her small company. The bank asked \nFrances to submit a financial statement of the business to supplement the loan application. Frances pre-\npared the following balance sheet.\nCP2-3\nLO2-2, 2-5, 2-6\nCP2-4\nLO2-2, 2-5, 2-6\nCP2-5\nLO2-1, 2-5\n\n\n98\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nFS COMPUTING\nBalance Sheet\nJune 30, 2016\nAssets\nCash and investments\n$ 9,000\nInventory\n30,000\nEquipment\n46,000\nPersonal residence (monthly payments, $2,800)\n300,000\nRemaining assets\n 20,000\nTotal assets\n$405,000\nLiabilities\nShort-term debt to suppliers\n$ 62,000\nLong-term debt on equipment\n 38,000\nTotal debt\n100,000\nStockholders’ equity\n 305,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$405,000\nRequired:\nThe balance sheet has several flaws. However, there is at least one major deficiency. Identify it and \nexplain its significance.\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing the Balance Sheet\nRecent balance sheets are provided for Twitter, Inc., a global platform for real-time public self-expression \nand conversation.\nCP2-6\nLO2-2, 2-4, 2-5\nTWITTER, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(In thousands, unless otherwise specified)\nDecember 31,\n2014\nDecember 31,\n2013\nASSETS\nCurrent assets\nCash and cash equivalents\n$1,510,724\n$ 841,010\nShort-term investments\n2,111,154\n1,393,044\nAccounts receivable\n418,454\n247,328\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n 215,521\n93,297\n4,255,853\n2,574,679\n557,019\n332,662\n727,581\n441,104\nProperty and equipment, net\nIntangible assets\nOther noncurrent assets\n42,629\n17,795\nTotal current assets\nTotal assets\n$5,583,082\n$3,366,240\n\n\n99\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\n 1. Is Twitter a corporation, sole proprietorship, or partnership? Explain the basis of your answer.\n 2. Use the company’s balance sheet to determine the amounts in the accounting equation (A = L + \nSE) at the end of the most recent year.\n 3. Calculate the company’s current ratio on December 31, 2014, and on December 31, 2013. Interpret \nthe ratios that you calculated. What other information would make your interpretation more useful?\n 4. Prepare the journal entry the company will make in 2015 when it pays its 2014 accounts payable due \nat year-end.\n 5. Does the company appear to have been profitable over its years in business? On what account are \nyou basing your answer? Assuming no dividends were paid, how much was net income (or net loss) \nin the most recent year? If it is impossible to determine without an income statement, state so.\nCritical Thinking Cases\nMaking a Decision as a Financial Analyst: Preparing and Analyzing a Balance Sheet\nYour best friend from home writes you a letter about an investment opportunity that has come her way. A \ncompany is raising money by issuing shares of stock and wants her to invest $20,000 (her recent inheri-\ntance from her great-aunt’s estate). Your friend has never invested in a company before and, knowing \nthat you are a financial analyst, asks that you look over the balance sheet and send her some advice. An \nunaudited balance sheet, in only moderately good form, is enclosed with the letter.\nCP2-7\nLO2-1, 2-5\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent liabilities\nAccounts payable\n$ 53,241\n$ 27,994\nAccrued and other current liabilities\n228,233\n110,310\nCapital leases, short-term\n112,320\n87,126\nTotal current liabilities\n393,794\n225,430\nNotes payable\n1,376,020\nCapital leases, long-term\n118,950\n110,520\nOther long-term liabilities\n67,915\n80,284\nTotal liabilities\n1,956,679\n416,234\nStockholders’ equity\n3\n3\n5,208,870\n3,944,952\nCommon stock ($0.000005 par value)\nAdditional paid-in capital\nAccumulated deficit\n(1,582,470)\n(994,949)\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n3,626,403\n2,950,006\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$5,583,082\n$3,366,240\nTWITTER, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(In thousands, unless otherwise specified)\n(Continued)\nDecember 31,\n2014\nDecember 31,\n2013\n\n\n100\nC HAP TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nThere is only one disclosure note, and it states that the building was purchased for $65,000, has been \ndepreciated by $5,000 on the books, and still carries a mortgage (shown in the liability section). The note \nalso states that, in the opinion of the company president, the building is “easily worth $98,000.”\nRequired:\n 1. Draft a new balance sheet for your friend, correcting any errors you note. (If any of the account bal-\nances need to be corrected, you may need to adjust the retained earnings balance correspondingly.) \nIf there are no errors or omissions, so state.\n 2. Write a letter to your friend explaining the changes you made to the balance sheet, if any, and \noffer your comments on the company’s apparent financial condition based only on this information. \nSuggest other information your friend might want to review before coming to a final decision on \nwhether to invest.\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Analyzing Management Incentives\nIn July 2004, the U.S. government filed civil and criminal charges against four former executives of Neth-\nerlands-based Ahold’s subsidiary U.S. Foodservice, Inc., an operator of supermarkets such as Bi-Lo \nand Giant Food Stores. Two of the four executives have pleaded guilty, and the other two were indicted. \nThe alleged widespread fraud included recording completely fictitious revenues for false promotions and \npersuading vendors to confirm to auditors the false promotional payments. U.S. Attorney David Kelley \nsuggested the fraud was motivated by the greed of the executives to reap fat bonuses if the company met \ncertain financial goals. The auditors did not uncover the fraud.\nRequired:\n 1. Describe the parties who were harmed or helped by this fraud.\n 2. Explain how greed may have contributed to the fraud.\n 3. Why do you think the independent auditors failed to catch the fraud?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analysis of Balance Sheets and Ratios \nWorking together as a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at \nbiz.yahoo.com/p/industries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alter-\nnatively, go to Google Finance at www.google.com/finance, search for a company you are interested \nCP2-8\nCP2-9\nLO2-2, 2-5, 2-6\nDEWEY, CHEETUM, AND HOWE, INC.\nBalance Sheet\nFor the Most Recent Year Ending December 31\nAccounts receivable\n$ 8,000\nCash\n1,000\nInventory\n8,000\nFurniture and fixtures\n52,000\nDelivery truck\n12,000\nBuildings (estimated market value)\n 98,000\nTotal assets\n$179,000\nAccounts payable\n$ 16,000\nPayroll taxes payable\n13,000\nNotes payable (due in three years)\n15,000\nMortgage payable\n 50,000\nTotal liabilities\n$ 94,000\nContributed capital (issued 2,000 shares, \n $2 par value per share)\n$ 80,000\nRetained earnings\n 5,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$ 85,000\n\n\n101\nC H A P TER 2 Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System\nin, and you will be presented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team mem-\nber should acquire the annual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with \neach member selecting a different company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov or the company’s \ninvestor relations website itself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. For the most recent year, what are the top three asset accounts by size? What percentage is each of \ntotal assets? (Calculated as Asset A ÷ Total Assets)\n 2. What are the major investing and financing activities (by dollar size) for the most recent year? (Look \nat the Statement of Cash Flows.)\n 3. Ratio Analysis:\n \na. What does the current ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the current ratio for each of the last three years. (You may find prior years’ information \nin the section of the annual report or 10-K called “Selected Financial Information” or you may \nsearch for prior years’ annual reports.)\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and dis-\ncuss why you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n3-1 \nDescribe a typical business operating cycle and explain the necessity for \nthe time period assumption. \n \n3-2 \nExplain how business activities affect the elements of the income \nstatement. \n \n3-3 \nExplain the accrual basis of accounting and apply the revenue and \nexpense recognition principles to measure income. \n \n3-4 \nApply transaction analysis to examine and record the effects of operating \nactivities on the financial statements. \n \n3-5 \nPrepare a classified income statement. \n \n3-6 \nCompute and interpret the net profit margin ratio. \nOperating Decisions \nand the Accounting System\nC\nhipotle Mexican Grill’s philosophy of “Food with Integrity” guides its operating deci-\nsions. “Food with Integrity” entails finding and serving high-quality sustainably and \norganically raised food. It also includes showing respect for animals, the environment, \nand people involved in the operations. The company keeps operations simple, offering a few \nmenu items (burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, and salads). Within these items, customers can \nchoose from four meats, two types of beans and rice, and a variety of additional items such \nas salsa, guacamole, cheese, and lettuce—creating hundreds of options. The focused menu \nallows Chipotle to concentrate on the source of the food items, a challenging activity given \nthe smaller and often costlier market for organic meats, produce, and dairy products. Antici-\npating changes in these food costs and sources is critical to determining menu prices and \ncontrolling costs.\nTo control quality and increase efficiency, the company purchases key ingredients such \nas meat, beans, and tortillas from a small number of suppliers and other raw materials from \napproved sources. Twenty-two independently owned and operated regional distribution cen-\nters purchase from these suppliers and then deliver the items as needed to the Chipotle \nrestaurants in each region.\nThe second highest cost for Chipotle, as with most restaurants, is hiring and develop-\ning employees. The food is prepared from scratch on stoves and grills, not with microwaves \n\n\nChipotle Mexican Grill\nIT’S MORE THAN MEAT, \nGUACAMOLE, AND TORTILLAS\nwww.chipotle.com\nchapter 3\nand other automated cooking techniques. Each employee is trained in all aspects \nof preparing the food—from grilling, to making fresh salsa, to cooking rice—and \ncreating a positive interactive experience for customers. The company has numer-\nous incentives to develop strong leadership, with about 90 percent of salaried \nmanagement and about 98 percent of hourly management promoted from within \nthe company.\nChipotle also competes using marketing strategies. Chipotle spends less on \nexpensive national advertising campaigns than larger restaurant chains and much \nmore on strategic promotional activities to make connections with neighborhoods \nand explain how Chipotle is different. Most activities are innovative, such as the \naward-winning two-minute animated video “Back to the Start” that aired during the \n2012 Grammy Awards; the Cultivate Chicago festival featuring indie bands, arti-\nsanal food, wine producers, and high-profile chefs; and the Chipotle Truck, which \ntravels to various locations, including new store openings, and sells almost a full \nmenu of Chipotle items from the food trailer. As stated in its 2014 annual report:\nCollectively, these efforts and our excellent restaurant teams have helped us cre-\nate considerable word-of-mouth publicity as our customers learn more about us \nand share with others. This approach allows us to build awareness and loyalty \nwith relatively low advertising expenditures, even in a competitive category, and \nto differentiate Chipotle as a company that is committed to doing the right thing \nin every facet of our business.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nBloomberg/Getty Images\n\n\n104\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nThe restaurant industry is extremely competitive. For example, in February 2012, McDonald’s \nCorporation announced a requirement that suppliers need to phase out stalls that restrict \nthe movement of pregnant pigs, a change made in direct response to Chipotle’s TV video on \nits ethical stance aired at the Grammy Awards. Taco Bell announced in July 2012 the cre-\nation of a Cantina Bell™ menu featuring “gourmet” food items such as the Cantina Burrito \nand Cantina Bowl. Jack in the Box, Inc., is expanding its Qdoba Mexican Grill chain to com-\npete in the fast-casual segment of the industry that is dominated by Mexican restaurants.\nRestaurants have to manage economic downturns and shifts in consumer tastes for health-\nier food choices while facing the competition. Recent trends in mobile technology apps for \nordering, customer payment, and loyalty program management; equipment improvements, \nsuch as 1,000-degree ovens for baking two-minute pizzas; and the tremendous expansion \nof fast-casual restaurant concepts provide challenges. Based on their projections of these \nforces, companies set goals for their performance. Published income statements provide the \nprimary basis for comparing projections to the actual results of operations. To understand \nhow business plans and the results of operations are reflected on the income statement, we \nneed to answer the following questions:\n \n1. How do business activities affect the income statement?\n \n2. How are business activities measured?\n \n3. How are business activities reported on the income statement?\nIn this chapter we focus on Chipotle’s operating activities that involve the sale of food to \nthe public. The results of these activities are reported on the income statement.\nHow Do Business\nActivities Affect the\nIncome Statement?\nHow Are Operating\nActivities\nRecognized and\nMeasured?\nThe Expanded\nTransaction\nAnalysis Model\nHow Is the Income\nStatement Prepared\nand Analyzed?\nŮ\u0001 The Operating Cycle\nŮ\u0001 Elements of the \n \nIncome Statement\nŮ\u0001 Accrual Accounting\n \nŮ\u0001 Revenue Recognition\n \n Principle\n \nŮ\u0001 Expense Recognition\n \n Principle\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Transaction Analysis\n \nRules\n\u0001Ů\u0001 Analyzing Chipotle’s\n \nTransactions\nŮ\u0001 Classified Income\n \nStatement\nŮ\u0001 Net Profit Margin Ratio\nŮ\u0001 Focus on Cash Flows\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nH OW D O B U S I N E S S AC T I V I T I E S A F F E C T \nT HE IN COME STAT E ME N T ?\nThe Operating Cycle\nThe long-term objective for any business is to turn cash into more cash. If a company is to \nstay in business, this excess cash must be generated from operations (that is, from the activities \nfor which the business was established), not from borrowing money or selling long-lived assets.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-1\nDescribe a typical business \noperating cycle and explain the \nnecessity for the time period \nassumption.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n105\nCompanies (1) acquire inventory and the services of employees and (2) sell inventory or ser-\nvices to customers. The operating (cash-to-cash) cycle begins when a company receives goods \nto sell, pays for them, and sells to customers (or, in the case of a service company, has employ-\nees work to provide services to customers); it ends when customers pay cash to the company. \nThe length of time for completion of the operating cycle depends on the nature of the business.\nTop: Digital Vision/Getty Images; Left: Digital Stock/Corbis; Right: Tetra Images/Getty Images; Bottom: Jeff \nKowalsky/Bloomberg/Getty Images\nPurchase\ngoods and services\non credit\nPay cash\nto suppliers\nSell goods and services\nto customers\nTypical Operating Cycle\nBEGIN OPERATING\n(CASH-TO-CASH)\nCYCLE\nReceive cash\nfrom customers\nThe operating cycle for Chipotle is relatively short. It spends cash to purchase fresh ingredi-\nents, prepares the food, and sells it to customers for cash. In some companies, inventory is paid for \nwell before it is sold. Toys R Us, for example, builds its inventory for months preceding the year-\nend holiday season. It borrows funds from banks to pay for the inventory and repays the loans \nwith interest when it receives cash from customers. In other companies, cash is received from \ncustomers well after a sale takes place. For example, furniture retailers often allow customers to \nmake monthly payments over several years. Shortening the operating cycle by creating incentives \nthat encourage customers to buy sooner and/or pay faster improves a company’s cash flows.\nUntil a company ceases its activities, the operating cycle is repeated continuously. However, \ndecision makers require information periodically about the company’s financial condition and \nperformance. As indicated in the conceptual framework in Exhibit 2.1, to measure income for \na specific period of time, accountants follow the time period assumption, which assumes that \nthe long life of a company can be reported in shorter time periods, such as months, quarters, \nand years.1 Two types of issues arise in reporting periodic income to users:\n \n1. Recognition issues: When should the effects of operating activities be recognized (recorded)?\n \n2. Measurement issues: What amounts should be recognized?\nBefore we examine the rules accountants follow in resolving these issues, however, let’s \nexamine the elements of the income statement that are affected by operating activities.\nOPERATING (CASH-TO-\nCASH) CYCLE \nThe time it takes for a company to \npay cash to suppliers, sell goods \nand services to customers, and \ncollect cash from customers.\nTIME PERIOD ASSUMPTION \nThe long life of a company can be \nreported in shorter time periods.\n1In addition to the audited annual statements, most businesses prepare quarterly financial statements (also known \nas interim reports covering a three-month period) for external users. The Securities and Exchange Commission \nrequires public companies to do so.\n\n\n106\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.\nConsolidated Statement of Income*\nFor the Year ended December 31, 2014\n(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)\nRestaurant sales revenue \n$4,108,300\nRestaurant operating expenses:\n Supplies expense \n1,421,000\n Wages expense \n904,400\n Rent expense \n230,900\n Insurance expense \n118,000\nUtilities expense 60,700\nRepairs expense \n35,200\nOther operating expenses \n338,300\nGeneral and administrative expenses:\nTraining expense \n151,000\nAdvertising expense \n20,500\nDepreciation expense \n110,500\nLoss on disposal of assets \n7,000\n Total operating expenses \n3,397,500\nIncome from operations \n710,800\nOther items:\n Interest revenue \n4,200\n Interest expense \n(700)\nIncome before income taxes \n714,300\nIncome tax expense \n 269,000\nNet income \n$ 445,300\nEarnings per share \n $14.35\n* \nThe information has been adapted from actual statements\n and simplified for this chapter.\nOperating\nactivities\n(central focus\nof business)\nPeripheral \nactivities\n(not central\nfocus\nof business)\n \nIncludes salaries expense\nIncludes pre-opening costs\nAlso called Provision for Income Taxes\n= $445,300,000 Net Income ÷ 31,038,000 \n \nweighted average number of common stock \n \nshares outstanding (per 2014 annual report)\nElements of the Income Statement\nExhibit 3.1 shows a recent income statement for Chipotle, simplified for the purposes of this \nchapter. It has multiple subtotals, such as operating income and income before income taxes. \nThis format is known as multiple step and is very common.2 In fact, you can tell if a company \nuses the multiple-step format if you see the Operating Income (also called Income from Opera-\ntions) subtotal. As we discuss the elements of the income statement, also refer to the conceptual \nframework outlined in Exhibit 2.1.\nOperating Revenues\nRevenues are defined as increases in assets or settlements of liabilities from the major or \ncentral ongoing operations of the business. Operating revenues result from the sale of goods \nor the rendering of services as the central focus of the business. When Chipotle sells tacos to \nconsumers, it has earned revenue. When revenue is earned, assets, usually Cash or Accounts \nReceivable, often increase. Sometimes if a customer pays for goods or services in advance, a \nliability account, usually Unearned (or Deferred) Revenue, is created. At this point, no revenue \nREVENUES \nIncreases in assets or settlements \nof liabilities from the major or \ncentral ongoing operations of the \nbusiness.\n2Another common format, single step, reorganizes all accounts from the multiple-step format. All revenues and gains \nare listed together and all expenses and losses except taxes are listed together. The expense subtotal is then subtracted \nfrom the revenue subtotal to arrive at income before income taxes, the same subtotal as on the multiple-step statement.\nEXHIBIT 3.1\nChipotle Mexican Grill’s \nIncome Statement\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-2\nExplain how business activities \naffect the elements of the \nincome statement.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n107\nhas been earned. There is simply a receipt of cash in exchange for a promise to provide a good \nor service in the future. When the company provides the promised goods or services to the \ncustomer, then the revenue is recognized and the liability eliminated.\nMany companies generate revenues from a variety of sources. For example, General Motors \nreports revenues from its automotive sales as well as from providing financing to customers. In \nthe restaurant industry, many companies, such as McDonald’s Corporation, have company-\nowned stores but also sell franchise rights. The franchisor (seller) reports revenues from both \nthe sales of food in company-owned stores and the fees from franchisees. Chipotle does not sell \nfranchises. Therefore, the company generates revenue from one source—sales of food orders to \ncustomers—that is reported in the Restaurant Sales Revenue account.\nOperating Expenses\nSome students confuse the terms expenditures and expenses. An expenditure is any outflow \nof cash for any purpose, whether to buy equipment, pay off a bank loan, or pay employees \ntheir wages. Expenses are outflows or the using up of assets or increases in liabilities from \nongoing operations incurred to generate revenues during the period. Therefore, not all cash \nexpenditures are expenses, but expenses are necessary to generate revenues.\nChipotle’s employees make and serve food. The company uses electricity to operate equip-\nment and light its facilities, and it uses food and paper supplies. Without incurring these \nexpenses, Chipotle could not generate revenues. Expenses may be incurred before, after, or at \nthe same time as cash is paid. When an expense is incurred, assets such as Supplies decrease \n(are used up) or liabilities such as Wages Payable or Utilities Payable increase. The following \nare Chipotle’s primary operating expenses:\nRestaurant Operating Expenses:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 \nSupplies Expense. In Chipotle’s restaurant operations, any food ingredients or bever-\nage and packaging supplies that are used to produce and sell meals are expensed as \nthey are used. For Chipotle, this is its largest expense at $1,421,000,000 in 2014. In \ncompanies with a manufacturing or merchandising focus, the most significant expense \nis usually Cost of Goods Sold (or Cost of Sales), representing the cost of inventory \nused in generating sales.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 \nWages Expense. When salaried and hourly employees work and generate sales for \nChipotle, the company incurs an expense, although wages and salaries will be paid \nlater. Wages Expense of $904,400,000 is Chipotle’s second largest expense. In purely \nservice-oriented companies in which no products are produced or sold, the cost of hav-\ning employees generate revenues is usually the largest expense. For example, Federal \nExpress reported over $16 billion in salaries expense for the year ended May 31, 2014.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 \nRent Expense, Insurance Expense, Utilities Expense, and Repairs Expense. Rent-\ning facilities, insuring property and equipment at the stores, using utilities, and repair-\ning and maintaining facilities and equipment are typical expenses related to operating \nstores. Usually, rent and insurance are paid before occupying the facilities, but utilities \nand repairs are paid after occupying the facilities.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 \nOther Operating Expenses. These expenses include a variety of accounts with \nsmaller dollar balances.\nGeneral and Administrative Expenses: General and Administrative Expenses include \ncosts of training employees and managers, advertising, and other expenses not directly \nrelated to operating stores. These often include expenses such as renting headquarters \nfacilities and paying executive salaries.\nDepreciation Expense: When a company uses buildings and equipment to generate rev-\nenues, a part of the cost of these assets is reported as an expense called Deprecia-\ntion Expense. Chapter 8 discusses methods for estimating the amount of depreciation \nexpense.\nCash\nExpenditures\nDebt\npayments\nAsset\npurchases\nExpenses\nEXPENSES \nDecreases in assets or increases \nin liabilities from ongoing \noperations incurred to generate \nrevenues during the period.\n\n\n108\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nLosses (Gains) on Disposal of Assets: Companies sell property, plant, and equipment from \ntime to time to maintain modern facilities. When assets other than investments are sold \nor disposed of for more than their undepreciated cost, gains result. If they are sold or dis-\nposed of for less than the undepreciated cost, losses result. In 2014, Chipotle reported a \nloss on disposal of assets of $7,000,000. Note that selling short- or long-term investments \nabove or below cost also results in gains or losses, but these are not reported in the Oper-\nating Expenses section of the multiple-step income statement. Instead, they are reported \nin Other Items as discussed in the next section.\nOperating revenues less operating expenses equals Operating Income (also called Income \nfrom Operations)—a measure of the profit from central ongoing operations.\nOther Items\nNot all activities affecting an income statement are central to ongoing operations. Any rev-\nenues, expenses, gains, or losses that result from these other activities are not included as part \nof operating income but are instead categorized as Other Items. Typically, these include the \nfollowing:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Interest Revenue (or Investment Revenue, Investment Income, or Dividend Revenue). \nUsing excess cash to purchase stocks or bonds in other companies is an investing activity for \nChipotle, not the central operation of making and selling fresh Mexican food. Therefore, any \ninterest or dividends earned on investments in other companies is not included as operating \nrevenue.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Interest Expense. Likewise, since borrowing money is a financing activity, any cost of \nusing that money (called interest) is not an operating expense. Except for financial institu-\ntions, incurring interest expense and earning interest revenue are not the central operations \nof most businesses, including Chipotle. We say these are peripheral (normal but not central) \ntransactions.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Losses (Gains) on Sale of Investments. When investments are sold for more (or less) than \nthe original cost, a gain (or loss) results and is reported as an Other Item on the income state-\nment. In 2014, Chipotle did not report any gains or losses from selling investments.\nIncome Tax Expense\nAdding (subtracting) other items to (from) operating income gives a subtotal of Income \nbefore Income Taxes (or Pretax Income). Income Tax Expense (also called Provision for \nIncome Taxes) is the last expense listed on the income statement before determining net \nincome. All profit-making corporations are required to compute income taxes owed to fed-\neral, state, and foreign governments. Income tax expense is calculated as a percentage of pre-\ntax income determined by applying the tax rates of the federal, state, local, and foreign taxing \nauthorities. Chipotle’s effective tax rate in 2014 was 37.7 percent ($269,000,000 in income \ntax expense divided by $714,300,000 in income before income taxes). This indicates that, \nfor every dollar of income before taxes that Chipotle made in 2014, the company paid nearly \n$0.38 to taxing authorities.\nEarnings per Share\nCorporations are required to disclose earnings per share on the income statement or in the \nnotes to the financial statements. This ratio is widely used in evaluating the operating per-\nformance and profitability of a company. At this introductory level, we can compute earn-\nings per share simply as net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of \nstock outstanding (Net Income ÷ Weighted Average Number of Shares of Stock Outstand-\ning). Please note, however, that the calculation of the ratio is actually much more complex \nand beyond the scope of this course. For simplicity, we use the $445,300,000 net income in \nExhibit 3.1 as the numerator and 31,038,000 weighted average number of shares computed \nby Chipotle as the denominator. For 2014, Chipotle reported $14.35 in earnings for each \nshare of stock owned by investors.\nGAINS \nResult from disposing of assets \nfor more than the reported book \nvalue.\nLOSSES \nResult from disposing of assets \nfor less than the reported book \nvalue cost.\nOPERATING INCOME \n(INCOME FROM \nOPERATIONS) \nNet sales less cost of goods sold \nand other operating expenses.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n109\nHOW A R E O P E R AT I NG AC T I V I T I E S \nRE C OG NIZ ED A ND MEASUR E D?\nYou probably determine your personal financial position by the cash balance in your bank \naccount. Your financial performance is measured as the difference between your cash balance \nat the beginning of the period and the cash balance at the end of the period (that is, whether you \nend up with more or less cash). If you have a higher cash balance, cash receipts exceeded cash \ndisbursements for the period. Many local retailers, medical offices, and other small businesses \nuse cash basis accounting, in which revenues are recorded when cash is received and expenses \nare recorded when cash is paid, regardless of when the revenues are earned or the expenses \nincurred. This basis produces net operating cash flow information that is often quite adequate \nfor organizations that do not need to report to external users. The following table illustrates the \napplication of cash basis accounting for the first three years of a new business, Cade Company:\nCade Company Income Statements\nYear 1\nYear 2\nYear 3\nTotal\nSales on credit\n$ !!60,000\n$ !!60,000\n$ !!60,000\n$180,000\nCash receipts from customers\n$!!!!20,000\n$70,000\n$90,000\n$180,000\nCash disbursements for:\n Salaries to employees\n(30,000)\n(30,000)\n(30,000)\n(90,000)\n Insurance for 3 years\n(12,000)\n(0)\n(0)\n(12,000)\n Supplies\n (3,000)\n (7,000)\n (5,000)\n (15,000)\nNet operating cash flows\n$(25,000)\n$33,000\n$55,000\n$ 63,000\nIn this illustration, $60,000 in sales was earned each year by Cade Company. However, \nbecause the sales were on account, customers spread out their payments over three years. Salaries \nto employees were paid in full each year. Insurance was prepaid at the beginning of the first year \nfor equal coverage over the three years. Supplies were purchased on credit and used evenly over \nthe three years. However, the company paid part of the first-year purchases in the second year.\nUsing cash basis accounting may lead to an incorrect interpretation of future company per-\nformance. Simply looking at the first year, investors and creditors might interpret the negative \ncash flows as a problem with the company’s ability to generate cash flows in the future. How-\never, the other two years show positive cash flows. Likewise, performance over time appears \nuneven, when in actuality it is not. Sales were earned evenly each year, although collections \nCASH BASIS\nIncome Measurement\n Revenues (= cash receipts)\n-Expenses (= cash payments)\n Net Income (cash basis)\nCASH BASIS ACCOUNTING \nRecords revenues when cash is \nreceived and expenses when cash \nis paid.\nUnder IFRS, the income statement is usually titled the Statement of Operations. There is also a difference \nin how expenses may be reported:\nGAAP\nIFRS\nPresentation of Expenses\n΄\u0003\u0003 \u0003\u0003\nEW\\WZMa\u0003Rg_R]bRb\u0003MaR\u0003aR_^acRQ͜\u0003\nbut they may be grouped in \ndifferent ways.\nPublic companies categorize \nRg_R]bRb\u0003Oh\u0003OdbW]Rbb\u0003function \n(e.g., production, research, \nmarketing, general operations).\nCompanies can categorize \nRg_R]bRb\u0003Oh\u0003RWcVRa\u0003function or \nnature (e.g., salaries, rent, \nsupplies, electricity).\nIn addition, foreign companies often use account titles that differ from those used by U.S. companies. For \nexample, GlaxoSmithKline (a UK pharmaceutical company), Parmalat (an Italian food producer of milk, \ndairy products, and fruit-based beverages), and Unilever (a UK- and Netherlands-based company supply-\ning food, home, and personal care products such as Hellman’s mayonnaise, Dove soap, and Popsicle treats) \nuse the term turnover to refer to sales revenue, finance income for income from investments, and finance \ncost for interest expense. BMW Group, on the other hand, reports revenues and uses financial result for \nthe difference between income from investments and interest expense. All four companies follow IFRS.\nIncome Statement Differences\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L\nP E R S P E C T I V E\n\n\n110\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nfrom customers were not. The years in which insurance and supplies were paid for are not the \nsame as the years in which these resources were used.\nAccrual Accounting\nFinancial statements created under cash basis accounting normally postpone or accelerate rec-\nognition of revenues and expenses long before or after goods and services are produced and \ndelivered (when cash is received or paid). They also do not necessarily reflect all assets or \nliabilities of a company on a particular date. For these reasons, cash basis financial statements \nare not very useful to external decision makers. Therefore, generally accepted accounting prin-\nciples require accrual basis accounting for financial reporting.\nIn accrual basis accounting, revenues and expenses are recognized when the transaction \nthat causes them occurs, not necessarily when cash is received or paid. That is, revenues are \nrecognized when they are earned and expenses when they are incurred to generate revenues.\nUsing the same information for Cade Company, we can apply the accrual basis of accounting.\nCade Company Income Statements\nYear 1\nYear 2\nYear 3\nTotal\nSales revenue (earned)\n$!!!60,000\n$!!!60,000\n$!!!60,000\n$180,000\n6g_R]bRb\u0003͈aRb^daPRb\u0003dbRQ\u0003^a\u0003W]PdaaRQ͉͛\n\u0003 \u0003EMZMaWRb\u0003Rg_R]bR\n(30,000)\n(30,000)\n(30,000)\n(90,000)\n\u0003 \u0003;]bdaM]PR\u0003Rg_R]bR\n(4,000)\n(4,000)\n(4,000)\n(12,000)\n\u0003 \u0003Ed__ZWRb\u0003Rg_R]bR\n !!!!!!!! (5,000)\n !!!!!!!! (5,000)\n !!!!!!!!!(5,000)\n !!!!!!!!!(15,000)\nNet income\n$21,000\n$21,000\n$21,000\n$63,000\nRegardless of when cash is received, Cade Company reported revenues when earned. Like-\nwise, the company used insurance coverage and supplies evenly over the three years, despite \nprepaying the entire amount of insurance at the beginning of the first year and paying part of \nthe first year’s purchases in the second year. The $21,000 net income in the first year is a better \npredictor of future cash flows and performance than net operating cash flows reported under \ncash basis accounting. The two basic accounting principles that determine when revenues and \nexpenses are recorded under accrual basis accounting are the revenue recognition principle \nand the expense recognition principle (also called the matching principle).\nRevenue Recognition Principle\nThe core revenue recognition principle specifies both the timing and amount of revenue to be \nrecognized during an accounting period. It requires that a company recognize revenue:\n \n1. When the company transfers promised goods or services to customers\n \n2. In the amount it expects to receive.\nWhen Chipotle delivers food to customers, it recognizes revenue regardless of when cash is \nreceived. Exhibit 3.2 illustrates that revenue is earned when the business delivers goods or services, \nACCRUAL BASIS \nACCOUNTING \nRecords revenues when earned \nand expenses when incurred, \nregardless of the timing of cash \nreceipts or payments.\nREVENUE RECOGNITION \nPRINCIPLE \nRevenues are recognized (1) when \nthe company transfers promised \ngoods or services to customers \n(2) in the amount it expects to \nreceive.\nACCRUAL BASIS\nIncome Measurement\n Revenues (= when earned)\n-Expenses (= when incurred)\n Net Income (accrual basis)\nEXHIBIT 3.2\nRecording Revenues versus \nCash Receipts\n1\n2\n3\nbefore food\ndelivery\nCash may be received . . .\nwhen food\nis delivered\nafter food\ndelivery\nDELIVERY\nRecord REVENUE here\nTIME\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-3\nExplain the accrual basis \nof accounting and apply \nthe revenue and expense \nrecognition principles to \nmeasure income.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n111\nalthough cash can be received from customers (1) in a period before delivery, (2) in the same \nperiod as delivery, or (3) in a period after delivery. Let’s see how to handle each of these cases.\n 1 \n \nCash is received before the goods or services are delivered. \nChipotle sells gift cards to customers for cash in exchange for \nthe promise to provide future food orders. Since Chipotle has \nnot at that point delivered food, it records no revenue. Instead, \nit creates a liability account (Unearned Revenue) represent-\ning the amount of food service owed to the customers. Later, \nwhen customers redeem their gift cards and Chipotle delivers \nthe food, it earns and records the revenue while reducing the \nliability account since it has satisfied its promise to deliver.\n 2 \n \nCash is received in the same period as the goods or services \nare delivered. As is a typical timing of cash receipts and rev-\nenue recognition in the restaurant industry, Chipotle receives \ncash from most customers within a few minutes of them receiv-\ning their food. Chipotle delivers the food to the customer as \nordered in exchange for cash, earning revenue in the process.\n 3 \n \nCash is received after the goods or services are delivered. \nWhen a business sells goods or services on account, the revenue \nis earned when the goods or services are delivered, not when \ncash is received at a later date. Let’s assume that, to boost busi-\nness, Chipotle agrees to deliver food ordered by select custom-\ners, such as departments at area colleges or local businesses. \nThese customers pay for the food order when Chipotle bills \nthem at the end of the month, rather than when they receive the \nfood. When delivered, Chipotle records both Restaurant Sales \nRevenue and the asset Accounts Receivable, representing the \ncustomer’s promise to pay in the future for past food deliveries. When the customer pays its \nmonthly bill, Chipotle will increase its Cash account and decrease Accounts Receivable.\nCompanies usually disclose their revenue recognition practices in the financial statement \nnote titled Significant Accounting Policies. The following excerpt from Note 1 to recent finan-\ncial statements describes how Chipotle recognizes its revenue:\nOn receipt of a $100 cash deposit:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n Unearned Revenue (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\nOn delivery of ordered food:\nUnearned Revenue (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n Restaurant Sales Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . .\n100\nOn delivery of ordered food for $12 cash:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12\n Restaurant Sales Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . .\n12\nOn delivery of ordered food for $50 on account:\nAccounts Receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50\n Restaurant Sales Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . .\n50\nOn receipt of cash after delivery:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50\n Accounts Receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50\n1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nRevenue Recognition\nRevenue from restaurant sales is recognized when food and beverage products are sold . . . The Com-\npany sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date . . . The Company recognizes revenues from \ngift cards when: (i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer; or (ii) the Company determines the like-\nlihood of the gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote (gift card breakage) . . . The determi-\nnation of the gift card breakage rate is based upon Company-specific historical redemption patterns.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL\nRevenue Recognition for More Complex Customer Contracts\nThe FASB and IASB issued a new revenue recognition accounting standard effective for 2018 financial \nstatements. As indicated earlier, the standard requires a company to recognize revenue when it transfers \ngoods and services to customers in the amount it expects to receive. The standard also specifies how to \nhandle more complex contracts with customers. The standard specifies five steps to recognizing revenue:\n 1. Identify the contract between the company and customer.\n 2. Identify the performance obligations (promised goods and services).\n 3. Determine the transaction price.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\n112\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n 4. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations.\n 5. \nRecognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied (or over time if a service is pro-\nvided over time).\nFor example, when Dell sells computers and a one-year warranty together in a single sale, it will deter-\nmine the separate obligations (selling a computer and selling a warranty service) and split the sales price \namong them. Dell will then recognize the revenue allocated to the computer when it is delivered, and it \nwill recognize one-twelfth of the revenue from the warranty each month it is in force. Accounting for \ncomplex sales transactions is covered in more detail in intermediate accounting courses.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just learned the revenue recognition principle’s criteria: Recognize revenue (1) when the com-\npany transfers promised goods or services to customers (2) in the amount it expects to receive.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nComplete this quiz now to make sure you can apply the revenue recognition principle. The following \ntransactions are samples of typical monthly operating activities of Papa John’s International, Inc. \n(dollars in thousands), a company that makes and delivers pizza and sells franchises. If revenue is to be \nrecognized in January, indicate the title of the revenue account and the amount of revenue to be recog-\nnized. For account titles, name the revenue account based on the nature of the transaction. For example, \nsales to customers are Restaurant Sales Revenue and sales of franchises are Franchise Fee Revenue.\nACTIVITY\nREVENUE \nACCOUNT \nTITLE\nAMOUNT OF \nREVENUE \nRECOGNIZED \nIN JANUARY\n(a) \nIn January, Papa John’s company-owned restaurants sold food to \ncustomers for $32,000 cash.\n(b) \nIn January, Papa John’s sold new franchises for $625 cash, providing \n$400 in services to these new franchisees during January; the \nremainder of services will be provided over the next three months.\n(c) \nIn January, Papa John’s received $210 in cash from customers as \ndeposits on large orders to be delivered in February.\n(d) \nIn January, Papa John’s delivered $1,630 to select customers on \naccount; the customers will pay when billed at the end of January.\n(e) \nIn January, customers paid $1,200 on account to Papa John’s from \nDecember deliveries of pizza.\n(f ) \nIn January, Papa John’s delivered $385 to customers who \nprovided deposits in December.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nRevenue Account Title\nAmount of Revenue \nRecognized in January\n(a) Restaurant Sales Revenue\n$32,000\n(b) Franchise Fee Revenue\n$ \n 400\n(c) No revenue earned in January\n—\n(d) Restaurant Sales Revenue\n$ 1,630\n(e) No revenue earned in January\n—\n(f) Restaurant Sales Revenue\n$ 385\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nOn payment of $200 cash for supplies:\nSupplies (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\nOn subsequent use of half of the supplies:\nSupplies Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n Supplies (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\nOn payment of $275 cash for repair service:\nRepairs Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n275\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n275\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n113\nEXHIBIT 3.3\nRecording Expenses versus \nCash Payments\n1\n2\n3\nto purchase\nsupplies before\nbeing used\nCash may be paid...\nfor repairs\n the same day\n(services used)\nto employees \nfor work in the\nprior period\nUSED\n(INCURRED to generate revenue)\nRecord EXPENSE here\nTIME\nExpense Recognition Principle\nThe expense recognition principle (also called the matching principle) requires that costs \nincurred to generate revenues be recognized in the same period—a matching of costs with ben-\nefits. For example, when Chipotle’s restaurants provide food service to customers, revenue is \nearned. The costs of generating the revenue include expenses incurred such as these:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Salaries and wages to employees who worked during the period\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Utilities for the electricity used during the period\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Food, beverage, and packaging supplies used during the period\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Facilities rental during the period\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Grills and other equipment used during the period\nAs with revenues and cash receipts, expenses are recorded as incurred, regardless of when \ncash is paid. Cash may be paid (1) before, (2) during, or (3) after an expense is incurred (see \nExhibit 3.3). An entry will be made on the date the expense is incurred and another on the date \nthe cash is paid, if they occur at different times. Let’s see how to handle each of these cases \nrelated to the expense recognition principle.\n 1 \n \nCa \nsh is paid before the expense is incurred to generate \nrevenue. Companies purchase many assets that are used to \ngenerate revenues in future periods. Examples include buy-\ning insurance for future coverage, paying rent for future use \nof space, and acquiring supplies and equipment for future \nuse. When revenues are generated in the future, the com-\npany records an expense for the portion of the cost of the \nassets used—costs are matched with the benefits. As an \nexample, Chipotle buys paper supplies (napkins, bags, \ncups, etc.) in one month but uses them the following month. \nWhen acquired, the supplies are recorded as an asset called \n \nSupplies because they will benefit future periods. When they are used the following \nmonth, Supplies Expense is recorded for the month and the asset Supplies is reduced \nto the balance yet to be used. Similarly, rent, insurance, and advertising that are pre-\npaid are often recorded in an asset account called Prepaid Expenses and expensed \nwhen used.\n 2 \n \nCash is paid in the same period as the expense is incurred to \ngenerate revenue. Expenses are sometimes incurred and paid \nfor in the period in which they arise. An example is paying for \nrepairs on grills the day of the service. If Chipotle spends $275 \ncash to repair grills so that food can be prepared to sell, an \nexpense is incurred and recorded (Repairs Expense).\nEXPENSE RECOGNITION \nPRINCIPLE (OR MATCHING \nPRINCIPLE) \nRequires that expenses be \nrecorded when incurred in \nearning revenue.\n\n\n114\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nOn use of $400 in employees’ services during the period:\nWages Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400\n Wages Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400\nOn payment of cash after using employees:\nWages Payable (-L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400\n 3 \n \nCash is paid after the cost is incurred to generate revenue. \nAlthough rent and supplies are typically purchased before they \nare used, many costs are paid after goods or services have been \nreceived and used. Examples include using electric and gas utili-\nties in the current period that are not paid for until the following \nperiod, using borrowed funds and incurring Interest Expense to \nbe paid in the future, and owing wages to employees who worked \nin the current period. When Chipotle’s restaurants use employ-\nees to make and serve food in the current accounting period (and \nthus assist in generating revenues), the company records Wages \nExpense for the amount incurred. Any amount that is then owed \nto employees at the end of the current period is recorded as a \nliability called Wages Payable (an accrued expense obligation).\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe expense recognition principle (or matching principle) requires that costs incurred to generate \nrevenues be recognized in the same period—that costs are matched with the revenues they generate. \nRegardless of when cash is paid, expense is recorded when incurred.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nComplete this quiz now to make sure you can apply the expense recognition principle. The following \ntransactions are samples of typical monthly operating activities of Papa John’s International, Inc. \n(dollars in thousands). If an expense is to be recognized in January, indicate the title of the expense \naccount and the amount of expense to be recognized.\nACTIVITY\nEXPENSE \nACCOUNT TITLE\nAMOUNT \nOF EXPENSE \nRECOGNIZED IN \nJANUARY\n(a) \nAt the beginning of January, Papa John’s restaurants paid \n$3,000 in rent for the months of January, February, and March.\n(b) \nIn January, Papa John’s paid suppliers $10,000 on account for \nsupplies received in December.\n(c) \nIn January, the food and paper products supplies used in making \nand selling pizza products to customers was $9,500. The supplies \nwere purchased in December on account.\n(d) \nIn late January, Papa John’s received a $400 utility bill for \nelectricity used in January. The bill will be paid in February.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 3-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on identifying revenue and expense accounts and \namounts for a given period, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh3a.\nExpense Account Title\nAmount of Expense Recognized in January\n(a) Rent Expense\n$1,000 ($3,000 ÷ 3 months)\n(b) No expense in January\nSupplies will be expensed when used.\n(c) Supplies Expense\n$9,500\n(d) Utilities Expense\n$ 400\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n115\nT HE EX PA ND ED T R AN SACT I ON AN ALYSI S MODE L\nWe have discussed the variety of business activities affecting the income statement and how \nthey are measured. Now we need to determine how these business activities are recorded in the \naccounting system and reflected in the financial statements. Chapter 2 covered investing and \nfinancing activities that affect assets, liabilities, and contributed capital. We now expand the \ntransaction analysis model to include operating activities.\nTransaction Analysis Rules\nThe complete transaction analysis model presented in Exhibit 3.4 includes all five elements: \nassets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues, and expenses. Recall that the Retained Earn-\nings account is the accumulation of all past revenues and expenses minus any income distrib-\nuted to stockholders as dividends (that is, earnings not retained in the business).3 When net \nincome is positive, Retained Earnings increases; a net loss decreases Retained Earnings.\nManagement’s Incentives to Violate Accounting Rules\nA Q U E ST I O N \nO F E T H I C S\nInvestors in the stock market base their decisions on their expectations of a company’s future earnings. When \ncompanies announce quarterly and annual earnings information, investors evaluate how well the companies \nhave met expectations and adjust their investing decisions accordingly. Companies that fail to meet expecta-\ntions often experience a decline in stock price. Thus, managers are motivated to produce earnings results that \nmeet or exceed investors’ expectations to bolster stock prices. Greed may lead some managers to make unethi-\ncal accounting and reporting decisions, often involving falsifying revenues and expenses. While this some-\ntimes fools people for a short time, it rarely works in the long run and often leads to very bad consequences.\nFraud is a criminal offense for which managers may be sentenced to jail. Samples of fraud cases, a few \ninvolving faulty revenue and expense accounting, are shown below. Just imagine what it must have been \nlike to be 65-year-old Bernie Ebbers or 21-year-old Barry Minkow, both sentenced to 25 years in prison \nfor accounting fraud.\nThe CEO\nThe Fraud\nConviction/Plea\nThe Outcome\nElaine Martin, 67\nMarCon, Inc.\nFailed to record sales of used materials.\nConvicted, \nFebruary 2014\nSentenced to \n7 years\nAnnette Bongiorno, 62, \nand Joann Crupi, 49\nMadoff Investment \nSecurities\nRecorded trades of securities in the wrong \naccounting period as part of a Ponzi scheme.\nConvicted, \nDecember 2014\nSentenced to \n6 years each; \nforfeit a total of \n$188.9 billion\nBernard Madoff, 71\nMadoff Investment \nSecurities\nScammed $50 billion from investors in a Ponzi \nscheme (in which investors receive “returns” from \nmoney paid by subsequent investors).\nConfessed, \nDecember 2008\nSentenced to \n150 years\nBernie Ebbers, 65\nWorldcom\nDRP^aQRQ\u0003Ά\b\b\u0003OWZZW^]\u0003W]\u0003^_RaMcW]U\u0003Rg_R]bRb\u0003Mb\u0003WS\u0003\nthey were assets.\nConvicted, July \n2005\nSentenced to \n25 years\nSanjay Kumar, 44\nComputer Associates\nRecorded sales in the wrong accounting period.\nPleaded guilty, \nApril 2006\nSentenced to \n12 years\nMartin Grass, 49\nRite Aid Corporation\nRecorded rebates from drug companies before \nthey were earned.\nPleaded guilty, \nJune 2003\nSentenced to \n8 years\nBarry Minkow, 21\nZZZZ Best\nMade up customers and sales to show profits when, \nin reality, the company was a sham.\nConvicted, \nDecember 1988\nSentenced to \n25 years\nMany others are affected by accounting fraud. Shareholders lose stock value, employees may lose \ntheir jobs (and pension funds, as in the case of Enron), and customers and suppliers may become wary \nof dealing with a company operating under the cloud of fraud. As a manager, you may face an ethical \ndilemma in the workplace. The ethical decision is the one you will be proud of 20 years later.\n3Instead of reducing Retained Earnings directly when dividends are declared, companies may use the account \nDividends Declared, which has a debit balance.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-4\nApply transaction analysis to \nexamine and record the effects \nof operating activities on the \nfinancial statements.\n\n\n116\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nASSETS\n(many\naccounts)\nCommon Stock and\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nRetained\nEarnings\nLIABILITIES\n(many\naccounts)\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nContributed Capital (2 accounts)\nEarned Capital (1 account)\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nREVENUES\n(many\naccounts)\n-\nEXPENSES\n(many\naccounts)\n-\n-\n-\nDebit\nCredit\nInvestments\nby owners\n+\n+\n+\n-\n+\nCredit\n+\nDebit\n+\nDebit\nDividends\ndeclared\nCredit\nNet\nincome\nNote:\nAs expenses increase (are debited),\nnet income, retained earnings, and\nstockholders’ equity decrease.\n=\n=\n+\nREVENUES\nģ Increase net\nincome and\nstockholders’\nequity\nģ\nwith Credits\nģ\nģ\nģ\nģ\nAccounts have\ncredit balances\nEXPENSES\nDecrease net\nincome and\nstockholders’\nequity\nwith Debits\nAccounts have\ndebit balances\nSome students attempt to memorize journal entries in the introductory accounting course. \nHowever, they are often overwhelmed by the number and complexity of transactions as the course \nprogresses. To avoid this pitfall, you should instead be able to construct the transaction analysis \nmodel in Exhibit 3.4 on your own without assistance and use it to analyze transactions. It will be \nvery beneficial in completing assignments and analyzing more complex transactions in future \nchapters. Now let’s study Exhibit 3.4 carefully to remember how the model is constructed and \nto understand the impact of operating activities on both the balance sheet and income statement:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 All accounts can increase or decrease, although revenues and expenses tend to increase \nthroughout a period. For accounts on the left side of the accounting equation, the increase \nsymbol + is written on the left side of the T-account. For accounts on the right side of the \naccounting equation, the increase symbol + is written on the right side of the T-account, \nexcept for expenses, which increase on the left side of the T-account.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Debits (dr) are written on the left of each T-account and credits (cr) are written on the right.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Every transaction affects at least two accounts.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Revenues increase stockholders’ equity through the \naccount Retained Earnings and therefore have credit \nbalances. Recording revenue results in either increas-\ning an asset (such as Cash or Accounts Receivable) \nor decreasing a liability (such as Unearned Subscriptions Revenue).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Expenses decrease net income, thus decreasing \nRetained Earnings and stockholders’ equity. There-\nfore, they have debit balances (opposite of the bal-\nance in Retained Earnings). That is, to increase an \nexpense, you debit it, thereby decreasing net income and Retained Earnings. Recording an \nexpense results in either decreasing an asset (such as Supplies when used) or increasing a \nliability (such as Wages Payable when money is owed to employees).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 When revenues exceed expenses, the company reports net income, increasing Retained \nEarnings and stockholders’ equity. However, when expenses exceed revenues, a net loss \nresults that decreases Retained Earnings and thus stockholders’ equity.\nIn summary:\nEXHIBIT 3.4 \n Expanded Transaction Analysis Model\nA\n+\n+\n-\nor\n=\n+\nL\nSE\n(+ revenue RE)\nA\nor\nL\nSE\n(+ expense RE)\n+\n+\n=\n-\n-\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n117\nAnalyzing Chipotle’s Transactions\nNow we continue operating activities for Chipotle Mexican Grill, building on the company’s \ntrial balance presented in Exhibit 3.6 (and at the end of Chapter 2). It included only investing \nand financing transactions occurring during the first quarter of 2015.\nStep 1: \nAsk → \nWas a revenue earned by delivering goods or services? \nIf so, credit the revenue account and debit the appropriate accounts for what was received.\nor Ask → \nWas an expense incurred to generate a revenue in the current period? \nIf so, debit the expense account and credit the appropriate accounts for what was given.\nor Ask → If no revenue was earned or expense incurred, what was received and given?\n \n∙ \nIdentify the accounts affected by title (e.g., Cash and Notes Payable). \n Remember: Make sure that at least two accounts change.\n \n∙ \nClassify them by type of account: asset (A), liability (L), stockholders’ equity (SE), \n revenue/gain (R), or expense/loss (E).\n \n∙ Determine the direction of the effect. Did the account increase (+) or decrease (-)?\nStep 2: Verify → Is the accounting equation in balance? (A = L + SE)\nEXHIBIT 3.5\nTransaction Analysis Steps\nEXHIBIT 3.6\nChipotle Mexican Grill’s \n \nTrial Balance\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL\nTrial Balance\n(based on investing and financing transactions during the \nfirst quarter ended March 31, 2015)\n(in thousands)\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n323,200\nShort-term investments\n347,600\nAccounts receivable\n34,800\nSupplies\n15,300\nPrepaid expenses\n70,300\nLand\n21,100\nBuildings\n1,275,300\nEquipment\n476,300\nAccumulated depreciation\n613,700\nLong-term investments\n531,100\nIntangible assets\n68,400\nAccounts payable\n69,600\nUnearned revenue\n16,800\nDividends payable\n3,000\nWages payable\n73,900\nUtilities payable\n85,400\nShort-term notes payable\n0\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\nOther liabilities\n285,900\nCommon stock\n500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n293,800\nRetained earnings\n1,718,800\nTotal\n3,163,400\n3,163,400\nThe steps to follow in analyzing transactions presented in Chapter 2 are now modified to \ndetermine the effects of earning revenues and incurring expenses. Now, as shown in Exhibit 3.5, \nwhen a transaction occurs, the questions to ask are:\n\n\n118\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nUsing the transaction analysis steps in Exhibit 3.5, we now analyze, record, and post to the \nT-accounts the effects of this chapter’s operating activities that also occurred during the first \nquarter. The T-accounts begin with the trial balance amounts in Exhibit 3.6. All amounts \nare in thousands of dollars, except per share information. You should notice, in each journal \nentry, that\n\u0016\nš\u0016 When a revenue or expense is recorded, we insert (+R, +SE) for revenues and (+E, −SE) \nfor expenses to emphasize the effect of the transaction on the accounting equation and to \nhelp you see that the equation remains in balance.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Debits equal credits—another check you should make when preparing journal entries.\nIn Chapter 4, we complete the accounting cycle with the activities at the end of the quarter (on \nMarch 31).\n(2) \nAt the beginning of January, Chipotle paid $79,700 cash in advance for prepaid \nexpenses for rent, insurance, and advertising.\nDebit\nCredit\n(2) Prepaid Expenses (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n79,700\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n79,700\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+ \nStockholders’ Equity\nBaR_MWQ\u0003Rg_R]bRb\n+79,700\nCash\n-79,700\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal. 323,200\n298,800\n(1)\n79,700\n(2)\n+ Prepaid Expenses (A) -\nBal.\n70,300\n(2)\n79,700\n(3) \nDuring the first quarter, Chipotle sold food to customers for $1,071,700; $25,700 was \nsold to universities on account (to be paid by the universities next quarter) and the \nrest was received in cash in the stores. NOTE: To measure revenues and expenses in \na period, these accounts begin with a $0 balance; notice they are not listed on the trial \n \nbalance in Exhibit 3.6 because they have no balance yet.\nDebit\nCredit\n(1) Supplies (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n369,800\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n289,800\n Accounts Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n80,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nSupplies\n+369,800\nAccounts payable\n+80,000\nCash\n-289,800\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal. 323,200\n289,800\n(1)\n+ Supplies (A) -\nBal.\n15,300\n(1)\n369,800\n- Accounts Payable (L) +\n69,600\nBal.\n80,000\n(1)\n(1) \nChipotle purchased food, beverage, and packaging supplies costing $369,800, paying \n$289,800 in cash and owing the rest on account.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n119\n(4) Chipotle paid $40,800 for management training expenses.\nDebit\nCredit\n(4) Training Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,800\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,800\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-40,800\nFaMW]W]U\u0003Rg_R]bR\u0003͈+E)\n-40,800\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n79,700\n(2)\n40,800\n(4)\n+ Training Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(4)\n40,800\n(5) \nChipotle paid employees $177,000 for work this quarter and $73,900 for work last \nquarter (recorded last quarter as Wages Expense and Wages Payable).\nDebit\nCredit\n(5) Wages Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n177,000\n Wages Payable (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n73,900\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n250,900\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-250,900\nWages payable\n-73,900\nIMURb\u0003Rg_R]bR\u0003͈+E)\n-177,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+1,046,000\nRestaurant sales revenue (+R)\n+1,071,700\nAccounts receivable\n+25,700\n \n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800 (1)\n79,700 (2)\nAccounts  \n+ Receivable (A) -\nBal.\n34,800\n(3)\n25,700\nRestaurant  \n- Sales Revenue (R) +\n0\nBal.\n1,071,700\n(3)\nDebit\nCredit\n(3) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,046,000\n Accounts Receivable (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n25,700\n Restaurant Sales Revenue (+R, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,071,700\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n79,700\n(2)\n40,800\n(4)\n250,900 (5)\n− Wages Payable (L) +\n73,900 Bal.\n(5)\n73,900\n+ Wages Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(5)\n177,000\n\n\n120\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n(7) Chipotle received $39,000 cash from customers paying on their accounts.\nDebit\nCredit\n( \n \n7) Cash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n39,000\n Accounts Receivable (-A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n39,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+39,000\nAccounts receivable\n−39,000\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n250,900\n(5)\n+ Accounts Receivable (A) -\nBal.\n34,800\n(3)\n25,700\n39,000\n(7)\n(8) \nDuring the quarter, Chipotle paid suppliers $73,500 on accounts payable. It also paid $35,900 on \nutilities payable and $28,400 in income taxes incurred for part of the first quarter of 2015.\nDebit\nCredit\n(8) Accounts Payable (−L). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n73,500\n Utilities Payable (−L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n35,900\n Income Tax Expense (+E, −L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n28,400\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n137,800\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\nProperty and equipment\n+4,800\n-9,000\nLoss on disposal \n of assets (+E)\n−4,200\n \n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n40,800\n(4)\n250,900\n(5)\n \n+ Land (A) −\nBal.\n21,100\n9,000\n(6)\nLoss on Disposal \n+ of Assets (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(6)\n4,200\n(6) Chipotle sold for cash land costing $9,000 at a loss of $4,200.4\nDebit\nCredit\n(6) Cash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,800\n \nLoss on Disposal of Assets (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,200\n Land (−A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n9,000\n4This is an example of a peripheral activity; it will be covered in more depth in Chapter 8.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n121\n(9) \nChipotle paid $75,400 for utilities used during the quarter and paid $18,700 for repairs and \nmaintenance of its facilities and equipment during the quarter.\nDebit\nCredit\n(9) Utilities Expense (+E, -SE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n75,400\n Repairs Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18,700\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n94,100\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-94,100\nGcWZWcWRb\u0003Rg_R]bR\u0003͈+E)\n-75,400\nDR_MWab\u0003Rg_R]bR\u0003͈+E)\n-18,700\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n250,900\n(5)\n137,800\n(8)\n94,100 (9)\n+ Utilities Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(9)\n75,400\n+ Repairs Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(9)\n18,700\n(10) Chipotle received $1,200 cash as interest revenue earned during the quarter.\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n(10)\n1,200\n250,900\n(5)\n137,800\n(8)\n94,100\n(9)\n- Interest Revenue (R) +\n0\nBal.\n1,200\n(10)\nDebit\nCredit\n(10) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200\n Interest Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+1,200\nInterest revenue (+R)\n+1,200\n− Utilities Payable (L) +\n85,400 Bal.\n(8)\n35,900\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-137,800\nAccounts payable\n-73,500\n;]P^\\R\u0003cMg\u0003Rg_R]bR\u0003͈+E)\n−28,400\nUtilities payable\n-35,900\n + Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n250,900\n(5)\n137,800 (8)\n− Accounts Payable (L) +\n69,600 Bal.\n(8)\n73,500\n80,000\n(1)\n+ Income Tax Expense (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(8)\n28,400\n\n\n122\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n(11) \nDuring the quarter, Chipotle sold gift cards to customers for $21,900 in cash\u0003͈Rg_RPcRQ\u0003c^\u0003OR\u0003\naRQRR\\RQ\u0003S^a\u0003S^^Q\u0003]Rgc\u0003`dMacRa͉͙\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+21,900\nUnearned revenue\n+21,900\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n(10)\n1,200\n250,900\n(5)\n(11)\n21,900\n137,800\n(8)\n94,100\n(9)\n- Unearned Revenue (L) +\n16,800\nBal.\n21,900\n(11)\nDebit\nCredit\n(11) Cash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n21,900\n Unearned Revenue (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n21,900\n+ Cash (A) -\nBal.\n323,200\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1)\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2)\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4)\n(10)\n1,200\n250,900\n(5)\n(11)\n21,900\n137,800\n(8)\n94,100\n(9)\n543,000\n+ Short-Term Investments (A) -\nBal.\n347,600\n347,600\n+ Accounts Receivable (A) -\nBal.\n34,800\n(3)\n25,700\n39,000\n(7)\n21,500\n+ Supplies (A) -\nBal.\n15,300\n(1)\n369,800\n385,100\nPrepaid  \n+ Expenses (A) -\nBal.\n70,300\n(2)\n79,700\n150,000\n \n+ Land (A) −\nBal.\n21,100\n9,000\n(6)\n12,100\n \n+ Buildings (A) −\nBal. 1,275,300\n1,275,300\nNow we determine the balances in the T-accounts that changed.\nBalance Sheet Accounts:\n− Accounts Payable (L) +\n69,600\nBal.\n(8)\n73,500\n80,000\n(1)\n76,100\n− Unearned Revenue (L) +\n16,800\nBal.\n21,900\n(11)\n38,700\n− Dividends Payable (L) +\n3,000\nBal.\n3,000\n− Wages Payable (L) +\n73,900\nBal.\n(5)\n73,900\n0\n+ Equipment (A) −\nBal.\n476,300\n476,300\n− Accumulated Depreciation +\n613,700\nBal.\n613,700\n+ Long-Term Investments (A) −\nBal. 531,100\n531,100\n+ Intangible Assets (A) −\nBal.\n68,400\n68,400\n- Long-Term Notes Payable (L)+\n2,000\nBal.\n2,000\n− Utilities Payable (L) +\n85,400\nBal.\n(8)\n35,900\n49,500\n- Other Liabilities (L) +\n285,900\nBal.\n285,900\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n123\n- Common Stock (SE) +\n500\nBal.\n500\n− Additional Paid-in Capital (SE) +\n293,800\nBal.\n293,800\n− Retained Earnings (SE) +\n1,718,800 Bal.\n1,718,800\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just illustrated the steps in analyzing and recording transactions, including those involving earning \nrevenue and incurring expenses.\nTransaction Analysis Steps:\nStep 1: Ask → \nWas a revenue earned by delivering goods or services? \nIf so, credit the revenue account and debit the appropriate accounts for what was received.\nor Ask → \nWas an expense incurred to generate a revenue in the current period? \nIf so, debit the expense account and credit the appropriate accounts for what was given.\nor Ask → If no revenue was earned or expense incurred, what was received and given?\n ∙ \nIdentify the accounts affected by title (e.g., Cash and Notes Payable).\n \nRemember: Make sure that at least two accounts change.\n ∙ \n \nClassify them by type of account: asset (A), liability (L), stockholders’ equity (SE), \nrevenue/gain (R), or expense/loss (E).\n ∙ \nDetermine the direction of the effect. Did the account increase (+) or decrease (-)?\nStep 2: Verify → Is the accounting equation in balance? (A = L + SE)\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nNow it’s your turn. Analyze and record the journal entries for each of the selected June transactions for \nFlorida Flippers, Inc., a scuba diving and instruction business. Then post the effects to the T-accounts. \nAccount titles and beginning balances are provided in the T-accounts that follow. Be sure to check that \ndebits equal credits in each journal entry and that the accounting equation remains in balance.\n \na. In June, new customers paid Florida Flippers $8,200 in cash for diving trips; $5,200 was for \ntrips made in June, and the rest is for trips that will be provided in July.\n \nb. In June, customers paid $3,900 in cash for instruction they received in May.\n \nc. At the beginning of June, Florida Flippers paid a total of $6,000 cash for insurance to cover \nthe months of June, July, and August.\n+ Wages Expense (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(5)\n177,000\n177,000\n+ Utilities Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(9)\n75,400\n75,400\n+ Repairs Expense (E) −\nBal.\n0\n(9)\n18,700\n18,700\n+ Training Expense (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(4)\n40,800\n40,800\n+ Loss on Disposal of Assets (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(6)\n4,200\n4,200\n+ Income Tax Expense (E) -\nBal.\n0\n(8)\n28,400\n28,400\nIncome Statement Accounts:\n- Restaurant Sales Revenue (R) +\n0\nBal.\n1,071,700\n(3)\n1,071,700\n- Interest Revenue (R) +\n0\nBal.\n1,200\n(10)\n1,200\n\n\n124\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nd. In June, Florida Flippers paid $4,000 in wages to employees who worked in June.\nACCOUNT TITLES\nDEBIT\nCREDIT\na.\nb.\nc.\nd.\n+ Cash (A) -\n+ Accounts Receivable (A) -\n+ Prepaid Insurance (A) -\nBeg.\n25,000\nBeg.\n4,500\nBeg.\n0\nEnd.\nEnd.\nEnd.\n- Unearned Revenue (L) +\n- Diving Trip Revenue (R) +\n+ Wages Expense (E) -\n0\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\nBeg.\n0\nEnd.\nEnd.\nEnd.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\na.\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,200\n Diving Trip Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,200\n Unearned Revenue (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,000\nb.\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,900\n Accounts Receivable (-A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,900\nc.\nPrepaid Insurance (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\nd.\nWages Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n+ Prepaid Insurance (A) -\nBeg.\n0\n(c)\n6,000\nEnd.\n6,000\n+ Cash (A) -\nBeg.\n25,000\n(a)\n8,200\n6,000\n(c)\n(b)\n3,900\n4,000\n(d)\nEnd.\n27,100\n+ Accounts Receivable (A) -\nBeg.\n4,500\n3,900\n(b)\nEnd.\n600\n- Unearned Revenue (L) +\n0\nBeg.\n3,000\n(a)\n3,000\nEnd.\n+ Wages Expense (E) -\nBeg.\n0\n(d)\n4,000\nEnd.\n4,000\n- Diving Trip Revenue (R) +\n0\nBeg.\n5,200\n(a)\n5,200\nEnd.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n125\nHOW I S T H E I N C O M E STAT E M E N T P R E PA R E D \nA ND A NA LY Z ED ?\nAs we discussed in Chapter 2, companies can prepare financial statements at any point in time. \nBefore we consider creating any statements for Chipotle, however, we must first determine that \nthe debits equal credits after all of the transactions illustrated above by generating a trial bal-\nance. Accounts are listed in financial statement order: assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, \nrevenues/gains, and expenses/losses.\n GUIDED HELP 3-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on analyzing, recording, and posting transaction effects, \ngo to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh3b.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-5\nPrepare a classified income \nstatement.\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL\nUnadjusted Trial Balance\nFor the first quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands)\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n543,000\nShort-term investments\n347,600\nAccounts receivable\n21,500\nSupplies\n385,100\nPrepaid expenses\n150,000\nLand\n12,100\nBuildings\n1,275,300\nEquipment\n476,300\nAccumulated depreciation\n613,700\nLong-term investments\n531,100\nIntangible assets\n68,400\nAccounts payable\n76,100\nUnearned revenue\n38,700\nDividends payable\n3,000\nWages payable\n0\nUtilities payable\n49,500\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\nOther liabilities\n285,900\nCommon stock\n500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n293,800\nRetained earnings\n1,718,800\nRestaurant sales revenue\n1,071,700\nInterest revenue\n1,200\nWages expense\n177,000\nUtilities expense\n75,400\nRepairs expense\n18,700\nTraining expense\n40,800\nLoss on disposal of assets\n4,200\nIncome tax expense\n28,400\nTotal\n4,154,900\n4,154,900\n\n\n126\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nAlthough debits do equal credits, why is the trial balance labeled “unadjusted”? Does it \nmake sense that supplies were purchased during the quarter, but no Supplies Expense was \nrecorded to show the amount of supplies used? How likely is it that gift cards were sold, but \nnone were redeemed by customers during the quarter? And didn’t Chipotle use property and \nequipment during the quarter to generate revenues? The answer to all of these questions is \nthat no end-of-period adjustments have been made yet to reflect all revenues earned and \nexpenses incurred during the quarter. Therefore, the trial balance is unadjusted until adjust-\nments are made, as we discuss in Chapter 4.\nC L A S S IF IE D I N C OME STAT E ME N T\nThe following classified income statement (that is, it is categorized into operating activities \nand peripheral activities) is presented to highlight the structure but note that, because it is \nbased on unadjusted balances, it would not be presented to external users.\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.\nConsolidated Statement of Income\nUNADJUSTED\nFor the Quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands of dollars)\nRestaurant sales revenue\n$1,071,700\nRestaurant operating expenses:\n Wages expense\n177,000\n Utilities expense\n75,400\n Repairs expense\n18,700\nGeneral and administrative expenses:\n Training expense\n40,800\nLoss on disposal of assets\n 4,200\n Total operating expenses\n 316,100\nIncome from operations\n755,600\nOther items:\n Interest revenue\n 1,200\nIncome before income taxes\n756,800\nIncome tax expense\n 28,400\nNet income\n$ 728,400\nWhen comparing this statement with Chipotle’s 2014 income statement in Exhibit 3.1, we \nnotice that the income from operations for the first quarter ($755,600) exceeds all income from \noperations for 2014 ($710,800). Since a more representative amount for one quarter would be \nabout 25 percent, obviously, numerous adjustments are necessary to revenues and expenses, \nsuch as the use of food, packaging, and beverage supplies to generate revenue during the quar-\nter and renting facilities for the quarter. We would not want to use the information for analysis \nuntil it has been adjusted. Instead, we use the 2014 income statement in Exhibit 3.1 to deter-\nmine how effective Chipotle’s management is at generating profit.\n ?\n ANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow effective is management in generating profit on every dollar of sales?\nNet Profit Margin\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n127\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nNet Profit Margin = Net Sales (or Operating Revenues)*\nNet Income\n*Net sales is sales revenue less any returns from customers and other reductions. For \ncompanies in the service industry, total operating revenues is equivalent to net sales.\nThe 2014 ratio for Chipotle using reported amounts (from Exhibit 3.1) is (dollars in thousands):\n$445,300\n$4,108,300 = 0.1084 or 10.84%\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nPanera Bread, Inc.\nFiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.\n2014\n2014\n0.0709\n0.0592\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME \nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.\n2014\n2013\n2012\n0.1084\n0.1019\n0.1018\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General Net profit margin measures how much of every sales dollar generated during the period is \nprofit. A rising net profit margin signals more efficient management of sales and expenses. Differences \namong industries result from the nature of the products or services provided and the intensity of competi-\ntion. Differences among competitors in the same industry reflect how each company responds to changes in \ncompetition (and demand for the product or service) and changes in managing sales volume, sales price, and \ncosts. Financial analysts expect well-run businesses to maintain or improve their net profit margin over time.\nFocus Company Analysis Chipotle’s net profit margin increased over the three-year period of 2012 \nto 2014. As indicated by management in the annual report, revenue increases were due primarily to an \nincrease in customer visits and a menu price increase, as well as opening new restaurants each year. Food \ncosts continued to increase as well, primarily costs related to beef, avocados, and dairy. Acquiring “Food \nwith Integrity” (naturally raised, free of preservatives and growth hormones) is challenging and costlier \nthan using traditional food products and sources. On the other hand, labor and occupancy costs (including \nutilities, repairs, and rent) grew at a lower rate than sales due to higher average sales per restaurant. Chipot-\nle’s management did a better job of generating revenues and controlling labor and occupancy costs in 2014.\nPanera Bread and Fiesta Restaurant Group each had a lower net profit margin than Chipotle. Chi-\npotle’s is nearly 53 percent higher than Panera Bread’s. This suggests that Chipotle has greater effective-\nness in generating sales, mostly by a high growth in establishing nearly 200 new restaurants and higher \nmenu prices, while controlling costs. Panera Bread, on the other hand, experienced labor and occupancy \ncosts in 2014 that grew at a higher rate than operating revenues, despite opening new restaurants and \nselling additional franchises. Fiesta Restaurant Group is much smaller in size, which suggests lower \neconomies of scale. In 2014, the Group experienced, as a percentage of operating revenues, lower food \nand labor costs that were offset by higher repairs and insurance costs. Differences in business strategies \nand size explain some of the wide variation in the ratio analysis.\nA Few Cautions The decisions that management makes to maintain the company’s net profit margin \nin the current period may have negative long-run implications. Analysts should perform additional analy-\nsis of the ratio to identify trends in each component of revenues and expenses. This involves dividing \neach line on the income statement by net sales. Statements presented with these percentages are called \ncommon-sized income statements. Changes in the percentages of the individual components of net \nincome provide information on shifts in management’s strategies.\nSelected Focus Companies’\nNet Profit Margin\nRatios for 2014\nApple \n 21.6%\nHarley-Davidson \n13.6%\nSouthwest Airlines \n 6.1%\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 3-6\nCompute and interpret the net \nprofit margin ratio.\nIn this chapter, we focus on cash flows from operating activities: cash from operating sources, primar-\nily customers, and cash to suppliers and others involved in operations. The accounts most often associ-\nated with operating activities are current assets, such as Accounts Receivable, Inventories, and Prepaid \nExpenses, and current liabilities, such as Accounts Payable, Wages Payable, and Unearned Revenue.\nOperating Activities\nF O C U S O N\nCAS H F LOW S\n\n\n128\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nAs discussed in Chapter 2, companies report cash inflows and outflows over a period of time in their \nstatement of cash flows. This statement is divided into three categories:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 O — \nOperating activities include those primarily with customers and suppliers, and interest \npayments and earnings on investments.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 I — Investing activities include buying and selling noncurrent assets and investments.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 F — \nFinancing activities include borrowing and repaying debt, including short-term bank \nloans; issuing and repurchasing stock; and paying dividends.\nOnly transactions affecting cash are reported on the statement. An important step in constructing and \nanalyzing the statement of cash flows is identifying the various transactions as operating, investing, or \nfinancing. Let’s analyze the Cash T-account for Chipotle’s transactions in this chapter, adding to trans-\nactions (a)—(f) from Chapter 2. Refer to transactions (1)—(11) illustrated earlier in the chapter, and \nremember, if you see Cash in a transaction, it will be reflected on the statement of cash flows.\n+ Cash (A) -\n1/1/15\n419,500\nFrom investors\n+ F\n(a)\n3,700\n53,400\n(c)\n- I For purchases of noncurrent assets\nFrom bank\n+ F\n(b)\n2,000\n4,600\n(d)\n- F For debt payment to banks\n44,000\n(e)\n- I For investment in other companies\nFrom customers\n+ O\n(3)\n1,046,000\n289,800\n(1) - O For supplies\nFrom asset disposal\n+ I\n(6)\n4,800\n79,700\n(2) - O For prepaid assets\nFrom customers\n+ O\n(7)\n39,000\n40,800\n(4) - O For training\nFrom investments\n+ O\n(10)\n1,200\n250,900\n(5) - O To employees\nFrom customers\n+ O\n(11)\n21,900\n137,800\n(8) - O To suppliers and for taxes\n94,100\n(9) - O For utilities and maintenance\n543,000\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAs we discussed, every transaction affecting cash can be classified either as an operating, investing, \nor financing effect.\nOperating effects relate to receipts of cash from customers, payments to suppliers (employees, \nutilities, and other suppliers of goods and services for operating the business), and any inter-\nest paid or investment income received.\nInvesting effects relate to purchasing/selling investments or property and equipment or lending \nfunds to/receiving repayment from others.\nFinancing effects relate to borrowing or repaying banks, issuing stock to investors, repurchas-\ning stock from investors, or paying dividends to investors.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nMattel, Inc., designs, manufactures, and markets a broad variety of toys (e.g., Barbie, Hot Wheels, \nFisher-Price brands, and American Girl dolls) worldwide. Indicate whether these transactions from \na recent statement of cash flows were operating (O), investing (I), or financing (F) activities and the \ndirection of their effects on cash (+ for increases in cash; − for decreases in cash):\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n129\nTRANSACTIONS\nTYPE OF ACTIVITY\n(O, I, OR F)\nEFFECT ON CASH FLOWS\n(+ OR -)\n1. \nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n2. Receipts from customers\n3. Payments of dividends\n4. Payments to employees\n5. Receipts of investment income\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nThis case is a continuation of the Terrific Lawn Maintenance Corporation case introduced in Chapter \n2. In that chapter, the company was established and supplies, property, and equipment were pur-\nchased. Terrific Lawn is now ready for business. The balance sheet at April 7, 2016, based on the first \nweek of investing and financing activities (from Chapter 2) is as follows:\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet \nApril 7, 2016\nAssets\nCurrent Assets:\n Cash\n$ 3,800\n Notes receivable\n 1,250\n Total current assets\n5,050\nEquipment\n4,600\nLand\n 3,750\nTotal assets\n$13,400\nLiabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\nCurrent Liabilities:\n Short-term notes payable\n$ 400\n Total current liabilities\n400\nLong-term notes payable\n 4,000\n Total liabilities\n4,400\nStockholders’ Equity:\nCommon stock ($0.10 par)\n150\nAdditional paid-in capital\n 8,850\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 9,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$13,400\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n1. I - 2. O + 3. F - 4. O - 5. O +\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n130\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nThe additional following activities occurred during the rest of April 2016:\n \na. Purchased and used during April gasoline for mowers and edgers, paying $90 in cash at a local gas \nstation.\n \nb. In early April, received from the city $1,600 cash in advance for lawn maintenance service for \nApril through July ($400 each month). (Record the entire amount as Unearned Revenue.)\n \nc. In early April, purchased $300 of insurance covering six months, April through September. \n(Record the entire payment as Prepaid Expenses.)\n \nd. Mowed lawns for residential customers who are billed every two weeks. A total of $5,200 of \nservice was billed in April.\n \ne. Residential customers paid $3,500 on their accounts.\n f. Paid wages every two weeks. Total cash paid in April was $3,900.\n \ng. Received a bill for $320 from the local gas station for additional gasoline purchased on account and \nused in April. The bill will be paid in May.\n \nh. Paid $700 principal and $40 interest on notes owed to XYZ Lawn Supply.\n i. Paid $100 on accounts payable.\n j. Collected $1,250 principal and $12 interest on the note owed by the city to Terrific Lawn Mainte-\nnance Corporation.\nRequired:\n \n1. a. On a separate sheet of paper, set up T-accounts for Cash, Accounts Receivable, Notes Receiv-\nable, Prepaid Expenses, Equipment, Land, Accounts Payable, Short-Term Notes Payable, Long-\nTerm Notes Payable, Unearned Revenue (same as deferred revenue), Common Stock, Additional \nPaid-in Capital, Retained Earnings, Mowing Revenue, Interest Revenue, Wages Expense, Fuel \nExpense, and Interest Expense. Beginning balances for the balance sheet accounts should be \ntaken from the preceding balance sheet. Beginning balances for operating accounts are $0. Indi-\ncate these balances on the T-accounts.\n \n \nb. Analyze each transaction, referring to the expanded transaction analysis model presented in this \nchapter.\n \n \nc. On a separate sheet of paper, prepare journal entries in chronological order and indicate their \neffects on the accounting model (Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity). Include the \nequality checks: (1) Debits = Credits and (2) the accounting equation is in balance.\n \n \nd. Enter the effects of each transaction in the appropriate T-accounts. Identify each amount with \nits letter in the preceding list of activities.\n \n \ne. Compute balances in each of the T-accounts.\n \n2. On the Cash T-account, identify each transaction as O for operating activity, I for investing activity, \nor F for financing activity.\n \n3. Use the amounts in the T-accounts to prepare an unadjusted classified income statement for Ter-\nrific Lawn Maintenance Corporation for the month ended April 30, 2016. (Adjustments to accounts \nwill be presented in Chapter 4.)\nNow check your answers with the following suggested solution.\n\n\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n131\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. b. and c. Transaction analysis and journal entries:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\n-90\n+E\n-90\n+1,600\n+1,600\n+300\n-300\n+5,200\n+R\n+5,200\n+3,500\n-3,500\n-3,900\n+E\n-3,900\n+320\n+E\n-320\n-740\n-700\n+E\n-40\n-100\n-100\n+1,262\n+R\n+12\n-1,250\nJournal Entries\nDebits\nCredits\n(a) Fuel Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n90\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n90\n(b) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,600\n Unearned Revenue (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,600\n(c) Prepaid Expenses (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n300\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n300\n(d) Accounts Receivable (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,200\n Mowing Revenue (+R, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,200\n(e) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,500\n Accounts Receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,500\n(f) Wages Expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,900\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,900\n(g) Fuel Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n320\n Accounts Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n320\n(h) Interest Expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40\n Long-Term Notes Payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n700\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n740\n(i) Accounts Payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100\n(j) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,262\n Notes Receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,250\n Interest Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12\nEquality Checks\nFor each journal entry: Debits = Credits For each transaction analysis: Equation balances\n \n1. a., d., and e. T-Accounts:\n Assets\n+ Cash (A) -\nBeg.\n3,800\n(b)\n1,600\n90\n(a)\n(e)\n3,500\n300\n(c)\n(j)\n1,262\n3,900\n(f)\n740\n(h)\n100\n(i)\n5,032\n+ Notes Receivable (A) -\nBeg.\n1,250\n1,250\n(j)\n0\n+ Accounts Receivable (A) -\nBeg.\n0\n(d)\n5,200\n3,500\n(e)\n1,700\n\n\n132\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n+ Prepaid Expenses (A) -\nBeg.\n0\n(c)\n300\n300\n+ Equipment (A) -\n+ Land (A) -\nBeg.\n4,600\nBeg.\n3,750\n4,600\n3,750\nStockholders’ Equity\n- Common Stock (SE) +\n- Additional Paid-in Capital (SE) +\n- Retained Earnings (SE) +\n150\nBeg.\n8,850\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n150\n8,850\n0\nRevenues\n- Mowing Revenue (R) +\n- Interest Revenue (R) +\n0\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n5,200\n(d)\n12\n(j)\n5,200\n12\nExpenses\n+ Wages Expense (E) -\nBeg.\n0\n(f)\n3,900\n3,900\n+ Fuel Expense (E) -\nBeg.\n0\n(a)\n90\n(g)\n320\n410\n+ Interest Expense (E) -\nBeg.\n0\n(h)\n40\n40\n \n2. Cash flow activities identified (O = operating, I = investing, and F = financing):\n+ Cash (A) -\nBeg.\n3,800\nFrom customers\n+O\n(b)\n1,600\n90\n(a)\n-O\nFor fuel\nFrom customers\n+O\n(e)\n3,500\n300\n(c)\n-O\nFor insurance\n$12 for interest +O; $1,250 for principal\n+l\n(,,,,j)\n1,262\n3,900\n(f+++)\n-O\nTo employees\n740\n(h)\n-O\n$40 for interest; -F $700 for principal\n100\n(i)\n-O\nTo suppliers\n5,032\nLiabilities\n- Accounts Payable (L) +\n- Short-Term Notes Payable (L) +\n- Unearned Revenue (L) +\n0\nBeg.\n400\nBeg.\n0\nBeg.\n(i)\n100\n320\n(g)\n1,600\n(b)\n220\n400\n1,600\n- Long-Term Notes Payable (L) +\n4,000\nBeg.\n(h)\n700\n3,300\n\n\n133\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \n3. Income Statement:\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE CORPORATION\nUnadjusted Income Statement\nFor the Month Ended April 30, 2014\nMowing revenue\n$5,200\nOperating expenses:\n Wages expense\n3,900\n Fuel expense\n 410\n Total operating expenses\n 4,310\nIncome from operations\n890\nOther items:\n Interest revenue\n12\n Interest expense\n \n (40)\nIncome before taxes\n862\n Income tax expense\n 0\nNet income\n$ 862\nTo be computed and recorded after \nadjustments are made to revenue and \nexpense accounts (Chapter 4)\n \n3-1. Describe a typical business operating cycle and explain the necessity for the time period \nassumption. p. 104 \n\u0016\nš\u0016 The operating cycle, or cash-to-cash cycle, is the time needed to purchase goods or services from \nsuppliers, sell the goods or services to customers, and collect cash from customers.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Time period assumption—to measure and report financial information periodically, we assume \nthe long life of a company can be cut into shorter periods.\n \n3-2. Explain how business activities affect the elements of the income statement. p. 106 \n\u0016\nš\u0016 Elements of the income statement:\n \na. Revenues—increases in assets or settlements of liabilities from major or central ongoing \noperations.\n \nb. Expenses—decreases in assets or increases in liabilities from major or central ongoing \noperations.\n \nc. Gains—increases in assets or settlements of liabilities from peripheral activities.\n \nd. Losses—decreases in assets or increases in liabilities from peripheral activities.\n \n3-3. Explain the accrual basis of accounting and apply the revenue and expense recognition \n \nprinciples to measure income. p. 110 \nIn accrual basis accounting, revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recognized \nwhen incurred.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Revenue recognition principle—recognize revenues (1) when the company transfers promised \ngoods or services to customers (2) in the amount it expects to receive.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Expense recognition principle (matching)—recognize expenses when they are incurred in gener-\nating revenue (a matching of costs with benefits).\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n134\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \n3-4. Apply transaction analysis to examine and record the effects of operating activities on the \nfinancial statements. p. 115 \nThe expanded transaction analysis model includes revenues and expenses:\n \n3-5. Prepare a classified income statement. p. 125 \nUntil the accounts have been updated to include all revenues earned and expenses incurred in the \nperiod (due to a difference in the time when cash is received or paid), the financial statements are \nunadjusted:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Classified income statement—net income is needed to determine ending Retained Earnings; \nclassifications include Operating Revenues, Operating Expenses (to determine Operating \nIncome), Other Items (to determine Pretax Income), Income Tax Expense, Net Income (or Net \nLoss), and Earnings per Share.\n \n3-6. Compute and interpret the net profit margin ratio. p. 127 \nThe net profit margin ratio (Net Income [or Net Loss] ÷ Net Sales [or Operating Revenues]) mea-\nsures the profit generated per dollar of sales (operating revenues). The higher the ratio, the more \neffective the company is at generating revenues and/or controlling costs.\nIn this chapter, we discussed the operating cycle and accounting concepts relevant to income deter-\nmination: the time period assumption, definitions of the income statement elements (revenues, expenses, \ngains, and losses), the revenue recognition principle, and the expense recognition principle. The account-\ning principles are defined in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting, which requires revenues \nto be recorded when earned and expenses to be recorded when incurred in the process of generating \nrevenues. We expanded the transaction analysis model introduced in Chapter 2 by adding revenues and \nexpenses and prepared an unadjusted classified income statement. In Chapter 4, we discuss the activities \nthat occur at the end of the accounting period: the adjustment process, the preparation of adjusted finan-\ncial statements, and the closing process.\nASSETS\n(many\naccounts)\nCommon Stock and\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n=\n+\n=\n-\nRetained\nEarnings\nLIABILITIES\n(many\naccounts)\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nContributed Capital (2 accounts)\nEarned Capital (1 account)\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nDebit\nCredit\nInvestments\nby owners\nDebit\nDividends\ndeclared\nCredit\nNet\nincome\nREVENUES\n(many\naccounts)\nEXPENSES\n(many\naccounts)\n+\n-\n+\n-\n+\n-\n+\nCredit\n+\nDebit\n+\n-\nK E Y R A T I O\nNet profit margin ratio measures the profit generated per dollar of sales (operating revenues). A \nhigh ratio suggests that a company is generating revenues and/or controlling expenses effectively. The \nratio is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Classified Income Statement \nsection):\nNet Profit Margin Ratio =\nNet Income\nNet Sales (or Operating Revenues)\n\n\n135\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nBalance Sheet\nCurrent Assets\nCash\nShort-term investments\nAccounts and notes receivable\nInventory (goods to be sold)\nSupplies\nPrepaid expenses\nNoncurrent Assets\nLong-term investments\nLand\nBuildings\nEquipment\n(Accumulated depreciation)\nIntangible assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nAccounts payable\nShort-term notes payable\nAccrued expenses payable \n(e.g., wages, taxes)\nUnearned revenue\nNoncurrent Liabilities\nLong-term notes payable\nLong-term debt\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock\nAdditional paid-in capital\nRetained earnings\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nStatement of Cash Flows\nOperating Activities\n+ Cash from customers\n+ Cash from interest and dividends\n– Cash to suppliers\n– Cash to employees\n– Interest paid\n– Income taxes paid\nIncome Statement\nRevenues (operating)\nSales (from various operating activities)\nExpenses (operating)\nCost of goods sold (used inventory)\nRent, wages, depreciation, insurance, etc.\nLosses (gains) on disposal of assets\nOperating Income\nOther Items\nInterest expense\nInterest revenue\nLosses (gains) on sale of investments\nPretax Income\nIncome tax expense\nNet Income\nEarnings per Share\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nDescription of the company’s revenue recognition policy.\nK E Y T E R M S\nAccrual Basis Accounting p. 110\nCash Basis Accounting p. 109\nExpense Recognition Principle \n(or Matching Principle) p. 113\nExpenses p. 107 \nGains p. 108 \nLosses p. 108 \nOperating (Cash-to-Cash) Cycle p. 105 \nOperating Income (Income from \nOperations) p. 108 \nRevenue Recognition Principle p. 110 \nRevenues p. 106 \nTime Period Assumption p. 105 \n 1. Describe a typical business operating cycle.\n 2. Explain what the time period assumption means.\n 3. Write the income statement equation and define each element.\n 4. Explain the difference between\n \na. Revenues and gains.\n \nb. Expenses and losses.\n 5. Define accrual accounting and contrast it with cash basis accounting.\n 6. What criteria must normally be met for revenue to be recognized under accrual basis accounting?\n 7. Explain the expense recognition principle.\n 8. Explain why stockholders’ equity is increased by revenues and decreased by expenses.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\n136\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n 9. Explain why revenues are recorded as credits and expenses are recorded as debits.\n 10. Complete the following matrix by entering either debit or credit in each cell:\n \n \n 11. Complete the following matrix by entering either increase or decrease in each cell:\n \n \n 12. Identify whether the following transactions affect cash flow from operating, investing, or financing \nactivities, and indicate the effect of each on cash (+ for increase and − for decrease). If there is no \ncash flow effect, write “None.”\n 13. State the equation for the net profit margin ratio and explain how it is interpreted.\nItem\nIncrease\nDecrease\nRevenues\nLosses\nGains\nExpenses\nItem\nDebit\nCredit\nRevenues\nLosses\nGains\nExpenses\nTransaction\nOperating, Investing, or \nFinancing Effect on Cash\nDirection of \nthe Effect on Cash\nCash paid to suppliers\nSale of goods on account\nCash received from customers\nPurchase of investments\nCash paid for interest\nIssuance of stock for cash\n 1. Which of the following is not a specific account in a company’s chart of accounts?\n \na. Gain on Sale of Assets\n \nb. Interest Revenue\n \nc. Net Income\n \nd. Unearned Revenue\n 2. Which of the following is not one of the criteria that normally must be met for revenue to be recog-\nnized according to the revenue recognition principle for accrual basis accounting?\n \na. Cash has been collected.\n \nb. Services have been performed.\n \nc. Goods have been transferred.\n \nd. The amount the company expects to receive is determinable.\n 3. The expense recognition principle controls\n \na. Where on the income statement expenses should be presented.\n \nb. When costs are recognized as expenses on the income statement.\n \nc. The ordering of current assets and current liabilities on the balance sheet.\n \nd. How costs are allocated between Cost of Sales (sometimes called Cost of Goods Sold) and gen-\neral and administrative expenses.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n137\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n 4. When expenses exceed revenues in a given period,\n \na. Retained earnings are not impacted.\n \nb. Retained earnings are decreased.\n \nc. Retained earnings are increased.\n \nd. One cannot determine the impact on retained earnings without additional information.\n 5. On January 1, 2017, Anson Company started the year with a $300,000 credit balance in Retained \nEarnings, a $50,000 balance in Common Stock, and a $300,000 balance in Additional Paid-in Capi-\ntal. During 2017, the company earned net income of $45,000, declared a dividend of $15,000, and \nissued 900 additional shares of stock (par value of $1 per share) for $10,000. What is total stockhold-\ners’ equity on December 31, 2017?\n \na. $692,500.\n \nb. $695,000.\n \nc. $690,000.\n \nd. None of the above.\n 6. During 2016, CliffCo Inc. incurred operating expenses of $250,000, of which $150,000 was paid in \ncash; the balance will be paid in January 2017. Transaction analysis of operating expenses for 2016 \nshould reflect only the following:\n \na. Decrease stockholders’ equity, $150,000; decrease assets, $150,000.\n \nb. Decrease assets, $250,000; decrease stockholders’ equity, $250,000.\n \nc. Decrease stockholders’ equity, $250,000; decrease assets, $150,000; increase liabilities, \n$100,000.\n \nd. Decrease assets, $250,000; increase liabilities, $100,000; decrease stockholders’ equity, \n$150,000.\n \ne. None of the above is correct.\n 7. Which of the following is the entry to be recorded by a law firm when it receives a $2,000 retainer \nfrom a new client at the initial client meeting?\n \na. Debit to Cash, $2,000; credit to Legal Fees Revenue, $2,000.\n \nb. Debit to Accounts Receivable, $2,000; credit to Legal Fees Revenue, $2,000.\n \nc. Debit to Unearned Revenue, $2,000; credit to Legal Fees Revenue, $2,000.\n \nd. Debit to Cash, $2,000; credit to Unearned Revenue, $2,000.\n \ne. Debit to Unearned Revenue, $2,000; credit to Cash, $2,000.\n 8. You have observed that the net profit margin ratio for a retail chain has increased steadily over the \nlast three years. The most likely explanation is which of the following?\n \na. Salaries for upper management as a percentage of total expenses have decreased over the last \nthree years.\n \nb. A successful advertising campaign increased sales companywide, but with no increases in oper-\nating expenses.\n \nc. New stores were added throughout the last three years, and sales increased as a result of the addi-\ntional new locations.\n \nd. The company began construction of a new, larger main office location three years ago that was \nput into use at the end of the second year.\n 9. Cash payments for salaries are reported in what section of the statement of cash flows?\n \na. Operating.\n \nb. Investing.\n \nc. Financing.\n \nd. None of the above.\n \n10. This period a company collects $100 cash on an account receivable from a customer for a sale \nlast period. How would the receipt of cash impact the following two financial statements this \nperiod?\n Income Statement\nStatement of Cash Flows\na. Revenue + $100\nInflow from investing\nb. No impact\nInflow from operations\nc. Revenue - $100\nInflow from operations\nd. No impact\nInflow from financing\n\n\n138\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S \nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. There \nshould be only one definition per term (that is, there are more definitions than terms).\nReporting Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis Income\nSkidmore Music Company had the following transactions in March:\n \na. Sold instruments to customers for $18,000; received $8,000 in cash and the rest on account. The cost \nof the instruments was $9,000.\n \nb. Purchased $4,000 of new instruments inventory; paid $1,000 in cash and owed the rest on account.\n \nc. Paid $900 in wages to employees who worked during the month.\n \nd. Received $5,000 from customers as deposits on orders of new instruments to be sold to the customers \nin April.\n \ne. Received a $300 bill for March utilities that will be paid in April.\nComplete the following statements:\nIdentifying Revenues\nThe following transactions are July activities of Craig’s Bowling, Inc., which operates several bowling \ncenters (for games and equipment sales). If revenue is to be recognized in July, indicate the revenue \naccount title and amount. If revenue is not to be recognized in July, explain why.\nM3-1\nLO3-1, 3-2, 3-3\nTerm\nDefinition\n (1) Losses\n (2) \nExpense recognition principle\n (3) Revenues\n (4) \nTime period assumption\n (5) Operating cycle\nA. \nRecord revenues when earned and measurable (when \nthe company transfers promised goods or services to \ncustomers, it should record the amount it expects to \nreceive).\nB. \nThe time it takes to purchase goods or services from \nsuppliers, sell goods or services to customers, and col-\nlect cash from customers.\nC. \nRecord expenses when incurred in earning revenue.\nD. \nDecreases in assets or increases in liabilities from cen-\ntral ongoing operations.\nE. \nReport the long life of a company in shorter time \nperiods.\nF. \nIncreases in assets or decreases in liabilities from cen-\ntral ongoing operations.\nG. \nDecreases in assets or increases in liabilities from \nperipheral transactions.\nM3-2\nLO3-3\nCash Basis Income Statement\nAccrual Basis Income Statement\nRevenues\nRevenues\n Cash sales\n Sales to customers\n Customer deposits\nExpenses\nExpenses\n Inventory purchases\n Cost of sales\n Wages paid\n Wages expense\n \n Utilities expense\n \nNet income\n \nNet income\n \nM3-3\nLO3-2, 3-3\n\n\n139\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nIdentifying Expenses\nThe following transactions are July activities of Craig’s Bowling, Inc., which operates several bowling \ncenters (for games and equipment sales). If expense is to be recognized in July, indicate the expense \naccount title and amount. If expense is not to be recognized in July, explain why.\nRecording Revenues\nFor each of the transactions in M3-3, write the journal entry in good form.\nRecording Expenses\nFor each of the transactions in M3-4, write the journal entry in good form.\nDetermining the Financial Statement Effects of Operating Activities Involving Revenues\nThe following transactions are July activities of Craig’s Bowling, Inc., which operates several bowling \ncenters (for games and equipment sales). For each of the following transactions, complete the tabulation, \nindicating the amount and effect (+ for increase and − for decrease) of each transaction. (Remember that \nA = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE through Retained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. \nThe first transaction is provided as an example.\nActivity\nRevenue Account Title and Amount\na. \nCraig’s collected $15,000 from customers for \ngames played in July.\nb. \nCraig’s sold bowling merchandise inventory \nfrom its pro shop for $8,000; received $3,000 \nin cash and customers owed the rest on \naccount. (See M3-4[e] for the cost of goods \nsold [expense] related to these sales.)\nc. \nCraig’s received $4,000 from customers who \npurchased merchandise in June on account.\nd. \nThe men’s and ladies’ bowling leagues gave \nCraig’s a deposit of $2,500 for the upcoming \nfall season.\nM3-4\nLO3-2, 3-3\nActivity\nExpense Account Title and Amount\ne. \nCraig’s provided to customers bowling mer-\nchandise inventory costing Craig’s $6,800. \n(See M3-3[b] for the sale related to this use of \nmerchandise).\nf. \nCraig’s paid $800 on the electricity bill for \nJune (recorded as an expense in June).\ng. \nCraig’s paid $3,500 to employees for work in \nJuly.\nh. \nCraig’s purchased $1,500 in insurance for \ncoverage from July 1 to October 1. (Part is an \nexpense for July and part is a prepaid expense \nto be used in future months.)\ni. \nCraig’s paid $700 to plumbers for repairing a \nbroken pipe in the restrooms.\nj. \nCraig’s received the July electricity bill for \n$900 to be paid in August.\nM3-5\nLO3-4\nM3-6\nLO3-4\nM3-7\nLO3-4\n\n\n140\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nDetermining the Financial Statement Effects of Operating Activities Involving Expenses\nThe following transactions are July activities of Craig’s Bowling, Inc., which operates several bowling \ncenters (for games and equipment sales). For each of the following transactions, complete the tabulation, \nindicating the amount and effect (+ for increase and − for decrease) of each transaction. (Remember that \nA = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE through Retained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. \nThe first transaction is provided as an example.\nPreparing a Simple Income Statement\nGiven the transactions in M3-7 and M3-8 (including the examples), prepare an income statement for \nCraig’s Bowling, Inc., for the month of July.\nIdentifying the Operating Activities in a Statement of Cash Flows\nGiven the transactions in M3-7 and M3-8 (including the examples), indicate how the transactions will \naffect the statement of cash flows for Craig’s Bowling, Inc., for the month of July. Create a table similar \nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na. \nCraig’s collected $15,000 from cus-\ntomers for games played in July.\n+15,000\nNE\n+15,000\n+15,000\nNE\n+15,000\nb. \nCraig’s sold bowling merchandise \ninventory from its pro shop for \n$8,000; received $3,000 in cash \nand customers owed the rest on \naccvount. (See M3-4[e] for the cost \nof goods sold [expense] related to \nthese sales.)\nc. \nCraig’s received $4,000 from cus-\ntomers who purchased merchan-\ndise in June on account.\nd. \nThe men’s and ladies’ bowling \nleagues gave Craig’s a deposit of \n$2,500 for the upcoming fall season.\nM3-8\nLO3-4\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\ne. \nCraig’s provided to customers \nbowling merchandise inven-\ntory costing Craig’s $6,800. (See \nM3-3[b] for the sale related to this \nuse of merchandise.)\n-6,800\nNE\n-6,800\nNE\n+6,800\n-6,800\nf. \nCraig’s paid $800 on the electricity bill \nfor June (recorded as an expense in June).\ng. \nCraig’s paid $3,500 to employees \nfor work in July.\nh. \nCraig’s purchased $1,500 in insur-\nance for coverage from July 1 to \nOctober 1. (Part is an expense for \nJuly and part is a prepaid expense \nto be used in future months.)\ni. \nCraig’s paid $700 to plumbers \nfor repairing a broken pipe in the \nrestrooms.\nj. \nCraig’s received the July electricity \nbill for $900 to be paid in August.\nM3-9\nLO3-5\nM3-10\nLO3-5\n\n\n141\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nto the one below for transactions (a) through (j). Use O for operating, I for investing, and F for financing \nactivities and indicate the direction of their effects on cash (+ for increases in cash; − for decreases in \ncash). Also include the amount of cash to be reported on the statement. If there is no effect on the state-\nment of cash flows, write NE.\nComputing and Explaining the Net Profit Margin Ratio\nThe following data are from annual reports of Jen’s Jewelry Company:\nTransaction\nType of Activity \n(O, I, or F)\nEffect on Cash Flows \n(+ or - and amount)\na.\nb.\netc.\nM3-11\nLO3-6\n2018\n2017\n2016\nTotal assets\n$ 60,000\n$ 53,000\n$ 41,000\nTotal liabilities\n14,000\n11,000\n6,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n46,000\n42,000\n35,000\nSales revenue\n163,000\n151,000\n132,000\nNet income\n51,000\n40,000\n25,000\nE X E R C I S E S \nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. There \nshould be only one definition per term (that is, there are more definitions than terms).\nE3-1\nLO3-1, 3-2, 3-3\nTerm\nDefinition\n (1) Expenses\n (2) Gains\n (3) Revenue recognition principle\n (4) Cash basis accounting\n (5) Unearned revenue\n (6) Operating cycle\n (7) Accrual basis accounting\n (8) Prepaid expenses\n (9) \nRevenues - Expenses =  \nNet Income\n (10) \nEnding Retained Earn-\nings = Beginning Retained \nEarnings + Net Income -  \nDividends Declared \nA. \nReport the long life of a company in shorter periods.\nB. \nRecord expenses when incurred in earning revenue.\nC. \nThe time it takes to purchase goods or services from \nsuppliers, sell goods or services to customers, and col-\nlect cash from customers.\nD. \nRecord revenues when earned and expenses when incurred.\nE. \nIncreases in assets or decreases in liabilities from \nperipheral transactions.\nF. \nAn asset account used to record cash paid before \nexpenses have been incurred.\nG. \nRecord revenues when earned and measurable (when \nthe company transfers promised goods or services to \ncustomers, and in the amount the company expects to \nreceive).\nH. \nDecreases in assets or increases in liabilities from \nperipheral transactions.\nI. \nRecord revenues when received and expenses when paid.\nJ. \nThe income statement equation.\nK. \nDecreases in assets or increases in liabilities from cen-\ntral ongoing operations.\nL. \nThe retained earnings equation.\nM. \nA liability account used to record cash received before \nrevenues have been earned.\nCompute Jen’s net profit margin ratio for each year. What do these results suggest to you about Jen’s \nJewelry Company?\n\n\n142\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nReporting Cash Basis versus Accrual Basis Income\nPayson Sports, Inc., sells sports equipment to customers. Its fiscal year ends on December 31. The fol-\nlowing transactions occurred in the current year:\n \na. Purchased $250,000 of new sports equipment inventory; paid $90,000 in cash and owed the rest on account.\n \nb. Paid employees $180,300 in wages for work during the year; an additional $3,700 for the current \nyear’s wages will be paid in January of the next year.\n \nc. Sold sports equipment to customers for $750,000; received $500,000 in cash and owed the rest on \naccount. The cost of the equipment was $485,000.\n \nd. Paid $17,200 cash for utilities for the year.\n \ne. Received $70,000 from customers as deposits on orders of new winter sports equipment to be sold to \nthe customers in January of the next year.\n f. Received a $1,930 utilities bill for December of the current year that will be paid in January of the next year.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following statements:\n 2. Which basis of accounting (cash or accrual) provides more useful information to investors, creditors, \nand other users? Why?\nIdentifying Revenues\nRevenues are normally recognized when the company transfers promised goods or services in the amount \nthe company expects to receive. The amount recorded is the cash-equivalent sales price. The following \ntransactions occurred in September:\n \na. A popular ski magazine company receives a total of $12,345 today from subscribers. The subscrip-\ntions begin in the next fiscal year. Answer from the magazine company’s standpoint.\n \nb. On September 1 of the current year, a bank lends $1,500 to a company; the note principal and $150 \n($1,500 × 10 percent) annual interest are due in one year. Answer from the bank’s standpoint.\n \nc. Fucillo Automotive Group (offering a wide variety of car and truck brands) sells a Ford F-150 truck \nwith a list, or “sticker,” price of $48,050 for $46,500 cash.\n \nd. Macy’s department store orders 1,000 men’s shirts for $15 each for future delivery from PVH Corp., \nmanufacturer of IZOD, ARROW, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger apparel. The terms \nrequire payment in full within 30 days of delivery. Answer from PVH Corp.’s standpoint.\n \ne. PVH Corp. completes production of the shirts described in (d) and delivers the order. Answer from \nPVH’s standpoint.\n f. PVH Corp. receives payment from Macy’s for the events described in (d) and (e). Answer from PVH’s \nstandpoint.\n \ng. A customer purchases a ticket from American Airlines for $780 cash to travel the following January. \nAnswer from American Airlines’s standpoint.\n \nh. Ford Motor Company issues $15 million in new common stock.\n i. Michigan State University receives $19,500,000 cash for 80,000 five-game season football tickets.\n j. Michigan State plays the first football game referred to in (i).\n \nk. Precision Builders signs a contract with a customer for the construction of a new $1,500,000 ware-\nhouse. At the signing, Precision receives a check for $200,000 as a deposit on the future construction. \nAnswer from Precision’s standpoint.\n l. A customer orders and receives 10 personal computers from Dell; the customer promises to pay \n$9,600 within three months. Answer from Dell’s standpoint.\n \nm. Sears, a retail store, sells a $300 lamp to a customer who charges the sale on his Sear’s credit card. \nAnswer from Sears’s standpoint.\nE3-2\nLO3-3\nCash Basis Income Statement\nAccrual Basis Income Statement\nRevenues\nRevenues\n Cash sales\n Sales to customers\n Customer deposits\nExpenses\nExpenses\n Inventory purchases\n Cost of sales\n Wages paid\n Wages expense\n Utilities paid\n \n Utilities expense\n \nNet income\n \nNet income\n \nE3-3\nLO3-2, 3-3\n\n\n143\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, if revenue is to be recognized in September, indicate the revenue account \ntitle and amount. If revenue is not to be recognized in September, explain why.\nIdentifying Expenses\nRevenues are normally recognized when a company transfers promised goods or services to customers \nin the amount the company expects to receive. Expense recognition is guided by an attempt to match the \ncosts associated with the generation of those revenues to the same time period. The following transac-\ntions occurred in January:\n \na. McGraw-Hill Education uses $3,800 worth of electricity and natural gas in its headquarters building \nfor which it has not yet been billed.\n \nb. At the beginning of January, Turner Construction Company pays $963 for magazine advertising to \nrun in monthly publications each of the first three months of the year.\n \nc. Dell pays its computer service technicians $403,000 in salaries for the two weeks ended January 7. \nAnswer from Dell’s standpoint.\n \nd. The University of Florida orders 60,000 season football tickets from its printer and pays $8,340 in \nadvance for the custom printing. The first game will be played in September. Answer from the univer-\nsity’s standpoint.\n \ne. The campus bookstore receives 500 accounting texts at a cost of $160 each. The terms indicate that \npayment is due within 30 days of delivery.\n f. During the last week of January, the campus bookstore sold 500 accounting texts received in (e) at a \nsales price of $230 each.\n \ng. Fucillo Automotive Group pays its salespersons $13,800 in commissions related to December auto-\nmobile sales. Answer from Fucillo’s standpoint.\n \nh. On January 31, Fucillo Automotive Group determines that it will pay its salespersons $15,560 in com-\nmissions related to January sales. The payment will be made in early February. Answer from Fucillo’s \nstandpoint.\n i. A new grill is purchased and installed at a Wendy’s restaurant at the end of the day on January 31; a \n$12,750 cash payment is made on that day.\n j. Destiny USA (formerly Carousel Mall in Syracuse, NY) had janitorial supplies costing $3,500 in \nstorage. An additional $2,600 worth of supplies was purchased during January. At the end of January, \n$1,400 worth of janitorial supplies remained in storage.\n \nk. An Iowa State University employee works eight hours, at $15 per hour, on January 31; however, \npayday is not until February 3. Answer from the university’s point of view.\n l. Wang Company paid $4,800 for a fire insurance policy on January 1. The policy covers 12 months \nbeginning on January 1. Answer from Wang’s point of view.\n \nm. Derek Incorporated has its delivery van repaired in January for $600 and charges the amount on account.\n \nn. Hass Company, a farm equipment company, receives its phone bill at the end of January for $154 for \nJanuary calls. The bill has not been paid to date.\n \no. Martin Company receives and pays in January a $2,034 invoice (bill) from a consulting firm for ser-\nvices received in January. Answer from Martin’s standpoint.\n \np. Parillo’s Taxi Company pays a $595 invoice from a consulting firm for services received and recorded \nin December.\n \nq. PVH Corp., manufacturer of IZOD, ARROW, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger \napparel, completes production of 450 men’s shirts ordered by Macy’s department stores at a cost of \n$10 each and delivers the order. Answer from PVH Corp.’s standpoint.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, if an expense is to be recognized in January, indicate the expense account \ntitle and the amount. If an expense is not to be recognized in January, indicate why.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions\nAmazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, WA, started its electronic commerce business in 1995 and \nexpanded rapidly. The following transactions occurred during a recent year (dollars in millions):\n \na. Issued stock for $6 cash (example).\n \nb. Purchased equipment costing $6,320, paying $4,893 in cash and charging the rest on account.\n \nc. Paid $513 in principal and $91 in interest expense on long-term debt.\nE3-4\nLO3-2, 3-3\nE3-5\nLO3-4\n\n\n144\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nd. Earned $88,988 in sales revenue; collected $87,949 in cash with the customers \nowing the rest on account.\n \ne. Incurred $10,766 in shipping expenses, all on credit.\n f. Paid $28,241 cash on accounts owed to suppliers.\n \ng. Incurred $4,332 in marketing expenses; paid cash.\n \nh. Collected $620 in cash from customers paying on account.\n i. Borrowed $6,359 in cash as long-term debt.\n j. Used inventory costing $62,752 when sold to customers.\n \nk. Paid $177 in income tax recorded as an expense in the prior year.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, complete the tabulation, indicating the effect (+ for increase and − for \ndecrease) of each transaction. (Remember that A = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE through \nRetained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. The first transaction is provided as an example.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions\nWolverine World Wide, Inc., manufactures military, work, sport, and casual footwear and leather acces-\nsories under a variety of brand names, such as Hush Puppies, Wolverine, Merrell, Stride Rite, and Bates, \nto a global market. The following transactions occurred during a recent year. Dollars are in thousands.\n \na. Issued common stock to investors for $14,083 cash (example).\n \nb. Purchased $878,418 of additional inventory on account.\n \nc. Borrowed $11,000.\n \nd. Sold $1,409,068 of products to customers on account; cost of the products sold was $852,316.\n \ne. Paid cash dividends of $22,737.\n f. Purchased for cash $19,397 in additional property, plant, and equipment.\n \ng. Incurred $386,540 in selling expenses, paying three-fourths in cash and owing the rest on account.\n \nh. Earned $370 interest on investments, receiving 90 percent in cash.\n i. Incurred $1,395 in interest expense to be paid at the beginning of next year.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, complete the tabulation, indicating the effect (+ for increase and − for \ndecrease) of each transaction. (Remember that A = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE through \nRetained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. The first transaction is provided as an example.\nRecording Journal Entries\nSysco, formed in 1969, is North America’s largest marketer and distributor of food service products, \nserving approximately 425,000 restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and other institutions. The follow-\ning summarized transactions are typical of those that occurred in a recent year (dollars are in millions).\n \na. Purchased plant and equipment for $636 in cash.\n \nb. Borrowed $181 from a bank, signing a short-term note.\n \nc. Provided $39,323 in service to customers during the year, with $28,558 on account and the rest \nreceived in cash.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet Income\n(a) (example)\n+6\nNE\n+6\nNE\nNE\nNE\nE3-6\nLO3-4\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet Income\n(a) (example)\n+14,083\nNE\n+14,083\nNE\nNE\nNE\nE3-7\nLO3-4\n\n\n145\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nd. Paid $32,074 cash on accounts payable.\n \ne. Purchased $32,305 inventory on account.\n f. Paid payroll, $3,500 during the year.\n \ng. Received $39,043 on account paid by customers.\n \nh. Purchased and used fuel of $750 in delivery vehicles during the year (paid for in cash).\n i. Declared $597 in dividends at the end of the year to be paid the following year.\n j. Incurred $68 in utility usage during the year; paid $55 in cash and owed the rest on account.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, prepare journal entries. Determine whether the accounting equation remains \nin balance and debits equal credits after each entry.\nRecording Journal Entries\nVail Resorts, Inc., owns and operates five premier year-round ski resort properties (Vail Mountain, \nBeaver Creek Resort, Breckenridge Mountain, and Keystone Resort, all located in the Colorado Rocky \nMountains, and Heavenly Valley Mountain Resort, located in the Lake Tahoe area of California/Nevada). \nThe company also owns a collection of luxury hotels, resorts, and lodging properties. The company sells \nlift tickets, ski lessons, and ski equipment. The following hypothetical December transactions are typical \nof those that occur at the resorts.\n \na. Borrowed $2,300,000 from the bank on December 1, signing a note payable due in six months.\n \nb. Purchased a new snowplow for $98,000 cash on December 31.\n \nc. Purchased ski equipment inventory for $35,000 on account to sell in the ski shops.\n \nd. Incurred $62,000 in routine maintenance expenses for the chairlifts; paid cash.\n \ne. Sold $390,000 of January through March season passes and received cash.\n f. Sold a pair of skis from a ski shop to a customer for $800 on account. (The cost of the skis was $500). \n(Hint: Record two entries.)\n \ng. Sold daily lift passes in December for a total of $320,000 in cash.\n \nh. Received a $3,500 deposit on a townhouse to be rented for five days in January.\n i. Paid half the charges incurred on account in (c).\n j. Received $400 on account from the customer in (f).\n \nk. Paid $245,000 in wages to employees for the month of December.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each transaction. (Remember to check that debits equal credits and that \nthe accounting equation is in balance after each transaction.)\n 2. Assume that Vail Resorts had a $1,000 balance in Accounts Receivable at the beginning of Decem-\nber. Determine the ending balance in the Accounts Receivable account at the end of December \nbased on transactions (a) through (k). Show your work in T-account format.\nRecording Journal Entries\nBlaine Air Transport Service, Inc., has been in operation for three years. The following transactions \noccurred in February:\nFebruary 1 \nPaid $275 for rent of hangar space in February.\nFebruary 2 \nPurchased fuel costing $490 on account for the next flight to Dallas.\nFebruary 4 \n \nReceived customer payment of $820 to ship several items to Philadelphia next \nmonth.\nFebruary 7 \nFlew cargo from Denver to Dallas; the customer paid $910 for the air transport.\nFebruary 10 \nPaid $175 for an advertisement in the local paper to run on February 19.\nFebruary 14 \nPaid pilot $2,300 in wages for flying in January (recorded as expense in January).\nFebruary 18 \n \nFlew cargo for two customers from Dallas to Albuquerque for $3,800; one customer \npaid $1,600 cash and the other asked to be billed.\nFebruary 25 \nPurchased on account $2,550 in spare parts for the planes.\nFebruary 27 \nDeclared a $200 cash dividend to be paid in March.\nE3-8\nLO3-4\nE3-9\nLO3-4\n\n\n146\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\nPrepare journal entries for each transaction. Be sure to categorize each account as an asset (A), liability \n(L), stockholders’ equity (SE), revenue (R), or expense (E).\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions in T-Accounts and Computing Cash Basis versus \nAccrual Basis Net Income\nStacey’s Piano Rebuilding Company has been operating for one year. At the start of the second year, \nits income statement accounts had zero balances and its balance sheet account balances were as \nfollows:\nCash\n$ 6,400\nAccounts payable\n$ 9,600\nAccounts receivable\n32,000\nUnearned revenue \n 3,840\nSupplies\n 1,500\nLong-term note payable\n48,500\nEquipment\n 9,500\nCommon stock\n 1,600\nLand\n 7,400\nAdditional paid-in capital\n 7,000\nBuilding\n25,300\nRetained earnings\n11,560\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for the balance sheet accounts and for these additional accounts: Rebuild-\ning Fees Revenue, Rent Revenue, Wages Expense, and Utilities Expense. Enter the beginning \nbalances.\n 2. Enter the following transactions for January of the second year into the T-accounts, using the letter \nof each transaction as the reference:\n \na. Rebuilt and delivered five pianos in January to customers who paid $19,000 in cash.\n \nb. Received a $600 deposit from a customer who wanted her piano rebuilt.\n \nc. Rented a part of the building to a bicycle repair shop; received $850 for rent in January.\n \nd. Received $7,200 from customers as payment on their accounts.\n \ne. Received an electric and gas utility bill for $400 to be paid in February.\n f. Ordered $960 in supplies.\n \ng. Paid $2,300 on account in January.\n \nh. Received from the home of Stacey Eddy, the major shareholder, a $920 tool (equipment) to use \nin the business in exchange for 100 shares of $1 par value stock.\n i. Paid $16,500 in wages to employees who worked in January.\n j. Declared and paid a $2,200 dividend (reduce Retained Earnings and Cash).\n \nk. Received and paid cash for the supplies in (f).\n 3. Using the data from the T-accounts, amounts for the following at the end of January of the second \nyear were\nRevenues $ _______ - Expenses $ _______ = Net Income $ _______\nAssets $ _______ = Liabilities $ _______ + Stockholders’ Equity $ _______\n 4. What is net income if Stacey’s used the cash basis of accounting? Why does this differ from accrual \nbasis net income (in requirement 3)?\nPreparing an Income Statement\nRefer to E3-10.\nRequired:\nUse the ending balances in the T-accounts in E3-10 to prepare in good form an income statement for \nJanuary of the second year (ignore income taxes).\nIdentifying Activities Affecting the Statement of Cash Flows\nRefer to E3-10.\nRequired:\nUse the transactions in E3-10 to identify the operating (O), investing (I), and financing (F) activities and \nthe direction (+ for increase, − for decrease) and amount of the effect. If there is no effect, use NE.\nE3-10\nLO3-3, 3-4\nE3-11\nLO3-5\nE3-12\nLO3-5\n\n\n147\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions in T-Accounts and Computing Cash Basis versus \nAccrual Basis Net Income\nAt January 1 (beginning of its fiscal year), Conover, Inc., a financial services consulting firm, reported \nthe following account balances (in thousands of dollars, except number of shares and par value per share):\n*This account has a credit balance representing the portion of the cost of the equipment used in the past.\nRequired:\n 1. Create T-accounts for the balance sheet accounts and for these additional accounts: Consulting Fees \nRevenue, Interest Revenue, Salaries Expense, and Utilities Expense. Enter the beginning balances of \nthe balance sheet accounts; Conover’s income statement accounts had zero balances.\n 2. Enter the following transactions for the current year into the T-accounts, using the letter of each \ntransaction as the reference:\n \na. Received $9,500 cash for consulting services rendered.\n \nb. Issued 10,000 additional shares of common stock at a market price of $120 per share.\n \nc. Purchased $640 of equipment, paying 25 percent in cash and owing the rest on a short-term note.\n \nd. Received $890 from clients for consulting services to be performed in the next year.\n \ne. Bought $470 of supplies on account.\n f. Incurred and paid $1,800 in utilities for the current year.\n \ng. Consulted for clients in the current year for fees totaling $1,620, due from clients in the next year.\n \nh. Received $2,980 from clients paying on their accounts.\n i. Incurred $6,210 in salaries in the current year, paying $5,300 and owing the rest (to be paid next year).\n j. Purchased $1,230 in short-term investments and paid $800 for insurance coverage beginning in \nthe next fiscal year.\n \nk. Received $10 in interest revenue earned in the current year on short-term investments.\n 3. Using the data from the T-accounts, amounts for the following at the end of the current year were\nRevenues $ _______ - Expenses $ _______ = Net Income $ _______\nAssets $ _______ = Liabilities $ _______ + Stockholders’ Equity $ _______\n 4. What would net income be if Conover, Inc., used the cash basis of accounting? Why does this differ \nfrom accrual basis net income (in requirement 3)?\nPreparing an Income Statement\nRefer to E3-13.\nRequired:\nUse the ending balances in the T-accounts in E3-13 to prepare in good form an income statement for the \ncurrent year ended December 31. (Ignore income taxes.)\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions in T-Accounts\nLisa Frees and Amelia Ellinger have been operating a catering business for several years. In March, the \npartners plan to expand by opening a retail sales shop. They have decided to form the business as a cor-\nporation called Traveling Gourmet, Inc. The following transactions occurred in March:\n \na. Received $80,000 cash from each of the two shareholders to form the corporation, in addition to \n$2,000 in accounts receivable, $5,300 in equipment, a van (equipment) appraised at a fair value of \n$13,000, and $1,200 in supplies. Gave the two owners each 500 shares of common stock with a par \nvalue of $1 per share.\n \nb. Purchased a vacant store for sale in a good location for $360,000, making a $72,000 cash down pay-\nment and signing a 10-year mortgage from a local bank for the rest.\n \nc. Borrowed $50,000 from the local bank on a 10 percent, one-year note.\n \nd. Purchased and used food and paper supplies costing $10,830 in March; paid cash.\nE3-13\nLO3-3, 3-4\nCash\n$1,900 Accounts payable\n$ 210\nShort-term investments\n410 Unearned revenue\n1,320\nAccounts receivable\n3,570 Salaries payable\n870\nSupplies\n150 Short-term note payable\n780\nPrepaid expenses\n4,720 Common stock ($1 par value)\n50\nOffice equipment\n1,530 Additional paid-in capital\n6,560\nAccumulated depreciation—office equipment*\n(480) Retained earnings\n2,010\nE3-14\nLO3-5\nE3-15\nLO3-4\n\n\n148\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \ne. Catered four parties in March for $4,200; $1,600 was billed, and the rest was received in cash.\n f. Made and sold food at the retail store for $11,900 cash.\n \ng. Received a $420 telephone bill for March to be paid in April.\n \nh. Paid $363 in gas for the van in March.\n i. Paid $6,280 in wages to employees who worked in March.\n j. Paid a $300 dividend from the corporation to each owner.\n \nk. Purchased $50,000 of equipment (refrigerated display cases, cabinets, tables, and chairs) and reno-\nvated and decorated the new store for $20,000 (added to the cost of the building); paid cash.\nRequired:\n 1. Set up appropriate T-accounts for Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Equipment, Building, \nAccounts Payable, Note Payable, Mortgage Payable, Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capi-\ntal, Retained Earnings, Food Sales Revenue, Catering Sales Revenue, Supplies Expense, Utilities \nExpense, Wages Expense, and Fuel Expense.\n 2. Record in the T-accounts the effects of each transaction for Traveling Gourmet, Inc., in March. Iden-\ntify the amounts with the letters starting with (a). Compute ending balances.\nPreparing an Income Statement, Identifying Cash Flow Effects, and Analyzing Results\nRefer to E3-15.\nRequired:\nUse the balances in the completed T-accounts in E3-15 to respond to the following:\n 1. Prepare an income statement in good form for the month of March.\n 2. Identify operating (O), investing (I), and financing (F) activities affecting cash flows. Include the \ndirection and amount of the effect. If there is no effect on cash flows, use NE.\n 3. What do you think about the success of this company based on the results of the first month of \noperations? (Hint: Compare net income to cash flows from operations.)\nInferring Operating Transactions and Preparing an Income Statement and Balance Sheet\nKate’s Kite Company (a corporation) sells and repairs kites from manufacturers around the world. Its \nstores are located in rented space in malls and shopping centers. During its first month of operations \nended April 30, Kate’s Kite Company completed eight transactions with the dollar effects indicated in \nthe following schedule:\nE3-16\nLO3-5\nE3-17\nLO3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5\nAccounts\nDOLLAR EFFECT OF EACH OF THE EIGHT TRANSACTIONS\nEnding \nBalance\n(a)\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\n(e)\n(f)\n(g)\n(h)\nCash\n$82,000\n$(15,400)\n$(6,200)\n$9,820\n$(1,300)\n$(2,480)\n$3,960\nAccounts Receivable\n4,180\nInventory\n24,800\n(7,000)\nPrepaid Expenses\n1,860\nStore Fixtures\n15,400\nAccounts Payable\n18,600\n$1,480\nUnearned Revenue\n2,510\nCommon Stock \n($1 par value)\n10,000\nAdditional Paid-in \nCapital\n72,000\nSales Revenue\n14,000\n1,450\nCost of Sales\n7,000\nWages Expense\n1,300\nRent Expense\n620\nUtilities Expense\n1,480\n\n\n149\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\n 1. Write a brief explanation of transactions (a) through (h). Include any assumptions that you made.\n 2. Compute the ending balance in each account and prepare an income statement and a classified bal-\nance sheet for Kate’s Kite Company on April 30.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts and Interpreting the Net Profit Mar-\ngin Ratio as a Financial Analyst\nMassa Company, which has been operating for three years, provides marketing consulting services \nworldwide for dot-com companies. You are a financial analyst assigned to report on the Massa manage-\nment team’s effectiveness at managing its assets efficiently. At the start of 2016 (its fourth year), Massa’s \nT-account balances were as follows. Dollars are in thousands.\nE3-18\nLO3-4, 3-6\nLiabilities\nAccounts Payable\n2,400\nUnearned Revenue\n5,600\nLong-Term Notes Payable\n1,600\nCash\n3,200\nAccounts Receivable\n8,000\nLong-Term Investments\n6,400\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon Stock ($0.10 par value)\n800\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n4,000\nRetained Earnings\n3,200\nRevenues\nConsulting Fee Revenue\nInterest Revenue\nExpenses\nWages Expense\nTravel Expense\nUtilities Expense\nRent Expense\nRequired:\n 1. Using the data from these T-accounts, amounts for the following on January 1, 2016, were:\nAssets $ ________ = Liabilities $ ________ + Stockholders’ Equity $ ________\n 2. Enter in the T-accounts the following transactions for 2016:\n \na. Provided $58,000 in services to clients who paid $48,000 in cash and owed the rest on account.\n \nb. Received $5,600 cash from clients on account.\n \nc. Received $400 in cash as interest revenue on investments.\n \nd. Paid $36,000 in wages, $12,000 in travel, $7,600 in rent, and $1,600 on accounts payable.\n \ne. Received $1,600 in cash from clients in advance of services Massa will provide next year.\n f. Received a utility bill for $800 for 2016 services.\n \ng. Declared and paid $480 in dividends to stockholders.\n\n\n150\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n 3. Compute ending balances in the T-accounts to determine amounts for the following on \nDecember 31, 2016:\nRevenues $ _______ - Expenses $ _______ = Net Income $ _______\nAssets $ _______ = Liabilities $ _______ + Stockholders’ Equity $ _______\n 4. Calculate the net profit margin ratio for 2016. If the company had a net profit margin ratio of 2.9 \npercent in 2015 and 2.5 percent in 2014, what does your computation suggest to you about Massa \nCompany? What would you say in your report?\nInferring Transactions and Computing Effects Using T-Accounts\nA recent annual report of Gannett Co., Inc., an international diversified media and marketing solutions \ncompany that currently includes numerous television stations, newspapers (such as USA Today), and \nInternet businesses (such as Cars.com and Career-Builder) included the following accounts. Dollars are \nin millions:\nTrade Accounts Receivable\nPrepaid Expenses\nUnearned Subscriptions\n1/1\n717\n1/1\n95\n224\n1/1\n5,240\n?\n203\n?\n?\n2,690\n12/31\n693\n12/31\n107\n231\n12/31\nRequired:\n 1. For each T-account, describe the typical transactions that affect each account (that is, the economic \nevents that occur to make these accounts increase and decrease).\n 2. For each T-account, compute the missing amounts.\nFinding Financial Information as an Investor\nYou are evaluating your current portfolio of investments to determine those that are not performing to \nyour expectations. You have all of the companies’ most recent annual reports.\nRequired:\nFor each of the following, indicate where you would locate the information in an annual report. (Hint: \nThe information may be in more than one location.)\n 1. Description of a company’s primary business(es).\n 2. Income taxes paid.\n 3. Accounts receivable.\n 4. Cash flow from operating activities.\n 5. Description of a company’s revenue recognition policy.\n 6. The inventory sold during the year.\n 7. The data needed to compute the total net profit margin ratio.\nE3-19\nLO3-4\nE3-20\nLO3-5, 3-6\nP R O B L E M S \nRecording Nonquantitative Journal Entries (AP3-1)\nThe following list includes a series of accounts for Sanjeev Corporation, which has been operating for \nthree years. These accounts are listed and numbered for identification. Following the accounts is a series \nof transactions. For each transaction, indicate the account(s) that should be debited and credited by enter-\ning the appropriate account number(s) to the right of each transaction. If no journal entry is needed, write \nnone after the transaction. The first transaction is used as an example.\nP3-1 \nLO3-4\n\n\n151\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nAccount No.\nAccount Title\n1\nCash\n2\nAccounts Receivable\n3\nSupplies\n4\nPrepaid Expenses\n5\nEquipment\n6\nPatents\n7\nAccounts Payable\n8\nNote Payable\n9\nWages Payable\nAccount No.\nAccount Title\n10\nIncome Taxes Payable\n11\nCommon Stock\n12\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n13\nRetained Earnings\n14\nService Revenue\n15\nOperating Expenses (wages, supplies)\n16\nIncome Tax Expense\n17\nInterest Expense\nTransactions\nDebit\nCredit\n a. \nExample: Purchased equipment for use in the business; paid one-third \ncash and signed a note payable for the balance.\n5\n1, 8\n b. \nPaid cash for salaries and wages earned by employees this period.\n c. \nPaid cash on accounts payable for expenses incurred last period.\n d. \nPurchased supplies to be used later; paid cash.\n e. \nPerformed services this period on credit.\n f. \nCollected cash on accounts receivable for services performed last period.\n g. Issued stock to new investors.\n h. \nPaid operating expenses incurred this period.\n i. \nIncurred operating expenses this period to be paid next period.\n j. \nPurchased a patent (an intangible asset); paid cash.\n k. \nCollected cash for services performed this period.\n l. \nUsed some of the supplies on hand for operations.\n \nm. \nPaid three-fourths of the income tax expense incurred for the year; \nthe balance will be paid next year.\n n. \nMade a payment on the equipment note in (a); the payment was part \n \nprincipal and part interest expense.\n o. \nOn the last day of the current period, paid cash for an insurance policy \n \ncovering the next two years.\nRecording Journal Entries (AP3-2)\nRyan Terlecki organized a new Internet company, CapUniverse, Inc. The company specializes in base-\nball-type caps with logos printed on them. Ryan, who is never without a cap, believes that his target \nmarket is college and high school students. You have been hired to record the transactions occurring in \nthe first two weeks of operations.\n \na. Issued 2,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock to investors for cash at $20 per share.\n \nb. Borrowed $60,000 from the bank to provide additional funding to begin operations; the note is due in \ntwo years.\n \nc. Paid $1,500 for the current month’s rent of a warehouse and another $1,500 for next month’s rent.\n \nd. Paid $2,400 for a one-year fire insurance policy on the warehouse (recorded as a prepaid expense).\n \ne. Purchased furniture and fixtures for the warehouse for $15,000, paying $3,000 cash and the rest on \naccount. The amount is due within 30 days.\n f. Purchased for $2,800 cash The University of Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, The University of Texas \nat Austin, and Michigan State University baseball caps as inventory to sell online.\n \ng. Placed advertisements on Google for a total of $350 cash.\n \nh. Sold caps totaling $1,700, half of which was charged on account. The cost of the caps sold was $900. \n(Hint: Make two entries.)\n i. Made full payment for the furniture and fixtures purchased on account in (e).\n j. Received $210 from a customer on account.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, prepare journal entries. Be sure to categorize each account as an asset \n \n(A), liability (L), stockholders’ equity (SE), revenue (R), or expense (E). Note that transaction (h) will \nrequire two entries, one for revenue and one for the related expense.\nP3-2 \nLO3-4\n\n\n152\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions and Identifying Cash Flow \nEffects (AP3-3)\nAccording to its annual report, The Wendy’s Company is “one quick-service restaurant that is ‘A Cut \nAbove,’” serving hamburgers and other fresh food items including salads, chicken sandwiches, and baked \npotatoes in more than 6,500 restaurants worldwide. The company operates its own restaurants and sells \nfranchises to others. The following activities were inferred from a recent annual report.\n \na. Purchased food and paper products; paid part in cash and the rest on account.\n \nb. Purchased additional investments.\n \nc. Incurred restaurant operating costs in company-owned facilities; paid part in cash and the rest on \naccount.\n \nd. Served food to customers for cash.\n \ne. Used food and paper products.\n f. Paid cash dividends.\n \ng. Sold franchises, receiving part in cash and the rest in notes due from franchisees.\n \nh. Paid interest on debt incurred and due during the period.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the transactions, complete the tabulation, indicating the effect (+ for increase and − \nfor decrease) of each transaction. (Remember that A = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE \nthrough Retained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. The first transaction is provided as an \nexample.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet Income\n(a) (example)\n+/-\n+\nNE\nNE\nNE\nNE\n 2. Where, if at all, would each transaction be reported on the statement of cash flows? Use O for oper-\nating activities, I for investing activities, F for financing activities, and NE if the transaction would \nnot be included on the statement.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts, Preparing an Income Statement, and \nEvaluating the Net Profit Margin Ratio as a Manager (AP3-4)\nKaylee James, a connoisseur of fine chocolate, opened Kaylee’s Sweets in Collegetown on February 1. \nThe shop specializes in a selection of gourmet chocolate candies and a line of gourmet ice cream. You \nhave been hired as manager. Your duties include maintaining the store’s financial records. The following \ntransactions occurred in February, the first month of operations.\n \na. Received four shareholders’ contributions totaling $30,200 cash to form the corporation; issued \n \n400 shares of $0.10 par value common stock.\n \nb. Paid three months’ rent for the store at $1,750 per month (recorded as prepaid expenses).\n \nc. Purchased and received candy for $6,000 on account, due in 60 days.\n \nd. Purchased supplies for $1,560 cash.\n \ne. Negotiated and signed a two-year $11,000 loan at the bank, receiving cash at the time.\n f. Used the money from (e) to purchase a computer for $2,750 (for recordkeeping and inventory track-\ning); used the balance for furniture and fixtures for the store.\n \ng. Placed a grand opening advertisement in the local paper for $400 cash; the ad ran in the current \nmonth.\n \nh. Made sales on Valentine’s Day totaling $3,500; $2,675 was in cash and the rest on accounts receiv-\nable. The cost of the candy sold was $1,600.\n i. Made a $550 payment on accounts payable.\n j. Incurred and paid employee wages of $1,300.\n \nk. Collected accounts receivable of $600 from customers.\n l. Made a repair to one of the display cases for $400 cash.\n \nm. Made cash sales of $1,200 during the rest of the month. The cost of the candy sold was $600.\nP3-3 \nLO3-4\nP3-4 \nLO3-4, 3-5, 3-6\n \n\n\n153\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nRequired:\n 1. Set up appropriate T-accounts for Cash, Accounts Receivable, Supplies, Inventory, Prepaid \nExpenses, Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures, Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Common Stock, \nAdditional Paid-in Capital, Sales Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold (expense), Advertising Expense, \nWage Expense, and Repair Expense. All accounts begin with zero balances.\n 2. Record in the T-accounts the effects of each transaction for Kaylee’s Sweets in February, referenc-\ning each transaction in the accounts with the transaction letter. Show the ending balances in the \nT-accounts. Note that transactions (h) and (m) require two types of entries, one for revenue recogni-\ntion and one for the expense.\n 3. Prepare an income statement at the end of the first month of operations ended February 28.\n 4. Write a short memo to Kaylee offering your opinion on the results of operations during the first \nmonth of business.\n 5. After three years in business, you are being evaluated for a promotion. One measure is how effec-\ntively you managed the sales and expenses of the business. The following data are available:\n2018*\n2017\n2016\nTotal assets\n$88,000\n$58,500\n$52,500\nTotal liabilities\n49,500\n22,000\n18,500\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n38,500\n36,500\n34,000\nNet sales revenue\n93,500\n82,500\n55,000\nNet income\n22,000\n11,000\n4,400\n*At the end of 2018, Kaylee decided to open a second store, requiring loans and \ninventory purchases prior to the store’s opening in early 2019.\nCompute the net profit margin ratio for each year and evaluate the results. Do you think you should be \npromoted? Why?\nIdentifying Cash Flow Effects (AP3-5)\nRefer to P3-4.\nRequired:\nFor the transactions listed in P3-4, indicate the type of effect on cash flows (O for operating, I for invest-\ning, and F for financing) and the direction (+ for increase and − for decrease) and amount of the effect. \nIf there is no effect, write NE.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts, Preparing an Income Statement, and \nEvaluating the Net Profit Margin Ratio (AP3-6)\nFollowing are account balances (in millions of dollars) from a recent FedEx annual report, followed by \nseveral typical transactions. Assume that the following are account balances on May 31 (end of the prior \nfiscal year):\nAccount\nBalance\nProperty and equipment (net)\n$15,543\nRetained earnings\n12,716\nAccounts payable\n1,702\nPrepaid expenses\n329\nAccrued expenses payable\n1,894\nLong-term notes payable\n1,667\nOther noncurrent assets\n3,557\nCommon stock ($0.10 par value)\n 32\nAccount\nBalance\nReceivables\n$4,581\nOther current assets\n610\nCash\n2,328\nSpare parts, supplies, and fuel\n437\nOther noncurrent liabilities\n5,616\nOther current liabilities\n1.286\nAdditional paid-in capital\n2,472\nThese accounts are not necessarily in good order and have normal debit or credit balances. Assume \nthe following transactions (in millions) occurred the next fiscal year beginning June 1 (the current year):\n \na. Provided delivery service to customers, receiving $21,704 in accounts receivable and $17,600 in cash.\n \nb. Purchased new equipment costing $3,434; signed a long-term note.\nP3-5 \nLO3-5\nP3-6 \nLO3-4, 3-5, 3-6\n\n\n154\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nc. Paid $13,864 cash to rent equipment and aircraft, with $10,136 for rental this year and the rest for \nrental next year.\n \nd. Spent $3,864 cash to maintain and repair facilities and equipment during the year.\n \ne. Collected $24,285 from customers on account.\n f. Repaid $350 on a long-term note (ignore interest).\n \ng. Issued 20 shares of additional stock for $16.\n \nh. Paid employees $15,276 during the year.\n i. Purchased for cash and used $8,564 in fuel for the aircraft and equipment during the year.\n j. Paid $784 on accounts payable.\n \nk. Ordered $88 in spare parts and supplies.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare T-accounts for May 31 of the current year from the preceding list; enter the respective \nbeginning balances. You will need additional T-accounts for income statement accounts; enter zero \nfor beginning balances.\n 2. For each transaction, record the current year’s transaction effects in the T-accounts. Label each using \nthe letter of the transaction. Compute ending balances.\n 3. Prepare an income statement for the current year ended May 31.\n 4. Compute the company’s net profit margin ratio for the current year ended May 31. What do the \nresults suggest to you about FedEx?\nRecording Journal Entries and Identifying Cash Flow Effects\nCedar Fair, L.P. (Limited Partnership) is one of the largest regional amusement park operators in the \nworld, owning eleven amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five \nhotels. The parks include Cedar Point in Ohio; Valleyfair near Minneapolis/St. Paul; Dorney Park and \nWildwater Kingdom near Allentown, Pennsylvania; Worlds of Fun in Kansas City; Great America in \nSanta Clara, California; and Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada, among others. The follow-\ning are summarized transactions similar to those that occurred in a recent year. Dollars are in thousands.\n \na. Guests at the parks paid $596,042 cash in admissions.\n \nb. The primary operating expenses for the year were employee wages of $433,416, with $401,630 paid \nin cash and the rest to be paid to employees in the following year.\n \nc. Cedar Fair paid $47,100 principal on long-term notes payable.\n \nd. The parks sells merchandise in park stores. The cash received during the year for sales was $365,693. \nThe cost of the inventory sold during the year was $92,057.\n \ne. Cedar Fair purchased and built additional rides and other equipment during the year, paying $90,190 \nin cash.\n f. Guests may stay in the parks at accommodations owned by the company. During the year, accommoda-\ntions revenue was $82,994; $81,855 was paid by the guests in cash and the rest was owed on account.\n \ng. Interest incurred and paid on long-term debt was $153,326.\n \nh. The company purchased $147,531 in inventory for the park stores during the year, paying $119,431 in \ncash and owing the rest on account.\n i. Advertising costs for the parks were $140,426 for the year; $134,044 was paid in cash, and the rest \nwas owed on account.\n j. Cedar Fair paid $11,600 on accounts payable during the year.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of these transactions, record journal entries. Use the letter of each transaction as its refer-\nence. Note that transaction (d) will require two entries, one for revenue recognition and one for the \nrelated expense.\n 2. Use the following chart to identify whether each transaction results in a cash flow effect from oper-\nating (O), investing (I), or financing (F) activities, and indicate the direction and amount of the effect \non cash (+ for increase and − for decrease). If there is no cash flow effect, write none. The first \ntransaction is provided as an example.\nP3-7 \nLO3-4\nTransaction\nOperating, Investing, or \nFinancing Effect\nDirection and Amount \nof the Effect (in thousands)\n(a)\nO\n+596,042\n\n\n155\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nRecording Nonquantitative Journal Entries (P3-1)\nThe following is a series of accounts for Kruger & Laurenzo, Incorporated, which has been operating for \ntwo years. The accounts are listed and numbered for identification. Following the accounts is a series of \ntransactions. For each transaction, indicate the account(s) that should be debited and credited by entering \nthe appropriate account number(s) to the right of each transaction. If no journal entry is needed, write \nnone after the transaction. The first transaction is given as an example.\nAccount No.\nAccount Title\n1\nCash\n2\nAccounts Receivable\n3\nSupplies\n4\nPrepaid Expenses\n5\nBuildings\n6\nLand\n7\nAccounts Payable\n8\nMortgage Payable\nAccount No.\nAccount Title\n 9\nWages Payable\n10\nIncome Taxes Payable\n11\nCommon Stock\n12\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n13\nRetained Earnings\n14\nService Revenue\n15\nOther Expenses (wages, supplies, interest)\n16\nIncome Tax Expense\nTransactions\nDebit\nCredit\n a. \nExample: Issued stock to new investors.\n1\n11, 12\n b. \nIncurred and recorded operating expenses on credit to be paid \nnext period.\n c. \nPurchased on credit but did not use supplies this period.\n d. \nPerformed services for customers this period on credit.\n e. \nPrepaid a fire insurance policy this period to cover the next \n12 months.\n f. \nPurchased a building this period by making a 20 percent cash down \npayment and signing a mortgage loan for the balance.\n g. \nCollected cash this year for services rendered and recorded in the \nprior year.\n h. \nCollected cash for services rendered this period.\n i. \nPaid cash this period for wages earned and recorded last period.\n j. \nPaid cash for operating expenses charged on accounts payable in the \nprior period.\n k. \nPaid cash for operating expenses incurred in the current period.\n l. \nMade a payment on the mortgage loan, which was part principal \nrepayment and part interest.\n \nm. \nThis period a shareholder sold some shares of her stock to another \nperson for an amount above the original issuance price.\n n. \nUsed supplies on hand to clean the offices.\n o. \nRecorded income taxes for this period to be paid at the beginning \nof the next period.\n p. \nDeclared and paid a cash dividend this period.\nRecording Journal Entries (P3-2)\nJimmy Langenberger is the president of TemPro, Inc., a company that provides temporary employees \nfor not-for-profit companies. TemPro has been operating for five years; its revenues are increasing with \neach passing year. You have been hired to help Jimmy analyze the following transactions for the first two \nweeks of April:\n \na. Billed the local United Way office $23,500 for temporary services provided.\n \nb. Paid $3,005 for supplies purchased and recorded on account last period.\nAP3-1 \nLO3-4\nAP3-2 \nLO3-4\n\n\n156\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nc. Purchased supplies for the office for $2,600 on account.\n \nd. Purchased a new computer for the office costing $3,800 cash.\n \ne. Placed an advertisement in the local paper for $1,400 cash.\n f. Paid employee wages of $11,900. Of this amount, $3,800 had been earned by employees and recorded \nin the Wages Payable account in the prior period.\n \ng. Issued 3,000 additional shares of common stock for cash at $45 per share in anticipation of building a \nnew office. The common stock had a par value of $0.50 per share.\n \nh. Received $12,500 on account from the local United Way office for the services provided in (a).\n i. Billed Family & Children’s Service $14,500 for services rendered.\n j. Purchased land as the site of a future office for $10,000. Paid $3,000 cash as a down payment and \nsigned a note payable for the balance.\n \nk. Received the April telephone bill for $1,950 to be paid next month.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions, prepare journal entries. Be sure to categorize each account as an asset (A), \nliability (L), stockholders’ equity (SE), revenue (R), or expense (E).\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Transactions and Identifying Cash Flow \nEffects (P3-3)\nBarnes & Noble is the nation’s largest bookseller and a leading retailer of digital media and electronic prod-\nucts, including the Nook for eReading. The following activities were inferred from a recent annual report.\n \na. Example: Incurred expenses; paid part in cash and part on credit.\n \nb. Paid interest on long-term debt.\n \nc. Sold merchandise to customers on account. (Hint: Indicate the effects of the sale; then reduce inven-\ntory for the amount sold—two transactions.)\n \nd. Sold equipment for cash for more than its cost.\n \ne. Collected cash on account.\n f. Used supplies.\n \ng. Repaid long-term debt principal.\n \nh. Received interest on investments.\n i. Purchased equipment; paid part in cash and part on credit.\n j. Paid cash on account.\n \nk. Issued additional stock.\n l. Paid rent to mall owners.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the transactions, complete the tabulation, indicating the effect (+ for increase and − for \ndecrease) of each transaction. (Remember that A = L + SE; R − E = NI; and NI affects SE through \nRetained Earnings.) Write NE if there is no effect. The first transaction is provided as an example.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet Income\n(a) (example)\n-\n+\n-\nNE\n+\n-\n 2. For each transaction, indicate where, if at all, it would be reported on the statement of cash flows. \nUse O for operating activities, I for investing activities, F for financing activities, and NE if the \ntransaction would not be included on the statement.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts, Preparing an Income Statement, and \nEvaluating the Net Profit Margin Ratio as a Manager (P3-4)\nAlpine Stables, Inc., is established in Denver, Colorado, on April 1, 2017, to provide stables, care for \nanimals, and grounds for riding and showing horses. You have been hired as the new assistant controller. \nThe following transactions for April 2017 are provided for your review.\n \na. Received contributions from five investors of $60,000 in cash ($12,000 each), a barn valued at \n$100,000, land valued at $90,000, and supplies valued at $12,000. Each investor received 3,000 shares \nof stock with a par value of $0.01 per share.\nAP3-3 \nLO3-4\nAP3-4 \nLO3-4, 3-5, 3-6\n\n\n157\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \nb. Built a small barn for $62,000. The company paid half the amount in cash on April 1, 2017, and \nsigned a three-year note payable for the balance.\n \nc. Provided $35,260 in animal care services for customers, all on credit.\n \nd. Rented stables to customers who cared for their own animals; received cash of $13,200.\n \ne. Received from a customer $2,400 to board her horse in May, June, and July (record as unearned \nrevenue).\n f. Purchased hay and feed supplies on account for $3,810 to be used in the summer.\n \ng. Paid $1,240 in cash for water utilities incurred in the month.\n \nh. Paid $2,700 on accounts payable for previous purchases.\n i. Received $10,000 from customers on accounts receivable.\n j. Paid $6,000 in wages to employees who worked during the month.\n \nk. At the end of the month, purchased a two-year insurance policy for $3,600.\n l. Received an electric utility bill for $1,800 for usage in April; the bill will be paid next month.\n \nm. Paid $100 cash dividend to each of the five investors at the end of the month.\nRequired:\n 1. Set up appropriate T-accounts. All accounts begin with zero balances.\n 2. Record in the T-accounts the effects of each transaction for Alpine Stables in April, referenc-\ning each transaction in the accounts with the transaction letter. Show the ending balances in the \nT-accounts.\n 3. Prepare an income statement for April.\n 4. Write a short memo to the five owners offering your opinion on the results of operations during the \nfirst month of business.\n 5. After three years in business, you are being evaluated for a promotion to chief financial officer. One \nmeasure is how effectively you have managed the revenues and expenses of the business. The fol-\nlowing annual data are available:\n2019*\n2018\n2017\nTotal assets\n$480,000\n$320,000\n$300,000\nTotal liabilities\n125,000\n28,000\n30,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n355,000\n292,000\n270,000\nOperating revenue\n450,000\n400,000\n360,000\nNet income\n50,000\n30,000\n(10,000)\n*At the end of 2019, Alpine Stables decided to build an indoor riding arena for \ngiving lessons year-round. The company borrowed construction funds from a local \nbank in 2019, and the arena was opened in early 2020.\nCompute the net profit margin ratio for each year and evaluate the results. Do you think you should \nbe promoted? Why?\nIdentifiying Cash Flow Effects (P3-5)\nRefer to AP3-4.\nRequired:\nFor the transactions listed in AP3-4, indicate the type of activity (O for operating, I for investing, and F \nfor financing) and the direction (+ for increase, − for decrease) and amount of the effect. If the transac-\ntion had no effect on cash flows, write NE.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Transactions Using T-Accounts, Preparing an Income Statement, and \nEvaluating the Net Profit Margin Ratio (P3-6)\nThe following are the summary account balances from a recent balance sheet of Exxon Mobil \nCorporation. The accounts have normal debit or credit balances, but they are not necessarily listed in \ngood order. The amounts are shown in millions of dollars for the end of the prior year. Assume the year-\nend is December 31.\nAP3-5 \nLO3-5\nAP3-6 \nLO3-4, 3-5, 3-6\n\n\n158\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nCash\n$ 12,664\nShort-term investments\n$ 404\nLong-term notes payable\n7,711\nRetained earnings\n151,232\nAccounts receivable\n38,642\nAccounts payable\n57,067\nInventories\n11,665\nIncome tax payable\n12,727\nOther long-term debt\n83,481\nPrepaid expenses\n3,359\nProperty and equipment, net\n214,664\nLong-term investments\n34,333\nCommon stock\n9,512\nOther assets and intangibles\n9,092\nOther current assets\n6,229\nShort-term notes payable\n9,322\nThe following is a list of hypothetical transactions for January of the current year (in millions of dollars):\n \na. Purchased on account $1,610 of new equipment.\n \nb. Received $3,100 on accounts receivable.\n \nc. Received and paid $3 for utility bills.\n \nd. Earned $39,780 in sales on account with customers; cost of sales was $5,984.\n \ne. Paid employees $1,238 for wages earned during the month.\n f. Paid three-fourths of the income taxes payable.\n \ng. Purchased $23 in supplies on account (include in Inventories).\n \nh. Prepaid $82 to rent a warehouse next month.\n i. Paid $10 of other long-term debt principal and $1 in interest expense on the debt.\n j. Purchased a patent (an intangible asset) for $6 cash.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare T-accounts for December 31 of the current year from the preceding list; enter the beginning \nbalances. You will need additional T-accounts for income statement accounts; enter zero for begin-\nning balances.\n 2. For each transaction, record the effects in the T-accounts. Label each using the letter of the transac-\ntion. Compute ending balances. (Note: Record two transactions in (d), one for revenue recognition \nand one for the expense.)\n 3. Prepare an income statement for January of the current year.\n 4. Compute the company’s net profit margin ratio for the month ended January 31 of the current year. \nWhat does it suggest to you about Exxon Mobil Corporation?\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nAccounting for Operating Activities in a New Business (the Accounting Cycle)\nPenny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc. (PPSS) had the following transactions related to operating the busi-\nness in its first year’s busiest quarter ended September 30:\n \na. Placed and paid for $2,600 in advertisements with several area newspapers (including the online ver-\nsions), all of which ran in the newspapers during the quarter.\n \nb. Cleaned pools for customers for $19,200, receiving $16,000 in cash with the rest owed by customers \nwho will pay when billed in October.\n \nc. Paid Pool Corporation, Inc., a pool supply wholesaler, $10,600 for inventory received by PPSS in \nMay.\n \nd. As an incentive to maintain customer loyalty, PPSS offered customers a discount for prepaying next \nyear’s pool cleaning service. PPSS received $10,000 from customers who took advantage of the \ndiscount.\n \ne. Paid the office receptionist $4,500, with $1,500 owed from work in the prior quarter and the rest from \nwork in the current quarter. Last quarter’s amount was recorded as an expense and a liability Wages \nPayable.\n f. Had the company van repaired, paying $310 to the mechanic.\nCON3-1 \nLO3-4, 3-5, 3-6\n\n\n159\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\n \ng. Paid $220 for phone, water, and electric utilities used during the quarter.\n \nh. Received $75 cash in interest earned during the current quarter on short-term investments.\n i. Received a property tax bill for $600 for use of the land and building in the quarter; the bill will be \npaid next quarter.\n j. Paid $2,400 for the next quarter’s insurance coverage.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the events, prepare journal entries, checking that debits equal credits.\n 2. Based only on these quarterly transactions, prepare a classified income statement (with income from \noperations determined separately from other items) for the quarter ended September 30.\n 3. Calculate the net profit margin ratio at September 30. What does this ratio indicate about the ability \nof PPSS to control operations?\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S \nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of the book.\nRequired:\n 1. State the amount of the largest expense on the income statement for the year ended January 31, \n2015, and describe the transaction represented by the expense.\n 2. Assuming that all net sales are on credit, how much cash did American Eagle Outfitters collect from \ncustomers?* (Hint: Use a T-account of accounts receivable to infer collection.)\n 3. A shareholder has complained that “more dividends should be paid because the company had net \nearnings of $80,322,000. Since this amount is all cash, more of it should go to the owners.” Explain \nwhy the shareholder’s assumption that earnings equal net cash inflow is valid. If you believe that the \nassumption is not valid, state so and support your position concisely.\n 4. Describe and contrast the purpose of an income statement versus a balance sheet.\n 5. Compute the company’s net profit margin for each year presented. Explain its meaning.\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of the book.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the company’s revenue recognition policy? (Hint: Look in the notes to the financial \nstatements.)\n 2. Assuming that $50 million of cost of sales was due to noninventory purchase expenses (distribu-\ntion and occupancy costs), how much inventory did the company buy during the year? (Hint: Use a \nT-account of inventory to infer how much was purchased.)\n 3. Calculate selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of sales for each year presented. \nBy what percent did these expenses increase or decrease from fiscal years ended 2014 and 2015 and \nbetween 2013 and 2014? (Hint: Percentage Change = [Current Year Amount − Prior Year Amount] ÷ \n \nPrior Year Amount.)\n 4. Compute the company’s net profit margin for each year presented and explain its meaning.\nCP3-1 \nLO3-2, 3-4, 3-6\n \nCP3-2 \nLO3-2, 3-4, 3-6\n*Note that most retailers settle sales in cash at the register and would not have accounts receivable related to \nsales unless they had layaway or private credit. For American Eagle, the accounts receivable on the balance sheet \nprimarily relates to amounts owed from landlords for their construction allowances for building new American \nEagle stores in malls.\n\n\n160\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B, Urban Outfitters in \nAppendix C, and the Industry Ratio Report in Appendix D at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. By what title does each company call its income statement? Explain what “Consolidated” means.\n 2. Which company had higher net income for the fiscal year?\n 3. Compute the net profit margin ratio for both companies for the year. Which company is managing \nrevenues and expenses more effectively?\n 4. Compare the net profit margin ratio for both companies for the most recent year presented to the \nindustry average. On average, are these two companies managing sales and expenses better or worse \nthan their competitors?\n 5. How much cash was provided by operating activities for each year by each company? What was the \npercentage change in operating cash flows (1) from fiscal year ended 2013 to 2014 and (2) from \nfiscal year ended 2014 to 2015? (Hint: Percentage Change = [Current Year Amount − Prior Year \nAmount] ÷ Prior Year Amount.)\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nAnalyzing a Company over Time\nRefer to the annual report for American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B.\nRequired:\n 1. The annual report or 10-K report for American Eagle Outfitters provides selected financial data for \nthe last five years. Compute the net profit margin ratio for each of the years presented. Use income \nfrom continuing operations in place of net income. (Hint: See Item 6 from the 10-K, which is \ndisclosed within the annual report for the data.) Note: Some companies will label a year that has \na January year-end as having a fiscal year-end dated one year earlier. For example, a January 2015 \nyear-end may be labeled as Fiscal 2014 since the year actually has more months that fall in the 2014 \ncalendar year than in the 2015 calendar year.\n 2. In Chapter 2, we discussed the current ratio. This ratio is computed in Item 6. Observe the trends \nover time for both the net profit margin and the current ratio. What do they suggest about American \nEagle Outfitters?\nInterpreting the Financial Press\nThe October 4, 2004, edition of BusinessWeek presented an article titled “Fuzzy Numbers” on issues \nrelated to accrual accounting and its weaknesses that have led some corporate executives to manipulate \nestimates in their favor, sometimes fraudulently. You can access the article at www.bloomberg.com/bw/\nstories/2004-10-03/fuzzy-numbers.\nRequired:\nRead the article and then answer the following questions:\n 1. What is accrual accounting?\n 2. What does the article’s title “Fuzzy Numbers” mean?\n 3. What does the article suggest about the reforms adopted by Congress and the SEC?\nCritical Thinking Cases\nMaking a Decision as a Bank Loan Officer: Analyzing and Restating Financial Statements \nThat Have Major Deficiencies (Challenging)\nJulio Estela started and operated a small boat repair service company during the current year. He is inter-\nested in obtaining a $100,000 loan from your bank to build a dry dock to store boats for customers in the \nwinter months. At the end of the year, he prepared the following statements based on information stored \nin a large filing cabinet:\nCP3-3 \nLO3-2, 3-4, 3-6\nCP3-4 \nLO3-6\nCP3-5 \nLO3-3\nCP3-6 \nLO3-3, 3-4, 3-5\n\n\n161\nC H A P TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nESTELA COMPANY\nProfit for the Current Year\n0\n0\n0\n,\n5\n5\n \n$\nService fees collected during the current year\nCash dividends received\n 10,000\n Total\n65,000\n$22,000\nExpense for operations paid during the current year\n500\nCash stolen\n1,000\nNew tools purchased during the current year (cash paid)\nSupplies purchased for use on service jobs (cash paid)\n 3,200\n Total\n 26,700\nProfit\n$ 38,300\nAssets Owned at the End of the Current Year\n29,300\n \n$\nCash in checking account\n32,000\nBuilding (at current market value)\n18,000\nTools and equipment\n30,000\nLand (at current market value)\nStock in ABC Industrial\n 130,000\nTotal\n$239,300\nThe following is a summary of completed transactions:\n \na. Received the following contributions (at fair value) to the business from the owner when it was started \nin exchange for 1,000 shares of $1 par value common stock in the new company:\n \nb. Earned service fees during the current year of $87,000; of the cash collected, $20,000 was for deposits \nfrom customers on work to be done by Julio in the next year.\n \nc. Received the cash dividends on shares of ABC Industrial stock purchased by Julio Estela six years \nearlier (the stock was not owned by the company).\n \nd. Incurred expenses during the current year of $61,000.\n \ne. Determined amount of supplies on hand (unused) at the end of the current year as $700.\nRequired:\n 1. Did Julio prepare the income statement on a cash basis or an accrual basis? Explain how you can \ntell. Which basis should be used? Explain why.\n 2. Reconstruct the correct entries under accrual accounting principles and post the effects to T-accounts.\n 3. Prepare an accrual-based income statement. Explain (using footnotes) the reason for each change \nthat you make to the income statement.\n 4. What additional information would assist you in formulating your decision regarding the loan to Julio?\n 5. Based on the revised statements and additional information needed, write a letter to Julio explaining \nyour decision at this time regarding the loan.\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma\nMike Lynch is the manager of an upstate New York regional office for an insurance company. As the \nregional manager, his compensation package comprises a base salary, commissions, and a bonus when \nthe region sells new policies in excess of its quota. Mike has been under enormous pressure lately, stem-\nming largely from two factors. First, he is experiencing a mounting personal debt due to a family mem-\nber’s illness. Second, compounding his worries, the region’s sales of new policies have dipped below the \nnormal quota for the first time in years.\nYou have been working for Mike for two years, and like everyone else in the office, you consider \nyourself lucky to work for such a supportive boss. You also feel great sympathy for his personal problems \nover the last few months. In your position as accountant for the regional office, you are only too aware of \nBuilding\n$21,000\nLand\n$20,000\nTools and equipment\n17,000\nCash\n1,000\nCP3-7 \nLO3-3\n\n\n162\nC HAP TER 3 Operating Decisions and the Accounting System\nthe drop in new policy sales and the impact this will have on the manager’s bonus. While you are working \nlate at year-end, Mike stops by your office.\nMike asks you to change the manner in which you have accounted for a new property insurance policy \nfor a large local business. A substantial check for the premium came in the mail on December 31, the last \nday of the reporting year. The premium covers a period beginning on January 5. You deposited the check \nand correctly debited Cash and credited an unearned revenue account. Mike says, “Hey, we have the \nmoney this year, so why not count the revenue this year? I never did understand why you accountants are \nso picky about these things anyway. I’d like you to change the way you have recorded the transaction. I \nwant you to credit a revenue account. And anyway, I’ve done favors for you in the past, and I am asking \nfor such a small thing in return.” With that, he leaves for the day.\nRequired:\n 1. How should you handle this situation?\n 2. What are the ethical implications of Mike’s request?\n 3. Who are the parties who would be helped or harmed if you complied with the request?\n 4. If you fail to comply with his request, how will you explain your position to him in the morning?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analysis of Income Statements and Ratios\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance, search for a company you are interested in, and you will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. For the most recent year, what is (are) the major revenue account(s)? What percentage is each to \ntotal operating revenues? (Calculated as Revenue A ÷ Total revenues.)\n 2. For the most recent year, what is (are) the major expense account(s)? What percentage is each to \ntotal operating expenses? (Calculated as Expense A ÷ Total expenses.)\n 3. Ratio Analysis:\n \na. What does the net profit margin ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the ratio for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss \nwhy you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 4. Describe the company’s revenue recognition policy, if reported (usually in the Significant Account-\ning Policies note to the financial statements).\n 5. The ratio of Cash from Operating Activities divided by Net Income measures how liberal (that is, \nspeeding up revenue recognition or delaying expense recognition) or conservative (that is, taking \ncare not to record revenues too early or expenses too late) management is in choosing among various \nrevenue and expense recognition policies. A ratio above 1.0 suggests more conservative policies; \na ratio below 1.0 suggests more liberal policies. Compute the ratio for each of the last three years. \nWhat do your results suggest about the company’s choice of accounting policies?\nCP3-8 \nLO3-2, 3-3, 3-6\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n4-1 \nExplain the purpose of adjustments and analyze the adjustments \nnecessary at the end of the period to update balance sheet and income \nstatement accounts. \n \n4-2 \nPresent an income statement with earnings per share, a statement of \nstockholders’ equity, and a balance sheet. \n \n4-3 \nCompute and interpret the total asset turnover ratio. \n \n4-4 \nExplain the closing process.\nAdjustments, Financial Statements, \nand the Quality of Earnings\nT\nhe end of the accounting period is a very busy time for Chipotle Mexican Grill. \nAlthough the last day of the fiscal year for Chipotle falls on the last day of December \neach year, the financial statements are not distributed to users until management and \nthe external auditors (independent CPAs) make many critical evaluations.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 .BOBHFNFOU\u0001NVTU\u0001FOTVSF\u0001UIBU\u0001UIF\u0001DPSSFDU\u0001BNPVOUT\u0001BSF\u0001SFQPSUFE\u0001PO\u0001UIF\u0001CBMBODF\u0001TIFFU\u0001BOE\u0001\nincome statement. This often requires estimations, assumptions, and judgments about \nthe timing of revenue and expense recognition and values for assets and liabilities.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 5IF\u0001BVEJUPST\u0001IBWF\u0001UP\u0001\t\u0012\n\u0001BTTFTT\u0001UIF\u0001TUSFOHUI\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001DPOUSPMT\u0001FTUBCMJTIFE\u0001CZ\u0001NBOBHFNFOU\u0001\nto safeguard the company’s assets and ensure the accuracy of the financial records and \n(2) evaluate the appropriateness of estimates and accounting principles used by manage-\nment in determining revenues and expenses.\n.BOBHFST\u0001PG\u0001NPTU\u0001DPNQBOJFT\u0001VOEFSTUBOE\u0001UIF\u0001OFFE\u0001UP\u0001QSFTFOU\u0001GJOBODJBM\u0001JOGPSNBUJPO\u0001GBJSMZ\u0001\nso as not to mislead users. However, since end-of-period adjustments are the most complex \nportion of the annual recordkeeping process, they are prone to error. External auditors exam-\nine the company’s records on a test, or sample, basis. To maximize the chance of detecting \nany errors significant enough to affect users’ decisions, CPAs allocate more of their testing \nto transactions most likely to be in error.\nSeveral accounting research studies have documented the most error-prone transactions \nfor medium-size manufacturing companies. End-of-period adjustment errors, such as fail-\nure to provide adequate product warranty liability, failure to include items that should be \n\n\n© SchulteProductions/iStockphoto\nchapter 4\nexpensed, and end-of-period transactions recorded in the wrong period (called \ncut-off errors), are in the top category and thus receive a great deal of attention \nfrom auditors.\n'PS\u0001\u0013\u0011\u0012\u0015\n\u0001$IJQPUMFŧT\u0001ZFBS\u000eFOE\u0001FTUJNBUJPO\u0001BOE\u0001BVEJUJOH\u0001QSPDFTT\u0001UPPL\u0001VOUJM\u0001'FCSV-\nBSZ\u0001\u0015\n\u0001\u0013\u0011\u0012\u0016\n\u0001UIF\u0001EBUF\u0001PO\u0001XIJDI\u0001UIF\u0001BVEJUPS\u0001&SOTU\u0001\u0007\u0001:PVOH\u0001--1\u0001DPNQMFUFE\u0001UIF\u0001BVEJU\u0001\nwork and signed its audit opinion. At that point, the financial statements were \nmade available to the public.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\n.BOBHFST\u0001BSF\u0001SFTQPOTJCMF\u0001GPS\u0001QSFQBSJOH\u0001GJOBODJBM\u0001TUBUFNFOUT\u0001UIBU\u0001XJMM\u0001CF\u0001VTFGVM\u0001UP\u0001\ninvestors, creditors, and others. Financial information is most useful for analyzing \nthe past and predicting the future when it is considered by users to be of high \nquality. High-quality information is information that is relevant (that is, material \nand able to influence users’ decisions) and a faithful representation of what is \nbeing reported (that is, complete, free from error, and unbiased in portraying eco-\nnomic reality).\nUsers expect revenues and expenses to be reported in the proper period \nbased on the revenue recognition and expense recognition principles discussed \nin Chapter 3. Revenues are to be recorded when earned, and expenses are to be \nrecorded when incurred, regardless of when cash receipts or payments occur. \n.BOZ\u0001PQFSBUJOH\u0001BDUJWJUJFT\u0001UBLF\u0001QMBDF\u0001PWFS\u0001B\u0001QFSJPE\u0001PG\u0001UJNF\u0001PS\u0001PWFS\u0001TFWFSBM\u0001QFSJ-\nods, such as using insurance that has been prepaid or owing wages to employ-\nees for past work. Because recording these and similar activities daily is often \nvery costly, most companies wait until the end of the period (usually monthly, \nFOCUS COMPANY:\nChipotle Mexican Grill\nESTIMATING REVENUES AND \nEXPENSES AT YEAR-END\nwww.chipotle.com\n\n\n\u0012\u0017\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nquarterly, or annually) to make adjustments to record related revenues and expenses in the \ncorrect period. These entries update the records and are the focus of this chapter.\nIn this chapter, we emphasize the use of the same analytical tools illustrated in \n \nChapters 2 and 3 (T-accounts and journal entries) to understand how common adjustments \nare analyzed and recorded at the end of the accounting period. These tools provide the foun-\ndation for understanding adjustments that require additional estimation and judgments by \nmanagement, which we discuss in future chapters. Then, in this chapter, we prepare financial \nstatements using adjusted accounts, and finally, we illustrate how to prepare the accounting \nrecords for the next period by performing a process called closing the books.\nAdjusting Revenues\n and Expenses\nPreparing Financial\nStatements\nClosing the Books\nŮ\u0001 Accounting Cycle\nŮ\u0001 Purpose of Adjustments\nŮ\u0001 Types of Adjustments\nŮ\u0001 Adjustment Process\nŮ\u0001 Income Statement\nŮ\u0001 Statement of Stockholders’ \n \nEquity\nŮ\u0001 Balance Sheet\nŮ\u0001 Total Asset Turnover Ratio\nŮ\u0001 End of the Accounting Cycle\nŮ\u0001 Post-Closing Trial Balance\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nA D JUST IN G R E V E N UE S AN D E X P E N SE S\nAccounting Cycle\nExhibit 4.1 presents the basic steps in the accounting cycle. As initially discussed in \nChapter 2, the accounting cycle is the process followed by entities to analyze and record \ntransactions, adjust the records at the end of the period, prepare financial statements, and pre-\npare the records for the next cycle. During the accounting period, transactions that result in \nexchanges between the company and other external parties are analyzed and recorded in the \ngeneral journal in chronological order (journal entries), and the related accounts are updated \nin the general ledger (T-accounts), similar to our Chipotle illustrations in Chapters 2 and 3. \nIn this chapter, we examine the end-of-period steps that focus primarily on adjustments to \nrecord revenues and expenses in the proper period and to update the balance sheet accounts \nfor reporting purposes.\nPurpose of Adjustments\nAccounting systems are designed to record most recurring daily transactions, particularly those \ninvolving cash. As cash is received or paid, it is recorded in the accounting system. In gen-\neral, this focus on cash works well, especially when cash receipts and payments occur in the \nsame period as the activities that produce revenues and expenses. However, cash is not always \nreceived in the period in which the company earns revenue; likewise, cash is not always paid in \nthe period in which the company incurs an expense.\nHow does the accounting system record revenues and expenses when one transaction is \nneeded to record a cash receipt or payment and another transaction is needed to record revenue \nwhen it is earned or an expense when it is incurred? The solution to the problem created by such \ndifferences in timing is to record adjusting entries at the end of every accounting period, so that\nADJUSTING ENTRIES \nEntries necessary at the end of \nthe accounting period to measure \nall revenues and expenses of that \nperiod.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 4-1\nExplain the purpose of \nadjustments and analyze the \nadjustments necessary at the \nend of the period to update \nbalance sheet and income \nstatement accounts.\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0017\u0018\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Revenues are recorded when they are earned (the revenue recognition principle),\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Expenses are recorded when they are incurred to generate revenue (the expense recognition \nprinciple),\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Assets are reported at amounts that represent the probable future benefits remaining at the \nend of the period, and\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Liabilities are reported at amounts that represent the probable future sacrifices of assets or \nservices owed at the end of the period.\nCompanies wait until the end of the accounting period to adjust their accounts in this \nway because adjusting the records daily would be very costly and time-consuming. Adjust-\ning entries are required every time a company wants to prepare financial statements for \nexternal users.\nTypes of Adjustments\nExhibit 4.2 describes the four types of adjustments (two in which cash was already received or \npaid and two in which cash will be received or paid). Because of the timing of the cash receipts \nor payments, each of these types of adjustments involves two entries:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 One for the cash receipt or payment either before or after the end of the period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 One for the adjustment to record the revenue or expense in the proper period (the adjusting entry).\nIn practice, almost every account, except Cash, could require an adjustment. Rather than \ntrying to memorize an endless list of specific examples, you should focus instead on learning \nthe general types of adjustments that are needed and the process that is used to determine how \nto adjust the accounts. We will illustrate the process involved in analyzing and adjusting the \naccounts by reviewing all the adjustments needed for Chipotle Mexican Grill before preparing \nthe financial statements for the first quarter of 2015 based on adjusted balances.\nEXHIBIT 4.1\nThe Accounting Cycle\n1 Analyze transactions\n2 Record journal entries in the general journal\n3 Post amounts to the general ledger\nDuring the Period\n(Chapters 2 and 3)\nAt the End of the Period\n(Chapter 4)\n4 Prepare a trial balance to determine if debits\n \nequal credits\n5 Adjust revenues and expenses and related\n \nbalance sheet accounts (record in journal and\n \npost to ledger)\n6 Prepare a complete set of financial statements\n \nand disseminate it to users\n7 Close revenues, gains, expenses, and losses\n \nto Retained Earnings (record in journal and\n \npost to ledger)\nStart of a New Period\n\n\n\u0012\u0017\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nAdjustment Process\nIn analyzing adjustments at the end of the period, there are three steps:\nEXHIBIT 4.2\nFour Types of \nAdjustments\nAdjusting Entries that Increase Revenues:\nDeferred Revenues – Previously recorded liabilities that\nwere created when cash was\nreceived in advance and that must\nbe reduced for the amount of\nrevenue actually earned during\nthe period.\nRevenues that have been earned but\nnot yet recorded because cash will\nbe received after the services are\nperformed or goods are delivered.\nAccrued Revenues –\nAdjusting Entries that Increase Expenses: \nPreviously recorded assets, such as\nPrepaid Rent, Supplies, and \nEquipment, that were created when\ncash was paid in advance and that\nmust be reduced for the amount of\nexpense actually incurred during the\nperiod through use of the asset.\nDeferred Expenses –\nExpenses that have been incurred but\nnot yet recorded because cash\nwill be paid after the goods or\nservices are used.\nAccrued Expenses –\nEntry for cash\nreceipt\nEntry for cash\nreceipt\nAdjusting\nEntry\nEntry for cash\npayment\nRevenue\nearned\nRevenue\nearned\nEntry for cash\npayment\nAdjusting\nEntry\nExpense\nincurred\nExpense\nincurred\nEnd of Period 1\nPeriod 1\nPeriod 2\nAdjusting\nEntry\nAdjusting\nEntry\nIf cash will be received in the future → Increase the receivable account (such as Interest Receiv-\nIf cash was paid in the past, a deferred expense account (asset) was created in the past → Now\nIf cash will be paid in the future → Increase the payable account (such as Interest Payable or Wages\npast → Now, reduce the liability account (usually Unearned Revenue) that was recorded\n \n \nAsk: Was revenue earned or an expense incurred that is not yet recorded?\n \nIf the answer is YES, credit the revenue account or debit the expense account in the adjusting entry. \n \nAsk: Was the related cash received or paid in the past or will it be received or paid in the future?\nIf cash was received in the past, a deferred revenue (liability) account was recorded in the\nwhen cash was received because some or all of the liability has been earned since then. \nable or Rent Receivable) to record what is owed by others to the company (creating an \naccrued revenue). \nreduce the asset account (such as Supplies or Prepaid Expenses) that was recorded in the \npast because some of or the entire asset has been used since then. \nPayable) to record what is owed by the company to others (creating an accrued expense). \n \nNOTE: Cash is never included in the adjusting entry because it was recorded already in the \n \n \npast or will be recorded in the future. \n \n \nCompute the amount of revenue earned or expense incurred. Sometimes the amount is given or\nknown, sometimes it must be computed, and sometimes it must be estimated.\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nEXHIBIT 4.3\nAdjustment Process\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0017\u001a\nIn summary, the pattern that results when the adjusting entry is recorded is as follows:\nWhen revenue is earned:\nIf cash was received and previously recorded, \n the adjusting entry is\nDEFERRED REVENUE\nUnearned Revenue (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\n Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\nOR\nIf cash will be received, the adjusting entry is\nACCRUED REVENUE\nReceivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\n Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \nxx\nWhen expense is incurred:\nIf cash was paid and previously recorded, the \nadjusting entry is\nDEFERRED EXPENSE\nExpense (+E, −SE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\n Prepaid Expense (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\nOR\nIf cash will be paid, the adjusting entry is\nACCRUED EXPENSE\nExpense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\n Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nxx\nNow let’s illustrate the adjustment process for Chipotle at the end of the first quarter of \n2015. We start by reviewing the unadjusted trial balance from Chapter 3:\nEXHIBIT 4.4\nUnadjusted Trial Balance\n$)*105-&\u0001.&9*$\"/\u0001(3*--\nUnadjusted Trial Balance\nFor the first quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands)\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n543,000\nShort-term investments\n347,600\nAccounts receivable\n21,500\nSupplies\n385,100\nPrepaid expenses\n150,000\nLand\n12,100\nBuildings (at cost)\n1,275,300\nEquipment (at cost)\n476,300\nAccumulated depreciation (used cost)\n613,700\nLong-term investments\n531,100\nIntangible assets\n68,400\nAccounts payable\n76,100\nUnearned revenue\n38,700\nDividends payable\n3,000\nWages payable\n0\nUtilities payable\n49,500\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\nOther liabilities\n285,900\nCommon stock\n500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n293,800\nRetained earnings\n1,718,800\nRestaurant sales revenue\n1,071,700\nInterest revenue\n1,200\nWages expense\n177,000\nUtilities expense\n75,400\nRepairs expense\n18,700\nTraining expense\n40,800\nLoss on disposal of assets\n4,200\nIncome tax expense\n28,400\nTotal\n4,154,900\n4,154,900\n\n\n\u0012\u0018\u0011\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nFrom a review of the unadjusted trial balance, we identify several accounts that may need \nan adjustment:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 One deferred revenue account:\n \n \n \nUnearned Revenue representing the amount received from customers on gift cards. A \n \n portion may have been earned during the quarter.\n\u0016\nš One accrued revenue:\n \n \n \nAdditional interest on investments may have been earned but not yet received by the \n \n end of the quarter.\n\u0016\nš Four deferred expense accounts:\n \n \nSupplies of food, beverage, and packaging were used during the period.\n \n \n \nPrepaid Expenses relating to rent, insurance, and advertising paid in the past were \n \n partially used during the period.\n \n \nBuildings were used during the period to generate revenue.\n \n \n \nEquipment was also used during the period to generate revenue. Because buildings \n \n and equipment were used during the quarter, we must make an adjustment to reflect \n \n that in the Accumulated Depreciation account representing the cost of the buildings \n \n and equipment that has been allocated (used) in the past.\n\u0016\nš Four accrued expenses:\n \n \n \nWages, utilities, interest on notes payable, and income taxes may need to be adjusted \n \n for amounts incurred during the quarter but not yet paid.\nWe follow the three-step adjustment process outlined in Exhibit 4.3 to illustrate how to apply \nthe process. For each of the following adjustments, we shorten the term adjusting journal \nentry to AJE for ease of labeling. Also, note that the beginning balance in each T-account is \ntaken from the unadjusted trial balance in Exhibit 4.4. Finally, as you learned in Chapters 2 \nand 3, it is important to continue to check that debits equal credits in each entry and that \nthe accounting equation remains in balance. In the following adjustments, all entries and the \naccounting equation are in balance.\nDeferred Revenues\nWhen a customer pays for goods or services before the company delivers them, the company \nrecords the amount of cash received in a deferred (unearned) revenue account. This unearned \nrevenue is a liability representing the company’s promise to perform or deliver the goods or \nservices in the future. Recognition of (recording) the revenue is postponed (deferred) until the \ncompany meets its obligation.\nAJE 1  Unearned Revenue Chipotle received cash last period from customers purchasing \ngift cards and recorded an increase in Cash and an increase in Unearned Revenues, a \nliability, to recognize the business’s obligation to provide future services to customers. \nDuring the first quarter of 2015, customers redeemed a portion of the gift cards for $17,300 \nin food service.\n \nWas revenue earned that is not yet recorded? Yes. When customers redeemed their gift \ncards during the quarter, Chipotle provided food service. Therefore, Chipotle earned $17,300 \nin Restaurant Sales Revenue that is not yet recorded by the end of the quarter. Record an \nincrease in the revenue account.\n \nWas the related cash received in the past or will it be received in the future? In the past. The \n \nUnearned Revenue account was created when cash was received in the past. At the end of the quar-\nter, there is a $38,700 balance in the account. However, it is too large because a portion of it has been \nearned. Therefore, reduce the unearned revenue account for the amount earned.\n \nCompute the amount of revenue earned. The amount of the revenue that was earned is given \nas $17,300. Record $17,300 in the adjusting journal entry.\nDEFERRED (UNEARNED) \nREVENUES \nPreviously recorded liabilities \n(from collecting cash from \ncustomers in the past) that need \nto be adjusted at the end of the \nperiod to reflect the amount \nof revenue earned by providing \ngoods or services over time to \ncustomers.\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0018\u0012\nAdditional examples of deferred revenues include magazine subscription sales by publishing \ncompanies; season tickets sold in advance to sporting events, plays, and concerts by these types \nof organizations; air flight tickets sold in advance by airlines; and rent received in advance \nby landlords. Each of these requires an adjusting entry at the end of the accounting period to \nreport the amount of revenue earned during the period.\nAccrued Revenues\nSometimes companies perform services or provide goods (that is, earn revenue) before custom-\ners pay. Because the cash that is owed for these goods and services has not yet been received \nand the customers have not yet been billed, the revenue that was earned may not have been \nrecorded. Revenues that have been earned but have not yet been recorded at the end of the \naccounting period are called accrued revenues.\nAJE 2  Interest on Investments Investments owned by Chipotle earned $200 in additional \ninterest revenue for the quarter, but the cash will be received in the next quarter.\nStep 1: Was revenue earned that is not yet recorded? Yes. Investments earned an additional amount \nof interest during the quarter, but no interest revenue has yet been recorded. Therefore, revenue is \nunderstated in the current quarter. Record an increase in the revenue account.\nStep 2: Was the related cash received in the past or will it be received in the future? In the future. \nChipotle will receive the cash from the interest revenue in the next quarter. Because cash will be \nreceived, a new account (a receivable) needs to be increased. Increase Interest Receivable.\nStep 3: Compute the amount of revenue earned. The amount of the revenue that was earned is given. \nRecord $200 in the adjusting journal entry.\nACCRUED REVENUES \nPreviously unrecorded revenues \nthat need to be adjusted at the \nend of the accounting period to \nreflect the amount earned and its \nrelated receivable account.\nNOTE: The beginning balance \nfor each T-account is from the \n3/31/15 unadjusted trial balance \nin Exhibit 4.4.\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 1) Unearned Revenue (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n17,300\n Restaurant Sales Revenue (+R, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . .\n17,300\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nUnearned revenue −17,300\nRestaurant sales revenue (+R) \n+17,300\n− Restaurant Sales Revenue (R) +\n1,071,700 \nBal.\n17,300 (AJE 1)\n1,089,000\n− Unearned Revenue (L) +\n38,700 \nBal.\n(AJE 1) \n17,300\n21,400\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInterest receivable\n+200\nInterest Revenue (+R)\n+200\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 2) Interest Receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n Interest Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n+ Interest Receivable (A) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 2) \n200\n200\n− Interest Revenue (R) +\n1,200 \nBal.\n 200 \n(AJE 2)\n1,400\nDeferred Expenses\nAssets represent resources with probable future benefits to the company. Many assets are used \nover time to generate revenues, including supplies, buildings, equipment, and prepaid expenses \n\n\n\u0012\u0018\u0013\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nfor insurance, advertising, and rent. These assets are deferred expenses (that is, recording the \nexpenses for using these assets is deferred to the future). At the end of every period, an adjust-\nment must be made to record the amount of the asset that was used during the period.\nAJE 3  Supplies Supplies include food, beverage, and paper products for Chipotle. At the \nend of the quarter, Chipotle counted $16,100 in supplies on hand, but the Supplies account \nindicated a balance of $385,100 (from the unadjusted trial balance in Exhibit 4.4).\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. Supplies were used during the quarter to \ngenerate revenue, but no entry has been made to record the amount used. Expenses are understated. \nRecord an increase in the Supplies Expense account.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the past. Chipotle \npurchased supplies during the quarter and recorded the acquisition in the Supplies account. Some \nof these supplies have been used during the quarter, but no entry has been made yet to reduce the \naccount. Assets are overstated. Record a decrease in the Supplies account.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. The easiest way to determine the dollar amount of \nsupplies used is to add the dollar amount of supplies available at the beginning of the period plus \nany purchases made during the period, and then subtract the dollar amount of supplies remaining \non hand at the end of the period.\nDEFERRED EXPENSES\nPreviously acquired assets that \nneed to be adjusted at the end of \nthe accounting period to reflect \nthe amount of expense incurred \nin using the asset to generate \nrevenue.\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nComputation of Supplies Expense\n Beginning balance—Supplies\n$&&& 15,300\n+ Purchases during quarter&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&\n &369,800\n Unadjusted balance at end of quarter\n385,100\n− Amount on hand at end of quarter&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&\n &&&&&&(16,100)\n Supplies used during quarter&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&\n$369,000\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 3) Supplies Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n369,000\n Supplies (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n369,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nSupplies \n−369,000\nSupplies expense (+E) \n−369,000\n+ Supplies (A) −\nBal. \n385,100\n369,000 \n(AJE 3)\n16,100\n+ Supplies Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 3) \n369,000\n369,000\n \nThe balance of Supplies on the unadjusted trial balance is $385,100, which includes the beginning \nbalance for the quarter ($15,300) and the purchases during the quarter ($369,800). With $16,100 \nremaining on hand, the amount of supplies used during the period is $369,000. Record $369,000 \nin the adjusting entry.\nAJE 4  Prepaid Expenses Among a few other times, the Prepaid Expenses account includes:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 $88,000 paid at the beginning of the quarter for rental of facilities at $22,000 per month,\n\u0016\nš\u0016 $48,000 for insurance coverage for six months beginning January 1, 2015, and\n\u0016\nš\u0016 $3,400 for advertising during the quarter.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. A portion of the rent and insurance and all of \nthe advertising have been used during the quarter to generate revenue, but no entry has been made \nStep 1:\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0018\u0014\nto record the amount used. Expenses are understated. Record these expenses separately as Rent \nExpense, Insurance Expense, and Advertising Expense.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the past. Chipotle \nprepaid rent, insurance, and advertising at the beginning of the quarter. These provided probable \nfuture benefits and were recorded as an asset Prepaid Expenses. Because a portion of these prepaid \nexpenses have been used during the quarter, but no entry has been made yet to reflect that, the Pre-\npaid Expenses account is overstated. Record a decrease in Prepaid Expenses.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. The computations for each are as follows:\n \n∙ Rent: $22,000 per month × 3 months in the quarter = $66,000 used\n \n∙ Insurance: ($48,000 prepaid × 3 months in the quarter) ÷ 6 months coverage = $24,000 used\n \n∙ Advertising: All during the quarter = $3,400 used\n \n Record a total of $93,400.\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 4) Rent Expense (+E, −SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n66,000\n \n Insurance Expense (+E, −SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n24,000\n \n \n Advertising Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,400\n Prepaid Expenses (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n93,400\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nPrepaid expenses \n−93,400\nRent expense (+E) \n−66,000\nInsurance expense (+E) \n−24,000\nAdvertising expense (+E) \n−3,400\n+ Prepaid Expenses (A) −\nBal. \n150,000\n93,400 \n(AJE 4)\n56,600\n+ Rent Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 4) \n66,000\n66,000\n+ Insurance Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 4) \n24,000\n24,000\n+ Advertising Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 4) \n3,400\n3,400\nAJE 5  Buildings and Equipment In Exhibit 4.4, we noted that Buildings and Equipment \naccounts are listed at cost. Buildings and equipment accounts increase by the cost of the assets \nwhen they are acquired and decrease by the cost of the assets when they are sold. However, \nthese assets are also used over time to generate revenue. Thus, a part of their cost should be \nexpensed in the same period (following the expense recognition principle). Accountants say \nthat buildings and equipment, but not land, depreciate over time as they are used (land does not \ndepreciate or get used up in an accounting sense). In accounting, depreciation is an allocation \nof the cost of buildings and equipment over their estimated useful lives to the organization.\nTo keep track of the asset’s historical cost, the amount that has been used is not subtracted \ndirectly from the asset account. Instead, it is accumulated in a new kind of account called a contra-\naccount. Contra-accounts are accounts that are directly linked to another account, but with an \nopposite balance. For Buildings and Equipment, the contra-account for the total cost used to date \nis called Accumulated Depreciation (noted in Exhibit 4.4). Accumulated Depreciation increases \nwith the amount of depreciation expense for the period and decreases when an asset is sold for the \nportion used in prior periods. This is the first of several contra-accounts you will learn throughout \nthe text. We will designate contra-accounts with an X in front of the type of account to which it is \nrelated. For example, this first contra-account will be shown as Accumulated Depreciation (XA).\nCONTRA-ACCOUNT\nAn account that is an offset to, or \nreduction of, the primary account.\n\n\n174\nC HAP TER 4 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nSince assets have debit balances, Accumulated Depreciation has a credit balance. On the bal-\nance sheet, the amount that is reported for total property and equipment is its net book value \n(also called the book value or carrying value), which equals the ending balance in the Land, \nBuildings, and Equipment accounts (total cost of property and equipment) minus the ending \nbalance in the Accumulated Depreciation account (used cost of buildings and equipment).\nNET BOOK VALUE (CARRY-\nING OR BOOK VALUE)\nThe acquisition cost of an asset \nless accumulated depreciation, \ndepletion, or amortization.\n \n \n \n \nAmount \nreported on the \nbalance sheet\n-\nBeginning bal. \nBuy (cost)\nSell (cost)\nEnding bal.\nProperty and Equipment (A)\nAccumulated portion \nof asset cost used \nwhen sold\nBeginning bal. \nPortion of asset cost \nused during period\n Ending bal.\nNet book value\nAccumulated Depreciation (XA)\n-\n+\n-\n+\n=\nFor Chipotle, based on unadjusted balances (from Exhibit 4.4 with dollars in thousands), \nland, buildings, and equipment have a total cost of $1,763,700 and Accumulated Deprecia-\ntion has a credit balance of $613,700. On the balance sheet, property and equipment would be \nreported net of those two amounts as follows:\nDepreciation is discussed in much greater detail in Chapter 8. Until then, we will give you \nthe amount of depreciation estimated by the company. Chipotle estimates depreciation to be \n$122,400 per year.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. The company used buildings and equip-\nment during the first quarter of 2015. However, no expense has yet been recorded, so expenses are \nunderstated. Record an increase in the expense account, Depreciation Expense.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the past. Chipotle \npurchased buildings and equipment in the past to be used over several years. The acquisitions were \nrecorded in the asset accounts, which maintain the historical cost of the assets. The amount to be \nused in the future (net book value) must now be reduced for the depreciation for the first quarter of \n2015. Reduce the net book value by increasing the contra-account Accumulated Depreciation.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. The property and equipment have been used to gener-\nate revenue for the quarter. Thus, we need to calculate one quarter of Depreciation Expense:\nDepreciation expense for the quarter = $122,400 for the year (given) × 1/4 of the year \n= $30,600\nProperty and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $613,700)\n$1,150,000\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 5) Depreciation Expense (+E, −SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . .\n30,600\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, −A) . . . . ..\n30,600\nAssets\n= Liabilities +\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccumulated depreciation (+XA) −30,600\nDepreciation expense (+E) −30,600\n+ Depreciation Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 5) \n30,600\n30,600\n− Accumulated Depreciation (XA) +\n613,700 \nBal.\n'''''' \n30,600 \n(AJE 5)\n644,300\nAccrued Expenses\nNumerous expenses are incurred in the current period without being paid for until the next \nperiod. Common examples include Wages Expense for the wages owed to employees, Interest \nExpense incurred on debt, and Utilities Expense for the water, gas, and electricity used during \n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0018\u0016\nthe period. These accrued expenses accumulate (accrue) over time but are not recognized until \nthe end of the period in an adjusting entry.\nAJE 6  Wages Chipotle’s employees earned $67,200 in wages for working two days at the end \nof the quarter. They will be paid in the next quarter.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. The company used employee labor near \nthe end of the first quarter of 2015. However, no expense has yet been recorded, so expenses are \nunderstated. Record an increase in Wages Expense.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the future. Chipotle \nwill pay the employees in the next quarter, but no liability has yet been recorded. Liabilities are \nunderstated. Record an increase in Wages Payable.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. The amount of wages owed to employees is given. \nRecord $67,200 in the adjusting entry.\nACCRUED EXPENSES \nPreviously unrecorded expenses \nthat need to be adjusted at the \nend of the accounting period to \nreflect the amount incurred and \nits related payable account.\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nAJE 7  Interest on Debt Chipotle borrowed $2,000 in long-term notes payable and had other \ninterest-bearing obligations of $14,000 (of the $285,900 in Other Liabilities) at the beginning \nof the quarter. There are two components when borrowing (or lending) money: principal (the \namount borrowed or loaned) and interest (the cost of borrowing or lending). The interest rate \non Chipotle’s borrowings is 5.0 percent. Long-Term Notes Payable and a portion of Other \nLiabilities (the principal) were recorded properly when the money was borrowed. Their \nbalances do not need to be adjusted. However, interest expense is incurred by Chipotle over \ntime as the money is used, and it will be paid in the future.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. Chipotle used borrowed funds during the \nquarter, but the expense has not yet been recognized. Expenses are understated. Record an in-\ncrease in the Interest Expense account.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the future. Chipotle \nwill pay interest on the debt in the future. Because cash is owed, a payable account needs to be \nincreased. Record an increase in Interest Payable.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. NOTE: Unless told otherwise, the interest rate on \nloans to others and debt is always given as an annual percentage. The following table gives the \nformula for computing interest for any part of a year:\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nPrincipal\n×\nAnnual \nInterest Rate\n×\nFraction of Year \n(since last computation)\n=\nInterest for the \n \nPeriod\n$16,000\n×\n0.05\n×\n3 months ÷ 12 months\n=\n$200\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 6) Wages Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n67,200\n Wages Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n67,200\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nWages payable \n+67,200\nWages expense (+E) \n−67,200\n+ Wages Expense (E) −\nBal. \n177,000\n(AJE 6) \n67,200\n244,200\n− Wages Payable (L) +\n 0 \nBal.\n67,200 \n(AJE 6)\n+++67,200 \nChipotle had $16,000 in interest-bearing debt for the first quarter (3 out of 12 months). Record \n$200 in the adjusting entry.\n\n\n\u0012\u0018\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nAJE 8  Utilities Most organizations receive utility bills after using utility services such as \nelectricity, natural gas, and telephone. Chipotle received a utility bill for $14,900 for usage \nduring the quarter. The bill will be paid next quarter.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. Chipotle used the utilities during the first \nquarter but has not yet recorded the expense. Expenses are understated. Record an increase in \nUtilities Expense.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the future. Chipotle \nwill pay next quarter the utility bill owed for usage in the first quarter. The liability is understated. \nIncrease the Utilities Payable account.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. The amount of the utilities incurred in the first quarter \nis given. Record $14,900 in the adjusting entry.\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 8) Utilities Expense (+E, −SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n14,900\n Utilities Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n14,900\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nUtilities payable \n+14,900\nUtilities expense (+E) \n−14,900\n+ Utilities Expense (E) −\nBal. \n75,400\n(AJE 8) \n14,900\n90,300\n− Utilities Payable (L) +\n+++++49,500 \nBal.\n14,900 \n(AJE 8)\n+++++64,400 \nAJE 9  Income Taxes The final adjusting entry is to record the accrual of income taxes that \nwill be paid in the next quarter. This requires computing adjusted pretax income and applying \nthe appropriate tax rate.\n \nWas expense incurred that is not yet recorded? Yes. Chipotle incurred taxes on its quarterly \nincome. Until an adjusting entry is recorded at the end of the period based on all adjusted revenues, \ngains, expenses, and losses, total expenses on the income statement are understated. Record an \nincrease in Income Tax Expense.\n \nWas the related cash paid in the past or will it be paid in the future? In the future. Income \ntaxes from the first quarter are due by the end of the second quarter. So the liabilities on the balance \nsheet must be increased. Record an increase in Income Taxes Payable.\n \nCompute the amount of expense incurred. Income taxes are computed on the pretax income after \nall other adjustments. First determine adjusted pretax income:\nStep 1:\nStep 2:\nStep 3:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInterest payable \n+200\nInterest expense (+E) \n−200\n+ Interest Expense (E) −\nBal. \n0\n(AJE 7) \n200\n200\n− Interest Payable (L) +\n0 \nBal.\n200 \n(AJE 7)\n200\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 7) Interest Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n Interest Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0018\u0018\nPretax income $199,000 × Income tax rate 0.384 = Income tax expense for the quarter\n$76,400 (rounded)\nLess: Income taxes paid for the quarter\n 28,400\nIncome tax expense to be recorded\n$48,000\nRecord $48,000 in the adjusting entry.\nRevenues \nand Gains\n-\nExpenses \nand Losses\nOn unadjusted trial balance\n$1,072,900\n$316,100\nExcludes $28,400 of income\ntax expense already recorded \nduring the quarter\nAJE 1\n17,300\nAJE 2\n200\nAJE 3\n369,000\nAJE 4\n93,400\nRent $66,000 + Insurance \n$24,000 + Advertising $3,400\nAJE 5\n30,600\nAJE 6\n67,200\nAJE 7\n200\nAJE 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 14,900\n$1,090,400\n-\n$891,400\n=\n$199,000 Pretax Income\n⟵\n⟵\nChipotle estimated a tax rate of 38.4 percent for the quarter, with the taxes not yet paid due next \nquarter. Computation of the quarterly income tax expense:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nIncome taxes payable\n+48,000\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n−48,000\nDebit\nCredit\n(AJE 9) Income Tax Expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n48,000\n Income Taxes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n48,000\n+ Income Tax Expense (E) −\nBal. \n28,400\n(AJE 9) \n48,000\n76,400\n− Income Taxes Payable (L) +\n 0 \nBal.\n48,000 \n(AJE 9)\n+48,000\nIn all of the above adjustments, you may have noticed that the Cash account was never \nadjusted. The cash has already been received or paid by the end of the period, or it will be \nreceived or paid in the next period. Adjustments are required to record revenues and expenses \nin the proper period because the cash part of the transaction is at a different point in time. In \naddition, each adjusting entry always included one income statement account and one \nbalance sheet account. Now it’s your turn to practice the adjustment process.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAdjustments are necessary at the end of the accounting cycle to record all revenues and expenses in \nthe proper period and to reflect the proper valuation for assets and liabilities.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Deferred revenues (liabilities) have balances at the end of the period because cash was \nreceived before it was earned. If all or part of the liability has been satisfied by the end of the \nperiod, revenue needs to be recorded and the liability reduced.\n(continued \n)\n\n\n\u0012\u0018\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them at the bottom of the next page.\n(1) \nRevenue \nearned or \n \nexpense \nincurred?\n(2) \nCash received/paid \nin the past or cash \nto be received/paid \nin the future?\n(3) \nAmount\nAccounts\nDebit\nCredit\nAJE 1\nAJE 2\nAJE 3\nAJE 4\nAdjusting Journal Entry\n GUIDED HELP 4-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on recording adjusting entries, go to www.mhhe.com/\nlibby9e_gh4a.\nFor practice, complete the following adjustments using the three-step process outlined in the chapter: \n(1) Determine if revenue was earned or an expense incurred; (2) determine if cash was received or \npaid in the past or will be received or paid in the future; and (3) compute the amount.\nFlorida Flippers, a scuba diving and instruction business, completed its first year of operations \non December 31.\nAJE 1: \nFlorida Flippers received $6,000 from customers on November 15 for diving trips to \nthe Bahamas in December and January of the next year. The $6,000 was recorded in \nUnearned Revenue on that date. By the end of December, one-third of the diving trips \nhad been completed.\nAJE 2: \nOn December 31, Florida Flippers provided advanced diving instruction to 10 custom-\ners who will pay the business $800 in January of next year. No entry was made when \nthe instruction was provided.\nAJE 3: \nOn September 1, Florida Flippers paid $24,000 for insurance for the 12 months begin-\nning on September 1. The amount was recorded as Prepaid Insurance on September 1.\nAJE 4: \nOn March 1, Florida Flippers borrowed $300,000 at 12 percent. Interest is payable \neach March 1 for three years.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accrued revenue adjustments are necessary when the company has earned revenue but the \ncash will be received in the next period. Since nothing has yet been recorded, revenue needs \nto be recognized and an asset (a receivable) increased.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Deferred expenses (assets) have balances at the end of the period because cash was paid in \nthe past by the company for the assets. If all or part of the asset has been used to generate \nrevenues in the period, an expense needs to be recorded and the asset reduced.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accrued expense adjustments are necessary when the company has incurred an expense \nbut the cash will be paid in the next period. Since nothing has yet been recorded, an expense \nneeds to be recognized and a liability (a payable) increased.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0018\u001a\n1 3 &1\" 3 */(\u0001 '*/\" /$ *\"- \u000145\"5 & .& /54\nAs you learned in Chapter 1, the financial statements are interrelated—that is, the numbers \nfrom one statement flow into the next statement. The following illustration highlights the inter-\nconnections among the statements using the fundamental accounting equation.\nAlso notice special labels for the accounts. Balance sheet accounts are considered perma-\nnent, indicating that they retain their balances from the end of one period to the beginning of \nthe next. Revenue, expense, gain, and loss accounts are temporary accounts because their bal-\nances accumulate for a period but start with a zero balance at the beginning of the next period. \nThese labels will be discussed in the section on closing the books, which follows our presenta-\ntion of Chipotle’s financial statements.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n(1) Revenue \n \nearned or \nexpense \nincurred?\n(2) \nCash received/paid \nin the past or cash \nto be received/paid \nin the future?\n(3) \nAmount\nAccounts\nDebit\nCredit\nAJE 1\nDiving Trip \nRevenue \nearned\nReceived in past: \nUnearned Revenue\n$6,000 × 1/3 =  \n$2,000 earned\nUnearned Revenue (-L)\n Diving Trip Revenue (+R, +SE)\n2,000\n \n2,000\nAJE 2\nInstruction \nRevenue \nearned\nTo be received: \nAccrued Revenue\n$800 earned \n(given)\nAccounts Receivable (+A)\n Instruction Revenue (+R, +SE)\n800\n \n800\nAJE 3\nInsurance \nExpense \nincurred\nPaid in past: \nPrepaid Expense\n$24,000 × 4 months/  \n12 months =  \n$8,000 used\nInsurance Expense (+E, -SE)\n Prepaid Insurance (-A)\n8,000\n8,000\nAJE 4\nInterest \nExpense \nincurred\nTo be paid: \nAccrued Expense\n$300,000 × 0.12 ×  \n10/12 = $30,000 \nincurred and owed\nInterest Expense (+E, -SE)\n Interest Payable (+L)\n30,000\n30,000\nAdjusting Journal Entry\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 4-2 \nPresent an income statement \nwith earnings per share, a \nstatement of stockholders’ \nequity, and a balance sheet.\nAdjustments and Incentives\nA Q U E ST I O N\nO F E T H I C S\nOwners and managers of companies are most directly affected by the information presented in financial \nstatements. If the financial performance and condition of the company appear strong, the company’s \nstock price rises. Shareholders usually receive dividends and increase their investment value. Manag-\ners often receive bonuses based on the strength of a company’s financial performance, and many in top \nmanagement are compensated with options to buy their company’s stock at prices below market value. \nThe higher the market value, the more compensation they earn. When actual performance lags behind \nexpectations, managers and owners may be tempted to manipulate accruals and deferrals to make up part \nof the difference. For example, managers may record cash received in advance of being earned as revenue \nin the current period or may fail to accrue certain expenses at year-end.\nEvidence from studies of large samples of companies indicates that some managers do engage in such \nbehavior. This research is borne out by enforcement actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission \nagainst companies and sometimes against their auditors. In January 2003, an SEC study reported that, in \na five-year period, there were 227 enforcement investigations. Of these, “126 involved improper revenue \nrecognition and 101 involved improper expense recognition. . . . Of the 227 enforcement matters during \nthe Study period, 157 resulted in charges against at least one senior manager. . . . Furthermore, the Study \nfound that 57 enforcement matters resulted in charges for auditing violations. . . .” (p. 47).*\nIn many of these cases, the firms involved, their managers, and their auditors are penalized for such \nactions. Furthermore, owners suffer because news of an SEC investigation negatively affects the com-\npany’s stock price.\n* These statistics are reported in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s study “Report Pursuant to Section 704 \nof the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” January 27, 2003.\n\n\n\u0012\u0019\u0011\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nBefore we prepare a complete set of financial statements, let’s update Chipotle’s trial bal-\nance to reflect the adjustments, providing us with the adjusted balances needed for the state-\nments. The spreadsheet in Exhibit 4.5 has three sets of debit-credit columns: One for the \nunadjusted balances as shown in Exhibit 4.4, then the effects of the adjustments AJE 1 through \nAJE 9, and, finally, the adjusted balances that are determined by adding or subtracting the \nadjustment across each row. Again, we note that the total debits equal the total credits in each \nof the sets. Also notice that nearly every revenue and expense account was adjusted, and sev-\neral new accounts were created during the adjustment process at the end of the period (e.g., \nInterest Receivable and Depreciation Expense). It is from these adjusted balances that we will \nprepare an income statement, a statement of stockholders’ equity (which includes a column for \nRetained Earnings), and a balance sheet.\n Pretax income\n– Income tax expense\n Net Income\n \nBeginning balance\n+ Stock issuances\n– Stock repurchases\n \n \nEnding balance\n+ Stock issuances\n – Stock repurchases\n+ Net income\n – Dividends\n \nEnding balance\n+ Net income\n – Dividends\n \nEnding balance\n Operating income\n +/– Other items\nIncome Statement\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nBalance Sheet\n=\n+\nTotal\nBeginning balance\nBeginning balance\nCommon Stock and\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n Operating revenues\n – Operating expenses\nCurrent assets\nNoncurrent assets\n=\nCurrent liabilities\nNoncurrent liabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained\nEarnings\nStarting on the bottom right, notice that\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Revenues minus expenses yields net income (assuming it is positive) on the Income \nStatement.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Net income (or net loss) and dividends to stockholders affect Retained Earnings and \nany additional issuances of stock during the period affect the balance in Common Stock \nand Additional Paid-in Capital, all of which appear on the Statement of Stockholders’ \nEquity.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Stockholders’ Equity is a component of the Balance Sheet.\nThus, if a number on the income statement changes or is in error, it will impact the other \nstatements.\nAnother way of presenting the relationships among the statements follows.\n(1) Income Statement\n(3) Balance Sheet\nCommon Stock \nand Additional \nPaid-in Capital\nRetained\nEarnings\nPermanent Accounts\nTemporary Accounts\nDividends\n(Net Loss)\n(2) Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\nNet\nIncome\nREVENUES – EXPENSES\n=\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nASSETS = LIABILITIES\n+\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0019\u0012\nNOTE: Cash did not change \nbecause cash is never adjusted.\nAdvertising expense\nAJE 4\n3,400\n3,400\nDepreciation expense\nAJE 5\n30,600\n30,600\nLoss on disposal of assets\n4,200\n4,200\nInterest expense\nAJE 7\n200\n200\nIncome tax expense\n28,400\nAJE 9\n48,000\n76,400\nTotal\n4,154,900\n4,154,900\n640,800\n640,800\n4,316,000\n4,316,000\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL\nTrial Balance Spreadsheet\nFor the first quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands of dollars)\nUnadjusted\nAdjustments\nAdjusted\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit \nCredit\nCash\n543,000\n543,000\nShort-term investments\n347,600\n347,600\nAccounts receivable\n21,500\n21,500\nInterest receivable\nAJE 2\n200\n200\nSupplies\n385,100\nAJE 3\n369,000\n16,100\nPrepaid expenses\n150,000\nAJE 4\n93,400\n56,600\nLand\n12,100\n12,100\nBuildings\n1,275,300\n1,275,300\nEquipment\n476,300\n476,300\nAccumulated depreciation\n613,700 AJE 5\n30,600\n644,300\nLong-term investments\n531,100\n531,100\nIntangible assets\n68,400\n68,400\nAccounts payable\n76,100\n76,100\nUnearned revenue\n38,700 AJE 1\n17,300\n21,400\nDividends payable\n3,000\n3,000\nWages payable\nAJE 6\n67,200\n67,200\nUtilities payable\n49,500 AJE 8\n14,900\n64,400\nInterest payable\nAJE 7\n200\n200\nIncome taxes payable\nAJE 9\n48,000\n48,000\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\n2,000\nOther liabilities\n285,900\n285,900\nCommon stock\n500\n500\nAdditional paid-in capital\n293,800\n293,800\nRetained earnings\n1,718,800\n1,718,800\nRestaurant sales revenue\n1,071,700 AJE 1\n17,300\n1,089,000\nInterest revenue\n1,200 AJE 2\n200\n1,400\nSupplies expense\nAJE 3\n369,000\n369,000\nWages expense\n177,000\nAJE 6\n67,200\n244,200\nRent expense\nAJE 4\n66,000\n66,000\nInsurance expense\nAJE 4\n24,000\n24,000\nUtilities expense\n75,400\nAJE 8\n14,900\n90,300\nRepairs expense\n18,700\n18,700\nTraining expense\n40,800\n40,800\nEXHIBIT 4.5\n$IJQPUMF\u0001.FYJDBO\u0001(SJMMŧT\u00015SJBM\u0001#BMBODF\u00014QSFBETIFFU\n\n\n\u0012\u0019\u0013\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n$)*105-&\u0001.&9*$\"/\u0001(3*--\n\u0001*/$\u000f\nConsolidated Statement of Income\nFor the quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)\nRestaurant sales revenue\n$1,089,000\nRestaurant operating expenses:\n Supplies expense\n369,000\n Wages expense\n244,200\n Rent expense\n66,000\n Insurance expense\n24,000\n Utilities expense\n90,300\n Repairs expense\n18,700\nGeneral and administrative expenses:\n Training expense\n40,800\n Advertising expense\n3,400\nDepreciation expense\n30,600\nLoss on disposal of assets\n 4,200\n Total operating expenses\n 891,200\nIncome from operations\n197,800\nOther items:\n Interest revenue\n1,400\n Interest expense\n (200)\nIncome before income taxes\n199,000\nIncome tax expense\n 76,400\nNet income\n$ 122,600\nEarnings per share (for the quarter)\n$ 2.45\nYou will note that the earnings per share (EPS) ratio is reported on the income statement. It \nis widely used in evaluating the operating performance and profitability of a company, and it \nis the only ratio required to be disclosed on the statement or in the notes to the statements. The \nactual computation of the ratio is quite complex and appropriate for more advanced accounting \ncourses. In this text, we simplify the earnings per share computation as:\nEarnings per Share* = Average number of shares of common stock \n \noutstanding† during the period\nNet income\nThe denominator in the EPS ratio is the average number of shares outstanding (the number at \nthe beginning of the period plus the number at the end of the period, divided by 2). For \nChipotle \nMexican Grill, the number of shares at the end of 2014 was 40,000,000 and we recorded an \nadditional issuance of 10,000,000 shares at the beginning of the quarter. Therefore, the average \nnumber of shares outstanding was 50,000,000 the entire quarter.\nIf this quarterly EPS is repeated in the next three quarters, an annual EPS of $9.80 is expected. \nThis would not be as high as the 2014 EPS of $14.35, suggesting issues of controlling revenues \n= $2.45 for the quarter\nEPS =\n$122,600,000 net income for the quarter\n50,000,000 average number of shares outstanding\n*If there are preferred dividends (discussed in Chapter 11), the amount is subtracted from net income in the \nnumerator. In addition, the denominator is the weighted average of shares outstanding, a complex computation.\n†Outstanding shares are those that are currently held by the shareholders.\nIncome Statement\nThe income statement is prepared first because net income is a component of Retained \nEarnings. \nThe first quarter 2015 income statement for Chipotle based on the adjusted trial balance follows.\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0019\u0014\nBalance Sheet\nThe ending balances for Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings \nfrom the statement of stockholders’ equity are included on the balance sheet that follows. You \nwill notice that the contra-asset account, Accumulated Depreciation (used cost), has been sub-\ntracted from the total of the land, buildings, and equipment accounts (at cost) to reflect net \nbook value (or carrying value) at month-end for balance sheet purposes. Also recall that assets \nare listed in order of liquidity, and liabilities are listed in order of due dates. Current assets are \nthose used or turned into cash within one year (as well as inventory). Current liabilities are \nobligations to be paid with current assets within one year. We present the balances at the end of \n2014 and the balances at the end of the first quarter of 2015.\nCHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.\nConsolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\nFor the quarter ended March 31, 2015\n(in thousands of dollars)\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in \nCapital\nRetained \nEarnings\nTotal \nStockholders’ \nEquity\nBalance at December 31, 2014\n Additional stock issuance\n Net income\n Dividends declared\n \n \nBalance at March 31, 2015\nFrom transaction (a) in Ch. 2\nFrom the income statement\nFrom transaction (f ) in Ch. 2\nOn the balance sheet\n$2,012,400\n3,700\n122,600\n(3,000)\n$2,135,700\n$1,721,800\n122,600\n(3,000)\n$1,841,400\n$290,200\n3,600\n$293,800\n$400\n100\n$500\nand expenses. For example, Chipotle experienced lower sales due to a low supply of pork for \ncarnitas, a popular burrito ingredient. It also paid higher prices due to the higher cost of organic \navocados supplied from one source in California. The lower EPS may also result from issuing \nadditional shares of common stock at a greater rate than the increase in net income.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nThe final total from the income statement, net income, is carried forward to the Retained Earn-\nings column of the statement of stockholders’ equity. To this, the additional elements of the \nstatement are added. Dividends declared and an additional stock issuance (from prior chapters) \nare also included in the statement:\nAs presented in the previous chapters, the statement of cash flows explains the difference between the \nending and beginning balances in the Cash account on the balance sheet during the accounting period. \nPut simply, the cash flow statement is a categorized list of all transactions of the period that affected the \nCash account. The three categories are operating, investing, and financing activities. Since no adjust-\nments made in this chapter affected cash, the cash flow categories identified on the Cash T-account \nat the end of Chapter 3 remain the same.\nMany standard financial analysis texts warn analysts to look for unusual deferrals and accruals when they \nattempt to predict future periods’ earnings. They often suggest that wide disparities between net income and \ncash flow from operations are a useful warning sign. For example, Subramanyan suggests the following:\nAccounting accruals determining net income rely on estimates, deferrals, allocations, and valuations. \nThese considerations sometimes allow more subjectivity than do the factors determining cash flows. \nFor this reason we often relate cash flows from operations to net income in assessing its quality. \nCash Flows from Operations, Net Income, and the Quality of Earnings\nF O C U S O N\nCAS H F LOW S\n\n\n\u0012\u0019\u0015\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n$)*105-&\u0001.&9*$\"/\u0001(3*--\n\u0001*/$\u000f\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in thousands of dollars, except per share data)\nMarch 31, \n2015\nDecember 31, \n \n2014\nASSETS\nCurrent Assets:\n Cash\n$ 543,000\n$ 419,500\n Short-term investments\n347,600\n338,600\n Accounts receivable\n21,500\n34,800\n Interest receivable\n200\n—\n Supplies\n16,100\n15,300\n Prepaid expenses\n 56,600\n 70,300\n Total current assets\n985,000\n878,500\nProperty and equipment:\n Land\n12,100\n11,100\n Buildings\n1,275,300\n1,267,100\n Equipment\n 476,300\n 442,500\n Total cost\n1,763,700\n1,720,700\n Accumulated depreciation\n (644,300)\n (613,700)\n Net property and equipment\n1,119,400\n1,107,000\nLong-term investments\n531,100\n496,100\nIntangible assets\n 68,400\n 64,700\nTotal assets\n$2,703,900\n$2,546,300\nLIABILITIES AND \nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent Liabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$ 76,100\n$ 69,600\n Unearned revenue\n21,400\n16,800\n Dividends payable\n3,000\n—\nAccrued expenses payable:\n Wages payable\n67,200\n73,900\n Utilities payable\n64,400\n85,400\n Interest payable\n200\n—\n Income taxes payable\n 48,000\n — \n Total current liabilities\n280,300\n245,700\nLong-term notes payable\n2,000\n—\nOther liabilities\n 285,900\n 288,200\n Total liabilities\n568,200\n533,900\nStockholders’ Equity:\n Common stock ($0.10 par per share)\n500\n400\n Additional paid-in capital\n293,800\n290,200\n Retained earnings\n 1,841,400\n 1,721,800\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 2,135,700\n 2,012,400\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$2,703,900\n$2,546,300\nSome users consider earnings of higher quality when the ratio of cash flows from operations \ndivided by net income is greater. This derives from a concern with revenue recognition or expense \naccrual criteria yielding high net income but low cash flows (emphasis added).*\nThe cash flows from operations to net income ratio is illustrated and discussed in more depth in \nChapter 12.\n*K. Subramanyan, Financial Statement Analysis (New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009), p. 412.\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0019\u0016\nSelected Focus Companies’\nTotal Asset Turnover Ratios \nfor 2014\nSouthwest Airlines \n 0.941\nHarley-Davidson \n 0.658\nHome Depot \n2.067\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 4-3 \nCompute and interpret the total \nasset turnover ratio.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow efficient is management in using assets (its resources) to generate sales?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe 2014 ratio for Chipotle is (dollars in thousands):\n*($2,009,280 + $2,546,285) ÷ 2 (from 2014 10-K)\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The total asset turnover ratio measures how efficient management is at using assets to generate \nsales. Over time or compared to competitors, the higher the asset turnover is, the more efficient assets are being \nutilized to generate revenues. A company’s products or services and business strategy contribute significantly \nto its asset turnover ratio. However, when competitors are similar, management’s ability to control the firm’s \nassets is vital in determining its success. Stronger financial performance improves the asset turnover ratio.\nCreditors and security analysts use this ratio to assess a company’s effectiveness at controlling both current \nand noncurrent assets. In a well-run business, creditors expect the ratio on a quarterly basis to fluctuate due to \nseasonal upswings and downturns. For example, as inventory is built up prior to a heavy sales season, compa-\nnies need to borrow funds. The asset turnover ratio declines with this increase in assets. Eventually, the season’s \nhigh sales provide the cash needed to repay the loans. The asset turnover ratio then rises with the increased sales.\nFocus Company Analysis Chipotle’s total asset turnover ratio has increased slightly since 2012, suggest-\ning an increase in management efficiency in using assets to generate operating revenues. Compared to its \ncompetitors, Chipotle’s total asset turnover ratio is higher than that for Panera Bread, but equivalent to the \nratio for the Fiesta Restaurant Group. This is due in part to differences in business strategies. Chipotle and \nPanera are the two largest fast-casual restaurant chains. Chipotle’s recent growth strategy is to open a higher \npercentage of new stores annually than Panera. Adding new restaurants by Panera increases total assets (the \ndenominator of the ratio), but the increase in its sales (the numerator) may lag behind until the stores are \nmore well-established. In fact, Chipotle’s total asset turnover ratio has remained about the same over five \nyears of continued growth, whereas Panera Bread’s ratio has fallen slightly and the ratio for Fiesta Restaurant \nGroup, which is much smaller, has increased.\nA Few Cautions While the total asset turnover ratio may decrease due to seasonal fluctuations, a \ndeclining ratio may also be caused by changes in corporate policies leading to a rising level of assets. \nExamples include relaxing credit policies for new customers or reducing collection efforts in accounts \nreceivable. A detailed analysis of the changes in the key components of assets is needed to determine the \ncauses of a change in the asset turnover ratio and thus management’s decisions.\nTotal Asset Turnover Ratio \n*To compute “average”: (Beginning balance + Ending balance)/÷2\n= Net Sales (or Operating Revenues)\nAverage Total Assets*\n = 1.804\n$4,108,269\n$2,277,782.50*\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nPanera Bread, Inc.\nFiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.\n2014\n2014\n1.635\n1.806\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.\n2014\n2013\n2012\n1.804\n1.748\n1.766\nTotal Asset Turnover Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\n$-04 */( \u0001 5 )&\u0001 # 0 0 ,4\nEnd of the Accounting Cycle\nThe ending balance in each of the asset, liability, and stockholders’ equity accounts becomes \nthe beginning account balance for the next period. These accounts, called permanent (real) \naccounts, are not reduced to a zero balance at the end of the accounting period. For example, \nPERMANENT (REAL) \nACCOUNTS \nThe balance sheet accounts that \ncarry their ending balances into \nthe next accounting period.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 4-4 \nExplain the closing process.\n\n\n\u0012\u0019\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nWe will now prepare the closing entry (CE) for Chipotle at March 31, 2015, although compa-\nnies close their records only at the end of the fiscal year.2 These amounts are taken from the \nadjusted trial balance in Exhibit 4.5.\nthe ending Cash balance of the prior accounting period is the beginning Cash balance of the \nnext accounting period. The only time a permanent account has a zero balance is when the item \nit represents is no longer owned or owed.\nOn the other hand, revenue, expense, gain, and loss accounts are used to accumulate data for \nthe current accounting period only; they are called temporary (nominal) accounts. The final \nstep in the accounting cycle, closing the books, is done to prepare income statement accounts for \nthe next accounting cycle. Therefore, at the end of each period, the balances in the temporary \naccounts are transferred, or closed, to the Retained Earnings account by recording a closing entry.\nThe closing entries have two purposes:\n \n1. To transfer the balances in the temporary accounts (income statement accounts) to Retained \nEarnings.1\n \n2. To establish a zero balance in each of the temporary accounts to start the accumulation in \nthe next accounting period.\nIn this way, the income statement accounts are again ready for their temporary accumulation \nfunction for the next period. The closing entry is dated the last day of the accounting period, \nentered in the usual debits-equal-credits format (in the journal), and immediately posted to \nthe ledger (or T-accounts). Temporary accounts with debit balances are credited and \n \ntemporary accounts with credit balances are debited. The net amount, equal to net income, \naffects Retained Earnings.\nTo illustrate the process, we create an example using just a few accounts. The journal entry \namounts are taken from the adjusted balances in the T-accounts:\nTEMPORARY (NOMINAL) \nACCOUNTS \nIncome statement (and \nsometimes dividends declared) \naccounts that are closed to \nRetained Earnings at the end of \nthe accounting period.\nCLOSING ENTRIES \n.BEF\u0001BU\u0001UIF\u0001FOE\u0001PG\u0001UIF\u0001\naccounting period to transfer \nbalances in temporary accounts \nto Retained Earnings and to \nestablish a zero balance in each of \nthe temporary accounts.\n1Companies may close income statement accounts to a special temporary summary account, called Income \nSummary, which is then closed to Retained Earnings.\n2Most companies use computerized accounting software to record journal entries, produce trial balances and \nfinancial statements, and close the books.\nCE is short for closing entry.\nSales Revenue\nCE\n100\n100\nBal.\n 0\nClosed\nGain on Sale of Assets\nCE\n30\n30\nBal.\n 0\nClosed\nWages Expense\nBal. \n40\n40\nCE\nClosed\n 0\nLoss on Sale of Assets\nBal. \n10\n10\nCE\nClosed\n 0\n 130 revenues and gains\n–50 expenses and losses\n 80 Net income\nRetained Earnings\n6,000\nBal.\n80\nCE\n6,080\nBal.\nRevenues\nand gains\nhave credit\nbalances.\nClose them\nwith debits. \nDebit\nCredit\nSales Revenue (–R)\nGain on Sale of Assets (–R)\n Wages Expense (–E)\n40\n Loss on Sale of Assets (–E)\n10\n Retained Earnings (+SE)\n80\nExpenses and\nlosses have debit\nbalances. Close\nthem with credits.\n= Net income\n30\n100\nCE is short for closing entry.\nSales Revenue\nCE\n100\n100\nBal.\n 0\nClosed\nGain on Sale of Assets\nCE\n30\n30\nBal.\n 0\nClosed\nWages Expense\nBal. \n40\n40\nCE\nClosed\n 0\nLoss on Sale of Assets\nBal. \n10\n10\nCE\nClosed\n 0\n 130 revenues and gains\n–50 expenses and losses\n 80 Net income\nRetained Earnings\n6,000\nBal.\n80\nCE\n6,080\nBal.\nRevenues\nand gains\nhave credit\nbalances.\nClose them\nwith debits. \nDebit\nCredit\nSales Revenue (–R)\nGain on Sale of Assets (–R)\n Wages Expense (–E)\n40\n Loss on Sale of Assets (–E)\n10\n Retained Earnings (+SE)\n80\nExpenses and\nlosses have debit\nbalances. Close\nthem with credits.\n= Net income\n30\n100\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0019\u0018\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe process of closing the books (after adjustments) includes making all temporary account balances \n(from the income statement) zero and transferring the difference to Retained Earnings. The follow-\ning is an adjusted trial balance from a recent year for Toys R Us. Dollars are in millions. Record the \njournal entry at the end of the accounting cycle to close the books.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nDEBIT\nCREDIT\nCash\n783\nAccounts receivable\n251\nMerchandise inventories\n1,781\nBuildings\n7,226\nAccumulated depreciation\n3,039\nOther assets\n1,409\nAccounts payable\n1,412\nAccrued expenses payable\n847\nLong-term debt\n5,447\nOther liabilities\n979\nCommon stock\n19\nRetained earnings (accumulated deficit)\n399\nSales revenue\n13,724\nInterest revenue\n16\nGain on sale of business\n5\nOther income\n130\nCost of sales\n8,976\nSelling, general, and administrative \nexpenses\n3,968\nDepreciation expense\n399\nInterest expense\n419\nIncome tax expense\n7\nTotals\n25,618\n25,618\nClosing entry:\n(continued \n)\n(CE)\nDebit\nCredit\nRestaurant Sales Revenue (−R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,089,000\nInterest Revenue (−R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,400\n Supplies Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n369,000\n Wages Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n244,200\n Rent Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n66,000\n Insurance Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n24,000\n Utilities Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n90,300\n Repairs Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18,700\n Training Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,800\n Advertising Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,400\n Depreciation Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n30,600\n Loss on Disposal of Assets (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,200\n Interest Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200\n Income Tax Expense (−E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n76,400\n Retained Earnings (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n122,600\n\n\n\u0012\u0019\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nPost-Closing Trial Balance\nAfter the closing process is complete, all income statement accounts have a zero balance. These \naccounts are then ready for recording revenues and expenses in the new accounting period. The \nending balance in Retained Earnings now is up-to-date (matches the amount on the balance \nsheet) and is carried forward as the beginning balance for the next period.\nAs an additional step of the accounting information processing cycle, a post-closing trial \nbalance should be prepared as a check that debits still equal credits and that all temporary \naccounts have been closed. It would have the structure of the trial balance with only balance \nsheet accounts with balances. The accounting cycle for the period is now complete.\nPOST-CLOSING TRIAL \nBALANCE \nPrepared as an additional step \nin the accounting cycle to check \nthat debits equal credits and all \ntemporary accounts have been \nclosed.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\nWe take our final look at the accounting activities of Terrific Lawn Maintenance Corporation by \nillustrating the activities at the end of the accounting cycle: the adjustment process, financial state-\nment preparation, and the closing process. No adjustments had been made to the accounts to reflect \nall revenues earned and expenses incurred in April. The trial balance for Terrific Lawn on April 30, \n2016, based on the unadjusted balances in Chapter 3, is as follows:\n5&33*'*$\u0001-\"8/\u0001.\"*/5&/\"/$&\u0001$03103\"5*0/\nUnadjusted Trial Balance at April 30, 2016\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n5,032\nAccounts receivable\n1,700\nPrepaid expenses\n300\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nDebit\nCredit\nSales revenue (-R)\nInterest revenue (-R)\nGain on sale of business (-R)\nOther income (-R)\n Cost of sales (-E)\n Selling, general, and administrative expenses (-E)\n Depreciation expense (-E)\n Interest expense (-E)\n Income tax expense (-E)\n Retained earnings (+SE)\n13,724\n16\n5\n130\n8,976\n3,968\n399\n419\n7\n106\n GUIDED HELP 4-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on recording a closing entry at the end of a given period, \ngo to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh4b.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them with the solutions below.\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u0019\u001a\nAdditional information follows:\n \na. The $1,600 in Unearned Revenue represents four months of service from April through July.\n \nb. Prepaid Expenses includes insurance costing $300 for coverage for six months (April through \nSeptember).\n \nc. Mowers, edgers, rakes, and hand tools (equipment) have been used in April to generate revenues. \nThe company estimates $300 in depreciation each year.\n \nd. Wages have been paid through April 28. Employees worked the last two days of April and will be \npaid in May. Wages accrue at $200 per day.\n \ne. An extra telephone line was installed in April at an estimated cost of $52, including hookup and \nusage charges. No entry has yet been recorded. The bill will be received and paid in May.\n f. Interest accrues on the outstanding short-term and long-term notes payable at an annual rate of \n \n12 percent. The $3,700 total in principal has been outstanding all month.\n \ng. The estimated income tax rate for Terrific Lawn is 35 percent. Round to the nearest dollar.\nRequired:\n \n1. Prepare the adjusting journal entries for April, using the account titles shown in the trial balance. \nIn your analysis, be sure to use the three-step process outlined in this chapter: (1) Determine if a \nrevenue was earned or an expense incurred that needs to be recorded for the period, (2) determine \nwhether cash was or will be received or paid, and (3) compute the amount.\nDebit\nCredit\nEquipment (cost)\n4,600\nAccumulated depreciation (used cost)\n0\nLand\n3,750\nAccounts payable\n220\nWages payable\n0\nUtilities payable\n0\nShort-term notes payable\n400\nInterest payable\n0\nIncome tax payable\n0\nUnearned revenue\n1,600\nLong-term notes payable\n3,300\nCommon stock\n150\nAdditional paid-in capital\n8,850\nRetained earnings\n0\nMowing revenue\n5,200\nInterest revenue\n12\nWages expense\n3,900\nFuel expense\n410\nInsurance expense\n0\nUtilities expense\n0\nDepreciation expense\n0\nInterest expense\n40\nIncome tax expense\n0\n Total\n19,732\n19,732\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0011\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nAJE\nDebit\nCredit\na. Unearned Revenue (-L)\n400\n Mowing Revenue (+R, +SE)\n400\n$1,600 × 1/4 = $400 earned in April\nb. Insurance Expense (+E, -SE)\n 50\n Prepaid Expenses (-A)\n 50\n$300 × 1/6 = $50 insurance used in April\nc. Depreciation Expense (+E, -SE)\n 25\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, -A)\n 25\n$300 × 1/12 = $25 depreciation in April\nd. Wages Expense (+E, -SE)\n400\n Wages Payable (+L)\n400\n$200 per day × 2 days = $400 incurred in April\ne. Utilities Expense (+E, -SE)\n 52\n Utilities Payable (+L)\n 52\n$52 is estimated as incurred in April\nf.\nInterest Expense (+E, -SE)\n 37\n Interest Payable (+L)\n 37\n$3,700  principal  ×  0.12  annual  rate  ×  1/12  =  \n$37 interest incurred in April\ng. Income Tax Expense (+E, -SE)\n244\n Income Tax Payable (+L)\n244\n \n2. Prepare an adjusted trial balance.\n \n3. Prepare an income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet from the \namounts in the adjusted trial balance. Include earnings per share on the income statement. The \ncompany issued 1,500 shares.\n \n4. Prepare the closing entry for April 30, 2016.\n \n5. Compute the following ratios for the month (round to three decimal places):\n a. Current ratio\n b. Net profit margin\n c. Total asset turnover\nNow you can check your answers with the following solutions.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Adjusting entries\n\n\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n\u0012\u001a\u0012\n \n2. Adjusted trial balance\n5&33*'*$\u0001-\"8/\u0001.\"*/5&/\"/$&\u0001$03103\"5*0/\nAdjusted Trial Balance at April 30, 2016\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n5,032\nAccounts receivable\n1,700\nPrepaid expenses\n250\nEquipment (cost)\n4,600\nAccumulated depreciation (used cost)\n25\nLand\n3,750\nAccounts payable\n220\nWages payable\n400\nUtilities payable\n52\nShort-term notes payable\n400\nInterest payable\n37\nIncome tax payable\n244\nUnearned revenue\n1,200\nLong-term notes payable\n3,300\nCommon stock\n150\nAdditional paid-in capital\n8,850\nRetained earnings\n0\nMowing revenue\n5,600\nInterest revenue\n12\nWages expense\n4,300\nFuel expense\n410\nInsurance expense\n50\nUtilities expense\n52\nDepreciation expense\n25\nInterest expense\n77\nIncome tax expense\n244\n Total\n20,490\n20,490\nRevenues\nExpenses\nUnadjusted balances\n$5,212\n$4,350\nAJE (a)\n400\nAJE (b)\n50\nAJE (c)\n25\nAJE (d)\n400\nAJE (e)\n52\nAJE (f)\n \n \n \n&37\nAdjusted balances\n$5,612\n-\n$4,914\n= $698 Pretax Income\n× 0.35 tax rate\n$244 (rounded)\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0013\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE \nCORPORATION\nIncome Statement\nFor the Month Ended April 30, 2016\nOperating revenues:\n \nMowing revenue\n$ 5,600\nOperating expenses:\n \nWages expense\n4,300\n \nFuel expense\n410\n \nInsurance expense\n50\n \nUtilities expense\n52\n \nDepreciation expense\n 25\n 4,837\nOperating income\n763\nOther items:\n \nInterest revenue\n12\n \nInterest expense\n (77)\nPretax income\n698\n Income tax expense\n 244\nNet Income\n$ 454\nEarnings per share (for the month) \n($454 ÷ 1,500 shares)\n$ 0.30\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE CORPORATION\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nFor the Month Ended April 30, 2016\nCommon \nStock\nAdditional \nPaid-in\nCapital\nRetained \nEarnings\nBeginning April 1, 2016\n$ 0\n$ \n$ \n \nStock issuance\n150\nNet income\n \nDividends declared\nBalance, April 30, 2016\n$150\n0\n8,850\n$8,850\n$\n0\n9,000\n454\n 0\n$9,454\nTERRIFIC LAWN MAINTENANCE CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nApril 30, 2016\nAssets\nLiabilities\nCurrent Assets:\nCurrent Liabilities:\n Cash\n$ 5,032\n \n \nAccounts payable\n$ \n220\n Accounts receivable\n1,700\n \n \nWages payable\n400\n Prepaid expenses\n \n250\n \n \nUtilities payable\n52\n Total current assets\n6,982\n \nShort-term notes payable\n400\n \nInterest payable\n37\n \nIncome tax payable\n244\n \nUnearned revenue\n 1,200\nEquipment (net of $25 \n accumulated depreciation)\n4,575\n Total current liabilities\nLong-term notes payable\n2,553\n3,300\nLand\n 3,750\nStockholders’ Equity\n Retained earnings\n Total stockholders’ equity\n Common stock\n150\n Additional paid-in capital\n8,850\n 454\n \n9,454\nTotal assets\n$15,307\nTotal liabilities and \n stockholders’ equity\n$15,307\n0\n454\n 0\n$454\nTotal\n \n3. Financial statements:\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0014\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n \n4. Closing entry:\nMowing Revenue (-R) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,600\nInterest Revenue (-R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12\n Wages Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,300\n Fuel Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n410\n Insurance Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50\n Utilities Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n52\n Depreciation Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n25\n Interest Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n77\n Income Tax Expense (-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n244\n Retained Earnings (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n454\n \n5. Ratios:\n \n \na. \n \n \nb. \n \n \nc. \n*(Beginning $0 + Ending $15,307)÷2 = $7,653.50\nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\n$6,982 \n$2,553 = 2.735\nCurrent Assets =\n=\n= $454\n$5,600 = 0.081 or 8.1%\nNet Income \nNet Sales \n(or Operating Revenues)\nNet Profit Margin for April =\n=\n= 0.732\nTotal Asset Turnover for April =\nNet Sales \n(or Operating Revenues) \nAverage Total Assets\n$5,600\n$7,653.50*\n \n4-1. Explain the purpose of adjustments and analyze the adjustments necessary at the end of the \nperiod to update balance sheet and income statement accounts. p. 166 \n\u0016\nš\u0016 Adjusting entries are necessary at the end of the accounting period to measure income properly, \ncorrect errors, and provide for adequate valuation of balance sheet accounts. There are four types:\n \na. Deferred revenues—previously recorded liabilities created when cash was received before \nbeing earned that must be adjusted for the amount of revenue earned during the period.\n \nb. Accrued revenues—revenues that were earned during the period but have not yet been \nrecorded (cash will be received in the future).\n \nc. Deferred expenses—previously recorded assets (Prepaid Rent, Supplies, and Equipment) that \nmust be adjusted for the amount of expense incurred during the period.\n \nd. Accrued expenses—expenses that were incurred during the period but have not yet been \nrecorded (cash will be paid in the future).\nThe analysis involves:\n \nStep 1: \n \nDetermining if revenue was earned or an expense was incurred. Record an increase in \nthe revenue or expense account.\n \nStep 2: \n \nDetermining whether cash was received or paid in the past or will be received or \npaid in the future. If in the past, the existing asset or liability is overstated and needs \nto be reduced. If in the future, the related receivable or payable account needs to be \nincreased.\n \nStep 3: \n \nComputing the amount of revenue earned or expense incurred in the period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Recording adjusting entries has no effect on the Cash account.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0015\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n \n4-2. Present an income statement with earnings per share, a statement of stockholders’ equity, and \na balance sheet. p. 179 \nAdjusted account balances are used in preparing the following financial statements:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Income Statement: Revenues − Expenses = Net Income (including earnings per share, com-\nputed as net income divided by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding dur-\ning the period).  It may be classified into a section on operating revenues and expenses followed \nby a section on other items (primarily interest revenue, interest expense, and gains and losses on \ninvestments).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Statement of Stockholders’ Equity: (Beginning Contributed Capital + Stock Issuances − Stock \nRepurchases) + (Beginning Retained Earnings + Net Income − Dividends Declared) = Ending \nTotal Stockholders’ Equity.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Balance Sheet: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.  It is often classified into current \nassets followed by noncurrent assets and current liabilities followed by noncurrent liabilities.\n \n4-3. Compute and interpret the total asset turnover ratio. p. 185 \nThe total asset turnover ratio (Net Sales (or Operating Revenues) ÷ Average Total Assets) measures \nsales generated per dollar of assets. A rising total asset turnover signals more efficient management \nof assets.\n \n4-4. Explain the closing process. p. 185 \nTemporary accounts (revenues, expenses, gains, and losses) are closed to a zero balance at the end \nof the accounting period to allow for the accumulation of income items in the following period and \nto update Retained Earnings for the period’s net income. To close these accounts, debit each rev-\nenue and gain account, credit each expense and loss account, and record the difference (equal to net \nincome) to Retained Earnings.\nThis chapter discussed the important steps in the accounting cycle that take place at year-end. These \ninclude the adjustment process, the preparation of the basic financial statements, and the closing process \nthat prepares the records for the next accounting period. This end to the internal portions of the account-\ning cycle, however, is just the beginning of the process of communicating accounting information to \nexternal users.\nIn the next chapter, we take a closer look at more sophisticated financial statements and related \ndisclosures. We also examine the process by which financial information is disseminated to profes-\nsional analysts, investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the public, and the role each \nplays in analyzing and interpreting the information. These discussions will help you consolidate much \nof what you have learned about the financial reporting process from previous chapters. It will also \npreview many of the important issues we address in later chapters. These later chapters include many \nother adjustments that involve difficult and complex estimates about the future, such as estimates of \ncustomers’ ability to make payments to the company for purchases on account, the useful lives of new \nmachines, and future amounts that a company may owe on warranties of products sold in the past. Each \nof these estimates and many others can have significant effects on the stream of net earnings that com-\npanies report over time.\nClosing Entry:\n Each revenue ............................... xx \n Each gain ..................................... xx \n Each expense .......................... \nxx\n Each loss \n.................................. \nxx\n Retained earnings ................... \nxx\n (assumes net income is positive) \nK E Y R A T I O\nTotal asset turnover measures the sales generated per dollar of assets. A high or rising ratio suggests \nthat the company is managing its assets more efficiently. It is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio \nAnalysis” box in the Preparing Financial Statements section):\nTotal Asset Turnover = Net Sales (or Operating Revenues)\nAverage Total Assets \n \n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0016\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nBalance Sheet\nCurrent Assets\nAccrued revenues include:\nInterest receivable\nRent receivable\nDeferred expenses include:\nSupplies\nPrepaid insurance, rent, \nand advertising\nNoncurrent Assets\nDeferred expenses include:\nBuildings\nEquipment\nIntangible assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nAccrued expenses include:\nInterest payable\nWages payable\nUtilities payable\nIncome tax payable\nDeferred revenues include:\nUnearned revenue\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\nIncreased by adjusting entries\nExpenses\nIncreased by adjusting entries\nPretax Income\nIncome tax expense\nNet Income\nStatement of Cash Flows\nAdjusting Entries Do Not Affect Cash\nNotes\nIn Various Notes (if not on the balance \nsheet)\nDetails of accrued expenses payable\nInterest paid and income taxes paid\nK E Y T E R M S\nAccrued Expenses p. 175 \nAccrued Revenues p. 171 \nAdjusting Entries p. 166 \nClosing Entries p. 186 \nContra-Account p. 173 \nDeferred Expenses p. 172 \nDeferred (Unearned) Revenues p. 170 \nNet Book Value (Book Value, Carrying \nValue) p. 174 \nPermanent (Real) Accounts p. 185 \nPost-Closing Trial Balance p. 188 \nTemporary (Nominal) Accounts p. 186 \n 1. What is the purpose of recording adjusting entries?\n 2. List the four types of adjusting entries, and give an example of each type.\n 3. What is a contra-asset? Give an example of one.\n 4. Explain how the financial statements relate to each other.\n 5. What is the equation for each of the following statements: (a) income statement, (b) balance sheet, \nand (c) statement of stockholders’ equity?\n 6. Explain the effect of adjusting entries on cash.\n 7. How is earnings per share computed and interpreted?\n 8. How is the total asset turnover ratio computed and interpreted?\n 9. What are the purposes for closing the books?\n 10. Differentiate among (a) permanent, (b) temporary, (c) real, and (d) nominal accounts.\n 11. Explain why the income statement accounts are closed but the balance sheet accounts are not.\n 12. What is a post-closing trial balance? Is it a useful part of the accounting information processing \ncycle? Explain.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n 1. Which of the following accounts would not appear in a closing entry?\n \na. Salary Expense\n \nb. Interest Income\n \nc. Accumulated Depreciation\n \nd. Retained Earnings\n 2. Which account is least likely to appear in an adjusting journal entry?\n \na. Cash\n \nb. Interest Receivable\n \nc. Property Tax Expense\n \nd. Salaries Payable\n 3. On October 1, 2017, the $12,000 premium on a one-year insurance policy for the building was paid \nand recorded as Prepaid Insurance. On December 31, 2017 (end of the accounting period), what \nadjusting entry is needed?\na. Insurance Expense (+E) \n2,000 \n Prepaid Insurance (-A) \n2,000\nb. Insurance Expense (+E) \n3,000 \n Prepaid Insurance (-A) \n3,000\nc. Prepaid Insurance (+A) \n3,000 \n Insurance Expense (-E) \n3,000\nd. Prepaid Insurance (+A) \n9,000\n Insurance Expense (-E) \n9,000\n 4. On June 1, 2016, Oakcrest Company signed a three-year $110,000 note payable with 9 percent inter-\nest. Interest is due on June 1 of each year beginning in 2017. What amount of interest expense should \nbe reported on the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016?\n \na. $5,250\n \nb. $9,900\n \nc. $4,950\n \nd. $5,775\n 5. Failure to make an adjusting entry to recognize accrued salaries payable would cause which of the \nfollowing?\n \na. An understatement of expenses, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.\n \nb. An understatement of expenses and liabilities and an overstatement of stockholders’ equity.\n \nc. An overstatement of assets and stockholders’ equity.\n \nd. An overstatement of assets and liabilities.\n 6. An adjusted trial balance\n \na. Shows the ending account balances in a “debit” and “credit” format before posting the adjusting \njournal entries.\n \nb. Is prepared after closing entries have been posted.\n \nc. Shows the ending account balances resulting from the adjusting journal entries in a “debit” and \n“credit” format.\n \nd. Is a tool used by financial analysts to review the performance of publicly traded companies.\n 7. JJ Company owns a building. Which of the following statements regarding depreciation as used by \naccountants is false?\n \na. As depreciation is recorded, stockholders’ equity is reduced.\n \nb. Depreciation is an estimated expense to be recorded over the building’s estimated useful life.\n \nc. As depreciation is recorded, the net book value of the asset is reduced.\n \nd. As the value of the building decreases over time, it “depreciates.”\n 8. At the beginning of the current year, Donna Company had $1,000 of supplies on hand. During the cur-\nrent year, the company purchased supplies amounting to $6,400 (paid for in cash and debited to Sup-\nplies). At the end of the current year, a count of supplies reflected $2,000. The adjusting entry Donna \nCompany would record at the end of the current year to adjust the Supplies account would include a\n \na. Debit to Supplies for $2,000.\n \nb. Credit to Supplies Expense for $5,400.\n \nc. Credit to Supplies for $5,400.\n \nd. Debit to Supplies Expense for $4,400.\n 9. According to GAAP, what ratio must be reported on the financial statements or in the notes to the \nstatements?\n \na. Earnings per share ratio.\n \nb. Return on equity ratio.\n \nc. Net profit margin ratio.\n \nd. Current ratio.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0018\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n 10. If a company is successful in acquiring several large buildings at the end of the year, what is the \neffect on the total asset turnover ratio?\n \na. The ratio will increase.\n \nb. The ratio will not change.\n \nc. The ratio will decrease.\n \nd. Either (a) or (c).\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nPreparing a Trial Balance\nHagadorn Company has the following adjusted accounts and balances at year-end (June 30):\nAccounts Payable\n$ 250\nInterest Expense\n$ 70\nAccounts Receivable\n420\nInterest Income\n60\nAccrued Expenses Payable\n160\nInventories\n710\nAccumulated Depreciation\n250\nLand\n300\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n300\nLong-Term Debt\n1,460\nBuildings and Equipment\n1,400\nPrepaid Expenses\n30\nCash\n175\nSalaries Expense\n640\nCommon Stock\n100\nSales Revenue\n2,400\nCost of Sales\n780\nRent Expense\n460\nDepreciation Expense\n150\nRetained Earnings\n150\nIncome Taxes Expense\n135\nUnearned Fees\n90\nIncome Taxes Payable\n50\nPrepare an adjusted trial balance in good form for the Hagadorn Company at June 30.\nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\n \nDefinition\nTerm\n (1) A revenue not yet earned; collected in advance.\nA. Accrued expense\n (2) Rent not yet collected; already earned.\nB. Deferred expense\n (3) Property taxes incurred; not yet paid.\nC. Accrued revenue\n (4) Rent revenue collected; not yet earned.\nD. Deferred revenue\n (5) An expense incurred; not yet paid or recorded.\n (6) Office supplies on hand to be used next accounting period.\n (7) An expense not yet incurred; paid in advance.\n (8) A revenue earned; not yet collected.\nMatching Definitions with Terms\nMatch each definition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\n \nDefinition\nTerm\n (1) \nAt year-end, service revenue of $1,000 was collected in \ncash but was not yet earned.\n (2) \nInterest of $550 on a note receivable was earned at year- \nend, although collection of the interest is not due until the \n \nfollowing year.\n (3) \nAt year-end, wages payable of $5,600 had not been \nrecorded or paid.\n (4) \nOffice supplies were purchased during the year for $700, \nand $100 of them remained on hand (unused) at year-end.\nA. Accrued expense\nB. Deferred expense\nC. Accrued revenue\nD. Deferred revenue\nM4-1\nLO4-1\nM4-2\nLO4-1\nM4-3\nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRecording Adjusting Entries (Deferred Accounts)\nIn each of the following transactions (a) through (c) for Romney’s Marketing Company, use the three-\nstep process illustrated in the chapter to record the adjusting entry at the end of the current year. The \nprocess includes (1) determining if revenue was earned or an expense was incurred, (2) determining \nwhether cash was received or paid in the past or will be received or paid in the future, and (3) computing \nthe amount of the adjustment.\n \na. Collected $1,200 rent for the period December 1 of the current year to April 1 of next year, which was \ncredited to Unearned Rent Revenue on December 1.\n \nb. Purchased a machine for $32,000 cash on January 1. The company estimates annual depreciation at \n$3,200.\n \nc. Paid $5,000 for a two-year insurance premium on July 1 of the current year; debited Prepaid Insurance \nfor that amount.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (Deferred Accounts)\nFor each of the transactions in M4-4, indicate the amounts and the direction of effects of the adjusting \nentry on the elements of the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, indicate + \nfor increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\nRecording Adjusting Entries (Accrued Accounts)\nIn each of the following transactions (a) through (c) for Romney’s Marketing Company, use the three-\nstep process illustrated in the chapter to record the adjusting entry at the end of the current year. The \nprocess includes (1) determining if revenue was earned or an expense was incurred, (2) determining \nwhether cash was received or paid in the past or will be received or paid in the future, and (3) computing \nthe amount of the adjustment.\n \na. Estimated electricity usage at $450 for December; to be paid in January of next year.\n \nb. On September 1 of the current year, loaned $6,000 to an officer who will repay the loan principal and \ninterest in one year at an annual interest rate of 14 percent.\n \nc. Owed wages to 10 employees who worked four days at $200 each per day at the end of the current \nyear. The company will pay employees at the end of the first week of next year.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (Accrued Accounts)\nFor each of the transactions in M4-6, indicate the amounts and the direction of effects of the adjusting \nentry on the elements of the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, indicate + \nfor increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\nM4-4\nLO4-1\nM4-5\nLO4-1\nM4-6\nLO4-1\nM4-7\nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0012\u001a\u001a\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nReporting an Income Statement with Earnings per Share\nRomney’s Marketing Company has the following adjusted trial balance at the end of the current year. No \ndividends were declared. However, 500 shares ($0.10 par value per share) issued at the end of the year \nfor $3,000 are included below:\nPrepare a multistep income statement in good form for the current year. Include earnings per share \n(rounded to two decimal places).\nReporting a Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\nRefer to M4-8. Prepare a statement of stockholders’ equity in good form for the current year.\nReporting a Balance Sheet and Explaining the Effects of Adjustments on the Statement of \nCash Flows\n 1. Refer to  M4-8. Prepare a classified balance sheet in good form for the end of the current year.\n 2. Explain how the adjustments in M4-4 and M4-6 affected the operating, investing, and financing \nactivities on the statement of cash flows.\nAnalyzing Total Asset Turnover\nCompute total assets for Romney’s Marketing Company based on the adjusted trial balance in M4-8. \nThen compute the company’s total asset turnover (rounded to two decimal places) for the current year, \nassuming total assets at the end of the prior year were $16,050.\nRecording Closing Entries\nRefer to the adjusted trial balance for Romney’s Marketing Company in M4-8. Prepare the closing entry \nat the end of the current year.\nM4-8\nLO4-2\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n1,500\nAccounts receivable\n2,200\nInterest receivable\n100\nPrepaid insurance\n1,600\nLong-term notes receivable \n2,800\nEquipment\n15,290\nAccumulated depreciation\n3,000\nAccounts payable\n2,400\nAccrued expenses payable\n3,920\nIncome taxes payable\n2,700\nUnearned rent revenue\n500\nCommon stock (800 shares)\n80\nAdditional paid-in capital\n3,620\nRetained earnings\n2,000\nSales revenue\n38,500\nInterest revenue\n100\nRent revenue\n800\nWages expense\n19,500\nDepreciation expense\n1,800\nUtilities expense\n380\nInsurance expense\n750\nRent expense\n9,000\nIncome tax expense\n2,700\n Total\n57,620\n57,620\nM4-9\nLO4-2\nM4-10\nLO4-2\nM4-11\nLO4-3\nM4-12\nLO4-4\n\n\n200\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nE X E R C I S E S\nPreparing a Trial Balance\nPaige Consultants, Inc., provides marketing research for clients in the retail industry. The company had \nthe following unadjusted balances at the end of the current year:\nE4-1\nLO4-1\nSupplies Expenses\n21,050\nPrepaid Expenses\n10,200\nConsulting Fees Revenue\n2,564,200\nTravel Expense\n23,990\nGain on Sale of Land\n6,000\nRent Expense \n(on leased computers)\n152,080\nAccounts Payable\n96,830\nAccumulated Depreciation\n18,100\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n220,000\nCash\n153,000\nSalaries Expense\n1,610,000\nAccounts Receivable\n225,400\nIncome Taxes Payable\n3,030\nUtilities Expense\n25,230\nNotes Payable\n160,000\nInvestment Income\n10,800\nDepreciation Expense\n8,000\nCommon Stock\n3,370\nSupplies\n12,200\nInterest Expense\n17,200\nRetained Earnings\n?\nBuildings and Equipment\n623,040\nUnearned Consulting Fees\n32,500\nInvestments\n325,000\nLand\n60,000\nSalaries Payable\n25,650\nProfessional \nDevelopment Expense\n18,600\nRequired:\nPrepare in good form an unadjusted trial balance for Paige Consultants, Inc., at the end of the \n \ncurrent year.\nIdentifying Adjusting Entries from Unadjusted Trial Balance\nIn a recent annual report, Hewlett-Packard Company states, “We are a leading global provider of prod-\nucts, technologies, software, solutions and services to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized \nbusinesses (‘SMBs’) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education \nsectors.” Its offerings span personal computing and other access drivers, imaging and printing-related \nproducts and services, enterprise information technology infrastructure, and multivendor customer ser-\nvices. Following is a trial balance listing accounts that Hewlett-Packard uses. Assume that the balances \nare unadjusted at the end of a recent fiscal year ended October 31.\nE4-2\nLO4-1, 4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0012\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n)&8-&55\u000e1\"$,\"3%\u0001$0.1\"/:\nUnadjusted Trial Balance \n(dollars in millions)\nFor the year ended October 31\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n8,000\nAccounts receivable\n21,400\nInventory\n7,500\nOther current assets\n14,100\nProperty, plant, and equipment\n25,500\nAccumulated depreciation\n13,200\nOther assets\n66,200\nShort-term note payable\n8,100\nAccounts payable\n14,800\nAccrued liabilities\n19,100\nDeferred revenue\n7,400\nIncome tax payable\n1,000\nLong-term debt\n22,600\nOther liabilities\n17,500\nCommon stock\n200\nAdditional paid-in capital\n7,000\nRetained earnings\n24,700\nProduct revenue\n84,800\nService revenue\n42,000\nInterest revenue\n400\nCost of products\n65,200\nCost of services\n32,100\nInterest expense\n1,000\nResearch and development expense\n3,300\nSelling, general, and administrative expense\n13,500\nOther expenses\n3,100\nIncome tax expense\n1,900\n Total\n262,800\n262,800\nRequired:\n 1. Based on the information in the unadjusted trial balance, list types of adjustments on the balance \nsheet that may need to be adjusted at October 31 and the related income statement account for each \n(no computations are necessary). You may need to make assumptions.\n 2. Which accounts should be closed at the end of the year? Why?\nRecording Adjusting Entries\nDiane Company completed its first year of operations on December 31. All of the year’s entries have \nbeen recorded except for the following:\n \na. At year-end, employees earned wages of $4,000, which will be paid on the next payroll date in Janu-\nary of next year.\n \nb. At year-end, the company had earned interest revenue of $1,500. The cash will be collected March 1 \nof the next year.\nE4-3\nLO4-1\n\n\n202\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. What is the annual reporting period for this company?\n 2. Identify whether each transaction results in adjusting a deferred or an accrued account. Using the \nprocess illustrated in the chapter, prepare the required adjusting entry for transactions (a) and (b). \nInclude appropriate dates and write a brief explanation of each entry.\n 3. Why are these adjustments made?\nRecording Adjusting Entries\nElana’s Traveling Veterinary Services, Inc., completed its first year of operations on December 31. All of \nthe year’s entries have been recorded except for the following:\n \na. On March 1 of the current year, the company borrowed $60,000 at a 10 percent interest rate to be \nrepaid in five years.\n \nb. On the last day of the current year, the company received a $360 utility bill for utilities used in \nDecember.  The bill will be paid in January of next year.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the annual reporting period for this company?\n 2. Identify whether each transaction results in adjusting a deferred or an accrued account. Using the \nprocess illustrated in the chapter, prepare the required adjusting entry for transactions (a) and (b). \nInclude appropriate dates and write a brief explanation of each entry.\n 3. Why are these adjustments made?\nRecording Adjusting Entries and Reporting Balances in Financial Statements\nAubrae Company is making adjusting entries for the year ended December 31 of the current year. In \ndeveloping information for the adjusting entries, the accountant learned the following:\n \na. A two-year insurance premium of $4,800 was paid on October 1 of the current year for coverage \nbeginning on that date. The bookkeeper debited the full amount to Prepaid Insurance on October 1.\n \nb. At December 31 of the current year, the following data relating to Shipping Supplies were obtained \nfrom the records and supporting documents.\n \nShipping supplies on hand, January 1 of the current year \n$13,000\n \nPurchases of shipping supplies during the current year \n75,000\n \nShipping supplies on hand, counted on December 31 of the current year \n20,000\nRequired:\n 1. Using the process illustrated in the chapter, record the adjusting entry for insurance at December 31 \nof the current year. \n 2. Using the process illustrated in the chapter, record the adjusting entry for supplies at December 31 of \nthe current year, assuming that the shipping supplies purchased during the current year were debited \nin full to the account Shipping Supplies.\n 3. What amount should be reported on the current year’s income statement for Insurance Expense? For \nShipping Supplies Expense?\n 4. What amount should be reported on the current year’s balance sheet for Prepaid Insurance? For \nShipping Supplies?\nRecording Adjusting Entries and Reporting Balances in Financial Statements\nGauge Construction Company is making adjusting entries for the year ended March 31 of the current \nyear. In developing information for the adjusting entries, the accountant learned the following:\n \na. The company paid $1,800 on January 1 of the current year to have advertisements placed in the local \nmonthly neighborhood paper. The ads were to be run from January through June. The bookkeeper \ndebited the full amount to Prepaid Advertising on January 1.\n \nb. At March 31 of the current year, the following data relating to Construction Equipment were obtained \nfrom the records and supporting documents.\n \nConstruction equipment (at cost) \n$340,000\n \nAccumulated depreciation (through March 31 of the prior year) 132,000\n \nEstimated annual depreciation for using the equipment \n34,000\nE4-4\nLO4-1\nE4-5\nLO4-1, 4-2\nE4-6\nLO4-1, 4-2\n\n\n203\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. Using the process illustrated in the chapter, record the adjusting entry for advertisements at March \n31 of the current year. \n 2. Using the process illustrated in the chapter, record the adjusting entry for the use of construction \nequipment during the current year.\n 3. What amount should be reported on the current year’s income statement for Advertising Expense? \nFor Depreciation Expense?\n 4. What amount should be reported on the current year’s balance sheet for Prepaid Advertising? For \nConstruction Equipment (at net book value)?\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries\nRefer to E4-3 and E4-5.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions in E4-3 and E4-5, indicate the amount and the direction of effects of the \nadjusting entry on the elements of the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, \nindicate + for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\nE4-3 (a)\nE4-3 (b)\nE4-5 (a)\nE4-5 (b)\nRecording Seven Typical Adjusting Entries\nDittman’s Variety Store is completing the accounting process for the current year just ended, December \n31. The transactions during the year have been journalized and posted. The following data with respect \nto adjusting entries are available:\n \na. Wages earned by employees during December, unpaid and unrecorded at December 31, amounted to \n$2,700. The last payroll was December 28; the next payroll will be January 6.\n \nb. Office supplies on hand at January 1 of the current year totaled $450. Office supplies purchased and \ndebited to Office Supplies during the year amounted to $500. The year-end count showed $275 of \nsupplies on hand.\n \nc. One-fourth of the basement space is rented to Heald’s Specialty Shop for $560 per month, payable \nmonthly. At the end of the current year, the rent for November and December had not been collected \nor recorded. Collection is expected in January of the next year.\n \nd. The store used delivery equipment all year that cost $60,500; $12,100 was the estimated annual \ndepreciation.\n \ne. On July 1 of the current year, a two-year insurance premium amounting to $2,400 was paid in cash \nand debited in full to Prepaid Insurance. Coverage began on July 1 of the current year.\n f. The remaining basement of the store is rented for $1,600 per month to another merchant, M. Carlos, \nInc. Carlos sells compatible, but not competitive, merchandise. On November 1 of the current year, \nthe store collected six months’ rent in the amount of $9,600 in advance from Carlos; it was credited in \nfull to Unearned Rent Revenue when collected.\n \ng. Dittman’s Variety Store operates a repair shop to meet its own needs. The shop also does repairs for \nM. Carlos. At the end of the current year, Carlos had not paid $800 for completed repairs. This amount \nhas not yet been recorded as Repair Shop Revenue. Collection is expected during January of next year.\nRequired:\n 1. Identify each of these transactions as a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, or \naccrued expense.\n 2. Prepare the adjusting entries that should be recorded for Dittman’s Variety Store at December 31 of \nthe current year.\nE4-7\nLO4-1\nE4-8\nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0015\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRecording Seven Typical Adjusting Entries\nJohn’s Boat Yard, Inc., repairs, stores, and cleans boats for customers. It is completing the accounting \nprocess for the year just ended on November 30.  The transactions for the past year have been journalized \nand posted. The following data with respect to adjusting entries at year-end are available:\n \na. John’s winterized (cleaned and covered) three boats for customers at the end of November but did not \nrecord the service for $3,300.\n \nb. On October 1, John’s paid $2,200 to the local newspaper for an advertisement to run every Thursday \nfor 12 weeks. All ads have been run except for three Thursdays in December to complete the 12-week \ncontract.\n \nc. John’s borrowed $300,000 at an 11 percent annual interest rate on April 1 of the current year to \nexpand its boat storage facility. The loan requires John’s to pay the interest quarterly until the note is \nrepaid in three years. John’s paid quarterly interest on July 1 and October 1.\n \nd. The Johnson family paid John’s $4,500 on November 1 to store its sailboat for the winter until \nMay 1 of the next fiscal year. John’s credited the full amount to Unearned Storage Revenue on \nNovember 1.\n \ne. John’s used boat-lifting equipment that cost $180,000; $18,000 was the estimated depreciation for the \ncurrent year.\n f. Boat repair supplies on hand at the beginning of the current year totaled $18,900. Repair supplies \npurchased and debited to Supplies during the year amounted to $45,200. The year-end count showed \n$15,600 of the supplies on hand.\n \ng. Wages of $5,600 earned by employees during November were unpaid and unrecorded at November \n30. The next payroll date will be December 5 of the next fiscal year.\nRequired:\n 1. Identify each of these transactions as a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, or \naccrued expense.\n 2. Prepare the adjusting entries that should be recorded for John’s at November 30, end of the current \nyear.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Seven Typical Adjusting Entries\nRefer to E4-8.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions in E4-8, indicate the amount and the direction of effects of the adjusting \nentry on the elements of the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, indicate + \nfor increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\n(etc.)\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Seven Typical Adjusting Entries\nRefer to E4-9.\nRequired:\nFor each of the transactions in E4-9, indicate the amount and the direction of effects of the adjusting \nentry on the elements of the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, indicate + \nfor increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nE4-9\nLO4-1\nE4-10\nLO4-1\nE4-11\nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0016\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\n(etc.)\nRecording Transactions Including Adjusting and Closing Entries (Nonquantitative)\nThe following accounts are used by Britt’s Knits, Inc.\nCodes\nAccounts\nCodes\nAccounts\nA\nCash\nJ\nCommon Stock and \nAdditional Paid-in Capital\nB\nOffice Supplies\nK\nRetained Earnings\nC\nAccounts Receivable\nL\nService Revenue\nD\nOffice Equipment\nM\nInterest Revenue\nE\nAccumulated Depreciation\nN\nWage Expense\nF\nNote Payable\nO\nDepreciation Expense\nG\nWages Payable\nP\nInterest Expense\nH\nInterest Payable\nQ\nSupplies Expense\nI\nUnearned Service Revenue\nR\nNone of the above\nRequired:\nFor each of the following nine independent situations, prepare the journal entry by entering the appropri-\nate code(s) and amount(s). The first transaction is used as an example.\nDEBIT\nCREDIT\nIndependent Situations\nCode\nAmount\nCode\nAmount\n a. \nAccrued wages, unrecorded and unpaid at year-end, \n$400 (example).\nN\n400\nG\n400\n b. \nService revenue earned but not yet collected at \n \nyear-end, $600.\n c. \nDividends declared and paid during the year, $900.\n d. \nOffice supplies on hand during the year, $400; sup-\nplies on hand at year-end, $160.\n e. \nService revenue collected in advance and not yet \nearned, $800.\n f. \nDepreciation expense for the year, $1,000.\n g. \nAt year-end, interest on note payable not yet recorded \nor paid, $220.\n h. \nBalance at year-end in Service Revenue account, \n$56,000. Prepare the closing entry at year-end.\n i. \nBalance at year-end in Interest Expense account, $460. \nPrepare the closing entry at year-end.\nE4-12\nLO4-1, 4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Three Adjusting Entries\nDaniel Company started operations on January 1 of the current year. It is now December 31, the end of \nthe current annual accounting period. The part-time bookkeeper needs your help to analyze the following \nthree transactions:\n \na. During the year, the company purchased office supplies that cost $3,000. At the end of the year, office \nsupplies of $800 remained on hand.\n \nb. On January 1 of the current year, the company purchased a special machine for cash at a cost of \n$25,000. The machine’s cost is estimated to depreciate at $2,500 per year.\n \nc. On July 1, the company paid cash of $1,000 for a two-year premium on an insurance policy on the \nmachine; coverage began on July 1 of the current year.\nRequired:\nComplete the following schedule with the amounts that should be reported for the current year:\nSelected Balance Sheet Accounts \nat December 31\nAmount to Be \n \nReported\nAssets\nEquipment\n$ ___________\nAccumulated depreciation\n___________\n Net book value of equipment\n___________\nOffice supplies\n___________\nPrepaid insurance\n___________\nSelected Income Statement Accounts \nfor the Year Ended December 31\nExpenses\nDepreciation expense\n$ ___________\nOffice supplies expense\n___________\nInsurance expense\n___________\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjustments for Interest on Two Notes\nNote 1: On April 1, 2017, Warren Corporation received a $30,000, 10 percent note from a customer in set-\ntlement of a $30,000 open account receivable. According to the terms, the principal of the note and interest \nare payable at the end of 12 months. The annual accounting period for Warren ends on December 31, 2017.\nNote 2: On August 1, 2017, to meet a cash shortage, Warren Corporation obtained a $30,000, 12 percent \nloan from a local bank. The principal of the note and interest expense are payable at the end of six months.\nRequired:\nFor the relevant transaction dates of each note, indicate the amounts and the direction of effects on the elements \nof the balance sheet and income statement. Using the following format, indicate + for increase, − for decrease, \nand NE for no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net \nIncome; and Net Income accounts are closed to Retained Earnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\nNote 1\n April 1, 2017\n December 31, 2017\n March 31, 2018\nNote 2\n August 1, 2017\n December 31, 2017\n January 31, 2018\nE4-13\nLO4-1, 4-2\nE4-14\nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0018\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nInferring Transactions\nDeere & Company is the world’s leading producer of agricultural equipment; a leading supplier of a \nbroad range of industrial equipment for construction, forestry, and public works; a producer and marketer \nof a broad line of lawn and grounds care equipment; and a provider of credit, managed health care plans, \nand insurance products for businesses and the general public. The following information is from a recent \nannual report (in millions of dollars):\nInterest Payable\nBeg. bal.\n190\n(e)\n759\n(f**)\n?\nEnd. bal.\n191\nIncome Taxes Payable\nBeg. bal.\n154\n(a*)\n?\n(b \n)\n1,424\nEnd. bal.\n166\nDividends Payable\nBeg. bal.\n127\n(c*)\n?\n(d**)\n634\nEnd. bal.\n168\nRequired:\n 1. Identify the nature of each of the transactions (a) through (f). Specifically, what activities cause the \naccounts to increase and decrease?\n 2. For transactions (a), (c), and (f), compute the amount.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Errors on Financial Statement Items\nCohen & Boyd, Inc., publishers of movie and song trivia books, made the following errors in adjusting \nthe accounts at year-end (December 31):\n \na. Did not accrue $1,400 owed to the company by another company renting part of the building as a stor-\nage facility.\n \nb. Did not record $15,000 depreciation on the equipment costing $115,000.\n c. Failed to adjust the Unearned Fee Revenue account to reflect that $1,500 was earned by the end of the year.\n \nd. Recorded a full year of accrued interest expense on a $17,000, 9 percent note payable that has been \noutstanding only since November 1.\n \ne. Failed to adjust Prepaid Insurance to reflect that $650 of insurance coverage has been used.\nRequired:\n 1. For each error, prepare (a) the adjusting journal entry that was made, if any, and (b) the adjusting \njournal entry that should have been made at year-end.\n 2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each error and the amount of the effect (that \nis, the difference between the entry that was or was not made and the entry that should have been \nmade). Use O if the effect overstates the item, U if the effect understates the item, and NE if there \nis no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net \nIncome; and Net Income accounts are closed to Retained Earnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\n(etc.)\nAnalyzing the Effects of Adjusting Entries on the Income Statement and Balance Sheet\nOn December 31, Fawzi Company prepared an income statement and balance sheet and failed to take into \naccount four adjusting entries. The income statement, prepared on this incorrect basis, reflected pretax \nincome of $65,000. The balance sheet (before the effect of income taxes) reflected total assets, $185,000; \ntotal liabilities, $90,000; and stockholders’ equity, $95,000. The data for the four adjusting entries follow:\n \na. Wages amounting to $37,000 for the last three days of December were not paid and not recorded (the \nnext payroll will be at the beginning of next year).\n \nb. Depreciation of $19,000 for the year on equipment that cost $190,000 was not recorded.\nE4-15\nLO4-1\nE4-16\nLO4-1\nE4-17\nLO4-1, 4-2\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n \nc. Rent revenue of $10,500 was collected on December 1 of the current year for office space for the \nperiod December 1 to February 28 of the next year. The $10,500 was credited in full to Unearned Rent \nRevenue when collected.\n \nd. Income taxes were not recorded. The income tax rate for the company is 30 percent.\nRequired:\nComplete the following tabulation to correct the financial statements for the effects of the four errors \n(indicate deductions with parentheses):\nItems\nNet Income\nTotal Assets\nTotal Liabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nBalances reported\n$65,000\n$185,000\n$90,000\n$95,000\nAdditional adjustments:\n a. Wages\n \n \n \n \n b. Depreciation\n \n \n \n \n c. Rent revenue\n \n \n \n \nAdjusted balances\n \n \n \n \n d. Income taxes\n \n \n \n \nCorrect balances\n \n \n \n \nRecording the Effects of Adjusting Entries and Reporting a Corrected Income Statement and \nBalance Sheet\nOn December 31, the bookkeeper for Grillo Company prepared the following income statement and bal-\nance sheet summarized here but neglected to consider three adjusting entries.\nAs \nPrepared\nEffects of \nAdjusting Entries\nCorrected \n Amounts\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\n$ 97,000\n \n \nExpenses\n(73,000)\n \n \nIncome tax expense\n \n \n \nNet income\n$ 24,000\n \n \nBalance Sheet\nAssets\n Cash\n$ 20,000\n \n \n Accounts receivable\n22,000\n \n \n Rent receivable\n \n \n Equipment\n50,000\n \n \n Accumulated depreciation\n \n (10,000)\n \n \n$ 82,000\n \nLiabilities\n Accounts payable\n$ 10,000\n \n \n Income taxes payable\n \n \nStockholders’ Equity\n Common stock\n10,000\n \n \n Additional paid-in capital\n30,000\n \n \n Retained earnings\n 32,000\n \n \n$ 82,000\n \nE4-18\nLO4-1, 4-2\n\n\n\u0013\u0011\u001a\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nData on the three adjusting entries follow:\n \na. Rent revenue of $2,500 earned in December of the current year was neither collected nor recorded.\n \nb. Depreciation of $4,500 on the equipment for the current year was not recorded.\n \nc. Income tax expense of $5,100 for the current year was neither paid nor recorded.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the three adjusting entries that were omitted. Use the account titles shown in the income \nstatement and balance sheet data.\n 2. Complete the two columns to the right in the preceding tabulation to show the effects of the adjust-\ning entries and the corrected amounts on the income statement and balance sheet.\nReporting a Correct Income Statement with Earnings per Share to Include the Effects of \nAdjusting Entries and Evaluating Total Asset Turnover as an Auditor\nJay, Inc., a party rental business, completed its first year of operations on December 31. Because this \nis the end of the annual accounting period, the company bookkeeper prepared the following tentative \nincome statement:\nIncome Statement\nRental revenue\n$109,000\nExpenses:\n Salaries and wages expense\n26,500\n Maintenance expense\n12,000\n Rent expense\n8,800\n Utilities expense\n4,300\n Gas and oil expense\n3,000\n Miscellaneous expenses (items not listed elsewhere)\n 1,000\n Total expenses\n 55,600\nIncome\n$ 53,400\nYou are an independent CPA hired by the company to audit the company’s accounting systems and \nreview the financial statements. In your audit, you developed additional data as follows:\n \na. Wages for the last three days of December amounting to $730 were not recorded or paid.\n \nb. Jay estimated telephone usage at $440 for December, but nothing has been recorded or paid.\n \nc. Depreciation on rental autos, amounting to $24,000 for the current year, was not recorded.\n \nd. Interest on a $15,000, one-year, 8 percent note payable dated October 1 of the current year was not \nrecorded. The 8 percent interest is payable on the maturity date of the note.\n \ne. Maintenance expense excludes $1,100, representing the cost of maintenance supplies used during the \ncurrent year.\n f. The Unearned Rental Revenue account includes $4,100 of revenue to be earned in January of next \nyear.\n \ng. The income tax expense is $5,800. Payment of income tax will be made next year.\nRequired:\n 1. For items (a) through (g), what adjusting entry should Jay record at December 31? If none is \nrequired, explain why.\n 2. Prepare a corrected income statement for the current year in good form, including earnings per share \n(rounded to two decimal places), assuming that 7,000 shares of stock are outstanding all year. Show \ncomputations.\n 3. Assume the beginning of the year balance for Jay’s total assets was $58,020 and its ending balance \nfor total assets was $65,180. Compute the total asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places) \nbased on the corrected information. What does this ratio suggest? If the average total asset turnover \nratio for the industry is 2.31, what might you infer about Jay, Inc.?\nE4-19\nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-3 \n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0011\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRecording Four Adjusting Entries and Completing the Trial Balance Worksheet\nGreen Valley Company prepared the following trial balance at the end of its first year of operations end-\ning December 31. To simplify the case, the amounts given are in thousands of dollars.\nOther data not yet recorded at December 31 include:\n \na. Insurance expired during the current year, $7.\n \nb. Wages payable, $4.\n \nc. Depreciation expense for the current year, $9.\n \nd. Income tax expense, $11.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the adjusting entries for the current year.\n 2. Complete the trial balance Adjustments and Adjusted columns.\nReporting an Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, and Balance Sheet\nRefer to E4-20.\nRequired:\nUsing the adjusted balances for Green Valley Company in E4-20, prepare an income statement, statement \nof stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet for the current year.\nRecording Closing Entries\nRefer to E4-20.\nRequired:\n 1. What are the purposes of “closing the books” at the end of the accounting period?\n 2. Using the adjusted balances for Green Valley Company in E4-20, prepare the closing entry for the \ncurrent year.\nE4-20\nLO4-1\nUNADJUSTED\nADJUSTMENTS\nADJUSTED\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n 20\nAccounts receivable\n 13\nPrepaid insurance\n 8\nMachinery\n 85\nAccumulated depreciation\nAccounts payable\n 11\nWages payable\nIncome taxes payable\nCommon stock (4,000 shares)\n 4\nAdditional paid-in capital\n 67\nRetained earnings\n 6\nRevenues (not detailed)\n 82\nExpenses (not detailed)\n 32\n Totals\n164\n164\nE4-21\nLO4-2\nE4-22\nLO4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0012\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nP R O B L E M S \nPreparing a Trial Balance (AP4-1)\nPapa John’s International Inc. operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants world-\nwide.  The following is an alphabetical list of accounts and amounts reported in a recent year’s set of \nfinancial statements. The accounts have normal debit or credit balances and the dollars are rounded to \nthe nearest thousand.\nAccounts payable\n$ 38,832\nIntangible assets\n$ \n \n \n82,007\nAccounts receivable\n56,047\nInterest expense\n4,077\nAccrued expenses payable\n58,293\nInterest revenue\n702\nAccumulated depreciation\n337,524\nInventories\n27,394\nAdditional paid-in capital\n47,912\nLand\n32,880\nAdvertising expense\n63,463\nLong-term debt\n230,451\nBuildings and leasehold improvements\n203,621\nLong-term notes receivable\n12,801\nCash\n20,122\nOther assets\n42,530\nCommon stock\n433\nOther long-term liabilities\n64,063\nCost of sales\n732,391\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n36,812\nDepreciation expense\n39,965\nRent and utilities expense\n215,696\nEquipment\n320,480\nRetained earnings\n?\nGeneral and administrative expenses\n148,789\nRestaurant and franchise sales revenue\n1,598,149\nIncome tax expense\n40,940\nSalaries and benefits expense\n280,215\nIncome tax receivable\n9,527\nShort-term notes receivable\n6,106\nIncome taxes payable\n9,637\nUnearned revenue\n4,257\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare an adjusted trial balance.\n 2. How did you determine the amount for retained earnings?\nRecording Adjusting Entries (AP4-2)\nAll of the current year’s entries for Zimmerman Company have been made, except the following adjust-\ning entries. The company’s annual accounting year ends on December 31.\n \na. On September 1 of the current year, Zimmerman collected six months’ rent of $8,400 on storage \nspace. At that date, Zimmerman debited Cash and credited Unearned Rent Revenue for $8,400.\n \nb. On October 1 of the current year, the company borrowed $18,000 from a local bank and signed a one-\nyear, 12 percent note for that amount. The principal and interest are payable on the maturity date.\n \nc. Depreciation of $2,500 must be recognized on a service truck purchased in July of the current year at \na cost of $15,000.\n \nd. Cash of $3,000 was collected on November of the current year for services to be rendered evenly over \nthe next year beginning on November 1 of the current year. Unearned Service Revenue was credited \nwhen the cash was received.\n \ne. On November 1 of the current year, Zimmerman paid a one-year premium for property insurance, \n$9,000, for coverage starting on that date. Cash was credited and Prepaid Insurance was debited for \nthis amount.\n f. The company earned service revenue of $4,000 on a special job that was completed December 29 \nof the current year. Collection will be made during January of the next year. No entry has been \nrecorded.\n \ng. At December 31 of the current year, wages earned by employees totaled $14,000. The employees will \nbe paid on the next payroll date in January of the next year.\n \nh. On December 31 of the current year, the company estimated it owed $500 for this year’s property \ntaxes on land. The tax will be paid when the bill is received in January of next year.\nP4-1 \nLO4-1\nP4-2 \nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0013\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Give the adjusting entry required for each transaction at December 31 of the current year.\nRecording Adjusting Entries (AP4-3)\nMartin Towing Company is at the end of its accounting year ending December 31. The following data \nthat must be considered were developed from the company’s records and related documents:\n \na. On January 1 of the current year, the company purchased a new hauling van at a cash cost of $28,000. \nDepreciation estimated at $3,500 for the year has not been recorded for the current year.\n \nb. During the current year, office supplies amounting to $1,000 were purchased for cash and debited in \nfull to Supplies. At the end of last year, the count of supplies remaining on hand was $500. The inven-\ntory of supplies counted on hand at the end of the current year was $150.\n \nc. On December 31 of the current year, Lanie’s Garage completed repairs on one of the company’s \ntrucks at a cost of $2,600; the amount is not yet recorded by Martin and by agreement will be paid \nduring January of next year.\n \nd. On December 31 of the current year, property taxes on land owned during the current year were esti-\nmated at $1,800. The taxes have not been recorded and will be paid in the next year when billed.\n \ne. On December 31 of the current year, the company completed towing service for an out-of-state com-\npany for $4,000 payable by the customer within 30 days. No cash has been collected, and no journal \nentry has been made for this transaction.\n f. On July 1 of the current year, a three-year insurance premium on equipment in the amount of $900 \nwas paid and debited in full to Prepaid Insurance on that date. Coverage began on July 1 of the current \nyear.\n \ng. On October 1 of the current year, the company borrowed $13,000 from the local bank on a one-year, \n12 percent note payable. The principal plus interest is payable at the end of 12 months.\n \nh. The income before any of the adjustments or income taxes was $30,000. The company’s federal \nincome tax rate is 30 percent. (Hint: Compute adjusted pre-tax income based on (a) through (g) to \ndetermine income tax expense.)\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Prepare the adjusting entry required for each transaction at December 31 of the current year.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (AP4-4)\nRefer to the information regarding Zimmerman Company in P4-2.\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each adjusting entry and the amount of the \neffect. Use + for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net Income; and Net Income accounts are closed to \nRetained Earnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\n(etc.)\nP4-3 \nLO4-1\nP4-4 \nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0014\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (AP4-5)\nRefer to the information regarding Martin Towing Company in P4-3.\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each adjusting entry and the amount of each. Use \n+ for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + Stockhold-\ners’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net Income; and Net Income accounts are closed to Retained \nEarnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\nc.\n(etc.)\nInferring Year-End Adjustments, Computing Earnings per Share and Total Asset Turnover, \nand Recording Closing Entries (AP4-6)\nRamirez Company is completing the information processing cycle at its fiscal year-end on December 31. \nFollowing are the correct balances at December 31 for the accounts both before and after the adjusting \nentries.\nTrial Balance, December 31 of the Current Year\nBefore \nAdjusting Entries\nAdjustments\nAfter \nAdjusting Entries\nItems\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n a. Cash\n13,500\n13,500\n b. Accounts receivable\n1,820\n c. Prepaid insurance\n850\n720\n d. Equipment\n168,280\n168,280\n e. \nAccumulated depreciation, \n \nequipment\n42,100\n48,100\n f. Income taxes payable\n1,380\n g. \nCommon stock and \nadditional paid-in capital\n112,000\n112,000\n h. \nRetained earnings, \nJanuary 1\n19,600\n19,600\n i. Service revenue\n64,400\n66,220\n j. Salary expense\n55,470\n55,470\n k. Depreciation expense\n6,000\n l. Insurance expense\n130\n \nm. Income tax expense\n1,380\n238,100\n238,100\n247,300\n247,300\nP4-5 \nLO4-1\nP4-6 \nLO4-1, 4-3, 4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0015\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. Compare the amounts in the columns before and after the adjusting entries to reconstruct the adjust-\ning entries made in the current year. Provide an explanation of each.\n 2. Compute the amount of net income assuming that it is based on the amounts (a) before adjusting \nentries and (b) after adjusting entries. Which net income amount is correct? Explain why.\n 3. Compute earnings per share (rounded to two decimal places), assuming that 3,000 shares of stock \nare outstanding all year.\n 4. Compute the total asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places), assuming total assets at the \nbeginning of the year were $110,000. If the industry average is 0.49, what does this suggest to you \nabout Ramirez Company?\n 5. Record the closing entry at December 31 of the current year.\nRecording Adjusting and Closing Entries and Preparing a Balance Sheet and Income State-\nment Including Earnings per Share (AP4-7)\nTunstall, Inc., a small service company, keeps its records without the help of an accountant. After much \neffort, an outside accountant prepared the following unadjusted trial balance as of the end of the annual \naccounting period on December 31:\nData not yet recorded at December 31 included:\n \na. The supplies count on December 31 reflected $300 in remaining supplies on hand to be used in the \nnext year.\n \nb. Insurance expired during the current year, $800.\n \nc. Depreciation expense for the current year, $3,700.\n \nd. Wages earned by employees not yet paid on December 3, $640.\n \ne. Income tax expense, $5,540.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the adjusting entries.\n 2. Prepare an income statement and a classified balance sheet that include the effects of the preceding \nfive transactions.\n 3. Record the closing entry.\nP4-7 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-4\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n42,000\nAccounts receivable\n11,600\nSupplies\n900\nPrepaid insurance\n800\nService trucks\n19,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n9,200\nOther assets\n8,300\nAccounts payable\n3,000\nWages payable\nIncome taxes payable\nNote payable (3 years; 10% interest due each December 31)\n17,000\nCommon stock (5,000 shares outstanding)\n400\nAdditional paid-in capital\n19,000\nRetained earnings\n6,000\nService revenue\n61,360\nRemaining expenses (not detailed; excludes income tax)\n33,360\nIncome tax expense\n Totals\n115,960\n115,960\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0016\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nPreparing a Trial Balance (P4-1)\nStarbucks Corporation purchases and roasts high-quality whole bean coffees and sells them along \nwith fresh-brewed coffees, Italian-style espresso beverages, a variety of pastries and confections, coffee-\nrelated accessories and equipment, and a line of premium teas. In addition to sales through its company-\noperated retail stores, Starbucks also sells coffee and tea products through other channels of distribution. \nThe following is a simplified list of accounts and amounts reported in recent financial statements. The \naccounts have normal debit or credit balances, and the dollars are rounded to the nearest million. The \nfiscal year ends on September 30.\nAccounts Payable\n$ 540\nInventories\n$ 966\nAccounts Receivable\n387\nLong-Term Investments\n479\nAccrued Liabilities\n1,536\nLong-Term Liabilities\n897\nAccumulated Depreciation\n3,808\nNet Revenues\n11,903\nAdditional Paid-in Capital\n39\nOther Current Assets\n230\nCash\n1,148\nOther Long-Lived Assets\n730\nCommon Stock\n2\nOther Operating Expenses\n402\nCost of Sales\n4,949\nPrepaid Expenses\n162\nDepreciation Expense\n523\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment\n6,163\nGeneral and Administrative Expense\n636\nRetained Earnings\n?\nIncome Tax Expense\n563\nShort-Term Investments\n903\nInterest Expense\n33\nStore Operating Expenses\n3,665\nInterest Income\n116\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare an adjusted trial balance at September 30.\n 2. How did you determine the amount for retained earnings?\nRecording Adjusting Entries (P4-2)\nHannah Company’s annual accounting year ends on June 30. All of the entries for the current year have \nbeen made, except the following adjusting entries:\n \na. On March 30 of the current year, Hannah paid a six-month premium for property insurance, $3,200, \nfor coverage starting on that date. Cash was credited and Prepaid Insurance was debited for this \namount.\n \nb. On June 1 of the current year, Hannah collected two months’ maintenance revenue of $450. At that \ndate, Hannah debited Cash and credited Unearned Maintenance Revenue for $450.\n \nc. At June 30 of the current year, wages of $900 were earned by employees but not yet paid. The employ-\nees will be paid on the next payroll date in July, the beginning of the next fiscal year.\n \nd. Depreciation of $3,000 must be recognized on a service truck that cost $15,000 when purchased on \nJuly 1 of the current year.\n \ne. Cash of $4,200 was collected on May 1 of the current year for services to be rendered evenly over the \nnext year beginning on May 1 of the current year. Unearned Service Revenue was credited when the \ncash was received.\n f. On February 1 of the current year, the company borrowed $18,000 from a local bank and signed \na one-year, 9 percent note for that amount, with the principal and interest payable on the maturity \ndate.\n \ng. On June 30 of the current year, the company estimated that it owed $500 in property taxes on land it \nowned in the second half of the current fiscal year. The taxes will be paid when billed in August of the \nnext fiscal year.\n \nh. The company earned service revenue of $2,000 on a special job that was completed June 29 of the \ncurrent year. Collection will be made during July and no entry has been recorded.\nAP4-1 \nLO4-1\nAP4-2 \nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Prepare the adjusting entry required for each transaction at June 30.\nRecording Adjusting Entries (P4-3)\nBill’s Catering Company is at its accounting year-end on December 31. The following data that must be \nconsidered were developed from the company’s records and related documents:\n \na. During the current year, office supplies amounting to $1,200 were purchased for cash and debited in \nfull to Supplies. At the beginning of the year, the count of supplies on hand was $450; at the end of the \nyear, the count of supplies on hand was $400.\n \nb. On December 31 of the current year, the company catered an evening gala for a local celebrity. The \n$7,500 bill is due from the customer by the end of January of next year. No cash has been collected, \nand no journal entry has been made for this transaction.\n \nc. On October 1 of the current year, a one-year insurance premium on equipment in the amount of \n$1,200 was paid and debited in full to Prepaid Insurance on that date. Coverage began on November 1 \nof the current year.\n \nd. On December 31 of the current year, repairs on one of the company’s delivery vans were completed at \na cost estimate of $600; the amount has not yet been paid or recorded by Bill’s. The repair shop will \nbill Bill’s Catering at the beginning of January of next year.\n \ne. In November of the current year, Bill’s Catering signed a lease for a new retail location, providing a \ndown payment of $2,100 for the first three months’ rent that was debited in full to Prepaid Rent. The \nlease began on December 1 of the current year.\n f. On July 1 of the current year, the company purchased new refrigerated display counters at a cash cost \nof $18,000. Depreciation of $2,600 has not been recorded for the current year.\n \ng. On November 1 of the current year, the company loaned $4,000 to one of its employees on a one-year, \n12 percent note. The principal plus interest is payable by the employee at the end of 12 months.\n \nh. The income before any of the adjustments or income taxes was $22,400. The company’s federal \nincome tax rate is 30 percent. (Hint: Compute adjusted pre-tax income based on (a) through (g) to \ndetermine income tax expense.)\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Prepare the adjusting entry required for each transaction at December 31 of the current year.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (P4-4)\nRefer to the information regarding Hannah Company in AP4-2.\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each adjusting entry and the amount of the \neffect. Use + for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + \nStockholders’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net Income; and Net Income accounts are closed to \nRetained Earnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\n(etc.)\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Adjusting Entries (P4-5)\nRefer to the information regarding Bill’s Catering Company in AP4-3.\nAP4-3 \nLO4-1\nAP4-4 \nLO4-1\nAP4-5 \nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0018\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRequired:\n 1. Indicate whether each transaction relates to a deferred revenue, deferred expense, accrued revenue, \nor accrued expense.\n 2. Using the following headings, indicate the effect of each adjusting entry and the amount of each. Use \n+ for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect. (Reminder: Assets = Liabilities + Stockhold-\ners’ Equity; Revenues − Expenses = Net Income; and Net Income accounts are closed to Retained \nEarnings, a part of Stockholders’ Equity.)\nBALANCE SHEET\nINCOME STATEMENT\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues\nExpenses\nNet \nIncome\na.\nb.\n(etc.)\nInferring Year-End Adjustments, Computing Earnings per Share and Total Asset Turnover, \nand Recording Closing Entries (P4-6)\nTaos Company is completing the information processing cycle at the end of its fiscal year on December 31. \nFollowing are the correct balances at December 31 of the current year for the accounts both before and \nafter the adjusting entries for the current year.\nTrial Balance, December 31 of the Current Year\nItems\nBefore \nAdjusting Entries\nAdjustments\nAfter \nAdjusting Entries\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n a. Cash\n18,000\n18,000\n b. Accounts receivable\n1,500\n c. Prepaid rent\n1,200\n800\n d. Property, plant, and equipment\n208,000\n208,000\n e. Accumulated depreciation\n52,500\n70,000\n f. Income taxes payable\n6,500\n g. Unearned revenue\n16,000\n8,000\n h. \nCommon stock and additional \npaid-in capital\n110,000\n110,000\n i. Retained earnings, January 1\n21,700\n21,700\n j. Service revenue\n83,000\n92,500\n k. Salary expense\n56,000\n56,000\n l. Depreciation expense\n17,500\n \nm. Rent expense\n400\n n. Income tax expense\n6,500\n283,200\n283,200\n308,700\n308,700\nRequired:\n 1. Compare the amounts in the columns before and after the adjusting entries to reconstruct the adjust-\ning entries made in the current year. Provide an explanation of each.\n 2. Compute the amount of net income, assuming that it is based on the amount (a) before adjusting \nentries and (b) after adjusting entries. Which net income amount is correct? Explain why.\n 3. Compute earnings per share (rounded to two decimal places), assuming that 5,000 shares of stock \nare outstanding.\n 4. Assuming total assets were $136,000 at the beginning of the year, compute the total asset turnover \nratio (rounded to two decimal places). What does this suggest to you about Taos Company?\n 5. Record the closing entry at December 31 of the current year.\nAP4-6 \nLO4-1, 4-3, 4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRecording Adjusting and Closing Entries and Preparing a Balance Sheet and Income \nStatement Including Earnings per Share (P4-7)\nSouth Bend Repair Service Co. keeps its records without the help of an accountant. After much effort, an \noutside accountant prepared the following unadjusted trial balance as of the end of the annual accounting \nperiod on December 31:\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n19,600\nAccounts receivable\n7,000\nSupplies\n1,300\nPrepaid insurance\n900\nEquipment\n27,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n12,000\nOther assets\n5,100\nAccounts payable\n2,500\nWages payable\nIncome taxes payable\nNote payable (two years; 12% interest due each December 31)\n5,000\nCommon stock (3,000 shares outstanding all year)\n300\nAdditional paid-in capital\n15,700\nRetained earnings\n10,300\nService revenue\n48,000\nRemaining expenses (not detailed; excludes income tax)\n32,900\nIncome tax expense\n Totals\n93,800\n93,800\nData not yet recorded at December 31 of the current year include:\n \na. Depreciation expense for the current year, $3,000.\n \nb. Insurance expired during the current year, $450.\n \nc. Wages earned by employees but not yet paid on December 31 of the current year, $2,100.\n \nd. The supplies count at the end of the current year reflected $800 in remaining supplies on hand to be \nused in the next year.\n \ne. Income tax expense was $3,150.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the adjusting entries.\n 2. Prepare an income statement and a classified balance sheet for the current year to include the effects \nof the preceding five transactions.\n 3. Record the closing entry.\nAP4-7 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-4\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nAdjusting Accounts at Year-End (the Accounting Cycle)\nPenny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc. (PPSS) is completing the accounting process for the year just ended, \nDecember 31 of the current year. The transactions during the year have been journalized and posted. The \nfollowing data with respect to adjusting entries are available:\n \na. PPSS owed $7,500 in wages to the office receptionist and three assistants for working the last 10 days \nin December. The employees will be paid in January of next year.\n \nb. On October 1 of the current year, PPSS received $24,000 from customers who prepaid pool cleaning \nservice for one year beginning on November 1 of the current year.\n \nc. The company received a $520 utility bill for December utility usage. It will be paid in January of the \nnext year.\nCON4-1 \n\n\n\u0013\u0012\u001a\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEMS (CHAPTERS 1–4)\nRecording Transactions (Including Adjusting and Closing Entries), Preparing Financial State-\nments, and Performing Ratio Analysis\nBrothers Mike and Tim Hargen began operations of their tool and die shop (H & H Tool, Inc.) on January 1, \n2016. The annual reporting period ends December 31. The trial balance on January 1, 2017, follows:\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n6,000\nAccounts receivable\n5,000\nSupplies\n13,000\nLand\nEquipment\n78,000\nAccumulated depreciation (on equipment)\n8,000\nOther assets (not detailed to simplify)\n7,000\nAccounts payable\nWages payable\nInterest payable\nIncome taxes payable\nLong-term notes payable\nCommon stock (8,000 shares, $0.50 par value)\n4,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n80,000\nRetained earnings\n17,000\nService revenue\nDepreciation expense\nSupplies expense\nWages expense\nInterest expense\nIncome tax expense\nRemaining expenses (not detailed to simplify)\n Totals\n109,000\n109,000\nCOMP4-1 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4\n \nd. PPSS borrowed $30,000 from a local bank on May 1 of the current year, signing a one-year, 10 per-\ncent note. The note and interest are due on May 1 of next year.\n \ne. On December 31 of the current year, PPSS cleaned and winterized a customer’s pool for $800, but the \nservice was not yet recorded on December 31.\n f. On August 1 of the current year, PPSS purchased a two-year insurance policy for $4,200, with cover-\nage beginning on that date. The amount was recorded as Prepaid Insurance when paid.\n \ng. On December 31 of the current year, PPSS had $3,100 of pool cleaning supplies on hand. During the \ncurrent year, PPSS purchased supplies costing $23,000 from Pool Corporation, Inc., and had $2,400 \nof supplies on hand on December 31 of the prior year.\n \nh. PPSS estimated that depreciation on its buildings and equipment was $8,300 for the year.\n i. At December 31 of the current year, $110 of interest on investments was earned that will be received \nin the next year.\nRequired:\nPrepare adjusting entries for Penny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc., on December 31 of the current year.\n\n\n220\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nTransactions during 2017 follow:\n \na. Borrowed $15,000 cash on a five-year, 8 percent note payable, dated March 1, 2017.\n \nb. Purchased land for a future building site; paid cash, $13,000.\n \nc. Earned $215,000 in revenues for 2017, including $52,000 on credit and the rest in cash.\n \nd. Sold 4,000 additional shares of capital stock for cash at $1 market value per share on January 1, 2017.\n \ne. Incurred $114,000 in Remaining Expenses for 2017, including $20,000 on credit and the rest paid in cash.\n f. Collected accounts receivable, $34,000.\n \ng. Purchased other assets, $15,000 cash.\n \nh. Purchased supplies on account for future use, $27,000.\n i. Paid accounts payable, $26,000.\n j. Signed a three-year $33,000 service contract to start February 1, 2018.\n \nk. Declared and paid cash dividends, $25,000.\nData for adjusting entries:\n l. Supplies counted on December 31, 2017, $18,000.\n \nm. Depreciation for the year on the equipment, $10,000.\n \nn. Interest accrued on notes payable (to be computed).\n \no. Wages earned by employees since the December 24 payroll but not yet paid, $16,000.\n \np. Income tax expense, $11,000, payable in 2018.\nRequired:\n 1. Set up T-accounts for the accounts on the trial balance and enter beginning balances.\n 2. Prepare journal entries for transactions (a) through (k) and post them to the T-accounts.\n 3. Journalize and post the adjusting entries (l) through (p).\n 4. Prepare an income statement (including earnings per share rounded to two decimal places), \nstatement \nof stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet.\n 5. Identify the type of transaction for (a) through (k) for the statement of cash flows (O for operating, I \nfor investing, F for financing), and the direction and amount of the effect.\n 6. Journalize and post the closing entry.\n 7. Compute the following ratios (rounded to two decimal places) for 2017 and explain what the results \nsuggest about the company:\n \na. Current ratio\n \nb. Total asset turnover\n \nc. Net profit margin\nRecording Transactions (Including Adjusting and Closing Entries), Preparing Financial State-\nments, and Performing Ratio Analysis\nJosh and Kelly McKay began operations of their furniture repair shop (Furniture Refinishers, Inc.) on January \n1, 2016. The annual reporting period ends December 31. The trial balance on January 1, 2017, was as follows:\nCOMP4-2 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n5,000\nAccounts receivable\n4,000\nSupplies\n2,000\nSmall tools\n6,000\nEquipment\nAccumulated depreciation (on equipment)\nOther assets (not detailed to simplify)\n9,000\nAccounts payable\n7,000\nNotes payable\nWages payable\nInterest payable\nIncome taxes payable\nUnearned revenue\n(Continued)\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0012\n$ ) \" 1 5&3\u0001\u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nTransactions during 2017 follow:\n \na. Borrowed $20,000 cash on July 1, 2017, signing a one-year, 10 percent note payable.\n \nb. Purchased equipment for $18,000 cash on July 1, 2017.\n \nc. Sold 10,000 additional shares of capital stock for cash at $0.50 market value per share at the beginning \nof the year.\n \nd. Earned $70,000 in revenues for 2017, including $14,000 on credit and the rest in cash.\n \ne. Incurred remaining expenses of $35,000 for 2017, including $7,000 on credit and the rest paid with cash.\n f. Purchased additional small tools, $3,000 cash.\n \ng. Collected accounts receivable, $8,000.\n \nh. Paid accounts payable, $11,000.\n i. Purchased $10,000 of supplies on account.\n j. Received a $3,000 deposit on work to start January 15, 2018.\n \nk. Declared and paid a cash dividend, $10,000.\nData for adjusting entries:\n l. Supplies of $4,000 and small tools of $8,000 were counted on December 31, 2017 (debit \n \nRemaining Expenses).\n \nm. Depreciation for 2017, $2,000.\n \nn. Interest accrued on notes payable (to be computed).\n \no. Wages earned since the December 24 payroll but not yet paid, $3,000.\n \np. Income tax expense was $4,000, payable in 2018.\nRequired:\n 1. Set up T-accounts for the accounts on the trial balance and enter beginning balances.\n 2. Prepare journal entries for transactions (a) through (k) and post them to the T-accounts.\n 3. Journalize and post the adjusting entries (l) through (p).\n 4. Prepare an income statement (including earnings per share rounded to two decimal places), \nstatement \nof stockholders’ equity, and balance sheet.\n 5. Identify the type of transaction for (a) through (k) for the statement of cash flows (O for operating, I \nfor investing, F for financing), and the direction and amount of the effect.\n 6. Journalize and post the closing entry.\n 7. Compute the following ratios (rounded to two decimal places) for 2017 and explain what the results \nsuggest about the company:\n \na. Current ratio\n \nb. Total asset turnover\n \nc. Net profit margin\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCommon stock (60,000 shares, $0.10 par value)\n6,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n9,000\nRetained earnings\n4,000\nService revenue\nDepreciation expense\nWages expense\nInterest expense\nIncome tax expense\nRemaining expenses (not detailed to simplify)\n Totals\n26,000\n26,000\n\n\n222\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S \nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n(Hint: The notes to the financial statements may be helpful for many of these questions.)\n 1. How much cash did the company pay for income taxes in its 2014 fiscal year (for the year ended \nJanuary 31, 2015)?\n 2. What was the company’s best quarter in terms of sales in its 2014 fiscal year? Where did you find \nthis information?\n 3. Give the closing entry for the Other Income (net) account.\n 4. What does Accounts Receivable consist of? Provide the names of the accounts and their balances as \nof January 31, 2015. Where did you find this information?\n 5. Compute the company’s total asset turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places) for the three \nyears reported. What does the trend suggest to you about American Eagle Outfitters?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. How much is in the Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets account at the end of the most \nrecent year (for the year ended January 31, 2015)? Where did you find this information?\n 2. What did the company report for Deferred Rent and Other Liabilities at January 31, 2015? Where \ndid you find this information?\n 3. What is the difference between prepaid rent and deferred rent?\n 4. Describe in general terms what accrued liabilities are.\n 5. What would generate the interest income that is reported on the income statement?\n 6. What company accounts would not have balances on a post-closing trial balance?\n 7. Prepare the closing entry, if any, for Prepaid Expenses.\n 8. What is the company’s earnings per share (basic only) for the three years reported?\n 9. Compute the company’s total asset turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places) for the three \nyears reported. What does the trend suggest to you about Urban Outfitters?\nComparing Companies within an Industry and Over Time\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B, Urban Outfitters in \nAppendix C, and the Industry Ratio Report in Appendix D at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What was Advertising Expense for each company for the most recent year? Where did you find this \ninformation?\n 2. Compute the percentage of Advertising Expense to Net Sales ratio (rounded to two decimal places) \nfor most recent year for both companies. Which company incurred the higher percentage? Show \ncomputations. Are you able to perform the same comparison for the previous two years? If so, show \nthe computations. If not, explain why not.\n 3. Compare the Advertising Expense to Net Sales ratio for the most recent year computed in require-\nment (2) to the industry average found in the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D). Were these two \ncompanies spending more or less than their average competitor on advertising (on a relative basis)? \nWhat does this ratio tell you about the general effectiveness of each company’s advertising strategy?\n 4. Both companies include a note to the financial statements explaining the accounting policy for \nadvertising. How do the policies differ, if at all?\n 5. Compute each company’s total asset turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places) for the three \nyears reported. What do your results suggest to you about each company over time and in compari-\nson to each other?\nCP4-1 \nLO4-2, 4-3, 4-4\n \nCP4-2 \nLO4-2, 4-3, 4-4\nCP4-3 \nLO4-2, 4-3\n\n\n223\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\n 6. Compare each company’s total asset turnover ratio for the most recent year to the industry average \ntotal asset turnover ratio in the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D). Were these two companies \nperforming better or worse than the average company in the industry?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nComputing Amounts on Financial Statements and Finding Financial Information\nThe following information was provided by the records of Liberty Circle Apartments (a corporation) at \nthe end of the current annual fiscal period, December 31:\nRent\n \na. Rent revenue collected in cash during the current year for occupancy in the current year, $500,000.\n \nb. Rent revenue earned for occupancy in December of the current year; not collected until the following \nyear, $10,000.\n \nc. In December of the current year, rent revenue collected in advance for January of the following year, \n$14,000.\nSalaries\n \nd. Cash payment in January of the current year to employees for work in December of the prior year \n(accrued in the prior year), $6,000.\n \ne. Salaries incurred and paid during the current year, $70,000.\n f. Salaries earned by employees during December of the current year that will be paid in January of the \nnext year, $3,000.\n \ng. Cash advances to employees in December of the current year for salaries that will be earned in Janu-\nary of the next year, $2,000.\nSupplies\n \nh. Maintenance supplies on January 1 of the current year (balance on hand), $7,000.\n i. Maintenance supplies purchased for cash during the current year, $8,000.\n j. Maintenance supplies counted on December 31 of the current year $2,000.\nRequired:\nFor each of the following accounts, compute the balance to be reported in the current year, the statement \nthe account will be reported on, and the effect (direction and amount) on cash flows (+ for increases cash \nand − for decreases cash). (Hint: Create T-accounts to determine balances.)\nAccount\nCurrent Year \nBalance\nFinancial \nStatement\nEffect on \nCash Flows\n1. Rent revenue\n2. Salary expense\n3. Maintenance supplies expense\n4. Rent receivable\n5. Receivables from employees\n6. Maintenance supplies\n7. Unearned rent revenue\n8. Salaries payable\nUsing Financial Reports: Inferring Adjusting Entries and Information Used in Computations \nand Recording Closing Entries\nThe pre-closing balances in the T-accounts of Naim Company at the end of the third year of operations \nfollow. The the current year’s adjusting entries are identified by letters.\nCP4-4 \nLO4-1, 4-2\nCP4-5 \nLO4-1, 4-4\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0015\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nRetained Earnings\nBal. \n12,000\nInterest Payable\n(b) \n600\nMaintenance Supplies\nBal. \n800\n(a) \n500\nService Revenue\nBal. 214,000\n(c) \n10,000\nIncome Taxes Payable\n(f ) \n13,020\nService Equipment\nBal. \n90,000\nCommon Stock \n(10,000 shares)\nBal. \n10,000\nNote Payable (6%)\nBal. \n10,000\nCash\nBal. \n25,000\nExpenses\nBal. 160,000\n(a) \n500\n(b) \n600\n(d) \n9,000\n(e) \n400\n(f ) \n13,020\nUnearned Revenue\n(c) \n10,000\nBal. \n13,600\nWages Payable\n(e) \n400\nRemaining Assets\nBal. \n44,800\nAccumulated Depreciation, \nService Equipment\nBal. \n21,000\n(d ) \n9,000\nAdditional \nPaid-in Capital\nBal. 40,000\nRequired:\n 1. Develop three trial balances for Naim Company using the following format:\nAccount\nUNADJUSTED TRIAL \nBALANCE\nADJUSTED TRIAL \nBALANCE\nPOST-CLOSING TRIAL \nBALANCE\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\nDebit\nCredit\n 2. Write an explanation for each adjusting entry.\n 3. Record the closing journal entry at the end of the current year.\n 4. What was the average income tax rate for the current year?\n 5. What was the average issue (sale) price per share of the common stock?\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing the Effects of Adjustments\nCarey Land Company, a closely held corporation, invests in commercial rental properties. Carey’s annual \naccounting period ends on December 31. At the end of each year, numerous adjusting entries must be \nmade because many transactions completed during current and prior years have economic effects on the \nfinancial statements of the current and future years. Assume that the current year is 2018.\nRequired:\nThis case concerns four transactions that have been selected for your analysis. Answer the questions for each.\nTransaction (a): On January 1, 2016, the company purchased office equipment costing $14,000 for use \nin the business. The company estimates that the equipment’s cost should be allocated at $1,000 annually.\n 1. Over how many accounting periods will this transaction directly affect Carey’s financial statements? \nExplain.\n 2. How much depreciation expense was reported on the 2016 and 2017 income statements?\n 3. How should the office equipment be reported on the 2018 balance sheet?\n 4. Would Carey make an adjusting entry at the end of each year during the life of the equipment? \nExplain your answer.\nCP4-6 \nLO4-1, 4-2\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0016\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nTransaction (b): On September 1, 2018, Carey collected $30,000 rent on office space. This amount rep-\nresented the monthly rent in advance for the six-month period September 1, 2018, through February 28, \n2019. Unearned Rent Revenue was increased (credited) and Cash was increased (debited) for $30,000.\n 1. Over how many accounting periods will this transaction affect Carey’s financial statements? Explain.\n 2. How much rent revenue on this office space should Carey report on the 2018 income statement? Explain.\n 3. Did this transaction create a liability for Carey as of the end of 2018? Explain. If yes, how much?\n 4. Should Carey make an adjusting entry on December 31, 2019? Explain why. If your answer is yes, \nprepare the adjusting entry.\nTransaction (c): On December 31, 2018, Carey owed employees unpaid and unrecorded wages of \n$7,500 because the employees worked the last three days in December 2018. The next payroll date is \nJanuary 5, 2019.\n 1. Over how many accounting periods will this transaction affect Carey’s financial statements? Explain.\n 2. How will this $7,500 affect Carey’s 2018 income statement and balance sheet?\n 3. Should Carey make an adjusting entry on December 31, 2018? Explain why. If your answer is yes, \nprepare the adjusting entry.\nTransaction (d): On January 1, 2018, Carey agreed to supervise the planning and subdivision of a large \ntract of land for a customer, J. Signanini. This service job that Carey will perform involves four separate \nphases. By December 31, 2018, three phases had been completed to Signanini’s satisfaction. The remain-\ning phase will be performed during 2019. The total price for the four phases (agreed on in advance by \nboth parties) was $60,000. Each phase involves about the same amount of services. On December 31, \n2018, Carey had collected no cash for the services already performed.\n 1. Should Carey record any service revenue on this job for 2018? Explain why. If yes, how much?\n 2. If your answer to part (1) is yes, should Carey make an adjusting entry on December 31, 2018? If \nyes, prepare the entry. Explain.\n 3. What entry will Carey make when it completes the last phase, assuming that the full contract price \nis collected on the completion date, February 15, 2019?\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing Financial Information in a Sale of a Business (Challenging)\nCrystal Mullinex owns and operates Crystal’s Day Spa and Salon, Inc. She has decided to sell the business \nand retire. She has had discussions with a representative from a regional chain of day spas. The discus-\nsions are at the complex stage of agreeing on a price. Among the important factors have been the financial \nstatements of the business. Crystal’s secretary, Kenya, under Crystal’s direction, maintained the records. \nEach year they developed a statement of profits on a cash basis; no balance sheet was prepared. Upon \nrequest, Crystal provided the other company with the following statement for 2018 prepared by Kenya:\n$3:45\"-ŧ4\u0001%\":\u000141\"\u0001\"/%\u00014\"-0/\n\u0001*/$\u000f\nStatement of Profits \n2018\nSpa fees collected\n$1,215,000\nExpenses paid:\n Rent for office space\n$130,000\n Utilities expense\n43,600\n Telephone expense\n12,200\n Salaries expense\n562,000\n Supplies expense\n31,900\n Miscellaneous expenses\n 12,400\n Total expenses\n 792,100\nProfit for the year\n$ 422,900\nUpon agreement of the parties, you have been asked to examine the financial figures for 2018. The \nother company’s representative said, “I question the figures because, among other things, they appear \nCP4-7 \nLO4-1, 4-2\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0017\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nto be on a 100 percent cash basis.” Your investigations revealed the following additional data at \nDecember 31, 2018:\n \na. Of the $1,215,000 in spa fees collected in 2018, $142,000 was for services performed prior to 2018.\n \nb. At the end of 2018, spa fees of $29,000 for services performed during the year were uncollected.\n \nc. Office equipment owned and used by Crystal cost $205,000. Depreciation was estimated at $20,500 \nannually.\n \nd. A count of supplies at December 31, 2018, reflected $5,200 worth of items purchased during the year \nthat were still on hand. Also, the records for 2017 indicated that the supplies on hand at the end of that \nyear were $3,125.\n \ne. At the end of 2018, the secretary whose salary is $18,000 per year had not been paid for December \nbecause of a long trip that extended to January 15, 2019.\n f. The December 2018 telephone bill for $1,400 has not been recorded or paid. In addition, the $12,200 amount \non the statement of profits includes payment of the December 2017 bill of $1,800 in January 2018.\n \ng. The $130,000 office rent paid was for 13 months (it included the rent for January 2019).\nRequired:\n 1. On the basis of this information, prepare a corrected income statement for 2018 (ignore income \ntaxes). Show your computations for any amounts changed from those in the statement prepared by \nCrystal’s secretary. (Suggestion: Format solution with four column headings: Items; Cash Basis per \nCrystal’s Statement, $; Explanation of Changes; and Corrected Basis, $.)\n 2. Write a memo to support your schedule prepared in requirement (1). The purpose should be to \nexplain the reasons for your changes and to suggest other important items that should be considered \nin the pricing decision.\nCritical Thinking Cases\nUsing Financial Reports: Evaluating Financial Information as a Bank Loan Officer\nStoscheck Moving Corporation has been in operation since January 1, 2017. It is now December 31, \n2017, the end of the annual accounting period. The company has not done well financially during the first \nyear, although revenue has been fairly good. The three stockholders manage the company, but they have \nnot given much attention to recordkeeping. In view of a serious cash shortage, they have applied to your \nbank for a $30,000 loan. You requested a complete set of financial statements. The following 2017 annual \nfinancial statements were prepared by a clerk and then were given to the bank.\nCP4-8 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-3\n4504$)&$,\u0001.07*/(\u0001$031\u000f\nBalance Sheet\nAt December 31, 2017\nAssets\nCash\n$ 2,000\nReceivables\n3,000\nSupplies\n4,000\nEquipment\n40,000\nPrepaid insurance\n6,000\nRemaining assets\n 27,000\n Total assets\n$82,000\nLiabilities\nAccounts payable\n$ 9,000\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock (10,000 shares outstanding)\n35,000\nRetained earnings\n 38,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$82,000\n4504$)&$,\u0001.07*/(\u0001$031\u000f\nIncome Statement\nFor the Period Ended December 31, 2017\nTransportation revenue\n$85,000\nExpenses:\n Salaries expense\n17,000\n Supplies expense\n12,000\n Other expenses\n 18,000\n Total expenses\n 47,000\nNet income\n$38,000\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0018\n$ ) \" 1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nAfter briefly reviewing the statements and “looking into the situation,” you requested that the statements \nbe redone (with some expert help) to “incorporate depreciation, accruals, inventory counts, income taxes, \nand so on.” As a result of a review of the records and supporting documents, the following additional \ninformation was developed:\n \na. The Supplies of $4,000 shown on the balance sheet has not been adjusted for supplies used during 2017. \nA count of the supplies on hand on December 31, 2017, showed $1,800 worth of supplies remaining.\n \nb. The insurance premium paid in 2017 was for years 2017 and 2018. The total insurance premium was \ndebited in full to Prepaid Insurance when paid in 2017 and no adjustment has been made.\n \nc. The equipment cost $40,000 when purchased January 1, 2017. It had an estimated annual depreciation \nof $8,000. No depreciation has been recorded for 2017.\n \nd. Unpaid (and unrecorded) salaries at December 31, 2017, amounted to $3,200.\n \ne. At December 31, 2017, transportation revenue collected in advance amounted to $7,000. This amount \nwas credited in full to Transportation Revenue when the cash was collected earlier during 2017.\n f. The income tax rate is 35 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the six adjusting entries required on December 31, 2017, based on the preceding additional \ninformation.\n 2. Recast the preceding statements after taking into account the adjusting entries. You do not need to \nuse classifications on the statements. Suggested form for the solution:\nCHANGES\nItems\nAmounts \nReported\nDebit\nCredit\nCorrected \nAmounts\n(List here each item from the \n \ntwo statements)\n 3. Omission of the adjusting entries caused:\n \na. Net income to be overstated or understated (select one) by $ _____.\n \nb. Total assets on the balance sheet to be overstated or understated (select one) by $_____.\n \nc. Total liabilities on the balance sheet to be overstated or understated (select one) by $ _____.\n 4. For both the unadjusted and adjusted balances, calculate these ratios for the company: (a) \nearnings per share (rounded to two decimal places) and (b) total asset turnover (rounded to \nthree decimal places). There were 10,000 shares outstanding all year. Explain the causes of the dif-\nferences and the impact of the changes on financial analysis.\n 5. Write a letter to the company explaining the results of the adjustments, your analysis, and your deci-\nsion regarding the loan.\nEvaluating the Effect of Adjusting Unearned Subscriptions on Cash Flows and Performance \nas a Manager\nYou are the regional sales manager for Miga News Company. Miga is making adjusting entries for the \nyear ended March 31, 2018. On September 1, 2017, customers in your region paid $36,000 cash for \nthree-year magazine subscriptions beginning on that date. The magazines are published and mailed to \ncustomers monthly. These were the only subscription sales in your region during the year.\nRequired:\n 1. What amount should be reported as cash from operations on the statement of cash flows for the year \nended March 31, 2018?\n 2. What amount should be reported on the income statement for subscriptions revenue for the year \nended March 31, 2018?\n 3. What amount should be reported on the March 31, 2018, balance sheet for unearned subscriptions \nrevenue?\n 4. Prepare the adjusting entry at March 31, 2018, assuming that the subscriptions received on Septem-\nber 1, 2017, were recorded for the full amount in Unearned Subscriptions Revenue.\n 5. The company expects your region’s annual revenue target to be $9,000.\n \na. Evaluate your region’s performance, assuming that the revenue target is based on cash sales.\n \nb. Evaluate your region’s performance, assuming that the revenue target is based on accrual accounting.\nCP4-9 \nLO4-1\n\n\n\u0013\u0013\u0019\n$ )\"1 5&3 \u0001 \u0015 \u0001 \u0001 Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality of Earnings\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analysis of Accruals, Earnings per Share, and Net Profit Margin\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance, search for a company you are interested in, and you will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. From the income statement, what is the company’s basic earnings per share for each of the last three \nyears?\n 2. Ratio analysis:\n \na. What does the total asset turnover ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the total asset turnover ratio (rounded to three decimal places) for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company? (You may refer to the Management Discus-\nsion and Analysis section of the 10-K or annual report to read what the company says about the \nreasons for any change over time.)\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and dis-\ncuss why you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 3. List the accounts and amounts of accrued expenses payable on the most recent balance sheet. (You \nmay find the detail in the notes to the statements.) What is the ratio of the total accrued expenses \npayable to total liabilities?\nCP4-10 \nLO4-1, 4-2, 4-3\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n5-1 \nRecognize the people involved in the accounting communication process \n(regulators, managers, directors, auditors, information intermediaries, \nand users), their roles in the process, and the guidance they receive from \nlegal and professional standards.\n \n5-2 \nIdentify the steps in the accounting communication process, including the \nissuance of press releases, annual reports, quarterly reports, and SEC filings, \nas well as the role of electronic information services in this process. \n \n5-3 \nRecognize and apply the different financial statement and disclosure formats \nused by companies in practice and analyze the gross profit percentage.\n \n5-4 \nAnalyze a company’s performance based on return on assets and its \ncomponents and the effects of transactions on financial ratios.\nCommunicating and Interpreting \nAccounting Information\nI\nt is the rare person today who has not been affected by Apple products and services. From the \nfirst commercially viable personal computer, the Apple II introduced in 1977, to the raft of \nmobile communication and media devices, personal computers, software, and iStore content \nthat we all use today, Apple has fundamentally changed the way we work, play, and interact. Apple \nInc. the company is a far cry from the startup incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and a \ngroup of venture capitalists in 1977. Its 1977 sales of $1 million rose to $1 billion by 1982 and \nexceeded $180 billion in 2014. To accomplish this feat, Apple didn’t just invent new products; it \ncreated whole new product categories such as the personal music player, the smartphone, and the \ntablet. And its laserlike focus on superior ease-of-use; seamless integration of hardware, software, \nand content; innovative design; and frequent updating make it very difficult for others to compete.\nApple’s financial statements reflect its phenomenal sales and profit growth and convey this \ninformation to the stock market. Apple’s stock price increased more than sevenfold over the \nlast six years in response to news of its success.\nFinancial statement information will only affect a company’s stock price if the market \nbelieves in the integrity of the financial communication process. As a publicly traded com-\npany, Apple Inc. is required to provide detailed information in regular filings with the Securi-\nties and Exchange Commission. As the certifying officers of the company, current President \nand CEO Timothy Cook and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri \nare responsible for the accuracy of the filings. The board of directors and auditors monitor \n\n\nApple Inc.\nCOMMUNICATING FINANCIAL \nINFORMATION AND CORPORATE \nSTRATEGY\nwww.apple.com\nchapter 5\nthe integrity of the system that produces the disclosures. Integrity in communica-\ntion with investors and other users of financial statements is key to maintaining \nrelationships with suppliers of capital.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nApple Inc.’s best-known products and services are the iPhone®, iPad®, Mac®, iPod®, \nand the iTunes Store®. The company sells its products and services worldwide \nthrough its own Apple Store retail and online stores, as well as through third-party \ncellphone companies such as AT&T and Verizon and retailers such as Best Buy. \nComponents for its products are produced by outsourcing partners in the United \nStates, Asia, and Europe. Final assembly of the company’s products is currently \nperformed in the company’s manufacturing facility in Ireland and by outsourcing \npartners, primarily located in Asia. Apple invests considerable sums in research \nand development, marketing, and advertising and is known for introducing new and \ninnovative products long before the end of existing products’ life cycles.\nApple also invests in corporate governance: procedures designed to ensure that \nthe company is managed in the interests of the shareholders. Much of its corporate \ngovernance system is aimed at ensuring integrity in the financial reporting process. \nGood corporate governance eases the company’s access to capital, lowering both \nthe costs of borrowing (interest rates) and the perceived riskiness of Apple’s stock.\nApple knows that when investors lose faith in the truthfulness of a firm’s account-\ning numbers, they also normally punish the company’s stock. Disclosure of an account-\ning fraud causes, on average, a 20 percent drop in the price of a company’s stock. The \nextreme accounting scandals at Le-Nature’s Inc. (discussed in Chapter 1), Enron, and \n \nCORPORATE \nGOVERNANCE\nThe procedures designed to \nensure that the company is \nmanaged in the interests of the \nshareholders.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nMacFormat Magazine/Getty Image\n\n\n232\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nWorldCom caused their stock to become worthless. In an attempt to restore investor confidence, \nCongress passed the Public Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act (the Sarbanes-Oxley \nAct), which strengthens financial reporting and corporate governance for public companies.\nSARBANES-OXLEY ACT\nA law that strengthens U.S. \nfinancial reporting and corporate \ngovernance regulations.\nPlayers in the\nAccounting\nCommunication\nProcess\nŮ\u0001 Regulators (SEC, FASB,\n PCAOB, Stock Exchanges)\nŮ\u0001\u0001Managers (CEO, CFO, and\n Accounting Staff)\nŮ\u0001\u0001Boards of Directors (Audit\n Committee)\nŮ\u0001\u0001Auditors\nŮ\u0001\u0001Information Intermediaries: \n Information Services and \n Financial Analysts \nŮ\u0001\u0001Users: Institutional\n and Private Investors, \n Creditors, and Others\nThe Disclosure\nProcess\nŮ\u0001 Press Releases\nŮ\u0001 Annual Reports and \n Form 10-K\nŮ\u0001 Quarterly Reports and \n Form 10-Q\nŮ\u0001\u0001Other SEC Reports\nA Closer Look at\nFinancial Statement\nFormats and Notes\nŮ\u0001 Classified Balance \n Sheet\nŮ\u0001 Classified Income\n Statement\nŮ\u0001 Gross Profit Percentage\nŮ\u0001 Statement of Stockholders’\n Equity\nŮ\u0001 Statement of Cash Flows\nŮ\u0001 Notes to Financial\n Statements\nŮ\u0001 Voluntary Disclosures\nROA Analysis: A\nFramework for\nEvaluating Company\nPerformance\nŮ\u0001 Return on Assets (ROA)\nŮ\u0001 ROA Profit Driver Analysis\n and Business Strategy\nŮ\u0001 How Transactions Affect\n Ratios\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nTHE FRAUD TRIANGLE\nRATIONALIZATION\nOPPORTUNITY\nINCENTIVE\nThree conditions are necessary for financial statement fraud to occur. There must be (1) an incentive \nto commit fraud, (2) the opportunity to commit fraud, and (3) the ability to rationalize the misdeed. \nThese conditions make up what antifraud experts call the fraud triangle. A good system of corporate \ngovernance is designed to address these conditions. Clear lines of responsibility and sure and severe \npunishment counteract incentives to commit fraud. Strong internal controls and oversight by directors \nand auditors reduce opportunity to commit fraud. A strong code of ethics, ethical actions by those at the \ntop of the organization, fair dealings with employees, and rewards for whistle-blowing make it more dif-\nficult for individuals to rationalize fraud. Financial statement users also have a role to play in preventing \nfraud. While even the savviest user can still be surprised by fraudulent reports in some cases, accounting \nknowledge and healthy skepticism are the best protection from such surprises.\nThe Fraud Triangle\nA Q U E ST I ON\nO F E T HI CS\nChapters 2 through 4 focused on the mechanics of preparing the income statement, bal-\nance sheet, statement of stockholders’ equity, and cash flow statement. Based on your better \nunderstanding of financial statements, we will next take a closer look at the people involved \nand the regulations that govern the process that conveys accounting information to state-\nment users in the Internet age. We will also take a more detailed look at statement formats \nand additional disclosures provided in financial reports to help you learn how to find relevant \ninformation. Finally, we will examine a general framework for assessing a company’s business \nstrategy and performance based on these reports.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n233\nPL AY E RS I N T H E AC C O U N T I N G \nCOMMU NIC AT IO N P ROC E SS\nExhibit 5.1 summarizes the major actors involved in ensuring the integrity of the financial \nreporting process.\nRegulators (SEC, FASB, PCAOB, Stock Exchanges)\nThe mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors \nand maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As part of this mission, the SEC oversees \nthe work of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which sets generally accepted \naccounting principles (GAAP), and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board \n(PCAOB), which sets auditing standards for independent auditors (CPAs) of public companies.\nThe SEC staff also reviews the reports filed with it for compliance with its standards, investigates \nirregularities, and punishes violators. During 2009 through 2014, the SEC brought 651 enforce-\nment actions related to financial fraud and issuer financial reporting.1 As a consequence, a number \nof high-profile company officers have recently been fined and sentenced to jail. Consequences to \nthe company can include enormous financial penalties as well as bankruptcy, as in the cases of \n \nLe-Nature’s, Enron, and WorldCom. You can read about recent SEC enforcement actions at:\nwww.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/friactions.shtml\nManagers (CEO, CFO, and Accounting Staff)\nThe primary responsibility for the information in Apple’s financial statements and related dis-\nclosures lies with management, specifically the highest officer in the company, often called \nthe chief executive officer (CEO), and the highest officer associated with the financial and \naccounting side of the business, often called the chief financial officer (CFO). At Apple and \nall public companies, these two officers must personally certify that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Each report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission does not contain any untrue \nmaterial statement or omit a material fact and fairly presents in all material respects the \nfinancial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the company.\n1Source: www.sec.gov/news/newsroom/images/enfstats.pdf.\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE \nCOMMISSION (SEC)\nThe U.S. government agency that \ndetermines the financial statements \nthat public companies must \nprovide to stockholders and the \nmeasurement rules that they must \nuse in producing those statements.\nFINANCIAL ACCOUNTING \nSTANDARDS BOARD (FASB)\nThe private sector body given the \nprimary responsibility to work out \nthe detailed rules that become \ngenerally accepted accounting \nprinciples.\nPUBLIC COMPANY \nACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT \nBOARD (PCAOB)\nThe private sector body given the \nprimary responsibility to work out \ndetailed auditing standards.\nEXHIBIT 5.1\nEnsuring the Integrity of \nFinancial Information\nManagement\nBoard of\nDirectors\nAuditors\nRegulators\nSEC and Stock Exchanges\n(Corporate Governance\nStandards)\nFASB\n(Accounting Standards)\nPCAOB\n(Auditing Standards)\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 5-1\nRecognize the people involved in \nthe accounting communication \nprocess (regulators, managers, \ndirectors, auditors, information \nintermediaries, and users), their \nroles in the process, and the \nguidance they receive from legal \nand professional standards.\n\n\n234\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n\u0016\nš\u0016 There are no significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the internal controls over \nfinancial reporting.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 They have disclosed to the auditors and audit committee of the board any weaknesses in \ninternal controls or any fraud involving management or other employees who have a signifi-\ncant role in financial reporting.\nExecutives who knowingly certify false financial reports are subject to a fine of $5 million \nand a 20-year prison term. The members of the accounting staff, who actually prepare the \ndetails of the reports, also bear professional responsibility for the accuracy of this information, \nalthough their legal responsibility is smaller. Their future professional success depends heavily \non their reputation for honesty and competence. Accounting managers responsible for finan-\ncial statements with material errors are routinely fired and often have difficulty finding other \nemployment.\nBoard of Directors (Audit Committee)\nAs Apple’s statement on corporate governance indicates, the board of directors (elected by \nthe stockholders) oversees the chief executive officer and other senior management in the com-\npetent and ethical operation of Apple on a day-to-day basis and assures that the long-term \ninterests of shareholders are being served. The audit committee of the board, which must be \ncomposed of nonmanagement (independent) directors with financial knowledge, is responsible \nfor ensuring that processes are in place for maintaining the integrity of the company’s account-\ning, financial statement preparation, and financial reporting. It is responsible for hiring the \ncompany’s independent auditors. Members of the audit committee meet separately with the \nauditors to discuss management’s compliance with their financial reporting responsibilities.\nAuditors\nThe SEC requires publicly traded companies to have their statements and their control systems \nover the financial reporting process audited by an independent registered public accounting \nfirm (independent auditor) following auditing standards established by the PCAOB. Many pri-\nvately owned companies also have their statements audited. By signing an unqualified (clean) \naudit opinion, a CPA firm assumes part of the financial responsibility for the fairness of the \nfinancial statements and related presentations. This opinion, which adds credibility to the state-\nments, is also often required by agreements with lenders and private investors. Subjecting the \ncompany’s statements to independent verification reduces the risk that the company’s financial \ncondition is misrepresented in the statements. As a result, rational investors and lenders should \nlower the rate of return (interest) they charge for providing capital. Examples of an unqualified \naudit opinion are presented under Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm in \nAppendix B and Appendix C of this text.\nErnst & Young is currently Apple’s auditor. Ernst & Young, Deloitte, KPMG, and \nPricewaterhouseCoopers make up what are referred to as the “Big 4” CPA firms. Each of \nthese firms employs thousands of CPAs in offices scattered throughout the world. They audit \nthe great majority of publicly traded companies as well as many that are privately held. Some \npublic companies and most private companies are audited by smaller CPA firms. A list of the \nauditors for selected focus companies follows.\nBOARD OF DIRECTORS\nElected by the shareholders to \nrepresent their interests; its audit \ncommittee is responsible for \nmaintaining the integrity of the \ncompany’s financial reports.\nUNQUALIFIED (CLEAN) \nAUDIT OPINION\nAuditor’s statement that the \nfinancial statements are fair \npresentations in all material \nrespects in conformity with GAAP.\nFocus Company\nIndustry\nAuditor\nStarbucks\nCoffee\nDeloitte & Touche\nDeckers Brands\nFootwear\nKPMG\nWhole Foods Market\nFood Retail\nErnst & Young\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n235\nInformation Intermediaries: Information Services \nand Financial Analysts\nStudents often view the communication process between companies and financial statement \nusers as a simple process of mailing the report to individual shareholders who read the report \nand then make investment decisions based on what they have learned. This simple picture is far \nfrom today’s reality. Now most investors rely on company websites, information services, and \nfinancial analysts to gather and analyze information.\nCompanies actually file their SEC forms electronically through the EDGAR (Electronic Data \nGathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) Service, which is sponsored by the SEC. Each fact in the \nreport is now tagged to identify its source and meaning using a language called XBRL. Users can \nretrieve information from EDGAR within 24 hours of its submission, long before it is available \nthrough the mail. EDGAR is a free service available on the Web under “Filings & Forms” at:\nwww.sec.gov\nMost companies also provide direct access to their financial statements and other information \nover the Web. You can contact Apple at:\ninvestor.apple.com\nInformation services allow investors to gather their own information about the com-\npany and monitor the recommendations of a variety of analysts. Financial analysts and other \nsophisticated users obtain much of the information they use from the wide variety of com-\nmercial online information services. Fee-based services such as Compustat and \nThomson \nReuters provide broad access to financial statements and news information. A growing num-\nber of other resources offering a mixture of free and fee-based information exist on the Web. \nThese include:\nwww.google.com/finance \nfinance.yahoo.com \nwww.marketwatch.com\nwww.bloomberg.com \nExhibit 5.2 suggests the wide range of information about Apple available on the Google \nFinance website. It includes stock price and financial statement information, news accounts, \nand important future events related to Apple. Note that the financial information at the bot-\ntom of the exhibit matches the income statement information and ratio calculations for Apple \nand its two largest competitors presented later in this chapter. To see what has happened to \nApple since this chapter was written, go to www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:AAPL. \nLook at the “Related Companies” section to see how Apple has fared compared to its com-\npetitors. Click on “Financials” on the top left menu to review the most recent financial \nstatements.\nFinancial analysts receive accounting reports and other information about the company \nfrom electronic information services. They also gather information through conversations \nwith company executives and visits to company facilities and competitors. The results of \ntheir analyses are combined into analysts’ reports. Analysts’ reports normally include fore-\ncasts of future quarterly and annual earnings per share and share price; a buy, hold, or sell \nrecommendation for the company’s shares; and explanations for these judgments. In mak-\ning their earnings forecasts, the analysts rely heavily on their knowledge of the way the \naccounting system translates business events into the numbers on a company’s financial \nstatements, which is the subject matter of this text. Individual analysts often specialize in \nparticular industries (such as sporting goods or energy companies). Analysts are regularly \nevaluated based on the accuracy of their forecasts, as well as the profitability of their stock \nEARNINGS FORECASTS\nPredictions of earnings for future \naccounting periods, prepared by \nfinancial analysts.\n\n\n236\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\npicks. A sample of these forecasts and stock recommendations for Apple at the time this \nchapter was written follow:\nFirm\nStock \nRecommendation\nEarnings per Share \nForecast for 2015\nEarnings per Share \nForecast for 2016\nCredit Suisse–NA\nBuy\n8.82\n9.89\nOppenheimer & Co.\nStrong Buy\n8.73\n9.76\nWells Fargo\nHold\n8.58\n8.86\nBGC Partners\nHold\n8.49\n9.08\nConsensus of 46 analysts\nBuy\n8.61\n9.26\nAnalysts often work in the research departments of brokerage and investment banking houses \nsuch as Credit Suisse, mutual fund companies such as Fidelity Investments, and investment \nadvisory services such as Value Line that sell their advice to others. Through their reports and \nrecommendations, analysts are transferring their knowledge of accounting, the company, and \nthe industry to customers who lack this expertise.\nCompetitors\nFinancial Ratios\nUpcoming Events\nFinancial\nStatements\nNews\nArticles\nAPPLE REAL WORLD EXCERPT: Google Finance\nEXHIBIT 5.2 \n Google Finance Information on Apple\nGoogle and the Google logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc., used with permission.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n237\nUsers: Institutional and Private Investors, Creditors, and Others\nInstitutional investors include pension funds (associated with companies, unions, or govern-\nment agencies); mutual funds; and endowment, charitable foundation, and trust funds (such as \nthe endowment of your college or university). These institutional stockholders usually employ \ntheir own analysts, who also rely on the information intermediaries just discussed. Institutional \nshareholders control the majority of publicly traded shares of U.S. companies. For example, \nat the time this chapter is being written, institutional investors own 61 percent of Apple stock. \nApple’s three largest institutional investors follow:\nInstitution\nApproximate Ownership\nVanguard Group Inc.\n5.70%\nState Street Corp.\n4.22%\nFMR LLC\n3.07%\nMost small investors own stock in companies such as Apple indirectly through mutual and pen-\nsion funds.\nPrivate investors include large individual investors such as the venture capitalists who orig-\ninally invested directly in Apple, as well as small retail investors who buy shares of publicly \ntraded companies through brokers such as Fidelity. Retail investors normally lack the expertise \nto understand financial statements and the resources to gather data efficiently. They often rely \non the advice of information intermediaries or turn their money over to the management of \nmutual and pension funds (institutional investors).\nLenders, or creditors, include suppliers, banks, commercial credit companies, and other \nfinancial institutions that lend money to companies. Lending officers and financial analysts \nin these organizations use the same public sources of information. They also use additional \nfinancial information (e.g., monthly statements) that companies often agree to provide as part \nof the lending contract. Lenders are the primary external user group for financial statements of \nprivate companies. Institutional and private investors also become creditors when they buy a \ncompany’s publicly traded bonds.\nFinancial statements also play an important role in the relationships between suppliers \nand customers. Customers evaluate the financial health of suppliers to determine whether \nthey will be reliable, up-to-date sources of supply. Suppliers evaluate their customers to \nestimate their future needs and ability to pay debts. Competitors also attempt to learn useful \ninformation about a company from its statements. The potential loss of competitive advan-\ntage is one of the costs of public financial disclosures. Accounting regulators consider these \ncosts as well as the direct costs of preparation when they consider requiring new disclosures. \nCost-effectiveness requires the benefits of accounting for and reporting information to out-\nweigh the costs. Small amounts do not have to be reported separately or accounted for pre-\ncisely according to GAAP if they would not influence users’ decisions. Accountants usually \ndesignate such items and amounts as immaterial. Determining material amounts is often \nvery subjective.\nINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS\nManagers of pension, mutual, \nendowment, and other funds that \ninvest on the behalf of others.\nPRIVATE INVESTORS\nIndividuals who purchase shares \nin companies.\nLENDERS (CREDITORS)\nSuppliers and financial \ninstitutions that lend money to \ncompanies.\nCOST-EFFECTIVENESS\nRequires that the benefits of \naccounting for and reporting \ninformation should outweigh the \ncosts.\nMATERIAL AMOUNTS\nAmounts that are large enough to \ninfluence a user's decision.\nInformation Services and Your Job Search\nInformation services have become the primary tool for professional analysts who use them to analyze \ncompeting firms. Information services are also an important source of information for job seekers. Poten-\ntial employers expect job applicants to demonstrate knowledge of their companies during an interview, \nand electronic information services are an excellent source of company information. The best place to \nbegin learning about potential employers is to visit their websites. Be sure to read the material in the \nemployment section and the investor relations section of the site. To learn more about electronic infor-\nmation services, contact the business or reference librarian at your college or university or explore the \nwebsites discussed in this section.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\n238\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nT HE DISCLOSUR E P ROC E SS\nAs noted in our discussion of information services and information intermediaries, the account-\ning communication process includes more steps and participants than one would envision in a \nworld in which annual and quarterly reports are simply mailed to shareholders. SEC regulation \nFD, for “Fair Disclosure,” requires that companies provide all investors equal access to all impor-\ntant company news. Managers and other insiders are also prohibited from trading their compa-\nny’s shares based on nonpublic (insider) information so that no party benefits from early access.\nPress Releases\nTo provide timely information to external users and to limit the possibility of selective leakage of \ninformation, Apple and other public companies announce quarterly and annual earnings through \na press release as soon as the verified figures (audited for annual and reviewed for quarterly \nearnings) are available. Apple normally issues its earnings press releases within four weeks of \nthe end of the accounting period. The announcements are sent electronically to the major print \nand electronic news services, including Dow Jones, Thomson Reuters, and Bloomberg, which \nmake them immediately available to subscribers. Exhibit 5.3 shows an excerpt from a typical \nearnings press release for Apple that includes key financial figures. This excerpt is followed by \nmanagement’s discussion of the results and condensed income statements and balance sheets, \nwhich will be included in the formal report to shareholders, distributed after the press release.\nMany companies, including Apple, follow these press releases with a conference call dur-\ning which senior managers answer analysts’ questions about the quarterly results. These calls \nare open to the investing public. Listening to these recordings is a good way to learn about a \ncompany’s business strategy and its expectations for the future, as well as key factors that ana-\nlysts consider when they evaluate a company.\nPRESS RELEASE\nA written public news \nannouncement normally \ndistributed to major news \nservices.\n1. c; 2. a; 3. e; 4. b; 5. d.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nIn this section, we learned the roles of different parties in the accounting communication process \nand the guidance they receive from legal and professional standards. Management of the reporting \ncompany decides the appropriate format and level of detail to present in its financial reports. Inde-\npendent audits increase the credibility of the information. Directors monitor managers’ compliance \nwith reporting standards and hire the auditor. The SEC staff reviews public financial reports for com-\npliance with legal and professional standards and punishes violators. Financial statement announce-\nments from public companies usually are first transmitted to users through electronic information \nservices. Analysts play a major role in making financial statement and other information available to \naverage investors through their stock recommendations and earnings forecasts. Before you move on, \ncomplete the following exercise to test your understanding of these concepts.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nMatch the key terms in the left column with their definitions in the right column.\n \n1. Material amount\n \n2. CEO and CFO\n \n3. Financial analyst\n \n4. Auditor\n \n5. Cost-effectiveness\n \na. Management primarily responsible for accounting information.\n \n \nb. An independent party who verifies financial statements.\n \n \nc. Amount large enough to influence users’ decisions.\n \nd. Reporting only information that provides benefits in excess of costs.\n \n \ne. An individual who analyzes financial information and provides advice.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 5-2\nIdentify the steps in the \naccounting communication \nprocess, including the issuance \nof press releases, annual \nreports, quarterly reports, \nand SEC filings, as well as the \nrole of electronic information \nservices in this process.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n239\nCompanies such as Apple also issue press releases concerning other important events such \nas new product announcements. Press releases related to annual earnings and quarterly earn-\nings often precede the issuance of the quarterly or annual report by 15 to 45 days. This time is \nnecessary to prepare the additional detail and to distribute those reports.\nAnnual Reports and Form 10-K\nFor privately held companies, annual reports are relatively simple documents photocopied on \nwhite bond paper. They normally include only the following:\n \n1. Four basic financial statements: income statement, balance sheet, stockholders’ equity or \nretained earnings statement, and cash flow statement.\n \n2. Related notes (footnotes).\n \n3. Report of Independent Accountants (Auditor’s Opinion) if the statements are audited.\nThe annual reports of public companies filed on Form 10-K are significantly more elaborate \nmainly because of additional SEC reporting requirements. SEC reports are normally referred \nFORM 10-K\nThe annual report that publicly \ntraded companies must file with \nthe SEC.\nHow Does the Stock Market React to Earnings Announcements?\nFor actively traded stocks such as Apple, most of the stock market reaction (stock price increases and \ndecreases from investor trading) to the news in the press release usually occurs quickly. Recall that a \nnumber of analysts follow Apple and regularly predict the company’s earnings. When the actual earnings \nare published, the market reacts not to the amount of earnings, but to the difference between expected \nearnings and actual earnings. This amount is called unexpected earnings. In January, analysts expected \nApple to report quarterly profit of $2.60 per share. In its press release presented in Exhibit 5.3, Apple’s \nactual earnings per share for the quarter ended up being $3.06 per share. Unexpected earnings (Actual - \n \nExpected) were thus $0.46 per share ($3.06 - $2.60) and, as a result, the share price opened at $8 the \nnext day, a 7 percent increase.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nApple press release, January 27, 2015.\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nPress Release\nAPPLE REPORTS RECORD FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS\nHighest-Ever Revenue and Earnings Drive 48% Increase in EPS\nGrowth Led by Record Revenue from iPhone, Mac, and App Store\nCUPERTINO, California—January 27, 2015—Apple® today announced financial results for\nits fiscal 2015 first quarter ended December 27, 2014. The Company posted record quarterly\nrevenue of $74.6 billion and record quarterly net profit of $18 billion, or $3.06 per diluted share.\nThese results compare to revenue of $57.6 billion and net profit of $13.1 billion, or $2.07 per\ndiluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.9 percent compared to 37.9 percent\nin the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 65 percent of the quarter’s revenue.\nThe results were fueled by all-time record revenue from iPhone® and Mac® sales as well as\nrecord performance of the App StoreSM. iPhone unit sales of 74.5 million also set a new record.\n“We’d like to thank our customers for an incredible quarter, which saw demand for Apple\nproducts soar to an all-time high,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “Our revenue grew 30 percent\nover last year to $74.6 billion, and the execution by our teams to achieve these results was\nsimply phenomenal.”\nEXHIBIT 5.3\nEarnings Press Release \nExcerpt for Apple Inc.\n\n\n240\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nto by number (for example, the “10-K”). The principal components of the financial disclosures \nin the 10-K include:\nItem 1. Business: Description of business operations and company strategy.\nItem 6. Selected Financial Data: Summarized financial data for a 5-year period.\nItem 7. \nManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of \nOperations: Management’s views on the causes of its successes and failures dur-\ning the reporting period and the risks it faces in the future.\nItem 8. \nFinancial Statements and Supplemental Data: The four basic financial state-\nments and related notes, the report of management, and the auditor’s report (Report \nof Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).\nExcept for the Management’s Discussion and Analysis, most of these elements have been cov-\nered in earlier chapters. This element includes an explanation of key figures on the financial \nstatements and the risks the company faces in the future. The Form 10-K also provides a more \ndetailed description of the business, including its products, product development, sales and \nmarketing, manufacturing, and competitors. It also lists properties owned or leased, any legal \nproceedings it is involved in, and significant contracts it has signed.\nQuarterly Reports and Form 10-Q\nQuarterly reports for private companies include condensed financial statements providing fewer \ndetails than annual statements and only key notes to the statements. They are not audited and \nso are marked unaudited. Often the cash flow statement, statement of stockholders’ equity, \nand some notes to the financial statements are omitted. Private companies normally prepare \nquarterly reports for their lenders. Public companies file their quarterly reports on Form 10-Q \nwith the SEC. The Form 10-Q contains most of the information items provided in the financial \nsection (PART II) of the 10-K and some additional items.\nOther SEC Reports\nPublic companies must file other reports with the SEC. These include the current event reports \nForm 8-K, which is used to disclose any material event not previously reported that is impor-\ntant to investors (e.g., auditor changes, mergers). Other filing requirements for public compa-\nnies are described on the SEC website.\nA C LO S ER LO O K AT F I N A N C I A L STAT E MENT \nFO R M ATS A N D N OT E S\nThe financial statements shown in previous chapters provide a good introduction to their con-\ntent and structure. In this section, we will discuss three additional characteristics of financial \nstatements and the related disclosures that are designed to make them more useful to investors, \ncreditors, and analysts:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Comparative financial statements. To allow users to compare performance from period to \nperiod, companies report financial statement values for the current period and one or more \nprior periods. Apple and most U.S. companies present two years’ balance sheets and three \nyears’ income statements, cash flow statements, and statements of stockholders’ equity.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Additional subtotals and classifications in financial statements. You should not be con-\nfused when you notice slightly different statement formats used by different companies. In this \nsection, we will focus on similarities and differences in the classifications and line items pre-\nsented on Apple’s and Chipotle’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Additional disclosures. Most companies present voluminous notes that are necessary to under-\nstand a company’s performance and financial condition. In addition, certain complex transac-\ntions require additional statement disclosures. We take a closer look at some of Apple’s note \ndisclosures to prepare you for more detailed discussions in the remaining chapters in this text.\nFORM 10-Q\nThe quarterly report that publicly \ntraded companies must file with \nthe SEC.\nFORM 8-K\nThe report used by publicly \ntraded companies to disclose \nany material event not previously \nreported that is important to \ninvestors.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 5-3\nRecognize and apply the \ndifferent financial statement \nand disclosure formats used \nby companies in practice \nand analyze the gross profit \npercentage.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n241\nClassified Balance Sheet\nExhibit 5.4 shows the September 27, 2014, balance sheet for Apple. This balance sheet looks \nvery similar in structure to the balance sheet for Chipotle presented in Chapter 4, but it is pre-\nsented for two years to ease comparisons over time. The statement classifications (current vs. \nnoncurrent assets and current vs. noncurrent liabilities) play a major role in our discussion of \nratio analysis (e.g., the current ratio in Chapter 2).\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in millions except number of shares, which are in thousands)*\nSeptember 27, 2014\nASSETS\nCurrent assets:\n \nCash and cash equivalents\n \nShort-term marketable securities\n \nAccounts receivable, less allowances of $86 and\n \n $99, respectively\n \nInventories\n \nDeferred tax assets\n \nVendor non-trade receivables\n \nOther current assets\n \n Total current assets\nLong-term marketable securities\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net\nGoodwill\nAcquired intangible assets, net\nOther assets\n \n Total assets\n$ 14,259\n$ 13,844\n26,287\n11,233\n13,102\n17,460\n1,764\n2,111\n3,453\n4,318\n7,539\n9,759\n9,806\n 6,882\n68,531\n73,286\n130,162\n106,215\n20,624\n16,597\n4,616\n1,577\n4,142\n4,179\n 3,764\n 5,146\n$231,839\n$207,000\nLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent liabilities:\n Accounts payable\nAccrued expenses\nDeferred revenue\nCommercial paper\nTotal current liabilities\nDeferred revenue—non-current\nLong-term debt\nOther non-current liabilities\nTotal liabilities\nCommitments and contingencies\nShareholders’ equity:\n Common stock and additional paid-in capital,\n \n$0.00001 par value; 12,600,000 shares authorized; \n 5,866,161 and 6,294,494 shares issued and\n outstanding, respectively\nRetained earnings\nTotal shareholders’ equity\nTotal liabilities and shareholders’ equity\n*Apple’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\n$ 22,367\n13,856\n7,435\n0\n43,658\n2,625\n16,960\n20,208\n83,451\n24,395\n87,152\n111,547\n$231,839\n$ 30,196\n18,453\n8,491\n6,308\n63,448\n3,031\n28,987\n24,826\n120,292\n19,293\n104,256\n123,549\n$207,000\nAssets that will be used or turned\ninto cash within one year\nAssets that will be used or turned\ninto cash beyond one year\nObligations that will be paid or\nsettled within one year\nObligations that will be paid or\nsettled after one year\nCapital contributed by shareholders\nEarnings reinvested in the company\nSeptember 28, 2013\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nEXHIBIT 5.4\nBalance Sheet of Apple Inc.\n\n\n242\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nApple’s balance sheet contains an item, not included in Chipotle’s, that is worthy of addi-\ntional discussion. Intangible assets (discussed in Chapter 8) have no physical existence and \na long life. Examples are patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and goodwill from pur-\nchasing other companies. Most intangibles (except goodwill, trademarks, and other intangibles \nwith indefinite lives) are amortized as they are used in a manner similar to the depreciation \nof tangible assets (Amortization Expense is debited and the contra-asset Accumulated Amor-\ntization is credited). Just as tangible fixed assets are reported net of accumulated deprecia-\ntion, intangible assets are reported net of accumulated amortization on the balance sheet. \nGoodwill is a more general intangible asset representing the excess of the price paid for another \ncompany over the value of its identifiable assets. It is discussed in more detail in Chapter 8.\nAlso recall our discussion of deferred revenues from Chapter 4. These are liabilities created \nwhen customers pay for goods or services before the company delivers them. In Apple’s bal-\nance sheet, deferred revenues show up in two places: current liabilities and noncurrent \nliabilities. They both relate primarily to product warranties that Apple includes with its prod-\nucts. The deferred revenues related to repairs Apple expects to provide during the next year are \nclassified as current. Those that relate to repairs to be provided in later years are classified as \nnoncurrent.\nWhen you first look at a new set of financial statements, try not to be confused by differ-\nences in terminology. When interpreting line items you have never seen before, be sure to con-\nsider their description and their classification.\nClassified Income Statement\nApple’s 2014 consolidated income statement is reprinted in Exhibit 5.5. It presents the income \nstatement followed by earnings per share for three years, as required by the SEC. Apple’s \nincome statement includes one subtotal not included in Chipotle’s. Like many manufacturing \nand merchandising (retail and wholesale) companies that sell goods, Apple reports the subtotal \nGross Profit (gross margin), which is the difference between net sales and cost of goods sold. \nIt is important to note that regardless of whether a company reports a gross profit sub-\ntotal, the income statement presents the same information. Another subtotal—Operating \nIncome (also called Income from Operations)—is computed by subtracting operating expenses \nfrom gross profit.\nNonoperating (other) Items are revenues, expenses, gains, and losses that do not relate to \nthe company’s primary operations. Examples include interest income, interest expense, and \ngains and losses on the sale of investments. These nonoperating items are added to or sub-\ntracted from income from operations to obtain Income before Income Taxes, also called Pre-\ntax Earnings. At this point, Provision for Income Taxes (Income Tax Expense) is subtracted to \nobtain Net Income. Some companies show fewer subtotals on their income statements. No dif-\nference exists in the revenue, expense, gain, and loss items reported using the different formats. \nOnly the categories and subtotals differ.\nWhen a major component of a business is sold or abandoned, income or loss from that \ncomponent earned before the disposal, as well as any gain or loss on disposal, is included as \nDiscontinued Operations. The item is presented separately because it is not useful in predict-\ning the future income of the company given its nonrecurring nature. If discontinued operations \nare reported, an additional subtotal is presented before this item for Income from Continuing \nOperations.\nFinally, earnings per share is reported. Simple computations of earnings per share (EPS) \nare as follows:\nEarnings per Share = \nNet Income*\nAverage Number of Shares of Common Stock \nOutstanding during the Period\nGROSS PROFIT (GROSS \nMARGIN)\nNet sales less cost of goods sold.\nOPERATING INCOME \n(INCOME FROM \nOPERATIONS)\nNet sales less cost of goods sold \nand other operating expenses.\nINCOME BEFORE INCOME \nTAXES (PRETAX EARNINGS)\nRevenues minus all expenses \nexcept income tax expense.\n*If there are preferred dividends (discussed in Chapter 11), the amount is subtracted from net income in the \nnumerator.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n243\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Statements of Operations*\n(in millions except number of shares which are in thousands and per share amounts)\nThree years ended September 27, 2014\n$182,795\n$170,910\n$156,508\nNet sales\nCost of sales\n112,258\n 106,606\n 87,846\nGross profit\n70,537\n 64,304\n 68,662\nOperating expenses:\n \nResearch and development\n \nSelling, general, and administrative\n 11,993\n 10,830\n 10,040\n \n Total operating expenses\n 18,034\n 15,305\n 13,421\nOperating income\nOther income/(expense), net\n 980\n 1,156\n 522\nIncome before provision for income taxes\nProvision for income taxes\n 13,973\n 13,118\n 14,030\nNet income \n$ 39,510\n$ 37,037\n$ 41,733\nEarnings per share:\n$ 6.38\n$ 5.72\n$ 6.49\n \nBasic \nShares used in computing earnings per share:\n6,543,726\n6,477,320\n6,085,572\n \nBasic \n*Apple’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\nOperating activities (central focus \nof the business)\nIncome tax expense\nPeripheral activities (not the main \nfocus of the business)\n= Net Income/Average Number \nof Shares Outstanding\n6,041\n4,475\n3,381\n53,483\n50,155\n55,763\n52,503\n48,999\n55,241\n2014\n2013\n2012\nEXHIBIT 5.5\nIncome Statement of Apple Inc.\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nStatement of Comprehensive Income\nBoth the FASB and the IASB require an additional statement entitled the Statement of Comprehen-\nsive Income, which can be presented separately or in combination with the income statement. When \npresented separately, the statement starts with Net Income, the bottom line of the income statement. \nFollowing this total would be the components of other comprehensive income. The Net Income and \nOther Comprehensive Income items are then combined to create a total called Comprehensive Income \n(the bottom line for this statement). The following summarizes the information Apple presented in \na recent quarterly report. Other Comprehensive Income items include fair value changes on certain \nmarketable securities, which are discussed in Appendix A, as well as other items discussed in more \nadvanced accounting classes.\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income\nThree months ended December 28, 2014 (in millions)\nNet income\n$18,024\nOther comprehensive (loss)/income\n Change in foreign currency translation\n(66)\n Change in unrecognized gains/losses on derivative instruments\n1,417\n Change in unrealized gains/losses on marketable securities\n++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++(470)\nComprehensive income\n$18,905\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\n244\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAs Apple’s statements suggest, most statements are classified and include subtotals that are relevant \nto analysis. On the balance sheet, the most important distinctions are between current and noncurrent \nassets and liabilities. On the income statement, the subtotals gross profit and income from operations \nare most important. So the next step in preparing to analyze financial statements is to see if you under-\nstand the effects of transactions you have already studied on these subtotals. The following questions \nwill test your ability to do so.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Complete the following tabulation, indicating the direction (+ for increase, - for decrease, \nand NE for no effect) and amount of the effect of each transaction. Consider each item \nindependently. (Hint: Prepare journal entries for each transaction. Then consider the bal-\nance sheet or income statement classification of each account affected to come up with your \nanswers.)\n \na. Recorded and paid rent expense of $200.\n \nb. Recorded the sale of services on account for $400.\nTransaction\nCurrent \nAssets\nGross Profit\nIncome from \nOperations\na.\nb.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 5-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on preparing the balance sheet and income statement \nfrom a trial balance, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh5.\nThe key subtotals on the income statement we just discussed also play a major role in financial ratio \nanalysis. As we noted above, net sales less cost of goods sold equals the subtotal gross profit or gross \nmargin. Analysts often examine gross profit as a percentage of sales (the gross profit or gross margin \npercentage).\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow effective is management in selling goods and services for more than the costs to purchase or pro-\nduce them?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe gross profit percentage ratio is computed as follows:\nGross Profit Percentage = Gross Profit*\nNet Sales\nGross Profit Percentage\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. a. Rent expense (+E, -SE) 200 b. Accounts receivable (+A) 400\n Cash (-A) 200 Sales revenue (+R, +SE) 400\n -200, NE, -200 +400, +400, +400\n*Gross Profit = Net Sales - Cost of Sales\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n245\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nThe statement of stockholders’ (shareholders’) equity reports the changes in each of the \ncompany’s stockholders’ equity accounts during the accounting period. Exhibit 5.6 presents \nApple’s 2014 consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. The statement has a column for \neach stockholders’ equity account and one for the effect on total stockholders’ equity. (Apple \ncombines the common stock account and additional paid-in capital accounts.) The first row \nof the statement starts with the beginning balances in each account, which correspond to the \nprior year’s ending balances on the balance sheet. Each row that follows lists each event that \noccurred during the period that affected any stockholders’ equity accounts. Apple reported net \nincome of $39,510 for the year, which increases retained earnings. Apple declared dividends of \n$11,215, which is subtracted from retained earnings. Apple issued 60,344 shares of common \nstock during the year and received $5,102 million for the issuance. Note that the number of \nshares and the dollar amount are both listed. It is important not to confuse them. Apple \nalso repurchased and retired shares. This topic is discussed in Chapter 11. The final row lists \nthe ending balances in the accounts, which correspond to the ending balances on the balance \nsheet. Public companies must present information for the prior three years in their statements \nSelected Focus\nCompanies’ Gross Profit\nPercentage Ratios \nApple\nHarley-Davidson\n36.4%\n38.6%\nDeckers Brands\n47.3%\nThe ratio for 2014 for Apple is:\n \n \n \n$70,537\n$182,795 = 0.386 (38.6%)\n \n \nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nApple\n2012\n43.9%\n2013\n37.6%\n2014\n38.6%\nCOMPARISON WITH COMPETITOR\nHP\n2014\n23.4%\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The gross profit percentage measures a company’s ability to charge premium prices and pro-\nduce goods and services at low cost. All other things equal, a higher gross profit results in higher net income.\nBusiness strategy, as well as competition, affects the gross profit percentage. Companies pursuing a \nproduct-differentiation strategy use research and development and product promotion activities to con-\nvince customers of the superiority or distinctiveness of the company’s products. This allows them to \ncharge premium prices, producing a higher gross profit percentage. Companies following a low-cost \nstrategy rely on more efficient management of production to reduce costs and increase the gross profit \npercentage. Managers, analysts, and creditors use this ratio to assess the effectiveness of the company’s \nproduct development, marketing, and production strategy.\nFocus Company Analysis Apple’s gross profit percentage has remained fairly steady over the past \nthree years and remains well above that of its competitor, HP. At the beginning of the chapter, we \ndiscussed key elements of Apple’s business strategy that focused on introducing new integrated tech-\nnologies, product lines, and styles, as well as managing production and inventory costs. Each of these \nelements can have a large effect on gross profit. Its Form 10-K indicates that its various product lines \nhave different gross profit percentages and that a large increase in iPhone sales increased the overall \ngross profit percentage. Introducing new products with higher initial cost structures can decrease gross \nprofit percentage.\nA Few Cautions To assess the company’s ability to sustain its gross profits, you must understand the \nsources of any change in the gross profit percentage. For example, an increase in margin resulting from \nincreased sales of high-margin new products can be eroded by actions of competitors or increases in \ncomponent costs for popular products. Also, higher prices must often be sustained with higher R&D and \nadvertising costs, which reduce net income and can offset any increase in gross profit. This has not been \nthe case for Apple in recent years as we will see later in the chapter. Apple’s astonishing gross profit \nresults in an industry-leading net profit margin and return on assets.\n\n\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (partial)*\n(in millions, except number of shares, which are reflected in thousands)\nCommon Stock and\nAdditional Paid-In Capital\nRetained\nEarnings\nTotal \nShareholders’\nEquity\nShares\nAmount\nBalances as of September 28, 2013\nNet income\nOther comprehensive income/(loss)\nDividends and dividend equivalents declared\nStock issued\nStock repurchased\nBalances as of September 27, 2014\n5,866,161\n$24,395\n$19,293\n–\n–\n–\n5,102\n –\n$104,256\n39,510\n–\n$123,549\n39,510\n–\n5,102\n$ 87,152\n$111,547\n*Apple’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\n6,294,494\n–\n–\n–\n60,344\n(488,677)\n(45,399)\n(45,399)\n(11,215)\n(11,215)\n246\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nof stockholders’ equity. So Apple’s 2012 and 2013 statements would be presented above the \ninformation shown in Exhibit 5.6.\nStatement of Cash Flows\nWe introduced the three cash flow statement classifications in prior chapters:\nCash Flows from Operating Activities. This section reports cash flows associated with \nearning income.\nCash Flows from Investing Activities. Cash flows in this section are associated with the \npurchase and sale of (1) productive assets (other than inventory) and (2) investments in \nother companies.\nCash Flows from Financing Activities. These cash flows are related to financing the busi-\nness through borrowing and repaying loans from financial institutions, stock (equity) issu-\nances and repurchases, and dividend payments.\nExhibit 5.7 presents Apple’s 2014 consolidated statement of cash flows. The first section \n(Cash Flows from Operating Activities) can be reported using either the direct or indirect \nmethod. For Apple, this first section is reported using the indirect method, which presents a \nreconciliation of net income on an accrual basis to cash flows from operations.\nThe Operating Activities section prepared using the indirect method helps the analyst \nunderstand the causes of differences between a company’s net income and its cash flows. Net \nincome and cash flows from operating activities can be quite different. Remember that the \nincome statement is prepared under the accrual concept. Revenues are recorded when earned \nwithout regard to when the related cash flows occur. Likewise, expenses are matched with \nrevenues and recorded in the same period without regard to when the related cash flows occur.\nIn the indirect method, the Operating Activities section starts with net income computed under \nthe accrual concept and then eliminates noncash items, leaving cash flow from operating activities:\nNet income\n+/-Adjustments for noncash items\nCash provided by operating activities\nThe items listed between these two amounts explain the reasons they differ. For example, since \nno cash is paid during the current period for Apple’s depreciation expense reported on the income \nEXHIBIT 5.6\nStatement of Stockholders’ \nEquity\n\n\nCash flows associated with earning \nincome computed by eliminating \nnoncash items from net income\nTotal change in cash\nEnd of year cash on balance sheet\nCash flows associated with purchase \nand sale of productive assets and \ninvestments\nAPPLE INC.\nConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows*\n(in millions)\nThree years ended September 27, 2014\n2014\n2013\n2012\nCash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year\n$ 14,259\n$ 10,746\n$ 9,815\nOperating activities:\nNet income\nAdjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated\nby operating activities:\nDepreciation\nOther noncash items\nChanges in operating assets and liabilities:\n41,733\n37,037\n39,510\n \n 3,277\n 6,145\n (299)\n6,757\n3,394\n6,478\n7,946\n5,210\n7,047\n \n \nInvesting activities:\nPurchases of marketable securities\nProceeds from sales/maturities of marketable securities\nPayments for acquisition of property, plant, and equipment\nPayments for acquisition of intangible assets\nOther investing activities\nCash used in investing activities\n(217,128)\n 208,111\n (13,336)\n \n(242)\n \n16\n (22,579)\n (148,489)\n124,447 \n \n(8,661)\n \n(911)\n \n(160)\n \n(33,774)\n (151,232)\n 112,805\n \n(8,645)\n \n(1,107)\n \n(48)\n (48,227)\n \n \nFinancing activities:\n665\n(2,488)\n0\n125\n(1,698)\n931\n$ \n10,746\n530\n (10,564)\n (22,860)\n16,515\n (16,379)\n3,513\n$ 14,259\n \n730\n (11,126)\n (45,399)\n 18,246\n(37,549)\n \n(415)\n$ 13,844\nProceeds from issuance of common stock\nDividends paid\nRepurchase of common stock\nOther financing activities\n \nCash used in financing activities\nIncrease/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents\nCash and cash equivalents, end of the year\nSupplemental cash flow disclosure\n \nCash paid for income taxes, net\n \n Cash paid for interest\n \n$ 10,026\n$ \n$ 9,128\n \n$ \n 7,682\n \n* Apple’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\nCash flows associated with \nborrowing and repaying loans, \nissuing and repurchasing stock, \nand dividends\n59,713\n53,666\n50,856\nCash generated by operating activities\n339\n$ \n0\n$ \n0\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n247\nstatement, this amount is added back to net income to eliminate its effect. Similarly, increases and \ndecreases in certain assets and liabilities (called operating assets and liabilities) also account for \nsome of the difference between net income and cash flow from operations. For example, sales on \naccount increase net income as well as the current asset accounts receivable, but sales on account \ndo not increase cash. As we cover different portions of the income statement and balance sheet in \nmore detail in Chapters 6 through 11, we will also discuss the relevant sections of the cash flow \nstatement. Then we discuss the complete cash flow statement in detail in Chapter 12.\nNotes to Financial Statements\nWhile the numbers reported on the various financial statements provide important information, users \nrequire additional details to facilitate their analysis. All financial reports include additional informa-\ntion in notes that follow the statements. Apple’s 2014 notes include three types of information:\n \n1. Descriptions of the key accounting rules applied to the company’s statements.\n \n2. Additional detail supporting reported numbers.\n \n3. Relevant financial information not disclosed on the statements.\nEXHIBIT 5.7\nCash Flow Statement of Apple\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\n\n\n248\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nAccounting Rules Applied in the Company’s Statements\nOne of the first notes is typically a summary of significant accounting policies. As you will \nsee in your study of subsequent chapters, generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) \npermit companies to select from alternative methods for measuring the effects of transac-\ntions. The summary of significant accounting policies tells the user which accounting meth-\nods the company has adopted. Apple’s accounting policy for property, plant, and equipment \nis as follows:\nWe will discuss alternative depreciation methods in Chapter 8. Without an understanding of \nthe various accounting methods used, it is impossible to analyze a company’s financial results \neffectively.\nAdditional Detail Supporting Reported Numbers\nThe second category of notes provides supplemental information concerning the data shown on \nthe financial statements. Among other information, these notes may show revenues broken out \nby geographic region or business segment, describe unusual transactions, and/or offer expanded \ndetail on a specific classification. For example, in Note 3, Apple indicates the makeup of prop-\nerty, plant, and equipment presented on the balance sheet.\nRelevant Financial Information Not Disclosed on the Statements\nThe final category includes information that impacts the company financially but is not shown \non the statements. Examples include information on legal matters and contractual agreements \nthat do not result in an asset or liability on the balance sheet. In Note 10, Apple disclosed the \ndetails of its commitments under supply agreements, which total over $27 billion and are not \nshown as a liability on the balance sheet.\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nNOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment\nProperty, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed by use of the straight-\nline method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which for buildings is the lesser of 30 \nyears or the remaining life of the underlying building; between two to five years for machinery and \nequipment, including product tooling and manufacturing process equipment; and the shorter of \nlease terms or ten years for leasehold improvements.\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nNOTE 3 – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment\n2014\n2013\nLand and buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n$ 4,863\n$ 3,309\nMachinery, equipment, and internal-use software . . . . . . . .\n29,639\n21,242\nLeasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n 4,513\n 3,968\n Gross property, plant, and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n39,015\n28,519\nAccumulated depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . .\n (18,391)\n (11,922)\n Net property, plant, and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n$20,624\n$16,597\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n249\nVoluntary Disclosures\nGAAP and SEC regulations set only the minimum level of required financial disclosures. Many \ncompanies provide important disclosures beyond those required. For example, in its annual \nreport, 10-K, and recent earnings press release, Apple discloses sales by major product cat-\negory, which helps investors track the success of new products.\nFinancial accounting standards and disclosure requirements are adopted by national regulatory agencies. \nMany countries, including the members of the European Union, have adopted International Financial \nReporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). IFRS are \nsimilar to U.S. GAAP, but there are several important differences. A partial list of the differences at the \ntime this chapter is being written is presented below, along with the chapter in which these issues will be \naddressed:\nDifferences in Accounting Methods Acceptable \nunder IFRS and U.S. GAAP\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L\nP E R S P E C T I V E\n(continued)\nNOTE 10 – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS\nOther Commitments\nAs of September 27, 2014, the Company had outstanding off-balance sheet third-party \nmanufacturing commitments and component purchase commitments of $24.5 billion.\nIn addition to the off-balance sheet commitments mentioned above, the Company had \noutstanding obligations of $3.4 billion as of September 27, 2014, which consisted mainly of \ncommitments to acquire capital assets, including product tooling and manufacturing process \nequipment, and commitments related to advertising, R&D, Internet and telecommunications \nservices and other obligations.\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\n2014\n2013\n2012\nNet sales by Product:\niPhone\n$101,991\n$ 91,279\n$ 78,692\niPad\n30,283\n31,980\n30,945\nMac\n24,079\n21,483\n23,221\niPod\n2,286\n4,411\n5,615\niTunes, software, and services\n18,063\n16,051\n12,890\nAccessories\n 6,093\n 5,706\n 5,145\nTotal net sales\n$182,795\n$170,910\n$156,508\nAPPLE\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\n\n\n250\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nDifference\nU.S. GAAP\nIFRS\nChapter\nLast-in first-out (LIFO) method for inventory\nPermitted\nProhibited\n 7\nReversal of inventory write-downs\nProhibited\nRequired\n 7\nBasis for property, plant, and equipment\nHistorical cost\nFair value or historical cost\n 8\nDevelopment costs\nExpensed\nCapitalized\n 8\nDebt to be refinanced\nCurrent\nNoncurrent\n 9\nRecognition of contingent liabilities\nProbable\nMore likely than not\n 9\nStockholders’ equity accounts\nCommon stock\nShare capital\n11\nPaid-in capital\nShare premium\nInterest received on cash flow statement\nOperating\nOperating or investing\n12\nInterest paid on cash flow statement\nOperating\nOperating or financing\n12\nThe FASB and IASB are working together to eliminate some of these differences.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nDuring the period, how well has management used the company’s total investment in assets financed by \nboth debt holders and stockholders?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nReturn on Assets =\nNet Income*\nAverage Total Assets†\n \n \n \n$39,510\n($207,000 + $231,839) ÷ 2 = 0.180 (18.0%) \nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nApple\n2012\n2013\n2014\n28.5%\n19.3%\n18.0%\nCOMPARISON WITH COMPETITOR\nHP\n2014\n4.8%\n The 2014 ratio for Apple:\nReturn on Assets (ROA)\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nSelected Focus\nCompanies’ Return on\nAssets Ratios \nChipotle\nHarley-Davidson\n8.9%\n19.6%\nDeckers Brands\n12.5%\nR ET U RN ON ASSE TS AN ALYSI S: A F R AME WOR K \nFO R E V A LUAT I N G C O M PA N Y P E R FO R MANCE\nEvaluating company performance is the primary goal of financial statement analysis. Company \nmanagers, as well as competitors, use financial statements to better understand and evaluate \na company’s business strategy. Analysts, investors, and creditors use these same statements \nto judge company performance when they estimate the value of the company’s stock and its \ncreditworthiness. Our discussion of the financial data contained in accounting reports has now \nreached the point where we can develop an overall framework for using those data to evaluate \ncompany performance. The most general framework for evaluating company performance is \ncalled return on assets (ROA) analysis.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 5-4\nAnalyze a company’s \nperformance based on return on \nassets and its components and \nthe effects of transactions on \nfinancial ratios.\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n251\nROA Profit Driver Analysis and Business Strategy\nEffective analysis of Apple’s performance also requires understanding why its ROA differs \nboth from prior levels and from those of its competitors. ROA profit driver analysis (also called \nROA decomposition or DuPont analysis) breaks down ROA into the two factors shown in \nExhibit 5.8. These factors are often called profit drivers or profit levers because they describe \nthe two ways that management can improve ROA. They are measured by the key ratios you \nlearned in Chapters 3 and 4.\n \n1. Net profit margin = Net Income ÷ Net Sales. It measures how much of every sales dollar \nis profit. It can be increased by\na. Increasing sales volume.\nb. Increasing sales price.\nc. Decreasing cost of goods sold and operating expenses.\n \n2. Total asset turnover = Net Sales ÷ Average Total Assets. It measures how many sales \ndollars the company generates with each dollar of assets (efficiency of use of assets). It can \nbe increased by\na. Centralizing distribution to reduce inventory kept on hand.\nb. Consolidating production facilities in fewer factories to reduce the amount of assets nec-\nessary to generate each dollar of sales.\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General ROA measures how much the firm earned for each dollar of investment in assets. It is \nthe broadest measure of profitability and management effectiveness, independent of financing strategy. \nFirms with higher ROA are doing a better job of selecting and managing investments, all other things \nequal. Since it is independent of the source of financing (debt vs. equity), it can be used to evaluate per-\nformance at any level within the organization. It is often computed on a division-by-division or product \nline basis and used to evaluate division or product line managers’ relative performance.\nFocus Company Analysis The decrease in return on assets between 2012 and 2014 was mainly due \nto an increase in average assets accompanied by consistent net income. Specifically, marketable securi-\nties have increased dramatically over the last three years. As a result, Apple has increased dividends and \ncontinued a stock buyback program to return the excess assets to shareholders.\nA Few Cautions Like all ratios, the key to interpreting change is to dig deeper to understand the reason \nfor each change. Our next topic, ROA Profit Driver Analysis and Business Strategy, is aimed at doing \njust that.\n*In more complex return on assets analyses, interest expense (net of tax) and noncontrolling interest are added back \nto net income in the numerator of the ratio, since the measure assesses return on capital independent of its source.\n† Average Total Assets = (Beginning Total Assets + Ending Total Assets) ÷ 2.\nEXHIBIT 5.8\nROA Profit Driver Analysis\nROA\nNet Income\nAverage\nTotal Assets\nNet Profit\nMargin\nNet Income\nNet Sales\nTotal Asset\nTurnover\nNet Sales\nAverage Total\nAssets\n\n\n252\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nThese two ratios report on the effectiveness of the company’s operating and investing activities, \nrespectively.\nSuccessful manufacturers often follow one of two business strategies. The first is a \nhigh-value or product-differentiation strategy. Companies following this strategy rely on \nresearch and development and product promotion to convince customers of the superiority \nor distinctiveness of their products. This allows the company to charge higher prices and \nearn a higher net profit margin. The second is a low-cost strategy, which relies on efficient \nmanagement of accounts receivable, inventory, and productive assets to produce high asset \nturnover.\nThe ROA profit driver analysis presented in Exhibit 5.9 indicates the sources of Apple’s \nROA and compares them to the same figures for HP. Apple follows a classic high-value \nstrategy, developing a reputation for the most innovative products in its markets. The suc-\ncess of this strategy is evident in its market-leading net profit margin of 0.216 or 21.6%. \nThis means that 21.6 cents of every sales dollar is net profit. This compares with HP’s 4.5% \nnet profit margin.\nHP primarily follows a low-cost strategy by offering excellent products and service at com-\npetitive prices. The efficiency of HP’s operations is evident in its higher total asset turnover \nof 1.067 compared to Apple’s 0.883. Apple has produced a much higher ROA than HP because \nits phenomenal net profit margin more than offsets its lower total asset turnover, and its stock \nprice has responded accordingly.\nIf Apple follows the same strategy it has in the past, the secret to maintaining its ROA must \nbe continued product development to support premium selling prices. In 2014, Apple made \nmajor strides in new product development and the success of its new product introductions \nbodes well for a high ROA in the longer term. As the preceding discussion indicates, a com-\npany can take many different actions to try to affect its profit drivers. To understand the impact \nof these actions, financial analysts disaggregate each of the profit drivers into more detailed \nratios. For example, the total asset turnover ratio is further disaggregated into turnover ratios \nfor specific assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets. We will develop our \nunderstanding of these more specific ratios in the next seven chapters of the book. Then, in \nChapter 13, we will combine the ratios in a comprehensive review.\nHow Transactions Affect Ratios\nApple and other companies know that investors and creditors follow their key financial ratios \nclosely. Changes in ROA and its components can have a major effect on a company’s stock \nprice and interest rates that lenders charge. As a consequence, company managers closely fol-\nlow the effects of their actual and planned transactions on these same key financial ratios. \nWe have already learned how to determine the effects of transactions on key subtotals on the \nincome statement and balance sheet (gross profit, current assets, etc.). So we are only one step \naway from being able to compute the effects of transactions on ratios. The following three-step \nprocess will help you do so:\n \n1. Journalize the transaction to determine its effects on various accounts, just as we did in \nChapters 2 through 4.\n \n2. Determine which accounts belong to the financial statement subtotals or totals in \nthe numerator (top) and denominator (bottom) of the ratio and the direction of their \neffects.\n \n3. Evaluate the combined effects from step 2 on the ratio.\nEXHIBIT 5.9\nApple vs. HP ROA Profit Driver \nAnalysis\nROA Profit Drivers\nFormulas\nApple\nHP\n \nNet Profit Margin\n \nNet Income/Net Sales\n0.216\n0.045\n× Total Asset Turnover\n× Net Sales/Average Total Assets\n0.833\n1.067\n= Return on Assets\n= Net Income/Average Total Assets\n0.180\n0.048\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n253\nLet’s try a few examples to get a feel for the process. What would be the effect of the fol-\nlowing transactions on the following ratios (ignoring taxes)? The examples we will consider \nillustrate that the effect depends on what part of the ratio, numerator (top) and/or denominator \n(bottom), is affected. We need to consider three cases.\nWhat if only the numerator or denominator is affected?\nExample 1: Apple incurred an additional $1,000 in research and development expense paid \nfor in cash (all numbers in millions). What would be the effect on the net profit margin ratio? \nThe entry would be:\nResearch and development expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nNote that the transaction would decrease the numerator Net Income and have no effect on \nthe denominator Net Sales. The ratio was 0.216 (using numbers from Exhibit 5.5). It would \ndecrease to 0.211 as follows.\nNet Income\n÷\nNet Sales\n=\nNet Profit Margin\nAs reported:\n$39,510\n÷\n$182,795\n=\n0.216\nTransaction effect:\n-1,000\n + – +++     \nAfter transaction:\n$38,510\n÷\n$182,795\n=\n0.211\nThis example illustrates a general point about the effect of transactions on ratios. If a transac-\ntion only affects the numerator or denominator of the ratio, it will have the following effects \non the ratio:\nRatio Changes Given Changes in \nNumerator or Denominator\nNumerator\nRatio\n Increases\n Increases\n Decreases\n Decreases\nDenominator\n Increases\n Decreases\n Decreases\n Increases\nWhat if both the numerator and denominator are affected \nbut by different amounts?\nExample 2: Consider the same transaction as in Example 1. What would be the effect on the \nreturn on assets ratio? Note that the transaction would decrease the numerator Net Income by \n$1,000. It would also decrease the ending total assets by $1,000 but have no effect on begin-\nning total assets. So the denominator, average total assets, would only decrease by $500:\nAvg. Total Assets = ($207,000 + $231,839 - $1,000) ÷ 2 = $218,920\nThe ratio was 0.180 in Exhibit 5.9. It would decrease as follows:\nNet Income\n÷\nAvg. \nTotal Assets\n=\nReturn on \nAssets\nAs reported:\n$39,510\n÷\n$219,420\n=\n0.180\nTransaction effect:\n-1,000\n -500\nAfter transaction:\n$38,510\n÷\n$218,920\n=\n0.176\nThis example illustrates a second general point about the effect of transactions on ratios. If a \ntransaction affects the numerator by more than it affects the denominator, or if it affects the \ndenominator by more than it affects the numerator, you must compute the effect with the num-\nbers given.\n\n\n254\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nWhat if the numerator and denominator are affected by the same amount?\nExample 3: Apple paid $4,000 of accounts payable in cash (all numbers in millions). What \nwould be the effect on the current ratio? The entry would be:\nAccounts payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nNote that the transaction would decrease the numerator, Current Assets, and the denominator, \nCurrent Liabilities, by the same amount. The ratio was 1.08 (using numbers from Exhibit 5.4). \nIt would increase as follows.\nCurrent Assets\n÷\nCurrent Liabilities\n=\nCurrent Ratio\nAs reported:\n$68,531\n÷\n$63,448\n=\n1.08\nTransaction effect:\n-4,000\n-4,000\nAfter transaction:\n$64,531\n÷\n$59,448\n=\n1.09\nThis example illustrates a third general point about the effect of transactions on ratios. If a \ntransaction affects the numerator and denominator of the ratio by the same amount, the \neffect will depend on whether the original ratio value was greater or less than 1.00:\nRatio Changes Given Same Change in \nNumerator and Denominator\nNumerator and \nDenominator\nRatio < 1\nRatio > 1\nIncrease both\nIncreases\nDecreases\nDecrease both\nDecreases\nIncreases\nNet Profit\nMargin\nTotal Asset\nTurnover\nROA\n0.50\n2014\n2013\n1.00\n1.50\n0.0\nApple\nApple\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nROA measures how well management used the company’s invested capital during the period. Its two \ndeterminants, net profit margin and asset turnover, indicate why ROA differs from prior levels or the \nROAs of competitors. They also suggest strategies to improve ROA in future periods. The effect of an \nindividual transaction on a financial ratio depends on its effects on both the numerator and denomina-\ntor of the ratio.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. We used profit driver analysis in Exhibit 5.9 to explain why a company has an ROA different \nfrom its competitors at a single point in time. This type of analysis is called cross-sectional \nanalysis. Profit driver analysis can also be used to explain how changes in net profit margin \n(Net Income/Net Sales) and total asset turnover (Net Sales/Average Total Assets) changed \nApple’s ROA over time. This type of analysis is often called time-series analysis. Follow-\ning is the recent year’s ROA analysis for Apple Inc. Using profit driver analysis, explain how \nApple has increased its ROA.\nROA Profit Drivers\n2014\n2013\nNet Income/Net Sales\n0.216\n0.217\n× Net Sales/Average Total Assets\n0.833\n0.892\n= Net Income/Average Total Assets\n0.180\n0.193\n\n\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n255\n \n2. What would be the direction of the effect of the following transactions on the following ratios \n(+ for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect)? Consider each item independently.\n \na. Recorded and paid rent expense of $200.\n \nb. Recorded the sale of services on account for $400.\nTransaction\nGross Profit Margin\nReturn on Assets\nCurrent Ratio\na.\nb.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nComplete the following requirements before proceeding to the suggested solution. Microsoft \nCorporation is the developer of a broad line of computer software, including the Windows operat-\ning systems and Word (word processing) and Excel (spreadsheet) programs. Following is a list of the \nfinancial statement items and amounts adapted from a recent Microsoft income statement and balance \nsheet. These items have normal debit and credit balances and are reported in millions of dollars. For \nthat year, 8,299 million (weighted average) shares of stock were outstanding. The company closed its \nbooks on June 30, 2014.\nAccounts payable\n$  7,432\nOther current liabilities\n$ 9,464\nAccounts receivable (net)\n19,544\nOther income, net\n61\nAccrued compensation\n4,797\nOther investments\n14,597\nCash and short-term investments\n85,709\nOther noncurrent assets\n30,530\nCommon stock and paid-in capital\n68,366\nProperty, plant, and equipment (net)\n13,011\nCost of goods sold\n26,934\nProvision for income taxes\n5,746\nGeneral and administrative\n4,948\nResearch and development\n11,381\nIncome taxes payable\n782\nRetained earnings\n21,418\nLong-term liabillities\n36,975\nSales and marketing\n15,811\nNet revenue\n86,833\nUnearned revenue\n23,150\nOther current assets\n8,993\nRequired:\n \n1. Prepare in good form a classified (multiple-step) income statement (showing gross profit, operat-\ning income, income before income taxes, net income, and earnings per share) and a classified bal-\nance sheet for the year.\n \n2. Compute the company’s ROA. Briefly explain its meaning using ROA profit driver analysis. \n(Microsoft’s total assets at the beginning of the year were $142,431 million.)\n \n3. If Microsoft had an additional $1,500 in general and administrative expenses (paid for in cash), \nwhat would be the effect on its ROA (increase, decrease, or no effect)?\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n1. \nApple’s 1.3% decline (19.3% - 18.0%) in ROA resulted from a decline in its total asset turnover. The \nmanagement discussion and analysis in its 10-K indicates that most of this decrease resulted from \nincreases in total assets, mainly marketable securities.\n2. a. Rent expense (+E, -SE) 200 b. Accounts receivable (+A) 400\n Cash (-A) 200 Sales revenue (+R, +SE) 400\n NE, -, - +, +, +\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n256\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. \nMICROSOFT CORPORATION\nIncome Statement\nFor the Year Ended June 30, 2014\n(In millions, except per share amounts)\nNet revenue\n$86,833\nCost of goods sold\n 26,934\n Gross profit\n59,899\nOperating expenses:\n Research and development\n11,381\n Sales and marketing\n15,811\n General and administrative\n 4,948\n Total operating expenses\n 32,140\nOperating income\n27,759\nNonoperating income and expenses:\n Other income, net\n 61\nIncome before income taxes\n27,820\nProvision for income taxes\n 5,746\nNet income\n$22,074\nEarnings per share\n$ 2.66\nMICROSOFT CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nJune 30, 2014\n(In millions)\nASSETS\nCurrent assets\n Cash and short-term investments\n$ 85,709\n Accounts receivable (net)\n19,544\n Other current assets\n 8,993\n Total current assets\n114,246\nNoncurrent assets:\n Property, plant, and equipment (net)\n13,011\n Other investments\n14,597\n Other noncurrent assets\n \n \n \n \n30,530\nTotal assets\n$172,384\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ \nEQUITY\nCurrent liabilities\n Accounts payable\n$ 7,432\n Accrued compensation\n4,797\n Income taxes payable\n782\n Unearned revenue\n23,150\n Other current liabilities\n 9,464\n Total current liabilities\n45,625\nLong-term liabilities\n36,975\nStockholders’ equity:\n Common stock and paid-in capital\n68,366\n Retained earnings\n 21,418\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 89,784\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$172,384\n \n2. \nFiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014\n +Net Income/Net Sales\n0.25\n× Net Sales/Average Total Assets\n0.55\n= Net Income/Average Total Assets\n0.14\nFor the year ended June 30, Microsoft earned an ROA of 14 percent. Microsoft maintains high \nprofit margins, earning $0.25 of net income for every $1 of net sales, but the company has a lower \nasset efficiency with only $0.55 in sales generated for each $1 of assets. The analysis also indicates \nMicrosoft’s dominance of the computer software business, which allows the company to charge pre-\nmium prices for its products.\n \n3. General and administrative expenses (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,500\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,500\nThe numerator Net Income would decrease by $1,500 and the denominator Average Total Assets \nwould decrease by $750. As a consequence, ROA would decrease.\n\n\n257\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n \n5-1. Recognize the people involved in the accounting communication process (regulators, manag-\ners, directors, auditors, information intermediaries, and users), their roles in the process, and \nthe guidance they receive from legal and professional standards. p. 233\nManagement of the reporting company must decide on the appropriate format (categories) and \nlevel of detail to present in its financial reports. Independent audits increase the credibility of the \ninformation. Directors monitor managers’ compliance with reporting standards and hire the auditor. \nFinancial statement announcements from public companies usually are first transmitted to users \nthrough electronic information services. The SEC staff reviews public financial reports for com-\npliance with legal and professional standards, investigates irregularities, and punishes violators. \nAnalysts play a major role in making financial statement and other information available to average \ninvestors through their stock recommendations and earnings forecasts.\n \n5-2. Identify the steps in the accounting communication process, including the issuance of press \nreleases, annual reports, quarterly reports, and SEC filings, as well as the role of electronic \ninformation services in this process. p. 238\nEarnings are first made public in press releases. Companies follow these announcements with \nannual and quarterly reports containing statements, notes, and additional information. Public com-\npanies must file additional reports with the SEC, including the 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, which contain \nmore details about the company. Electronic information services are the key source of dissemina-\ntion of this information to sophisticated users.\n \n5-3. Recognize and apply the different financial statement and disclosure formats used by compa-\nnies in practice and analyze the gross profit percentage. p. 240\nMost statements are classified and include subtotals that are relevant to analysis. On the balance \nsheet, the most important distinctions are between current and noncurrent assets and liabilities. On \nthe income and cash flow statements, the distinction between operating and nonoperating items is \nmost important. The notes to the statements provide descriptions of the accounting rules applied, \nadd more information about items disclosed on the statements, and present information about eco-\nnomic events not included in the statements.\n \n5-4. Analyze a company’s performance based on return on assets and its components and the \neffects of transactions on financial ratios. p. 250\nROA measures how well management used the company’s invested capital during the period. Its \ntwo determinants, net profit margin and asset turnover, indicate why ROA differs from prior levels \nor the ROAs of competitors. They also suggest strategies to improve ROA in future periods. The \neffect of an individual transaction on a financial ratio depends on its effects on both the numerator \nand denominator of the ratio.\nIn Chapter 6, we will begin our in-depth discussion of individual items presented in financial state-\nments. We will start with two of the most liquid assets, cash and accounts receivable, and transactions \nthat involve revenues and certain selling expenses. Accuracy in revenue recognition and the related \nrecognition of cost of goods sold (discussed in Chapter 7) are the most important determinants of the \naccuracy—and, thus, the usefulness—of financial statements. We will also introduce concepts related to \nthe management and control of cash and receivables, a critical business function. A detailed understand-\ning of these topics is crucial to future managers, accountants, and financial analysts.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\nK E Y R A T I O S\nGross profit percentage measures the excess of sales prices over the costs to purchase or produce the \ngoods or services sold as a percentage. It is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in \nthe A Closer Look at Financial Statement Formats and Notes section):\nGross Profit Percentage = Gross Profit\nNet Sales\n\n\n258\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nReturn on Assets = \nNet Income\nAverage Total Assets\nReturn on assets (ROA) measures how much the firm earned for each dollar of investment. It is \n \ncomputed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Return on Assets section):\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nAssets (by order of liquidity)\nCurrent assets (short-term)\nNoncurrent assets\n Total assets\nLiabilities (by order of time to maturity)\nCurrent liabilities (short-term)\nLong-term liabilities\n Total liabilities\nStockholders’ equity (by source)\nCommon stock and Additional paid-in capital (by owners)\nRetained earnings (accumulated earnings minus accumulated dividends \ndeclared)\n Total stockholders’ equity\n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nCommon \n \nStock\nAdd’l Paid-in \nCapital\nRetained \n \nEarnings\nTotal \nStockholders’ \nEquity\nBeginning balance\nxx\nxx\nxx\nxx\nNet income\nxx\nxx\nDividends \ndeclared\n(xx)\n(xx)\nStock issued\nxx\nxx\nxx\nStock retired\n(xx)\n(xx)\n(xx)\nEnding balance\nxx\nxx\nxx\nxx\nIncome Statement\nStatement of Cash Flows\nOperating activities:\nNet income\n+/- Adjustments for noncash items\nCash provided by operating activities\nInvesting activities:\nFinancing activities:\nNotes\nKey Classifications\nDescriptions of accounting rules applied in the \nstatements\nAdditional detail supporting reported numbers\nRelevant financial information not disclosed on \nthe statements\n Net sales\n - Cost of goods sold\n Gross margin\n - Operating expenses\n Income from operations\n+/- \nNonoperating revenues/expenses and gains/ \n losses\n Income before income taxes\n - Income tax expense\n Net income \n Earnings per share\nK E Y T E R M S\nBoard of Directors p. 234\nCorporate Governance p. 231\nCost-Effectiveness p. 237\nEarnings Forecasts p. 235\nFinancial Accounting Standards Board \n(FASB) p. 233\nForm 8-K p. 240\nForm 10-K p. 239\nForm 10-Q p. 240\nGross Profit (Gross Margin) p. 242\nIncome before Income Taxes (Pretax \nEarnings) p. 242\nInstitutional Investors p. 237\nLenders (Creditors) p. 237\nMaterial Amounts p. 237\nOperating Income (Income from \nOperations) p. 242\nPress Release p. 238\n\n\n259\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPrivate Investors p. 237\nPublic Company Accounting Oversight \nBoard (PCAOB) p. 233\nSarbanes-Oxley Act p. 232\nSecurities and Exchange Commission \n(SEC) p. 233\nUnqualified (Clean) Audit Opinion p. 234\n 1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of management and independent auditors in the financial \nreporting process.\n 2. Define the following three users of financial accounting disclosures and the relationships among \nthem: (a) financial analysts, (b) private investors, and (c) institutional investors.\n 3. Briefly describe the role of information services in the communication of financial information.\n 4. Explain what a material amount is.\n 5. What basis of accounting (cash or accrual) does GAAP require on the (a) income statement, (b) bal-\nance sheet, and (c) statement of cash flows?\n 6. Briefly explain the normal sequence and form of financial reports produced by private companies in \na typical year.\n 7. Briefly explain the normal sequence and form of financial reports produced by public companies in \na typical year.\n 8. What are the four major subtotals or totals on the income statement?\n 9. List the six major classifications reported on a balance sheet.\n 10. For property, plant, and equipment, as reported on the balance sheet, explain (a) cost, (b) accumu-\nlated depreciation, and (c) net book value.\n 11. Briefly explain the major classifications of stockholders’ equity for a corporation.\n 12. What are the three major classifications on a statement of cash flows?\n 13. What are the three major categories of notes or footnotes presented in annual reports? Cite an exam-\nple of each.\n 14. Briefly define return on assets and what it measures.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. If average total assets increase, but net income, net sales, and average stockholders’ equity remain \nthe same, what is the impact on the return on assets ratio?\n \na. Increases.\n \nb. Decreases.\n \nc. Remains the same.\n \nd. Cannot be determined without additional information.\n 2. If a company plans to differentiate its products by offering low prices and discounts for items pack-\naged in bulk (like a discount retailer that requires memberships for its customers), which component \nin the ROA profit driver analysis is the company attempting to boost?\n \na. Net profit margin.\n \nb. Asset turnover.\n \nc. Financial leverage.\n \nd. All of the above.\n 3. If a company reported the following items on its income statement (cost of goods sold $6,000, \nincome tax expense $2,000, interest expense $500, operating expenses $3,500, sales revenue \n$14,000), what amount would be reported for the subtotal “income from operations”?\n \na. $8,000\n \nb. $2,000\n \nc. $4,500\n \nd. $4,000\n 4. Which of the following is one of the possible nonrecurring items that must be shown in a separate \nline item below the Income from Continuing Operations subtotal in the income statement?\n \na. Gains and losses from the sale of fixed assets.\n \nb. Discontinued operations.\n \nc. Extraordinary items.\n \nd. Both a and b.\n 5. Which of the following reports is filed annually with the SEC?\n \na. Form 10-Q\n \nb. Form 10-K\n \nc. Form 8-K\n \nd. Press release\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n260\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n 6. Which of the following would normally not be found in the notes to the financial statements?\n \na. Accounting rules applied in the company’s financial statements.\n \nb. Additional detail supporting numbers reported in the company’s financial statements.\n \nc. Relevant financial information not presented in the company’s financial statements.\n \nd. All of the above would be found in the notes to the financial statements.\n 7. Which of the following is not a normal function of a financial analyst?\n \na. Issue earnings forecasts.\n \nb. Examine the records underlying the financial statements to certify their conformance \nwith GAAP.\n \nc. Make buy, hold, and sell recommendations on companies’ stock.\n \nd. Advise institutional investors on their securities holdings.\n 8. The classified balance sheet format allows one to ascertain quickly which of the following?\n \na. The most valuable asset of the company.\n \nb. The specific due date for all liabilities of the company.\n \nc. What liabilities must be paid within the upcoming year.\n \nd. None of the above.\n 9. When a company issues stock with a par value, what columns are typically presented in the state-\nment of stockholders’ equity?\n \na. Common Stock; Additional Paid-In Capital; and Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net.\n \nb. Cash; and Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net.\n \nc. Common Stock; Additional Paid-In Capital; and Retained Earnings.\n \nd. Common Stock; Additional Paid-In Capital; and Cash.\n 10. Net income was $850,000. Beginning and ending assets were $8,500,000 and $9,600,000, \nrespectively. What was the return on assets (ROA)?\n \na. 9.39%\n \nb. 10.59%\n \nc. 9.94%\n \nd. 10.41%\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nMatching Players in the Accounting Communication Process with Their Definitions\nMatch each player with the related definition by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\nPlayers\nDefinitions\n___ (1) Independent auditor\n___ (2) CEO and CFO\n___ (3) Users\n___ (4) Financial analyst\nA. \nAdviser who analyzes financial and other economic \ninformation to form forecasts and stock recommendations.\nB. \nInstitutional and private investors and creditors \n(among others).\nC. \nChief executive officer and chief financial officer who have \nprimary responsibility for the information presented in \nfinancial statements.\nD. \nIndependent CPA who examines financial statements and \nattests to their fairness.\nIdentifying the Disclosure Sequence\nIndicate the order in which the following disclosures or reports are normally issued by public companies.\n No.\nTitle\n_____\nForm 10-K\n_____\nEarnings press release\n_____\nAnnual report\nM5-1\nLO5-1\nM5-2\nLO5-2\n\n\n261\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nFinding Financial Information: Matching Financial Statements with the Elements \nof Financial Statements\nMatch each financial statement with the items presented on it by entering the appropriate letter in the \nspace provided.\nElements of Financial Statements\nFinancial Statements\n___ (1) Expenses\nA. Income statement\n___ (2) Cash from operating activities\nB. Balance sheet\n___ (3) Losses\nC. Cash flow statement\n___ (4) Assets\nD. None of the above\n___ (5) Revenues\n___ (6) Cash from financing activities\n___ (7) Gains\n___ (8) Owners’ equity\n___ (9) Liabilities\n___ (10) Assets personally owned by a stockholder\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Balance Sheet and Income Statement Categories\nComplete the following tabulation, indicating the sign of the effect (+ for increase, - for decrease, and \nNE for no effect) of each transaction. Consider each item independently.\n \na. Recorded sales on account of $300 and related cost of goods sold of $200.\n \nb. Recorded advertising expense of $10 incurred but not paid for.\nTransaction\nCurrent Assets\nGross Profit\nCurrent Liabilities\n(a)\n(b)\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Sales and Cost of Goods Sold and Issuance of Stock\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the following transactions. Use + for increase and \n- for decrease and indicate the accounts affected and the amounts.\n \na. Sales on account were $1,800 and related cost of goods sold was $1,200.\n \nb. Issued 5,000 shares of $1 par value stock for $60,000 cash.\nEvent\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n(a)\n(b)\nRecording Sales and Cost of Goods Sold and Issuance of Stock\nPrepare journal entries for each transaction listed in M5-5.\nComputing and Interpreting Return on Assets\nSaunders, Inc., recently reported the following December 31 amounts in its financial statements (dollars \nin thousands):\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nGross profit\n$ 200\n$120\nNet income\n100\n40\nTotal assets\n1,000\n800\nTotal shareholders’ equity\n800\n600\nCompute return on assets for the current year. What does this ratio measure?\nM5-3\nLO5-3\nM5-4\nLO5-3\nM5-5\nLO5-3\nM5-6\nLO5-3\nM5-7\nLO5-4\n\n\n262\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nE X E R C I S E S\nMatching Players in the Accounting Communication Process with Their Definitions\nMatch each player with the related definition by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\nPlayers\nDefinitions\n___ (1) Financial analyst\n___ (2) Creditor\n___ (3) Independent auditor\n___ (4) Private investor\n___ (5) SEC\n___ (6) Information service\n___ (7) Institutional investor\n___ (8) CEO and CFO\nA. \nFinancial institution or supplier that lends money to the \ncompany.\nB. \nChief executive officer and chief financial officer who \nhave primary responsibility for the information present-\ned in financial statements.\nC. \nManager of pension, mutual, and endowment funds that \ninvest on the behalf of others.\nD. \nSecurities and Exchange Commission, which regulates \nfinancial disclosure requirements.\n E. \nA company that gathers, combines, and transmits (paper \nand electronic) financial and related information from \nvarious sources.\n F. \nAdviser who analyzes financial and other economic in-\nformation to form forecasts and stock recommendations.\nG. \nIndividual who purchases shares in companies.\nH. \nIndependent CPA who examines financial statements \nand attests to their fairness.\nMatching Definitions with Information Releases Made by Public Companies\nFollowing are the titles of various information releases. Match each definition with the related release by \nentering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\nInformation Release\nDefinitions\n___ (1) Form 10-Q\n___ (2) Quarterly report\n___ (3) Press release\n___ (4) Annual report\n___ (5) Form 10-K\n___ (6) Form 8-K\nA. \nReport of special events (e.g., auditor changes, mergers) \nfiled by public companies with the SEC.\nB. \nBrief unaudited report for quarter normally containing \nsummary income statement and balance sheet.\nC. \nQuarterly report filed by public companies with the \nSEC that contains additional unaudited financial \ninformation.\nD. \nWritten public news announcement that is normally \ndistributed to major news services.\nE. \nAnnual report filed by public companies with the \nSEC that contains additional detailed financial \ninformation.\n F. \nReport containing the four basic financial statements for \nthe year, related notes, and often statements by manage-\nment and auditors.\nFinding Financial Information: Matching Information Items to Financial Reports\nFollowing are information items included in various financial reports. Match each information item \nwith the report(s) where it would most likely be found by entering the appropriate letter(s) in the space \nprovided.\nE5-1\nLO5-1\nE5-2\nLO5-2\nE5-3\nLO5-2\n\n\n263\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nInformation Item\nReport\n___ (1) Summarized financial data for 5-year period.\n___ (2) Notes to financial statements.\n___ (3) The four basic financial statements for the year. \n___ (4) Summarized income statement information for the quarter.\n___ (5) Detailed discussion of the company’s competition.\n___ (6) Initial announcement of hiring of new vice president for sales.\n___ (7) Initial announcement of quarterly earnings.\n___ (8) Description of those responsible for the financial statements.\n___ (9) \nComplete quarterly income statement, balance sheet, and cash \nflow \nstatement.\n___ (10) Announcement of a change in auditors.\nA. Form 10-Q\nB. Annual report\nC. \nForm 8-K\nD. Press release\nE. Quarterly report\n F. \n \nForm 10-K\nG. \nNone of the \nabove\nOrdering the Classifications on a Typical Balance Sheet\nFollowing is a list of classifications on the balance sheet. Number them in the order in which they nor-\nmally appear on a balance sheet.\nNo.\nTitle\n___\nLong-term liabilities\n___\nCurrent liabilities\n___\nLong-term investments\n___\nIntangible assets\n___\nCommon stock and additional paid-in capital\n___\nCurrent assets\n___\nRetained earnings\n___\nProperty, plant, and equipment\n___\nOther noncurrent assets\nPreparing a Classified Balance Sheet\nCampbell Soup Company is the world’s leading maker and marketer of soup and sells other well-known \nbrands of food in 120 countries. Presented here are the items listed on its recent balance sheet (dollars in \nmillions) presented in alphabetical order:\nAccounts payable\n$ 585\nOther assets\n$ 136\nAccounts receivable\n560\nOther current assets\n152\nAccrued expenses\n619\nOther current debt\n785\nCash and cash equivalents\n484\nOther noncurrent liabilities\n3,777\nCommon stock, $0.0375 par value\n351\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net\n2,103\nIntangible assets\n2,660\nRetained earnings\n745\nInventories\n767\nRequired:\nPrepare a classified consolidated balance sheet for Campbell Soup for the current year (ended July 31) \nusing the categories presented in the chapter.\nPreparing and Interpreting a Classified Balance Sheet with Discussion of Terminology \n(Challenging)\nSnyder’s-Lance manufactures, markets, and distributes a variety of snack food products including \npretzels, sandwich crackers, kettle chips, cookies, potato chips, tortilla chips, other salty snacks, sugar \nE5-4\nLO5-3\nE5-5\nLO5-3\nE5-6\nLO5-3\n\n\n264\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nwafers, nuts, and restaurant-style crackers. These items are sold under trade names including Snyder’s of \nHanover, Lance, Cape Cod, Krunchers!, Jays, Tom’s, Archway, and others. Presented here are the items \nlisted on its recent balance sheet (dollars in millions) in alphabetical order:\nAccounts payable\n$ 52,930\nOther assets (noncurrent)\n$ 21,804\nAccounts receivable, net\n143,238\nOther current assets\n96,983\nAccrued compensation\n29,248\nOther intangible assets, net\n376,062\nAdditional paid-in capital\n730,338\nOther long-term liabilities\n219,114\nCash and cash equivalents\n20,841\nOther payables and accrued \nliabilities\n68,712\nCommon stock, 67,820,798 shares \noutstanding\n56,515\nPrepaid expenses and other\n20,705\nGoodwill\n367,853\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net\n313,043\nInventories\n106,261\nRetained earnings\n51,738\nLong-term debt\n253,939\nShort-term debt\n4,256\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a classified consolidated balance sheet for Snyder’s-Lance for the current year (ended \nDecember 31) using the categories presented in the chapter.\n 2. Three of the items end in the term net. Explain what this term means in each case.\nPreparing a Classified (Multiple-Step) Income Statement\nMacy’s, Inc., operates the two best-known high-end department store chains in North America: Macy’s \nand Bloomingdale’s. The following data (in millions) were taken from its recent annual report for the \nyear ended February 1:\nCost of sales\n$16,725\nFederal, state, and local income tax expense\n804\nInterest expense\n390\nInterest income\n2\nNet sales\n27,931\nOther operating expenses\n88\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses\n8,440\nRequired:\nPrepare a complete classified (multiple-step) consolidated statement of income for the company (show-\ning gross margin, operating income, and income before income taxes). \nPreparing a Classified (Multiple-Step) Income Statement and Computing the Gross Profit \nPercentage\nThe following data were taken from the records of Township Corporation at December 31 of the current \nyear:\nSales revenue\n$85,000\nGross profit\n30,000\nSelling (distribution) expense\n7,000\nAdministrative expense\n?\nPretax income\n13,000\nIncome tax rate\n35%\nShares of stock outstanding\n2,500\nRequired:\nPrepare a complete classified (multiple-step) income statement for the company (showing both gross \nprofit and income from operations). Show all computations. (Hint: Set up the side captions or rows start-\ning with sales revenue and ending with earnings per share; rely on the amounts and percentages given to \ninfer missing values.) What is the gross profit percentage?\nE5-7\nLO5-3\nE5-8\nLO5-3\n\n\n265\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPreparing a Classified (Multiple-Step) Income Statement (Challenging)\nMost people know Hewlett Packard Company (HP) as a leading supplier of personal computers, printers \nand scanners, and storage and networking products for large and small customers alike. However, HP also is \na major provider of technology consulting, outsourcing, and services to business, educational, and govern-\nment organizations. Finally, HP also provides financing for products and services to its larger customers. As a \nconsequence, its income statement shows three sources of operating revenues (goods/services/financing) and \nthree related costs of goods/services/financing provided to customers. Presented below are the items adapted \nfrom its recent income statement for the year ended October 31 (in millions, except per share amounts). Net \nearnings per share was $3.78 and the weighted-average shares used in the computation was 2,319.\nAcquisition-related charges\n$ 293\nProduct sales\n$84,799\nAmortization of purchased intangible assets\n1,484\nProvision for taxes\n2,213\nCost of financing\n302\nResearch and development\n2,959\nCost of products\n65,064\nRestructuring charges\n1,144\nCost of services\n30,590\nSelling, general, and administrative\n12,718\nFinancing income\n418\nService sales\n40,816\nInterest expense\n505\nRequired:\n 1. Recognizing that HP has three sources of operating revenues, prepare a classified (multiple-step) \nincome statement for HP following the format and using the subtotals presented in Exhibit 5.5. \n(Hint: The term “charge” is a synonym for “expense.”)\n 2. Which source of operating revenues produces the highest gross profit?\nInferring Income Statement Values\nSupply the missing dollar amounts for the current year income statement of NexTech Company for each \nof the following independent cases. (Hint: Organize each case in the format of the classified or multiple-\nstep income statement discussed in the chapter. Rely on the amounts given to infer the missing values.)\nCase A\nCase B\nCase C\nCase D\nCase E\nSales revenue\n$800\n$600\n$500\n$ ?\n$ ?\nSelling expense\n?\n50\n80\n350\n240\nCost of goods sold\n?\n150\n?\n500\n320\nIncome tax expense\n?\n30\n20\n50\n20\nGross margin\n375\n?\n?\n?\n440\nPretax income\n200\n300\n?\n200\n?\nAdministrative expense\n125\n?\n70\n120\n80\nNet income\n150\n?\n50\n?\n100\nInferring Income Statement Values\nSupply the missing dollar amounts for the current year income statement of BGT Company for each of \nthe following independent cases. (Hint: Organize each case in the format of the classified or multiple-\nstep income statement discussed in the chapter. Rely on the amounts given to infer the missing values.)\nCase A\nCase B\nCase C\nCase D\nCase E\nSales revenue\n$770\n$ ?\n$ ?\n$600\n$1,050\nPretax income\n?\n?\n150\n130\n370\nIncome tax expense\n65\n210\n60\n45\n?\nCost of goods sold\n?\n320\n125\n250\n?\nGross margin\n?\n880\n?\n?\n630\nSelling expense\n90\n275\n45\n70\n?\nNet income\n115\n275\n?\n?\n240\nAdministrative expense\n200\n120\n80\n?\n175\nE5-9\nLO5-3\nE5-10\nLO5-3\nE5-11\nLO5-3\n\n\n266\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nStock Issuances and the Statement of Stockholders’ Equity\nIn a recent year, Coach, Inc., a designer and marketer of handbags and other accessories, issued 12,100 \nshares of its $0.01 par value stock for $344,000 (these numbers are rounded). These additional shares \nwere issued under an employee stock option plan. Prepare the line on the statement of stockholders’ \nequity that would reflect this transaction. The statement has the following columns:\nCommon Stock\nAdditional \nPaid-in \nCapital\nRetained \nEarnings\nTotal \nStockholders’ \nEquity\nShares\nAmount\nInferring Stock Issuances and Cash Dividends from Changes in Stockholders’ Equity\nThe Kroger Co. is one of the largest retailers in the United States and also manufactures and processes \nsome of the food for sale in its supermarkets. Kroger reported the following January 31 balances in its \nstatement of stockholders’ equity (dollars in millions):\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nCommon stock\n$ 959\n$ 958\nPaid-in capital\n3,427\n3,394\nRetained earnings\n8,571\n8,225\nDuring the current year, Kroger reported net income of $602.\nRequired:\n 1. How much did Kroger declare in dividends for the year?\n 2. Assume that the only other transaction that affected stockholders’ equity during the current year was \na single stock issuance. Recreate the journal entry reflecting the stock issuance.\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Balance Sheet and Income Statement Categories\nHasbro is one of the world’s leading toy manufacturers and the maker of such popular board games as \nMonopoly, Scrabble, and Clue, among others. Listed here are selected aggregate transactions from a \nrecent year (dollars in millions). Complete the following tabulation, indicating the sign (+ for increase, \n- for decrease, and NE for no effect) and amount of the effect of each transaction. Consider each item \nindependently.\n \na. Recorded sales on account of $4,285.6 and related cost of goods sold of $1,836.3.\n \nb. Issued debt due in six months with a principal amount of $500.0.\n \nc. Incurred research and development expense of $197.6, which was paid in cash.\nTransaction\nCurrent Assets\nGross Profit\nCurrent Liabilities\na.\nb.\nc.\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and State-\nment of Cash Flows Categories\nListed here are selected aggregate transactions for ModernStyle Furniture Company from the first quar-\nter of a recent year (dollars in millions). Complete the following tabulation, indicating the sign (+ for \nincrease, - for decrease, and NE for no effect) and amount of the effect of each additional transaction. \nConsider each item independently.\n \na. Recorded collections of cash from customers owed on open account of $40.8.\n \nb. Repaid $5.6 in principal on line of credit with a bank with principal payable within one year.\nTransaction\nCurrent Assets\nGross Profit\nCurrent \nLiabilities\nCash Flow from \nOperating Activities\na.\nb.\nE5-12\nLO5-3\nE5-13\nLO5-3\nE5-14\nLO5-3\nE5-15\nLO5-3\n\n\n267\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPreparing a Simple Statement of Cash Flows Using the Indirect Method\nAvalos Corporation is preparing its annual financial statements at December 31 of the current year. \nListed here are the items on its statement of cash flows presented in alphabetical order. Parentheses indi-\ncate that a listed amount should be subtracted on the cash flow statement. The beginning balance in cash \nwas $25,000 and the ending balance was $50,000.\nCash borrowed on three-year note\n$30,000\nDecrease in accounts payable\n(3,000)\nDecrease in inventory\n1,000\nIncrease in accounts receivable\n(9,000)\nLand purchased\n(36,000)\nNet income\n25,000\nNew delivery truck purchased for cash\n(7,000)\nStock issued for cash\n24,000\nRequired:\nPrepare the current year statement of cash flows for Avalos Corporation. The section reporting cash \nflows from operating activities should be prepared using the indirect method discussed in the chapter.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting Return on Assets\nTiffany & Co. is one of the world’s premier jewelers and a designer of other fine gifts and housewares. \nPresented here are selected income statement and balance sheet amounts (dollars in thousands).\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nNet sales\n$3,642,937\n$3,085,290\nNet income\n439,190\n368,403\nAverage shareholders’ equity\n2,263,190\n2,030,357\nAverage total assets\n3,947,331\n3,612,015\nRequired:\n 1. Compute ROA for the current and prior years and explain the meaning of the change.\n 2. Explain the major cause(s) of the change in ROA using ROA profit driver analysis.\nAnalyzing and Evaluating Return on Assets from a Security Analyst’s Perspective\nPapa John’s is one of the fastest-growing pizza delivery and carry-out restaurant chains in the country. \nPresented here are selected income statement and balance sheet amounts (dollars in thousands).\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nNet sales\n$1,217,882\n$1,126,397\nNet income\n59,387\n55,425\nAverage shareholders’ equity\n212,711\n246,119\nAverage total assets\n403,162\n394,143\nRequired:\n 1. Compute ROA for the current and prior years and explain the meaning of the change.\n 2. Would security analysts more likely increase or decrease their estimates of share value on the basis \nof this change? Explain.\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Ratios\nWhat would be the direction of the effect of the following transactions on the following ratios (+ for \nincrease, - for decrease, and NE for no effect)? Consider each item independently.\n \na. Repaid principal of $2,000 on a long-term note payable with the bank.\n \nb. Recorded rent expense of $100 paid for in cash.\nTransaction\nNet Profit Margin\nReturn on Assets\nCurrent Ratio\na.\nb.\nE5-16\nLO5-3\nE5-17\nLO5-4\nE5-18\nLO5-4\nE5-19\nLO5-4\n\n\n268\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nP R O B L E M S   \nMatching Transactions with Concepts\nFollowing are the concepts of accounting covered in Chapters 2 through 5. Match each transaction or \ndefinition with its related concept by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided. Use one letter \nfor each blank.\nP5-1\nLO5-1,5-2\nTransactions/Definitions\nA. Recorded a $2,000 sale of merchandise on credit.\nB. \nCounted (inventoried) the unsold items at the end of the \nperiod and valued them in dollars.\nC. Acquired a vehicle for use in operating the business.\nD. \nReported the amount of depreciation expense because it \nlikely will affect statement users’ decision making.\nE. \nThe investors, creditors, and others interested in the business.\nF. \nUsed special accounting approaches because of the \nuniqueness of the industry.\nG. Sold and issued bonds payable of $3 million.\nH. \nUsed services from outsiders; paid cash for some and \nput the remainder on credit.\nI. \nEngaged an outside independent CPA to audit the finan-\ncial statements.\nJ. \nSold an asset at a loss that was a peripheral or incidental \ntransaction.\nK. \nEstablished an accounting policy that sales revenue \nshall be recognized only when ownership to the goods \nsold passes to the customer.\nL. \nTo design and prepare the financial statements to assist \nthe users in making decisions.\nM. \nEstablished a policy not to include in the financial state-\nments the personal financial affairs of the owners of the \nbusiness.\nN. \nSold merchandise and services for cash and on credit \nduring the year; then determined the cost of those goods \nsold and the cost of rendering those services.\nO. \nThe user value of a special financial report exceeds the \ncost of preparing it.\nP. \nValued an asset, such as inventory, at less than its pur-\nchase cost because the replacement cost is less.\nQ. \nDated the income statement “For the Year Ended \nDecember 31, 2017.”\nR. \nPaid a contractor for an addition to the building with $15,000 \ncash and $20,000 market value of the stock of the company \n($35,000 was deemed to be the cash-equivalent price).\nS. \nAcquired an asset (a pencil sharpener that will have a \nuseful life of five years) and recorded it as an expense \nwhen purchased for $1.99.\nT. \nDisclosed in the financial statements all relevant finan-\ncial information about the business; necessitated the use \nof notes to the financial statements.\nU. \nSold an asset at a gain that was a peripheral or \n \nincidental transaction.\nV. \nAssets of  $600,000 - Liabilities of  $400,000 = ?\nW. Accounting and reporting assume a “going concern.”\nConcepts\n____ (1) \nUsers of financial \nstatements\n____ (2) \nObjective of financial \nstatements\nQualitative Characteristics\n____ (3) Relevance\n____ (4) Reliability\nAssumptions\n____ (5) Separate entity\n____ (6) Continuity\n____ (7) Unit of measure\n____ (8) Time period\nElements of Financial Statements\n____ (9) Revenues\n____ (10) Expenses\n____ (11) Gains\n____ (12) Losses\n____ (13) Assets\n____ (14) Liabilities\n____ (15) Stockholders’ equity\nPrinciples\n____ (16) Cost\n____ (17) Revenue\n____ (18) Matching\n____ (19) Full disclosure\nConstraints of Accounting\n____ (20) Materiality threshold\n____ (21) Cost-effectiveness\n____ (22) Conservatism constraint\n____ (23) Special industry practices\n\n\n269\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPreparing a Balance Sheet and Analyzing Some of Its Parts (AP5-1)\nExquisite Jewelers is developing its annual financial statements for the current year. The following \namounts were correct at December 31, current year: cash, $58,000; accounts receivable, $71,000; mer-\nchandise inventory, $154,000; prepaid insurance, $1,500; investment in stock of Z Corporation (long-\nterm), $36,000; store equipment, $67,000; used store equipment held for disposal, $9,000; accumulated \ndepreciation, store equipment, $19,000; accounts payable, $52,500; long-term note payable, $42,000; \nincome taxes payable, $9,000; retained earnings, $164,000; and common stock, 100,000 shares outstand-\ning, par value $1.00 per share (originally sold and issued at $1.10 per share).\nRequired:\n 1. Based on these data, prepare a December 31, current year, balance sheet. Use the following major \ncaptions (list the individual items under these captions):\n \na. Assets: Current Assets, Long-Term Investments, Fixed Assets, and Other Assets.\n \nb. Liabilities: Current Liabilities and Long-Term Liabilities.\n \nc. Stockholders’ Equity: Contributed Capital and Retained Earnings.\n 2. What is the net book value of the store equipment? Explain what this value means.\nP5-3\nLO5-3\nMatching Definitions with Balance Sheet–Related Terms\nFollowing are terms related to the balance sheet that were discussed in Chapters 2 through 5. Match each \ndefinition with its related term by entering the appropriate letter in the space provided.\nP5-2\nLO5-2\nTerms\nDefinitions\n____ (1) Capital in excess of par\n____ (2) Assets\n____ (3) Retained earnings\n____ (4) Book value\n____ (5) Other assets\n____ (6) Shares outstanding\n____ (7) Shareholders’ equity\n____ (8) Liquidity\n____ (9) Normal operating cycle\n____ (10) Current assets\n____ (11) Current liabilities\n____ (12) Long-term liabilities\n____ (13) Fixed assets\n____ (14) Liabilities\n____ (15) Contra-asset account\n____ (16) Accumulated depreciation\n____ (17) Intangible assets\nA. Nearness of assets to cash (in time).\nB. Liabilities expected to be paid out of current assets \nnormally within the next year.\nC. All liabilities not classified as current liabilities.\nD. Total assets minus total liabilities.\nE. Probable future economic benefits owned by the entity \nfrom past transactions.\nF. Debts or obligations from past transactions to be paid \nwith assets or services.\nG. Assets expected to be collected in cash within one year \nor the operating cycle, if longer.\nH. Assets that do not have physical substance.\nI. Balance of the Common Stock account divided by the \npar value per share.\nJ. A miscellaneous category of assets.\nK. Sum of the annual depreciation expense on an asset \nfrom its acquisition to the current date.\nL. Asset offset account (subtracted from asset).\nM. Accumulated earnings minus accumulated \ndividends. \nN. Property, plant, and equipment.\nO. Same as carrying value; cost less accumulated \n \ndepreciation to date.\nP. Amount of contributed capital less the par value \nof the stock.\nQ. The average cash-to-cash time involved in the \n \noperations of the business.\nR. None of the above.\n\n\n270\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPreparing a Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (AP5-2)\nAt the end of the prior annual reporting period, Barnard Corporation’s balance sheet showed the \nfollowing:\nBARNARD CORPORATION\nBalance Sheet\nAt December 31, Prior Year\nStockholders’ Equity\nContributed capital\n Common stock (par $15; 5,500 shares)\n$ 82,500\n Paid-in capital\n 13,000\n Total contributed capital\n95,500\nRetained earnings\n 44,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$139,500\nDuring the current year, the following selected transactions (summarized) were completed:\n \na. Sold and issued 1,000 shares of common stock at $35 cash per share (at year-end).\n \nb. Determined net income, $37,000.\n \nc. Declared and paid a cash dividend of $2 per share on the beginning shares outstanding.\nRequired:\nPrepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, current year. Be sure to \nshow both the dollar amount and number of shares of common stock.\nPreparing a Classified (Multiple-Step) Income Statement and Interpreting the Gross Profit \nPercentage\nAeropostale, Inc., is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. The company \nconcept is to provide the customer with a focused selection of high-quality, active-oriented fashions at \ncompelling values. The items reported on its income statement for a recent year (ended March 31) are \npresented here (dollars in thousands) in alphabetical order:\nCost of goods sold\n$1,733,916\nInterest expense\n417\nNet revenue\n2,342,260\nOther selling, general, and administrative expenses\n494,829\nProvision for income taxes\n43,583\nWeighted average shares outstanding\n81,208\nRequired:\nPrepare a classified (multiple-step) consolidated income statement (showing gross profit, operating \nincome, and income before income taxes). Include a presentation of basic earnings per share. What is the \ngross profit percentage? Explain its meaning.\nPreparing Both an Income Statement and a Balance Sheet from a Trial Balance (AP5-3)\nJordan Sales Company (organized as a corporation on April 1, 2014) has completed the accounting \ncycle for the second year, ended March 31, 2016. Jordan also has completed a correct trial balance as \nfollows:\nP5-4\nLO5-3\nP5-5\nLO5-3\nP5-6\nLO5-3\n\n\n271\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nJORDAN SALES COMPANY\nTrial Balance\nAt March 31, 2016\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n$ 58,000\nAccounts receivable\n49,000\nOffice supplies inventory\n1,000\nAutomobiles (company cars)\n34,000\nAccumulated depreciation, automobiles\n$ 14,000\nOffice equipment\n3,000\nAccumulated depreciation, office equipment\n1,000\nAccounts payable\n22,000\nIncome taxes payable\n0\nSalaries and commissions payable\n2,000\nNote payable, long-term\n33,000\nCapital stock (par $1; 33,000 shares)\n33,000\nPaid-in capital\n5,000\nRetained earnings (on April 1, 2015)\n7,500\nDividends declared and paid during the current year\n10,500\nSales revenue\n99,000\nCost of goods sold\n33,000\nOperating expenses (detail omitted to conserve time)\n19,000\nDepreciation expense (on autos and including $500 \n on office equipment)\n8,000\nInterest expense\n1,000\nIncome tax expense (not yet computed)\n \n \nTotals\n$216,500\n$216,500\nRequired:\nComplete the financial statements as follows:\n \na. Classified (multiple-step) income statement for the reporting year ended March 31, 2016. Include income \ntax expense, assuming a 25 percent tax rate. Use the following subtotals: Gross Profit, Total Operating \nExpenses, Income from Operations, Income before Income Taxes, and Net Income, and show EPS.\n \nb. Classified balance sheet at the end of the reporting year, March 31, 2016. Include (1) income taxes for \nthe current year in Income Taxes Payable and (2) dividends in Retained Earnings. Use the following \ncaptions (list each item under these captions):\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nCurrent assets\nContributed capital\nNoncurrent assets\nRetained earnings\nLiabilities\nCurrent liabilities\nLong-term liabilities\nDetermining and Interpreting the Effects of Transactions on Income Statement Categories \nand Return on Assets (AP5-4)\nCreative Technology, a computer hardware company based in Singapore, developed the modern standard for \ncomputer sound cards in the early 1990s. Recently, Creative has released a line of portable audio products to \ndirectly compete with Apple’s popular iPod. Presented here is a recent income statement (dollars in millions).\nP5-7\nLO5-3, 5-4\n\n\n272\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nNet sales\n$ 231\nCosts and expenses\n Cost of sales\n182\n Research and development\n66\n Selling, general, and administrative\n \n62\nOperating income (loss)\n(79)\nInterest and other income (expenses), net\n \n 27\nIncome (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes\n(52)\nProvision (benefit) for income taxes\n (5)\nNet income (loss)\n$ \n(47)\nThe company’s beginning and ending assets were $403 and $342, respectively.\nRequired:\nListed here are hypothetical additional transactions. Assuming that they also occurred during the fiscal \nyear, complete the following tabulation, indicating the sign of the effect of each additional transaction \n(+ for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect). Consider each item independently and ignore \ntaxes. (Hint: Construct the journal entry for each transaction before evaluating its effect.)\n \na. Recorded sales on account of $400 and related cost of goods sold of $300.\n \nb. Incurred additional research and development expense of $100, which was paid in cash.\n \nc. Issued additional shares of common stock for $260 cash.\n \nd. Declared and paid dividends of $90.\nTransaction\nGross Profit\nOperating \nIncome\nReturn on \nAssets\na.\nb.\nc.\nd.\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Ratios\nMateo Inc. is a retailer of men’s and women’s clothing aimed at college-age customers. Listed below are \nadditional transactions that Mateo was considering at the end of the accounting period.\nRequired:\nListed below are additional transactions that occurred during the fiscal year. Complete the following \ntabulation, indicating the sign of the effect of each additional transaction (+ for increase, - for decrease, \nand NE for no effect). Consider each item independently and ignore taxes. (Hint: Construct the journal \nentry for each transaction before evaluating its effect.)\n \na. Borrowed $3,000 on a line of credit with the bank.\n \nb. Incurred salary expense of $1,000 paid for in cash.\n \nc. Provided $2,000 of services on account.\n \nd. Purchased $700 of inventory on account.\n \ne. Sold $500 of goods on account. The related cost of goods sold was $300. Gross profit margin was \n \n45 percent before this sale.\nTransaction\nTotal Asset Turnover\nReturn on Assets\nGross Profit \nPercentage\na.\nb.\nc.\nd.\ne.\nP5-8\nLO5-4\n\n\n273\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nPreparing a Multiple-Step Income Statement with Discontinued Operations\nNewell Rubbermaid Inc. manufactures and markets a broad array of office products, tools and hardware, \nand home products under a variety of brand names, including Sharpie, Paper Mate, Rolodex, Rubber-\nmaid, Levolor, and others. The items reported on its income statement for the year ended December 31, \n2011, are presented here (dollars in thousands) in alphabetical order:\nCost of Products Sold\n$3,659.4\nIncome Tax Expense\n17.9\nInterest and Other Nonoperating Expense\n104.7\nLoss on Sale of Discontinued Operations, \n Net of Income Taxes\n(9.4)\nNet Sales\n5,864.6\nOther Expense\n432.7\nSelling, General, and Administrative Expenses\n1,515.3\nRequired:\nUsing appropriate headings and subtotals, prepare a multiple-step consolidated income statement \n(showing gross profit, operating income, and any other subheadings you deem appropriate).\nP5-9\nLO5-3\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nPreparing a Balance Sheet and Analyzing Some of Its Parts (P5-3)\nTangoCo is developing its annual financial statements for the current year. The following amounts were \ncorrect at December 31, current year: cash, $48,800; investment in stock of PIL Corporation (long-\nterm), $36,400; store equipment, $67,200; accounts receivable, $71,820; inventory, $154,000; prepaid \nrent, $1,120; used store equipment held for disposal, $9,800; accumulated depreciation, store equipment, \n$13,440; income taxes payable, $9,800; long-term note payable, $32,000; accounts payable, $58,800; \nretained earnings, $165,100; and common stock, 100,000 shares outstanding, par value $1 per share \n(originally sold and issued at $1.10 per share).\nRequired:\n 1. Based on these data, prepare a December 31, current year balance sheet. Use the following major \ncaptions (list the individual items under these captions):\n \na. Assets: Current Assets and Noncurrent Assets.\n \nb. Liabilities: Current Liabilities and Long-Term Liabilities.\n \nc. Stockholders’ Equity: Contributed Capital and Retained Earnings.\n 2. What is the net book value of the store equipment? Explain what this value means.\nPreparing a Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (P5-4)\nAt the end of the prior annual reporting period, Mesa Industries’s balance sheet showed the following:\nMESA INDUSTRIES\nBalance Sheet\nAt December 31, Prior Year\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock (par $15; 7,000 shares)\n$105,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n9,000\nRetained earnings\n 48,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$162,000\nAP5-1\nLO5-3\nAP5-2\nLO5-3\n\n\n274\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nDuring the current year, the following selected transactions (summarized) were completed:\n \na. Sold and issued 1,500 shares of common stock at $26 cash per share (at year-end).\n \nb. Determined net income, $46,000.\n \nc. Declared and paid a cash dividend of $1 per share on the beginning shares outstanding.\nRequired:\nPrepare a statement of stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, current year. Be sure to \nshow both the dollar amount and number of shares of common stock.\nPreparing Both an Income Statement and a Balance Sheet from a Trial Balance (P5-6)\nDynamite Sales (organized as a corporation on September 1, 2013) has completed the accounting cycle \nfor the second year, ended August 31, 2015. Dynamite also has completed a correct trial balance as \nfollows:\nDYNAMITE SALES\nTrial Balance\nAt August 31, 2015\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n$ 47,700\nAccounts receivable\n38,320\nOffice supplies\n270\nCompany vehicles (delivery vans)\n27,000\nAccumulated depreciation, company vehicles\n$ 9,000\nEquipment\n2,700\nAccumulated depreciation, equipment\n900\nAccounts payable\n16,225\nIncome taxes payable\n0\nSalaries payable\n1,350\nLong-term debt\n25,000\nCapital stock (par $1; 29,000 shares)\n29,000\nPaid-in capital\n4,500\nRetained earnings (on September 1, 2014)\n6,615\nDividends declared and paid during the current year\n7,200\nSales revenue\n81,000\nCost of goods sold\n27,000\nOperating expenses (detail omitted to conserve time)\n16,200\nDepreciation expense (on vehicles and equipment)\n4,950\nInterest expense\n2,250\nIncome tax expense (not yet computed)\n \n \nTotals\n$173,590\n$173,590\nRequired:\nComplete the financial statements, as follows:\n \na. Classified (multiple-step) income statement for the reporting year ended August 31, 2015. Include \nincome tax expense, assuming a 30 percent tax rate. Use the following subtotals: Gross Profit, Total \nOperating Expenses, Income from Operations, Income before Income Taxes, and Net Income, and \nshow EPS.\nAP5-3\nLO5-3\n\n\n275\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n \nb. Classified balance sheet at the end of the reporting year, August 31, 2015. Include (1) income taxes \nfor the current year in Income Taxes Payable and (2) dividends in Retained Earnings. Use the follow-\ning captions (list each item under these captions).\nAssets\nStockholders’ Equity\nCurrent assets\nContributed capital\nNoncurrent assets\nRetained earnings\nLiabilities\nCurrent liabilities\nLong-term liabilities\nDetermining and Interpreting the Effects of Transactions on Income Statement Categories \nand Return on Assets (P5-7)\nAvon Products, Inc., is a leading manufacturer and marketer of beauty products and related merchan-\ndise. The company sells its products in 110 countries through a combination of direct selling and use of \nindividual sales representatives. Presented here is a recent income statement (dollars in millions).\nNet sales\n$11,292\nCosts and expenses\n Cost of sales\n4,149\n Selling, general, and administrative\n \n \n6,288\n Operating income (loss)\n855\nInterest and other income (expenses), net\n \n (125)\nIncome (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes\n730\nProvision (benefit) for income taxes\n \n \n 216\nNet income (loss)\n$ \n \n 514\nAvon’s beginning and ending total assets were $7,874 and $7,735, respectively.\nRequired:\n 1. Listed below are hypothetical additional transactions. Assuming that they also occurred during the \nfiscal year, complete the following tabulation, indicating the sign of the effect of each additional \ntransaction (+ for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect). Consider each item independently \nand ignore taxes.\n \na. Recorded and received additional interest income of $7.\n \nb. Purchased $80 of additional inventory on open account.\n \nc. Recorded and paid additional advertising expense of $16.\n \nd. Issued additional shares of common stock for $40 cash.\nTransaction\nOperating \nIncome (Loss)\nNet Income\nReturn on \nAssets\na.\nb.\nc.\nd.\n 2. Assume that next period, Avon does not pay any dividends, does not issue or retire stock, and earns \n20 percent more than during the current period. If total assets increase by 5 percent, will Avon’s \nROA next period be higher, lower, or the same as in the current period? Why?\nAP5-4\nLO5-3, 5-4\n\n\n276\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M S\nEvaluating the Impact of Transactions on Statement Categories and Ratios\nAfter completing her first year of operations, Penny Cassidy used a number of ratios to evaluate the \nperformance of Penny’s Pool Service & Supply, Inc. She was particularly interested in the effects of the \nfollowing transactions from the last quarter:\n \na. Paid herself a dividend of $10,000 as the sole stockholder.\n \nb. Recorded advance payments from customers of $2,000.\n \nc. Paid the current month’s rent in cash, $500.\n \nd. Purchased a new truck for $14,000 and signed a note payable for the whole amount. The truck was not \nplaced in service until January 2015.\n \ne. Recorded depreciation expense on office equipment of $600.\n f. Accrued interest expense on the note payable to the bank was $400.\nRequired:\n(Hint: Construct the journal entry for each transaction before evaluating its effect.)\n 1. Complete the following table, indicating the effects of each transaction on each financial state-\nment category listed. Indicate the amount and use + for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no \neffect.\nTransaction\nGross Profit\nOperating \nIncome (Loss)\nCurrent \nAssets\na.\netc.\n 2. Complete the following table, indicating the sign of the effects of each transaction on the financial \nratio listed. Use + for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect.\nTransaction\nNet Profit Margin\nTotal Asset \nTurnover\nReturn on \nAssets\na.\netc.\nPreparing an Income Statement and Balance Sheet and Computing Gross Profit Percentage \nand Return on Assets for a Public Company\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. It is a publicly traded corporation that trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol \nPOOL.\nIt sells these products to swimming pool repair and service businesses like Penny’s Pool Ser-\nvice & Supply, Inc., swimming pool builders, and retail swimming pool stores. The majority of \nthese customers are small, family-owned businesses like Penny’s. Its trial balance and additional \ninformation adapted from a recent year ended December 31 are presented below. All numbers are \nin thousands.\nCON5-1\nCON5-2\n\n\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\n277\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nCash and cash equivalents\n$ 17,487\nReceivables, net\n110,555\nProduct inventories, net\n386,924\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n23,035\nProperty and equipment, net\n41,394\nIntangible assets\n188,841\nOther noncurrent assets, net\n30,386\nAccounts payable\n$ 177,437\nAccrued expenses and other current liabilities\n53,398\nCurrent portion of long-term debt\n22\nLong-term debt\n247,300\nOther long-term liabilities\n40,719\nCommon stock\n47\nAdditional paid-in capital\n173,180\nRetained earnings\n34,526\nNet sales\n1,793,318\nCost of sales\n1,261,728\nSelling and administrative expenses\n406,523\nInterest expense\n7,755\nProvision for income taxes\n 45,319\n \n$2,519,947\n$2,519,947\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a classified income statement (with earnings per share) and balance sheet for the current \nyear. Number of shares outstanding used in computation of earnings per share was 48,158.\n 2. Compute gross profit percentage and return on assets. Total assets at the beginning of the year was \n$728,545.\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this \nbook. At the bottom of each statement, the company warns readers to “Refer to Notes to Consolidated \nFinancial Statements.” The following questions illustrate the types of information that you can find in the \nfinancial statements and accompanying notes. (Hint: Use the notes.)\nRequired:\n 1. What items were included as noncurrent assets on the balance sheet?\n 2. How much land did the company own at the end of the most recent reporting year?\n 3. What percentage of current liabilities were “Unredeemed store value cards and gift certificates” dur-\ning the current year (round to one decimal place)?\n 4. At what point were website sales recognized as revenue?\n 5. The company reported cash flows from operating activities of $338,426,000. However, its net \nincome was only $80,322 for the year. What was the largest single cause of the difference?\nCP5-1 \nLO5-2, 5-3, 5-4\n\n\n278\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\n 6. What was the highest stock price for the company during fiscal 2014? (Note: Some companies \nwill label a year that has a January year-end as having a fiscal year-end dated one year earlier. For \nexample, a January 2015 year-end may be labeled as Fiscal 2014 since the year actually has more \nmonths that fall in the 2014 calendar year than in the 2015 calendar year.)\n 7. Calculate the company’s ROA for fiscal 2014 and 2013. Did it increase or decrease or stay the same?\nFinding Financial Information \nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book. At the \nbottom of each statement, the company warns readers that “The accompanying notes are an integral part \nof these financial statements.” The following questions illustrate the types of information that you can \nfind in the financial statements and accompanying notes. (Hint: Use the notes.)\nRequired:\n 1. What subtotals does Urban Outfitters report on its income statement?\n 2. The company spent $229,804,000 on capital expenditures (property, plant, and equipment) and \n$405,659,000 purchasing investments during the most recent year. Were operating activities or \nfinancing activities the major source of cash for these expenditures?\n 3. What was the company’s largest asset (net) at the end of the most recent year?\n 4. How does the company account for costs associated with developing its websites?\n 5. Over what useful lives are buildings depreciated?\n 6. What portion of gross “Property and Equipment” is composed of “Buildings”?\n 7. Compute the company’s gross profit percentage for the most recent two years. Has it risen or fallen? \nExplain the meaning of the change.\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters \n(Appendix C) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute return on assets for the most recent year. Which company provided the highest return on \ninvested capital during the current year?\n 2. Use ROA profit driver analysis to determine the cause(s) of any differences. How might the owner-\nship versus the rental of property, plant, and equipment affect the total asset turnover ratio?\n 3. Compare the ROA profit driver analysis for American Eagle Outfitters and Urban Outfitters to the \nROA profit driver analysis for their industry. Where does American Eagle Outfitters outperform or \nunderperform the industry? Where does Urban Outfitters outperform or underperform the industry?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Case\nUsing Financial Reports: Financial Statement Inferences\nThe following amounts were selected from the annual financial statements for Genesis Corporation at \nDecember 31, 2015 (end of the third year of operations):\nCP5-2 \nLO5-2, 5-3\nCP5-3 \nLO5-4\nCP5-4 \nLO5-3\nFrom the 2015 income statement:\nSales revenue\n$275,000\n Cost of goods sold\n(170,000)\n All other expenses (including income tax)\n (95,000)\n Net income\n$ 10,000\nFrom the December 31, 2015, balance sheet:\n Current assets\n$ 90,000\n All other assets\n 212,000\n Total assets\n$302,000\n\n\n279\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nRequired:\nAnalyze the data on the 2015 financial statements of Genesis by answering the questions that follow. \nShow computations.\n 1. What was the gross margin on sales?\n 2. What was the amount of EPS?\n 3. If the income tax rate was 25 percent, what was the amount of pretax income?\n 4. What was the average sales price per share of the capital stock?\n 5. Assuming that no dividends were declared or paid during 2015, what was the beginning balance \n(January 1, 2015) of retained earnings?\nCritical Thinking Cases\nMaking Decisions as a Manager: Evaluating the Effects of Business Strategy on Return on \nAssets\nSony is a world leader in the manufacture of consumer and commercial electronics as well as in the \nentertainment and insurance industries. Its ROA has decreased over the last three years.\nRequired:\nIndicate the most likely effect of each of the changes in business strategy on Sony’s ROA for the next \nperiod and future periods (+ for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect), assuming all other things \nare unchanged. Explain your answer for each. Treat each item independently.\n \na. Sony decreases its investment in research and development aimed at products to be brought to market \nin more than one year.\n \nb. Sony begins a new advertising campaign for a movie to be released during the next year.\nStrategy Change\nCurrent Period ROA\nFuture Periods’ ROA\na.\nb.\nMaking a Decision as an Auditor: Effects of Errors on Income, Assets, and Liabilities\nMegan Company (not a corporation) was careless about its financial records during its first year of opera-\ntions, 2013. It is December 31, 2013, the end of the annual accounting period. An outside CPA has \nexamined the records and discovered numerous errors, all of which are described here. Assume that each \nerror is independent of the others.\nRequired:\nAnalyze each error and indicate its effect on 2013 and 2014 net income, assets, and liabilities if not cor-\nrected. Do not assume any other errors. Use these codes to indicate the effect of each dollar amount: O = \noverstated, U = understated, and NE = no effect. Write an explanation of your analysis of each transac-\ntion to support your response. The first transaction is used as an example.\nCP5-5 \nLO5-4\nCP5-6 \nLO5-1, 5-3\n Current liabilities\n$ 40,000\n Long-term liabilities\n66,000\n Capital stock (par $10)\n100,000\n Paid-in capital\n16,000\n Retained earnings\n 80,000\n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$302,000\n\n\n280\nC HAP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nFollowing is a sample explanation of the first error:\nFailure to record depreciation in 2013 caused depreciation expense to be too low; therefore, income was \noverstated by $950. Accumulated depreciation also is too low by $950, which causes assets to be over-\nstated by $950 until the error is corrected.\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Management Incentives and Fraudulent Financial Statements \nNetherlands-based Royal Ahold ranks among the world’s three largest food retailers. In the United States \nit operates the Stop & Shop and Giant supermarket chains. Dutch and U.S regulators and prosecutors \nhave brought criminal and civil charges against the company and its executives for overstating earnings \nby more than $1 billion. The nature of the fraud is described in the following excerpt:\nTwo Former Execs of Ahold Subsidiary Plead Not Guilty to Fraud\nNEW YORK (AP)—Two former executives pleaded not guilty Wednesday to devising a \nscheme to inflate the earnings of U.S. Foodservice Inc., a subsidiary of Dutch supermarket \ngiant Royal Ahold NV. Former chief financial officer Michael Resnick and former chief \nmarketing officer Mark Kaiser entered their pleas in a Manhattan federal court, a day after \nprosecutors announced fraud and conspiracy charges against them.\nThe government contends they worked together to boost the company’s earnings by $800 \nmillion from 2000 to 2003 by reporting fake rebates from suppliers—and sweetened their \nown bonuses in the process. Two other defendants have already pleaded guilty in the alleged \nscheme: Timothy Lee, a former executive vice president, and William Carter, a former vice \npresident. Both are set for sentencing in January. Netherlands-based Ahold’s U.S. properties \ninclude the Stop & Shop and Giant supermarket chains. U.S. Foodservice is one of the larg-\nest distributors of food products in the country, providing to restaurants and cafeterias.\nAhold said last year it had overstated its earnings by more than $1 billion, mostly because \nof the fraud at U.S. Foodservice. Its stock lost 60 percent of its value, and about $6 billion \nin market value evaporated.\nFrom Associated Press, July 28, 2004. © 2004 by the Associated Press. Used with permission.\nCP5-7 \nLO5-1, 5-3\nIndependent Errors\nEffect on\nNet Income\nAssets\nLiabilities\n2013\n2014\n2013\n2014\n2013\n2014\n1. \nDepreciation expense for 2013, not \nrecorded in 2013, $950.\nO \n$950\nNE\nO \n$950\nO \n$950\nNE\nNE\n2. \nWages earned by employees during 2013 \nnot recorded or paid in 2013 but recorded \nand paid in 2014, $500.\n3. \nRevenue earned during 2013 but not \n \ncollected or recorded until 2014, $600.\n4. \nAmount paid in 2013 and recorded as \nexpense in 2013 but not an expense until \n2014, $200.\n5. \nRevenue collected in 2013 and recorded \nas revenue in 2013 but not earned until \n2014, $900.\n6. \nSale of services and cash collected in 2013. \nRecorded as a debit to Cash and as a credit \nto Accounts Receivable, $300.\n7. \nOn December 31, 2013, bought land \non credit for $8,000; not recorded until \n \npayment was made on February 1, 2014.\n\n\n281\nC H AP TER 5 Communicating and Interpreting Accounting Information\nRequired:\nUsing more recent news reports (The Wall Street Journal Index, Factiva, and Bloomberg Business News \nare good sources), answer the following questions.\n 1. Whom did the courts and regulatory authorities hold responsible for the misstated financial \nstatements?\n 2. Did the company cooperate with investigations into the fraud? How did this affect the penalties \nimposed against the company?\n 3. How might executive compensation plans that tied bonuses to accounting earnings have motivated \nunethical conduct in this case?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nAnalyzing the Accounting Communication Process \nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance and search for a company you are interested in. You will be presented \nwith a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the annual report or \n10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a different company (the \nSEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website itself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. What formats are used to present the\n \na. Balance Sheets?\n \nb. Income Statements?\n \nc. Operating Activities section of the Statement of Cash Flows?\n 2. Find one footnote for each of the following and describe its contents in brief:\n \na. An accounting rule applied in the company’s statements.\n \nb. Additional detail about a reported financial statement number.\n \nc. Relevant financial information but with no number reported in the financial statements.\n 3. Using electronic sources, find one article reporting the company’s annual earnings announcement. \nWhen is it dated and how does that date compare to the balance sheet date?\n 4. Using electronic sources, find two analysts’ reports for your company.\n \na. Give the date, name of the analyst, and his or her recommendation from each report.\n \nb. Discuss why the recommendations are similar or different. Look at the analysts’ reasoning for \ntheir respective recommendations.\n 5. Using the SEC EDGAR website (www.sec.gov), what is the most recent document filed by your \ncompany with the SEC (e.g., 8-K, S-1) and what did it say in brief?\n 6. Ratio analysis:\n \na. What does the return on total assets ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the ROA ratio for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and dis-\ncuss why you believe your company differs from or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 7. Use the ROA profit driver analysis to determine the cause(s) of any differences in the ROA ratio \nover the last three years. (Remember that you computed the three profit driver ratios in the last three \nchapters.)\nCP5-8 \nLO5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n6-1 \nAnalyze the impact of credit card sales, sales discounts, and sales \nreturns on the amounts reported as net sales.\n \n6-2 \nEstimate, report, and evaluate the effects of uncollectible accounts \nreceivable (bad debts) on financial statements.\n \n6-3 \nAnalyze and interpret the receivables turnover ratio and the effects of \naccounts receivable on cash flows. \n \n6-4 \nReport, control, and safeguard cash. \nReporting and Interpreting Sales \nRevenue, Receivables, and Cash\nF\nounded by then University of California, Santa Barbara, student Doug Otto, Deckers \nBrands is best known for its Teva® sports sandals and the UGG® brand sheepskin boots. \n \nDeckers has become a major player in the casual, outdoor, and athletic footwear market \nby building on the needs of hikers, trail runners, kayakers, surfers, and whitewater rafters \nfor comfort, function, and performance. Its growth strategy requires building brand recogni-\ntion by developing and introducing additional innovative footwear that satisfies the company’s \nhigh standards. Building the brands allows Deckers to maintain a loyal consumer following \nand penetrate new markets. It also has allowed Deckers to continue to grow during the worst \nrecession in more than 25 years.\nThere is a second key component to Deckers’s successful growth strategy. Success in the \nultracompetitive footwear market requires careful matching of production schedules to cus-\ntomers’ needs and careful management of customer receivables. Deckers’s successful focus \non brand development, product innovation, and working capital management has allowed the \ncompany to report the highest gross profit in its history.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nPlanning Deckers’s growth strategy requires careful coordination of sales activities, as \nwell as cash collections from customers. Much of this coordination revolves around allow-\ning consumers to use credit cards, providing business customers discounts for early pay-\nment, and allowing sales returns and allowances under certain circumstances—strategies \nthat motivate customers to buy its products and make payment for their purchases. These \n\n\nchapter 6\nactivities affect net sales revenue, the top line on the income statement. \nCoordinating sales and cash collections from customers also involves man-\naging bad debts, which affect selling, general, and administrative expenses \non the income statement and cash and accounts \nreceivable on the bal-\nance sheet. Net sales, accounts receivable, and cash are the focus of this \nchapter. We will also introduce the receivables turnover ratio as a measure \nof the \nefficiency of credit-granting and collection activities. Finally, since \nthe cash collected from customers is also a tempting target for fraud and \n \nembezzlement, we will discuss how accounting systems commonly include \ncontrols to prevent and detect such misdeeds.\n*Deckers Brands has not verified the data nor the information contained in this text. Therefore, investors should \nnot rely on this information in making any assessments of the company for investment or other such purposes.\nDeckers Brands*\nBUILDING BRANDS TO BUILD \nGROSS PROFIT: MANAGING \nPRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, \nPRODUCTION, AND WORKING \nCAPITAL\nwww.deckers.com\nFOCUS COMPANY: \nTeva®/AP Images\n\n\n284\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nAC C OUNT I NG FOR NE T SAL E S R E VE NU E\nAs indicated in Chapter 3, the revenue recognition principle requires that revenues be \nrecorded when the company transfers goods and services to customers, in the amount it expects \nto receive. For sellers of goods, sales revenue is recorded when title and risks of ownership \ntransfer to the buyer.1 The point at which title (ownership) changes hands is determined by the \nshipping terms in the sales contract. When goods are shipped FOB (free on board) shipping \npoint, title changes hands at shipment, and the buyer normally pays for shipping. When they \nare shipped FOB destination, title changes hands on delivery, and the seller normally pays for \nshipping. Revenues from goods shipped FOB shipping point are normally recognized at ship-\nment. Revenues from goods shipped FOB destination are normally recognized at delivery.\nService companies most often record sales revenue when they have provided services to the \nbuyer. Companies disclose the revenue recognition rule they follow in the footnote to the finan-\ncial statements entitled Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. In that note, \nDeckers \nreports the following:\n1Starting in 2018, the new revenue recognition standard will be in effect. It will not change revenue recognition in a \nsignificant manner for simple sales of goods, which dominate Deckers’s revenues.\nAccounting for Net\nSales Revenue\n \nŮ\u0001Motivating Sales and Collections\n \nŮ\u0001Credit Card Sales to Consumers\n \nŮ\u0001Sales Discounts to Businesses\n \nŮ\u0001Sales Returns and Allowances\n \nŮ\u0001Reporting Net Sales\nMeasuring and Reporting\nReceivables\n \nŮ\u0001 Classifying Receivables\n \nŮ\u0001 Accounting for Bad Debts\n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting Accounts Receivable\n and Bad Debts\n \nŮ\u0001 Estimating Bad Debts\n \nŮ\u0001 Control over Accounts Receivable\n \nŮ\u0001 Receivables Turnover Ratio\nReporting and\nSafeguarding Cash\n \nŮ\u0001 Cash and Cash Equivalents Defined\n \nŮ\u0001 Cash Management\n \nŮ\u0001 Internal Control of Cash\n \nŮ\u0001 Reconciliation of the Cash Accounts\n and the Bank Statements\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nRevenue Recognition\nThe Company recognizes wholesale, eCommerce, and international distributor revenue \nwhen products are shipped and retail revenue at the point of sale. All sales are recognized \nwhen the customer takes title and assumes risk of loss, collection of the related receivable is \nreasonably assured, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, and the sales price is fixed or \ndeterminable.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nDECKERS BRANDS\nThe appropriate amount of revenue to record is the amount it expects to receive.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n285\nMotivating Sales and Collections\nSome sales practices differ depending on whether sales are made to businesses or consumers. \nDeckers sells footwear and apparel to other businesses (retailers), including Athlete’s Foot \nand Eastern Mountain Sports, which then sell the goods to consumers. It also operates its own \nInternet and retail stores that sell footwear directly to consumers.\nDeckers uses a variety of methods to motivate both groups of customers to buy its products \nand make payment for their purchases. The principal methods include (1) allowing consum-\ners to use credit cards to pay for purchases, (2) providing business customers direct credit and \ndiscounts for early payment, and (3) allowing returns from all customers under certain circum-\nstances. These methods, in turn, affect the way we compute net sales revenue.\nCredit Card Sales to Consumers\nDeckers accepts cash or credit card payment for its retail store and Internet sales. Deckers’s \nmanagers decided to accept credit cards (mainly Visa, Mastercard, and American Express) for \na variety of reasons:\n \n1. Increasing customer traffic.\n \n2. Avoiding the costs of providing credit directly to consumers, including recordkeeping and \nbad debts (discussed later).\n \n3. Lowering losses due to bad checks.\n \n4. Avoiding losses from fraudulent credit card sales. (As long as Deckers follows the credit card \ncompany’s verification procedure, the credit card company [e.g., Visa] absorbs any losses.)\n \n5. Receiving money faster. (Since credit card receipts can be directly deposited in its bank account, \nDeckers receives its money faster than it would if it provided credit directly to consumers.)\nThe credit card company charges a fee for the service it provides. When Deckers deposits \nits credit card receipts in the bank, it might receive credit for only 97 percent of the sales price. \nThe credit card company is charging a 3 percent fee (the credit card discount) for its services. \nIf daily credit card sales were $3,000, Deckers would report the following:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 6-1\nAnalyze the impact of credit \ncard sales, sales discounts, and \nsales returns on the amounts \nreported as net sales.\nCREDIT CARD DISCOUNT \nFee charged by the credit card \ncompany for its services.\nSales revenue\n$3,000\nLess: Credit card discounts (0.03 × 3,000)\n 90\nNet sales (reported on the income statement)\n$2,910\nSome companies report credit card discounts as part of selling, general, and administrative \nexpenses.\nSales Discounts to Businesses\nMost of Deckers’s sales to businesses are credit sales on open account; that is, there is no \n \nformal written promissory note or credit card. When Deckers sells footwear to retailers on \ncredit, credit terms are printed on the sales document and invoice (bill) sent to the customer. \nEarly Payment Incentive\nNumber of days\nin discount period\nDiscount\npercentage\nMaximum credit\nperiod\n2/10,n/30\nNet (Total sales\nless returns)\n\n\n286\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nOften credit terms are abbreviated. For example, if the full price is due within 30 days of the \ninvoice date, the credit terms would be noted as n/30. Here, the n means the sales amount net \nof, or less, any sales returns.\nIn some cases, a sales discount (often called a cash discount) is granted to the purchaser to \nencourage early payment.2 For example, Deckers may offer terms of 2/10, n/30, which means \nthat the customer may deduct 2 percent from the invoice price if cash payment is made within \n10 days from the date of sale. If cash payment is not made within the 10-day discount period, \nthe full sales price (less any returns) is due within a maximum of 30 days.\nDeckers offers this sales discount to encourage customers to pay more quickly. This provides \ntwo benefits to Deckers:\n \n1. Prompt receipt of cash from customers reduces the necessity to borrow money to meet oper-\nating needs.\n \n2. Since customers tend to pay bills providing discounts first, a sales discount also decreases \nthe chances that the customer will run out of funds before Deckers’s bill is paid.\nCompanies commonly record sales discounts taken by subtracting the discount from sales \nif payment is made within the discount period (the usual case).3 For example, if credit sales \nof $1,000 are recorded with terms 2/10, n/30 and payment of $980 ($1,000 × 0.98 = $980) is \nmade within the discount period, net sales of the following amount would be reported:\nSALES (OR CASH) \n \nDISCOUNT\nCash discount offered to \n \nencourage prompt payment of \nan account receivable.\n2It is important not to confuse a cash discount with a trade discount. Vendors sometimes use a trade discount for \nquoting sales prices; the sales price is the list or printed catalog price less the trade discount.\n3We use the gross method in all examples in this text. Some companies use the alternative net method, which \nrecords sales revenue after deducting the amount of the cash discount. Because the choice of method has little effect \non the financial statements, discussion of this method is left for an advanced course.\nSales revenue\n$1,000\nLess: Sales discounts (0.02 × $1,000)\n &&& 20\nNet sales (reported on the income statement)\n$ 980\nIf payment is made after the discount period, the full $1,000 would be reported as net sales. \nAccounting for sales discounts is discussed in more detail in the Supplement at the end of this \nchapter.\nCustomers usually pay within the discount period because the savings are substantial. With terms 2/10, \nn/30, customers save 2 percent by paying 20 days early (on the 10th day instead of the 30th). This trans-\nlates into a 37 percent annual interest rate. To calculate the annual interest rate, first compute the interest \nrate for the discount period. When the 2 percent discount is taken, the customer pays only 98 percent \nof the gross sales price. For example, on a $100 sale with terms 2/10, n/30, $2 would be saved and $98 \nwould be paid 20 days early.\nThe interest rate for the 20-day discount period and the annual interest rate are computed as follows:\nAs long as the bank’s interest rate is less than the interest rate associated with failing to take cash dis-\ncounts, the customer will save by taking the cash discount. For example, even if credit customers had to \nborrow from the bank at a rate as high as 15 percent, they would save a great deal.\nTo Take or Not to Take the Discount, \nThat Is the Question\nF I N A N CI A L \nA N A LYS I S\nAmount Saved\nAmount Paid = Interest Rate for 20 Days\n $2 \n $98 = 2.04% for 20 Days\n365 days\n20 days = Annual Interest Rate\nInterest Rate for 20 Days × \n365 days\n20 days = \n37.23% Annual \nInterest Rate\n2.04% × \n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n287\nSales Returns and Allowances\nRetailers and consumers have a right to return unsatisfactory or damaged merchandise and \nreceive a refund or an adjustment to their bill. Such returns are often accumulated in a separate \naccount called Sales Returns and Allowances and must be deducted from gross sales revenue \nin determining net sales. This account informs Deckers’s managers of the volume of returns and \nallowances and thus provides an important measure of the quality of customer service. Assume \nthat Fontana’s Shoes of Ithaca, New York, buys 40 pairs of sandals (at $50 each) from Deckers \nfor $2,000 on account. Before paying for the sandals, Fontana’s discovers that 10 pairs of sandals \nare not the color ordered and returns them to Deckers.4 Deckers computes net sales as follows:\nSALES RETURNS AND \n \nALLOWANCES \nA reduction of sales revenues \nfor return of or allowances for \nunsatisfactory goods.\nSales revenue\n$2,000\nLess: Sales returns and allowances (10 × $50)\n 500\nNet sales (reported on the income statement)\n$1,500\n4Alternatively, Deckers might offer Fontana’s a $200 allowance to keep the wrong-color sandals. If Fontana’s \naccepts the offer, Deckers reports $200 as sales returns and allowances.\nCost of goods sold related to the 10 pairs of sandals would also be reduced.\nReporting Net Sales\nOn the company’s books, credit card discounts, sales discounts, and sales returns and allow-\nances are accounted for separately to allow managers to monitor the costs of credit card use, \nsales discounts, and returns. Using the numbers in the preceding examples, the amount of net \nsales reported on the income statement is computed in the following manner:\nSales revenue\n$6,000\nLess: Credit card discounts (a contra-revenue)\n90\n Sales discounts (a contra-revenue)\n20\n Sales returns and allowances (a contra-revenue)\n &&&500\nNet sales (included on the first line of the income statement)\n$5,390\nNet sales to all customers is the top line reported on Deckers’s income statement, presented in \nExhibit 6.1. Deckers indicates in its revenue recognition footnote that the appropriate subtrac-\ntions are made.\nNET SALES\nThe top line reported on the \nincome statement. Net Sales = \nSales Revenue - (Credit card \ndiscounts + Sales discounts + \nSales returns and allowances).\nEXHIBIT 6.1\nNet Sales on the Income \nStatement\nDECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income\nThree Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011\n(amounts in thousands)\n2013\n2012\n2011\nNet sales\n$1,556,618\n$1,414,398\n$1,377,283\nCost of sales\n 820,135\n 782,244\n 698,288\nGross profit\n736,483\n632,154\n678,995\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses\n 528,586\n 445,206\n 394,157\nIncome from operations\n207,897\n186,948\n284,838\nOther income (expense)\n (2,340)\n (2,830)\n 424\nIncome before income taxes\n205,557\n184,118\n285,262\nIncome taxes\n 59,868\n 55,104\n 83,404\nNet income\n$ 145,689\n$ 129,014\n$ 201,858\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nDECKERS BRANDS\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\n288\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nIn 2013, Deckers disclosed that it provided its customers with $47,285,000 in sales \ndiscounts \nbased on meeting certain order, shipment, and payment timelines.\nIn the last section, we learned to analyze the impact of credit card sales, sales discounts, and sales \nreturns, all of which reduce the amounts reported as net sales. Both credit card discounts and sales \nor cash discounts promote faster receipt of cash. Sales returns and allowances include refunds and \nadjustments to customers’ bills for defective or incorrect merchandise.\nBefore you move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of these \nconcepts.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Assume that Deckers sold $30,000 worth of footwear to various retailers with terms 1/10, \nn/30 and half of that amount was paid within the discount period. Gross catalog and Internet \nsales were $5,000 for the same period; 80 percent of these sales were paid for with credit \ncards with a 3 percent discount and the rest were paid for with cash. Compute net sales for \nthe period.\n \n \n \n2. During the first quarter of 2013, Deckers’s net sales totaled $263,760, and cost of sales was \n$140,201. What was Deckers’s gross profit for the first quarter of 2013?\n \n \nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nRevenue Recognition\n. . . allowances for estimated returns, discounts . . . are provided for when related revenue is \nrecorded.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nDECKERS BRANDS\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1.\nGross Sales\n$35,000\nLess: Sales Discounts (0.01 × 1/2 × $30,000)\n150\n Credit Card Discounts (0.03 × 0.80 × $5,000)\n 120\nNet Sales\n$34,730\n2.\nNet Sales\n$263,760\nCost of Sales\n 140,201\nGross Profit\n$123,559\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n289\nMEA S U R ING A ND R EP ORT I N G R E C E I V AB L E S\nClassifying Receivables\nReceivables may be classified in three common ways. First, they may be classified as either \nan account receivable or a note receivable. An account receivable is created by a credit \nsale on an open account. For example, an account receivable is created when Deckers sells \nshoes on open account to Fontana’s Shoes in Ithaca, New York. A note receivable is a \npromise in writing (a formal document) to pay (1) a specified amount of money, called the \nprincipal, at a definite future date known as the maturity date and (2) a specified amount \nof interest at one or more future dates. The interest is the amount charged for use of the \nprincipal.\nSecond, receivables may be classified as trade or nontrade receivables. A trade receivable \nis created in the normal course of business when a sale of merchandise or services on credit \noccurs. A nontrade receivable arises from transactions other than the normal sale of merchan-\ndise or services. For example, if Deckers loaned money to a new vice president to help finance \na home at the new job location, the loan would be classified as a nontrade receivable. Third, \nin a classified balance sheet, receivables also are classified as either current or noncurrent \n(short term or long term), depending on when the cash is expected to be collected. Like many \ncompanies, Deckers reports only one type of receivable account, Trade Accounts Receivable, \nfrom customers and classifies the asset as a current asset because the accounts receivable are \nall due to be paid within one year.\nACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE \n(TRADE RECEIVABLES, \nRECEIVABLES)\nOpen accounts owed to the \nbusiness by trade customers.\nNOTES RECEIVABLE\nWritten promises that require \nanother party to pay the business \nunder specified conditions \n(amount, time, interest).\nAccounting for Bad Debts\nFor billing and collection purposes, Deckers keeps a separate accounts receivable account for \neach retailer that resells its footwear and apparel (called a subsidiary account). The accounts \nreceivable amount on the balance sheet represents the total of these individual customer \naccounts.\nWhen Deckers extends credit to its commercial customers, it knows that some of these \n \ncustomers will not pay their debts. The expense recognition principle requires recording of bad \ndebt expense in the same accounting period in which the related sales are made. This presents \nan important accounting problem. Deckers may not learn which particular customers will not \npay until the next accounting period. So, at the end of the period of sale, it normally does not \nknow which customers’ accounts receivable are bad debts.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 6-2\nEstimate, report, and evaluate \nthe effects of uncollectible \naccounts receivable (bad debts) \non financial statements.\nSelected Foreign\nCurrency Exchange Rates\n(in US$)\nMexican Peso \n$0.07\nSingapore Dollar \n$0.75\nEuro \n$1.20\nExport (international) sales are a growing part of the U.S. econ-\nomy. For example, international sales amounted to 33.0 percent of \nDeckers’s revenues in 2013. Most export sales to businesses are on \ncredit. When a buyer agrees to pay in its local currency, Deckers \ncannot add the resulting accounts receivable, which are denomi-\nnated in foreign currency, directly to its U.S. dollar accounts \nreceivable. Deckers’s accountants must first convert them to U.S. \ndollars using the end-of-period exchange rate between the two cur-\nrencies. For example, if a French department store owed Deckers \n€20,000 (euros, the common currency of the European Monetary \nUnion) on December 31, 2014, and each euro was worth US$1.20 \non that date, it would add US$24,000 to its accounts receivable on \nthe balance sheet.\nForeign Currency Receivables\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L\nP E R S P E C T I V E\n\n\n290\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nDeckers resolves this problem by using the allowance method to measure bad debt expense. \nThe allowance method is based on estimates of the expected amount of bad debts. Two pri-\nmary steps in employing the allowance method are:\n \n1. Making the end-of-period adjusting entry to record estimated bad debt expense.\n \n2. Writing off specific accounts determined to be uncollectible during the period.\nRecording Bad Debt Expense Estimates\nBad debt expense (doubtful accounts expense, uncollectible accounts expense, provision for \nuncollectible accounts) is the expense associated with estimated uncollectible accounts receiv-\nable. An adjusting journal entry at the end of the accounting period records the bad debt \nestimate. For the year ended December 31, 2013, Deckers estimated bad debt expense to be \n$115,101 (all numbers in thousands of dollars) and made the following adjusting entry:\nBad debt expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n115,101\n Allowance for doubtful accounts (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n115,101\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAllowance for doubtful accounts\n-115,101\nBad debt expense (+E \n \n)\n-115,101\nThe Bad Debt Expense is included in the category “Selling” expenses on the income state-\nment. It decreases net income and stockholders’ equity. Accounts Receivable could not be cred-\nited in the journal entry because there is no way to know which customers’ accounts receivable \nare involved. So the credit is made, instead, to a contra-asset account called Allowance for \nDoubtful Accounts (Allowance for Bad Debts or Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts). As \na contra-asset, the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is always subtracted from the \nbalance of the asset Accounts Receivable. Thus, the entry decreases the net book value of \nAccounts Receivable and total assets.\nWriting Off Specific Uncollectible Accounts\nThroughout the year, when it is determined that a customer will not pay its debts (e.g., due \nto bankruptcy), the write-off of that individual bad debt is recorded through a journal entry. \nNow that the specific uncollectible customer account receivable has been identified, it can be \nremoved with a credit. At the same time, we no longer need the related estimate in the contra-\nasset Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, which is removed by a debit. The journal entry sum-\nmarizing Deckers’s total write-offs of $115,119 during 2013 follows:\nAllowance for doubtful accounts (-XA, +A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n115,119\n Accounts receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n115,119\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAllowance for doubtful accounts\n+115,119\nAccounts receivable\n-115,119\nNotice that this journal entry did not affect any income statement accounts. It did not \nrecord a bad debt expense because the estimated expense was recorded with an adjusting \nentry in the period of sale. Also, the entry did not change the net book value of accounts \n \nreceivable since the decrease in the asset account (Accounts Receivable) was offset by the \ndecrease in the contra-asset account (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts). Thus, it also did not \naffect total assets.\nALLOWANCE METHOD\nBases bad debt expense on \nan estimate of uncollectible \naccounts.\nBAD DEBT EXPENSE \n(DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS \nEXPENSE, UNCOLLECTIBLE \nACCOUNTS EXPENSE, \nPROVISION FOR \nUNCOLLECTIBLE \nACCOUNTS)\nExpense associated with \nestimated uncollectible accounts \nreceivable.\nALLOWANCE FOR \nDOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS \n(ALLOWANCE FOR BAD \nDEBTS, ALLOWANCE \nFOR UNCOLLECTIBLE \nACCOUNTS)\nContra-asset account containing \nthe estimated uncollectible \naccounts receivable.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n291\nSummary of the Accounting Process\nIt is important to remember that accounting for bad debts is a two-step process:\nBad Debt Recoveries\nWhen a company receives a payment on an account that has already been written off, the journal entry \nto write off the account is reversed to put the receivable back on the books, and the collection of cash \nis recorded. For example, if the previously written-off amount was $677, it would make the following \nentries:\nAccounts receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n677\n Allowance for doubtful accounts (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n677\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n677\n Accounts receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n677\nNote that these entries, like the original write-off, do not affect total assets or net income. Only the \n \nestimate of bad debts affects these amounts.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nStep\nTiming\nAccounts Affected\nFinancial \nStatement Effects\n1. \nRecord estimated \nbad debts \nadjustment\nEnd of period \nin which sales \nare made\nBad Debt Expense (E)\nAllowance for Doubtful \nAccounts (XA)\nNet Income\nAssets (Accounts \nReceivable, Net)\n2. \nIdentify and write \noff actual bad debts\nThroughout \nperiod as bad \ndebts become \nknown\nAccounts Receivable (A)\nAllowance for Doubtful \nAccounts (XA)\nNet Income\nAssets (Accounts \nReceivable, Net)\nNo effect\n⎧\n$\n⎨\n$\n⎩\nDeckers’s complete 2013 accounting process for bad debts can now be summarized in terms of \nthe changes in Accounts Receivable (Gross) and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:5\n5This assumes that all sales are on account.\nAccounts Receivable Dec. 31, 2013\nAccounts Receivable (Gross) (A)\n$209,081\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\n 25,068\nAccounts Receivable (Net) (A)\n$184,013\nAccounts Receivable (Gross) (A)\nBeginning balance\n215,842\nCollections on account\n1,448,260\nSales on account\n1,556,618\nWrite-offs\n115,119\nEnding balance\n 209,081\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\nBeginning balance\n25,086\nWrite-offs\n115,119\nBad debt expense \nadjustment\n115,101\nEnding balance\n25,068\n\n\n292\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nAccounts Receivable (Gross) includes the total accounts receivable, both collectible and \nuncollectible. The balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is the portion of the \naccounts receivable balance the company estimates to be uncollectible. Accounts Receivable \n(Net) reported on the balance sheet is the portion of the accounts the company expects to col-\nlect (or its estimated net realizable value).\nReporting Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts\nAnalysts who want information on Deckers’s receivables will find Accounts Receivable, net \nof allowance for doubtful accounts (the net book value), of $184,013 and $190,756 for 2013 \nand 2012, respectively, reported on the balance sheet (Exhibit 6.2). Deckers reports the balance \nin the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ($25,068 in 2013 and $25,086 in 2012) within the \naccount title. Other companies report the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in a \nnote. Accounts Receivable (Gross), the total accounts receivable, can be computed by adding \nthe two amounts together.\nThe amounts of bad debt expense and accounts receivable written off for the period, if mate-\nrial, are reported on a schedule that publicly traded companies must include in their Annual \nReport Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Exhibit 6.3 presents this schedule from Deckers’s \n2013 filing.\nEXHIBIT 6.2\nAccounts Receivable on the \nPartial Balance Sheet\nDECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Balance Sheets \nDecember 31, 2013 and 2012 \n(amounts in thousands)\n2013\n2012\nASSETS\nCurrent assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$237,125\n$110,247\n \nTrade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $25,068 \nand $25,086 as of December 31, 2013, and December 31, \n2012, respectively\n 184,013\n 190,756\n Inventories\n260,791\n300,173\n Prepaid expenses\n14,980\n14,092\n Other current assets\n112,514\n59,028\n Deferred tax assets\n 19,881\n 17,290\n Total current assets\n$829,304\n$691,586\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nDECKERS BRANDS\nEXHIBIT 6.3\nAccounts Receivable Valuation \nSchedule (Form 10-K)\nDECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES\nValuation and Qualifying Accounts\nThree Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012, 2011\n(amounts in thousands)\nBalance at \nBeginning \nof Year\nAdditions\nDeductions\nBalance \nat End of \nYear\nDecember 31, 2013\n$25,086\n$115,101\n$115,119\n$25,068\nDecember 31, 2012\n21,692\n96,931\n93,537\n25,086\nDecember 31, 2011\n13,772\n75,995\n68,075\n21,692\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nDECKERS BRANDS\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n293\nEstimating Bad Debts\nThe bad debt expense amount recorded in the end-of-period adjusting entry often is estimated \nbased on either (1) a percentage of total credit sales for the period or (2) an aging of accounts \nreceivable. Both methods are acceptable under GAAP and are widely used. The percentage of \ncredit sales method is simpler to apply, but the aging method is generally more accurate. Many \ncompanies use the simpler method on a weekly or monthly basis and use the more accurate \nmethod on a monthly or quarterly basis to check the accuracy of the earlier estimates. In our \nexample, both methods produce exactly the same estimate, which rarely occurs in practice.\nPercentage of Credit Sales Method\nThe percentage of credit sales method bases bad debt expense on the historical percentage \nof credit sales that result in bad debts. The average percentage of credit sales that result in bad \ndebts can be computed by dividing total bad debt losses by total credit sales. A company that \nhas been operating for some years has sufficient experience to project probable future bad debt \nPERCENTAGE OF CREDIT \nSALES METHOD\nBases bad debt expense on the \nhistorical percentage of credit \nsales that result in bad debts.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Bad debt expense (+E, −SE)\n2,204\n Allowance for doubtful accounts (+XA, −A)\n2,204\n2. Allowance for doubtful accounts (−XA, +A)\n1,535\n Accounts receivable (−A)\n1,535\n3. \nBeginning Balance + Bad Debt Expense Estimate − Write-Offs = Ending Balance, \n$3,973 + 2,204 − 1,535 = $4,642\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWhen receivables are material, companies must employ the allowance method to account for uncol-\nlectibles. These are the steps in the process:\n \na. The end-of-period adjusting entry to record the estimate of bad debt expense and increase the \nallowance for doubtful accounts.\n \nb. Writing off specific accounts determined to be uncollectible during the period to eliminate the \nspecific uncollectible account receivable and decrease the allowance for doubtful accounts.\nThe adjusting entry reduces net income as well as net accounts receivable. The write-off affects \nneither. Before you move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of these \nconcepts.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIn a recent year, Crocs, Inc., a major Deckers competitor, had a beginning credit balance in the \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts of $3,973 (all numbers in thousands of dollars). It wrote off \naccounts receivable totaling $1,535 during the year and made a bad debt expense adjustment for the \nyear of $2,204.\n \n1. What adjusting journal entry did Crocs make for bad debts at the end of the year?\n \n2. Make the journal entry summarizing Crocs’s total write-off of bad debts during the year.\n \n3. Compute the balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at the end of the year.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 6-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on preparing journal entries related to bad debts, go to \nwww.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh6a.\n\n\n294\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nlosses. For example, if we assume that, during the year 2014, Deckers expected bad debt losses \nof 1.0 percent of credit sales, and its credit sales were $1,500,000, it would estimate the current \nyear’s bad debts as:\n Credit sales\n$1,500,000\n× Bad debt loss rate (1.0%)\n && × 0.01\n Bad debt expense\n$ &&&15,000\nThis amount would be directly recorded as Bad Debt Expense (and an increase in Allowance for \nDoubtful Accounts) in the current year. Our beginning balance in the Allowance for \nDoubtful \nAccounts for 2014 would be the ending balance for 2013. Assuming write-offs during 2014 of \n$17,068, the ending balance is computed as follows:\nPercent of credit \nsales estimate\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\n2014 Beginning balance\n25,068\n2014 Write-offs\n17,068\n2014 \nBad debt expense \nadjustment\n15,000\n2014 Ending balance\n? = 23,000\nAging of Accounts Receivable\nThe aging of accounts receivable method relies on the fact that, as accounts receivable \nbecome older and more overdue, it is less likely that they will be collected. For example, a \nreceivable that was due in 30 days but has not been paid after 120 days is less likely to be col-\nlected, on average, than a similar receivable that remains unpaid after 45 days.\nIf Deckers split its assumed 2014 ending balance in accounts receivable (gross) of $230,000 \ninto three age categories, it would first examine the individual customer accounts receivable \nand sort them into the three age categories. Based on prior experience, management would \nthen estimate the probable bad debt loss rates for each category: for example, not yet due, \n \n2 percent; 1 to 90 days past due, 10 percent; over 90 days, 30 percent.\nAs illustrated in the aging schedule below, this would result in an estimate of total uncollect-\nible amounts of $23,000, the estimated ending balance that should be in the Allowance for \nDoubtful Accounts. From this, the adjustment to record Bad Debt Expense (and an increase in \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts) for 2014 would be computed as follows:\nAGING OF ACCOUNTS \nRECEIVABLE METHOD\nEstimates uncollectible accounts \nbased on the age of each account \nreceivable.\n Beginning balance\n$25,068\n+ Bad debt expense\n15,000\n− Write-offs\n&&&&&&&&&&17,068\n Ending balance\n$23,000\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\n2014 Beginning balance\n25,068\n2014 Write-offs\n17,068\n2014 \nBad debt expense \nadjustment\n?\n2014 Ending balance\n23,000\nAging Schedule 2014\nAged Accounts Receivable\nEstimated \nPercentage \nUncollectible\nEstimated \nAmount \nUncollectible\nNot yet due\n$115,000\n×\n2%\n=\n$ 2,300\nUp to 90 days past due\n &&&69,000\n×\n10%\n=\n6,900\nOver 90 days past due\n &&&46,000\n×\n30%\n=\n&&&&&&&&&&13,800\nEstimated ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts\n$23,000\nLess: Balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \n before adjustment (25,068 - 17,068)\n &&&&&&&&&8,000\nBad Debt Expense for the year\n$15,000\n= 15,000\nTotal estimated \nuncollectible accounts\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n295\nComparison of the Two Methods\nIt is important to recognize that the approach to recording bad debt expense using the \npercentage of credit sales method is different from that for the aging method:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Percentage of credit sales. Directly compute the amount to be recorded as Bad Debt \nExpense on the income statement for the period in the adjusting journal entry.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Aging of Accounts Receivable. Compute the estimated ending balance we would like to \nhave in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts on the balance sheet after we make the nec-\nessary adjusting entry. The difference between the current balance in the account and the \nestimated balance is recorded as the adjusting entry for Bad Debt Expense for the period.\nIn either case, the balance sheet presentation for 2014 would show Accounts Receivable, less \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts, of $207,000 ($230,000 - $23,000).\nActual Write-Offs Compared with Estimates\nDeckers’s Form 10-K provides particularly clear information on its approach to estimating \nuncollectible accounts and the potential effect of any errors in those estimates:\nCRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts\nWe provide a reserve against trade accounts receivable for estimated losses that may result \nfrom customers’ inability to pay. We determine the amount of the reserve by analyzing known \nuncollectible accounts, aged trade accounts receivables, economic conditions and forecasts, \nhistorical experience and the customers’ credit-worthiness. . . . Our use of different estimates \nand assumptions could produce different financial results. For example, a 1.0 percent change \nin the rate used to estimate the reserve for the accounts we consider to have credit risk and not \nspecifically identified as uncollectible would change the allowance for doubtful accounts at \nDecember 31, 2013, by approximately $1,000.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nForm 10-K\nDECKERS BRANDS\nIf uncollectible accounts actually written off differ from the estimated amount previously \nrecorded, a higher or lower amount is recorded in the next period to make up for the previous \nperiod’s error in estimate. When estimates are found to be incorrect, financial statement \nvalues for prior annual accounting periods are not corrected.\nControl over Accounts Receivable\nMany managers forget that extending credit will increase sales volume, but unless the related \nreceivables are collected, they do not add to the bottom line. Companies that emphasize sales \nwithout monitoring the collection of credit sales soon find much of their current assets tied up \nin accounts receivable. The following practices can help minimize bad debts:\n \n1. Require approval of customers’ credit history by a person independent of the sales and col-\nlections functions.\n \n2. Age accounts receivable periodically and contact customers with overdue payments.\n \n3. Reward both sales and collections personnel for speedy collections so that they work as a \nteam.\nTo assess the effectiveness of overall credit-granting and collection activities, managers and \nanalysts often compute the receivables turnover ratio.\n\n\n296\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nSelected Industry\nComparisons: Receivables\nTurnover Ratio\nDepartment stores\nMalt beverages\nForest &\nwood products\n46.1\n21.4\n14.7\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow effective are credit-granting and collection activities?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe receivables turnover ratio is computed as follows (see Exhibits 6.1 and 6.2):\nReceivables Turnover = \nNet Sales*\nAverage Net Trade Accounts Receivable†\nThe 2013 receivables turnover ratio for Deckers:\n = 8.3\n$1,556,618\n(190,756 + 184,013)/2\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The receivables turnover ratio reflects how many times average trade receivables are \nrecorded and collected during the period. The higher the ratio, the faster the collection of receivables. \nA higher ratio benefits the company because it can invest the money collected to earn interest income \nor reduce borrowings to reduce interest expense. Overly generous payment schedules and ineffective \ncollection methods keep the receivables turnover ratio low. Analysts and creditors watch this ratio \nbecause a sudden decline may mean that a company is extending payment deadlines in an attempt to \nprop up lagging sales or is even recording sales that will later be returned by customers. Many man-\nagers and analysts compute the related number average collection period or average days sales in \nreceivables, which is equal to 365 ÷ Receivables Turnover Ratio. It indicates the average time it takes \na customer to pay its accounts. For Deckers, the amount would be computed as follows for 2013:\nAverage Collection Period = \n365\nReceivables Turnover\n365\n8.3\n=\n= 44.0 days\nFocus Company Analysis Deckers’s receivables turnover increased from a 2011 high of 8.9 to 8.3 \nin 2013. This indicates that the company is taking more time to convert its receivables into cash. Com-\npared to the receivables turnover ratios of its competitors, Deckers’s ratio is below those of \nSkechers \n \nand Crocs.\nA Few Cautions Since differences across industries and between firms in the manner in which \n \ncustomer purchases are financed can cause dramatic differences in the ratio, a particular firm’s ratio \nshould be compared only with its prior years’ figures or with other firms in the same industry following \nthe same financing practices.\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nDeckers\n2011\n2012\n2013\n8.9\n7.4\n8.3\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nSkechers U.S.A.\nCrocs\n2013\n2013\n8.4\n12.1\nReceivables Turnover Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 6-3\nAnalyze and interpret the \nreceivables turnover ratio \nand the effects of accounts \nreceivable on cash flows.\n*Since the amount of net credit sales is normally not reported separately, most analysts use net sales in this \n \nequation.\n†Average Net Trade Accounts Receivable = (Beginning Net Trade Accounts Receivable + Ending Net Trade \n \nAccounts Receivable) ÷ 2.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n297\nThe change in accounts receivable can be a major determinant of a company’s cash flow from operations. \nWhile the income statement reflects the revenues of the period, the cash flow from operating activi-\nties reflects cash collections from customers. Since sales on account increase the balance in accounts \nreceivable and cash collections from customers decrease the balance in accounts receivable, the change \nin accounts receivable from the beginning to the end of the period is the difference between sales and \ncollections.\nEFFECT ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nIn General When there is a net decrease in accounts receivable for the period, cash collected from \ncustomers is more than revenue; thus, the decrease must be added in computing cash flows from opera-\ntions. When a net increase in accounts receivable occurs, cash collected from customers is less than \nrevenue; thus, the increase must be subtracted in computing cash flows from operations.*\nEffect on Cash Flows\nOperating activities (indirect method)\n Net income\n$ xxx\n Adjusted for\n Add accounts receivable decrease\n+\n or\n Subtract accounts receivable increase\n-\nFocus Company Analysis The excerpt below shows the Operating Activities section of \nDeckers’s \nstatement of cash flows. Collections outpaced sales growth during 2013 to result in a decrease in \nDeckers’s balance in receivables. This decrease is added in reconciling net income to cash flow \nfrom operating activities because revenues are lower than cash collected from customers for 2013. \nWhen receivables increase, the amount of the increase in receivables is subtracted in reconciling net \nincome to cash flow from operating activities because cash collected from customers is lower than \nrevenues.\n2013\nCash flows from operating activities\n Net income\n$145,689\n \nAdjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided \nby operating activities:\n . . . . . . . . . .\n. . .\n Changes in operating assets and liabilities:\n Trade accounts receivable, net of provision for doubtful accounts\n6,743\n Inventories\n39,382\n. . .\n. . .\n Net cash provided by operating activities\n$262,125\nAccounts Receivable\nF O C U S O N\nCAS H F LOW S\n*For companies with receivables in foreign currency or business acquisitions/dispositions, the change reported on \nthe cash flow statement will not equal the change in the accounts receivable reported on the balance sheet.\n\n\n298\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWhen using the percentage of sales method, you directly compute the bad debt expense for the \nperiod by multiplying the amount of credit sales by the bad debt loss rate. With the aging method, \nyou compute the estimated ending balance in the allowance and solve for the bad debt expense. This \nprocess involves multiplying the amount in each age category by the estimated percentage uncol-\nlectible to produce the estimated ending balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts. The differ-\nence between the estimated ending balance and the balance in the allowance before the adjustment \nbecomes the bad debt expense for the year. Before you move on, try an example of the more difficult \naging method computations based on Crocs’s numbers reported in an earlier year.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n1. In an earlier year, Deckers’s competitor Crocs reported a beginning balance in the Allowance \nfor Doubtful Accounts of $5,262. It also wrote off bad debts amounting to $2,551 during the \nyear. At the end of the year, it computed total estimated uncollectible accounts using the aging \nmethod to be $3,973 (all numbers in thousands of dollars). What amount did Crocs record \nas bad debt expense for the period? (Solution approach: Use the Allowance for Doubtful \nAccounts T-account or the following equation to solve for the missing value.)\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\nEstimated ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts\nLess: Current balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts\nBad Debt Expense for the year\n \n \n \nThe accounts receivable turnover ratio measures the effectiveness of credit-granting and collec-\ntion activities. Faster turnover means faster receipt of cash from your customers. To test whether you \nunderstand this concept, answer the following question:\n2. Indicate whether granting later payment deadlines (e.g., 60 days instead of 30 days) will most \nlikely increase or decrease the accounts receivable turnover ratio. Explain.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 6-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on estimating and reporting bad debts using the aging \nmethod, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh6b.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. \nEstimated ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts\n3,973\nLess: Current balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ($5,262 - $2,551)\n ,,,,,,2,711\nBad Debt Expense for the year\n$1,262\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\nBeginning balance\n5,262\nWrite-offs\n2,551\nBad debt expense (solve)\n1,262\nEnding balance\n3,973\n2. \nGranting later payment deadlines will most likely decrease the accounts receivable turnover ratio because \nlater collections from customers will increase the average accounts receivable balance (the denominator of \nthe ratio), decreasing the ratio.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n299\nRE P ORT ING A ND S A F EG UAR DI N G CASH\nCash and Cash Equivalents Defined\nCash is defined as money or any instrument that banks will accept for deposit and immediate \ncredit to a company’s account, such as a check, money order, or bank draft. Cash equivalents \nare investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible \nto cash and whose value is unlikely to change (that is, they are not sensitive to interest rate \nchanges). Typical instruments included as cash equivalents are bank certificates of deposit and \nTreasury bills that the U.S. government issues to finance its activities.\nLike most companies, Deckers combines all of its bank accounts and cash equivalents \ninto one amount, Cash and Cash Equivalents, on the balance sheet. It also reports that the \nbook values of cash equivalents on the balance sheet equal their fair market values—which \nwe should expect given the nature of the instruments (investments whose value is unlikely \nto change).\nCash Management\nMany businesses receive a large amount of cash, checks, and credit card receipts from their \ncustomers each day. Anyone can spend cash, so management must develop procedures to \nsafeguard the cash it uses in the business. Effective cash management involves more than pro-\ntecting cash from theft, fraud, or loss through carelessness. Other cash management respon-\nsibilities include:\n \n1. Accurate accounting so that reports of cash flows and balances may be prepared.\n \n2. Controls to ensure that enough cash is available to meet (a) current operating needs, \n \n(b) maturing liabilities, and (c) unexpected emergencies.\n \n3. Prevention of the accumulation of excess amounts of idle cash. Idle cash earns no revenue. \nTherefore, it is often invested in securities to earn a return until it is needed for operations.\nInternal Control of Cash\nThe term internal controls refers to the process by which a company safeguards its assets \nand provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the company’s financial report-\ning, the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations, and its compliance with applicable \nlaws and regulations. Internal control procedures should extend to all assets: cash, receiv-\nables, investments, plant and equipment, and so on. Controls that ensure the accuracy of \nthe financial records are designed to prevent inadvertent errors and outright fraud. Because \ninternal control increases the reliability of the financial statements, it is reviewed by the \noutside independent auditor.\nBecause cash is the asset most vulnerable to theft and fraud, a significant number of \ninternal control procedures should focus on cash. You have already observed internal con-\ntrol procedures for cash, although you may not have known it at the time. At most movie the-\naters, one employee sells tickets and another employee collects them. Having one employee \ndo both jobs would be less expensive, but that single employee could easily steal cash and \nadmit a patron without issuing a ticket. If different employees perform the tasks, a success-\nful theft requires the participation of both.\nEffective internal control of cash should include the following:\n \n1. Separation of duties.\n \na. \nComplete separation of the jobs of receiving cash and disbursing cash.\n \nb. \nComplete separation of the procedures of accounting for cash receipts and cash \ndisbursements.\n \nc. \nComplete separation of the physical handling of cash and all phases of the \n \naccounting function.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 6-4\nReport, control, and safeguard \ncash.\nCASH\nMoney or any instrument that \nbanks will accept for deposit and \nimmediate credit to a company’s \naccount, such as a check, money \norder, or bank draft.\nCASH EQUIVALENTS \nShort-term investments with \noriginal maturities of three \nmonths or less that are readily \nconvertible to cash and whose \nvalue is unlikely to change.\nINTERNAL CONTROLS\nProcesses by which a company \nprovides reasonable assurance \nregarding the reliability of the \ncompany’s financial reporting, the \neffectiveness and efficiency of \nits operations, and its compliance \nwith applicable laws and \nregulations.\nJuice Images/Alamy\n\n\n300\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n \n2. Prescribed policies and procedures.\n \na. \nRequire that all cash receipts be deposited in a bank daily. Keep any cash on hand \nunder strict control.\n \nb. \nRequire separate approval of the purchases and the actual cash payments. Prenum-\nbered checks should be used. Special care must be taken with payments by electronic \nfunds transfers since they involve no controlled documents (checks).\n \nc. \nAssign the responsibilities for cash payment approval and check-signing or electronic \nfunds transfer transmittal to different individuals.\n \nd. \nRequire monthly reconciliation of bank accounts with the cash accounts on the com-\npany’s books (discussed in detail in the next section).\nSome people are bothered by the recommendation that all well-run companies should have strong inter-\nnal control procedures. These people believe that control procedures suggest that management does not \ntrust the company’s employees. Although the vast majority of employees are trustworthy, employee theft \ndoes cost businesses billions of dollars each year. Interviews with convicted felons indicate that in many \ncases they stole from their employers because they thought that it was easy and that no one cared (there \nwere no internal control procedures).\nMany companies have a formal code of ethics that requires high standards of behavior in dealing with \ncustomers, suppliers, fellow employees, and the company’s assets. Although each employee is ultimately \nresponsible for his or her own ethical behavior, internal control procedures can be thought of as important \nvalue statements from management.\nEthics and the Need for Internal Control\nA Q U E ST I ON \nO F E T HI CS\nReconciliation of the Cash Accounts and the Bank Statements\nContent of a Bank Statement\nProper use of the bank accounts can be an important internal cash control procedure. Each \nmonth, the bank provides the company (the depositor) with a bank statement that lists (1) each \npaper or electronic deposit recorded by the bank during the period, (2) each paper or electronic \ncheck cleared by the bank during the period, and (3) the balance in the company’s account. \nThe bank statement also shows the bank charges or deductions (such as service charges) made \ndirectly to the company’s account by the bank. A typical bank statement for ROW.COM, Inc., \nis shown in Exhibit 6.4.\nExhibit 6.4 lists four items that need explanation. Notice the $500 and $100 items listed in \nthe Checks and Debits column and coded EFT.6 This is the code for electronic funds trans-\nfers. ROW.COM pays its electricity and insurance bills using electronic checking. When it \norders the electronic payments, it records these items on the company’s books in the same man-\nner as a paper check. So no additional entry is needed.\nNotice that listed in the Checks and Debits column there is a deduction for $18 coded NSF. \nThis entry refers to a check for $18 received from a customer and deposited by ROW.COM \nwith its bank. The bank processed the check through banking channels to the customer’s bank, \nbut the account did not have sufficient funds to cover the check. The customer’s bank there-\nfore returned it to ROW.COM’s bank, which then charged it back to ROW.COM’s account. \nThis type of check often is called an NSF check (not sufficient funds). The NSF check is now \na receivable; consequently, ROW.COM must make an entry to debit Receivables and credit \nCash for the $18.\nBANK STATEMENT\nA monthly report from a bank that \nshows deposits recorded, checks \ncleared, other debits and credits, \nand a running bank balance.\n6These codes vary among banks.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n301\nNotice the $6 listed on June 30 in the Checks and Debits column and coded SC. This is the \ncode for bank service charges. The bank statement included a memo by the bank explaining \nthis service charge (which was not documented by a check). ROW.COM must make an entry \nto reflect this $6 decrease in the bank balance as a debit to a relevant expense account, such as \nBank Service Expense, and a credit to Cash.\nNotice the $20 listed on June 18 in the Deposits and Credits column and coded INT for \ninterest earned. The bank pays interest on checking account balances, and it increased ROW \n.COM’s account for interest earned during the period. ROW.COM must record the interest by \nmaking an entry to debit Cash and credit Interest Income for the $20.\nNeed for Reconciliation\nA bank reconciliation is the process of comparing (reconciling) the ending cash balance in \nthe company’s records and the ending cash balance reported by the bank on the monthly bank \nstatement. A bank reconciliation should be completed at the end of each month. Usually, the \nending cash balance as shown on the bank statement does not agree with the ending cash bal-\nance shown by the related Cash ledger account on the books of the company. For example, the \nCash ledger account of ROW.COM showed the following at the end of June (ROW.COM has \nonly one checking account):\nBANK RECONCILIATION\nProcess of verifying the accuracy \nof both the bank statement and \nthe cash accounts of a business.\nCash (A)\nJune 1 balance\n7,753.40\nJune deposits\n5,830.00\nJune payments\n4,543.40\nEnding balance\n9,040.00\nEXHIBIT 6.4\nExample of a Bank Statement\nACCOUNT\nNUMBER\n877-95861\nSTATEMENT OF ACCOUNT\nFor questions or problems\ncall TCB-Austin’s Hotline—476-6100\nSTATEMENT\nDATE\n6-30-16\nPAGE\nNO.\n1\nPlease examine statement and checks\npromptly. If no error is reported within ten\ndays, the account will be considered correct.\nPlease report change of address.\n7TH & LAVACA\nAUSTIN, TEXAS 78789\nPHONE: 512/476-6611\nROW.COM, Inc.\n1000 Blank Road\nAustin, Texas 78703\n06-01-16\n06-02-16\n06-03-16\n06-09-16\n06-10-16\n06-11-16\n06-18-16\n06-19-16\n06-24-16\n06-25-16\n06-25-16\n06-26-16\n06-27-16\n06-30-16\n06-30-16\n7,762.40\n10,262.40\n10,207.40\n10,607.40\n10,599.20\n8,449.20\n8,422.40\n8,214.40\n8,361.70\n8,343.70\n8,199.30\n8,476.78\n8,380.28\n8,328.20\n8,322.20\nDate\nAmount\nDate\n06-02\n06-09\n06-18\n06-24\n06-26\n3,000.00\n500.00\n20.00\n230.00\n300.00\nINT\nAmount\nCHECKS AND DEBITS\nDEPOSITS AND CREDITS\nDAILY BALANCE\nBALANCE\nTHIS STATEMENT\nBALANCE\nLAST STATEMENT\n7,762.40\n8,322.20\n3,490.20\n4,050.00\n14\n5\nTotal Amount\nNo.\nTotal Amount\nNo.\nDEPOSITS AND CREDITS\nCHECKS AND DEBITS\nIMPORTANT: SEE REVERSE SIDE OF STATEMENT\nMEMBER F.D.I.C.\nAustin\nNATIONAL ASSOCIATION\nTexas\nCommerce\nBank\n06-02\n06-03\n06-09\n06-10\n06-11\n06-18\n06-19\n06-24\n06-25\n06-25\n06-26\n06-27\n06-30\n06-30\nAUSTIN ENERGY\n120\nSTATE FARM\n122\n124\n125\n127\n128\n129\n132\n130\n126\n500.00\n55.00\n100.00\n8.20\n2,150.00\n46.80\n208.00\n82.70\n18.00\n144.40\n22.52\n96.50\n52.08\n6.00\nEFT\nEFT\nNSF\nSC\nDate\nNo.\nAmount\nCode:\nINT–Interest Earned\nNSF–Not Sufficient Funds\nSC–Service Charge\nEFT–Electronic Funds Transfer\n\n\n302\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nThe $8,322.20 ending cash balance shown on the bank statement (Exhibit 6.4) differs from \nthe $9,040.00 ending balance of cash shown on the books of ROW.COM. Most of this differ-\nence exists because of timing differences in the recording of transactions:\n \n1. Some transactions affecting cash were recorded in the books of ROW.COM but were not \nshown on the bank statement.\n \n2. Some transactions were shown on the bank statement but had not been recorded in the books \nof ROW.COM.\nSome of the difference may also be caused by errors in recording transactions.\nThe most common causes of differences between the ending bank balance and the ending \nbook balance of cash are as follows:\n \n1. Outstanding checks. These are checks written by the company and recorded in the compa-\nny’s ledger as credits to the Cash account that have not cleared the bank (they are not shown \non the bank statement as a deduction from the bank balance). The outstanding checks are \nidentified by comparing the list of canceled checks on the bank statement with the record of \nchecks (such as check stubs or a journal) maintained by the company.\n \n2. Deposits in transit. These are deposits sent to the bank by the company and recorded in the \ncompany’s ledger as debits to the Cash account. The bank has not recorded these deposits \n(they are not shown on the bank statement as an increase in the bank balance). Deposits in \ntransit usually happen when deposits are made one or two days before the close of the period \ncovered by the bank statement. Deposits in transit are determined by comparing the deposits \nlisted on the bank statement with the company deposit records.\n \n3. Bank service charges. These are expenses for bank services listed on the bank statement \nbut not recorded on the company’s books.\n \n4. NSF checks. These are “bad checks” or “bounced checks” that have been deposited but \nmust be deducted from the company’s cash account and rerecorded as accounts receivable.\n \n5. Interest. This is the interest paid by the bank to the company on its bank balance.\n \n6. Errors. Both the bank and the company may make errors, especially when the volume of \ncash transactions is large.\nBank Reconciliation Illustrated\nThe company should make a bank reconciliation immediately after receiving each bank \n \nstatement. The general format for the bank reconciliation follows:\nEnding cash balance per books\n$xxx\nEnding cash balance per bank statement\n$xxx\n+ Interest paid by bank\nxx\n+ Deposits in transit\nxx\n- NSF checks/Service charges\nxx\n- Outstanding checks\nxx\n± Company errors\nxx\n± Bank errors\nxx\nEnding correct cash balance\n$xxx\nEnding correct cash balance\n$xxx\nExhibit 6.5 shows the bank reconciliation prepared by ROW.COM for the month of June to \nreconcile the ending bank balance ($8,322.20) with the ending book balance ($9,040.00). On \nthe completed reconciliation, the correct cash balance is $9,045.00. This correct balance is the \namount that should be shown in the Cash account after the reconciliation. Since ROW.COM \nhas only one checking account and no cash on hand, it is also the correct amount of cash that \nshould be reported on the balance sheet.7\nROW.COM followed these steps in preparing the bank reconciliation:\n \n1. Identify the outstanding checks. A comparison of the checks and electronic payments \nlisted on the bank statement with the company’s record of all checks drawn and electronic \n7In this example, there were no outstanding checks or deposits in transit at the end of May.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n303\npayments made showed the following checks were still outstanding (had not cleared the \nbank) at the end of June:\nCheck No.\nAmount\n121\n$ &&145.00\n123\n815.00\n131\n 117.20\nTotal\n$1,077.20\nThis total was entered on the reconciliation as a deduction from the bank account. These \nchecks will be deducted by the bank when they clear the bank.\n \n2. Identify the deposits in transit. A comparison of the deposit slips on hand with those listed \non the bank statement revealed that a deposit of $1,800 made on June 30 was not listed on \nthe bank statement. This amount was entered on the reconciliation as an addition to the bank \naccount. It will be added by the bank when it records the deposit.\n \n3. Record bank charges and credits:\n \na. \nInterest received from the bank, $20—entered on the bank reconciliation as an addi-\ntion to the book balance; it already has been included in the bank balance.\n \nb. \nNSF check of R. Smith, $18—entered on the bank reconciliation as a deduction from \nthe book balance; it has been deducted from the bank statement balance.\n \nc. \nBank service charges, $6—entered on the bank reconciliation as a deduction from the \nbook balance; it has been deducted from the bank balance.\n \n4. Determine the impact of errors. At this point, ROW.COM found that the reconciliation did not \nbalance by $9. Upon checking the journal entries made during the month, the electronic payment \non 6-09 for $100 to pay an account payable was found. The payment was recorded in the compa-\nny’s accounts as $109. Therefore, $9 (i.e., $109 - $100) must be added to the book cash balance \non the reconciliation; the bank cleared the electronic payment for the correct amount, $100.\nNote that in Exhibit 6.5 the two sections of the bank reconciliation now agree at a correct cash \nbalance of $9,045.00.\nA bank reconciliation as shown in Exhibit 6.5 accomplishes two major objectives:\n \n1. It checks the accuracy of the bank balance and the company cash records, which involves \ndeveloping the correct cash balance. The correct cash balance (plus cash on hand, if any) is \nthe amount of cash that is reported on the balance sheet.\nEXHIBIT 6.5\nBank Reconciliation Illustrated\nROW.COM, INC.\nBank Reconciliation \nFor the Month Ending June 30, 2016\nCompany’s Books\nBank Statement\nEnding cash balance\nEnding cash balance\n per books\n$9,040.00\n per bank statement\n$8,322.20\nAdditions\nAdditions\n Interest paid by the bank\n20.00\n Deposit in transit\n1,800.00\n Error in recording payment\n 9.00\n \n9,069.00\n10,122.20\nDeductions\nDeductions\n NSF check of R. Smith\n18.00\n Outstanding checks\n1,077.20\n Bank service charges\n 6.00\n \nEnding correct cash balance\n$9,045.00\nEnding correct cash balance\n$9,045.00\n\n\n304\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n \n2. It identifies any previously unrecorded transactions or changes that are necessary to cause the \ncompany’s Cash account(s) to show the correct cash balance. Any transactions or changes \non the company’s books side of the bank reconciliation need journal entries. Therefore, \nthe following journal entries based on the company’s books side of the bank reconciliation \n(Exhibit 6.5) must be entered into the company’s records:\nAccounts of ROW.COM\n(a) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20\n Interest income (+R, +SE) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20\n To record interest by bank.\n(b) Accounts receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18\n To record NSF check.\n(c) Bank service expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6\n To record service fees charged by bank.\n(d) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n9\n Accounts payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n9\n To correct error made in recording a check payable to a creditor.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash (+20, -18, -6, +9)\n+5\nAccounts payable\n+9\nInterest income (+R)\n+20\nAccounts receivable\n+18\nBank service expense (+E)\n-6\nNotice again that all of the additions and deductions on the company’s books side of the rec-\nonciliation need journal entries to update the Cash account. The additions and deductions on \nthe bank statement side do not need journal entries because they will work out automatically \nwhen they clear the bank.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nCash is the most liquid of all assets, flowing continually into and out of a business. As a result, a num-\nber of critical control procedures, including the reconciliation of bank accounts, should be applied. \nAlso, management of cash may be critically important to decision makers who must have cash avail-\nable to meet current needs yet must avoid excess amounts of idle cash that produce no revenue. To see \nif you understand the basics of a bank reconciliation, answer the following questions:\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIndicate which of the following items discovered while preparing a company’s bank reconciliation \nwill result in adjustment of the cash balance on the balance sheet.\n \n1. Outstanding checks.\n \n2. Deposits in transit.\n \n3. Bank service charges.\n \n4. NSF checks that were deposited.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them at the bottom of the next page.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n305\nEPILOG U E\nAs we noted at the beginning of the chapter, Deckers recognized that to turn growth into \nprofits, it had to (1) continually refresh its product lines by introducing new technologies, new \nstyles, and new product categories; (2) become a leaner and more nimble manufacturer, taking \nadvantage of lower-cost, more flexible production locations; and (3) focus attention on inven-\ntory management and collections of accounts receivable since an uncollected account is of no \nvalue to the company. Each of these efforts is aimed at increasing net sales and/or decreasing \ncost of goods sold, thereby increasing gross profit. The first quarter of 2014 was a mixed bag \nfor Deckers. Sales increased, but net income declined compared to the first quarter of 2013, \nand resulted in a net loss. You can evaluate the further success of the company’s strategy by \ngoing to the Web at www.deckers.com to check Deckers’s latest annual and quarterly reports.\n3. \nBank service charges are deducted from the company’s account; thus, cash must be reduced and an \nexpense must be recorded.\n4. \nNSF checks that were deposited were recorded on the books as increases in the cash account; thus, cash \nmust be decreased and the related accounts receivable increased if payment is still expected.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n(Complete the requirements before proceeding to the suggested solutions.) Wholesale Warehouse \nStores sold $950,000 in merchandise during 2016. Of this amount, $400,000 was on credit with terms \n2/10, n/30 (75 percent of these amounts were paid within the discount period), $500,000 was paid \nwith credit cards (there was a 3 percent credit card discount), and the rest was paid in cash. On \nDecember 31, 2016, the Accounts Receivable balance was $80,000. The beginning balance in the \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts was $9,000 and $6,000 of bad debts was written off during the year.\nRequired:\n \n1. Compute net sales for 2016, assuming that sales and credit card discounts are treated as \ncontra-revenues.\n \n2. Assume that Wholesale uses the percentage of sales method for estimating bad debt expense and that \nit estimates that 2 percent of credit sales will produce bad debts. Record bad debt expense for 2016.\n \n3. Assume instead that Wholesale uses the aging of accounts receivable method and that it estimates \nthat $10,000 worth of current accounts is uncollectible. Record bad debt expense for 2016.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Both sales discounts and credit card discounts should be subtracted from sales revenues in the \ncomputation of net sales.\nSales revenue\n$950,000\nLess: Sales discounts (0.02 × 0.75 × $400,000)\n6,000\n Credit card discounts (0.03 × $500,000)\n 15,000\nNet sales\n$929,000\n \n2. The percentage estimate of bad debts should be applied to credit sales. Cash sales never produce \nbad debts.\nBad debt expense (+E, -SE) (0.02 × $400,000) . . . . . \n. . . . . . . .\n8,000\n Allowance for doubtful accounts (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAllowance for \ndoubtful accounts\n-8,000\nBad debt \nexpense (+E)\n-8,000\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N C A S E A\n\n\n306\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n \n3. The entry made when using the aging of accounts receivable method is the estimated balance \nminus the current balance.\n Estimated ending balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts\n$10,000\n Less: Current balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts ($9,000 - $6,000)\n &&&&&&3,000\n Bad Debt Expense for the year\n$ 7,000\nBad debt expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,000\n Allowance for doubtful accounts (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAllowance for \ndoubtful accounts\n-7,000\nBad debt \nexpense (+E)\n-7,000\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N C A S E B\n(Complete the requirements before proceeding to the suggested solution that follows.) Heather Ann \nLong, a freshman at a large state university, has just received her first checking account statement. This \nwas her first chance to attempt a bank reconciliation. She had the following information to work with:\nBank balance, September 1\n$1,150\nDeposits during September\n650\nChecks cleared during September\n900\nBank service charge\n25\nBank balance, October 1\n875\nHeather was surprised that the deposit of $50 she made on September 29 had not been posted to \nher account and was pleased that her rent check of $200 had not cleared her account. Her checkbook \nbalance was $750.\nRequired:\n \n1. Complete Heather’s bank reconciliation.\n \n2. Why is it important for individuals such as Heather and businesses to do a bank reconciliation each \nmonth?\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Heather’s bank reconciliation:\nHeather’s Books\nBank Statement\nOctober 1 cash balance\n$750\nOctober 1 cash balance\n$875\nAdditions\nAdditions\n None\n Deposit in transit\n50\nDeductions\nDeductions\n Bank service charge\n (25)\n Outstanding check\n (200)\nCorrect cash balance\n$725\nCorrect cash balance\n$725\n \n2. Bank statements, whether personal or business, should be reconciled each month. This process \nhelps ensure that a correct balance is reflected in the customer’s books. Failure to reconcile a bank \nstatement increases the chance that an error will not be discovered and may result in bad checks \nbeing written. Businesses must reconcile their bank statements for an additional reason: The cor-\nrect balance that is calculated during reconciliation is recorded on the balance sheet.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n307\nChapter Supplement\nRecording Discounts and Returns\nIn this chapter, both credit card discounts and cash discounts have been recorded as contra-revenues. \nFor example, if the credit card company is charging a 3 percent fee for its service and Deckers’s Internet \ncredit card sales are $3,000 for January 2, Deckers will record the following:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,910\nCredit card discount (+XR, -R, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n90\n Sales revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+2,910\nSales revenue (+R)\n+3,000\nCredit card discount (+XR)\n-90\nSimilarly, if credit sales of $1,000 are recorded with terms 2/10, n/30 ($1,000 × 0.98 = $980), and \n \npayment is made within the discount period, Deckers will record the following:\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccounts receivable\n+1,000\nSales revenue (+R)\n+1,000\nAccounts receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Sales revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n980\nSales discount (+XR, -R, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20\n Accounts receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+980\nSales discount (+XR)\n-20\nAccounts receivable\n-1,000\nSales returns and allowances should always be treated as a contra-revenue. Assume that Fontana’s \nShoes of Ithaca, New York, buys 40 pairs of sandals from Deckers for $2,000 on account. On the date of \nsale, Deckers makes the following journal entry:\nAccounts receivable (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\n Sales revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccounts receivable\n+2,000\nSales revenue (+R)\n+2,000\nBefore paying for the sandals, however, Fontana’s discovers that 10 pairs of sandals are not the color \nordered and returns them to Deckers. On that date Deckers records:\nSales returns and allowances (+XR, -R, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n500\n Accounts receivable (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n500\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccounts receivable\n-500\nSales returns and allowances (+XR)\n-500\nIn addition, the related cost of goods sold entry for the 10 pairs of sandals would be reversed.\n\n\n308\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n \n6-1. Analyze the impact of credit card sales, sales discounts, and sales returns on the amounts \nreported as net sales. p. 285\nBoth credit card discounts and sales or cash discounts can be recorded either as contra-revenues \nor as expenses. When recorded as contra-revenues, they reduce net sales. Sales returns and allow-\nances, which should always be treated as a contra-revenue, also reduce net sales.\n \n6-2. Estimate, report, and evaluate the effects of uncollectible accounts receivable (bad debts) on \nfinancial statements. p. 289\nWhen receivables are material, companies must employ the allowance method to account for uncol-\nlectibles. These are the steps in the process:\n \na. The end-of-period adjusting entry to record bad debt expense estimates.\n \nb. Writing off specific accounts determined to be uncollectible during the period.\nThe adjusting entry reduces net income as well as net accounts receivable. The write-off affects \nneither.\n \n6-3. Analyze and interpret the receivables turnover ratio and the effects of accounts receivable on \ncash flows. p. 296\n \na. Receivables turnover ratio—This ratio measures the effectiveness of credit-granting and \n \ncollection activities. It reflects how many times average trade receivables were recorded and \ncollected during the period. Analysts and creditors watch this ratio because a sudden decline in it \nmay mean that a company is extending payment deadlines in an attempt to prop up lagging sales \nor is recording sales that later will be returned by customers.\n \nb. Effects on cash flows—When a net decrease in accounts receivable for the period occurs, cash \ncollected from customers is always more than revenue, and cash flows from operations increase. \nWhen a net increase in accounts receivable occurs, cash collected from customers is always less \nthan revenue. Thus, cash flows from operations decline.\n \n6-4. Report, control, and safeguard cash. p. 299\nCash is the most liquid of all assets, flowing continually into and out of a business. As a result, a num-\nber of critical control procedures, including the reconciliation of bank accounts, should be applied. \nAlso, management of cash may be critically important to decision makers, who must have cash avail-\nable to meet current needs yet must avoid excess amounts of idle cash that produce no revenue.\nClosely related to recording revenue is recording the cost of what was sold. Chapter 7 will focus on \ntransactions related to inventory and cost of goods sold. This topic is important because cost of goods \nsold has a major impact on a company’s gross profit and net income, which are watched closely by \ninvestors, analysts, and other users of financial statements. Increasing emphasis on quality, productiv-\nity, and costs have further focused production managers’ attention on cost of goods sold and inventory. \nSince inventory cost figures play a major role in product introduction and pricing decisions, they also are \nimportant to marketing and general managers. Finally, since inventory accounting has a major effect on \nmany companies’ tax liabilities, this is an important place to introduce the effect of taxation on manage-\nment decision making and financial reporting.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\nK E Y R A T I O\nReceivables turnover ratio measures the effectiveness of credit-granting and collection activities. It \nis computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Measuring and Reporting Receiv-\nables section):\nReceivables Turnover = \nNet Sales\nAverage Net Trade Accounts Receivable\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n309\nAccounts Receivable (Trade Receivables or \nReceivables) p. 289\nAging of Accounts Receivable \nMethod p. 294\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts \n(Allowance for Bad Debts or Allowance \nfor Uncollectible Accounts) p. 290\nAllowance Method p. 290\nBad Debt Expense (Doubtful Accounts \nExpense, Uncollectible Accounts \nExpense, or Provision for Uncollectible \nAccounts) p. 290\nBank Reconciliation p. 301\nBank Statement p. 300\nCash p.299\nCash Equivalents p. 299\nCredit Card Discount p. 285\nInternal Controls p. 299\nNet Sales p. 287\nNotes Receivable p. 289\nPercentage of Credit Sales \nMethod p. 293\nSales (or Cash) Discount p. 286\nSales Returns and Allowances p. 287\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nUnder Current Assets\nAccounts receivable (net of allowance for \ndoubtful accounts)\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\nNet sales (sales revenue less discounts and \nsales returns and allowances)\nExpenses\nSelling expenses (including bad debt expense)\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting \nPolicies\nRevenue recognition policy\nUnder a Separate Note on Form 10-K\nBad debt expense and write-offs of bad debts\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Operating Activities (indirect method)\nNet income\n+ decreases in accounts receivable (net)\n- increases in accounts receivable (net)\nK E Y T E R M S\n 1. Explain the difference between sales revenue and net sales.\n 2. What is gross profit or gross margin on sales? In your explanation, assume that net sales revenue was $100,000 and \ncost of goods sold was $60,000.\n 3. What is a credit card discount? How does it affect amounts reported on the income statement?\n 4. What is a sales discount? Use 1/10, n/30 in your explanation.\n 5. What is the distinction between sales allowances and sales discounts?\n 6. Differentiate accounts receivable from notes receivable.\n 7. Which basic accounting principle is the allowance method of accounting for bad debts designed to satisfy?\n 8. Using the allowance method, is bad debt expense recognized in (a) the period in which sales related to the uncol-\nlectible account are made or (b) the period in which the seller learns that the customer is unable to pay?\n 9. What is the effect of the write-off of bad debts (using the allowance method) on (a) net income and (b) accounts \nreceivable, net?\n 10. Does an increase in the receivables turnover ratio generally indicate faster or slower collection of receivables? \nExplain.\n 11. Define cash and cash equivalents in the context of accounting. Indicate the types of items that should be included \nand excluded.\n 12. Summarize the primary characteristics of an effective internal control system for cash.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\n310\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n 13. Why should cash-handling and cash-recording activities be separated? How is this separation \naccomplished?\n 14. What are the purposes of a bank reconciliation? What balances are reconciled?\n 15. Briefly explain how the total amount of cash reported on the balance sheet is computed.\n 16. (Chapter Supplement) Under the gross method of recording sales discounts discussed in this chap-\nter, is the amount of sales discount taken recorded (a) at the time the sale is recorded or (b) at the \ntime the collection of the account is recorded?\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n 1. Sales discounts with terms 2/10, n/30 mean:\n \na. 10 percent discount for payment within 30 days.\n \nb. 2 percent discount for payment within 10 days, or the full amount (less returns) due within \n \n30 days.\n \nc. Two-tenths of a percent discount for payment within 30 days.\n \nd. None of the above.\n 2. Gross sales total $300,000, one-half of which were credit sales. Sales returns and allowances of \n$15,000 apply to the credit sales, sales discounts of 2 percent were taken on all of the net credit \nsales, and credit card sales of $100,000 were subject to a credit card discount of 3 percent. What is \nthe dollar amount of net sales?\n \na. $227,000\n \nb. $229,800\n \nc. $279,300\n \nd. $240,000\n 3. A company has been successful in reducing the amount of sales returns and allowances. At the same \ntime, a credit card company reduced the credit card discount from 3 percent to 2 percent. What effect \nwill these changes have on the company’s net sales, all other things equal?\n \na. Net sales will not change.\n \nb. Net sales will increase.\n \nc. Net sales will decrease.\n \nd. Either (b) or (c).\n 4. When a company using the allowance method writes off a specific customer’s $100,000 account \nreceivable from the accounting system, which of the following statements are true?\n \n1. Total stockholders’ equity remains the same.\n \n2. Total assets remain the same.\n \n3. Total expenses remain the same.\n \na. 2\n \nb. 1 and 3\n \nc. 1 and 2\n \nd. 1, 2, and 3\n 5. You have determined that Company X estimates bad debt expense with an aging of accounts receiv-\nable schedule. Company X’s estimate of uncollectible receivables resulting from the aging analysis \nequals $250. The beginning balance in the allowance for doubtful accounts was $220. Write-offs of \nbad debts during the period were $180. What amount would be recorded as bad debt expense for the \ncurrent period?\n \na. $180\n \nb. $250\n \nc. $210\n \nd. $220\n 6. Upon review of the most recent bank statement, you discover that you recently received an “insuf-\nficient funds check” from a customer. Which of the following describes the actions to be taken when \npreparing your bank reconciliation?\n Balance per Books \nBalance per Bank Statement\n \na. No change \nDecrease\n \nb. Decrease \nIncrease\n \nc. Decrease \nNo change\n \nd. Increase \nDecrease\n 7. Which of the following is not a step toward effective internal control over cash?\n \na. Require signatures from a manager and one financial officer on all checks.\n \nb. Require that cash be deposited daily at the bank.\n \nc. Require that the person responsible for removing the cash from the register have no access to the \naccounting records.\n \nd. All of the above are steps toward effective internal control.\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n311\n 8. When using the allowance method, as bad debt expense is recorded,\n \na. Total assets remain the same and stockholders’ equity remains the same.\n \nb. Total assets decrease and stockholders’ equity decreases.\n \nc. Total assets increase and stockholders’ equity decreases.\n \nd. Total liabilities increase and stockholders’ equity decreases.\n 9. Which of the following best describes the proper presentation of accounts receivable in the financial \nstatements?\n \na. Gross accounts receivable plus the allowance for doubtful accounts in the asset section of the bal-\nance sheet.\n \nb. Gross accounts receivable in the asset section of the balance sheet and the allowance for doubtful \naccounts in the expense section of the income statement.\n \nc. Gross accounts receivable less bad debt expense in the asset section of the balance sheet.\n \nd. Gross accounts receivable less the allowance for doubtful accounts in the asset section of the bal-\nance sheet.\n 10. Which of the following is not a component of net sales?\n \na. Sales returns and allowances\n \nb. Sales discounts\n \nc. Cost of goods sold\n \nd. Credit card discounts\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nReporting Net Sales with Sales Discounts\nMerchandise invoiced at $9,500 is sold on terms 1/10, n/30. If the buyer pays within the discount period, \nwhat amount will be reported on the income statement as net sales?\nReporting Net Sales with Sales Discounts, Credit Card Discounts, and Sales Returns\nTotal gross sales for the period include the following:\nCredit card sales (discount 3%) $ 9,400\nSales on account (2/15, n/60)\n$12,000\nSales returns related to sales on account were $650. All returns were made before payment. One-\nhalf of the remaining sales on account were paid within the discount period. The company treats all \n \ndiscounts and returns as contra-revenues. What amount will be reported on the income statement as \nnet sales?\nRecording Bad Debts\nPrepare journal entries for each transaction listed.\n \na. During the period, bad debts are written off in the amount of $14,500.\n \nb. At the end of the period, bad debt expense is estimated to be $16,000.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Bad Debts\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the following transactions. Use + for increase and \n- for decrease and indicate the accounts affected and the amounts.\n \na. At the end of the period, bad debt expense is estimated to be $15,000.\n \nb. During the period, bad debts are written off in the amount of $9,500.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nM6-1\nLO6-1\nM6-2\nLO6-1\nM6-3\nLO6-2\nM6-4\nLO6-2\n\n\n312\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nDetermining the Effects of Credit Policy Changes on Receivables Turnover Ratio\nIndicate the most likely effect of the following changes in credit policy on the receivables turnover ratio \n(+ for increase, - for decrease, and NE for no effect).\n \na. Granted credit with shorter payment deadlines.\n \nb. Increased effectiveness of collection methods.\n \nc. Granted credit to less creditworthy customers.\nMatching Reconciling Items to the Bank Reconciliation\nIndicate whether the following items would be added (+) or subtracted (-) from the company’s books or \nthe bank statement during the construction of a bank reconciliation.\n Reconciling Item\nCompany’s Books\nBank Statement\na. Outstanding checks\nb. Bank service charge\nc. Deposit in transit\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording Sales Discounts\nA sale is made for $6,000; terms are 3/10, n/30. At what amount should the sale be recorded under \nthe gross method of recording sales discounts? Give the required entry. Also give the collection entry, \nassuming that it is during the discount period.\nM6-5\nLO6-3\nM6-6\nLO6-4\nM6-7\nE X E R C I S E S\nReporting Net Sales with Credit Sales and Sales Discounts\nDuring the months of January and February, Hancock Corporation sold goods to three customers. The \nsequence of events was as follows:\nJan.\n 6\nSold goods for $1,500 to S. Green and billed that amount subject to terms 2/10, n/30.\n 6\nSold goods to M. Munoz for $850 and billed that amount subject to terms 2/10, n/30.\n 14\n \nCollected cash due from S. Green.\nFeb.\n 2\n \nCollected cash due from M. Munoz.\n 28\nSold goods for $500 to R. Reynolds and billed that amount subject to terms 2/10, n/45.\nRequired:\nAssuming that Sales Discounts is treated as a contra-revenue, compute net sales for the two months \nended February 28.\nReporting Net Sales with Credit Sales, Sales Discounts, and Credit Card Sales\nThe following transactions were selected from the records of OceanView Company:\nJuly\n12\nSold merchandise to Customer R, who charged the $3,000 purchase on his Visa credit card. \nVisa charges OceanView a 2 percent credit card fee.\n15\nSold merchandise to Customer S at an invoice price of $9,000; terms 3/10, n/30.\n20\nSold merchandise to Customer T at an invoice price of $4,000; terms 3/10, n/30.\n23\nCollected payment from Customer S from July 15 sale.\nAug.\n25\nCollected payment from Customer T from July 20 sale.\nE6-1\nLO6-1\nE6-2\nLO6-1\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n313\nRequired:\nAssuming that Sales Discounts and Credit Card Discounts are treated as contra-revenues, compute net \nsales for the two months ended August 31.\nReporting Net Sales with Credit Sales, Sales Discounts, Sales Returns, and Credit Card \nSales\nThe following transactions were selected from among those completed by Cadence Retailers in Novem-\nber and December:\nNov.\n20\nSold 20 items of merchandise to Customer B at an invoice price of $5,500 (total); terms 3/10, \nn/30.\n25\nSold two items of merchandise to Customer C, who charged the $400 sales price on her Visa \ncredit card. Visa charges Cadence Retailers a 2 percent credit card fee.\n28\nSold 10 identical items of merchandise to Customer D at an invoice price of $9,000 (total); \nterms 3/10, n/30.\n29\nCustomer D returned one of the items purchased on the 28th; the item was defective, and \ncredit was given to the customer.\nDec.\n6\nCustomer D paid the account balance in full.\n20\nCustomer B paid in full for the invoice of November 20, 2013.\nRequired:\nAssume that Sales Returns and Allowances, Sales Discounts, and Credit Card Discounts are treated as \ncontra-revenues; compute net sales for the two months ended December 31.\nDetermining the Effects of Credit Sales, Sales Discounts, Credit Card Sales, and Sales \nReturns and Allowances on Income Statement Categories\nBrazen Shoe Company records Sales Returns and Allowances, Sales Discounts, and Credit Card Dis-\ncounts as contra-revenues. Complete the following tabulation, indicating the effect (+ for increase, - for \ndecrease, and NE for no effect) and amount of the effects of each transaction, including related cost of \ngoods sold.\nJuly\n12\nSold merchandise to customer at factory store who charged the $300 purchase on her \n \nAmerican Express card. American Express charges a 1 percent credit card fee. Cost of goods \nsold was $175.\nJuly\n15\nSold merchandise to Customer T at an invoice price of $5,000; terms 3/10, n/30. Cost of goods \nsold was $2,500.\nJuly\n20\nCollected cash due from Customer T.\nJuly\n21\nBefore paying for the order, a customer returned shoes with an invoice price of $1,000, and \ncost of goods sold was $600.\nTransaction\nNet Sales\nCost of \nGoods Sold\nGross Profit\nJuly 12\nJuly 15\nJuly 20\nJuly 21\nEvaluating the Annual Interest Rate Implicit in a Sales Discount with Discussion of Manage-\nment Choice of Financing Strategy\nClark’s Landscaping bills customers subject to terms 3/10, n/50.\nE6-3\nLO6-1\nE6-4\nLO6-2\nE6-5\nLO6-1\n\n\n314\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the annual interest rate implicit in the sales discount. (Round to two decimal places.)\n 2. If his bank charges 15 percent interest, should the customer borrow from the bank so that he can take \nadvantage of the discount? Explain your recommendation.\nReporting Bad Debt Expense and Accounts Receivable\nAt the end of the prior year, Durney’s Outdoor Outfitters reported the following information.\nAccounts Receivable, Dec. 31 prior year\nAccounts Receivable (Gross) (A)\n$48,067\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (XA)\n8,384\nAccounts Receivable (Net) (A)\n$39,683\nDuring the current year, sales on account were $304,423, collections on account were $289,850, write-\noffs of bad debts were $6,969, and the bad debt expense adjustment was $4,685.\nRequired:\nShow how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on the \nincome statement and balance sheet for the current year. (Hint: Complete the Accounts Receivable and \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts T-accounts to determine the balance sheet values.) Disregard income \ntax considerations.\nRecording Bad Debt Expense Estimates and Write-Offs Using the Percentage of Credit Sales \nMethod\nDuring the current year, Adams Assembly, Inc., recorded credit sales of $1,300,000. Based on prior \nexperience, it estimates a 1 percent bad debt rate on credit sales.\nRequired:\nPrepare journal entries for each transaction:\n \na. On September 29 of the current year, an account receivable for $4,000 from March of the current year \nwas determined to be uncollectible and was written off.\n \nb. The appropriate bad debt expense adjustment was recorded for the current year.\nRecording Bad Debt Expense Estimates and Write-Offs Using the Percentage of Credit Sales \nMethod\nDuring the current year, Sun Electronics, Incorporated, recorded credit sales of $5,000,000. Based on \nprior experience, it estimates a 2 percent bad debt rate on credit sales.\nRequired:\nPrepare journal entries for each transaction:\n \na. On November 13 of the current year, an account receivable for $98,000 from a prior year was deter-\nmined to be uncollectible and was written off.\n \nb. At year-end, the appropriate bad debt expense adjustment was recorded for the current year.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Bad Debts Using the Percentage of Credit \nSales Method\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the transactions listed in E6-8. Use + for increase \nand - for decrease and indicate the accounts affected and the amounts.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nE6-6\nLO6-1\nE6-7\nLO6-2\nE6-8\nLO6-2\nE6-9\nLO6-2\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n315\nRecording and Determining the Effects of Bad Debt Transactions on Income Statement \n \nCategories Using the Percentage of Credit Sales Method\nDuring the current year, Giatras Electronics recorded credit sales of $680,000. Based on prior experi-\nence, it estimates a 3.5 percent bad debt rate on credit sales.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each of the following transactions.\n \na. On October 28 of the current year, an account receivable for $2,800 from a prior year was deter-\nmined to be uncollectible and was written off.\n \nb. At year-end, the appropriate bad debt expense adjustment was recorded for the current year.\n 2. Complete the following tabulation, indicating the amount and effect (+ for increase, - for decrease, \nand NE for no effect) of each transaction.\nTransaction\nNet Sales\nGross Profit\nIncome from \nOperations\na.\nb.\nComputing Bad Debt Expense Using Aging Analysis\nLin’s Dairy uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each account \nreceivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $22,000; (2) up to 120 \ndays past due, $6,500; and (3) more than 120 days past due, $2,800. Experience has shown that for each \nage group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to uncollectibility is \n \n(1) 3 percent, (2) 14 percent, and (3) 34 percent, respectively. At the end of the current year, the Allow-\nance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $1,200 (credit) before the end-of-period adjusting entry is made.\nRequired:\nWhat amount should be recorded as Bad Debt Expense for the current year?\nRecording and Reporting a Bad Debt Estimate Using Aging Analysis\nCasilda Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each \naccount receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $50,000; (2) up to \n180 days past due, $14,000; and (3) more than 180 days past due, $4,000. Experience has shown that for \neach age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to uncollectibility \nis (1) 3 percent, (2) 12 percent, and (3) 30 percent, respectively. At December 31, the end of the current \nyear, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $200 (credit) before the end-of-period adjusting \nentry is made.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the appropriate bad debt expense adjusting entry for the current year.\n 2. Show how the various accounts related to accounts receivable should be shown on the December 31, \ncurrent year, balance sheet.\nRecording and Reporting a Bad Debt Estimate Using Aging Analysis\nChou Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each \naccount receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $295,000; \n \n(2) up to 120 days past due, $55,000; and (3) more than 120 days past due, $18,000. Experience has \nshown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to \nuncollectibility is (1) 2.5 percent, (2) 11 percent, and (3) 30 percent, respectively. At December 31, the \nend of the current year, the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $100 (credit) before the end-of-\nperiod adjusting entry is made.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the appropriate bad debt expense adjusting entry for the current year.\n 2. Show how the various accounts related to accounts receivable should be shown on the December 31, \ncurrent year, balance sheet.\nE6-10\nLO6-2\nE6-11\nLO6-2\nE6-12\nLO6-2\nE6-13\nLO6-2\n\n\n316\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nInterpreting Bad Debt Disclosures\nSiemens is one of the world’s largest electrical engineering and electronics companies. Headquartered in \nGermany, the company has been in business for over 160 years and operates in 190 countries. In a recent \nannual report, it disclosed the following information concerning its allowance for doubtful accounts \n(euros in millions denoted as €):\nBalance at \nBeginning of Period\nCharged to Costs \nand Expenses\nAmounts \nWritten Off\nBalance at \nEnd of Period\n€993\n€213\n€(201)\n€1,005\nRequired:\n 1. Record summary journal entries related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the current year.\n 2. If Siemens had written off an additional €10 million of accounts receivable during the period, how \nwould receivables, net, and net income have been affected? Explain why.\nInterpreting Bad Debt Disclosures\nSkechers designs and markets lifestyle and performance footwear for men, women, and children. Its \nproducts are sold through department stores and specialty and Internet retailers. In a recent annual \nreport, it disclosed the following information concerning its allowance for doubtful accounts (in \nthousands):\nBalance at \nBeginning of Period\nCharged to Costs \nand Expenses\nAmounts \nWritten Off\nBalance at \nEnd of Period\n$5,980\n$6,284\n$(6,823)\n$5,441\nRequired:\n 1. Record summary journal entries related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the current \n \nyear.\n 2. If Skechers had written off $15 million less of accounts receivable during the period, how would \nreceivables, net, and net income have been affected? Explain why.\nInferring Bad Debt Write-Offs and Cash Collections from Customers\nOn its recent financial statements, Hassell Fine Foods reported the following information about net sales \nrevenue and accounts receivable (amounts in thousands):\nCurrent \nYear\nPrior \nYear\nAccounts receivable, net of allowances of $153 and $117\n$13,589\n$11,338\nNet revenues\n60,420\n51,122\nAccording to its Form 10-K, Hassell recorded bad debt expense of $88 and there were no bad debt \nrecoveries during the current year. (Hint: Refer to the summary of the effects of accounting for bad \ndebts on the Accounts Receivable (Gross) and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts T-accounts. Use the \nT-accounts to solve for the missing values.)\nRequired:\n 1. What amount of bad debts was written off during the current year?\n 2. Based on your answer to requirement (1), solve for cash collected from customers for the current \nyear, assuming that all of Hassell’s sales during the period were on open account.\nE6-14\nLO6-2\nE6-15\nLO6-2\nE6-16\nLO6-2\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n317\nInferring Bad Debt Write-Offs and Cash Collections from Customers\nMicrosoft develops, produces, and markets a wide range of computer software, including the Windows \noperating system. On its recent financial statements, Microsoft reported the following information about \nnet sales revenue and accounts receivable (amounts in millions).\nCurrent \nYear\nPrior \nYear\nAccounts receivable, net of allowances of $333 and $375\n$14,987\n$13,014\nNet revenues\n69,943\n62,484\nAccording to its Form 10-K, Microsoft recorded bad debt expense of $14 and there were no bad debt \nrecoveries during the current year. (Hint: Refer to the summary of the effects of accounting for bad \ndebts on the Accounts Receivable (Gross) and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts T-accounts. Use the \nT-accounts to solve for the missing values.)\nRequired:\n 1. What amount of bad debts was written off during the current year?\n 2. Based on your answer to requirement (1), solve for cash collected from customers for the current \nyear, assuming that all of Microsoft’s sales during the period were on open account.\nInferring Bad Debt Expense and Determining the Impact of Uncollectible Accounts on Income \nand Working Capital\nA recent annual report for Target contained the following information (dollars in thousands) at the end \nof its fiscal year:\nYear 2\nYear 1\nAccounts receivable\n$6,357,000\n$6,843,000\nLess: Allowance for doubtful accounts\n \n430,000\n 690,000\n$5,927,000\n$6,153,000\nA footnote to the financial statements disclosed that uncollectible accounts amounting to $414,000 \nand $854,000 were written off as bad debts during Year 2 and Year 1, respectively. Assume that the tax \nrate for Target was 30 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the bad debt expense for Year 2 based on the preceding facts. (Hint: Use the Allowance \nfor Doubtful Accounts T-account to solve for the missing value.)\n 2. Working capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities. How was Target’s working \ncapital affected by the write-off of $414,000 in uncollectible accounts during Year 2? What impact \ndid the recording of bad debt expense have on working capital in Year 2?\n 3. How was net income affected by the $414,000 write-off during Year 2? What impact did recording \nbad debt expense have on net income for Year 2?\nRecording, Reporting, and Evaluating a Bad Debt Estimate Using the Percentage of Credit \nSales Method\nDuring the current year, Robby’s Camera Shop had sales revenue of $170,000, of which $75,000 was \non credit. At the start of the current year, Accounts Receivable showed a $16,000 debit balance, and the \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts showed a $900 credit balance. Collections of accounts receivable dur-\ning the current year amounted to $60,000.\nData during the current year follow:\n \na. On December 31 an Account Receivable (J. Doe) of $1,700 from a prior year was determined to be \nuncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a bad debt.\n \nb. On December 31, on the basis of experience, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy \nof basing estimated bad debt losses on 1.5 percent of credit sales for the year.\nE6-17\nLO6-3\nE6-18\nLO6-2\nE6-19\nLO6-2\n\n\n318\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nRequired:\n 1. Give the required journal entries for the two items on December 31, the end of the accounting \nperiod.\n 2. Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on \nthe income statement and balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations.\n 3. On the basis of the data available, does the 1.5 percent rate appear to be reasonable? Explain.\nRecording, Reporting, and Evaluating a Bad Debt Estimate Using the Percentage of Credit \nSales Method\nDuring the current year, Bob’s Ceramics Shop had sales revenue of $60,000, of which $25,000 was on \ncredit. At the start of the current year, Accounts Receivable showed a $3,500 debit balance, and the \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts showed a $300 credit balance. Collections of accounts receivable dur-\ning the current year amounted to $18,000.\nData during the current year follow:\n \na. On December 31, an Account Receivable (Toby’s Gift Shop) of $550 from a prior year was deter-\nmined to be uncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a bad debt.\n \nb. On December 31, on the basis of experience, a decision was made to continue the accounting policy \nof basing estimated bad debt losses on 2 percent of credit sales for the year.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the required journal entries for the two items on December 31, the end of the accounting \nperiod.\n 2. Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on \nthe income statement and balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations.\n 3. On the basis of the data available, does the 2 percent rate appear to be reasonable? Explain.\nRecording, Reporting, and Evaluating a Bad Debt Estimate Using Aging Analysis\nBrown Cow Dairy uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. The ending balance of each \naccount receivable is aged on the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, $14,000; (2) up \nto 120 days past due, $4,500; and (3) more than 120 days past due, $2,500. Experience has shown that for \neach age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the receivables at year-end due to uncollectibility is \n(1) 2 percent, (2) 12 percent, and (3) 30 percent, respectively. At December 31 (end of the current year), the \nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts balance is $800 (credit) before the end-of-period adjusting entry is made. \nData during the current year follow:\n \na. During December, an Account Receivable (Patty’s Bake Shop) of $750 from a prior sale was deter-\nmined to be uncollectible; therefore, it was written off immediately as a bad debt.\n \nb. On December 31, the appropriate adjusting entry for the year was recorded.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the required journal entries for the two items listed above.\n 2. Show how the amounts related to Accounts Receivable and Bad Debt Expense would be reported on \nthe income statement and balance sheet for the current year. Disregard income tax considerations.\n 3. On the basis of the data available, does the estimate resulting from the aging analysis appear to be \nreasonable? Explain.\nComputing and Interpreting the Receivables Turnover Ratio\nA recent annual report for FedEx contained the following data:\n(dollars in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nPrevious Year\nAccounts receivable\n$ 4,763,000\n$4,329,000\nLess: Allowance for doubtful accounts\n 182,000\n 166,000\nNet accounts receivable\n$ 4,581,000\n$4,163,000\nNet sales (assume all on credit)\n$39,304,000\nE6-20\nLO6-2\nE6-21\nLO6-2\nE6-22\nLO6-3\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n319\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the receivables turnover ratio and average days sales in receivables for the current year.\n 2. Explain the meaning of each number.\nComputing and Interpreting the Receivables Turnover Ratio\nA recent annual report for Dell, Inc., contained the following data:\n(dollars in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nPrevious Year\nAccounts receivable\n$ 6,539,000\n$6,589,000\nLess: Allowance for doubtful accounts\n 63,000\n 96,000\nNet accounts receivable\n$ 6,476,000\n$6,493,000\nNet sales (assume all on credit)\n$62,071,000\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the receivables turnover ratio and average days sales in receivables for the current year.\n 2. Explain the meaning of each number.\nInterpreting the Effects of Sales Declines and Changes in Receivables on Cash Flow from \nOperations\nStride Rite Corporation manufactures and markets shoes under the brand names Stride Rite, Keds, and \nSperry Top-Sider. Three recent years produced a combination of declining sales revenue and net income \nculminating in a net loss of $8,430,000. Each year, however, Stride Rite was able to report positive cash \nflows from operations. Contributing to that positive cash flow was the change in accounts receivable. The \ncurrent and prior year balance sheets reported the following:\n(dollars in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nPrevious Year\nAccounts and notes receivable, less allowances\n$48,066\n$63,403\nRequired:\n 1. On the current year’s cash flow statement (indirect method), how would the change in accounts \nreceivable affect cash flow from operations? Explain why it would have this effect.\n 2. Explain how declining sales revenue often leads to (a) declining accounts receivable and (b) cash \ncollections from customers being higher than sales revenue.\nPreparing Bank Reconciliation, Entries, and Reporting Cash\nBentley Company’s June 30 bank statement and June ledger accounts for cash are summarized below:\nBANK STATEMENT\nChecks\nDeposits\nBalance\nBalance, June 1\n$ 6,500\nDeposits during June\n$16,200\n22,700\nChecks cleared during June\n$16,600\n6,100\nBank service charges\n40\n6,060\nBalance, June 30\n6,060\nCash (A)\nJune 1 Balance \n6,500\nJune Checks written \n19,000\nJune , \nDeposits \n18,100\nE6-23\nLO6-3\nE6-24\nLO6-3\nE6-25\nLO6-4\n\n\n320\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nRequired:\n 1. Reconcile the bank account. A comparison of the checks written with the checks that have cleared \nthe bank shows outstanding checks of $2,400. A deposit of $1,900 is in transit at the end of June.\n 2. Give any journal entries that should be made as a result of the bank reconciliation.\n 3. What is the balance in the Cash account after the reconciliation entries?\n 4. What is the total amount of cash that should be reported on the balance sheet at June 30?\nPreparing Bank Reconciliation, Entries, and Reporting Cash\nThe September 30 bank statement for Bennett Company and the September ledger accounts for cash are \nsummarized here:\nBANK STATEMENT\nChecks\nDeposits\nBalance\nBalance, September 1\n$ 6,500\nDeposits recorded during September\n$26,900\n33,400\nChecks cleared during September\n$27,400\n6,000\nNSF checks—Betty Brown\n170\n5,830\nBank service charges\n60\n5,770\nBalance, September 30\n5,770\nCash (A)\nSept. 1 Balance\n6,500\nSept. Checks written\n28,900\nSept. , \nDeposits\n28,100\nNo outstanding checks and no deposits in transit were carried over from August; however, there are \ndeposits in transit and checks outstanding at the end of September.\nRequired:\n 1. Reconcile the bank account.\n 2. Give any journal entries that should be made as the result of the bank reconciliation.\n 3. What should the balance in the Cash account be after the reconciliation entries?\n 4. What total amount of cash should the company report on the September 30 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording Credit Sales, Sales Discounts, Sales Returns, and Credit \nCard Sales\nThe following transactions were selected from among those completed by Hailey Retailers in the current \nyear:\nNov. 20 \nSold two items of merchandise to Customer B, who charged the $450 sales price on her Visa \ncredit card. Visa charges Hailey a 2 percent credit card fee.\n 25 \nSold 14 items of merchandise to Customer C at an invoice price of $2,800 (total); terms \n2/10, n/30.\n 28 \nSold 12 identical items of merchandise to Customer D at an invoice price of $7,200 (total); \nterms 2/10, n/30.\n 30 \nCustomer D returned one of the items purchased on the 28th; the item was defective, and \ncredit was given to the customer.\nDec. 6 \nCustomer D paid the account balance in full.\n 30 \nCustomer C paid in full for the invoice of November 25.\nRequired:\nGive the appropriate journal entry for each of these transactions, assuming the company records sales \nrevenue under the gross method. Do not record cost of goods sold. Compute Net Sales.\nE6-26\nLO6-4\nE6-27\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n321\nReporting Net Sales and Expenses with Discounts, Returns, and Bad Debts (AP6-1)\nThe following data were selected from the records of Sykes Company for the year ended December 31, \n \ncurrent year.\nBalances January 1, current year\n Accounts receivable (various customers)\n$120,000\n Allowance for doubtful accounts\n8,000\nIn the following order, except for cash sales, the company sold merchandise and made collections on \ncredit terms 2/10, n/30 (assume a unit sales price of $500 in all transactions and use the gross method to \nrecord sales revenue).\nTransactions during 2014\n \na. Sold merchandise for cash, $235,000.\n \nb. Sold merchandise to R. Smith; invoice price, $11,500.\n \nc. Sold merchandise to K. Miller; invoice price, $26,500.\n \nd. Two days after purchase date, R. Smith returned one of the units purchased in (b) and received \n \naccount credit.\n \ne. Sold merchandise to B. Sears; invoice price, $24,000.\n f. R. Smith paid his account in full within the discount period.\n \ng. Collected $98,000 cash from customer sales on credit in prior year, all within the discount periods.\n \nh. K. Miller paid the invoice in (c) within the discount period.\n i. Sold merchandise to R. Roy; invoice price, $19,000.\n j. Three days after paying the account in full, K. Miller returned seven defective units and received a \ncash refund.\n \nk. After the discount period, collected $6,000 cash on an account receivable on sales in a prior year.\n l. Wrote off a prior year account of $3,000 after deciding that the amount would never be collected.\n \nm. The estimated bad debt rate used by the company was 1.5 percent of credit sales net of returns.\nRequired:\n 1. Using the following categories, indicate the effect of each listed transaction, including the write-off \nof the uncollectible account and the adjusting entry for estimated bad debts (ignore cost of goods \nsold). Indicate the sign and amount of the effect or use “NE” for “no effect.” The first transaction is \nused as an example.\nSales \nRevenue\nSales Discounts \n(taken)\nSales Returns and \nAllowances\nBad Debt \nExpense\n+235,000\nNE\nNE\nNE\n(a)\n 2. Show how the accounts related to the preceding sale and collection activities should be reported on \nthe 2014 income statement. (Treat sales discounts as a contra-revenue.)\nRecording Bad Debts and Interpreting Disclosure of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \n(AP6-2)\nPeet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc., is a specialty coffee roaster and marketer of branded fresh-roasted whole bean \ncoffee. It recently disclosed the following information concerning the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \non its Form 10-K Annual Report submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nP6-1\nLO6-1, 6-2\nP6-2\nLO6-2\nP R O B L E M S\n\n\n322\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nA summary of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is as follows (dollars in thousands):\nAllowance \nfor Doubtful \nAccounts\nBalance at \nBeginning \nof Period\nAdditions \n(Charges) \nto Expense\nWrite-Offs\nBalance at \nEnd of \nPeriod\nYear 1\n$128\n$ ?\n$ 0\n$132\nYear 2\n 132\n187\n?\n283\nYear 3\n 283\n42\n201\n124\nRequired:\n 1. Record summary journal entries related to bad debts for Year 3.\n 2. Supply the missing dollar amounts noted by (?) for Year 1 and Year 2.\nDetermining Bad Debt Expense Based on Aging Analysis (AP6-3)\nBlue Skies Equipment Company uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense at the end of each \naccounting year. Credit sales occur frequently on terms n/60. The balance of each account receivable is aged \non the basis of three time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, (2) up to one year past due, and (3) more than \none year past due. Experience has shown that for each age group, the average loss rate on the amount of the \nreceivable at year-end due to uncollectibility is (a) 3 percent, (b) 9 percent, and (c) 28 percent, respectively.\nAt December 31, 2014 (end of the current accounting year), the Accounts Receivable balance was \n$48,700, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance was $920 (credit). In determining which \naccounts have been paid, the company applies collections to the oldest sales first. To simplify, only five \ncustomer accounts are used; the details of each on December 31, 2014, follow:\nB. Brown—Account Receivable\nDate\nExplanation\nDebit\nCredit\nBalance\n3/11/2013\nSale\n13,000\n13,000\n6/30/2013\nCollection\n3,000\n10,000\n1/31/2014\nCollection\n3,800\n6,200\nD. Donalds—Account Receivable\n2/28/2014\nSale\n21,000\n21,000\n4/15/2014\nCollection\n8,000\n13,000\n11/30/2014\nCollection\n6,000\n7,000\nN. Napier—Account Receivable\n11/30/2014\nSale\n8,000\n8,000\n12/15/2014\nCollection\n1,000\n7,000\nS. Strothers—Account Receivable\n3/2/2012\nSale\n4,000\n4,000\n4/15/2012\nCollection\n4,000\n–0– \n9/1/2013\nSale\n9,000\n9,000\n10/15/2013\nCollection\n4,500\n4,500\n2/1/2014\nSale\n21,000\n25,500\n3/1/2014\nCollection\n5,000\n20,500\n12/31/2014\nSale\n4,000\n24,500\nT. Thomas—Account Receivable\n12/30/2014\nSale\n4,000\n4,000\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the total accounts receivable in each age category.\n 2. Compute the estimated uncollectible amount for each age category and in total.\nP6-3\nLO6-2\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n323\n 3. Give the adjusting entry for bad debt expense at December 31, 2014.\n 4. Show how the amounts related to accounts receivable should be presented on the 2014 income state-\nment and balance sheet.\nPreparing an Income Statement and Computing the Receivables Turnover Ratio with \n \nDiscounts, Returns, and Bad Debts (AP6-4)\nTungsten Company, Inc., sells heavy construction equipment. There are 10,000 shares of capital stock \noutstanding. The annual fiscal period ends on December 31. The following condensed trial balance was \ntaken from the general ledger on December 31, current year:\nRequired:\n 1. Beginning with the amount for net sales, prepare an income statement (showing both gross profit and \nincome from operations). Treat sales discounts and sales returns and allowances as a contra-revenue.\n 2. The beginning balance in Accounts Receivable (net) was $16,000. Compute the receivables turnover \nratio and explain its meaning.\nPreparing a Bank Reconciliation and Related Journal Entries\nThe bookkeeper at Jefferson Company has not reconciled the bank statement with the Cash account, say-\ning, “I don’t have time.” You have been asked to prepare a reconciliation and review the procedures with \nthe bookkeeper.\nThe April 30, current year, bank statement and the April ledger accounts for cash showed the follow-\ning (summarized):\nBANK STATEMENT\nChecks\nDeposits\nBalance\nBalance, April 1, current year\n$31,000\nDeposits during April\n$37,100\n68,100\nInterest collected\n1,180\n69,280\nChecks cleared during April\n$43,000\n26,280\nNSF check—A. B. Wright\n160\n26,120\nBank service charges\n50\n26,070\nBalance, April 30, current year\n26,070\nCash (A)\nApr. 1 Balance\n23,500\nApr. Checks written\n41,100\nApr. , \nDeposits\n41,500\nP6-4\nLO6-1, 6-2, 6-3\nAccount Titles\nDebit\nCredit\nCash\n$ 33,600\nAccounts receivable (net)\n14,400\nInventory, ending\n52,000\nOperational assets\n40,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n$ 16,800\nLiabilities\n24,000\nCapital stock\n72,000\nRetained earnings, January 1, current year:\n9,280\nSales revenue\n147,100\nSales returns and allowances\n5,600\nCost of goods sold\n78,400\nSelling expense\n14,100\nAdministrative expense\n15,400\nBad debt expense\n1,600\nSales discounts\n6,400\nIncome tax expense\n 7,680\n \n \n Totals\n$269,180\n$269,180\nP6-5\nLO6-4\n\n\n324\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nA comparison of checks written before and during April with the checks cleared through the bank \nshowed outstanding checks at the end of April of $5,600 (including $3,700 written before and $1,900 \nwritten during April). No deposits in transit were carried over from March, but a deposit was in transit at \nthe end of April.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a detailed bank reconciliation for April.\n 2. Give any required journal entries as a result of the reconciliation. Why are they necessary?\n 3. What was the balance in the Cash account in the ledger on May 1, current year?\n 4. What total amount of cash should be reported on the balance sheet at the end of April?\nComputing Outstanding Checks and Deposits in Transit and Preparing a Bank Reconciliation \nand Journal Entries (AP6-5)\nThe August current year bank statement for Allison Company and the August current year ledger account \nfor cash follow:\nBANK STATEMENT\nDate\nChecks and EFTs\nDeposits\nBalance\nAug. 1\n$17,510\n 2\n$ 320\n17,190\n 3\n$11,700\n28,890\n 4\n430\n28,460\n 5\n270\n28,190\n 9\n880\n27,310\n 10\n250 EFT\n27,060\n 15\n4,000\n31,060\n 21\n350\n30,710\n 24\n20,400\n10,310\n 25\n6,500\n16,810\n 30\n850 EFT\n15,960\n 30\n2,350*\n18,310\n 31\n120†\n18,190\n*$2,350 interest collected.\n†Bank service charge.\nCash (A)\nAug. 1 Balance\n16,490\nChecks written and electronic funds transfers\nDeposits\nAug. 2\nEFT 250\nAug. 2\n11,700\n4\n880\n12\n4,000\n15\n280\n24\n6,500\n17\n510\n31\n5,200\n18\nEFT 850\n20\n350\n23\n20,400\nOutstanding checks at the end of July were for $270, $430, and $320. No deposits were in transit at the \nend of July.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the deposits in transit at the end of August by comparing the deposits on the bank state-\nment to the deposits listed on the cash ledger account.\n 2. Compute the outstanding checks at the end of August by comparing the checks listed on the bank \nstatement with those on the cash ledger account and the list of outstanding checks at the end of July.\n 3. Prepare a bank reconciliation for August.\nP6-6\nLO6-4\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n325\n 4. Give any journal entries that the company should make as a result of the bank reconciliation. Why \nare they necessary?\n 5. What total amount of cash should be reported on the August 31, current year, balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording Sales, Returns, and Bad Debts\nUse the data presented in P6-1, which were selected from the records of Sykes Company for the year \nended December 31, current year.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entries for these transactions, including the write-off of the uncollectible account \nand the adjusting entry for estimated bad debts. Do not record cost of goods sold. Show computa-\ntions for each entry.\n 2. Show how the accounts related to the preceding sale and collection activities should be reported on \nthe current year income statement. (Treat sales discounts as a contra-revenue.)\nP6-7\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nReporting Net Sales and Expenses with Discounts, Returns, and Bad Debts (P6-1)\nThe following data were selected from the records of Sharkim Company for the year ended December \n31, current year.\nBalances January 1, current year:\nAccounts receivable (various customers)\n$116,000\nAllowance for doubtful accounts\n5,200\nIn the following order, except for cash sales, the company sold merchandise and made collections on \ncredit terms 2/10, n/30 (assume a unit sales price of $500 in all transactions and use the gross method to \nrecord sales revenue).\nTransactions during 2014\n \na. Sold merchandise for cash, $227,000.\n \nb. Sold merchandise to Karen Corp.; invoice price, $12,000.\n \nc. Sold merchandise to White Company; invoice price, $23,500.\n \nd. Karen paid the invoice in (b) within the discount period.\n \ne. Sold merchandise to Cavendish Inc.; invoice price, $26,000.\n f. Two days after paying the account in full, Karen returned one defective unit and received a cash refund.\n \ng. Collected $88,200 cash from customer sales on credit in prior year, all within the discount periods.\n \nh. Three days after purchase date, White returned seven of the units purchased in (c) and received \naccount credit.\n i. White paid its account in full within the discount period.\n j. Sold merchandise to Delta Corporation; invoice price, $18,500.\n \nk. Cavendish (e) paid its account in full after the discount period.\n l. Wrote off a prior year account of $2,400 after deciding that the amount would never be collected.\n \nm. The estimated bad debt rate used by the company was 4 percent of credit sales net of returns.\nRequired:\n 1. Using the following categories, indicate the effect of each listed transaction, including the \nwrite-off \nof the uncollectible account and the adjusting entry for estimated bad debts (ignore cost of goods \nsold). Indicate the sign and amount of the effect or use “NE” to indicate “no effect.” The first \n \ntransaction is used as an example.\n \n \nSales \nRevenue\nSales Discounts \n(taken)\nSales Returns and \nAllowances\nBad Debt \nExpense\n+227,000\nNE\nNE\nNE\n(a)\nAP6-1\nLO6-1, 6-2\n\n\n326\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n 2. Show how the accounts related to the preceding sale and collection activities should be reported on \nthe 2014 income statement. (Treat sales discounts as a contra-revenue.)\nRecording Bad Debts and Interpreting Disclosure of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (P6-2)\nUnder various registered brand names, Saucony, Inc., and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture, and \nmarket bicycles and component parts, athletic apparel, and athletic shoes. It recently disclosed the fol-\nlowing information concerning the allowance for doubtful accounts on its Form 10-K Annual Report \nsubmitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nSchedule II\nValuation and Qualifying Accounts\n(dollars in thousands)\nAllowances for \nDoubtful Accounts\nBalance at \nBeginning \n \nof Year\nAdditions \nCharged to Costs \nand Expenses\nDeductions \nfrom Reserve\nBalance at \nEnd of Year\nYear 3\n$1,108\n$6,014\n$5,941\n(?)\nYear 2\n2,406\n(?)\n5,751\n$1,108\nYear 1\n2,457\n4,752\n(?)\n2,406\nRequired:\n 1. Record summary journal entries related to bad debts for Year 3.\n 2. Supply the missing dollar amounts noted by (?) for Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3.\nDetermining Bad Debt Expense Based on Aging Analysis (P6-3)\nBriggs & Stratton Engines Inc. uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense at the end of each \naccounting year. Credit sales occur frequently on terms n/45. The balance of each account receivable is \naged on the basis of four time periods as follows: (1) not yet due, (2) up to 6 months past due, (3) 6 to \n \n12 months past due, and (4) more than one year past due. Experience has shown that for each age group, \nthe average loss rate on the amount of the receivable at year-end due to uncollectibility is (a) 1 percent, \n(b) 5 percent, (c) 20 percent, and (d) 50 percent, respectively.\nAt December 31, 2014 (end of the current accounting year), the Accounts Receivable balance was \n$39,500, and the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance was $1,550 (credit). In determining which \naccounts have been paid, the company applies collections to the oldest sales first. To simplify, only five \ncustomer accounts are used; the details of each on December 31, 2014, follow:\nDate\nExplanation\nDebit\nCredit\nBalance\nR. Devens—Account Receivable\n3/13/2014\nSale\n19,000\n19,000\n5/12/2014\nCollection\n10,000\n 9,000\n9/30/2014\nCollection\n 7,000\n 2,000\nC. Howard—Account Receivable\n11/01/2013\nSale\n31,000\n31,000\n06/01/2014\nCollection\n20,000\n11,000\n12/01/2014\nCollection\n 5,000\n 6,000\nD. McClain—Account Receivable\n10/31/2014\nSale\n12,000\n12,000\n12/10/2014\nCollection\n 8,000\n 4,000\nAP6-2\nLO6-2\nAP6-3\nLO6-2\n(continued)\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n327\nT. Skibinski—Account Receivable\n05/02/2014\nSale\n15,000\n15,000\n06/01/2014\nSale\n10,000\n25,000\n06/15/2014\nCollection\n15,000\n10,000\n07/15/2014\nCollection\n10,000\n 0\n10/01/2014\nSale\n26,000\n26,000\n11/15/2014\nCollection\n16,000\n10,000\n12/15/2014\nSale\n 4,500\n14,500\nH. Wu—Account Receivable\n12/30/2014\nSale\n13,000\n13,000\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the total accounts receivable in each age category.\n 2. Compute the estimated uncollectible amount for each age category and in total.\n 3. Give the adjusting entry for bad debt expense at December 31, 2014.\n 4. Show how the amounts related to accounts receivable should be presented on the 2014 income state-\nment and balance sheet.\nPreparing an Income Statement and Computing the Receivables Turnover Ratio with Dis-\ncounts, Returns, and Bad Debts (P6-4)\nPerry Corporation is a local grocery store organized seven years ago as a corporation. At that time, a \ntotal of 10,000 shares of common stock were issued to the three organizers. The store is in an excellent \nlocation, and sales have increased each year. At the end of the current year, the bookkeeper prepared the \nfollowing statement (assume that all amounts are correct; note the incorrect terminology and format):\nPERRY CORPORATION\nProfit and Loss \nDecember 31, current year \nDebit\nCredit\nSales\n$184,000\nCost of goods sold\n$ 98,000\nSales returns and allowances\n 9,000\nSelling expense\n 17,000\nAdministrative and general expense\n 18,000\nBad debt expense\n 2,000\nSales discounts\n 8,000\nIncome tax expense\n 10,900\nNet profit\n 21,100\n \n Totals\n$184,000\n$184,000\nRequired:\n 1. Beginning with the amount of net sales, prepare an income statement (showing both gross profit and \nincome from operations). Treat sales discounts as a contra-revenue.\n 2. The beginning and ending balances in accounts receivable were $16,000 and $18,000, respectively. \nCompute the receivables turnover ratio and explain its meaning.\nComputing Outstanding Checks and Deposits in Transit and Preparing a Bank Reconciliation \nand Journal Entries (P6-6)\nThe December 31, current year, bank statement for Rivas Company and the December current year \n \nledger accounts for cash follow.\nAP6-4\nLO6-1, 6-2, 6-3\nAP6-5\nLO6-4\n\n\n328\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nBANK STATEMENT\nDate\nChecks and EFTs\nDeposits\nBalance\nDec. 1\n$48,000\n2\n$400; 300\n$17,000\n64,300\n4\n7,000; 90\n57,210\n6\n120; 180; 1,600 EFT\n55,310\n11\n500; 1,200; 70\n28,000\n81,540\n13\n480; 700; 1,900\n78,460\n17\n12,000; 8,000 EFT\n58,460\n23\n60; 23,500\n36,000\n70,900\n26\n900; 2,650\n67,350\n28\n2,200; 5,200\n59,950\n30\n17,000; 1,890; 300*\n19,000\n59,760\n31\n1,650; 1,350; 150†\n5,250‡\n61,860\n*NSF check, J. Left, a customer.\n†Bank service charge.\n‡Interest collected.\nThe November current year bank reconciliation showed the following: correct cash balance at Novem-\nber 30, $64,100; deposits in transit on November 30, $17,000; and outstanding checks on \nNovember 30, \n$400 + $500 = $900.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the deposits in transit December 31, current year, by comparing the deposits on the bank \nstatement to the deposits listed on the cash ledger account and the list of deposits in transit at the end \nof November.\n 2. Compute the outstanding checks at December 31, current year, by comparing the checks listed on the bank \nstatement with those on the cash ledger account and the list of outstanding checks at the end of November.\n 3. Prepare a bank reconciliation at December 31, current year.\n 4. Give any journal entries that should be made as a result of the bank reconciliation made by the com-\npany. Why are they necessary?\n 5. What total amount of cash should be reported on the December 31, current year, balance sheet?\nCash (A)\nDec. !! 1\nBalance\n64,100\nChecks written during December:\nDeposits\n60\n5,000\n2,650\nDec. 11\n28,000\n17,000\n5,200\n1,650\n !!!!!23\n36,000\n700\n1,890\n2,200\n !!!! !30\n19,000\n3,500\nEFT 1,600\n7,000\n !!!!!31\n13,000\n1,350\n120\n300\n180\n90\n480\n12,000\n23,500\nEFT 8,000\n70\n500\n1,900\n900\n1,200\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nComputing Net Sales and Recording Bad Debt Estimates and Write-offs\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment.\nRequired:\n 1. Pool Corp. reported the following information related to bad debt estimates and write-offs for the \ncurrent year. Prepare journal entries for the bad debt expense adjustment and total write-offs of bad \ndebts for the current year.\nCON6-1\n\n\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n329\nAllowance for doubtful accounts:\nBalance at beginning of year\n$ 7,102\n Bad debt expense\n2,958\n Write-offs\n(4,160)\nBalance at end of year\n$ 5,900\n 2. Pool Corp. reduces net sales by the amount of sales returns and allowances, cash discounts, and \ncredit card fees. Bad debt expense is recorded as part of selling and administrative expense. Assume \nthat gross sales revenue for the month was $137,256, bad debt expense was $146, sales discounts \nwere $1,134, sales returns were $856, and credit card fees were $1,849. What amount would Pool \nCorp. report for net sales for the month?\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What does the company include in its category of cash and cash equivalents? How close do you think \nthe disclosed amount is to actual fair market value? (Hint: The notes may be helpful in answering \nthis question.)\n 2. What expenses does American Eagle Outfitters subtract from net sales in the computation of gross \nprofit? How does this differ from Deckers’s practice and how might it affect the manner in which \nyou interpret the gross profit?\n 3. Compute American Eagle Outfitters’s receivables turnover ratio for the current year. What charac-\nteristics of its business might cause it to be so high?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. How much cash and cash equivalents does the company report at the end of the current year?\n 2. What was the change in accounts receivable and how did it affect net cash provided by operating \nactivities for the current year?\n 3. Which types of customers account for most of the company’s accounts receivable? Did bad debts \nexpense increase or decrease between 2013 and 2014? How did you know?\n 4. Where does the company disclose its revenue recognition policy? When does the company record \nrevenues for the “sale” of gift cards?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters \n(Appendix C) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the receivables turnover ratio for both companies for the most recent year.\n 2. What do you think explains the difference in the ratios? Consider to whom the amounts are owed.\n 3. Compare the receivables turnover ratio for each company for the most recent reporting year to the \nindustry average. Are these two companies doing better or worse than the industry average?\nCP6-1\nLO6-1, 6-2, 6-4\nCP6-2\nLO6-2, 6-4\n \nCP6-3\nLO6-2, 6-4\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\n\n\n330\nC HAP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\nCritical Thinking Cases\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Management Incentives, Revenue Recognition, and Sales \nwith the Right of Return\nSymbol Technologies, Inc., was a fast-growing maker of bar-code scanners. According to the federal \ncharges, Tomo Razmilovic, the CEO at Symbol, was obsessed with meeting the stock market’s expecta-\ntion for continued growth. His executive team responded by improperly recording revenue and allowances \nfor returns, as well as a variety of other tricks, to overstate revenues by $230 million and pretax earnings \nby $530 million. What makes this fraud nearly unique is that virtually the whole senior management \nteam is charged with participating in the six-year fraud. Five have pleaded guilty, another eight are under \nindictment, and the former CEO has fled the country to avoid prosecution. The exact nature of the fraud \nis described in the following excerpt dealing with the guilty plea by the former vice president for finance:\nEx-Official at Symbol Pleads Guilty\nA former finance executive at Symbol Technologies Inc. pleaded guilty to participating in a vast account-\ning fraud that inflated revenue at the maker of bar-code scanners by roughly 10%, or $100 million a year, \nfrom 1999 through 2001.\n. . .\nThe criminal information and civil complaint filed yesterday accused Mr. Asti and other high-level exec-\nutives of stuffing the firm’s distribution channel with phony orders at the end of each quarter to meet \nrevenue and earnings targets. Under generally accepted accounting practices, revenue can be booked only \nwhen the products are shipped to a customer. Symbol’s customers include delivery services and grocery \nstores.\nInvestigators alleged that Mr. Asti and others engaged in “candy” deals, where Symbol bribed resellers \nwith a 1% fee to “buy” products from a distributor at the end of a quarter, which Symbol would later buy \nback. Symbol then allegedly would convince the distributor to order more products from the company to \nsatisfy the newly created inventory void.\nThe SEC said the inflated revenue figures helped boost Symbol’s stock price, as well as enriching \n \nMr. Asti. He allegedly sold thousands of shares of Symbol stock, which he received from exercising stock \noptions, when the stock was trading at inflated levels.\nSource: Kara Scannell, The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Dow Jones & Co. \nUsed with permission.\nRequired:\n 1. What facts, if any, presented in the article suggest that Symbol violated the revenue recognition \nprinciple?\n 2. Assuming that Symbol did recognize revenue when goods were shipped, how could it have prop-\nerly accounted for the fact that customers had a right to cancel the contracts (make an analogy with \naccounting for bad debts)?\n 3. What do you think may have motivated management to falsify the statements? Why was manage-\nment concerned with reporting continued growth in net income?\n 4. Explain who was hurt by management’s unethical conduct.\n 5. Assume that you are the auditor for other firms. After reading about the fraud, what types of transac-\ntions would you pay special attention to in the audit of your clients in this industry? What ratio might \nprovide warnings about possible channel stuffing?\nEvaluating Internal Control\nCripple Creek Company has one trusted employee who, as the owner said, “handles all of the bookkeeping \nand paperwork for the company.” This employee is responsible for counting, verifying, and recording cash \nreceipts and payments; making the weekly bank deposit; preparing checks for major expenditures (signed \nby the owner); making small expenditures from the cash register for daily expenses; and collecting accounts \nreceivable. The owners asked the local bank for a $20,000 loan. The bank asked that an audit be performed \nCP6-4\n \nCP6-5\nLO6-4\n\n\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\nC H AP TER 6 Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash\n331\ncovering the year just ended. The independent auditor (a local CPA), in a private conference with the owner, \npresented some evidence of the following activities of the trusted employee during the past year.\n \na. Cash sales sometimes were not entered in the cash register, and the trusted employee pocketed approx-\nimately $50 per month.\n \nb. Cash taken from the cash register (and pocketed by the trusted employee) was replaced with expense \nmemos with fictitious signatures (approximately $12 per day).\n \nc. A $300 collection on an account receivable of a valued out-of-town customer was pocketed by the \ntrusted employee and was covered by making a $300 entry as a debit to Sales Returns and a credit to \nAccounts Receivable.\n \nd. An $800 collection on an account receivable from a local customer was pocketed by the trusted \nemployee and was covered by making an $800 entry as a debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts \nand a credit to Accounts Receivable.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the approximate amount stolen during the past year?\n 2. What would be your recommendations to the owner?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analyzing Revenues and Receivables\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance and search for a company you are interested in. You will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. If your company lists receivables in its balance sheet, what percentage of total assets does receiv-\nables represent for each of the last three years? If your company does not list receivables, discuss \nwhy this is so.\n 2. Ratio analysis\n \na. What does the receivables turnover ratio measure in general?\n \nb. If your company lists receivables, compute the ratio for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss \nwhy you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 3. If your company lists receivables, use the 10-K to determine what additional disclosure is available \nconcerning the allowance for doubtful accounts. (Usually the information is in a separate schedule, \nItem 15.)\n \na. What is bad debt expense as a percentage of sales for the last three years?\n 4. What is the effect of the change in receivables on cash flows from operating activities for the most \nrecent year (that is, did the change increase or decrease operating cash flows)? Explain your answer.\nCP6-6\nLO6-2, 6-3\n \n \n \n \n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n7-1 \nApply the cost principle to identify the amounts that should be included \nin inventory and the expense matching principle to determine cost of \ngoods sold for typical retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.\n \n7-2 \nReport inventory and cost of goods sold using the four inventory costing \nmethods.\n \n7-3 \nDecide when the use of different inventory costing methods is beneficial \nto a company.\n \n7-4 \nReport inventory at the lower of cost or market (LCM).\n \n7-5 \nEvaluate inventory management using the inventory turnover ratio.\n \n7-6 \nCompare companies that use different inventory costing methods.\n \n7-7 \nUnderstand methods for controlling inventory, analyze the effects of \ninventory errors on financial statements, and analyze the effects of \ninventory on cash flows.\nReporting and Interpreting Cost \nof Goods Sold and Inventory\nT\nhe Harley-Davidson eagle trademark was once known best as a popular request in tat-\ntoo parlors. Now, Harley-Davidson dominates the heavyweight motorcycle market in \nNorth America with a 53.3 percent market share. Harley is also a market leader in \nCanada, Japan, and Australia and is a growing presence in Europe.\nBut the heavyweight king took a major hit from the worldwide economic downturn that \nstarted in 2008. Harley responded with an aggressive plan to enhance profitability through \ncontinuous improvement in manufacturing, product development, and business operations. \nThese plans are aimed at shortening product development lead times and implementing flexi-\nble manufacturing at its Wisconsin, Missouri, and Pennsylvania facilities, which reduce costs \nand allow the company to better respond to the needs of the dealer network.\nControlling inventory quality, quantities, and cost are key to maintaining gross profit \nmargin. Introducing new products to stay ahead of major competitors Honda and BMW and \nproviding a premium dealer experience to all of Harley’s customers will also increase gross \nmargin. Finally, selecting appropriate accounting methods for inventory can have a dramatic \neffect on the amount Harley-Davidson pays in income taxes. Harley produced strong financial \n\n\nHarley-Davidson, Inc.\nBUILDING A LEGEND INTO A \nWORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURER\nwww.harley-davidson.com\nchapter 7\nresults in 2014, but continuous improvement in all of these areas will be neces-\nsary for the Harley-Davidson eagle to continue its rise.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nThe cost and quality of inventory are concerns faced by all modern manufacturers \nand merchandisers and so we turn our attention to cost of goods sold (cost of sales, \ncost of products sold) on the income statement and inventory on the balance sheet. \nExhibit 7.1 presents the relevant excerpts from Harley-Davidson’s financial state-\nments that include these accounts. Note that Cost of Goods Sold is subtracted from \nNet Sales to produce Gross Profit on its income statement. On the balance sheet, \nInventory is a current asset; it is reported below Cash, Marketable Securities, and \nAccounts and Finance Receivables because it is less liquid than those assets.\nThe primary goals of inventory management are to have sufficient quantities \nof high-quality inventory available to serve customers’ needs while minimizing the \ncosts of carrying inventory (production, storage, obsolescence, and financing). Low \nquality leads to customer dissatisfaction, returns, and a decline in future sales. \nAlso, purchasing or producing too few units of a hot-selling item causes stock-outs, \nwhich mean lost sales revenue and decreases in customer satisfaction. Conversely, \npurchasing too many units of a slow-selling item increases storage costs as well \nas interest costs on short-term borrowings used to finance the purchases. It may \neven lead to losses if the merchandise cannot be sold at normal prices.\nThe accounting system plays three roles in the inventory management process. \nFirst, the system must provide accurate information for preparation of periodic \nfinancial statements and tax returns. Second, it must provide up-to-date informa-\ntion on inventory quantities and costs to facilitate ordering and manufacturing \nFOCUS COMPANY:\nGary Gardiner/Bloomberg via Getty Images\n\n\n334\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\ndecisions. Third, because inventories are subject to theft and other forms of misuse, the \nsystem must also provide the information needed to help protect these important assets.\nHarley’s mix of product lines makes it a particularly good example for this chapter. Although \nbest known as a manufacturer of motorcycles, Harley also purchases and resells completed \nproducts such as its popular line of Motorclothes apparel. In the second case, it acts as a \nwholesaler. Both the motorcycle and Motorclothes product lines are sold to the company’s \nnetwork of independent dealers. From an accounting standpoint, these independent dealers \nare Harley-Davidson’s customers. The independent dealers are the retailers who sell the \nproducts to the public.\nWe begin this chapter with a discussion of the makeup of inventory, the important choices \nmanagement must make in the financial and tax reporting process, and how these choices \naffect the financial statements and taxes paid. Then we discuss how managers and analysts \nevaluate the efficiency of inventory management. Finally, we briefly discuss how accounting \nsystems are organized to keep track of inventory quantities and costs for decision making and \ncontrol. This topic will be the principal subject matter of your managerial accounting course.\n*Harley-Davidson’s statements have been simplified for purposes of our discussion.\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nConsolidated Statements of Income \n(In thousands)*\nYears Ended December 31,\n2014\n2013\n2012\nNet Sales\n$5,567,681\n$5,258,290\n$4,942,582\nCost of Goods Sold\n 3,542,601\n 3,395,918\n 3,222,394\n Gross Profit\n$2,025,080\n$1,862,372\n$1,720,188\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets \n(In thousands)*\n2014\n2013\nAssets\nCurrent Assets\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$ 906,680\n$1,066,612\n Marketable securities\n57,325\n99,009\n Accounts receivable, net\n247,621\n261,065\n Finance receivables, net\n1,916,635\n1,773,686\n Inventories \n448,871\n424,507\n Deferred income taxes\n89,916\n103,625\n Other current assets\n 281,047\n 260,299\nTotal current assets\n$3,948,095\n$3,988,803\nEXHIBIT 7.1\nIncome Statement and \nBalance Sheet Excerpts\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\n\n\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nNature of\nInventory and\nCost of Goods\nSold\nInventory\nCosting\nMethods\nValuation at\nLower of Cost or\nMarket\nEvaluating\nInventory\nManagement\nControl of\nInventory\n \nŮ\u0001 Items Included in \n \nInventory\n \nŮ\u0001 Costs Included in \n \nInventory Purchases\n \nŮ\u0001 Flow of Inventory\n \nCosts\n \nŮ\u0001 Cost of Goods Sold\n \nEquation\n \nŮ\u0001 Perpetual and\n \nPeriodic Inventory\n \nSystems\n \nŮ\u0001 Specific \n \nIdentification\n \nMethod\n \nŮ\u0001 Cost Flow\n \nAssumptions (FIFO,\n \nLIFO, Average Cost)\n \nŮ\u0001 Financial Statement\n \nEffects of Inventory\n \nMethods\n \nŮ\u0001 Managers’ Choice of\n \nInventory Methods\n \nŮ\u0001 Measuring Efficiency\n \nin Inventory \n \nManagement\n \nŮ\u0001 Inventory Turnover\n \nRatio\n \nŮ\u0001 Inventory Methods\n \nand Financial\n \nStatement Analysis\n \nŮ\u0001 Internal Control of\n \nInventory\n \nŮ\u0001 Errors in Measuring\n \nEnding Inventory\n \nŮ\u0001 Inventory and Cash \n \nFlows\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n335\nN AT U R E O F I N V E N TO RY A N D C O ST \nOF G OO D S S O L D\nItems Included in Inventory\nInventory is tangible property that is (1) held for sale in the normal course of business or \n(2) used to produce goods or services for sale. Inventory is reported on the balance sheet \nas a current asset because it normally is used or converted into cash within one year or the \nnext operating cycle. The types of inventory normally held depend on the characteristics of \n \nthe business.\nMerchandisers (wholesale or retail businesses) hold the following:\nMerchandise inventory Goods (or merchandise) held for resale in the normal course \nof business. The goods usually are acquired in a finished condition and are ready for sale \nwithout further processing.\nFor Harley-Davidson, merchandise inventory includes the Motorclothes line and the parts and \naccessories it purchases for sale to its independent dealers.\nManufacturing businesses hold three types of inventory:\nRaw materials inventory Items acquired for processing into finished goods. These items \nare included in raw materials inventory until they are used, at which point they become part \nof work in process inventory.\nWork in process inventory Goods in the process of being manufactured but not yet com-\nplete. When completed, work in process inventory becomes finished goods inventory.\nFinished goods inventory Manufactured goods that are complete and ready for sale.\nInventories related to Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle manufacturing operations are recorded in \nthese accounts.\nINVENTORY \nTangible property held for sale \nin the normal course of business \nor used in producing goods or \nservices for sale.\nMERCHANDISE INVENTORY \nGoods held for resale in the \nordinary course of business.\nRAW MATERIALS \nINVENTORY \nItems acquired for the purpose of \nprocessing into finished goods.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-1\nApply the cost principle to \nidentify the amounts that \nshould be included in inventory \nand the expense matching \nprinciple to determine cost \nof goods sold for typical \nretailers, wholesalers, and \nmanufacturers.\n\n\n336\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nHarley-Davidson’s recent inventory note reports the following:\nIncidental costs such as inspection and preparation costs often are not material in amount (see the discus-\nsion of materiality in Chapter 5) and do not have to be assigned to the inventory cost. Thus, for practical \nreasons, many companies use the invoice price, less returns and discounts, to assign a unit cost to raw mate-\nrials or merchandise and record other indirect expenditures as a separate cost that is reported as an expense.\nApplying the Materiality Constraint in Practice\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\nWORK IN PROCESS \nINVENTORY \nGoods in the process of being \nmanufactured.\nFINISHED GOODS \nINVENTORY \nManufactured goods that are \ncomplete and ready for sale.\nNote that Harley-Davidson combines the raw materials and work in process into one number. \nOther companies separate the two components. The parts and accessories and general mer-\nchandise category includes purchased parts and Motorclothes and other accessories that make \nup merchandise inventory.1\nCosts Included in Inventory Purchases\nGoods in inventory are initially recorded at cost. Inventory cost includes the sum of the costs \nincurred in bringing an article to usable or salable condition and location. When Harley-\nDavidson purchases raw materials and merchandise inventory, the amount recorded should \ninclude the invoice price to be paid plus other expenditures related to the purchase, such as \nfreight charges to deliver the items to its warehouses (freight-in) and inspection and prepara-\ntion costs. Any purchase returns and allowances or purchase discounts taken are subtracted. \nIn general, the company should cease accumulating purchase costs when the raw materials are \nready for use or when the merchandise inventory is ready for shipment. Any additional costs \nrelated to selling the inventory to the dealers, such as marketing department salaries and dealer \ntraining sessions, are incurred after the inventory is ready for use. So they should be included in \nselling, general, and administrative expenses in the period in which they are incurred.\n1These do not add up to the balance reported in Exhibit 7.1 because they do not include the LIFO adjustment \ndiscussed later.\nFlow of Inventory Costs\nThe flow of inventory costs for merchandisers (wholesalers and retailers) is relatively simple, \nas Exhibit 7.2A shows. When merchandise is purchased, the merchandise inventory account is \nincreased. When the goods are sold, cost of goods sold is increased and merchandise inventory \nis decreased.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements\n2. ADDITIONAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOWS INFORMATION \n(dollars in thousands)\nDecember 31,\n2014\n2013\nInventories:\n Components at the lower of FIFO cost or market:\n Raw materials and work in process\n$151,254\n$140,302\n Motorcycle finished goods\n230,309\n205,416\n Parts and accessories and general merchandise\n117,210\n127,515\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n337\nThe flow of inventory costs in a manufacturing environment is more complex, as dia-\ngrammed in Exhibit 7.2B. First, raw materials (also called direct materials) must be \npurchased. For Harley-Davidson, these raw materials include steel and aluminum cast-\nings, forgings, sheet, and bars, as well as certain motorcycle component parts produced \nby its small network of suppliers, including carburetors, batteries, and tires. When they \nare used, the cost of these materials is removed from the raw materials inventory and \nadded to the work in process inventory.\nTwo other components of manufacturing cost, direct labor and factory overhead, are also \nadded to the work in process inventory when they are used. Direct labor cost represents \nthe earnings of employees who work directly on the products being manufactured. Factory \noverhead costs include all other manufacturing costs. For example, the factory supervisor’s \nsalary and the cost of heat, light, and power to operate the factory are included in factory \noverhead. When the motorcycles are completed and ready for sale, the related amounts in \nwork in process inventory are transferred to finished goods inventory. When the finished \ngoods are sold, cost of goods sold increases, and finished goods inventory decreases.\nAs Exhibit 7.2 indicates, there are three stages to inventory cost flows for both mer-\nchandisers and manufacturers. The first involves purchasing and/or production activities. In \nthe second stage, these activities result in additions to inventory accounts on the balance sheet. \nIn the third stage, the inventory items are sold and the amounts become cost of goods sold \nexpense on the income statement. Since the flow of inventory costs from merchandise inven-\ntory and finished goods to cost of goods sold are very similar, we will focus the rest of our \ndiscussion on merchandise inventory.\nCost of Goods Sold Equation\nCost of goods sold (CGS) expense is directly related to sales revenue. Sales revenue during an \naccounting period is the number of units sold multiplied by the sales price. Cost of goods sold \nis the same number of units multiplied by their unit costs.\nDIRECT LABOR \nThe earnings of employees who \nwork directly on the products \nbeing manufactured.\nFACTORY OVERHEAD \nManufacturing costs that are not \nraw material or direct labor costs.\nEXHIBIT 7.2\nFlow of Inventory Costs\nCost of\ngoods sold\nMerchandise\ninventory\nMerchandise\npurchased \nCost of\ngoods sold\nFinished\ngoods\ninventory\nRaw\nmaterials\npurchased \nRaw\nmaterials\ninventory\nWork in\nprocess\ninventory\nDirect\nlabor\nincurred \nFactory\noverhead\nincurred \nSTAGE 1: PURCHASING/\nPRODUCTION ACTIVITIES\nSTAGE 2: ADDITIONS TO INVENTORY ON\nTHE BALANCE SHEET\nSTAGE 3: SALE–\nCOST OF GOODS SOLD\n ON INCOME STATEMENT\nA. MERCHANDISER\nB. MANUFACTURER\nH. Mark Weidman Photography/Alamy\n\n\n338\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nLet’s examine the relationship between cost of goods sold on the income statement and \ninventory on the balance sheet. Harley-Davidson starts each accounting period with a stock \nof inventory called beginning inventory (BI). During the accounting period, new purchases \n(P) are added to inventory. The sum of the two amounts is the goods available for sale during \nthat period. What remains unsold at the end of the period becomes ending inventory (EI) on \nthe balance sheet. The portion of goods available for sale that is sold becomes cost of goods \nsold on the income statement. The ending inventory for one accounting period then becomes \nthe beginning inventory for the next period. The relationships between these various inventory \namounts are brought together in the cost of goods sold equation:\nBI + P − EI = CGS\nTo illustrate, assume that Harley-Davidson began the period with $40,000 worth of Motor-\nclothes in beginning inventory, purchased additional merchandise during the period for \n$55,000, and had $35,000 left in inventory at the end of the period. These amounts are com-\nbined as follows to compute cost of goods sold of $60,000:\n Beginning inventory\n$40,000\n+ Purchases of merchandise during the year\n##########55,000\n Goods available for sale\n95,000\n- Ending inventory\n##########35,000\n Cost of goods sold\n$60,000\nThese same relationships are illustrated in Exhibit 7.3 and can be represented in the merchan-\ndise inventory T-account as follows:\nMerchandise Inventory (A)\nBeginning inventory\n40,000\nAdd: Purchases of inventory\n55,000\nDeduct: Cost of goods sold\n60,000\nEnding inventory\n35,000\nIf three of these four values are known, either the cost of goods sold equation or the inventory \nT-account can be used to solve for the fourth value.\nGOODS AVAILABLE FOR \nSALE \nThe sum of beginning inventory \nand purchases (or transfers to \nfinished goods) for the period.\nCOST OF GOODS SOLD \nEQUATION \nBI + P − EI = CGS.\nPurchases\n$55,000\nGoods\navailable \nfor sale\n$95,000\nEnding\ninventory\n$35,000\n(Balance\nSheet)\n(Inventory \nremaining)\n(Inventory \nsold)\n+\n=\n(Income\nStatement)\nCost of\ngoods sold\n$60,000\nBeginning\ninventory\n$40,000\nEXHIBIT 7.3\nCost of Goods Sold for \nMerchandise Inventory\n Beginning inventory\n+ \nPurchases of merchandise \nduring the year\n Goods available for sale\n- Ending inventory\n Cost of goods sold\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n339\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nInventory should include all items owned that are held for resale. Costs flow into inventory when \ngoods are purchased or manufactured. They flow out (as an expense) when they are sold or disposed \nof. The cost of goods sold equation describes these flows.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Assume the following facts for Harley-Davidson’s Motorclothes leather baseball jacket \nproduct line for the year 2016.\nBeginning inventory: 400 units at unit cost of $75.\nPurchases: \n600 units at unit cost of $75.\nSales: \n \n700 units at a sales price of $100 (cost per unit $75).\n Using the cost of goods sold equation, compute the dollar amount of goods available for \nsale, ending inventory, and cost of goods sold of leather baseball jackets for the period.\n Beginning inventory\n+ \nPurchases of merchandise during the year\n \nGoods available for sale\n- Ending inventory\n Cost of goods sold\n \n2. Assume the following facts for Harley-Davidson’s Motorclothes leather baseball jacket \nproduct line for the year 2017.\nBeginning inventory: 300 units at unit cost of $75.\nEnding inventory: \n600 units at unit cost of $75.\nSales: \n1,100 units at a sales price of $100 (cost per unit $75).\n Using the cost of goods sold equation, compute the dollar amount of purchases of leather \nbaseball jackets for the period. Remember that if three of these four values are known, the \ncost of goods sold equation can be used to solve for the fourth value.\n Beginning inventory\n+ \nPurchases of merchandise during the year\n- Ending inventory\n Cost of goods sold\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 7-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on using the cost of goods sold equation to compute \nrelevant income statement amounts, go to http://www.mhhe.com/libby9e_7a.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Beginning inventory (400 × $75) \n$30,000\n + Purchases of merchandise during the year (600 × $75) \n45,000\n \nGoods available for sale (1,000 × $75) \n75,000\n - Ending inventory (300 × $75) \n22,500\n \nCost of goods sold (700 × $75) \n$52,500\n2. BI = 300 × $75 = $22,500 \nBI + P - EI = CGS\n EI = 600 × $75 = $45,000 \n22,500 + P - 45,000 = 82,500\n \nCGS = 1,100 × $75 = $82,500 \nP = 105,000\n\n\n340\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nPerpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems\nThe amount of purchases for the period is always accumulated in the accounting system. The \namount of cost of goods sold and ending inventory can be determined by using one of two dif-\nferent inventory systems: perpetual or periodic.\nPerpetual Inventory System\nTo this point in the text, all journal entries for purchase and sale transactions have been recorded \nusing a perpetual inventory system. In a perpetual inventory system, purchase transactions are \nrecorded directly in an inventory account. When each sale is recorded, a companion cost of goods \nsold entry is made, decreasing inventory and recording cost of goods sold. You have already \nexperienced the starting point for that process when your purchases are scanned at the checkout \ncounter at Walmart or Target. Not only does that process determine how much you must pay the \ncashier, it also removes the sold items from the store inventory records. As a result, information \non cost of goods sold and ending inventory is available on a continuous (perpetual) basis.\nIn a perpetual inventory system, a detailed record is maintained for each type of merchan-\ndise stocked, showing (1) units and cost of the beginning inventory, (2) units and cost of each \npurchase, (3) units and cost of the goods for each sale, and (4) units and cost of the goods on \nhand at any point in time. This up-to-date record is maintained on a transaction-by-transaction \nbasis. Most modern companies could not survive without this information. As noted at the \nbeginning of the chapter, cost and quality pressures brought on by increasing competition, \ncombined with dramatic declines in the cost of computers, have made sophisticated perpetual \ninventory systems a requirement at all but the smallest companies. As a consequence, we will \ncontinue to focus on perpetual inventory systems throughout the book.\nPeriodic Inventory System\nUnder the periodic inventory system, no up-to-date record of inventory is maintained during \nthe year. An actual physical count of the goods remaining on hand is required at the end of \neach period. The number of units of each type of merchandise on hand is multiplied by unit \ncost to compute the dollar amount of the ending inventory. Cost of goods sold is calculated \nusing the cost of goods sold equation.\nBecause the amount of inventory is not known until the end of the period when the inventory \ncount is taken, the amount of cost of goods sold cannot be reliably determined until the inven-\ntory count is complete. The primary disadvantage of a periodic inventory system is the lack of \ninventory information. Managers are not informed about low or excess stock situations.\nINVEN TORY C OST I N G M E T H ODS\nIn the Motorclothes example presented in the Self-Study Quiz, the cost of all units of the leather \nbaseball jackets was the same—$75. If inventory costs normally did not change, this would be \nthe end of our discussion. As we are all aware, however, the prices of most goods do change. \nIn recent years, the costs of many manufactured items such as automobiles and motorcycles \nhave risen gradually. In some industries such as computers, costs of production have dropped \ndramatically along with retail prices.\nWhen inventory costs have changed, which inventory items are treated as sold or remaining \nin inventory can turn profits into losses and cause companies to pay or save millions in taxes. A \nsimple example will illustrate these dramatic effects. Do not let the simplicity of our example \nmislead you. It applies broadly to actual company practices.\nAssume that a Harley-Davidson dealer made the following purchases:\nJan. 1 Had beginning inventory of two units of a Model A leather jacket at $70 each.\nJan. 12 Purchased four units of the Model A leather jacket at $80 each.\nJan. 14 Purchased one unit of the Model A leather jacket at $100.\nJan. 15 Sold four units of the Model A leather jacket for $120 each.\nPERPETUAL INVENTORY \nSYSTEM \nAn inventory system in which \na detailed inventory record is \nmaintained, recording each \npurchase and sale during the \naccounting period.\nPERIODIC INVENTORY \nSYSTEM \nAn inventory system in which \nending inventory and cost of \ngoods sold are determined at \nthe end of the accounting period \nbased on a physical inventory \ncount.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-2\nReport inventory and cost \nof goods sold using the four \ninventory costing methods.\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n341\nNote that the cost of the leather jacket rose rapidly during January. On January 15, four \nunits are sold for $120 each and revenues of $480 are recorded. What amount is recorded as \ncost of goods sold? The answer depends on which specific goods we assume are sold. Four \ngenerally accepted inventory costing methods are available for determining cost of goods sold:\n \n1. Specific identification.\n \n2. First-in, first-out (FIFO).\n \n3. Last-in, first-out (LIFO).\n \n4. Average cost.\nThe four inventory costing methods are alternative ways to assign the total dollar amount of \ngoods available for sale between (1) ending inventory and (2) cost of goods sold. The first \nmethod identifies individual items that remain in inventory or are sold. The remaining three \nmethods assume that the inventory costs follow a certain flow.\nSpecific Identification Method\nWhen the specific identification method is used, the cost of each item sold is individually \nidentified and recorded as cost of goods sold. This method requires keeping track of the pur-\nchase cost of each item. In the leather jacket example, any four of the items could have been \nsold. If we assume that one of the $70 items, two of the $80 items, and the one $100 item have \nbeen sold, the cost of those items ($70 + $80 + $80 + $100) would become cost of goods sold \n($330). The cost of the remaining items would be ending inventory.\nThe specific identification method is impractical when large quantities of similar items are \nstocked. On the other hand, when dealing with expensive unique items such as houses or fine \njewelry, this method is appropriate. As a consequence, most inventory items are accounted for \nusing one of three cost flow assumptions.\nCost Flow Assumptions\nThe choice of an inventory costing method is NOT based on the physical flow of goods on \nand off the shelves. That is why they are called cost flow assumptions. A useful tool for repre-\nsenting inventory cost flow assumptions is a bin, or container. Try visualizing these inventory \ncosting methods as flows of inventory in and out of the bin.\nFirst-In, First-Out Method\nThe first-in, first-out method, frequently called FIFO, assumes that the earliest goods purchased \n(the first ones in) are the first goods sold, and the last goods purchased are left in ending inventory. \nUnder FIFO, cost of goods sold and ending inventory are computed as if the flows in and out of \nthe FIFO inventory bin in Exhibit 7.4A had taken place. First, each purchase is treated as if it were \ndeposited in the bin from the top in sequence (two units of beginning inventory at $70 followed by \npurchases of four units at $80 and one unit at $100), producing goods available for sale of $560. \nEach good sold is then removed from the bottom in sequence (two units at $70 and two at $80); \nfirst in is first out. These goods totaling $300 become cost of goods sold (CGS). The remaining \nunits (two units at $80 and one unit at $100 = $260) become ending inventory. FIFO allocates the \noldest unit costs to cost of goods sold and the newest unit costs to ending inventory.\nSPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION \nMETHOD \nAn inventory costing method that \nidentifies the cost of the specific \nitem that was sold.\nFIRST-IN, FIRST-OUT (FIFO) \nMETHOD \nAn inventory costing method that \nassumes that the first goods \npurchased (the first in) are the \nfirst goods sold.\nCost of Goods Sold Calculation (FIFO)\n \nBeginning inventory\n(2 units at $70 each)\n$140\n+ Purchases\n(4 units at $80 each)\n320\n(1 unit at $100)\n 100\n \nGoods available for sale\n560\n- Ending inventory\n(2 units at $80 each and 1 unit at $100)\n 260\n \nCost of goods sold\n(2 units at $70 each and 2 units at $80 each)\n$300\n\n\n342\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nLast-In, First-Out Method\nThe last-in, first-out method, often called LIFO, assumes that the most recently purchased \ngoods (the last ones in) are sold first and the oldest units are left in ending inventory. It is illus-\ntrated by the LIFO inventory bin in Exhibit 7.4B. As in FIFO, each purchase is treated as if it \nwere deposited in the bin from the top (two units of beginning inventory at $70 followed by \npurchases of four units at $80 and one unit at $100), resulting in the goods available for sale \nof $560. Unlike FIFO, however, each good sold is treated as if it were removed from the top in \nLAST-IN, FIRST-OUT (LIFO) \nMETHOD \nAn inventory costing method that \nassumes that the most recently \npurchased units (the last in) are \nsold first.\nA. FIFO\nStep 1: Purchase\nMerchandise\nStep 2: Sell\nMerchandise\nEnding\ninventory\n$260\nCost of\ngoods sold\n$300\nUnits\nsold\n$80\n$80\n$80\n$70\n$80\n$70\n$100\n$80\n$70\n$80\n$70\n$80\n$80\n$100\nGoods\navailable\nfor sale\n$560\nBeginning\ninventory\n$140\nPurchases\n$420\nUnits\npurchased\nEXHIBIT 7.4\nFIFO and LIFO \nInventory Flows\nB. LIFO\nStep 1: Purchase\nMerchandise\nStep 2: Sell\nMerchandise\nEnding\ninventory\n$220\n$80\n$80\n$80\n$100\nCost of\ngoods sold\n$340\nUnits\nsold\n$80\n$80\n$80\n$70\n$80\n$70\n$100\n$80\n$70\n$70\nGoods\navailable\nfor sale\n$560\nBeginning\ninventory\n$140\nPurchases\n$420\nUnits\npurchased\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n343\nsequence (one unit at $100 followed by three units at $80). These goods totaling $340 become \ncost of goods sold (CGS). The remaining units (one at $80 and two at $70 = $220) become \nending inventory. LIFO allocates the newest unit costs to cost of goods sold and the oldest unit \ncosts to ending inventory.\nThe LIFO cost flow assumption is the exact opposite of the FIFO cost flow assumption:\nFIFO\nLIFO\nCost of goods sold on income statement\nOldest unit costs\nNewest unit costs\nInventory on balance sheet\nNewest unit costs\nOldest unit costs\nAverage Cost Method\nThe average cost method (weighted average cost method) uses the weighted average unit cost \nof the goods available for sale for both cost of goods sold and ending inventory. The weighted \naverage unit cost of the goods available for sale is computed as follows.\nAVERAGE COST METHOD \nUses the weighted average unit \ncost of the goods available for \nsale for both cost of goods sold \nand ending inventory.\nNumber of Units\n×\nUnit Cost\n=\nTotal Cost\n2\n×\n$ 70\n=\n$140\n4\n×\n$ 80\n=\n 320\n1\n×\n$100\n=\n 100\n7\n$560\nAverage cost = Cost of Goods Available for Sale\nNumber of Units Available for Sale\nAverage cost =\n= $80 per Unit\n$560\n7 Units\nCost of goods sold and ending inventory are assigned the same weighted average cost per unit \nof $80.\nCost of Goods Sold Calculation (Average Cost)\n \nBeginning inventory\n(2 units at $70 each)\n$140\n+ Purchases\n(4 units at $80 each)\n320\n(1 unit at $100)\n 100\n \nGoods available for sale\n(7 units at $80 average cost each)\n560\n- Ending inventory\n(3 units at $80 average cost each)\n 240\n \nCost of goods sold\n(4 units at $80 average cost each)\n$320\nCost of Goods Sold Calculation (LIFO)\n \nBeginning inventory\n(2 units at $70 each)\n$140\n+ Purchases\n(4 units at $80 each)\n320\n(1 unit at $100)\n 100\n \nGoods available for sale\n560\n- Ending inventory\n(2 units at $70 each and 1 unit at $80)\n 220\n \nCost of goods sold\n(3 units at $80 each and 1 unit at $100)\n$340\n\n\n344\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nFinancial Statement Effects of Inventory Methods\nEach of the four alternative inventory costing methods is in conformity with GAAP and the tax law. \nTo understand why managers choose different methods in different circumstances, we must first \nunderstand their effects on the income statement and balance sheet. Exhibit 7.5 summarizes the \nfinancial statement effects of the FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory methods in our example. \nRemember that the methods differ only in the dollar amount of goods available for sale allocated to \ncost of goods sold versus ending inventory. For that reason, the method that gives the highest end-\ning inventory amount also gives the lowest cost of goods sold and the highest gross profit, income \ntax expense, and income amounts, and vice versa. The weighted average cost method generally \ngives income and inventory amounts that are between the FIFO and LIFO extremes.\nIn our example, recall that unit costs were increasing. When unit costs are rising, LIFO \nproduces lower income and a lower inventory valuation than FIFO. Even in inflation-\nary times, some companies’ costs decline. When unit costs are declining, LIFO produces \nhigher income and higher inventory valuation than FIFO. These effects, which hold as long \nas inventory quantities are constant or rising,3 are summarized in the following table:\nPerpetual Inventory Systems and Cost Flow Assumptions in Practice\nYou should have noted that, in our example, all inventory units were purchased before a sale \nwas made and cost of goods sold recorded. In reality, most companies make numerous pur-\nchases and sales of the same inventory item throughout the accounting period. How can we \napply our simple example to these circumstances given that companies normally employ per-\npetual inventory systems?\nFirst, it is important to know that FIFO inventory and cost of goods sold are the same \nwhether computed on a perpetual or periodic basis. Second, accounting systems that keep track \nof the costs of individual items normally do so on a FIFO or average cost basis, regardless of \nthe cost flow assumption used for financial reporting. As a consequence, companies that wish \nto report under LIFO convert the outputs of their perpetual inventory system to LIFO with an \nadjusting entry at the end of each period. By waiting until the end of the period to calculate this \nLIFO adjustment, LIFO ending inventory and cost of goods sold are calculated as if all pur-\nchases during the period were recorded before cost of goods sold was calculated and recorded. \nIn other words, our simple example of how to calculate cost of goods sold applies even though \na company actually tracks the number of units bought and sold on a perpetual basis.2\n2We show an example comparing calculation of cost of goods sold under perpetual versus periodic FIFO and LIFO \nin Chapter Supplement B.\n3The impact of a decline in inventory quantity on LIFO amounts is discussed in Supplement A to this chapter.\nWhile U.S. GAAP allows companies to choose between FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory account-\ning methods, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) currently prohibit the use of LIFO. U.S. \nGAAP also allows different inventory accounting methods to be used for different types of inventory \nitems and even for the same item in different locations. IFRS requires that the same method be used for \nall inventory items that have a similar nature and use. These differences can create comparability prob-\nlems when one attempts to compare companies across international borders. For example, Ford uses \nLIFO to value most U.S. inventories and average cost or FIFO for non–U.S. inventories, while Honda (of \nJapan) uses FIFO for all inventories. Each individual country’s tax laws determine the acceptability of \ndifferent inventory methods for tax purposes.\nLIFO and International Comparisons\nI N T E R N AT I ON A L\nP E R S PE CT I V E\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n345\nIncreasing Costs: Normal Financial Statement Effects\nFIFO\nLIFO\nCost of goods sold on income statement\nLower\nHigher\nNet income\nHigher\nLower\nIncome taxes\nHigher\nLower\nInventory on balance sheet\nHigher\nLower\nDecreasing Costs: Normal Financial Statement Effects\nFIFO\nLIFO\nCost of goods sold on income statement\nHigher\nLower\nNet income\nLower\nHigher\nIncome taxes\nLower\nHigher\nInventory on balance sheet\nLower\nHigher\nManagers’ Choice of Inventory Methods\nWhat motivates companies to choose different inventory costing methods? Most managers \nchoose accounting methods based on two factors:\n \n1. Net income effects (managers prefer to report higher earnings for their companies).\n \n2. Income tax effects (managers prefer to pay the least amount of taxes allowed by law as late \nas possible—the least–latest rule of thumb).\nAny conflict between the two motives is normally resolved by choosing one accounting method \nfor external financial statements and a different method for preparing the company’s tax return. \nThe choice of inventory costing methods is a special case, however, because of what is called \nthe LIFO conformity rule: If LIFO is used on the U.S. income tax return, it must also be used \nto calculate inventory and cost of goods sold for the financial statements.\nIncreasing Cost Inventories\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For inventory with increasing costs, LIFO is used on the tax return because it normally \nresults in lower income taxes.\nFIFO\nLIFO\nAverage Cost\nEffect on the Income Statement\nSales\n$480\n$480\n$480\nCost of goods sold\n 300\n 340\n 320\nGross profit\n 180\n 140\n 160\nOther expenses\n 80\n 80\n 80\nIncome before income taxes\n 100\n 60\n 80\n Income tax expense (25%)\n 25\n 15\n 20\nNet income\n$ 75\n$ 45\n$ 60\nEffect on the Balance Sheet\nInventory\n$260\n$220\n$240\nEXHIBIT 7.5\nFinancial Statement Effects of \nInventory Costing Methods\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-3\nDecide when the use of \ndifferent inventory costing \nmethods is beneficial to a \ncompany.\n\n\n346\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nThis is illustrated in Exhibit 7.5, where income before income taxes was lowered from $100 \nunder FIFO to $60 under LIFO. On the income tax expense line, this lowers income taxes from \n$25 under FIFO to $15 under LIFO, generating cash tax savings of $10 under LIFO.4 The \nLIFO conformity rule leads companies to adopt LIFO for both tax and financial reporting pur-\nposes for increasing cost inventories located in the United States. Harley-Davidson is a fairly \ntypical company facing increasing costs. It has saved approximately $17 million in taxes from \nthe date it adopted the LIFO method through 2014.\nFor inventory located in countries that do not allow LIFO for tax purposes or that do not \nhave a LIFO conformity rule, companies with increasing costs most often use FIFO or average \ncost to report higher income on the income statement.\nDecreasing Cost Inventories\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For inventory with decreasing costs, FIFO is most often used for both the tax return \nand financial statements.\nUsing this method (along with lower of cost or market valuation, discussed later) produces the \nlowest tax payments for companies with decreasing cost inventories. Many high-technology \ncompanies are facing declining costs. In such circumstances, the FIFO method, in which the \noldest, most expensive goods become cost of goods sold, produces the highest cost of goods \nsold, the lowest pretax earnings, and thus the lowest income tax liability. For example, Apple \n \nand HP account for inventories using the FIFO method.\nSince most companies in the same industry face similar cost structures, clusters of compa-\nnies in the same industries often choose the same accounting method.\nConsistency in Use of Inventory Methods\nIt is important to remember that regardless of the physical flow of goods, a company can use \nany of the inventory costing methods. Also, a company is not required to use the same inven-\ntory costing method for all inventory items, and no particular justification is needed for the \nselection of one or more of the acceptable methods. Harley-Davidson, and most large com-\npanies, use different inventory methods for different inventory items. However, accounting \nrules require companies to apply their accounting methods on a consistent basis over time. A \ncompany is not permitted to use LIFO one period, FIFO the next, and then go back to LIFO. \nA change in method is allowed only if the change will improve the measurement of financial \nresults and financial position.\nWe have seen that the selection of an inventory method can have significant effects on the financial \nstatements. Company managers may have an incentive to select a method that is not consistent with \nthe owners’ objectives. For example, during a period of rising prices, using LIFO may be in the best \ninterests of the owners because LIFO often reduces a company’s tax liability. However, if manag-\ners’ compensation is tied to reported profits, they may prefer FIFO, which typically results in higher \nprofits.\nWhile a well-designed compensation plan should reward managers for acting in the best interests \nof the owners, that is not always the case. Clearly, a manager who selects an accounting method that \nis not optimal for the company solely to increase his or her compensation is engaging in questionable \nethical behavior.\nLIFO and Conflicts between Managers’ and Owners’ Interests\nA Q U E ST I ON \nO F E T HI CS\n4In theory, LIFO cannot provide permanent tax savings because (1) when inventory levels drop or (2) costs drop, the \nincome effect reverses and the income taxes deferred must be paid. The economic advantage of deferring income \ntaxes in such situations is due to the fact that interest can be earned on the money that otherwise would be paid as \ntaxes for the current year.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nFour different inventory costing methods may be used to allocate costs between the units remaining \nin inventory and the units sold, depending on economic circumstances. The methods include specific \nidentification, FIFO, LIFO, and average cost. Each of the inventory costing methods conforms to \nGAAP. Remember that the cost flow assumption need not match the physical flow of inventory. The \nfollowing questions test your understanding of the FIFO and LIFO methods.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Compute cost of goods sold and pretax income for 2015 under the FIFO and LIFO accounting \nmethods. Assume that a company’s beginning inventory and purchases for 2015 included:\nBeginning inventory\n10 units @ $ 6 each\nPurchases January\n 5 units @ $10 each\nPurchases May\n 5 units @ $12 each\n During 2015, 15 units were sold for $20 each, and other operating expenses totaled $100.\n \n2. Compute cost of goods sold and pretax income for 2016 under the FIFO and LIFO account-\ning methods. (Hint: The 2015 ending inventory amount from Part 1 becomes the 2016 \nbeginning inventory amount.) Assume that the company’s purchases for 2016 included:\nPurchases March\n 6 units @ $13 each\nPurchases November\n 5 units @ $14 each\n During 2016, 10 units were sold for $24 each, and other operating expenses totaled $70.\n \n3. Which method would you recommend that the company adopt? Why?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 7-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on computing ending inventory and cost of goods sold \nusing different cost flow assumptions, go to http://www.mhhe.com/libby9e_7b.\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n347\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1.\n2015\nFIFO\nLIFO\nFIFO\nLIFO\nBeginning inventory\n$ 60\n$ 60\nSales revenue (15 × $20)\n$300\n$300\nPurchases (5 × $10) + (5 × $12)\n 110\n 110\nCost of goods sold\n 110\n 140\nGoods available for sale\n 170\n 170\nGross profit\n 190\n 160\nEnding inventory*\n 60\n 30\nOther expenses\n 100\n 100\nCost of goods sold\n$110\n$140\nPretax income\n$ 90\n$ 60\n *FIFO ending inventory = (5 × $12) = $60\n Cost of goods sold = (10 × $6) + (5 × $10) = $110\n LIFO ending inventory = (5 × $6) = $30\n Cost of goods sold = (5 × $12) + (5 × $10) + (5 × $6) = $140\n2.\n2016\nFIFO\nLIFO\nFIFO\nLIFO\nBeginning inventory\n$ 60\n$ 30\nSales revenue (10 × $24)\n$240\n$240\nPurchases (6 × $13) + (5 × $14)\n 148\n 148\nCost of goods sold\n 125\n 135\nGoods available for sale\n 208\n 178\nGross profit\n 115\n 105\nEnding inventory†\n 83\n 43\nOther expenses\n 70\n 70\nCost of goods sold\n$125\n$135\nPretax income\n$ 45\n$ 35\n \n†FIFO ending inventory = (5 × $14) + (1 × $13) = $83\n Cost of goods sold = (5 × $12) + (5 × $13) = $125\n LIFO ending inventory = (5 × $6) + (1 × $13) = $43\n Cost of goods sold = (5 × $14) + (5 × $13) = $135\n3. LIFO would be recommended because it produces lower pretax income and lower taxes when inventory \ncosts are rising.\n\n\n348\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nV A LUAT IO N AT LOW E R O F C O ST O R M ARKET \n(NET REAL I Z AB L E V ALUE )\nInventories should be measured initially at their purchase cost in conformity with the cost prin-\nciple. When the net realizable value (sales price less costs to sell) of goods remaining in end-\ning inventory falls below cost, these goods must be assigned a unit cost equal to their current \nestimated net realizable value. This rule is known as measuring inventories at the lower of cost \nor market (LCM or lower of cost or net realizable value).\nThis departure from the cost principle is based on the conservatism constraint, which \nrequires special care to avoid overstating assets and income. It is particularly important for two \ntypes of companies: (1) high-technology companies such as HP that manufacture goods for \nwhich costs of production and selling price are declining and (2) companies such as American \nEagle Outfitters that sell seasonal goods such as clothing, the value of which drops dramati-\ncally at the end of each selling season (fall or spring).\nUnder LCM, companies recognize a “holding” loss in the period in which the net realizable \nvalue of an item drops, rather than in the period the item is sold. The holding loss is the difference \nbetween the purchase cost and the lower net realizable value. It is added to the cost of goods sold for \nthe period. To illustrate, assume that HP had the following in the current period ending inventory:\nNET REALIZABLE VALUE \nThe expected sales price less \nselling costs (e.g., repair and \ndisposal costs).\nItem\nQuantity\nCost per \n \nItem\nNet Realizable \nValue (Market) \n \nper Item\nLower of Cost \n \nor Market \nper Item\nTotal Lower of \nCost or Market\nIntel chips\n1,000\n$250\n$200\n$200\n1,000 × $200 = $200,000\nDisk drives\n 400\n 100\n 110\n 100\n 400 × $100 =  40,000\nEffects of LCM Write-Down\nCurrent Period\nNext Period (if sold)\nCost of goods sold\nIncrease $50,000\nDecrease $50,000\nPretax income\nDecrease $50,000\nIncrease $50,000\nEnding inventory on balance sheet\nDecrease $50,000\nUnaffected\nCost of goods sold (+E, -SE) (1,000 × $50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\n Inventory (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n +\nStockholders’ Equity\nInventory\n-50,000\nCost of Goods Sold (+E)\n-50,000\nThe 1,000 Intel chips should be recorded in the ending inventory at the current net realizable \nvalue ($200) because it is lower than the cost ($250). HP makes the following journal entry to \nrecord the write-down:\nSince the market price of the disk drives ($110) is higher than the original cost ($100), no \nwrite-down is necessary. The drives remain on the books at their cost of $100 per unit ($40,000 \nin total). Recognition of holding gains on inventory is not permitted by GAAP.\nThe write-down of the Intel chips to market produces the following effects on the income \nstatement and balance sheet:\nNote that the effects in the period of sale are the opposite of those in the period of the write-\ndown. Lower of cost or market changes only the timing of cost of goods sold. It transfers cost \nof goods sold from the period of sale to the period of write-down.\nNote that in the two examples that follow, both Harley-Davidson, which is a mixed LIFO \ncompany, and HP, which is a FIFO company, report the use of lower of cost or market for finan-\ncial statement purposes.5\n5For tax purposes, lower of cost or market may be applied with all inventory costing methods except LIFO.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-4\nReport inventory at the lower of \ncost or market (LCM).\nLOWER OF COST OR \nMARKET (LCM) \nValuation method departing \nfrom the cost principle; it serves \nto recognize a loss when net \nrealizable value drops below cost.\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n349\nEV A LUAT ING INVEN TORY MAN AG E M E N T\nMeasuring Efficiency in Inventory Management\nAs noted at the beginning of the chapter, the primary goals of inventory management are to \nhave sufficient quantities of high-quality inventory available to serve customers’ needs while \nminimizing the costs of carrying inventory (production, storage, obsolescence, and financing). \nThe inventory turnover ratio is an important measure of the company’s success in balancing \nthese conflicting goals.\n(continued)\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow efficient are inventory management activities?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nInventory Turnover\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nInventory Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold\nAverage Inventory\nThe 2014 ratio for Harley-Davidson (see Exhibit 7.1 for the inputs to the equation):\n$3,542,601\n($448,871 + 424,507)/2 = 8.1\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nPolaris\nHonda Motor\n2014\n2014\n6.4\n7.0\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nHarley-Davidson\n2012\n2013\n2014\n7.9\n8.3\n8.1\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-5\nEvaluate inventory management \nusing the inventory turnover \nratio.\nHEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES\nNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements\nNOTE 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nInventory\nHP values inventory at the lower of cost or market. . . . Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory \nto its net realizable value are made, if required, for estimated excess, obsolete or impaired \nbalances. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market with cost being determined on a \nfirst-in, first-out basis.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nHEWLETT-PACKARD\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements\n1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nInventories—Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Substantially all inventories \nlocated in the United States are valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. Other inventories \ntotaling $232.8 million at December 31, 2014, and $210.7 million at December 31, 2013, are \nvalued at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\n\n\n350\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The inventory turnover ratio reflects how many times average inventory was produced and \nsold during the period. A higher ratio indicates that inventory moves more quickly through the production \nprocess to the ultimate customer, reducing storage and obsolescence costs. Because less money is tied up \nin inventory, the excess can be invested to earn interest income or reduce borrowing, which reduces inter-\nest expense. More efficient purchasing and production techniques, such as just-in-time inventory, as well \nas high product demand cause this ratio to be high. Analysts and creditors also watch the inventory turn-\nover ratio because a sudden decline may mean that a company is facing an unexpected drop in demand for \nits products or is becoming sloppy in its production management. Many managers and analysts compute \nthe related number average days to sell inventory, which, for Harley-Davidson, is equal to:\nIt indicates the average time it takes the company to produce and deliver inventory to customers.\nFocus Company Analysis Harley-Davidson’s inventory turnover was generally stable from 2012 to \n2014, fluctuating around a ratio of 8.1 during those three years. Harley’s ratio is higher than that of related \ncompany Polaris and also higher than that of giant Japanese auto and motorcycle manufacturer Honda.\nA Few Cautions Differences across industries in purchasing, production, and sales processes cause dra-\nmatic differences in this ratio. For example, restaurants such as Papa John’s, which must turn over their per-\nishable inventory very quickly, tend to have much higher inventory turnover. A particular firm’s ratio should \nbe compared only with its figures from prior years or with figures for other firms in the same industry.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe inventory turnover ratio measures the efficiency of inventory management. It reflects how many \ntimes average inventory was produced and sold during the period. Analysts and creditors watch this \nratio because a sudden decline may mean that a company is facing an unexpected drop in demand for its \nproducts or is becoming sloppy in its production management. When a net decrease in inventory for \nthe period occurs, sales are more than purchases; thus, the decrease must be added in computing cash \nflows from operations. When a net increase in inventory for the period occurs, the opposite is true. \nBefore you move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of these concepts.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nRefer to the Key Ratio Analysis for Harley-Davidson’s inventory turnover. Based on the computa-\ntions for 2014, answer the following question. If Harley-Davidson had been able to manage its inven-\ntory more efficiently and decrease purchases and ending inventory by $10,000 for 2014, would its \ninventory turnover ratio have increased or decreased? Explain.\nAfter you have completed your answer, check it below.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n \nInventory turnover would have increased because the denominator of the ratio (average inventory) would have \ndecreased by $5,000.\n$3,542,601\n($448,871 + $414,507)/2 = 8.2\nInventory Methods and Financial Statement Analysis\nWhat would analysts do if they wanted to compare two companies that prepared their state-\nments using different inventory accounting methods? Before meaningful comparisons could \nbe made, one company’s statements would have to be converted to a comparable basis. Mak-\ning such a conversion is eased by the requirement that U.S. public companies using LIFO also \nSelected Focus\nCompanies’ Inventory\nTurnover\nNational Beverage\nHome Depot\nDeckers\n10.19\n4.72\n2.92\n365\nInventory Turnover\nAverage Days to Sell Inventory =\n365\n8.1\n45.1 days\n = \n = \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-6\nCompare companies that use \ndifferent inventory costing \nmethods.\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n351\nreport beginning and ending inventory on a FIFO basis in the notes if the FIFO values are \nmaterially different. We can use this information along with the cost of goods sold equation to \nconvert the balance sheet and income statement to the FIFO basis.\nConverting the Income Statement to FIFO\nRecall that the choice of a cost flow assumption affects how goods available for sale are allo-\ncated to ending inventory and cost of goods sold. It does not affect the recording of purchases. \nEnding inventory will be different under the alternative methods, and, because last year’s end-\ning inventory is this year’s beginning inventory, beginning inventory will also be different:\n \nBeginning inventory \nDifferent\n+ Purchases of merchandise during the year \n Same\n- Ending inventory \nDifferent\n######################Cost of goods sold \nDifferent\nThis equation suggests that if we know the differences between a company’s inventory valued \nat LIFO and FIFO for both beginning and ending inventory, we can compute the difference in \ncost of goods sold. Exhibit 7.6 shows Harley-Davidson’s 2014 disclosure of the differences \nbetween LIFO and FIFO values for beginning and ending inventory. These amounts, referred \nto as the LIFO reserve or “Excess of FIFO over LIFO,” are disclosed by LIFO users in their \ninventory footnotes.\nUsing Harley-Davidson’s LIFO reserve values reported in the footnote presented in \nExhibit 7.6, we see that cost of goods sold would have been $1,176 lower had it used FIFO.\nLIFO RESERVE \nA contra-asset for the excess of \nFIFO over LIFO inventory.\n Beginning LIFO Reserve (Excess of FIFO over LIFO) \n$48,726\n- Less: Ending LIFO Reserve (Excess of FIFO over LIFO) \n-49,902\n Difference in Cost of Goods Sold under FIFO \n($1,176)\nSince FIFO cost of goods sold expense is lower, income before income taxes would have been \n$1,176 higher. Income taxes would be that amount times its tax rate of 35 percent higher had \nit used FIFO.\nDifference in pretax income under FIFO \n$1,176\nTax rate \n× .35\nDifference in taxes under FIFO \n$###### 412\nEXHIBIT 7.6\nFinancial Statement Effects of \nInventory Costing Methods\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements\n2. ADDITIONAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOWS INFORMATION \n(in thousands)\nDecember 31,\n2014\n2013\nInventories:\n$473,233\n$498,773\nInventory at FIFO\nExcess of FIFO over LIFO cost\n 49,902\n48,726\nInventory at LIFO\n$448,871\n$424,507\nLIFO Reserve\nInventory reported \non the balance sheet\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\n\n\n352\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nCombining the two effects, net income would be increased by the change in cost of goods sold \nof $1,176 and decreased by the change in income tax expense of $412, resulting in an overall \nincrease in net income of $764.\nDecrease in Cost of Goods Sold Expense (Income increases!) \n$ 1,176\nIncrease in Income Tax Expense (Income decreases!) \n(412)\nIncrease in Net Income \n$ 764\nThese Harley-Davidson computations are for 2014. It is important to note that even compa-\nnies that usually face increasing costs occasionally face decreasing costs. For example, during \n2000, Harley-Davidson’s costs of new inventory declined due to manufacturing efficiencies. As \na result, even though LIFO usually saves the company taxes, Harley paid extra taxes in 2000.\nConverting Inventory on the Balance Sheet to FIFO\nYou can adjust the inventory amounts on the balance sheet to FIFO by substituting the FIFO \nvalues in the note ($498,773 and $473,233 for 2014 and 2013, respectively) for the LIFO val-\nues (see Exhibit 7.6). Alternatively, you can add the LIFO reserve to the LIFO value on the \nbalance sheet to arrive at the same numbers.\nFor many LIFO companies, the inventory turnover ratio can be deceptive. Remember that, for these \ncompanies, the beginning and ending inventory numbers that make up the denominator of the ratio \nwill be artificially small because they reflect old lower costs. Consider Deere & Co., manufacturer \nof John Deere farm, lawn, and construction equipment. Its inventory note lists the following values:\nDEERE & COMPANY\nNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements \n(dollars in millions)\n2014\n2013\nInventories:\nTotal FIFO value\n$5,738\n$6,464\nAdjustment to LIFO basis\n 1,528\n 1,529\nInventories\n$4,210\n$4,935\nJohn Deere’s cost of goods sold for 2014 was $24,775.8 million. If the ratio were computed \nusing the reported LIFO inventory values for the ratio, it would be\nLIFO and Inventory Turnover Ratio\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\nInventory Turnover Ratio =\n$24,775.8\n($4,210 + $4,935)/2 = 5.4\nConverting cost of goods sold (the numerator) to a FIFO basis and using the more current FIFO \ninventory values in the denominator, it would be\nInventory Turnover Ratio =\n$24,775.8 + 1\n($5,738 + $6,464)/2 = 4.1\nNote that the major difference between the two ratios is in the denominator. FIFO inventory \nvalues are roughly 36 percent higher than the LIFO values. The LIFO beginning and ending \ninventory numbers are artificially small because they reflect older lower costs.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nDEERE & COMPANY\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe selection of an inventory costing method is important because it will affect reported income, \nincome tax expense (and hence cash flow), and the inventory valuation reported on the balance sheet. \nIn a period of rising prices, FIFO normally results in a higher income and higher taxes than LIFO; in \na period of falling prices, the opposite occurs. The choice of methods is normally made to minimize \ntaxes. Answer the following question to practice converting cost of goods sold and pretax income \nfrom the LIFO to the FIFO method for a company facing increasing prices.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIn a recent year, Caterpillar Inc., a major manufacturer of farm and construction equipment, reported \npretax earnings of $6,725 million. Its inventory note indicated “if the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method \nhad been in use, inventories would have been $2,422 and $2,575 higher than reported at the end of the \ncurrent and prior year, respectively.” (The amounts noted are for the LIFO reserve.) Convert pretax \nearnings for the current year from a LIFO to a FIFO basis.\nBeginning LIFO Reserve (Excess of FIFO over LIFO)\n \nLess: Ending LIFO Reserve (Excess of FIFO over LIFO)\n \nDifference in cost of goods sold under FIFO\n \nPretax income (LIFO)\n \nDifference in pretax income under FIFO\n \nPretax income (FIFO)\n \nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n353\nCONT RO L O F INVENTORY\nInternal Control of Inventory\nAfter cash, inventory is the asset second most vulnerable to theft. Efficient management of inven-\ntory to avoid the cost of stock-outs and overstock situations is also crucial to the profitability of \nmost companies. As a consequence, a number of control features focus on safeguarding invento-\nries and providing up-to-date information for management decisions. Key among these are:\n \n1. Separation of responsibilities for inventory accounting and physical handling of inventory.\n \n2. Storage of inventory in a manner that protects it from theft and damage.\n \n3. Limiting access to inventory to authorized employees.\n \n4. Maintaining perpetual inventory records (described earlier in this chapter).\n \n5. Comparing perpetual records to periodic physical counts of inventory.\nErrors in Measuring Ending Inventory\nAs the cost of goods sold equation indicates, a direct relationship exists between ending \ninventory and cost of goods sold because items not in the ending inventory are assumed to \nhave been sold. Thus, the measurement of ending inventory quantities and costs affects both \nthe balance sheet (assets) and the income statement (cost of goods sold, gross profit, and net \nincome). The measurement of ending inventory affects not only the net income for that period \nbut also the net income for the next accounting period. This two-period effect occurs because the \nending inventory for one period is the beginning inventory for the next accounting period.\nGreeting card maker Gibson Greetings overstated its net income by 20 percent because \none division overstated ending inventory for the year. You can compute the effects of the error \non both the current year’s and the next year’s income before taxes using the cost of goods sold \nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nBeginning LIFO Reserve\n$2,575\nPretax income (LIFO)\n$6,725\nLess: Ending LIFO Reserve\n 2,422\nDifference in pretax income\n (153)\nDifference in cost of goods sold\n$ 153\nPretax income (FIFO)\n$6,572\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 7-7\nUnderstand methods for \ncontrolling inventory, analyze \nthe effects of inventory errors \non financial statements, and \nanalyze the effects of inventory \non cash flows.\nAlistair Berg/Digital Vision/Getty Images\n\n\n354\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nequation. Assume that ending inventory was overstated by $10,000 due to a clerical error that \nwas not discovered. This would have the following effects in the current year and next year:\nNext Year\n \nBeginning inventory\nOverstated $10,000\n+ Purchases of merchandise \n #during the year\n- Ending inventory \n \n \nCost of goods sold \nOverstated $10,000\nCurrent Year\n \nBeginning inventory\n+ Purchases of merchandise \n #during the year\n- Ending inventory \nOverstated $10,000 \n \n \nCost of goods sold \nUnderstated $10,000\nBecause cost of goods sold was understated, income before taxes would be overstated by \n$10,000 in the current year. And, since the current year’s ending inventory becomes next year’s \nbeginning inventory, it would have the following effects the next year. Because cost of goods sold \nwas overstated, income before taxes would be understated by $10,000 in the next year.\nEach of these errors would flow into retained earnings so that at the end of the current year, \nretained earnings would be overstated by $10,000 (less the related income tax expense). This \nerror would be offset in the next year, and retained earnings and inventory at the end of next \nyear would be correct.\nIn this example, we assumed that the overstatement of ending inventory was inadvertent, the \nresult of a clerical error. However, inventory fraud is a common form of financial statement fraud.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAn error in the measurement of ending inventory affects cost of goods sold on the current period’s \nincome statement and ending inventory on the balance sheet. Because this year’s ending inventory \nbecomes next year’s beginning inventory, it also affects cost of goods sold in the following period by \nthe same amount but in the opposite direction. These relationships can be seen through the cost of \ngoods sold equation (BI + P − EI = CGS).\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that it is now the end of 2016 and Benson Inc. is undergoing its first audit by an independent \nCPA. The annual income statement prepared by the company is presented here. Assume further that \nthe independent CPA discovers that the ending inventory for 2016 was understated by $15,000. Cor-\nrect and reconstruct the income statement in the space provided.\nFor the Year Ended December 31\n2016 Uncorrected\n2016 Corrected\nSales revenue\n$750,000\nCost of goods sold\n Beginning inventory\n$ 45,000\n Add purchases\n 460,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \n Goods available for sale\n505,000\n Less ending inventory\n 40,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \n Cost of goods sold\n 465,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \nGross margin on sales\n285,000\nOperating expenses\n 275,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \nPretax income\n10,000\n Income tax expense (20%)\n 2,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \nNet income\n$ 8,000\n  \n \n \n \n \n# \nAfter you have completed your answers, check them at the bottom of the next page.\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n355\nInventory and Cash Flows\nWhen companies expand production to meet increases in demand, this increases the amount of \ninventory reported on the balance sheet. However, when companies overestimate demand for \na product, they usually produce too many units of the slow-selling item. This increases storage \ncosts as well as the interest costs on short-term borrowings that finance the inventory. It may \neven lead to losses if the excess inventory cannot be sold at normal prices. The cash flow state-\nment often provides the first sign of such problems.\nAs with a change in accounts receivable, a change in inventories can have a major effect on a company’s \ncash flow from operations. Cost of goods sold on the income statement may be more or less than the \namount of cash paid to suppliers during the period. Since most inventory is purchased on open credit (bor-\nrowing from suppliers is normally called accounts payable), reconciling cost of goods sold with cash paid \nto suppliers requires consideration of the changes in both the Inventory and Accounts Payable accounts.\nThe simplest way to think about the effects of changes in inventory is that buying (increasing) inven-\ntory eventually decreases cash, while selling (decreasing) inventory eventually increases cash. Similarly, \nborrowing from suppliers, which increases accounts payable, increases cash. Paying suppliers, which \ndecreases accounts payable, decreases cash.\nEFFECT ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nIn General When a net decrease in inventory for the period occurs, sales are greater than purchases; \nthus, the decrease must be added in computing cash flows from operations.\nWhen a net increase in inventory for the period occurs, sales are less than purchases; thus, the \nincrease must be subtracted in computing cash flows from operations.\nWhen a net decrease in accounts payable for the period occurs, payments to suppliers are greater \nthan new purchases; thus, the decrease must be subtracted in computing cash flows from operations.\nWhen a net increase in accounts payable for the period occurs, payments to suppliers are less than \nnew purchases; thus, the increase must be added in computing cash flows from operations.\nEffect on Cash Flows\nOperating activities (indirect method)\n Net income\n$xxx\n Adjusted for\n Add inventory decrease\n+\n # or\n Subtract inventory increase\n-\n Add accounts payable increase\n+\n # \n or\n Subtract accounts payable decrease\n-\nInventory\nF O C U S O N\nCAS H F LOW S\n(continued)\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nSales revenue\n$750,000\nCost of goods sold\n Beginning inventory\n$ 45,000\n Add purchases\n 460,000\n Goods available for sale\n505,000\n Less ending inventory\n 55,000\n Cost of goods sold\n 450,000\nGross margin on sales\n300,000\nOperating expenses\n 275,000\nPretax income\n25,000\n Income tax expense (20%)\n 5,000\nNet income\n$ 20,000\nNote: An ending inventory error in one year affects pretax income by the amount of the error. In the next \nyear, the ending inventory error affects pretax income again by the same amount, but in the opposite direction.\n\n\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n(Complete the requirements before proceeding to the suggested solution that follows.) This case reviews \nthe application of the FIFO and LIFO inventory costing methods and the inventory turnover ratio.\nBalent Appliances distributes a number of household appliances. One product, microwave ovens, has \nbeen selected for case purposes. Assume that the following summarized transactions were completed \nduring the year ended December 31, 2016, in the order given (assume that all transactions are cash):\nUnits\nUnit Cost\na. Beginning inventory\n11\n$200\nb. New inventory purchases\n9\n220\nc. Sales (selling price, $420)\n8\n?\nRequired:\n \n1. Compute the following amounts, assuming the application of the FIFO and LIFO inventory costing \nmethods:\nEnding Inventory\nCost of Goods Sold\nUnits\nDollars\nUnits\nDollars\nFIFO\nLIFO\n356\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nFocus Company Analysis When the inventory balance increases during the period, as was the case at \nHarley-Davidson in 2014, the company has purchased or produced more inventory than it has sold. Thus, \nthe increase is subtracted in the computation of cash flow from operations. Conversely, when the inventory \nbalance decreases during the period, the company has sold more inventory than it purchased or produced. \nThus, the decrease is added in the computation of cash flow from operations. When the accounts payable \nbalance increases during the period, the company has borrowed more from suppliers than it has paid them \n(or postponed payments). Thus, the increase is added in the computation of cash flow from operations.*\n*For companies with foreign currency or business acquisitions/dispositions, the amount of the change reported on \nthe cash flow statement will not equal the change in the accounts reported on the balance sheet.\nHARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.\nConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows\nYear Ended December 31, 2014\n(dollars in thousands)\n2014\nCash flows from operating activities:\n Net Income\n$ 844,611\n Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided \n by operating activities: \n Depreciation\n179,300\n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Changes in current assets and current liabilities:\n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n Inventories\n(50,866)\n Accounts payable and accrued liabilities\n19,128\n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n \nTotal Adjustments\n$ 302,066\n Net cash (used by) provided by continuing operating activities\n$1,146,677\n\n\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n357\n \n2. Assuming that inventory cost was expected to follow current trends, which method would you sug-\ngest that Balent select to account for these inventory items? Explain your answer.\n \n3. Assuming that other operating expenses were $500 and the income tax rate is 25 percent, prepare \nthe income statement for the period using your selected method.\n \n4. Compute the inventory turnover ratio for the current period using your selected method. What does \nit indicate?\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. \nEnding \nInventory\nCost of \nGoods Sold\nUnits\nDollars\nUnits\nDollars\nFIFO\n12\n$2,580\n8\n$1,600\nLIFO\n12\n$2,420\n8\n$1,760\nComputations\n \nBeginning inventory (11 units × $200)\n$2,200\n+ Purchases (9 units × $220)\n ###1,980\n \n \nGoods available for sale\n$########4,180\nFIFO inventory (costed at end of period)\n Goods available for sale (from above)\n$########4,180\n- Ending inventory [(9 units × $220) + (3 units × $200)]\n##########2,580\n Cost of goods sold (8 units × $200)\n$####1,600\nLIFO inventory (costed at end of period)\n Goods available for sale (from above)\n$########4,180\n- Ending inventory [(11 units × $200) + (1 unit × $220)]\n###########2,420\n Cost of goods sold (8 units × $220)\n$#######1,760\n \n2. LIFO should be selected. Because costs are rising, LIFO produces higher cost of goods sold, lower \npretax income, and lower income tax payments. It is used on the tax return and income statement \nbecause of the LIFO conformity rule.\n \n3. \nBALENT APPLIANCES\nStatement of Income \nYear Ended December 31, 2016\nSales\n$3,360\nCost of goods sold\n 1,760\nGross profit\n1,600\nOther expenses\n 500\nIncome before income taxes\n1,100\nIncome tax expense (25%)\n 275\nNet income\n$ 825\n ,Computations\n Sales = 8 × $420 = $3,360\n \n4. Inventory turnover ratio = Cost of Goods Sold ÷ \n \n \n \n Average Inventory\n #= $1,760 #÷ [($2,200 + $2,420) ÷ 2 = $2,310]\n #= # #0.76\nThe inventory turnover ratio reflects how many times average inventory was produced or pur-\nchased and sold during the period. Thus, Balent Appliances purchased and sold its average inven-\ntory less than one time during the year.\n\n\n358\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nChapter Supplement A\nLIFO Liquidations\nWhen a LIFO company sells more inventory than it purchases or manufactures, items from beginning \ninventory become part of cost of goods sold. This is called a LIFO liquidation. When inventory costs \nare rising, these lower-cost items in beginning inventory produce a higher gross profit, higher taxable \nincome, and higher taxes when they are sold. We illustrate this process by continuing our Harley-\nDavidson Model A leather baseball jacket example into its second year.\nFinancial Statement Effects of LIFO Liquidations\nRecall that, in its first year of operation, the store purchased units for $70, $80, and $100 in sequence (see \nExhibit 7.4). Then, the $100 unit and three of the $80 units were sold under LIFO, leaving one $80 unit and \ntwo $70 units in ending inventory. We will continue this illustration into a second year. The ending inventory \nfrom Year 1 becomes the beginning inventory for Year 2.\nFirst, we assume that in Year 2, the Harley-Davidson store purchases a total of three inventory units \nat the current $120 price, the sales price has been raised to $140, and three units are sold. Using LIFO, \nthe units are allocated to ending inventory and cost of goods sold as follows.\nCost of Goods Sold Calculation (LIFO with three units purchased and three units sold)\n \n \nBeginning inventory \n(2 units at $70 each and 1 unit at $80)\n$220\n+ Purchases \n(3 units at $120 each)\n 360\n \n \nGoods available for sale\n580\n- Ending inventory \n(2 units at $70 each and 1 unit at $80)\n 220\n \n \nCost of goods sold \n(3 units at $120 each) \n$360\nGiven that revenue is $140 per unit, the gross profit on the three newly purchased units is 3 units × $20 = $60.\nNow assume instead that the store purchases only two additional units at $120 each. Using LIFO, \nthese two new $120 units and the old $80 unit would become cost of goods sold.\nCost of Goods Sold Calculation (LIFO with two units purchased and three units sold)\n \n \nBeginning inventory \n(2 units at $70 each and 1 unit at $80)\n$220\n+ Purchases \n(2 units at $120 each)\n 240\n \n \nGoods available for sale\n460\n- Ending inventory \n(2 units at $70 each)\n 140\n \n \nCost of goods sold \n(2 units at $120 each and 1 unit at $80) \n$320\nGiven that revenue is $140 per unit, the gross profit on the newly purchased units is 2 units × $20 = $40. \nSince the cost of the old unit is only $80, the gross profit on this one unit is $60 ($140 − $80) instead of \n$20, raising total gross profit to $100. The complete income statement effects are reflected below.\nNo Liquidation \n(purchase 3 units)\nLiquidation \n(purchase 2 units)\nEffect on the Income Statement\nSales\n$420\n$420\nCost of goods sold\n 360\n 320\nGross profit\n60\n100\nOther expenses\n 48\n ** 48\nIncome before income taxes\n12\n52\nIncome tax expense (25%)\n 3\n ****** 13\n Net income\n$ 9\n$ 39\nLIFO LIQUIDATION \nA sale of a lower-cost inventory \nitem from beginning LIFO \ninventory.\n\n\n359\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nThis $40 change is the pretax effect of the LIFO liquidation. Given the assumed tax rate of 25 percent, \ntaxes paid are $10 (0.25 × $40) higher than if no liquidation had taken place.\nIn practice, LIFO liquidations and extra tax payments can be avoided even if purchases of additional \ninventory take place after the sale of the item it replaces. Tax law allows LIFO to be applied as if all \npurchases during an accounting period took place before any sales and cost of goods sold were recorded. \nThus, temporary LIFO liquidations can be eliminated by purchasing additional inventory before year-\nend. Most companies apply LIFO in this manner.\nChapter Supplement B\nFIFO and LIFO Cost of Goods Sold under Periodic versus \nPerpetual Inventory Systems\nThe purpose of this supplement is to compare the calculation of FIFO and LIFO cost of goods sold under \na periodic versus a perpetual inventory system. As we noted in the chapter, calculations of FIFO cost of \ngoods sold will always be the same under both systems. However, calculations of LIFO cost of goods \nsold will usually differ in a manner that causes the company to pay higher income taxes when inventory \ncosts are rising if it uses the perpetual computation. Consider the following company purchase and sale \ndata for the month of January. Note that beginning inventory is 2,000 units, purchases are 14,000 units, \nand sales are 9,000 units.\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nJanuary 1 Beginning inventory\n2,000\n$20.60\nJanuary 5 Sold\n1,000\nJanuary 13 Purchased\n6,000\n22.00\nJanuary 17 Sold\n3,000\nJanuary 25 Purchased\n8,000\n25.10\nJanuary 27 Sold\n5,000\nFIFO (First-in, First-out)\nFIFO assumes that the oldest goods are the first ones sold. Using a periodic inventory calculation, the \n9,000 oldest goods available during the month would include the 2,000 in beginning inventory, the \n6,000 purchased on January 13, and 1,000 of the units purchased January 25. Cost of goods sold would \nbe calculated as follows:\nCost of Goods Sold\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\n2,000\n$20.60\n$ 41,200\n6,000\n 22.00\n132,000\n1,000\n 25.10\n25,100\nTotal \n$198,300\nUsing a perpetual inventory calculation, we would compute the cost of goods sold for each sale sepa-\nrately using the oldest goods available at the time of each sale.\nCost of Goods Sold\nDate of Sale\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\nJan. ****** 5\n1,000\n$20.60\n$ 20,600\nJan. ******17\n1,000\n20.60\n20,600\n2,000\n22.00\n44,000\nJan. ******27\n4,000\n22.00\n88,000\n1,000\n25.10\n25,100\n Total \n$198,300 \n\n\n360\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nNote that cost of goods sold is $198,300 using both computations. This is true because the oldest goods \navailable during the month are the same as the oldest goods available at the time of each sale. This will \nalways be true.\nLIFO (Last-in, First-out)\nLIFO assumes that the newest goods are the first ones sold. Using a periodic inventory calculation, the \n9,000 newest goods available during the month would include the 8,000 units purchased January 25 \nand 1,000 of the units purchased on January 13. Cost of goods sold would be calculated as follows:\nCost of Goods Sold\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\n8,000\n$25.10\n$200,800\n1,000\n22.00\n22,000\nTotal \n$222,800\nUsing a perpetual inventory calculation, we would compute the cost of goods sold for each sale sepa-\nrately using the newest goods available at the time of each sale.\nCost of Goods Sold\nDate of Sale\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\nJan. *******5\n1,000\n$20.60\n$ 20,600\nJan. *******17\n3,000\n22.00\n66,000\nJan. *******27\n5,000\n25.10\n125,500\n Total \n$212,100\nNote that cost of goods sold is higher using the periodic computation. This is true because the newest \ngoods available during the month are not the same as the newest goods available at the time of each sale. \nWhen costs are rising, the periodic calculation will always produce the same or a higher value for \ncost of goods sold than the perpetual calculation. In this case, the periodic calculation gives you a \n$10,700 higher value for cost of goods sold ($222,800 − $212,100). This higher value will result in a \n$10,700 lower amount for income before taxes. If the tax rate is 35 percent, the company would end up \npaying $3,745 less in taxes for the current year (0.35 × $10,700).\nWhy You Won’t See LIFO Perpetual Calculations in Practice\nThis added tax savings from the periodic calculation illustrated above is one of the two reasons you will \nrarely if ever see LIFO perpetual calculations in practice in medium- to large-sized companies. The other \nreason relates to the complexity and cost of the calculations. Even if a company’s perpetual inventory \ninformation system is sophisticated enough to instantaneously record the arrival of new inventory, it \nis unlikely that it will have sufficient information concerning invoice pricing, returns, allowances, and \ndiscounts to instantaneously compute a unit cost for those goods. Also, consider the number of calcula-\ntions of goods available for sale that would have to be made by a company that has numerous sales and \npurchases of many different inventory items. This makes it very costly or impossible for most companies \nto apply LIFO using a perpetual calculation. Instead, companies keep perpetual inventory records on a \nFIFO basis and then make an end-of-period adjusting entry using the periodic calculation to convert both \ninventory on the balance sheet and cost of goods sold on the income statement to a LIFO basis.\nChapter Supplement C\nAdditional Issues in Measuring Purchases\nPurchase Returns and Allowances\nPurchased goods may be returned to the vendor if they do not meet specifications, arrive in damaged con-\ndition, or are otherwise unsatisfactory. Purchase returns and allowances require a reduction in the cost \nPURCHASE RETURNS AND \nALLOWANCES \nA reduction in the cost of \npurchases associated with \nunsatisfactory goods.\n\n\n361\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nof inventory purchases and the recording of a cash refund or a reduction in the liability to the vendor. For \nexample, assume that Harley-Davidson returned to a supplier damaged harness boots that cost $1,000. \nThe return would be recorded as follows:\nAccounts payable (-L ) (or Cash +A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Inventory (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInventory\n-1,000\nAccounts Payable\n-1,000\nPurchase Discounts\nCash discounts must be accounted for by both the seller and the buyer (accounting by the seller was \ndiscussed in Chapter 6). When merchandise is bought on credit, terms such as 2/10, n/30 are sometimes \nspecified. That is, if payment is made within 10 days from the date of purchase, a 2 percent cash discount \nknown as the purchase discount is granted. If payment is not made within the discount period, the full \ninvoice cost is due 30 days after the purchase.\nAssume that on January 17, Harley-Davidson bought goods that had a $1,000 invoice price \nwith terms 2/10, n/30. The purchase would be recorded as follows (using what is called the gross \nmethod):\nDate of Purchase\nJan. 17 Inventory (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Accounts payable (+L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInventory\n+1,000\nAccounts Payable\n+1,000\nDate of Payment, within the Discount Period\nJan. 26 Accounts payable (-L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Inventory (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n980\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInventory\n-20\nAccounts Payable\n-1,000\nCash\n-980\nIf for any reason Harley-Davidson did not pay within the 10-day discount period, the following entry \nwould be needed:\nDate of Payment, after the Discount Period\nFeb. 1 Accounts payable (-L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-1,000\nAccounts Payable\n-1,000\nPURCHASE DISCOUNT \nCash discount received for \nprompt payment of an account.\n\n\n362\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n \n7-1. Apply the cost principle to identify the amounts that should be included in inventory and the \nexpense matching principle to determine cost of goods sold for typical retailers, wholesalers, \nand manufacturers. p. 335\nInventory should include all items owned that are held for resale. Costs flow into inventory when \ngoods are purchased or manufactured. They flow out (as an expense) when they are sold or disposed \nof. In conformity with the expense matching principle, the total cost of the goods sold during the \nperiod must be matched with the sales revenue earned during the period. A company can keep track \nof the ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the period using (1) the perpetual inventory sys-\ntem, which is based on the maintenance of detailed and continuous inventory records, and (2) the \nperiodic inventory system, which is based on a physical count of ending inventory and use of the \ncost of goods sold equation to determine cost of goods sold.\n \n7-2. Report inventory and cost of goods sold using the four inventory costing methods. p. 340\nThe chapter discussed four different inventory costing methods used to allocate costs between the \nunits remaining in inventory and the units sold and their applications in different economic circum-\nstances. The methods discussed were specific identification, FIFO, LIFO, and average cost. Each of \nthe inventory costing methods conforms to GAAP. Public companies using LIFO must provide note \ndisclosures that allow conversion of inventory and cost of goods sold to FIFO amounts. Remember \nthat the cost flow assumption need not match the physical flow of inventory.\n \n7-3. Decide when the use of different inventory costing methods is beneficial to a company. p. 345\nThe selection of an inventory costing method is important because it will affect reported income, \nincome tax expense (and hence cash flow), and the inventory valuation reported on the balance \nsheet. In a period of rising prices, FIFO normally results in higher income and higher taxes than \nLIFO; in a period of falling prices, the opposite occurs. The choice of methods is normally made to \nminimize taxes.\n \n7-4. Report inventory at the lower of cost or market (LCM). p. 348\nEnding inventory should be measured based on the lower of actual cost or net realizable value \n(LCM basis). This practice can have a major effect on the statements of companies facing declining \ncosts. Damaged, obsolete, and out-of-season inventory should also be written down to their current \nestimated net realizable value if below cost. The LCM adjustment increases cost of goods sold, \ndecreases income, and decreases reported inventory in the year of the write-down.\n \n7-5. Evaluate inventory management using the inventory turnover ratio. p. 349\nThe inventory turnover ratio measures the efficiency of inventory management. It reflects how \nmany times average inventory was produced and sold during the period. Analysts and creditors \nwatch this ratio because a sudden decline may mean that a company is facing an unexpected drop in \ndemand for its products or is becoming sloppy in its production management.\n \n7-6. Compare companies that use different inventory costing methods. p. 350\nThese comparisons can be made by converting the LIFO company’s statements to FIFO. Public com-\npanies using LIFO must disclose the differences between LIFO and FIFO values for beginning and \nending inventory. These amounts are often called the LIFO reserve. The beginning LIFO reserve minus \nthe ending LIFO reserve equals the difference in cost of goods sold under FIFO. Pretax income is \naffected by the same amount in the opposite direction. This amount times the tax rate is the tax effect.\n \n7-7. Understand methods for controlling inventory, analyze the effects of inventory errors on \nfinancial statements, and analyze the effects of inventory on cash flows. p. 353\nVarious control procedures can limit inventory theft or mismanagement. An error in the measure-\nment of ending inventory affects cost of goods sold on the current period’s income statement and \nending inventory on the balance sheet. Because this year’s ending inventory becomes next year’s \nbeginning inventory, it also affects cost of goods sold in the following period by the same amount \nbut in the opposite direction. These relationships can be seen through the cost of goods sold equa-\ntion (BI + P − EI = CGS). When a net decrease in inventory for the period occurs, sales are more \nthan purchases; thus, the decrease must be added in computing cash flows from operations. When \na net increase in inventory for the period occurs, sales are less than purchases; thus, the increase \nmust be subtracted in computing cash flows from operations.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n363\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nIn this and previous chapters, we discussed the current assets of a business. These assets are critical to \noperations, but many of them do not directly produce value. In Chapter 8, we will discuss the noncurrent \nassets property, plant, and equipment; intangibles that are the elements of productive capacity; and natural \nresources. Many of the noncurrent assets produce value, such as a factory that manufactures cars. These \nassets present some interesting accounting problems because they benefit a number of accounting periods.\nK E Y R A T I O\nInventory turnover ratio measures the efficiency of inventory management. It reflects how many times \naverage inventory was produced and sold during the period (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the \nEvaluating Inventory Management section):\nInventory Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold\nAverage Inventory\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nUnder Current Assets\nInventories\nIncome Statement\nExpenses\nCost of goods sold\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Operating Activities (indirect method):\nNet income\n− increases in inventory\n+ decreases in inventory\n+ increases in accounts payable\n− decreases in accounts payable\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting \nPolicies:\nDescription of management’s choice of \n \ninventory accounting policy (FIFO, LIFO, \nLCM, etc.)\nIn Separate Note\nIf not listed on balance sheet, components \n \nof inventory (merchandise, raw materials, \nwork in progress, finished goods)\nIf using LIFO, LIFO reserve (excess of FIFO \n over LIFO)\nK E Y T E R M S\nAverage Cost Method p. 343\nCost of Goods Sold Equation p. 338\nDirect Labor p. 337\nFactory Overhead p. 337\nFinished Goods Inventory p. 335\nFirst-In, First-Out (FIFO) Method p. 341\nGoods Available for Sale p. 338\nInventory p. 335\nLast-In, First-Out (LIFO) Method p. 342\nLIFO Liquidation p. 358\nLIFO Reserve p. 351\nLower of Cost or Market (LCM) p. 348\nMerchandise Inventory p. 335\nNet Realizable Value p. 348\nPeriodic Inventory System p. 340\nPerpetual Inventory System p. 340\nPurchase Discount p. 361\nPurchase Returns and Allowances p. 360\nRaw Materials Inventory p. 335\nSpecific Identification Method p. 341\nWork in Process Inventory p. 335\n\n\n364\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n 1. Why is inventory an important item to both internal (management) and external users of financial \nstatements?\n 2. What are the general guidelines for deciding which items should be included in inventory?\n 3. Explain the application of the cost principle to an item in the ending inventory.\n 4. Define goods available for sale. How does it differ from cost of goods sold?\n 5. Define beginning inventory and ending inventory.\n 6. The chapter discussed four inventory costing methods. List the four methods and briefly explain \neach.\n 7. Explain how income can be manipulated when the specific identification inventory costing method \nis used.\n 8. Contrast the effects of LIFO versus FIFO on reported assets (i.e., the ending inventory) when \n \n(a) prices are rising and (b) prices are falling.\n 9. Contrast the income statement effect of LIFO versus FIFO (i.e., on pretax income) when (a) prices \nare rising and (b) prices are falling.\n 10. Contrast the effects of LIFO versus FIFO on cash outflow and inflow.\n 11. Explain briefly the application of the LCM concept to the ending inventory and its effect on the \nincome statement and balance sheet when market is lower than cost.\n 12. When a perpetual inventory system is used, unit costs of the items sold are known at the date of each \nsale. In contrast, when a periodic inventory system is used, unit costs are known only at the end of \nthe accounting period. Why are these statements correct?\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. Consider the following information: ending inventory, $24,000; sales, $250,000; beginning inven-\ntory, $30,000; selling and administrative expenses, $70,000; and purchases, $90,000. What is cost of \ngoods sold?\n \na. $86,000\n \nb. $94,000\n \nc. $96,000\n \nd. $84,000\n 2. The inventory costing method selected by a company will affect\n \na. The balance sheet.\n \nb. The income statement.\n \nc. The statement of retained earnings.\n \nd. All of the above.\n 3. Which of the following is not a component of the cost of inventory?\n \na. Administrative overhead\n \nb. Direct labor\n \nc. Raw materials\n \nd. Factory overhead\n 4. Consider the following information: beginning inventory, 10 units @ $20 per unit; first purchase, 35 \nunits @ $22 per unit; second purchase, 40 units @ $24 per unit; 50 units were sold. What is cost of \ngoods sold using the FIFO method of inventory costing?\n \na. $1,090\n \nb. $1,060\n \nc. $1,180\n \nd. $1,200\n 5. Consider the following information: beginning inventory, 10 units @ $20 per unit; first purchase, 35 \nunits @ $22 per unit; second purchase, 40 units @ $24 per unit; 50 units were sold. What is cost of \ngoods sold using the LIFO method of inventory costing?\n \na. $1,090\n \nb. $1,060\n \nc. $1,180\n \nd. $1,200\n 6. An increasing inventory turnover ratio\n \na. Indicates a longer time span between the ordering and receiving of inventory.\n \nb. Indicates a shorter time span between the ordering and receiving of inventory.\n \nc. Indicates a shorter time span between the purchase and sale of inventory.\n \nd. Indicates a longer time span between the purchase and sale of inventory.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n365\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n 7. If the ending balance in accounts payable decreases from one period to the next, which of the follow-\ning is true?\n \na. Cash payments to suppliers exceeded current period purchases.\n \nb. Cash payments to suppliers were less than current period purchases.\n \nc. Cash receipts from customers exceeded cash payments to suppliers.\n \nd. Cash receipts from customers exceeded current period purchases.\n 8. Which of the following regarding the lower of cost or market rule for inventory are true?\n \n(1) \nThe lower of cost or market rule is an example of the historical cost principle.\n \n(2) \nWhen the net realizable value of inventory drops below the cost shown in the financial records, \nnet income is reduced.\n \n(3) \nWhen the net realizable value of inventory drops below the cost shown in the financial records, \ntotal assets are reduced.\n \na. (1)\n \nb. (2)\n \nc. (2) and (3)\n \nd. All three\n 9. Which inventory method provides a better matching of current costs with sales revenue on the \nincome statement and outdated values for inventory on the balance sheet?\n \na. FIFO\n \nb. Average cost\n \nc. LIFO\n \nd. Specific identification\n 10. Which of the following is false regarding a perpetual inventory system?\n \na. Physical counts are not needed since records are maintained on a transaction-by-transaction \nbasis.\n \nb. The balance in the inventory account is updated with each inventory purchase and sale transaction.\n \nc. Cost of goods sold is increased as sales are recorded.\n \nd. The account Purchases is not used as inventory is acquired.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nMatching Inventory Items to Type of Business\nMatch the type of inventory with the type of business in the following matrix:\nTYPE OF BUSINESS\nType of Inventory\nMerchandising\nManufacturing\nWork in process\nFinished goods\nMerchandise\nRaw materials\nRecording the Cost of Purchases for a Merchandiser\nSelect Apparel purchased 90 new shirts and recorded a total cost of $2,258 determined as follows:\nInvoice cost\n$1,800\nShipping charges\n185\nImport taxes and duties\n165\nInterest (6.0%) on $1,800 borrowed to finance the purchase\n 108\n$2,258\nRequired:\nMake the needed corrections in this calculation. Give the journal entry (or entries) to record this purchase \nin the correct amount, assuming a perpetual inventory system. Show computations.\nM7-1\nLO7-1\nM7-2\nLO7-1\n\n\n366\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nIdentifying the Cost of Inventories for a Manufacturer\nOperating costs incurred by a manufacturing company become either (1) part of the cost of inventory to \nbe expensed as cost of goods sold at the time the finished goods are sold or (2) expenses at the time they \nare incurred. Indicate whether each of the following costs belongs in category (1) or (2).\n a. Wages of factory workers\n b. Costs of raw materials purchased\n c. Sales salaries\n d. Heat, light, and power for the factory building\n e. Heat, light, and power for the headquarters office building\nInferring Purchases Using the Cost of Goods Sold Equation\nJCPenney Company, Inc., is a major retailer with department stores in all 50 states. The dominant por-\ntion of the company’s business consists of providing merchandise and services to consumers through \ndepartment stores that include catalog departments. In a recent annual report, JCPenney reported cost of \ngoods sold of $11,042 million, ending inventory for the current year of $2,916 million, and ending inven-\ntory for the previous year of $3,213 million.\nRequired:\nIs it possible to develop a reasonable estimate of the merchandise purchases for the year? If so, prepare \nthe estimate; if not, explain why.\nMatching Financial Statement Effects to Inventory Costing Methods\nIndicate whether the FIFO or LIFO inventory costing method normally produces each of the following \neffects under the listed circumstances.\n \na. Declining costs\n Highest net income _____\n Highest inventory _____\n \nb. Rising costs\n Highest net income _____\n Highest inventory _____\nMatching Inventory Costing Method Choices to Company Circumstances\nIndicate whether the FIFO or LIFO inventory costing method would normally be selected when inven-\ntory costs are rising. Explain why.\nReporting Inventory under Lower of Cost or Market\nWood Company had the following inventory items on hand at the end of the year:\nQuantity\nCost \nper Item\nNet Realizable \nValue per Item\nItem A\n70\n$110\n$100\nItem B\n30\n 60\n 85\nComputing the lower of cost or market on an item-by-item basis, determine what amount would be \nreported on the balance sheet for inventory.\nDetermining the Effects of Inventory Management Changes on Inventory Turnover Ratio\nIndicate the most likely effect of the following changes in inventory management on the inventory turn-\nover ratio (use + for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect).\n___ a. Have parts inventory delivered daily by suppliers instead of weekly.\n___ b. Extend payments for inventory purchases from 15 days to 30 days.\n___ c. Shorten production process from 10 days to 8 days.\nM7-3\nLO7-1\nM7-4\nLO7-1\nM7-5\nLO7-2\nM7-6\nLO7-3\nM7-7\nLO7-4\nM7-8\nLO7-5\n\n\n367\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nDetermining the Financial Statement Effects of Inventory Errors\nAssume the prior year ending inventory was understated by $50,000. Explain how this error would affect \nthe prior year and current year pretax income amounts. What would be the effects if the prior year ending \ninventory were overstated by $50,000 instead of understated?\nM7-9\nLO7-7\nE X E R C I S E S\nAnalyzing Items to Be Included in Inventory\nBased on its physical count of inventory in its warehouse at year-end, December 31 of the current year, \nMadison Company planned to report inventory of $34,500. During the audit, the independent CPA devel-\noped the following additional information:\n \na. Goods from a supplier costing $700 are in transit with UPS on December 31 of the current year. The \nterms are FOB shipping point (explained in the “Required” section). Because these goods had not yet \narrived, they were excluded from the physical inventory count.\n \nb. Madison delivered samples costing $1,800 to a customer on December 27 of the current year, with the \nunderstanding that they would be returned to Madison on January 15 of the next year. Because these \ngoods were not on hand, they were excluded from the inventory count.\n \nc. On December 31 of the current year, goods in transit to customers, with terms FOB shipping point, \namounted to $6,500 (expected delivery date January 10 of the next year). Because the goods had been \nshipped, they were excluded from the physical inventory count.\n \nd. On December 31 of the current year, goods in transit to customers, with terms FOB destination, \namounted to $1,500 (expected delivery date January 10 of the next year). Because the goods had been \nshipped, they were excluded from the physical inventory count.\nRequired:\nMadison’s accounting policy requires including in inventory all goods for which it has title. Note that the \npoint where title (ownership) changes hands is determined by the shipping terms in the sales contract. \nWhen goods are shipped “FOB shipping point,” title changes hands at shipment and the buyer normally \npays for shipping. When they are shipped “FOB destination,” title changes hands on delivery, and the \nseller normally pays for shipping. Begin with the $34,500 inventory amount and compute the correct \namount for the ending inventory. Explain the basis for your treatment of each of the preceding items. \n(Hint: Set up three columns: Item, Amount, and Explanation.)\nInferring Missing Amounts Based on Income Statement Relationships\nSupply the missing dollar amounts for the income statement for each of the following independent cases. \n(Hint: In Case B, work from the bottom up.)\nCase A\nCase B\nCase C\nNet sales revenue\n$7,500\n$ \n ?\n$5,000\nBeginning inventory\n$11,200\n$ 7,000\n$ 4,000\nPurchases\n 4,500\n ?\n 9,500\nGoods available for sale\n?\n 15,050\n 13,500\nEnding inventory\n 9,000\n 11,050\n \n?\nCost of goods sold\n \n ?\n ?\n 4,200\nGross profit\n?\n800\n?\nExpenses\n 300\n ?\n 700\nPretax income (loss)\n$ 500\n($200)\n$ \n100\nInferring Missing Amounts Based on Income Statement Relationships\nSupply the missing dollar amounts for the income statement for each of the following independent cases:\nE7-1\nLO7-1\nE7-2\nLO7-1\nE7-3\nLO7-1\n\n\n368\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nInferring Merchandise Purchases\nAbercrombie and Fitch is a leading retailer of casual apparel for men, women, and children. Assume \nthat you are employed as a stock analyst and your boss has just completed a review of the new Aber-\ncrombie annual report. She provided you with her notes, but they are missing some information that you \nneed. Her notes show that the ending inventory for Abercrombie in the current and previous years was \n$569,818,000 and $385,857,000, respectively. Net sales for the current year were $4,158,058,000. Cost \nof goods sold was $1,639,188,000. Net income was $127,658,000. For your analysis, you determine that \nyou need to know the amount of purchases for the year.\nRequired:\nCan you develop the information from her notes? Explain and show calculations. (Hint: Use the cost of \ngoods sold equation or the inventory T-account to solve for the needed value.)\nCalculating Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold under FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost\nPenn Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 \n \nof the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 1:\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nInventory, December 31, prior year\n2,000\n$5\nFor the current year:\n Purchase, March 21\n5,000\n 6\n Purchase, August 1\n3,000\n 8\nInventory, December 31, current year\n4,000\nRequired:\nCompute ending inventory and cost of goods sold for the current year under FIFO, LIFO, and average \ncost inventory costing methods. (Hint: Set up adjacent columns for each case.)\nCalculating Ending Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold under FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost\nHamilton Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, \n \nDecember 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 1:\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nInventory, December 31, prior year\n2,000\n$5\nFor the current year:\n Purchase, March 21\n6,000\n 4\n Purchase, August 1\n4,000\n 2\nInventory, December 31, current year\n3,000\nRequired:\nCompute ending inventory and cost of goods sold under FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing \nmethods. (Hint: Set up adjacent columns for each case.)\nE7-4\nLO7-1\nE7-5\nLO7-2\nE7-6\nLO7-2\nCases\nSales \nRevenue\nBeginning \nInventory\nPurchases\nTotal \nAvailable\nEnding \nInventory\nCost of \nGoods Sold\nGross \nProfit\nExpenses\nPretax \nIncome \n(Loss)\nA\n$ 650\n$100\n$700\n$ ?\n$500\n$ ?\n$ ?\n$200\n$ ?\nB\n 1,100\n 200\n 900\n?\n?\n?\n?\n 150\n 150\nC\n?\n 150\n ?\n?\n 300\n200\n400\n 100\n?\nD\n 800\n ?\n 550\n?\n 300\n?\n?\n 200\n 200\nE\n 1,000\n ?\n 900\n 1,100\n?\n?\n500\n?\n (50)\n\n\n369\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Financial Statement Effects of LIFO and FIFO\nBroadhead Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, \nDecember 31 of the current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2:\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nInventory, December 31, prior year\n 3,000\n$ 9\nFor the current year:\n Purchase, April 11\n 9,000\n 10\n Purchase, June 1\n 7,000\n 15\n Sales ($50 each)\n10,000\n Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) $195,000\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for \n \n(a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. For each case, show the computation of the ending inven-\ntory and cost of goods sold. (Hint: Set up adjacent columns for each case.)\n 2. Compare the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts between the two cases. Explain the \nsimilarities and differences.\n 3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes? Explain.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Financial Statement Effects of LIFO and FIFO\nBeck Inc. uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31 of \nthe current year, the accounting records provided the following information for product 2:\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nInventory, December 31, prior year\n 7,000\n$ 11\nFor the current year:\n Purchase, March 5\n19,000\n 9\n Purchase, September 19\n10,000\n 5\n Sale ($28 each)\n 8,000\n Sale ($30 each)\n16,000\n Operating expenses (excluding income tax expense) $400,000\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare a separate income statement through pretax income that details cost of goods sold for \n \n(a) Case A: FIFO and (b) Case B: LIFO. For each case, show the computation of the ending inven-\ntory and cost of goods sold. (Hint: Set up adjacent columns for each case.)\n 2. Compare the pretax income and the ending inventory amounts between the two cases. Explain the \nsimilarities and differences.\n 3. Which inventory costing method may be preferred for income tax purposes? Explain.\nEvaluating the Choice among Three Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Cash Flow Effects\nFollowing is partial information for the income statement of Audio Solutions Company under three dif-\nferent inventory costing methods, assuming the use of a periodic inventory system:\nFIFO\nLIFO\nAverage Cost\nCost of goods sold\n Beginning inventory (400 units @ $28)\n$11,200\n$11,200\n$11,200\n Purchases (475 units @ $35)\n 16,625\n 16,625\n 16,625\n Goods available for sale\n \n \n \n Ending inventory (525 units)\n \n \n \n Cost of goods sold\n$ \n$ \n$ \nSales, 350 units; unit sales price, $50\nExpenses, $1,700\nE7-7\nLO7-2, 7-3\nE7-8\nLO7-2, 7-3\nE7-9\nLO7-2, 7-3\n\n\n370\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nRequired:\n 1. Compute cost of goods sold under the FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing methods.\n 2. Prepare an income statement through pretax income for each method.\n 3. Rank the three methods in order of income taxes paid (favorable cash flow) and explain the basis for \nyour ranking.\nEvaluating the Choice among Three Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Cash Flow Effects\nFollowing is partial information for the income statement of Arturo Technologies Company under three \ndifferent inventory costing methods, assuming the use of a periodic inventory system:\nFIFO\nLIFO\nAverage Cost\nCost of goods sold\n Beginning inventory (400 units @ $30)\n$12,000\n$12,000\n$12,000\n Purchases (400 units @ $20)\n 8,000\n 8,000\n 8,000\n Goods available for sale\n \n \n \n Ending inventory (500 units)\n \n \n \n Cost of goods sold\n$ \n$ \n$ \nSales, 300 units; unit sales price, $50\nExpenses, $2,500\nRequired:\n 1. Compute cost of goods sold under the FIFO, LIFO, and average cost inventory costing methods.\n 2. Prepare an income statement through pretax income for each method.\n 3. Rank the three methods in order of preference based on income taxes paid (favorable cash flow) and \nexplain the basis for your ranking.\nEvaluating the Choice among Three Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Income and Cash \nFlow Effects\nDaniel Company uses a periodic inventory system. Data for the current year: beginning merchandise \ninventory (ending inventory December 31, prior year), 2,000 units at $38; purchases, 8,000 units at $40; \nexpenses (excluding income taxes), $194,500; ending inventory per physical count at December 31, cur-\nrent year, 1,800 units; sales, 8,200 units; sales price per unit, $75; and average income tax rate, 30 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute cost of goods sold and prepare income statements under the FIFO, LIFO, and average cost \ninventory costing methods. Use a format similar to the following:\nINVENTORY COSTING METHOD\nCost of Goods Sold\nUnits\nFIFO\nLIFO\nAverage Cost\nBeginning inventory\n \n$ \n$ \n$ \n \nPurchases\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Goods available for sale\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nEnding inventory\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cost of goods sold\n \n$ \n$ \n$ \n \nIncome Statement\nFIFO\nLIFO\nAverage Cost\nSales revenue\n$ \n \n$ \n$ \n \nCost of goods sold\n \n \n \n \n \n \nGross profit\n \n \n \n \n \n \nExpenses\n \n \n \n \n \n \nPretax income\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Income tax expense\n \n \n \n \n \n \nNet income\n$ \n \n$ \n$ \n \nE7-10\nLO7-2, 7-3\nE7-11\nLO7-2, 7-3\n\n\n371\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n 2. Between FIFO and LIFO, which method is preferable in terms of (a) net income and (b) income \ntaxes paid (cash flow)? Explain.\n 3. What would your answer to requirement (2) be, assuming that prices were falling? Explain.\nReporting Inventory at Lower of Cost or Market\nJones Company is preparing the annual financial statements dated December 31 of the current year. End-\ning inventory information about the five major items stocked for regular sale follows:\nENDING INVENTORY, CURRENT YEAR\nItem\nQuantity \non Hand\nUnit Cost When \nAcquired (FIFO)\nNet Realizable Value \n(Market) at Year-End\nA\n 50\n$15\n$12\nB\n 80\n 30\n 40\nC\n 10\n 48\n 52\nD\n 70\n 25\n 30\nE\n350\n 10\n 5\nRequired:\nCompute the valuation that should be used for the current year ending inventory using the LCM rule \napplied on an item-by-item basis. (Hint: Set up columns for Item, Quantity, Total Cost, Total Market, \nand LCM Valuation.)\nReporting Inventory at Lower of Cost or Market\nParson Company was formed on January 1 of the current year and is preparing the annual financial state-\nments dated December 31, current year. Ending inventory information about the four major items stocked \nfor regular sale follows:\nENDING INVENTORY, CURRENT YEAR\nItem\nQuantity \non Hand\nUnit Cost When \nAcquired (FIFO)\nNet Realizable Value \n(Market) at Year-End\nA\n30\n$20\n$15\nB\n55\n 40\n 44\nC\n35\n 52\n 55\nD\n15\n 27\n 32\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the valuation that should be used for the current year ending inventory using the LCM \nrule applied on an item-by-item basis. (Hint: Set up columns for Item, Quantity, Total Cost, Total \nMarket, and LCM Valuation.)\n 2. What will be the effect of the write-down of inventory to lower of cost or market on cost of goods \nsold for the year ended December 31, current year?\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Inventory Turnover Ratio\nDell Inc. is the leading manufacturer of personal computers. In a recent year, it reported the following in \ndollars in millions:\nNet sales revenue\n$62,071\nCost of sales\n48,260\nBeginning inventory\n1,301\nEnding inventory\n1,404\nE7-12\nLO7-4\nE7-13\nLO7-4\nE7-14\nLO7-5\n\n\n372\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the inventory turnover ratio and average days to sell inventory for the current year.\n 2. Explain the meaning of each number.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Effects of the LIFO/FIFO Choice on Inventory \nTurnover Ratio\nThe records at the end of January of the current year for Young Company showed the following for a \nparticular kind of merchandise:\nBeginning Inventory at FIFO: 19 Units @ $16 = $304\nBeginning Inventory at LIFO: 19 Units @ $12 = $228\nJanuary Transactions\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\nPurchase, January 9\n25\n$13\n$325\nPurchase, January 20\n50\n 19\n 950\nSale, January 21 (at $38 per unit)\n40\nSale, January 27 (at $39 per unit)\n25\nRequired:\nCompute the inventory turnover ratio for the month of January under the FIFO and LIFO inventory cost-\ning methods (show computations and round to the nearest dollar). Which costing method is the more \naccurate indicator of the efficiency of inventory management? Explain.\nAnalyzing Notes to Adjust Inventory from LIFO to FIFO\nThe following note was contained in a recent Ford Motor Company annual report:\nNOTE 8. INVENTORIES—AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR\nInventories at December 31 were as follows (dollars in millions)\nCurrent \nYear\nPrevious \nYear\nRaw material, work in process, & supplies\n$2,847\n$2,812\nFinished products\n 3,982\n 3,970\n Total inventories at FIFO\n6,829\n6,782\nLess LIFO adjustment\n (928)\n (865)\nTotal\n$5,901\n$5,917\nAbout one-third of inventories were determined under the last-in, first-out method.\nRequired:\n 1. What amount of ending inventory would have been reported in the current year if Ford had used only \nFIFO?\n 2. The cost of goods sold reported by Ford for the current year was $113,345 million. Determine the \ncost of goods sold that would have been reported if Ford had used only FIFO for both years.\n 3. Explain why Ford management chose to use LIFO for certain of its inventories.\nAnalyzing Notes to Adjust Inventory from LIFO to FIFO\nSnyder’s-Lance is a leading snack-food company. The following note was contained in its recent annual \nreport:\nE7-15\nLO7-5, 7-6\nE7-16\nLO7-6\nE7-17\nLO7-6\n\n\n373\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nNOTE 4. INVENTORIES\nInventories at year-end consisted of the following: (in thousands)\nCurrent \nYear\nPrior Year\nFinished goods\n$23,227 \n$21,910\nRaw materials\n11,556\n 7,701\nSupplies, etc.\n 15,293\n 14,297\nTotal inventories at FIFO cost\n50,076\n43,908\nLess: adjustment to reduce FIFO cost to \nLIFO cost\n (6,964)\n (5,249)\nTotal inventories\n$43,112\n$38,659\nRequired:\n 1. What amount of ending inventory would have been reported in the current year if Snyder’s-Lance \nhad used only FIFO?\n 2. The cost of goods sold reported by Snyder’s-Lance for the current year was $531,528 thousand. \nDetermine the cost of goods sold that would have been reported if Snyder’s-Lance had used only \nFIFO for both years.\n 3. Explain why Snyder’s-Lance management chose to use LIFO for certain of its inventories.\nAnalyzing the Effect of an Inventory Error Disclosed in an Actual Note to a Financial Statement\nSeveral years ago, the financial statements of Gibson Greeting Cards, now part of American Greetings, \ncontained the following note:\nOn July 1, the Company announced that it had determined that the inventory . . . had been overstated. . . . \nThe overstatement of inventory . . . was $8,806,000. (Gibson Greeting Cards Annual Report)\nGibson reported an incorrect net income amount of $25,852,000 for the year in which the error occurred \nand the income tax rate was 39.3 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of net income that Gibson reported after correcting the inventory error. Show \ncomputations.\n 2. Assume that the inventory error was not discovered. Identify the financial statement accounts that \nwould have been incorrect (a) for the year the error occurred and (b) for the subsequent year. State \nwhether each account was understated or overstated.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Impact of an Inventory Error\nGrants Corporation prepared the following two income statements (simplified for illustrative purposes):\nFirst Quarter \nSecond Quarter \nSales revenue\n$11,000\n$18,000\nCost of goods sold \n Beginning inventory\n$4,000\n$ 3,800\n Purchases\n 3,000\n 13,000\n Goods available for sale\n 7,000\n 16,800\n Ending inventory\n 3,800\n 9,000\n Cost of goods sold\n 3,200\n 7,800\nGross profit\n 7,800\n 10,200\nExpenses \n 5,000\n 6,000\nPretax income\n$ 2,800\n$ 4,200\nE7-18\nLO7-7\nE7-19\nLO7-7\n\n\n374\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nDuring the third quarter, it was discovered that the ending inventory for the first quarter should have been \n$4,400.\nRequired:\n 1. What effect did this error have on the combined pretax income of the two quarters? Explain.\n 2. Did this error affect the EPS amounts for each quarter? (See Chapter 5 for discussion of EPS.) \nExplain.\n 3. Prepare corrected income statements for each quarter.\n 4. Set up a schedule with the following headings to reflect the comparative effects of the correct and \nincorrect amounts on the income statement:\nFirst Quarter\nSecond Quarter\nIncome Statement Item\nIncorrect \nCorrect\nError\nIncorrect\nCorrect\nError\nInterpreting the Effect of Changes in Inventories and Accounts Payable on Cash Flow from \nOperations\nIn its recent annual report, PepsiCo included the following information in its balance sheets (dollars in \nmillions):\nCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS\nCurrent Year\nPrevious Year\n. . .\nInventories\n$ 3,827\n$ 3,372\n. . .\nAccounts payable\n 11,757\n 10,923\nRequired:\nExplain the effects of the changes in inventory and accounts payable on cash flow from operating activi-\nties for the current year.\n(Chapter Supplement A) Analyzing the Effects of a Reduction in the Amount of LIFO Inventory\nIn its annual report, ConocoPhillips reported that the company decreased its inventory levels during \n2011. ConocoPhillips’s 2011 financial statements contain the following note:\nIn 2011, a liquidation of LIFO inventory values increased net income attributable to ConocoPhillips $160 \nmillion, of which $155 million was attributable to the R&M segment.\nRequired:\n 1. Explain why the reduction in inventory quantity increased net income for ConocoPhillips.\n 2. If ConocoPhillips had used FIFO, would the reductions in inventory quantity during the two years \nhave increased net income? Explain.\n(Chapter Supplement B) FIFO and LIFO Cost of Goods Sold under Periodic versus Perpetual \nInventory Systems\nAssume that a retailer’s beginning inventory and purchases of a popular item during January included: \n(1) 300 units at $7 in beginning inventory on January 1, (2) 450 units at $8 purchased on January 8, and \n(3) 750 units at $9 purchased on January 29. The company sold 350 units on January 12 and 550 units \non January 30.\nRequired:\n 1. Calculate the cost of goods sold for the month of January under (a) FIFO (periodic calculation), \n \n(b) FIFO (perpetual calculation), (c) LIFO (periodic calculation), and (d) LIFO (perpetual calculation).\n 2. Which cost flow assumption would you recommend to management and why? Which calculation \napproach, periodic or perpetual, would you recommend and why?\nE7-20\nLO7-7\nE7-21\nE7-22\n\n\n375\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n(Chapter Supplement C) Recording Sales and Purchases with Cash Discounts\nScott’s Cycles sells merchandise on credit terms of 2/15, n/30. A sale invoiced at $1,500 (cost of sales \n$975) was made to Shannon Allen on February 1. The company uses the gross method of recording sales \ndiscounts.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry to record the credit sale. Assume use of the perpetual inventory system.\n 2. Give the journal entry, assuming that the account was collected in full on February 9.\n 3. Give the journal entry, assuming, instead, that the account was collected in full on March 2.\nOn March 4, the company purchased bicycles and accessories from a supplier on credit, invoiced at \n$9,000; the terms were 3/10, n/30. The company uses the gross method to record purchases.\nRequired:\n 4. Give the journal entry to record the purchase on credit. Assume use of the perpetual inventory \nsystem.\n 5. Give the journal entry, assuming that the account was paid in full on March 12.\n 6. Give the journal entry, assuming, instead, that the account was paid in full on March 28.\nE7-23\nP R O B L E M S\nAnalyzing Items to Be Included in Inventory\nTravis Company has just completed a physical inventory count at year-end, December 31 of the current \nyear. Only the items on the shelves, in storage, and in the receiving area were counted and costed on a \nFIFO basis. The inventory amounted to $80,000. During the audit, the independent CPA developed the \nfollowing additional information:\n \na. Goods costing $900 were being used by a customer on a trial basis and were excluded from the inven-\ntory count at December 31 of the current year.\n \nb. Goods in transit on December 31 of the current year, from a supplier, with terms FOB destination \n(explained in the “Required” section), cost $900. Because these goods had not yet arrived, they were \nexcluded from the physical inventory count.\n \nc. On December 31 of the current year, goods in transit to customers, with terms FOB shipping point, \namounted to $1,700 (expected delivery date January 10 of next year). Because the goods had been \nshipped, they were excluded from the physical inventory count.\n \nd. On December 28 of the current year, a customer purchased goods for cash amounting to $2,650 and \nleft them “for pickup on January 3 of next year.” Travis Company had paid $1,750 for the goods and, \nbecause they were on hand, included the latter amount in the physical inventory count.\n \ne. On the date of the inventory count, the company received notice from a supplier that goods ordered \nearlier at a cost of $3,550 had been delivered to the transportation company on December 27 of the \ncurrent year; the terms were FOB shipping point. Because the shipment had not arrived by December \n31 of the current year, it was excluded from the physical inventory count.\n f. On December 31 of the current year, the company shipped $700 worth of goods to a customer, FOB \ndestination. The goods are expected to arrive at their destination no earlier than January 8 of next \nyear. Because the goods were not on hand, they were not included in the physical inventory count.\n \ng. One of the items sold by the company has such a low volume that management planned to drop it last \nyear. To induce Travis Company to continue carrying the item, the manufacturer-supplier provided \nthe item on a “consignment basis.” This means that the manufacturer-supplier retains ownership of \nthe item, and Travis Company (the consignee) has no responsibility to pay for the items until they are \nsold to a customer. Each month, Travis Company sends a report to the manufacturer on the number \nsold and remits cash for the cost. At the end of December of the current year, Travis Company had six \nof these items on hand; therefore, they were included in the physical inventory count at $950 each.\nP7-1\nLO7-1\n\n\n376\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nRequired:\nAssume that Travis’s accounting policy requires including in inventory all goods for which it has title. \nNote that the point where title (ownership) changes hands is determined by the shipping terms in the sales \ncontract. When goods are shipped “FOB shipping point,” title changes hands at shipment and the buyer \nnormally pays for shipping. When they are shipped “FOB destination,” title changes hands on delivery, \nand the seller normally pays for shipping. Begin with the $80,000 inventory amount and compute the cor-\nrect amount for the ending inventory. Explain the basis for your treatment of each of the preceding items. \n(Hint: Set up three columns: Item, Amount, and Explanation.)\nAnalyzing the Effects of Four Alternative Inventory Methods (AP7-1)\nKirtland Corporation uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting \nperiod, December 31, the accounting records for the most popular item in inventory showed the \nfollowing:\nTransactions\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nBeginning inventory, January 1\n400\n$3.00\nTransactions during the year:\na. Purchase, January 30\n300\n 3.40\nb. Purchase, May 1\n460\n 4.00\nc. Sale ($5 each)\n(160)\nd. Sale ($5 each)\n(700)\nRequired:\nCompute the amount of (a) goods available for sale, (b) ending inventory, and (c) cost of goods sold at \nDecember 31, under each of the following inventory costing methods (show computations and round to \nthe nearest dollar):\n 1. Average cost (round the average cost per unit to the nearest cent).\n 2. First-in, first-out.\n 3. Last-in, first-out.\n 4. Specific identification, assuming that the first sale was selected two-fifths from the beginning \ninventory and three-fifths from the purchase of January 30. Assume that the second sale was \nselected from the remainder of the beginning inventory, with the balance from the purchase of \nMay 1.\nEvaluating Four Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Income and Cash Flow (AP7-2)\nAt the end of January of the current year, the records of Donner Company showed the following for a \nparticular item that sold at $16 per unit:\nTransactions\nUnits\nAmount\nInventory, January 1\n500\n$2,365\nPurchase, January 12\n600\n 3,600\nPurchase, January 26\n160\n 1,280\nSale\n(370)\nSale\n(250)\nRequired:\n 1. Assuming the use of a periodic inventory system, prepare a summarized income statement through \ngross profit for the month of January under each method of inventory: (a) average cost, (b) FIFO, \n(c) LIFO, and (d) specific identification. For specific identification, assume that the first sale was \nP7-2\nLO7-2\nP7-3\nLO7-2, 7-3\n\n\n377\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nselected from the beginning inventory and the second sale was selected from the January 12 pur-\nchase. Round the average cost per unit to the nearest cent. Show the inventory computations in \ndetail.\n 2. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method results in the higher pretax income? Which method results in the \nhigher EPS?\n 3. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method results in the lower income tax expense? Explain, assuming a 30 \npercent average tax rate.\n 4. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method produces the more favorable cash flow? Explain.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting Income Manipulation under the LIFO Inventory Method\nPacific Company sells electronic test equipment that it acquires from a foreign source. During the year, \nthe inventory records reflected the following:\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nTotal Cost\nBeginning inventory\n20\n$12,000\n$240,000\nPurchases\n42\n 10,000\n 420,000\nSales (47 units at $24,500 each)\nInventory is valued at cost using the LIFO inventory method.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following income statement summary using the LIFO method and the periodic inven-\ntory system (show computations):\nSales revenue\n$ \nCost of goods sold\n \nGross profit\n \nExpenses\n 300,000 \nPretax income\n$ \nEnding inventory\n$ \n 2. The management, for various reasons, is considering buying 20 additional units before the Decem-\nber 31 year-end, at $9,000 each. Restate the income statement (and ending inventory), assuming that \nthis purchase is made on December 31.\n 3. How much did pretax income change because of the decision on December 31? Assuming that the \nunit cost of test equipment is expected to continue to decline during the following year, is there any \nevidence of income manipulation? Explain.\nEvaluating the LIFO and FIFO Choice When Costs Are Rising and Falling (AP7-3)\nIncome is to be evaluated under four different situations as follows:\n \na. Prices are rising:\n \n(1) Situation A: FIFO is used.\n \n(2) Situation B: LIFO is used.\n \nb. Prices are falling:\n \n(1) Situation C: FIFO is used.\n \n(2) Situation D: LIFO is used.\nP7-4\nLO7-2, 7-3\nP7-5\nLO7-2, 7-3\n\n\n378\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nThe basic data common to all four situations are: sales, 500 units for $15,000; beginning inventory, 300 \nunits; purchases, 400 units; ending inventory, 200 units; and operating expenses, $4,000. The following \ntabulated income statements for each situation have been set up for analytical purposes:\nPRICES RISING\nPRICES FALLING\nSituation A \nFIFO\nSituation B \nLIFO\nSituation C \nFIFO\nSituation D \nLIFO\nSales revenue\n$15,000\n$15,000\n$15,000\n$15,000\nCost of goods sold:\nBeginning inventory\n 3,300\n?\n?\n?\nPurchases\n 4,800\n?\n?\n?\nGoods available for sale\n 8,100\n?\n?\n?\nEnding inventory\n 2,400\n?\n?\n?\nCost of goods sold\n 5,700\n?\n?\n?\nGross profit\n 9,300\n?\n?\n?\nExpenses\n 4,000\n 4,000\n 4,000\n 4,000\nPretax income\n 5,300\n?\n?\n?\nIncome tax expense (30%)\n 1,590\n?\n?\n?\nNet income\n$ 3,710\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the preceding tabulation for each situation. In Situations A and B (prices rising), assume \nthe following: beginning inventory, 300 units at $11 = $3,300; purchases, 400 units at $12 = $4,800. \nIn Situations C and D (prices falling), assume the opposite; that is, beginning inventory, 300 units at \n$12 = $3,600; purchases, 400 units at $11 = $4,400. Use periodic inventory procedures.\n 2. Analyze the relative effects on pretax income and net income as demonstrated by requirement (1) \nwhen prices are rising and when prices are falling.\n 3. Analyze the relative effects on the cash position for each situation.\n 4. Would you recommend FIFO or LIFO? Explain.\nEvaluating the Income Statement and Cash Flow Effects of Lower of Cost or Market\nJaffa Company prepared its annual financial statements dated December 31 of the current year. The com-\npany applies the FIFO inventory costing method; however, the company neglected to apply LCM to the \nending inventory. The preliminary current year income statement follows:\nSales revenue\n$300,000\nCost of goods sold\n Beginning inventory\n$ 33,000\n Purchases\n 184,000\n Goods available for sale\n217,000\n Ending inventory (FIFO cost)\n 50,450\n Cost of goods sold\n 166,550\nGross profit\n 133,450\nOperating expenses\n 62,000\nPretax income\n 71,450\n Income tax expense (30%)\n 21,435\nNet income\n$ 50,015\nP7-6\nLO7-4\n\n\n379\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nAssume that you have been asked to restate the current year financial statements to incorporate LCM. \nYou have developed the following data relating to the current year ending inventory:\nAcquisition \nCost\nNet \nRealizable \nValue\nItem\nQuantity\nUnit\nTotal\n(Market)\nA\n3,050\n$3\n$ 9,150\n$4\nB\n1,500\n5.5\n 8,250\n 3.5\nC\n7,100\n1.5\n 10,650\n 3.5\nD\n3,200\n 7\n 22,400\n 4\n$50,450\nRequired:\n 1. Restate this income statement to reflect LCM valuation of the current year ending inventory. Apply \nLCM on an item-by-item basis and show computations.\n 2. Compare and explain the LCM effect on each amount that was changed on the income statement in \nrequirement (1).\n 3. What is the conceptual basis for applying LCM to merchandise inventories?\n 4. Thought question: What effect did LCM have on the current year cash flow? What will be the long-\nterm effect on cash flow?\nEvaluating the Effects of Manufacturing Changes on Inventory Turnover Ratio and Cash \nFlows from Operating Activities \nMears and Company has been operating for five years as an electronics component manufacturer special-\nizing in cellular phone components. During this period, it has experienced rapid growth in sales revenue \nand in inventory. Mr. Mears and his associates have hired you as Mears’s first corporate controller. You \nhave put into place new purchasing and manufacturing procedures that are expected to reduce inventories \nby approximately one-third by year-end. You have gathered the following data related to the changes:\n(dollars in thousands)\nBeginning \nof Year\nEnd of Year \n(projected)\nInventory\n$582,500\n$384,610\nCurrent Year \n(projected)\nCost of goods sold\n$7,283,566\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the inventory turnover ratio based on two different assumptions:\n \na. Those presented in the preceding table (a decrease in the balance in inventory).\n \nb. No change from the beginning-of-the-year inventory balance.\n 2. Compute the effect of the projected change in the balance in inventory on cash flow from operating \nactivities for the year (indicate the sign and amount of effect).\n 3. On the basis of the preceding analysis, write a brief memo explaining how an increase in inven-\ntory turnover can result in an increase in cash flow from operating activities. Also explain how this \nincrease can benefit the company.\nEvaluating the Choice between LIFO and FIFO Based on an Inventory Note\nAn annual report for International Paper Company included the following note:\nThe last-in, first-out inventory method is used to value most of International Paper’s U.S. inventories . . . \nIf the first-in, first-out method had been used, it would have increased total inventory balances by \napproximately $350 million and $334 million at December 31, 2011, and 2010, respectively.\nP7-7\nLO7-5, 7-7\nP7-8\nLO7-6\n\n\n380\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nFor the year 2011, International Paper Company reported net income (after taxes) of $1,341 million. At \nDecember 31, 2011, the balance of International Paper Company’s retained earnings account was $3,330 \nmillion.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the amount of net income that International Paper would have reported in 2011 if it had \nused the FIFO method (assume a 30 percent tax rate).\n 2. Determine the amount of retained earnings that International Paper would have reported at the end \nof 2011 if it always had used the FIFO method (assume a 30 percent tax rate).\n 3. Use of the LIFO method reduced the amount of taxes that International Paper had to pay in 2011 \ncompared with the amount that would have been paid if International Paper had used FIFO. Calcu-\nlate the amount of this reduction (assume a 30 percent tax rate).\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Effects of Inventory Errors (AP7-4)\nThe income statement for Pruitt Company summarized for a four-year period shows the following:\n2016\n2017\n2018\n2019\nSales revenue\n$2,025,000\n$2,450,000\n$2,700,000\n$2,975,000\nCost of goods sold\n 1,505,000\n 1,627,000\n 1,782,000\n 2,113,000\nGross profit\n520,000\n823,000\n918,000\n862,000\nExpenses\n 490,000\n 513,000\n 538,000\n 542,000\nPretax income\n30,000\n310,000\n380,000\n320,000\nIncome tax expense (30%)\n 9,000\n 93,000\n 114,000\n 96,000\nNet income\n$ 21,000\n$ 217,000\n$ 266,000\n$ 224,000\nAn audit revealed that in determining these amounts, the ending inventory for 2017 was overstated by \n$18,000. The company uses a periodic inventory system.\nRequired:\n 1. Recast the income statements to reflect the correct amounts, taking into consideration the inventory error.\n 2. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year (a) before the correction and (b) after the correction.\n 3. What effect would the error have had on the income tax expense assuming a 30 percent average rate?\n(Chapter Supplement A) Analyzing LIFO and FIFO When Inventory Quantities Decline Based \non an Actual Note\nIn a recent annual report, General Electric reported the following in its inventory note:\nDecember 31 (dollars in millions)\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nRaw materials and work in progress\n$5,603\n$5,515\nFinished goods\n2,863\n2,546\nUnbilled shipments\n 246\n 280\n8,712\n8,341\nLess revaluation to LIFO\n (2,226)\n (2,076)\nLIFO value of inventories\n$6,486\n$6,265\nIt also reported a $23 million change in cost of goods sold due to “lower inventory levels.”\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the increase or decrease in the pretax operating profit (loss) that would have been reported \nfor the current year had GE employed FIFO accounting for all inventory for both years.\n 2. Compute the increase or decrease in pretax operating profit that would have been reported had GE \nemployed LIFO but not reduced inventory quantities during the current year.\nP7-9\nLO7-7\nP7-10\n\n\n381\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nAnalyzing the Effects of Four Alternative Inventory Methods (P7-2)\nDixon Company uses a periodic inventory system. At the end of the annual accounting period, December 31, \n \nthe accounting records for the most popular item in inventory showed the following:\nTransactions\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nBeginning inventory, January 1\n390\n$32.00\nTransactions during the current period:\na. Purchase, February 20\n700\n 34.25\n \nb. Purchase, June 30\n460\n 37.00\n \nc. Sale ($50 each)\n(70)\nd. Sale ($50 each)\n(750)\nRequired:\nCompute the cost of (a) goods available for sale, (b) ending inventory, and (c) goods sold at December 31 \nunder each of the following inventory costing methods (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. Average cost (round average cost per unit to the nearest cent).\n 2. First-in, first-out.\n 3. Last-in, first-out.\n 4. Specific identification, assuming that the first sale was selected two-fifths from the beginning inven-\ntory and three-fifths from the purchase of February 20. Assume that the second sale was selected \nfrom the remainder of the beginning inventory, with the balance from the purchase of June 30.\nEvaluating Four Alternative Inventory Methods Based on Income and Cash Flow (P7-3)\nAt the end of January of the current year, the records of NewRidge Company showed the following for a \nparticular item that sold at $16 per unit:\nTransactions\nUnits\nAmount\nInventory, January 1\n120\n$ 960\nPurchase, January 12\n380\n3,420\nPurchase, January 26\n200\n2,200\nSale\n(100)\nSale\n(140)\nRequired:\n 1. Assuming the use of a periodic inventory system, prepare a summarized income statement through \ngross profit for January under each method of inventory: (a) weighted average cost, (b) FIFO, \n \n(c) LIFO, and (d) specific identification. For specific identification, assume that the first sale was \nselected from the beginning inventory and the second sale was selected from the January 12 pur-\nchase. Show the inventory computations (including for ending inventory) in detail.\n 2. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method results in the higher pretax income? Which method results in the \nhigher EPS?\n 3. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method results in the lower income tax expense? Explain, assuming a \n30 percent average tax rate.\n 4. Of FIFO and LIFO, which method produces the more favorable cash flow? Explain.\nEvaluating the LIFO and FIFO Choice When Costs Are Rising and Falling (P7-5)\nIncome is to be evaluated under four different situations as follows:\n \na. Prices are rising:\n \n(1) Situation A: FIFO is used.\n \n(2) Situation B: LIFO is used.\n \nb. Prices are falling:\n \n(1) Situation C: FIFO is used.\n \n(2) Situation D: LIFO is used.\nAP7-1 \nLO7-2\nAP7-2 \nLO7-2, 7-3 \nAP7-3 \nLO7-2, 7-3 \n\n\n382\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nThe basic data common to all four situations are: sales, 510 units for $13,260; beginning inventory, 340 \nunits; purchases, 410 units; ending inventory, 240 units; and operating expenses, $5,000. The following \ntabulated income statements for each situation have been set up for analytical purposes:\nPRICES RISING\nPRICES FALLING\nSituation A \n \nFIFO\nSituation B \n \nLIFO\nSituation C \nFIFO\nSituation D \n \nLIFO\nSales revenue\n$13,260\n$13,260\n$13,260\n$13,260\nCost of goods sold:\nBeginning inventory\n 3,060\n?\n?\n?\nPurchases\n 4,100\n?\n?\n?\nGoods available for sale\n 7,160\n?\n?\n?\nEnding inventory\n 2,400\n?\n?\n?\nCost of goods sold\n 4,760\n?\n?\n?\nGross profit\n8,500\n?\n?\n?\nExpenses\n 5,000\n5,000\n5,000\n5,000\nPretax income\n3,500\n?\n?\n?\nIncome tax expense (30%)\n 1,050\n?\n?\n?\nNet income\n$ 2,450\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the preceding tabulation for each situation. In Situations A and B (prices rising), assume \nthe following: beginning inventory, 340 units at $9 = $3,060; purchases, 410 units at $10 = $4,100. \nIn Situations C and D (prices falling), assume the opposite; that is, beginning inventory, 340 units at \n$10 = $3,400; purchases, 410 units at $9 = $3,690. Use periodic inventory procedures.\n 2. Analyze the relative effects on pretax income and net income as demonstrated by requirement (1) \nwhen prices are rising and when prices are falling.\n 3. Analyze the relative effects on the cash position for each situation.\n 4. Would you recommend FIFO or LIFO? Explain.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Effects of Inventory Errors (P7-9)\nThe income statements for four consecutive years for Colca Company reflected the following summa-\nrized amounts:\n2016\n2017\n2018\n2019\nSales revenue\n$60,000\n$63,000\n$65,000\n$68,000\nCost of goods sold\n 39,000\n 43,000\n 44,000\n 46,000\nGross profit\n 21,000\n 20,000\n 21,000\n 22,000\nExpenses\n 16,000\n 17,000\n 17,000\n 19,000\nPretax income\n$ 5,000\n$ 3,000\n$ 4,000\n$ 3,000\nSubsequent to development of these amounts, it has been determined that the physical inventory taken on \nDecember 31, 2017, was understated by $2,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Recast the income statements to reflect the correct amounts, taking into consideration the inventory \nerror.\n 2. Compute the gross profit percentage for each year (a) before the correction and (b) after the correction.\n 3. What effect would the error have had on the income tax expense, assuming a 30 percent average \nrate?\nAP7-4 \nLO7-7\n\n\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nEvaluating the Choice of Inventory Method When Costs Are Rising and Falling\nPool Corporation, Inc., reported in its recent annual report that “In 2010, our industry experienced \nsome price deflation. . . . In 2011, our industry experienced more normalized price inflation of approxi-\nmately 2% overall despite price deflation for certain chemical products.” This suggests that in some years \nPool’s overall inventory costs rise, and in some years they fall. Furthermore, in many years, the costs of \nsome inventory items rise while others fall. Assume that Pool has only two product items in its inventory \nthis year. Purchase and sale data are presented below.\nInventory Item A\nInventory Item B\nTransaction\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nUnits\nUnit Cost\nBeginning inventory\n 40\n$6\n 40\n$6\nPurchases, February 7\n 80\n 8\n 80\n 5\nPurchases, March 16\n100\n 9\n100\n 3\nSales, April 28\n160\n160\nRequired:\n 1. Compute cost of goods sold for each of the two items separately using the FIFO and LIFO inventory \ncosting methods.\n 2. Between FIFO and LIFO, which method is preferable in terms of (a) net income and (b) income \ntaxes paid (cash flow)? Answer the question for each item separately. Explain.\nCON7-1 \nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S \nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this \nbook.\nRequired:\n 1. How much inventory does the company hold at the end of the most recent year?\n 2. Estimate the amount of merchandise that the company purchased during the current year. (Hint: Use \nthe cost of goods sold equation and ignore “certain buying, occupancy, and warehousing expenses.”)\n 3. What method does the company use to determine the cost of its inventory?\n 4. Compute the inventory turnover ratio for the current year. What does an inventory turnover ratio tell \nyou?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. The company uses lower of cost or market to account for its inventory. At the end of the year, do you \nexpect the company to write its inventory down to replacement cost or net realizable value? Explain \nyour answer.\n 2. What method does the company use to determine the cost of its inventory?\nCP7-1 \nLO7-1, 7-2, 7-5\nCP7-2 \nLO7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-7\n383\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n\n\n384\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\n 3. If the company overstated ending inventory by $10 million for the year ended January 31, 2015, \nwhat would be the corrected value for Income before Income Taxes?\n 4. Compute the inventory turnover ratio for the current year. What does an inventory turnover ratio tell \nyou?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters \n(Appendix C) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the inventory turnover ratio for both companies for the current year. What do you infer \nfrom the difference?\n 2. Compare the inventory turnover ratio for both companies to the industry average. Are these two \ncompanies doing better or worse than the industry average in turning over their inventory?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nUsing Financial Reports: Interpreting the Effect of Charging Costs to Inventory as Opposed \nto Current Operating Expenses\nDana Holding Corporation designs and manufactures component parts for the vehicular, industrial, \nand mobile off-highway original equipment markets. In a recent annual report, Dana’s inventory note \nindicated the following:\nDana changed its method of accounting for inventories effective January 1 . . . to include \nin inventory certain production-related costs previously charged to expense. This change \nin accounting principle resulted in a better matching of costs against related revenues. The \neffect of this change in accounting increased inventories by $23.0 and net income by $12.9.\nRequired:\n 1. Under Dana’s previous accounting method, certain production costs were recognized as expenses on \nthe income statement in the period they were incurred. When will they be recognized under the new \naccounting method?\n 2. Explain how including these costs in inventory increased both inventories and net income for the year.\nUsing Financial Reports: Interpreting Effects of the LIFO/FIFO Choice on Inventory \nTurnover\nIn its annual report, Caterpillar, Inc., a major manufacturer of farm and construction equipment, reported \nthe following information concerning its inventories:\nInventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is principally determined using \nthe last-in, first-out (LIFO) method. The value of inventories on the LIFO basis represented \nabout 65% of total inventories at December 31, 2011, and about 70% of total inventories at \nDecember 31, 2010 and 2009.\nIf the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method had been in use, inventories would have been \n$2,422 million, $2,575 million, and $3,022 million higher than reported at December 31, \n2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.\nOn its balance sheet, Caterpillar reported:\n2011\n2010\n2009\nInventories\n$14,544\n$9,587\n$6,360\n2011\n2010\n2009\nCost of goods sold\n$43,578\n$30,367\n$23,886\nCP7-3 \nLO7-5\nCP7-4 \nLO7-1\nCP7-5 \nLO7-5, 7-6\n\n\n385\nC H A P TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nRequired:\nAs a recently hired financial analyst, you have been asked to analyze the efficiency with which Cater-\npillar has been managing its inventory and to write a short report. Specifically, you have been asked to \ncompute inventory turnover for 2011 based on FIFO and LIFO and to compare the two ratios with two \nstandards: (1) Caterpillar for the prior year 2010 and (2) its chief competitor, John Deere. For 2011, John \nDeere’s inventory turnover was 4.2 based on FIFO and 5.9 based on LIFO. In your report, include:\n 1. The appropriate ratios computed based on FIFO and LIFO.\n 2. An explanation of the differences in the ratios across the FIFO and LIFO methods.\n 3. An explanation of whether the FIFO or LIFO ratios provide a more accurate representation of the \ncompanies’ efficiency in use of inventory.\nCritical Thinking Cases\nMaking a Decision as a Financial Analyst: Analysis of the Effect of a Change to LIFO\nA press release for Seneca Foods (licensee of the Libby’s brand of canned fruits and vegetables) included \nthe following information:\nThe current year’s net earnings were $8,019,000 or $0.65 per diluted share, compared \nwith $32,067,000 or $2.63 per diluted share, last year. These results reflect the Company’s \ndecision to implement the LIFO (last-in, first-out) inventory valuation method effective \nDecember 30, 2007 (fourth quarter). The effect of this change was to reduce annual pre-\ntax earnings by $28,165,000 and net earnings by $18,307,000 or $1.50 per share ($1.49 \ndiluted) below that which would have been reported using the Company’s previous inven-\ntory method. The Company believes that in this period of significant inflation, the use of \nthe LIFO method better matches current costs with current revenues. This change also \nresults in cash savings of $9,858,000 by reducing the Company’s income taxes, based on \nstatutory rates. If the Company had remained on the FIFO (first-in, first-out) inventory \nvaluation method, the pretax results, less non-operating gains and losses, would have been \nan all-time record of $42,644,000, up from $40,009,000 in the prior year.\nRequired:\nAs a new financial analyst at a leading Wall Street investment banking firm, you are assigned to write \na memo outlining the effects of the accounting change on Seneca’s financial statements. Assume a 35 \npercent tax rate. In your report, be sure to include the following:\n 1. Why did management adopt LIFO?\n 2. By how much did the change affect pretax earnings and ending inventory? Verify that the amount of \nthe tax savings listed in the press release is correct.\n 3. As an analyst, how would you react to the decrease in income caused by the adoption of LIFO? \nConsider all of the information in the press release.\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Earnings, Inventory Purchases, and Management Bonuses\nMicro Warehouse was a computer software and hardware online and catalog sales company.* A \n1996 Wall Street Journal article disclosed the following:\nMICRO WAREHOUSE IS REORGANIZING TOP MANAGEMENT\nMicro Warehouse Inc. announced a “significant reorganization” of its management, includ-\ning the resignation of three senior executives. The move comes just a few weeks after the \nNorwalk, Conn., computer catalogue sales company said it overstated earnings by $28 million \nsince 1992 as a result of accounting irregularities. That previous disclosure prompted a flurry \nof shareholder lawsuits against the company. In addition, Micro Warehouse said it is cooperat-\ning with an “informal inquiry” by the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nSource: Stephan E. Frank, The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 1996, p. B2. Copyright © 1996 by Dow Jones & Co. Used \nwith permission.\nIts Form 10-Q quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission two days before indi-\ncated that inaccuracies involving understatement of purchases and accounts payable in current and prior \nCP7-6 \nLO7-6\nCP7-7 \n*Micro Warehouse declared bankruptcy in 2003.\n\n\n386\nC HAP TER 7 Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory\nperiods amounted to $47.3 million. It also indicated that, as a result, $2.2 million of executive bonuses \nfor 1995 would be rescinded. Micro Warehouse’s total tax rate is approximately 40.4 percent. Both cost \nof goods sold and executive bonuses are fully deductible for tax purposes.\nRequired:\nAs a new staff member at Micro Warehouse’s auditing firm, you are assigned to write a memo outlining \nthe effects of the understatement of purchases and the rescinding of the bonuses. In your report, be sure \nto include the following:\n 1. The total effect on pretax and after-tax earnings of the understatement of purchases.\n 2. The total effect on pretax and after-tax earnings of the rescinding of the bonuses.\n 3. An estimate of the percentage of after-tax earnings management is receiving in bonuses.\n 4. A discussion of why Micro Warehouse’s board of directors may have decided to tie managers’ com-\npensation to reported earnings and the possible relation between this type of bonus scheme and the \naccounting errors.\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nCP7-8 Team Project: Analyzing Inventories\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance and search for a company you are interested in. You will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. If your company lists inventories in its balance sheet, what percentage of total assets does invento-\nries represent for each of the last three years? If your company does not list inventories, discuss why \nthis is so.\n 2. If your company lists inventories, what inventory costing method is applied to U.S. inventories?\n \na. What do you think motivated this choice?\n \nb. If the company uses LIFO, how much higher or lower would net income before taxes be if it had \nused FIFO or a similar method instead?\n 3. Ratio Analysis:\n \na. What does the inventory turnover ratio measure in general?\n \nb. If your company reports inventories, compute the ratio for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and dis-\ncuss why you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 4. What is the effect of the change in inventories on cash flows from operating activities for the most \nrecent year (that is, did the change increase or decrease operating cash flows)? Explain your answer.\nCP7-8 \nLO7-2, 7-3, 7-5, 7-7\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n8-1 \nDefine, classify, and explain the nature of long-lived productive assets \nand interpret the fixed asset turnover ratio.\n \n8-2 \nApply the cost principle to measure the acquisition and maintenance of \nproperty, plant, and equipment.\n \n8-3 \nApply various cost allocation methods as assets are held and used over \ntime.\n \n8-4 \nExplain the effect of asset impairment on the financial statements.\n \n8-5 \nAnalyze the disposal of property, plant, and equipment.\n \n8-6 \nApply measurement and reporting concepts for intangible assets and \nnatural resources.\n \n8-7 \nExplain how the acquisition, use, and disposal of long-lived assets impact \ncash flows.\nReporting and Interpreting \nProperty, Plant, and Equipment; \nIntangibles; and Natural Resources\nA\ns of December 31, 2014, Southwest Airlines operated 665 Boeing 737 aircraft, provid-\ning service to 93 domestic and international destinations, and was the largest U.S. air \ncarrier in number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest is a capital-intensive \ncompany with more than $14 billion in property, plant, and equipment reported on its balance \nsheet. In fiscal year 2014, Southwest spent nearly $1.8 billion on aircraft and other flight \nequipment as well as ground equipment. Since the demand for air travel is seasonal, with peak \ndemand occurring during the summer months, planning for optimal productive capacity in the \nairline industry is very difficult. Southwest’s managers must determine how many aircraft are \nneeded in which cities at what points in time to fill all seats demanded. Otherwise, the com-\npany loses revenue (not enough seats) or incurs higher costs (too many seats).\nDemand is also highly sensitive to general economic conditions and other events beyond \nthe control of the company. Even the best corporate planners could not have predicted the \nSeptember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States that rocked the airline \nindustry. The war in Iraq led to further declines in the demand for air travel. In response to \n\n\nchapter 8\nthe precipitous drop in demand, many airlines accelerated retirement of various \naircraft, temporarily grounded aircraft, and considered delaying the purchase of \nnew aircraft. Then, a worsening global economic environment provided more chal-\nlenges for the airline industry. With fuel prices more than tripling between 2000 \nand 2014, many carriers were forced to reduce capacity.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nOne of the major challenges managers of most businesses face is forecasting the \ncompany’s long-term productive capacity—that is, predicting the amount of plant \nand equipment it will need. If managers underestimate the need, the company will \nnot be able to produce enough goods or services to meet demand and will miss an \nopportunity to earn revenue. On the other hand, if they overestimate the need, \nthe company will incur excessive costs that will reduce its profitability.\nThe airline industry provides an outstanding example of the difficulty of plan-\nning for and analyzing productive capacity. If an airplane takes off from Kansas \nCity, Missouri, en route to New York City with empty seats, the economic value \nassociated with those seats is lost for that flight. There is obviously no way to sell \nthe seat to a customer after the airplane has left the gate. Unlike a manufacturer, \nan airline cannot “inventory” seats for the future.\nLikewise, if an unexpectedly large number of people want to board a flight, the \nairline must turn away some customers. You might be willing to buy a television \nset from Best Buy even if you had to wait one week for delivery, but you probably \nwouldn’t book a flight home on Thanksgiving weekend on an airline that told you \nno seats were available. You would simply pick another airline or use a different \nmode of transportation.\nSouthwest has a number of large competitors with familiar names such as \nAmerican, United Continental, JetBlue, and Delta. Southwest’s 10-K report \nFOCUS COMPANY:\nSouthwest Airlines\nMANAGING PRODUCTIVE \nCAPACITY FOR THE LOW-FARE \nLEADER\nwww.southwest.com\nLarry MacDougal/AP Photos\n\n\n390\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nmentions that the company “currently competes with other airlines on virtually all of South-\nwest’s scheduled routes.”\nMuch of the battle for passengers in the airline industry is fought in terms of property, \nplant, and equipment. Passengers want convenient schedules (which requires a large number \nof aircraft), and they want to fly on new, modern airplanes. Because airlines have such a large \ninvestment in equipment but no opportunity to inventory unused seats, they work very hard \nto fill their aircraft to capacity for each flight. Southwest’s Annual Report for 2014 describes \nthe keys to its ability to offer lower fares and generous frequent flyer benefits.\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nAcquisition and\nMaintenance of\nPlant and Equipment\nŮ\u0001 Classifying Long-Lived Assets\nŮ\u0001 Measuring and Recording\n \nAcquisition Cost\nŮ\u0001 Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio\nŮ\u0001 Repairs, Maintenance, and \n \nImprovements\nUse, Impairment,\nand Disposal of\nPlant and Equipment\n \nŮ\u0001 Depreciation Concepts\n \nŮ\u0001 Alternative Depreciation \n \nMethods\n \nŮ\u0001 How Managers Choose\n \nŮ\u0001 Measuring Asset Impairment\n \nŮ\u0001 Disposal of Property, Plant,\n \nand Equipment\nIntangible Assets\nand Natural\nResources\n \nŮ\u0001 Acquisition and Amortization\n \nof Intangible Assets\n \nŮ\u0001 Acquisition and Depletion of\n \nNatural Resources\nAs you can see from this discussion, issues surrounding property, plant, and equipment \nhave a pervasive impact on a company in terms of strategy, pricing decisions, and profitabil-\nity. Managers devote considerable time to planning optimal levels of productive capacity, and \nfinancial analysts closely review a company’s statements to determine the impact of manage-\nment’s decisions.\nThis chapter is organized according to the life cycle of long-lived assets—acquisition, use, \nand disposal. First, we will discuss the measuring and reporting issues related to land, build-\nings, and equipment. Then we will discuss the measurement and reporting issues for intan-\ngible assets and natural resources. Among the issues we will discuss are the maintenance, \nuse, and disposal of property and equipment over time and the measurement and reporting of \nassets considered impaired in their ability to generate future cash flows.\nA key component of the Company’s business strategy has historically been its low-cost structure,\nwhich was designed to allow Southwest to profitably charge low fares. Adjusted for stage length,\nSouthwest has lower unit costs, on average, than the vast majority of major domestic carriers. The\nCompany’s low-cost structure has historically been facilitated by Southwest’s use of a single\naircraft type, the Boeing 737, an operationally efficient point-to-point route structure, and highly\nproductive Employees. Southwest’s use of a single aircraft type has allowed for simplified\nscheduling, maintenance, flight operations, and training activities.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-1\nDefine, classify, and explain the \nnature of long-lived productive \nassets and interpret the fixed \nasset turnover ratio.\nPlant and Equipment as\na Percent of Total Assets for\nSelected Focus Companies\nNational Beverage \n26.7%\nChipotle Mexican Grill \n43.5%\nHarley-Davidson \n9.3%\nEXHIBIT 8.1\nSouthwest Airlines’s Asset \nSection of the Balance Sheet\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets (partial) \nDecember 31, 2014 and 2013\nAssets (dollars in millions)\n2014\n2013\nCurrent assets: (summarized)\n$ 4,404\n$ 4,456\nProperty and equipment, at cost:\n Flight equipment\n18,473\n16,937\n Ground property and equipment\n2,853\n2,666\n Deposits on flight equipment purchase contracts\n566\n764\n Assets constructed for others\n 621\n   453\n22,513\n20,820\n Less allowance for depreciation and amortization\n 8,221\n  7,431\n Total property and equipment\n14,292\n13,389\nGoodwill\n970\n970\nOther assets\n  534\n  530\n Total assets\n$20,200\n$19,345\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n391\nAC QU I S I T I O N A N D M A IN T E N A N C E \nOF P L A NT A ND EQ U IP ME N T\nExhibit 8.1 shows the asset section of the balance sheet from Southwest’s annual report for the \nfiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Over 70 percent of Southwest’s total assets are flight and \nground equipment. Southwest also reports other assets with probable long-term benefits. Let’s \nbegin by classifying these assets.\nClassifying Long-Lived Assets\nThe resources that determine a company’s productive capacity are often called long-lived \nassets. These assets, which are listed as noncurrent assets on the balance sheet, may be either \ntangible or intangible and have the following characteristics:\n \n1. Tangible assets have physical substance; that is, they can be touched. The three kinds of \nlong-lived tangible assets are:\na. Land used in operations. As is the case with Southwest, land often is not shown as a \nseparate item on the balance sheet.\nb. Buildings, fixtures, and equipment used in operations. For Southwest, this category includes \naircraft, ground equipment to service the aircraft, and office space. (Note: Land, buildings, \nfixtures, and equipment are also called property, plant, and equipment or fixed assets.)\nc. Natural resources used in operations. Southwest does not report any natural resources \non its balance sheet. However, companies in other industries report natural resources \nsuch as timber tracts and silver mines.\n \n2. Intangible assets are long-lived assets without physical substance that confer specific rights \non their owner. Examples are patents, copyrights, franchises, licenses, and trademarks. \nSouthwest reports $970 million of goodwill on its balance sheet.\nMeasuring and Recording Acquisition Cost\nUnder the cost principle, all reasonable and necessary expenditures made in acquiring \nand preparing an asset for use (or sale, as in the case of inventory) should be recorded as \nthe cost of the asset. We say that the expenditures are capitalized when they are recorded as \npart of the cost of an asset instead of as expenses in the current period. Any sales taxes, legal \nLONG-LIVED ASSETS \nTangible and intangible resources \nowned by a business and used in \nits operations over several years.\nTANGIBLE ASSETS \nAssets that have physical \nsubstance.\nINTANGIBLE ASSETS\nAssets that have special rights but \nnot physical substance.\n\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-2\nApply the cost principle to \nmeasure the acquisition and \nmaintenance of property, plant, \nand equipment.\n392\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nfees, transportation costs, and installation costs are then added to the purchase price of the \nasset. However, special discounts are subtracted and any interest charges associated with the \npurchase are expensed as incurred.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow effectively is management utilizing fixed assets to generate revenues?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nFixed Asset Turnover\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\nSelected Focus\nCompanies’ Fixed Asset\nTurnover Ratios\nChipotle Mexican Grill \n3.99\nDeckers \n10.40\nApple \n9.82\nFixed Asset Turnover = Net Sales (or Operating Revenues)\nAverage Net Fixed Assets*\nThe 2014 ratio for Southwest is (dollars in millions):\n \nOperating Revenues $18,605 ÷ [($13,389 + $14,292) ÷ 2] = 1.34 times\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nSouthwest Airlines\n2012\n2013\n2014\n0.92\n0.90\n1.34\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nDelta\nUnited Continental Holdings\n2014\n2014\n1.84\n2.07\n \n \n \n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The fixed asset turnover ratio measures the sales dollars generated by each dollar of fixed \nassets used. A high rate normally suggests effective management. An increasing rate over time signals \nmore efficient fixed asset use. Creditors and security analysts use this ratio to assess a company’s effec-\ntiveness in generating sales from its fixed assets.\nFocus Company Analysis Southwest’s fixed asset turnover ratio increased between 2012 and 2014. \nAlthough at first glance it appears that Southwest is less efficient than Delta and United Continental \nHoldings, this is not the case. Their higher fixed asset turnover is due to the greater age of their fleet (a \nhigher percentage has been depreciated) and the fact that more planes are leased in such a way that they \ndo not appear as fixed assets on the balance sheet.\nA Few Cautions A lower or declining fixed asset turnover rate may indicate that a company is expand-\ning (by acquiring additional productive assets) in anticipation of higher future sales. An increasing ratio \ncould also signal that a firm has cut back on capital expenditures due to a downturn in business. This is \nnot the case at Southwest, which continues to expand its fleet. As a consequence, appropriate interpreta-\ntion of the fixed asset turnover ratio requires an investigation of related activities.\n*[Beginning + Ending Fixed Asset Balance (net of accumulated depreciation)] ÷ 2.\nIn addition to purchasing buildings and equipment, a company may acquire undeveloped \nland, typically with the intent to build a new factory or office building. When a company pur-\nchases land, all of the incidental costs of the purchase, such as title fees, sales commissions, \nlegal fees, title insurance, delinquent taxes, and surveying fees, should be included in its cost.\nSometimes a company purchases an old building or used machinery for the business opera-\ntions. Renovation and repair costs incurred by the company prior to the asset’s use should be \nincluded as a part of its cost. Also, when purchasing land, buildings, and equipment as a group \n(known as a basket purchase), the total cost is allocated to each asset in proportion to the asset’s \nmarket value relative to the total market value of the assets as a whole.\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n393\nFor the sake of illustration, let’s assume that Southwest purchased a new 737 aircraft from \n \nBoeing on January 1, 2017 (the beginning of Southwest’s fiscal year), for a list price of $78 million. \nLet’s also assume that Boeing offered Southwest a discount of $4 million for signing the purchase \nagreement. That means the price of the new plane to Southwest would actually be $74 million. In \naddition, Southwest paid $200,000 to have the plane delivered and $800,000 to prepare the new \nplane for use. The amount recorded for the purchase, called the acquisition cost, is the net cash \namount paid for the asset or, when noncash assets are used as payment, the fair value of the asset \ngiven or asset received, whichever can be more clearly determined (called the cash equivalent \nprice). Southwest would calculate the acquisition cost of the new aircraft as follows:\nInvoice price\n$78,000,000\nLess: Discount from Boeing\n    \n \n \n \n4,000,000\nNet cash invoice price\n74,000,000\nAdd: Transportation charges paid by Southwest\n200,000\n '''''''''''''''''''Preparation costs paid by Southwest\n 800,000\nCost of the aircraft (added to the asset account)\n$75,000,000\nFor Cash\nAssuming that Southwest paid cash for the aircraft and related transportation and costs, the \ntransaction is recorded as follows:\nFlight Equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n75,000,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n75,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFlight Equipment\n+75,000,000\nCash\n-75,000,000\nIt might seem unusual for Southwest to pay cash to purchase new assets that cost $75 mil-\nlion, but this is often the case. When it acquires productive assets, a company may pay with \ncash that was generated from operations or cash recently borrowed. It also is possible for the \nseller to finance the purchase on credit.\nFor Debt\nNow let’s assume that Southwest signed a note payable for the new aircraft and paid cash for \nthe transportation and preparation costs. In that case, Southwest would record the following \njournal entry:\nFlight Equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n75,000,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000,000\n Notes Payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n74,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFlight Equipment\n+75,000,000\nNotes Payable\n+74,000,000\nCash\n−1,000,000\nCommercial airlines often utilize financing schemes that include leasing aircraft. Shorter-\nterm leases, called operating leases, provide airlines with flexibility in managing fleet size and \nACQUISITION COST \nThe net cash equivalent amount \npaid or to be paid for an asset.\n\n\n394\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nobsolescence, which can occur with changes in environmental and noise-level laws in various \ncountries. Operating leases are not reported on the balance sheet as liabilities and the assets are not \nincluded in fixed assets. On the other hand, longer-term leases, called financing leases or capital \nleases, are in essence the acquisition of assets that are reported on the balance sheet along with \nthe lease obligations, allowing for companies to take advantage of tax benefits. At \nDecember 31, \n2014, Southwest Airlines disclosed the following regarding its leasing commitments:\nAdditional discussion of leases is provided in Chapter 9.\nFor Equity (or Other Noncash Considerations)\nNoncash consideration, such as the company’s common stock or a right given by the company \nto the seller to purchase the company’s goods or services at a special price, might also be part \nof the transaction. When noncash consideration is included in the purchase of an asset, the \ncash-equivalent cost (fair value of the asset given or received) is determined.\nAssume that Southwest gave Boeing 1,000,000 shares of its $1.00 par value common stock \nwith a market value of $50 per share and paid the balance in cash. The journal entry and trans-\naction effects follow:\nFlight Equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n75,000,000\n Common Stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000,000\n Additional Paid-in Capital (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n49,000,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n25,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFlight Equipment\n+75,000,000\nCommon Stock\n+1,000,000\nCash\n−25,000,000\nAdditional Paid-In Capital +49,000,000\nBy Construction\nIn some cases, a company may construct an asset for its own use instead of buying it from a \nmanufacturer. When a company does so, the cost of the asset includes all the necessary costs \n1,000,000 shares × $1 par\n1,000,000 shares × $49 excess\n($50 market value − $1 par)\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n7. Leases\nThe majority of the Company’s terminal operations space, as well as 174 aircraft . . . were under \noperating leases at December 31, 2014 . . . Future minimum lease payments under capital leases \nand noncancelable operating leases and rentals to be received under subleases with initial or \nremaining terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2014, were:\n(in millions)\nCapital \n \nLeases\nOperating \n \nLeases\n2015\n$ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n33\n$ \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 753\n2016\n42\n715\n2017\n45\n671\n2018\n44\n573\n2019\n43\n502\nThereafter\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n202\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n1,802\nTotal minimum lease payments\n$409\n$5,016\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just learned how to measure the cost of operational assets acquired under various methods. In gen-\neral, all necessary and reasonable costs to ready the asset for its intended use are part of the cost of the \nasset. Assets can be acquired with cash, with debt, and/or with the company’s stock (at market value).\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIt’s your turn to apply these concepts by answering the following questions. In a recent year, \n \nMcDonald’s Corporation purchased property, plant, and equipment priced at $2.7 billion. Assume \nthat the company also paid $216 million for sales tax; $20 million for transportation costs; $12 million \nfor installation and preparation of the property, plant, and equipment before use; and $1 million in \nmaintenance contracts to cover repairs to the property, plant, and equipment during use.\n(continued)\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n395\nassociated with construction, such as labor, materials, and, in most situations, a portion of \nthe interest incurred during the construction period, called capitalized interest. The amount \nof interest expense that is capitalized is recorded by debiting the asset and crediting cash when \nthe interest is paid. The amount of interest to be capitalized is a complex computation dis-\ncussed in detail in other accounting courses.\nCapitalizing labor, materials, and a portion of interest expense has the effect of increas-\ning assets, decreasing expenses, and increasing net income. Let’s assume Southwest con-\nstructed a new hangar, paying $600,000 in labor costs and $1,300,000 in supplies and \nmaterials. Southwest also paid $100,000 in interest expense during the year related to the \nconstruction project:\nBuilding (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nBuilding\n+2,000,000\nCash\n-2,000,000\nAmerican Airlines includes a note on capitalized interest in a recent annual report:\nCAPITALIZED INTEREST \nInterest expenditures included \nin the cost of a self-constructed \nasset.\nCapitalized Expenditures:\nWages paid \n$ 600,000\nSupplies paid \n1,300,000\nInterest paid \n100,000\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n5. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:\n(e) Operating Property and Equipment\nOperating property and equipment are recorded at cost. Interest expense related to the acquisition\nof certain property and equipment, including aircraft purchase deposits, is capitalized as an\nadditional cost of the asset. Interest capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, \nand 2012 was $61 million, $47 million, and $50 million, respectively. \nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nAMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP\n\n\n \n1. Compute the acquisition cost for the property, plant, and equipment.\n \n2. How did you account for the sales tax, transportation costs, and installation costs? Explain.\n \n3. Under the following independent assumptions, indicate the effects of the acquisition on the \naccounting equation. Use + for increase and − for decrease and indicate the accounts and \namounts:\nASSETS\nLIABILITIES\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ \nEQUITY\na.  \nPaid 30 percent in cash and the rest by \nsigning a note payable.\nb.  \nIssued 10 million shares of common stock \n($0.01 per share par value) at a market price of \n$100 per share and paid the balance in cash.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n396\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nRepairs, Maintenance, and Improvements\nMost assets require substantial expenditures during their lives to maintain or enhance their \nproductive capacity. These expenditures include cash outlays for ordinary repairs and main-\ntenance, major repairs, replacements, and additions. Expenditures that are made after an asset \nhas been acquired are classified as follows:\n \n1. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expenditures that maintain the productive capac-\nity of the asset during the current accounting period only. These expenditures are recurring \nin nature, involve relatively small amounts at each occurrence, and do not directly increase \nthe productive life, operating efficiency, or capacity of the asset. These cash outlays are \nrecorded as expenses in the current period.\nIn the case of Southwest Airlines, examples of ordinary repairs would include changing the \noil in the aircraft engines, replacing the lights in the control panels, and fixing torn fabric on pas-\nsenger seats. Although the cost of individual ordinary repairs is relatively small, in the aggregate \nthese expenditures can be substantial. In 2014, Southwest paid $978 million for aircraft mainte-\nnance and repairs. This amount was reported as an expense on its income statement. The follow-\ning summary entry represents how these expenditures would have been recorded by Southwest:\nORDINARY REPAIRS AND \nMAINTENANCE \nExpenditures that maintain the \nproductive capacity of an asset \nduring the current accounting \nperiod only and are recorded as \nexpenses.\n \n1. Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE)\nAcquisition cost\n$2,700,000,000\nSales tax\n216,000,000\nTransportation\n20,000,000\nInstallation\n  12,000,000\n Total\n$2,948,000,000\n Because the maintenance contracts are not necessary to ready the assets for use, they are not included \nin the acquisition cost.\n \n2. Sales tax and transportation and installation costs are capitalized because they are reasonable and \nnecessary for getting the asset ready for its intended use.\n \n3. \nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\na. PPE\n+2,948,000,000\nNote \nPayable\n+2,063,600,000\nCash\n−884,400,000\nb. PPE\n+2,948,000,000\nCommon Stock\n+100,000\nCash\n−1,948,000,000\nAdditional Paid-In Capital\n+999,900,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nAP Photo/The Yuma Daily Sun, Craig Fry\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n397\n(in millions)\nMaintenance and Repairs Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n978\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n978\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−978\nMaintenance and repairs expense (+E)\n−978\n \n2. Improvements are expenditures that increase the productive life, operating efficiency, \nor capacity of the asset. These capital expenditures are added to the appropriate asset \naccounts (that is, they are capitalized). They occur infrequently, involve large amounts of \nmoney, and increase an asset’s economic usefulness in the future through either increased \nefficiency or longer life. Examples include additions, major overhauls, complete recondi-\ntioning, and major replacements and improvements, such as the complete replacement of an \nengine on an aircraft.\nAssume that Southwest spent $300 million in 2016 to modify the exterior of its aircraft to \nreduce fuel consumption, resulting in 9 percent greater fuel efficiency and lower operating \ncosts. The summary entry below represents how these expenditures would have been recorded \nby Southwest:\n(in millions)\nFlight Equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n300\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n300\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFlight equipment\n+300\nCash\n−300\nIn many cases, no clear line distinguishes \nimprovements (assets) from ordinary repairs \nand maintenance (expenses). In these situations, \nmanagers must exercise professional judgment \nand make a subjective decision. Capitalizing \nexpenses will increase assets and net income in \nthe current year, lowering future years’ income \nby the amount of the annual depreciation. On \nthe other hand, for tax purposes, expensing the \namount in the current period will lower taxes \nimmediately. Because the decision to capital-\nize or expense is subjective, auditors review the \nitems reported as capital expenditures and ordi-\nnary repairs and maintenance closely.\nTo avoid spending too much time clas-\nsifying additions and improvements (capital \nexpenditures) and repair expenses (revenue \nexpenditures), some companies develop sim-\nple policies to govern the accounting for these \nexpenditures. For example, one large computer \ncompany expenses all individual items that cost \nless than $1,000. Such policies are acceptable \nbecause immaterial (relatively small dollar) \namounts will not affect users’ decisions when \nanalyzing financial statements.\nIMPROVEMENTS \nExpenditures that increase \nthe productive life, operating \nefficiency, or capacity of an asset \nand are recorded as increases in \nasset accounts, not as expenses.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nPractice these applications for operational assets as they are used over time: repairing or main-\ntaining (expensed in current period) and adding to or improving (capitalized as part of the cost of \nthe asset).\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nA building that originally cost $400,000 has been used over the past 10 years and needs contin-\nual maintenance and repairs. For each of the following expenditures, indicate whether it should be \nexpensed in the current period or capitalized as part of the cost of the asset.\nExpense or \nCapitalize?\n 1. \nMajor replacement of electrical wiring throughout the building.\n__________\n2. Repairs to the front door of the building.\n__________\n3. \nAnnual cleaning of the filters on the building’s air-conditioning system.\n__________\n4. \nSignificant repairs due to damage from an unusual and infrequent flood.\n__________\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-3\nApply various cost allocation \nmethods as assets are held and \nused over time.\n398\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Capitalize 2. Expense 3. Expense 4. Capitalize\nU S E , IM PA I R M E N T, A N D D I S P O S A L \nO F P L AN T AN D E QUI P M E N T\nDepreciation Concepts\nExcept for land, which is considered to have an unlimited life, a long-lived asset with a limited \nuseful life, such as an airplane, represents the prepaid cost of a bundle of future services or \nbenefits. The expense principle requires that a portion of an asset’s cost be allocated as an \nexpense in the same period that revenues are generated by its use. Southwest Airlines earns \nWhen expenditures that should be recorded as current period expenses are improperly capitalized as \npart of the cost of an asset, the effects on the financial statements can be enormous. In one of the largest \naccounting frauds in history, WorldCom (now part of Verizon) inflated its income and cash flows from \noperations by billions of dollars in just such a scheme. This fraud turned WorldCom’s actual losses into \nlarge profits.\nOver five quarters in 2001 and 2002, the company initially announced that it had capitalized $3.8  \nbillion \nthat should have been recorded as operating expenses. By early 2004, auditors discovered $74.4 billion in \nnecessary restatements (reductions to previously reported pretax income) for 2000 and 2001.\nAccounting for expenses as capital expenditures increases current income because it spreads a single \nperiod’s operating expenses over many future periods as depreciation expense. It increases cash flows \nfrom operations by moving cash outflows from the operating section to the investing section of the cash \nflow statement.\nWorldCom: Hiding Billions in Expenses through Capitalization\nF I N A N CI A L \nA N A LYS I S\n\n\nYear 2\n$3,000,000\nYear 1\n$3,000,000\nYear 4\n$3,000,000\nYear 3\n$3,000,000\nand years\n5–25\nCost\n$75,000,000\nDepreciation:\nAllocate cost \nover useful life\nUsing the asset Depreciation Expense each year\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n399\nrevenue when it provides air travel service and incurs an expense when using its aircraft to \ngenerate the revenue.\nThe term used to identify the matching of the cost of using buildings and equipment with \nthe revenues they generate is depreciation. Thus, depreciation is the process of allocating \nthe cost of buildings and equipment over their productive lives using a systematic and \nrational method.\nStudents often are confused by the concept of depreciation as accountants use it. In account-\ning, depreciation is a process of cost allocation, not a process of determining an asset’s cur-\nrent market value or worth. When an asset is depreciated, the remaining balance sheet amount \nprobably does not represent its current market value. On balance sheets subsequent to \nacquisition, the undepreciated cost is not measured on a market or fair value basis.\nAn adjusting journal entry is needed at the end of each period to reflect the use of buildings \nand equipment for the period:\nDepreciation Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nx,xxx\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nx,xxx\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccumulated\nDepreciation\n Depreciation (+XA)\n−x,xxx\n Expense (+E)\n−x,xxx\nThe amount of depreciation recorded during each period is reported on the income statement \nas Depreciation Expense. The amount of depreciation expense accumulated since the acquisi-\ntion date is reported on the balance sheet as a contra-account, Accumulated \nDepreciation, and \ndeducted from the related asset’s cost. The net amount on the balance sheet is called net book \nvalue or carrying value. The net book value (or carrying or book value) of a long-lived \nasset is its acquisition cost less the accumulated depreciation from the acquisition date to the \n \nbalance sheet date.\nNET BOOK VALUE \n(CARRYING OR BOOK \nVALUE)\nThe acquisition cost of an asset \nless accumulated depreciation, \ndepletion, or amortization.\nDEPRECIATION \nThe process of allocating the cost \nof buildings and equipment (but \nnot land) over their productive \nlives using a systematic and \nrational method.\n\n\nBook Value:\nCost less \naccumulated \ndepreciation\nCost\nAccumulated depreciation\nNet book value\n$75,000,000\nYear 2\nYear 3\nYear 25\n$75,000,000\n3,000,000\n$72,000,000\n$75,000,000\n6,000,000\n$69,000,000\n$75,000,000\n9,000,000\n$66,000,000\n$75,000,000\n75,000,000\n$ 0\nYear 1\nReported on\nBalance Sheet\nSome analysts compare the book value of assets to their original cost as an approximation of their \nremaining life. If the book value of an asset is 100 percent of its cost, it is a new asset; if the book value is \n25 percent of its cost, the asset has about 25 percent of its estimated life remaining. In Southwest’s case, \nthe book value of its property and equipment is 63 percent of its original cost, compared to 71 percent for \nUnited Continental and 78 percent for JetBlue Airways.\nThis comparison suggests that Southwest’s flight equipment is older than the equipment at JetBlue \nand United Continental. This comparison is only a rough approximation and is influenced by some of the \naccounting issues discussed in the next section.\nBook Value as an Approximation of Remaining Life\nF I N A N CI A L \nA N A LYS I S\nBook Value as a Percentage \nof Original Cost\nSouthwest \n63%\nUnited Continental \n71%\nJetBlue \n78%\n400\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nFrom Exhibit 8.1 in the previous section, we see that Southwest’s acquisition cost for prop-\nerty and equipment is $22,513 million at the end of 2014. The accumulated depreciation and \namortization on the property and equipment is $8,221 million (amortization is the name for \nallocating costs of intangible assets and is discussed later in the chapter). Thus, the book value \nis reported at $14,292 million. Southwest also reported depreciation and amortization expense \nof $938 million on its income statement for 2014.\nTo calculate depreciation expense, three amounts are required for each asset:\n \n1. Acquisition cost.\n \n2. Estimated useful life to the company.\n \n3. Estimated residual (or salvage) value at the end of the asset’s useful life to the company.\nNotice that the asset’s useful life and residual value are estimates. Therefore, depreciation \nexpense is an estimate.\nEstimated useful life represents management’s estimate of the asset’s useful economic life \nto the company rather than its total economic life to all potential users. The asset’s expected \nphysical life is often longer than the company intends to use the asset. Economic life may be \nESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE \nThe expected service life of an \nasset to the present owner.\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n401\nexpressed in terms of years or units of capacity, such as the number of hours a machine is \nexpected to operate or the number of units it can produce. Southwest’s aircraft fleet is expected \nto fly for more than 25 years, but Southwest wants to offer its customers a high level of ser-\nvice by replacing its older aircraft with modern equipment. For accounting purposes, South-\nwest uses a 23- to 25-year estimated useful life. The subsequent owner of the aircraft (likely a \nregional airline) would use an estimated useful life based on its own policies.\nDifferences in Estimated Lives \nwithin a Single Industry\nNotes to recent actual financial statements of various airline companies reveal the following estimates for \nthe useful lives of flight equipment:\nCompany\nEstimated Life (in years)\nSouthwest\n23 to 25\nUnited Continental\n25 to 30\nSingapore Airlines\n15\nThe differences in the estimated lives may be attributed to a number of factors such as the type of \naircraft used by each company, equipment replacement plans, operational differences, and the degree \nof management’s conservatism. In addition, given the same type of aircraft, companies that plan to use \nthe equipment over fewer years may estimate higher residual values than companies that plan to use the \nequipment longer. For example, Singapore Airlines uses a residual value of 10 percent over a relatively \nshort useful life for its passenger aircraft, compared to as low as 5 percent for Delta Air Lines over as \nmuch as a 30-year useful life.\nDifferences in estimated lives and residual values of assets can have a significant impact on a com-\nparison of the profitability of the competing companies. Analysts must be certain to identify the causes \nof differences in depreciable lives.\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\nResidual (or salvage) value represents management’s estimate of the amount the company \nexpects to recover upon disposal of the asset at the end of its estimated useful life. The residual \nvalue may be the estimated value of the asset as salvage or scrap or its expected value if sold \nto another user. In the case of Southwest’s aircraft, residual value may be the amount it expects \nto receive when it sells the asset to a small regional airline that operates older equipment. The \nnotes to Southwest’s financial statements indicate that the company estimates residual value to \nbe between 0 and 20 percent of the cost of the asset, depending on the asset.\nAlternative Depreciation Methods\nBecause of significant differences among companies and the assets they own, accountants have \nnot been able to agree on a single best method of depreciation. As a result, managers may \nchoose from several acceptable depreciation methods that match depreciation expense with \nthe revenues generated in a period. They may also choose different methods for specific assets \nor groups of assets. Once selected, the method should be applied consistently over time to \nenhance comparability of financial information. We will discuss the three most common depre-\nciation methods:\n \n1. Straight-line (the most common, used by more than 98 percent of companies for many or all \nof their assets).\n \n2. Units-of-production.\n \n3. Declining-balance.\nTo illustrate each method, let’s assume that Southwest Airlines acquired a new service vehi-\ncle (ground equipment) on January 1, 2016. The relevant information is shown in Exhibit 8.2.\nRESIDUAL (OR SALVAGE) \nVALUE\nThe estimated amount to be \nrecovered by the company, less \ndisposal costs, at the end of an \nasset’s estimated useful life.\n\n\n402\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES\nAcquisition of a New Service Vehicle\nCost, purchased on January 1, 2016\n$62,500\nEstimated residual value\n$ 2,500\nEstimated useful life\n3 years OR 100,000 miles\nActual miles driven in:\nYear 2016\n30,000 miles\nYear 2017\n50,000 miles\nYear 2018\n20,000 miles\nEXHIBIT 8.2\nData for Illustrating the \nComputation of Depreciation \nunder Alternative Methods\nStraight-Line Method\nMore companies, including Southwest, use straight-line depreciation in their financial state-\nments than all other methods combined. Under the straight-line method, an equal portion of an \nasset’s depreciable cost is allocated to each accounting period over its estimated useful life. Using \nthe information in Exhibit 8.2, the formula to estimate annual depreciation expense follows:\nStraight-Line Formula:\n \n \nDepreciable Cost\nStraight-Line Rate\n(Cost \n Residual Value) ×\n=\n=\n1\nUseful Life\nDepreciation Expense\n($62,500 -\n-\n $2,500) \n× \n1\n3 Years \n $20,000 per year\nIn this formula, “Cost minus Residual Value” is the amount to be depreciated, also called the \ndepreciable cost. The formula “1 ÷ Useful Life” is the straight-line rate. Using the data provided in \nExhibit 8.2, the depreciation expense for Southwest’s new service vehicle would be $20,000 per year.\nCompanies often create a depreciation schedule that shows the computed amount of depre-\nciation expense each year over the entire useful life of the asset. You can use computerized \nspreadsheet programs, such as Excel, to create the depreciation schedule. Using the data in \nExhibit 8.2 and the straight-line method, Southwest’s depreciation schedule follows:\nSTRAIGHT-LINE \nDEPRECIATION \nMethod that allocates the \ndepreciable cost of an asset in \nequal periodic amounts over its \nuseful life.\nStraight-Line\nExpense\nYear\n’16\n’17\n$20,000\n’18\nStraight-Line Method:\nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation\nExpense\nAccumulated\nDepreciation\nNet\nBook Value\nAt acquisition\n$62,500\n2016\n$20,000\n$20,000\n42,500\n2017\n20,000\n40,000\n22,500\n2018\n 20,000\n60,000\n2,500\nTotal\n$60,000\n($62,500 - $2,500) × 1/3\n($62,500 - $2,500) × 1/3\n($62,500 - $2,500) × 1/3\nAmount for the adjusting entry: \nReported on the income statement\n(closed at year-end)\nBalance in the \ncontra-asset account after the \nadjusting entry\nCost less\naccumulated depreciation: \nReported on the\nbalance sheet \nEqual to estimated residual\nvalue at end of useful life \n(Cost - Residual Value) × 1/Useful Life\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n403\nNotice that\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Depreciation expense is a constant amount each year.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accumulated depreciation increases by an equal amount each year.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Net book value decreases by the same amount each year until it equals the estimated residual \nvalue.\nThis is the reason for the name straight-line method. Notice, too, that the adjusting entry \ncan be prepared from this schedule, and the effects on the income statement and balance sheet \nare known. Southwest Airlines uses the straight-line method for all of its assets. The company \nreported depreciation and amortization expense in the amount of $938 million for 2014, equal \nto 5 percent of the airline’s revenues for the year. Most companies in the airline industry use the \nstraight-line method.\nUnits-of-Production Method\nThe units-of-production depreciation method relates depreciable cost to total estimated pro-\nductive output. The formula to estimate annual depreciation expense under this method is as \nfollows:\nUnits-of-Production Formula:\n ($62,500 $2,500)\n100,000 miles\n$0.60 per mile depreciation rate\n(Cost -\n-\n=\n=\n Residual Value)\nEstimated Total Production ×\n×\n=\nActual \nProduction\nDepreciation Expense\n$0.60 per mile 30,000 actual miles in 2016 $18,000 for 2016\nDividing the depreciable cost by the estimated total production yields the depreciation \nrate per unit of production, which is then multiplied by the actual production for the period \nto determine depreciation expense. In our illustration, for every mile that the new vehicle is \ndriven, Southwest would record depreciation expense of $0.60. Based on the information in \nExhibit 8.2, the depreciation schedule for the service vehicle under the units-of-production \nmethod would appear as follows:\nUNITS-OF-PRODUCTION \nDEPRECIATION \nMethod that allocates the \ndepreciable cost of an asset \nover its useful life based on the \nrelationship of its periodic output \nto its total estimated output.\nUnits-of-Production\nExpense\nYear\n’16\n’17\n$30,000\n$18,000\n$12,000\n’18\nUnits-of-Production Method:\nYear\nComputation \nDepreciation\nExpense\nAccumulated\nDepreciation\nNet\nBook Value\nAt acquisition\nRATE\n2016\n2017\n$18,000\n48,000\n$62,500\n44,500\n14,500\nEqual to estimated\nresidual value at end\nof useful life\n[(Cost - Residual Value)/Total Estimated\nProduction] ×Actual Production\n$.60 per mile × 30,000 miles\n$.60 per mile × 50,000 miles\n2018\n \n$18,000\n30,000\n12,000\n60,000\n2,500\n$60,000\n$.60 per mile × 20,000 miles\nNotice that, from period to period, depreciation expense, accumulated depreciation, and \nbook value vary directly with the units produced. In the units-of-production method, deprecia-\ntion expense is a variable expense because it varies directly with production or use.\nYou might wonder what happens if the total estimated productive output differs from actual \ntotal output. Remember that the estimate is management’s best guess of total output. If any \ndifference occurs at the end of the asset’s life, the final adjusting entry to depreciation expense \nshould be for the amount needed to bring the asset’s net book value equal to the asset’s estimated \n\n\n404\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nresidual value. For example, if, in 2018, Southwest’s service vehicle ran 25,000 actual miles, \nthe same amount of depreciation expense, $12,000, would be recorded.\nAlthough Southwest does not use the units-of-production method, the Exxon Mobil \n \nCorporation, a major energy company that explores, produces, transports, and sells crude oil \nand natural gas worldwide, does, as a note to the company’s annual report explains.\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n1. Summary of Accounting Policies\nProperty, Plant and Equipment. Depreciation, depletion and amortization, based on cost less\nestimated salvage value of the asset, are primarily determined under either the\nunit-of-production method or the straight-line method, which is based on estimated asset\nservice life taking obsolescence into consideration. . . . Acquisition costs of proved\nproperties are amortized using a unit-of-production method, computed on the basis\nof total proved oil and gas reserves.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nEXXONMOBIL\nThe units-of-production method is based on an estimate of an asset’s total future productive \ncapacity or output, which is difficult to determine. This is another example of the degree of \nsubjectivity inherent in accounting.\nDeclining-Balance Method\nIf an asset is considered to be more efficient or productive when it is newer, managers might \nchoose the declining-balance depreciation method to match a higher depreciation expense \nwith higher revenues in the early years of an asset’s life and a lower depreciation expense \nwith lower revenues in the later years. We say, then, that this is an accelerated depreciation \nmethod. Although accelerated methods are seldom used for financial reporting purposes, the \nmethod that is used more frequently than others is the declining-balance method.\nDeclining-balance depreciation is based on applying a rate exceeding the straight-line rate \nto the asset’s net book value over time. The rate is often double (two times) the straight-line \nrate and is termed the double-declining-balance rate. For example, if the straight-line rate is \n10 percent (1 ÷ 10 years) for a 10-year estimated useful life, then the declining-balance rate is \n20 percent (2 × the straight-line rate). Other typical acceleration rates are 1.5 times and 1.75 \ntimes. The double-declining-balance rate is adopted most frequently by companies employing \nan accelerated method, so we will use it in our illustration, with information from Exhibit 8.2.\nDECLINING-BALANCE \nDEPRECIATION \nMethod that allocates the \nnet book value (cost minus \naccumulated depreciation) of an \nasset over its useful life based \non a multiple of the straight-\nline rate, thus assigning more \ndepreciation to early years and \nless depreciation to later years of \nan asset’s life.\nDouble-Declining-Balance Formula:\n×\n×\n=\n=\n(Cost - Accumulated Depreciation)\nDepreciation Expense\n2\nUseful Life\n \n \n($62,500 - $0 in 2016) \n$41,667 in the first year\n2\n3 years\nAccumulated Depreciation\nincreases over time \nThere are two important differences between this method and the others described previously:\n \n1. Notice that accumulated depreciation, not residual value, is included in the formula. Since \naccumulated depreciation increases each year, net book value (Cost minus Accumulated \nDepreciation) decreases. The double-declining rate is applied to a lower net book value each \nyear, resulting in a decline in depreciation expense over time.\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n405\n \n2. As with the other methods, the net book value should not be depreciated below the residual \nvalue:\n\u0016 š\u0016 Occasionally, before the end of the estimated useful life, if the annual computation reduces \nnet book value below residual value, only the amount of depreciation expense needed to \nmake net book value equal to residual value is recorded, and no additional depreciation \nexpense is computed in subsequent years.\n\u0016 š\u0016 More likely, in the last year of the asset’s estimated useful life, whatever amount is needed to \nbring net book value to residual value is recorded, regardless of the amount of the computation.\nComputation of double-declining-balance depreciation expense is illustrated in the depre-\nciation schedule:\nDouble-Declining-\nBalance Expense\nYear\n’16\n’17\n$13,889\n$41,667\n$4,444\n’18\n$41,667\n55,556\n60,185\n60,000\n$62,500\n$20,833\n6,944\n2,315\n2,500\nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nNet \nBook Value\nAt acquisition\n2016\n2017\n2018\n($62,500 - $55,556) × 2/3\n($62,500 - $41,667) × 2/3\n($62,500 - $0) × 2/3\n Total\n$41,667\n13,889\n4,629\n4,444\n$60,000\nEqual to estimated \nresidual value at end \nof useful life\nComputed amount is \ntoo large\n[(Cost - Accumulated\nDepreciation) × 2/Useful Life]\nThe calculated depreciation expense for 2018 ($4,629) is not the same as the amount actu-\nally reported on the income statement ($4,444). An asset should never be depreciated below \nthe point at which net book value equals its residual value. The asset owned by Southwest has \nan estimated residual value of $2,500. If depreciation expense were recorded in the amount of \n$4,629, the book value of the asset would be less than $2,500. The correct depreciation expense \nfor year 2018 is therefore $4,444, the amount that will reduce the book value to exactly $2,500. \nTo determine the amount to record in 2018, indicate the amount needed for net book value \n($2,500), determine what the balance in accumulated depreciation should be to yield the $60,000 \n($62,500 cost − $2,500 residual value), and compute the amount of depreciation expense nec-\nessary to increase the balance in accumulated depreciation to $60,000 ($60,000 balance needed \nin accumulated depreciation − $55,556 prior balance in accumulated depreciation).\nCompanies in industries that expect fairly rapid obsolescence of their equipment use the \ndeclining-balance method. Toyota is one of the companies that uses this method, as a note to \nits annual report shows.\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\n2. Summary of significant accounting policies:\nProperty, plant and equipment —\n. . . Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is mainly computed on the declining-balance\nmethod for the parent company and Japanese subsidiaries and on the straight-line method for\nforeign subsidiary companies at rates based on estimated useful lives of the respective assets\naccording to general class, type of construction and use. The estimated useful lives\nrange from 2 to 65 years for buildings and from 2 to 20 years for machinery and equipment.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:  \n2014 Annual Report\nTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe three cost allocation methods discussed in this section are:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Straight-line: (Cost − Residual Value) × 1/Useful Life\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Units-of-production: [(Cost − Residual Value)/Estimated Total Production] × Annual \nProduction\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Double-declining-balance: (Cost − Accumulated Depreciation) × 2/Useful Life\nPractice these methods using the following information.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Southwest has acquired new computer equipment at a cost of $240,000. The equip-\nment has an estimated life of six years, an estimated operating life of 50,000 hours, and an estimated \n406\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nAs this note indicates, companies may use different depreciation methods for different \nclasses of assets. Under the consistency principle, they are expected to apply the same methods \nto those assets over time.\nIn Summary\nThe three depreciation methods, computations, and the differences in depreciation expense \nover time for each method are summarized as follows:\nMethod\nComputation\nDepreciation Expense\nStraight-line\n(Cost − Residual Value) × 1/Useful Life\nEqual amounts each year\nUnits-of-production\n[(Cost − Residual Value)/Estimated \n Total Production] × Annual Production\nVarying amounts based \n on production level\nDouble-declining-balance\n(Cost − Accumulated Depreciation) × \n 2/Useful Life\nDeclining amounts over time\nAssume that you are comparing two companies that are exactly the same, except that one uses acceler-\nated depreciation and the other uses the straight-line method. Which company would you expect to report \na higher net income? Actually, this question is a bit tricky. The answer is that you cannot say for certain \nwhich company’s income would be higher.\nThe accelerated methods report higher depreciation and therefore lower net income during the early \nyears of an asset’s life. As the age of the asset increases, this effect reverses. Therefore, companies that \nuse accelerated depreciation report lower depreciation expense and higher net income during the later \nyears of an asset’s life. The nearby graph illustrates the pattern of depreciation over the life of an asset for \nthe straight-line and declining-balance methods discussed in this chapter. When the curve for the acceler-\nated method falls below the line for the straight-line method, the accelerated method produces a higher \nnet income than the straight-line method. However, total depreciation expense by the end of the asset’s \nlife is the same for each method.\nUsers of financial statements must understand the impact of alternative depreciation methods used \nover time. Differences in depreciation methods rather than real economic differences can cause \nsignificant variation in reported net incomes.\nImpact of Alternative Depreciation Methods\nF I N A N CI A L \nA N A LYS I S\nSummary Depreciation Expense\nYear\n’16\n’17\n’18\nDeclining-balance\nStraight-line\n\n\nresidual value of $30,000. Determine depreciation expense for the first full year under each of the \nfollowing methods:\n \n1. Straight-line method.\n \n2. Units-of-production method (assume the equipment ran for 8,000 hours in the first year).\n \n3. Double-declining-balance method.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 8-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on using the three cost allocation methods discussed in \nthis section, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh8a.\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n407\nHow Managers Choose\nFinancial Reporting\nFor financial reporting purposes, corporate managers must determine which depreciation \nmethod provides the best matching of revenues and expenses for any given asset. If the asset \nis expected to provide benefits evenly over time, then the straight-line method is preferred. \nManagers also find this method to be easy to use and to explain. If no other method is more \nsystematic or rational, then the straight-line method is selected. Also, during the early years of \nan asset’s life, the straight-line method reports higher income than the accelerated methods do. \nFor these reasons, the straight-line method is, by far and away, the most common.\nOn the other hand, certain assets produce more revenue in their early lives because they are \nmore efficient than in later years. In this case, managers select an accelerated method to allo-\ncate cost.\nIncreased Profitability Due to an Accounting \nAdjustment? Reading the Notes\nFinancial analysts are particularly interested in changes in accounting estimates because they can have a \nlarge impact on a company’s before-tax operating income. In 2001, Singapore Airlines disclosed in its \nannual report that it had increased the estimated useful life of its aircraft from 10 to 15 years to reflect \na change in its aircraft replacement policy. The change reduced depreciation expense for the year by \n$265 million and would reduce expenses by a similar amount each year over the remaining life of the \n \naircraft. Analysts pay close attention to this number because it represents increased profitability due \nmerely to an accounting adjustment.\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\nUnder IFRS, the cost of an individual asset’s components is allocated among each significant component \nand then depreciated separately over that component’s useful life. For example, British Airways (now \nmerged into International Airlines Group) depreciates the body and engines over 18 to 25 years and the \ncabin interior modifications over 5 years.\nComponent Allocation\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L \nP E R S P E C T I V E\n1. ($240,000 − $30,000) × 1/6 = $35,000\n2. [($240,000 − $30,000) ÷ 50,000] × 8,000 = $33,600\n3. ($240,000 − $0) × 2/6 = $80,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n408\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nTax Reporting\nSouthwest Airlines, like most public companies, maintains two sets of accounting records. \nBoth sets of records reflect the same transactions, but the transactions are accounted for using \ntwo different sets of measurement rules. One set is prepared under GAAP for reporting to \nstockholders. The other set is prepared to determine the company’s tax obligation under the \nInternal Revenue Code. The reason that the two sets of rules are different is simple: The objec-\ntives of GAAP and the Internal Revenue Code differ.\nFinancial Reporting (GAAP)\nTax Reporting (IRC)\nThe objective of financial reporting is to provide \neconomic information about a business that is useful \nin projecting future cash flows of the business. \nFinancial reporting rules follow generally accepted \naccounting principles.\nThe objective of the Internal Revenue Code is to raise \nsufficient revenues to pay for the expenditures of the \nfederal government. Many of the Code’s provisions \nare designed to encourage certain behaviors that \nare thought to benefit society (e.g., contributions \nto charities are made tax deductible to encourage \npeople to support worthy programs).\nIn some cases, differences between the Internal Revenue Code and GAAP leave the manager \nno choice but to maintain separate records. In other cases, the differences are the result of man-\nagement choice. When given a choice among acceptable tax accounting methods, managers \napply what is called the least and the latest rule. All taxpayers want to pay the lowest amount \nof tax that is legally permitted and at the latest possible date. If you had the choice of paying \n$100,000 to the federal government at the end of this year or at the end of next year, you would \nchoose the end of next year. By doing so, you could invest the money for an extra year and earn \na significant return on the investment.\nWhen they first learn that companies maintain two sets of books, some people question the ethics or \nlegality of the practice. In reality, it is both legal and ethical to maintain separate records for tax and \nfinancial reporting purposes. However, these records must reflect the same transactions. Understat-\ning revenues or overstating expenses on a tax return can result in financial penalties and/or imprisonment. \nAccountants who aid tax evaders also can be fined or imprisoned and lose their professional licenses.\nTwo Sets of Books\nA Q U E ST I ON \nO F E T HI CS\nSimilarly, by maintaining two sets of books, corporations can defer (delay) paying millions \nand sometimes billions of dollars in taxes. The following companies reported significant gross \ndeferred tax obligations in 2014. Much of these deferrals were due to differences in asset cost \nallocation methods:\nCompany\nDeferred Tax \nLiabilities\nPercentage Due to Applying \nDifferent Cost Allocation Methods\nSouthwest Airlines\n$4,328 million\n  '''''99%\nPepsiCo\n$7,348 million\n30\nHertz\n$3,685 million\n74\nMarriott International\n$18 million\n56\nMost corporations use the IRS-approved Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System \n(MACRS) to calculate depreciation expense for their tax returns. MACRS is similar to the \n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n409\ndeclining-balance method and is applied over relatively short asset lives to yield high depre-\nciation expense in the early years. The high depreciation expense reported under MACRS \nreduces a corporation’s taxable income and therefore the amount it must pay in taxes. \nMACRS provides an incentive for corporations to invest in modern property, plant, and \nequipment in order to be competitive in world markets. However, it is not acceptable for \nfinancial reporting purposes.\nMeasuring Asset Impairment\nAs we discussed in Chapter 2, assets are defined as economic resources with probable future \nbenefits acquired in an exchange transaction. On the date of the exchange, an asset is measured \nat historical cost. However, later in its useful life, when an asset is not expected to generate suf-\nficient cash flows (probable future benefits) at least equal to its book value, we say the asset’s \nbook value is impaired. Corporations must review long-lived tangible and intangible assets for \npossible impairment. Two steps are necessary:\n \nStep 1: \nTest for Impairment Impairment occurs when events or changed circumstances \ncause the estimated future cash flows (future benefits) of these assets to fall below \ntheir book value.\nIf net book value > Estimated future cash flows, then the asset is impaired\nStep 2: \nComputation of Impairment Loss For any asset considered to be impaired, compa-\nnies recognize a loss for the difference between the asset’s book value and its fair value \n(a market concept).\nImpairment Loss = Net Book Value − Fair Value\nThat is, the asset is written down to fair value.\nTo illustrate measuring impairment losses, let’s assume that Southwest did a review for \nasset impairment and identified an aircraft with the following information: \nNet book value\n$10,000,000\nEstimated future cash flows\n8,000,000\nFair value\n7,500,000\nStep 1: Test\nStep 2: If impaired, loss\nStep 1: Since the net book value of $10 million exceeds the estimated future cash flows of \n$8 million, then the asset is impaired because it is not expected to generate future \nbenefits equal to its net book value. When impaired, proceed to Step 2.\nStep 2: If impaired, the amount of the impairment loss is the difference between net book \nvalue and the asset’s fair value. For Southwest, determining fair value includes using \npublished sources and third-party bids to obtain the value of the asset. If the asset’s \nfair value was $7,500,000, then the loss is calculated as $2,500,000 ($10,000,000 \nnet book value less $7,500,000 fair value). The following journal entry would be \nrecorded:\nAsset Impairment Loss (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,500,000\n Flight Equipment (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,500,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFlight Equipment\n−2,500,000\nAsset Impairment Loss (+E)\n−2,500,000\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-4\nExplain the effect of asset \nimpairment on the financial \nstatements.\n\n\n410\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nAlthough Southwest did not report asset impairment losses in its recent annual report, it did \nreport in notes to the financial statements that it follows the practice of reviewing assets for \nimpairment:\nSears Holdings Corporation, which owns and operates approximately 2,400 Kmart and \nSears stores in the United States and Canada, reported impairment losses on its fixed assets in \nits annual report for the 2013 fiscal year ended February 1, 2014:\nThe impairment loss in addition to a decline in revenues and an increase in expenses in fis-\ncal year 2011 resulted in Sears Holdings Corporation reporting a net loss of over $3 billion, the \nfirst loss since Kmart and Sears merged in March 2005. The company also reported net losses \nof more than $0.9 and $1.3 billion in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 respectively.\nDisposal of Property, Plant, and Equipment\nIn some cases, a business may voluntarily decide not to hold a long-lived asset for its entire \nlife. The company may drop a product from its line and no longer need the equipment that was \nused to produce it, or managers may want to replace a machine with a more efficient one. These \ndisposals include sales, trade-ins, and retirements. When Southwest disposes of an old aircraft, \nthe company may sell it to a cargo airline or regional airline. A business may also dispose of an \nasset involuntarily, as the result of a casualty such as a storm, fire, or accident.\nDisposals of long-lived assets seldom occur on the last day of the accounting period. There-\nfore, depreciation must be recorded on the date of disposal for the amount of cost used since \nthe last time depreciation was recorded. Therefore, the disposal of a depreciable asset usually \nrequires two journal entries:\n \n1. An adjusting entry to update the depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation \naccounts.\n \n2. An entry to record the disposal. The cost of the asset and any accumulated depreciation at the \ndate of disposal must be removed from the accounts. The difference between any resources \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-5\nAnalyze the disposal of \nproperty, plant, and equipment.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES \nThe Company evaluates its long-lived assets used in operations for impairment when events and\ncircumstances indicate that the undiscounted cash flows to be generated by that asset are less\nthan the carrying amounts of the asset and may not be recoverable. Factors that would indicate\npotential impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in the market value\nof the long-lived asset(s), a significant change in the long-lived asset’s physical condition,\nand operating or cash flow losses associated with the use of the long-lived asset. If an asset is\ndeemed to be impaired, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the asset book value in\nrelation to its estimated fair value.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nFiscal Year 2013 Annual Report\nSEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION\nNOTE 13—STORE CLOSING CHARGES, SEVERANCE COSTS AND IMPAIRMENTS\nLong-Lived Assets\nIn accordance with accounting standards governing the impairment or disposal of long-lived\nassets, we performed an impairment test of certain of our long-lived assets\n(principally the value of buildings and other fixed assets associated with our stores)\ndue to events and changes in circumstances during 2013, 2012 and 2011 that indicated\nan impairment might have occurred. . . . As a result of this impairment testing,\nthe Company recorded impairment charges of $220 million, $35 million and $16 million\nduring 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe learned that, when disposing of an operational asset, you must first record depreciation expense \nfor usage of the asset since the last time it was recorded. Then eliminate the asset at cost and its related \naccumulated depreciation. The difference between the cash received, if any, and the net book value of \nthe asset is either a gain or loss on disposal.\n(continued)\nJuan Silva/The Image Bank/Getty Images\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n411\nreceived on disposal of an asset and its book value at the date of disposal is treated as \na gain or loss on the disposal of the asset. This gain (or loss) is reported on the income \nstatement. It is not an operating revenue (or expense), however, because it arises from \nperipheral or incidental activities rather than from central operations. Gains and losses \nfrom disposals are usually shown as a separate item on the income statement.\nAssume that at the end of year 17, Southwest sold an aircraft that was no longer needed \nbecause of the elimination of service to a small city. The aircraft was sold for $11 \nmillion \ncash. The original cost of the flight equipment of $30 million was depreciated using \nthe straight-line method over 25 years with no residual value ($1.2 million depreciation \nexpense per year). The last accounting for depreciation was at the end of Year 16; thus, \ndepreciation expense must be recorded for Year 17. The computations are:\nCash received\n$11,000,000\nOriginal cost of flight equipment\n$30,000,000\nLess: Accumulated depreciation ($1,200,000 × 17 years)\n 20,400,000\nBook value at date of sale\n \n \n \n \n \n \n'''''9,600,000\nGain on sale of flight equipment\n$ 1,400,000\nThe entries and effects of the transaction on the date of the sale are as follows:\n \n1. Update depreciation expense for Year 17:\nDepreciation Expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200,000\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, −A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200,000\n \n2. Record the sale:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n11,000,000\nAccumulated Depreciation (−XA, +A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20,400,000\n Flight Equipment (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n30,000,000\n Gain on Sale of Assets (+Gain, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,400,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n(1) \nAccumulated \n Depreciation (+XA)\n \n−1,200,000\nDepreciation\n Expense (+E)\n−1,200,000\n(2) Cash\n+11,000,000\nGain on Sale of Asset (+R)\n+1,400,000\n Flight Equipment\n−30,000,000\n Accumulated\n Depreciation (−XA)\n+20,400,000\n\n\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nNow let’s assume the same facts as illustrated in the example above except that the asset was sold for \n$2,000,000 cash. Prepare the two entries on the date of the sale:\n \n1. Update depreciation expense for Year 17:\n__________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\n ____________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\n \n2. Record the sale:\n__________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\n__________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\n__________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\n ____________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n________\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n(1)\n(2)\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 8-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on recording a disposal of an asset, go to www.mhhe \n.com/libby9e_gh8b.\n412\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nINTA N G IBL E ASSE TS AN D N AT UR AL R E S OURCE S\nAcquisition and Amortization of Intangible Assets\nIntangible assets are increasingly important resources for organizations. An intangible asset, \nlike any other asset, has value because of certain rights and privileges often conferred by law \non its owner. Unlike tangible assets such as land and buildings, however, an intangible asset \nhas no material or physical substance. Instead, the majority of intangible assets usually are \nevidenced by a legal document. The most common types of intangible assets are the following:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Goodwill (recognized in a business combination)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Trademarks\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Copyrights\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-6\nApply measurement and reporting \nconcepts for intangible assets and \nnatural resources.\n(1) Depreciation Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200,000\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, −A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,200,000\n(2) Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\nAccumulated Depreciation (−XA, +A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n20,400,000\nLoss on Sale of Flight Equipment (+Loss, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,600,000\n Flight Equipment (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n30,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n(1) Accumulated Depreciation\n−1,200,000\nDepreciation Expense\n−1,200,000\n(2) Flight Equipment\n−30,000,000\nLoss on Sale of Asset\n−7,600,000\nAccumulated Depreciation\n+20,400,000\nCash\n+2,000,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n413\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Technology\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Patents\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Franchises\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Licenses and operating rights\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Others, including customer lists/relationships, noncompete covenants, and contracts and \nagreements\nAccounting for intangible assets has become increasingly important due to the tremendous \nexpansion in computer information systems and Web technologies and the frenzy in companies \npurchasing other companies at high prices, with the expectation that these intangible resources \nwill provide significant future benefits to the company. Intangible assets are recorded at his-\ntorical cost only if they have been purchased. If these assets are developed internally by the \ncompany, they are expensed when incurred. Upon acquisition of intangible assets, managers \ndetermine whether the separate intangibles have definite or indefinite lives:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Definite Life. The cost of an intangible asset with a definite life is allocated on a straight-\nline basis each period over its useful life in a process called amortization that is similar to \ndepreciation. Most companies do not estimate a residual value for their intangible assets. \nAmortization expense is included on the income statement each period and the intangible \nassets are reported at cost less accumulated amortization on the balance sheet.\nLet’s assume a company purchases a patent for $800,000 and intends to use it for 20 years. \nThe adjusting entry to record $40,000 in patent amortization expense ($800,000 ÷ 20 years) \nis as follows:\nPatent Amortization Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,000\n Patents (−A) (or Accumulated Amortization +XA, −A)1 . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nPatents (or Accumulated \nPatent Amortization\n Amortization +XA)\n−40,000\n Expense (+E)\n−40,000\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Indefinite Life. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized. Instead, these assets \nmust be reviewed at least annually for possible impairment of value by first using qualita-\ntive factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, it is greater than a 50 \npercent likelihood) that the fair value of the indefinite-life intangible is less than its carrying \namount. Qualitative factors can include, for example, negative effects due to increases in costs, \ndecreases in cash flows beyond expectations, an economic downturn, or deterioration in the \nindustry. If it is more likely, then the two-step process described in the previous section under \n“Measuring Asset Impairment” is followed to determine the amount of the impairment loss.\nGoodwill\nBy far the most frequently reported intangible asset is goodwill (cost in excess of net assets \nacquired). The term goodwill, as used by most business people, means the favorable reputa-\ntion that a company has with its customers. Goodwill arises from factors such as customer con-\nfidence, reputation for good service or quality goods, location, outstanding management team, \nand financial standing. From its first day of operations, a successful business continually builds \ngoodwill. In this context, the goodwill is said to be internally generated and is not reported as \nan asset (i.e., it was not purchased).\nAMORTIZATION \nSystematic and rational allocation \nof the acquisition cost of an \nintangible asset over its useful life.\nGOODWILL (COST IN \nEXCESS OF NET ASSETS \nACQUIRED) \nFor accounting purposes, the \nexcess of the purchase price of a \nbusiness over the fair value of the \nacquired business’s assets and \nliabilities.\n1Consistent with the procedure for recording depreciation, an accumulated amortization account may be used. In \npractice, however, most companies credit the asset account directly for periodic amortization. This procedure is also \ntypically used for natural resources, which are discussed in the next section.\n\n\n414\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nThe only way to report goodwill as an asset is to purchase another business. Often the \npurchase price of the business exceeds the fair value of all of its net assets (assets minus liabili-\nties). Why would a company pay more for a business as a whole than it would pay if it bought \nthe assets individually? The answer is to obtain its goodwill. You could easily buy modern bot-\ntling equipment to produce and sell a new cola drink, but you would not make as much money \nas you would if you acquired the goodwill associated with Coke or Pepsi brand names.\nFor accounting purposes, goodwill is defined as the difference between the purchase price \nof a company as a whole and the fair value of its net assets. For example, in 2006, Cedar \nFair, the Ohio-based owner and operator of numerous amusement and water parks and hotels \nthroughout North America, bought five theme parks from Paramount Parks. The total pur-\nchase price that Cedar Fair agreed to pay ($1.2 billion) exceeded the fair value of Paramount’s \nnet assets ($890 million). As shown below, Cedar Fair paid this extra $310 million to acquire \nthe goodwill associated with the theme parks’ businesses.\nCedar Fair’s Purchase of Paramount Parks\nIn Millions\nPurchase price\n$1,200\n− Fair value of assets purchased and liabilities assumed:\n Current assets\n70\n Property and equipment\n1,000\n Intangible assets\n80\n Debt and other liabilities\n ''''''' \n \n''''''(260)\n Net assets, at fair value\n''''' 890\nGoodwill\n$%%%%% 310\nIn many acquisitions, the amount recorded as Goodwill can be very large. For example, Cisco \nSystems, which designs, manufactures, and sells Internet-based networking and other products \nand services, has completed several acquisitions since 2009. Of the nearly $17.1  \nbillion total \ncost of these acquisitions, $11.4 billion was recorded as Goodwill. That is over 47 percent of \nthe $24.2 billion in Goodwill reported on Cisco’s July 26, 2014, balance sheet and the second \nlargest asset reported.\nGoodwill is considered to have an indefinite life and, as described in the previous \nsection, \nmust be tested for possible impairment for indefinite-life intangibles. Cisco reported the \n \nfollowing policy:\nTrademarks\nA trademark is a special name, image, or slogan identified with a product or a company; it \nis protected by law. Trademarks are among the most valuable assets a company can own. For \nexample, most of us cannot imagine the Walt Disney Company without Mickey Mouse. Simi-\nlarly, you probably enjoy your favorite soft drink more because of the image that has been built \nup around its name than because of its taste. Many people can identify the shape of a corporate \nlogo as quickly as they can recognize the shape of a stop sign. Although trademarks are valu-\nable assets, they are rarely seen on balance sheets. The reason is simple; intangible assets are \nTRADEMARK \nAn exclusive legal right to use a \nspecial name, image, or slogan.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nCISCO SYSTEMS, INC.\n2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nGoodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets\nGoodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth fiscal quarter and, when \nspecific circumstances dictate, between annual tests. When impaired, the carrying value of \ngoodwill is written down to fair value.\n\n\nD. Hurst/Alamy\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n415\nnot recorded unless they are purchased. Companies often spend millions of dollars developing \ntrademarks, but most of those expenditures are recorded as expenses rather than being capital-\nized as an intangible asset.\nCopyrights\nA copyright gives the owner the exclusive right to publish, use, and sell a literary, musical, or \nartistic piece for a period not exceeding 70 years after the author’s death.2 The book you are \nreading has a copyright to protect the publisher and authors. It is against the law, for example, \nfor an instructor to copy several chapters from this book and hand them out in class. A copy-\nright that is purchased is recorded at cost.\nTechnology\nThe number of companies reporting a technology intangible asset continues to rise. Computer \nsoftware and Web development costs are becoming increasingly significant. At December 31, \n2014, IBM Corporation reported $696 million in capitalized software and $1,298 million in \ncompleted technology (over 64 percent of its intangible assets excluding goodwill) on its bal-\nance sheet and disclosed the following in the notes to the financial statements:\nCOPYRIGHT \nExclusive right to publish, use, \nand sell a literary, musical, or \nartistic work.\nTECHNOLOGY \nIncludes costs for computer \nsoftware and Web development.\n2In general, the limit is 70 years beyond the death of an author. For anonymous authors, the limit is 95 years from \nthe first publication date. For more detail, go to copyright.gov.\nResearch and Development Costs: Not an Intangible \nAsset Under U.S. GAAP\nNote in the IBM excerpt above that costs to formulate and design licensed software programs are \nexpensed as incurred to research, development, and engineering expense.  In addition, if an intangible \nasset is developed internally, the cost of development normally is recorded as research and develop-\nment expense. For example, Abbott Laboratories (a manufacturer of pharmaceutical and nutritional \nproducts) recently reported it spends about $1.5 billion annually on research to discover new products. \nThese amounts were reported as expenses, not assets, because research and development expenditures \ntypically do not possess sufficient probability of resulting in measurable future cash flows. If Abbott \nLabs had spent an equivalent amount to purchase patents for new products from other drug companies, it \nwould have recorded the expenditures as assets.\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS \nMACHINES CORPORATION\nNote A.\nSIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nSoftware Costs\nCosts that are related to the conceptual formulation and design of licensed software programs \nare expensed as incurred to research, development and engineering expense; costs that are \nincurred to produce the finished product after technological feasibility has been established are \ncapitalized as an intangible asset. Capitalized amounts are amortized on a straight-line basis \nover periods ranging up to three years and are recorded in software cost within cost of sales. . . .\nThe company capitalizes certain costs that are incurred to purchase or to create and \nimplement internal-use software programs, including software coding, installation, testing and \ncertain data conversions. These capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over \nperiods ranging up to two years and are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense.\n\n\n416\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nPatents\nA patent is an exclusive right granted by the federal government for a period of 20 years, \ntypically granted to a person who invents a new product or discovers a new process.3 The \npatent enables the owner to use, manufacture, and sell both the subject of the patent and \nthe patent itself. It prevents a competitor from simply copying a new invention or discovery \nuntil the inventor has had time to earn an economic return on the new product. Without \nthe protection of a patent, inventors likely would be unwilling to search for new products. \nPatents are recorded at their purchase price or, if developed internally, at only their reg-\nistration and legal costs because GAAP requires the immediate expensing of research and \ndevelopment costs.\nFranchises\nFranchises may be granted by the government or a business for a specified period and \npurpose. A city may grant one company a franchise to distribute gas to homes for heating \npurposes, or a company may sell franchises, such as the right to operate a KFC restau-\nrant (owned by Yum! Brands). Franchise agreements are contracts that can have a vari-\nety of provisions. They usually require an investment by the franchisee; therefore, they \nshould be accounted for as intangible assets. The life of the franchise agreement depends \non the contract. It may be a single year or an indefinite period. For example, Papa John’s \n \nInternational, a franchisor, has over 4,600 stores around the world, and about 84 percent \nare franchises. The franchise agreement covers a 10-year term that is renewable for another \n10 years. In the United States, to obtain a new Papa John’s franchise, a franchisee pays an \ninitial franchise fee of $25,000 to Papa John’s. This amount is then recorded by the franchi-\nsee as an intangible asset.\nLicenses and Operating Rights\nSouthwest Airlines’s intangible assets are included on the balance sheet presented in \nExhibit 8.1 as other assets. They primarily represent leasehold rights to airport-owned gates. \nOthers include operating rights, which are authorized landing slots regulated by the govern-\nment that are in limited supply at many airports. They are intangible assets that can be bought \nand sold by the airlines. Other types of licenses and operating rights that grant permission to \ncompanies include using airwaves for radio and television broadcasts and land for cable and \ntelephone lines.\nPATENT \nGranted by the federal government \nfor an invention; gives the owner \nthe exclusive right to use, manu-\nfacture, and sell the subject of the \npatent.\nFRANCHISE \nA contractual right to sell certain \nproducts or services, use certain \ntrademarks, or perform activities \nin a geographical region.\nLICENSES AND OPERATING \nRIGHTS \nObtained through agreements \nwith governmental units or \nagencies; permit owners to use \npublic property in performing \ntheir services.\n3For more details, go to http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#patent.\nIFRS differs from GAAP somewhat in accounting for tangible and intangible assets. Two of the most sig-\nnificant differences are summarized below. IFRS allows companies the option of reporting these assets at \nfair value (e.g., appraisals), provided they use the fair value method consistently each year. The primary \nargument in favor of revaluation is that the historical cost of an asset purchased 15 to 20 years ago is not \nmeaningful because of the impact of inflation. In contrast, GAAP requires tangible and intangible assets \nto be recorded at cost and not revalued for later increases in asset values. A primary argument against the \nrevaluation is the lack of objectivity involved in estimating an asset’s current cost.\nIFRS also requires companies to capitalize the costs of developing intangible assets, such as proto-\ntypes for making new products or tools. GAAP, on the other hand, generally expenses such development \ncosts because of the uncertainty of their value.\nDifferences in Accounting for Tangible and Intangible Assets\nI N T E R NAT I ON A L\nP E R S PE CT I V E\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n417\nGAAP\nIFRS\nCost versus \nFair Value\n΄\u0003\u0003 ?dbc\u0003aRP^aQ\u0003Mc\u0003cost\n΄\u0003\u0003 \u0003\n2QXdbc\u0003S^a\u0003QR_aRPWMcW^]ΧM\\^acWjMcW^]\u0003\nand impairment\n΄\u0003\u0003 5^\u0003]^c\u0003aRP^aQ\u0003W]PaRMbRb\u0003W]\u0003eMZdR\n΄\u0003\u0003 4V^^bR\u0003ORcfRR]\u0003RWcVRa\u0003cost or fair value\n΄\u0003\u0003 \u0003\n2QXdbc\u0003S^a\u0003QR_aRPWMcW^]ΧM\\^acWjMcW^]\u0003M]Q\u0003\nimpairment\n΄\u0003\u0003 If using fair value, record increases in value\nResearch and \nDevelopment\n΄\u0003 \nExpense all costs of researching and \ndeveloping intangible assets\n΄\u0003\u0003 \u0003\n6g_R]bR\u0003aRbRMaPV\u0003P^bcb͜\u0003Odc\u0003capitalize \nmeasurable costs of developing intangible \nassets\nUntil the United States adopts IFRS, you should carefully read the financial statement notes of any non–\nU.S. company you analyze. Euro Disney and the LEGO Group reported in 2014 that they chose to use \nhistorical costs, but they could have chosen instead to use fair value.\nAcquisition and Depletion of Natural Resources\nYou are probably most familiar with large companies that are involved in manufacturing (Ford \nMotor Corporation, Stanley Black & Decker), distribution (Sears Holdings, Home Depot), \nor services (FedEx®, Marriott International). A number of large companies, some of which \nare less well known, develop raw materials and products from natural resources, including \nmineral deposits such as gold or iron ore, oil wells, and timber tracts. These resources are \noften called wasting assets because they are depleted (i.e., physically used up). Companies \nthat develop natural resources are critical to the economy because they produce essential items \nsuch as lumber for construction, fuel for heating and transportation, and food for consumption. \nBecause of the significant effect they can have on the environment, these companies attract \nconsiderable public attention. Concerned citizens often read the financial statements of com-\npanies involved in the exploration for oil, coal, and various ores to determine the amount of \nmoney they spend to protect the environment.\nWhen natural resources are acquired or developed, they are recorded in conformity with \nthe cost principle. As a natural resource is used up, its acquisition cost must be apportioned \namong the periods in which revenues are earned in conformity with the expense principle. The \nterm depletion describes the process of allocating a natural resource’s cost over the period of \nits exploitation.4 The units-of-production method is often applied to compute depletion.\nWhen a natural resource such as an oil well is depleted, the company obtains inventory (oil). \nBecause depleting the natural resource is necessary to obtain the inventory, the depletion com-\nputed during a period is not expensed immediately, but is capitalized as part of the cost of the \ninventory. Only when the inventory is sold does the company record an expense (Cost of Goods \nSold). Consider the following illustration:\nA timber tract costing $530,000 is depleted over its estimated cutting period based on a “cut-\nting” rate of approximately 20 percent per year as in the following entry. Note that the amount \nof the natural resource that is depleted is capitalized as inventory, not expensed. When the \ninventory is sold, the cost of goods sold will be included as an expense on the income statement.\nInventory (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,000\n Timber Tract (−A) (or Accumulated Depletion +XA, −A) \n. . . . . . . . . . .\n106,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInventory\n+106,000\nTimber Tract (or Accumulated\n Amortization +XA)\n−106,000\nNATURAL RESOURCES \nAssets occurring in nature, such \nas mineral deposits, timber \ntracts, oil, and gas.\nDEPLETION \nSystematic and rational allocation \nof the cost of a natural resource \nover the period of its exploitation.\n4Consistent with the procedure for recording depreciation, an accumulated depletion account may be used. In \npractice, however, most companies credit the asset account directly for periodic depletion.\n\n\n418\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nInternational Paper’s 2014 balance sheet lists Forestlands of $507 million as an important \nnatural resource. The following is an excerpt of the related footnote describing the accounting \npolicies for the company’s natural resource:\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:   \n2014 Annual Report\nINTERNATIONAL PAPER\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\nNOTE 1 SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nFORESTLANDS\nAt December 31, 2014, International Paper and its subsidiaries owned or managed approximately \n334,000 acres of forestlands in Brazil, and through licenses and forest management agreements, \nhad harvesting rights on government-owned forestlands in Russia. Costs attributable to timber are \nexpensed as trees are cut. The rate charged is determined annually based on the relationship of \nincurred costs to estimated current merchantable volume.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 8-7\nExplain how the acquisition, \nuse, and disposal of long-lived \nassets impact cash flows.\nProductive Assets and Depreciation\nF O C US ON \nCAS H FLOW S\nEFFECT ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nThe indirect method for preparing the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows \ninvolves reconciling net income on the accrual basis (reported on the income statement) to cash flows \nfrom operations. This means that, among other adjustments, (1) revenues and expenses that do not \ninvolve cash and (2) gains and losses that relate to investing or financing activities (not operations) \nshould be eliminated.\nWhen depreciation is recorded, no cash payment is made (i.e., there is no credit to Cash). Because \ndepreciation expense (a noncash expense) is subtracted in calculating net income on the income state-\nment, it must be added back to net income to eliminate its effect. Likewise, because any gain (or loss) on \nthe sale of long-lived assets (an investing activity) is added (or subtracted) to determine net income, it \nmust be subtracted from (or added to) net income to eliminate its effect.\nIn General The acquisition, sale, and depreciation of long-term assets are reflected on a company’s \ncash flow statement as indicated in the following table:\nEffect on  Cash Flows\nOperating activities (indirect method)\nNet income\n$xxx\n Adjusted for: Depreciation and amortization expense\n+\nGains on sale of long-lived assets\n-\nLosses on sale of long-lived assets\n+\nLosses due to asset impairment write-downs\n+\nInvesting activities\nPurchase of long-lived assets\n-\nSale of long-lived assets\n+\nFocus Company Analysis The following is a condensed version of Southwest’s statement of \ncash flows for 2014. Buying and selling long-lived assets are investing activities. In 2014, South-\nwest used $1,748 million in cash to purchase flight equipment and ground property and equipment. \n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n419\nSouthwest did not sell any flight or ground equipment during the year. Selling long-lived assets is not \nan \noperating activity. Therefore, any gains (losses) on sales of long-term assets that were included in \nnet income must be deducted from (added to) net income in the operating activities section to elimi-\nnate the effect of the sale. Unless they are large, these gain and loss adjustments normally are not \nspecifically highlighted on the statement of cash flows. Southwest did not list any gains or losses as \nadjustments in 2014.\nIn capital-intensive industries such as airlines, depreciation is a significant noncash expense. In South-\nwest’s case, depreciation and amortization expense is usually the single largest adjustment to net income \nin determining cash flows from operations. For example, in 2014, the adjustment for depreciation and \namortization expense was 32 percent of operating cash flows.\nSOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.\nConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows (partial)\nFor the Year Ended December 31, 2014\n(In millions)\n2014\nCash Flows from Operating Activities:\n Net income\n$ 1,136\n Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided\n by operating activities:\n Depreciation and amortization\n938\n Other (summarized)\n 828\n Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities\n2,902\nCash Flows from Investing Activities:\n Capital expenditures (purchases of property and equipment)\n(1,748)\n Other (summarized)\n 21\n Net cash used in investing activities\n(1,727)\nA Misinterpretation\nSome analysts misinterpret the meaning of a noncash expense, saying that “cash is provided by depre-\nciation.” Although depreciation is added in the operating section of the statement of cash flows, \n \ndepreciation is not a source of cash. Cash from operations can be provided only by selling goods \nand services. A company with a large amount of depreciation expense does not generate more cash \ncompared with a company that reports a small amount of depreciation expense, assuming that they are \nexactly the same in every other respect. While depreciation expense reduces the amount of reported net \nincome for a company, it does not reduce the amount of cash generated by the company because it is a \nnoncash expense. Remember that the effects of recording depreciation are a reduction in stockholders’ \nequity and a reduction in fixed assets, not in cash. That is why, on the statement of cash flows, depre-\nciation expense is added back to net income on an accrual basis to compute cash flows from operations \n(on a cash basis).\nAlthough depreciation is a noncash expense, the depreciation for tax purposes can affect a \n \ncompany’s cash flows. Depreciation is a deductible expense for income tax purposes. The higher the \namount of depreciation recorded by a company for tax purposes, the lower the company’s taxable income \nand the taxes it must pay. Because taxes must be paid in cash, a reduction in a company’s results reduces \nthe company’s cash outflows (that is, lower net income leads to lower tax payments).\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\n\n\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N \nC A S E A\n(Resolve the requirements before proceeding to the suggested solution that follows.) Diversi-\nfied Industries started as a residential construction company. In recent years, it has expanded \ninto heavy construction, ready-mix concrete, construction supplies, and earth-moving services. \nAssume the company completed the following transactions during 2016. Amounts have been \n \nsimplified.\n2016\nJan. '1\nThe management decided to buy a 10-year-old building for $175,000 and the land on which it was \nsituated for $130,000. It paid $100,000 in cash and signed a mortgage note payable for the rest.\nJan. 12\nPaid $38,000 in renovation costs on the building prior to use.\nJuly 10\nPaid $1,200 for ordinary repairs on the building.\nDec. 31\nYear-end adjustments:\n \na. \nThe building will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of \n30 years. The estimated residual value is $33,000.\n \nb. \nDiversified purchased another company several years ago at $100,000 over the fair \nvalue of the net assets acquired. The goodwill has an indefinite life.\n \nc. \nAt the beginning of the year, the company owned equipment with a cost of $650,000 \nand accumulated depreciation of $150,000. The equipment is being depreciated using \nthe double-declining-balance method, with a useful life of 20 years and no residual \nvalue.\n \nd. \nAt year-end, the company tested its long-lived assets for possible impairment of their \nvalue. It identified a piece of old excavation equipment with a cost of $156,000 and \nremaining book value of $120,000. Due to its smaller size and lack of safety features, \nthe old equipment has limited use. The future cash flows are expected to be $40,000 and \nthe fair value is determined to be $35,000. Goodwill was found not to be impaired.\nDecember 31, 2016, is the end of the annual accounting period.\nRequired:\n \n1. Indicate the accounts affected and the amount and direction (+ for increase and − for decrease) of \nthe effect of each of the preceding events (Jan. 1, Jan. 12, July 10, and adjustments a through d) on \nthe financial statement categories at the end of the year. Use the following headings:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n \n2. Record the December 31 adjusting journal entries (a) and (c) only.\n \n3. Show the December 31, 2016, balance sheet classification and amount reported for each of the \n \nfollowing items:\nFixed assets—land, building, and equipment\nIntangible asset—goodwill\n \n4. Assuming that the company had operating revenues of $1,000,000 for the year and a net book \nvalue of $500,000 for fixed assets at the beginning of the year, compute the fixed asset turnover \nratio. Explain its meaning.\n420\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n\n\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Effects of events (with computations):\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nJan. 1\nCash\nLand\nBuilding\n−100,000\n+130,000\n+175,000\nNote Payable\n+205,000\nJan. 12\n(1)\nCash\nBuilding\n  −38,000\n  +38,000\nJuly 10 \n(2)\nCash\n−1,200\nRepairs Expense\n−1,200\nDec. 31 a \n(3)\nAccumulated\n Depreciation (+XA)\n−6,000\nDepreciation\n Expense\n−6,000\nDec. 31 b\n(4)\nNo entry\nDec. 31 c \n(5)\nAccumulated\n Depreciation (+XA)\n  −50,000\nDepreciation\n Expense\n−50,000\nDec. 31 d \n(6)\nEquipment\n−85,000\nLoss Due to Asset\n Impairment\n−85,000\n \n \n(1) Capitalize the $38,000 expenditure because it is necessary to prepare the asset for use.\n \n \n(2) This is an ordinary repair and should be expensed.\n \n \n(3) \nCost of Building\nStraight-Line Depreciation\nInitial purchase price\n$175,000\n($213,000 cost − $33,000 residual value) ×\nRepairs prior to use\n ''''''''''38,000\n1/30 years = $6,000 annual depreciation\nAcquisition cost\n$213,000\n \n \n(4) \nGoodwill has an indefinite life and is therefore not amortized. We will test for impairment \nlater.\n \n \n(5) Double-declining-balance depreciation\n \n \n \n \n($650,000 cost − $150,000 accumulated depreciation) × 2/20 years = $50,000 depreciation \nfor 2016.\n \n \n(6) Asset impairment\n \n \n \n \nImpairment Test: The book value of old equipment, $120,000, exceeds expected future cash \nflows, $40,000. The asset is impaired.\nImpairment Loss\nBook value\n$120,000\nLess: Fair value\n−35,000\nLoss due to impairment\n''$ 85,000\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n421\n\n\n \n2. Adjusting entries at December 31, 2016:\n \n \na. \nDepreciation Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, −A) . . . . . \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\n \n \nb. \nDepreciation Expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\n Accumulated Depreciation (+XA, −A) . . . . . \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\n \n3. Partial balance sheet, December 31, 2016:\nAssets\nFixed assets\nLand\n$130,000\nBuilding\n$213,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n'' '''''6,000\n207,000\nEquipment\n565,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n''''''''200,000\n''''''''365,000\n Total fixed assets\n702,000\nIntangible asset\nGoodwill\n100,000\n$650,000 − $85,000 \n$150,000 + $50,000 \n \n4. Fixed asset turnover ratio:\n = 1.66\n = \nOperating Revenues (Net Sales)\n(Beginning Net Fixed Asset Balance +\nEnding Net Fixed Asset Balance) ÷ 2\n$1,000,000\n($500,000 + 702,000) ÷ 2\nThis construction company is capital intensive. The fixed asset turnover ratio measures the company’s \nefficiency at using its investment in property, plant, and equipment to generate sales.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N C A S E B\nIn 2017, Diversified Industries, a residential construction company, acquired a gravel pit (designated \nGravel Pit No. 1) to support its construction operations. The company completed the following trans-\nactions during 2017 related to the gravel pit. Amounts have been simplified and the company’s fiscal \nyear ends on December 31.\nJune 19\nBought Gravel Pit No.1 for $50,000 cash. It was estimated that 100,000 cubic yards of gravel could \nbe removed.\nAug. ''''''''' 1\nPaid $10,000 for costs of preparing the new gravel pit for exploitation.\nNov. ''''10\n12,000 cubic yards of gravel were removed from Gravel Pit No. 1 to be used or sold in 2018.\nRequired:\nRecord the June 19, August 1, and November 10 transactions.\n422\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n\n\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\nDate\nAccounts\nJune 19\nGravel Pit No. 1 (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\nAug. 1\nGravel Pit No. 1 (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nNov. 10*\nInventory−Gravel (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,200\n Gravel Pit No. 1 (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,200\n*Cost of Gravel Pit\n Initial purchase price\n$50,000\n Preparation costs\n'''''''''''10,000\n Total cost\n$60,000\nUnits-of-Production Depletion\n Depletion Rate: $60,000 cost ÷ 100,000 estimated production = $0.60 per unit\n Depletion Expense: $0.60 per unit × 12,000 actual production = $7,200\n Capitalize the depletion to gravel inventory.\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n423\nChapter Supplement\nChanges in Depreciation Estimates\nDepreciation is based on two estimates: useful life and residual value. These estimates are made at the \ntime a depreciable asset is acquired. As experience with the asset accumulates, one or both of these initial \nestimates may need to be revised. In addition, any improvements that extend the asset’s useful life may \nbe added to the original acquisition cost at some time during the asset’s use. When it is clear that either \nestimate should be revised to a material degree or that the asset’s cost has changed, the undepreciated \nasset balance (less any residual value at that date) should be apportioned over the remaining estimated \nlife from the current year into the future. This is called a prospective change in estimate.\nTo compute the new depreciation expense due to a change in estimate for any of the depreciation \nmethods described here, substitute the net book value for the original acquisition cost, the new residual \nvalue for the original amount, and the estimated remaining life in place of the original estimated life. As \nan illustration, the formula using the straight-line method follows.\nOriginal Straight-Line Formula Modified for a Change in Estimate:\n(Cost - Residual Value) × \n1\nUseful Life% = Original Depreciation Expense\n(Net Book Value - New Residual Value) × \n1\nRemaining Life = Revised Depreciation Expense\nAssume Southwest purchased an aircraft for $60,000,000 with an estimated useful life of 20 years \nand estimated residual value of $3,000,000. Shortly after the start of Year 5, Southwest changed the \n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWhen management changes an estimate used in a depreciation computation, the net book value \nat the time of the change minus any expected residual value is allocated over the remaining life of \n \nthe asset.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Southwest Airlines owned a service truck that originally cost $100,000. When pur-\nchased at the beginning of 2013, the truck had an estimated useful life of 10 years with no residual \nvalue. At the beginning of 2018, after operating the truck for five years, Southwest determined that the \nremaining life was only two more years. Southwest uses the straight-line method.\n \n1. What is the truck’s net book value at the beginning of 2018?\n \n2. Based on this change in estimate, what amount of depreciation should be recorded each year \nover the remaining life of the asset?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n424\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\ninitial estimated life to 25 years and lowered the estimated residual value to $2,400,000. At the end of \nYear 5, the computation of the new amount for depreciation expense is as follows:\nOriginal depreciation expense\n($60,000,000 - $3,000,000) × 1/20 = $ 2,850,000 per year\n \n× 4 years\nAccumulated depreciation at the end of year 4: $11,400,000\nNet book value at the end of year 4\n Acquisition cost \n$60,000,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation \n'''''''''''11,400,000\n Net book value \n$48,600,000\nDepreciation in years 5 through 25 based on changes in estimates\n(Net Book Value - New Residual Value) × 1/Remaining Years = New Depreciation Expense\n($48,600,000 - $2,400,000) × 1/21 years = $2,200,000 per year\nCompanies may also change depreciation methods (for example, from declining balance to straight \nline). Such a change requires significantly more disclosure because it violates the consistency principle, \nwhich requires that accounting information reported in the financial statements should be comparable \nacross accounting periods. Under GAAP, changes in accounting estimates and depreciation methods \nshould be made only when a new estimate or accounting method “better measures” the periodic income \nof the business.\nRemaining Life\n New estimated life \n25 years\n In the past \n 4 years\n Remaining \n21 years\nStraight-Line\nDepreciation\nExpense with a\nChange in \nEstimate\nYears\n1–4\nYears\n5–25\n$2,850,000\n$2,200,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. \n(Cost $100,000 − Residual Value $0) × 1/10 = $10,000 Original Annual Depreciation \n$10,000 Annual Depreciation Expense × 5 Years = $50,000 Accumulated Depreciation \nNet Book Value After 5 Years = Cost $100,000 − Accumulated Depreciation $50,000 = $50,000\n2. \n(Net Book Value $50,000 − Residual Value $0) × 1/2 (remaining life) = $25,000 Depreciation Expense \nper Year\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n425\n \n8-1. Define, classify, and explain the nature of long-lived productive assets and interpret the fixed \nasset turnover ratio. p. 391\n \na. Productive assets are those that a business retains for long periods of time for use in the course of \nnormal operations rather than for sale. They may be divided into tangible assets (land, buildings, \nequipment, natural resources) and intangible assets (including goodwill, patents, and franchises).\n \nb. The cost allocation method utilized affects the amount of net property, plant, and equipment that \nis used in the computation of the fixed asset turnover ratio. Accelerated methods reduce book \nvalue and increase the turnover ratio.\n \n8-2. Apply the cost principle to measure the acquisition and maintenance of property, plant, and \nequipment. p. 392\nThe acquisition cost of property, plant, and equipment is the cash-equivalent purchase price plus \nall reasonable and necessary expenditures made to acquire and prepare the asset for its intended \nuse. These assets may be acquired using cash, debt, or stock or through self-construction. Expen-\nditures made after the asset is in use are either additions and improvements or ordinary repairs \n(expenses):\n \na. Ordinary repairs and maintenance provide benefits during the current accounting period \nonly. Amounts are debited to appropriate current expense accounts when the expenses are \nincurred.\n \nb. Improvements provide benefits for one or more accounting periods beyond the current period. \nAmounts are debited to the appropriate asset accounts (they are capitalized) and depreciated, \ndepleted, or amortized over their useful lives.\n \n8-3. Apply various cost allocation methods as assets are held and used over time. p. 398\nCost allocation methods: In conformity with the expense principle, cost less any estimated residual \nvalue is allocated to periodic expense over the periods benefited. Because of depreciation, the net book \nvalue of an asset declines over time and net income is reduced by the amount of the expense. Com-\nmon depreciation methods include straight-line (a constant amount over time), units-of- \nproduction (a \nvariable amount over time), and double-declining-balance (a decreasing amount over time).\n \na. Depreciation—buildings and equipment.\n \nb. Amortization—intangibles.\n \nc. Depletion—natural resources.\n \n8-4. Explain the effect of asset impairment on the financial statements. p. 409\nWhen events or changes in circumstances reduce the estimated future cash flows of long-lived \nassets below their book value, the book values should be written down (by recording a loss) to the \nfair value of the assets.\n \n8-5. Analyze the disposal of property, plant, and equipment. p. 410\nWhen assets are disposed of through sale or abandonment,\n \na. Record additional depreciation since the last adjustment was made.\n \nb. Remove the cost of the old asset and its related accumulated depreciation, depletion, or \namortization.\n \nc. Recognize the cash proceeds.\n \nd. Recognize any gain or loss when the asset’s net book value is not equal to the cash received.\n \n8-6. Apply measurement and reporting concepts for intangible assets and natural resources. \n \np. 412\nThe cost principle should be applied in recording the acquisition of intangible assets and natu-\nral resources. Intangibles with definite useful lives are amortized using the straight-line method. \nIntangibles with indefinite useful lives, including goodwill, are not amortized, but are reviewed at \nleast annually for impairment. Report intangibles at net book value on the balance sheet. Natural \nresources should be depleted (usually by the units-of-production method) usually with the amount \nof the depletion expense capitalized to an inventory account.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\nK E Y R A T I O\nThe fixed asset turnover ratio measures how efficiently a company utilizes its investment in prop-\nerty, plant, and equipment over time. Its ratio can then be compared to competitors’ ratios. The fixed \nasset turnover ratio is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Acquisition and \nMaintenance of Plant and Equipment section):\nFixed Asset Turnover = Net Sales (or Operating Revenues)\nAverage Net Fixed Assets\nIncome Statement\nUnder Operating Expenses\nDepreciation, depletion, and amortization \nexpense or included in\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses and\nCost of goods sold (with the amount for \n \ndepreciation expense disclosed in a note)\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nDescription of management’s choice for \ndepreciation \nand amortization methods, including useful lives, \nand the amount of annual depreciation expense, if \nnot listed on the income statement.\nUnder a Separate Footnote\nIf not specified on the balance sheet, a listing of the \nmajor classifications of long-lived assets at cost and \nthe balance in accumulated depreciation, depletion, \nand amortization.\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nUnder Noncurrent Assets\nProperty, plant, and equipment (net of \n \naccumulated depreciation)\nNatural resources (net of accumulated depletion)\nIntangibles (net of accumulated amortization, \nif any)\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Operating Activities (indirect method)\nNet income\n+ Depreciation and amortization expense\n- Gains on sales of assets\n+ Losses on sales of assets\nUnder Investing Activities\n+ Sales of assets for cash\n- Purchases of assets for cash\n426\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n \n8-7. Explain how the acquisition, use, and disposal of long-lived assets impact cash flows. p. 418\nDepreciation expense is a noncash expense that has no effect on cash. It is added back to net income \non the statement of cash flows to determine cash from operations. Acquiring and disposing of long-\nlived assets are investing activities.\nIn previous chapters, we discussed business and accounting issues related to the assets that a company \nholds. In Chapters 9, 10, and 11, we shift our focus to the other side of the balance sheet to see how man-\nagers finance business operations and the acquisition of productive assets. We discuss various types of \nliabilities in Chapters 9 and 10 and examine stockholders’ equity in Chapter 11.\nAcquisition Cost p. 393\nAmortization p. 413\nCapitalized Interest p. 395\nCopyright p. 415\nDeclining-Balance Depreciation p. 404\nDepletion p. 417\nDepreciation p. 399\nEstimated Useful Life p. 400\nFranchise p. 416\nGoodwill (Cost in Excess of Net Assets \nAcquired) p. 413\nImprovements p. 397\nK E Y T E R M S\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n427\nIntangible Assets p. 391\nLicenses and Operating \nRights p. 416\nLong-Lived Assets p. 391\nNatural Resources p. 417\nNet Book Value (Carrying or Book \nValue) p. 399\nOrdinary Repairs and Maintenance p. 396\nPatent p. 416\nResidual (or Salvage) Value p. 401\nStraight-Line Depreciation p. 402\nTangible Assets p. 391\nTechnology p. 415\nTrademark p. 414\nUnits-of-Production Depreciation p. 403\n 1. Define long-lived assets. Why are they considered to be a “bundle of future services”?\n 2. How is the fixed asset turnover ratio computed? Explain its meaning.\n 3. What are the classifications of long-lived assets? Explain each.\n 4. Under the cost measurement concept, what amounts should be included in the acquisition cost of a \nlong-lived asset?\n 5. Describe the relationship between the expense recognition principle and accounting for long-lived \nassets.\n 6. Distinguish between ordinary repairs and improvements. How is each accounted for?\n 7. Distinguish among depreciation, depletion, and amortization.\n 8. In computing depreciation, three values must be known or estimated; identify and explain the nature \nof each.\n 9. The estimated useful life and residual value of a long-lived asset relate to the current owner or user \nrather than all potential users. Explain this statement.\n 10. What type of depreciation expense pattern is used under each of the following methods and when is \nits use appropriate?\n \na. The straight-line method.\n \nb. The units-of-production method.\n \nc. The double-declining-balance method.\n 11. Over what period should an addition to an existing long-lived asset be depreciated? Explain.\n 12. What is asset impairment? How is it accounted for?\n 13. When equipment is sold for more than net book value, how is the transaction recorded? For less than \nnet book value? What is net book value?\n 14. Define intangible asset. What period should be used to amortize an intangible asset with a definite \nlife?\n 15. Define goodwill. When is it appropriate to record goodwill as an intangible asset?\n 16. Why is depreciation expense added to net income (indirect method) on the statement of cash flows?\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. Miga Company and Porter Company both bought a new delivery truck on January 1, 2014. Both \ncompanies paid exactly the same cost, $30,000, for their respective vehicles. As of December 31, \n2017, the net book value of Miga’s truck was less than Porter Company’s net book value for the same \nvehicle. Which of the following is an acceptable explanation for the difference in net book value?\n \na. Miga Company estimated a lower residual value, but both estimated the same useful life and both \nelected straight-line depreciation.\n \nb. Both companies elected straight-line depreciation, but Miga Company used a longer estimated \nlife.\n \nc. Because GAAP specifies rigid guidelines regarding the calculation of depreciation, this situation \nis not possible.\n \nd. Miga Company is using the straight-line method of depreciation, and Porter Company is using \nthe double-declining-balance method of depreciation.\n 2. Leslie, Inc., followed the practice of depreciating its building on a straight-line basis. A building \nwas purchased in 2016 and had an estimated useful life of 25 years and a residual value of $20,000. \n \nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n428\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nThe company’s depreciation expense for 2016 was $15,000 on the building. What was the original \ncost of the building?\n \na. $395,000\n \nb. $500,000\n \nc. $520,000\n \nd. Cannot be determined from the information given.\n 3. Maks, Inc., uses straight-line depreciation for all of its depreciable assets. Maks sold a used piece of \nmachinery on December 31, 2017, that it purchased on January 1, 2016, for $10,000. The asset had \na five-year life, zero residual value, and $2,000 accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2016. \nIf the sales price of the used machine was $7,500, the resulting gain or loss upon the sale was which \nof the following amounts?\n \na. Loss of $500 \nd. Gain of $1,500\n \nb. Gain of $500 \ne. No gain or loss upon the sale.\n \nc. Loss of $1,500\n 4. Under what method(s) of depreciation is an asset’s net book value the depreciable base (the amount \nto be depreciated)?\n \na. Straight-line method \nc. Units-of-production method\n \nb. Declining-balance method \nd. All of the above\n 5. What assets should be amortized using the straight-line method?\n \na. Intangible assets with definite lives \nc. Natural resources\n \nb. Intangible assets with indefinite lives \nd. All of the above\n 6. A company wishes to report the highest earnings possible for financial reporting purposes. There-\nfore, when calculating depreciation,\n \na. It will follow the MACRS depreciation tables prescribed by the IRS.\n \nb. It will select the shortest lives possible for its assets.\n \nc. It will select the lowest residual values for its assets.\n \nd. It will estimate higher residual values for its assets.\n 7. How many of the following statements regarding goodwill are true?\n ∙ Goodwill is not reported unless purchased in an exchange.\n ∙ Goodwill must be reviewed annually for possible impairment.\n ∙ Impairment of goodwill results in a decrease in net income.\n \na. Three\n \nb. Two\n \nc. One\n \nd. None\n 8. Company X is going to retire equipment that is fully depreciated with no residual value. The equip-\nment will simply be disposed of, not sold. Which of the following statements is false?\n \na. Total assets will not change as a result of this transaction.\n \nb. Net income will not be impacted as a result of this transaction.\n \nc. This transaction will not impact cash flow.\n \nd. All of the above statements are true.\n 9. When recording depreciation, which of the following statements is true?\n \na. Total assets increase and stockholders’ equity increases.\n \nb. Total assets decrease and total liabilities increase.\n \nc. Total assets decrease and stockholders’ equity increases.\n \nd. None of the above are true.\n 10. (Chapter Supplement) Irish Industries purchased a machine for $65,000 and is depreciating it with \nthe straight-line method over a life of 10 years, using a residual value of $3,000. At the beginning \nof the sixth year, a major overhaul was made costing $5,000, and the total estimated useful life was \nextended to 13 years with a residual value of $3,000. Depreciation expense for Year 6 is:\n \na. $1,885 \nd. $3,625\n \nb. $2,000 \ne. $4,500\n \nc. $3,250\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n429\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nClassifying Long-Lived Assets and Related Cost Allocation Concepts\nFor each of the following long-lived assets, indicate its nature and the related cost allocation concept. Use \nthe following symbols:\nNature\nCost Allocation Concept\nL\nLand\nDR\nDepreciation\nB\nBuilding\nDP\nDepletion\nE\nEquipment\nA\nAmortization\nNR\nNatural resource\nNO\nNo cost allocation\nI\nIntangible\nO\nOther\nO\nOther\nAsset\nNature\nCost \nAllocation\nAsset\nNature\nCost \nAllocation\n(1) Tractors\n \n \n (6) \nOperating license\n \n \n(2) Land in use\n \n \n (7) \nProduction plant\n \n \n(3) Timber tract\n \n \n (8) Trademark\n \n \n(4) Warehouse\n \n \n (9) Silver mine\n \n \n(5) \nNew engine for old \nmachine\n \n \n(10) \nLand held for sale\n \n \nComputing and Evaluating the Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio\nThe following information was reported by Young’s Air Cargo Service for 2014:\nNet fixed assets (beginning of year)\n$1,500,000\nNet fixed assets (end of year)\n2,300,000\nNet operating revenues for the year\n3,600,000\nNet income for the year\n1,600,000\nCompute the company’s fixed asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places) for the year. What can \nyou say about Young’s ratio when compared to Southwest’s 2014 ratio?\nIdentifying Capital Expenditures and Expenses\nFor each of the following items, enter the correct letter to the left to show the type of expenditure. Use \nthe following:\nType of Expenditure\nTransactions\nC\nCapital expenditure\n (1) Purchased a patent, $4,300 cash.\nE\nExpense\n (2) Paid $10,000 for monthly salaries.\nN\nNeither\n (3) Paid cash dividends, $20,000.\n (4) \nPurchased a machine, $7,000; gave a long-term note.\n (5) Paid three-year insurance premium, $900.\n (6) \nPaid for routine maintenance, $200, on credit.\n (7) Paid $400 for ordinary repairs.\n (8) \nPaid $6,000 for improvements that lengthened the \nasset’s productive life.\n (9) \nPaid $20,000 cash for addition to old building.\nM8-1\nLO8-1, 8-3, 8-6\nM8-2\nLO8-1\nM8-3\nLO8-2\n\n\n430\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nComputing Book Value (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nCalculate the book value of a three-year-old machine that has a cost of $31,000, an estimated \nresidual value of $1,000, and an estimated useful life of five years. The company uses straight-line \ndepreciation.\nComputing Book Value (Double-Declining-Balance Depreciation)\nCalculate the book value of a three-year-old machine that has a cost of $55,000, an estimated residual \nvalue of $5,000, and an estimated useful life of five years. The company uses double-declining-balance \ndepreciation. Round to the nearest dollar.\nComputing Book Value (Units-of-Production Depreciation)\nCalculate the book value of a three-year-old machine that has a cost of $26,000, an estimated residual \nvalue of $1,000, and an estimated useful life of 50,000 machine hours. The company uses units-of-\nproduction depreciation and ran the machine 3,200 hours in Year 1; 7,050 hours in Year 2; and 7,500 \nhours in Year 3.\nIdentifying Asset Impairment\nFor each of the following scenarios, indicate whether an asset has been impaired (Y for yes and N for no) \nand, if so, the amount of loss that should be recorded.\nBook \nValue\nEstimated \nFuture Cash Flows\nFair \nValue\nIs Asset \nImpaired?\nAmount \nof Loss\na. Machine\n$ 15,500\n$ 10,000\n$ 9,500\n \nb. Copyright\n$ 31,000\n$ 41,000\n$ 37,900\n \nc. Factory building\n$ 58,000\n$ 29,000\n$ 27,000\nd. Building\n$227,000\n$227,000\n$200,000\nRecording the Disposal of a Long-Lived Asset (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nAs part of a major renovation at the beginning of the year, Bonham’s Bakery sold shelving units (store \nfixtures) that were 10 years old for $1,800 cash. The original cost of the shelves was $6,500 and they \nhad been depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 12 years with an estimated \nresidual value of $800. Record the sale of the shelving units.\nComputing Goodwill and Patents\nElizabeth Pie Company has been in business for 50 years and has developed a large group of loyal restau-\nrant customers. Giant Bakery Inc. has made an offer to buy Elizabeth Pie Company for $5,000,000. The \nbook value of Elizabeth Pie’s recorded assets and liabilities on the date of the offer is $4,300,000 with \na fair value of $4,500,000. Elizabeth Pie also (1) holds a patent for a pie crust fluting machine that the \ncompany invented (the patent with a fair value of $300,000 was never recorded by Elizabeth Pie because \nit was developed internally) and (2) estimates goodwill from loyal customers to be $310,000 (also never \nrecorded by the company). Should Elizabeth Pie Company management accept Giant Bakery’s offer of \n$5,000,000? If so, compute the amount of goodwill that Giant Bakery should record on the date of the \npurchase.\nPreparing the Statement of Cash Flows\nGarrett Company had the following activities for a recent year ended December 31: Sold land that cost \n$20,000 for $20,000 cash; purchased $181,000 of equipment, paying $156,000 in cash and signing a note \npayable for the rest; and recorded $5,500 in depreciation expense for the year. Net income for the year \nwas $18,000. Prepare the operating and investing sections of a statement of cash flows for the year based \non the data provided.\nM8-4\nLO8-3\nM8-5\nLO8-3\nM8-6\nLO8-3\nM8-7\nLO8-4\nM8-8\nLO8-5\nM8-9\nLO8-6\nM8-10\nLO8-7\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n431\nE X E R C I S E S\nPreparing a Classified Balance Sheet\nThe following is a list of account titles and amounts (dollars in millions) from a recent annual report of \nHasbro, Inc., a leading manufacturer of games, toys, and interactive entertainment software for children \nand families:\nBuildings and improvements\n$234\nMachinery, equipment, and software\n$ 504\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n392\nAccumulated depreciation\n509\nAllowance for doubtful accounts\n16\nInventories\n340\nOther noncurrent assets\n658\nOther intangibles\n1,123\nAccumulated amortization (other intangibles)\n798\nLand and improvements\n7\nCash and cash equivalents\n893\nAccounts receivable\n1,111\nGoodwill\n 593\nRequired:\nPrepare the asset section of the balance sheet for Hasbro, Inc., classifying the assets into Current Assets; \nProperty, Plant, and Equipment (net); and Other Assets.\nComputing and Interpreting the Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio from a Financial Analyst’s \nPerspective\nThe following data were included in a recent Apple Inc. annual report ($ in millions):\nIn millions\n2011\n2012\n2013\n2014\nNet sales\n$108,249\n$156,508\n$170,910\n$182,795\nNet property, plant, \nand equipment\n7,777\n15,452\n16,597\n20,624\nRequired:\n 1. Compute Apple’s fixed asset turnover ratio for 2012, 2013, and 2014. Round your answers to two \ndecimal points.\n 2. How might a financial analyst interpret the results?\nComputing and Recording Cost and Depreciation of Assets (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nShahia Company bought a building for $82,000 cash and the land on which it was located for $107,000 \ncash. The company paid transfer costs of $9,000 ($3,000 for the building and $6,000 for the land). Reno-\nvation costs on the building were $21,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry to record the purchase of the property, including all relevant expenditures. \nAssume that all transactions were for cash and that all purchases occurred at the start of the year.\n 2. Compute straight-line depreciation at the end of one year, assuming an estimated 10-year useful life \nand a $15,000 estimated residual value.\n 3. What would be the net book value of the property (land and building) at the end of Year 2?\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of an Asset Acquisition and Depreciation (Straight-\nLine Depreciation)\nDuring Year 1, Ashkar Company ordered a machine on January 1 at an invoice price of $21,000. On \nthe date of delivery, January 2, the company paid $6,000 on the machine, with the balance on credit \nat 10  \npercent interest due in six months. On January 3, it paid $1,000 for freight on the machine. On \n \nJanuary  5, Ashkar paid installation costs relating to the machine amounting to $2,500. On July 1, \n \nE8-1\nLO8-1\nE8-2\nLO8-1\nE8-3\nLO8-2, 8-3\nE8-4\nLO8-2, 8-3\n\n\n432\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nthe company paid the balance due on the machine plus the interest. On December 31 (the end of the \naccounting period), Ashkar recorded depreciation on the machine using the straight-line method with an \nestimated useful life of 10 years and an estimated residual value of $4,000.\nRequired (round all amounts to the nearest dollar):\n 1. Indicate the effects (accounts, amounts, and + or −) of each transaction (on January 1, 2, 3, and 5 \nand July 1) on the accounting equation. Use the following schedule:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. Compute the acquisition cost of the machine.\n 3. Compute the depreciation expense to be reported for Year 1.\n 4. What impact does the interest paid on the 10 percent note have on the cost of the machine? Under \nwhat circumstances can interest expense be included in acquisition cost?\n 5. What would be the net book value of the machine at the end of Year 2?\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of an Asset Acquisition and Depreciation \n( \nStraight-Line Depreciation)\nSteve’s Outdoor Company purchased a new delivery van on January 1 for $45,000 plus $3,800 in sales \ntax. The company paid $12,800 cash on the van (including the sales tax), with the $36,000 balance on \ncredit at 8 percent interest due in nine months (on September 30). On January 2, the company paid cash \nof $700 to have the company name and logo painted on the van. On September 30, the company paid \nthe balance due on the van plus the interest. On December 31 (the end of the accounting period), Steve’s \nOutdoor recorded depreciation on the van using the straight-line method with an estimated useful life of \n5 years and an estimated residual value of $4,500.\nRequired (round all amounts to the nearest dollar):\n 1. Indicate the effects (accounts, amounts, and + or −) of each transaction (on January 1, 2, and \n \nSeptember 30) on the accounting equation. Use the following schedule:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. Compute the acquisition cost of the van.\n 3. Compute the depreciation expense to be reported for Year 1.\n 4. What impact does the interest paid on the 8 percent note have on the cost of the van? Under what \ncircumstances can interest expense be included in acquisition cost?\n 5. What would be the net book value of the van at the end of Year 2?\nRecording Depreciation and Repairs (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nManrow Growers, Inc., owns equipment for sowing and harvesting its organic fruit, vegetables, and tree \nnuts that are sold to local restaurants and grocery stores. At the beginning of 2016, an asset account for \nthe company showed the following balances:\nEquipment\n$350,000\nAccumulated depreciation through 2015\n132,000\nDuring 2016, the following expenditures were incurred for the equipment:\nRoutine maintenance and repairs on the equipment\n$ 5,000\nMajor overhaul of the equipment that improved efficiency on January 1, 2016\n42,000\nThe equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated life of 10 years with a \n$20,000 estimated residual value. The annual accounting period ends on December 31.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the adjusting entry that was made at the end of 2015 for depreciation on the equipment.\n 2. Starting at the beginning of 2016, what is the remaining estimated life?\n 3. Give the journal entries to record the two expenditures during 2016.\nE8-5\nLO8-2,8-3\nE8-6\nLO8-2,8-3\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n433\nRecording Depreciation and Repairs (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nHulme Company operates a small manufacturing facility as a supplement to its regular service activities. \nAt the beginning of 2017, an asset account for the company showed the following balances:\nManufacturing equipment\n$120,000\nAccumulated depreciation through 2016\n57,600\nDuring 2017, the following expenditures were incurred for the equipment:\nRoutine maintenance and repairs on the equipment\n$ 1,000\nMajor overhaul of the equipment that improved efficiency on January 2, 2017\n13,000\nThe equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over an estimated life of 15 years with a \n$12,000 estimated residual value. The annual accounting period ends on December 31.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the adjusting entry that was made at the end of 2016 for depreciation on the manufacturing \nequipment.\n 2. Starting at the beginning of 2017, what is the remaining estimated life?\n 3. Give the journal entries to record the two expenditures during 2017.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Depreciation and Repairs (Straight-Line \nDepreciation)\nRefer to the information in E8-7.\nRequired:\nIndicate the effects (accounts, amounts, and + or −) of the items below on the accounting equation. Use \nthe following schedule:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 1. The adjustment for depreciation at the end of 2016.\n 2. The two expenditures during 2017.\nComputing Depreciation under Alternative Methods\nAssume Purity Ice Cream Company, Inc., in Ithaca, NY, bought a new ice cream maker at the begin-\nning of the year at a cost of $9,000. The estimated useful life was four years, and the residual value was \n$1,000. Assume that the estimated productive life of the machine was 16,000 hours. Actual annual usage \nwas 5,500 hours in Year 1; 3,800 hours in Year 2; 3,200 hours in Year 3; and 3,500 hours in Year 4.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. Round your answers \nto the nearest dollar.\n \na. Straight-line.\n \nb. Units-of-production (use four decimal places for the per unit output factor).\n \nc. Double-declining-balance.\nMethod: \n \nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nNet \nBook \nValue\nAt acquisition\n1\n2\netc.\nE8-7\nLO8-2, 8-3\nE8-8\nLO8-2, 8-3\nE8-9\nLO8-3\n\n\n434\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n 2. Assuming that the machine was used directly in the production of one of the products that the \ncompany manufactures and sells, what factors might management consider in selecting a preferable \ndepreciation method in conformity with the expense principle?\nComputing Depreciation under Alternative Methods\nStrong Metals Inc. purchased a new stamping machine at the beginning of the year at a cost of $950,000. \nThe estimated residual value was $50,000. Assume that the estimated useful life was five years and the \nestimated productive life of the machine was 300,000 units. Actual annual production was as follows:\nYear\nUnits\n1\n70,000\n2\n67,000\n3\n50,000\n4\n73,000\n5\n40,000\nRequired:\n 1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. Round your answers \nto the nearest dollar.\n \na. Straight-line.\n \nb. Units-of-production.\n \nc. Double-declining-balance.\nMethod:_____________________\nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nNet \nBook Value\nAt acquisition\n1\n2\netc.\n 2. Assuming that the machine was used directly in the production of one of the products that the \ncompany manufactures and sells, what factors might management consider in selecting a preferable \ndepreciation method in conformity with the expense principle?\nComputing Depreciation under Alternative Methods\nAt the beginning of the year, Palermo Brothers, Inc., purchased a new plastic water bottle making \nmachine at a cost of $45,000. The estimated residual value was $5,000. Assume that the estimated use-\nful life was four years and the estimated productive life of the machine was 400,000 units. Actual annual \nproduction was as follows:\nYear\nUnits\n1\n120,000\n2\n90,000\n3\n110,000\n4\n80,000\nRequired:\n 1. Complete a separate depreciation schedule for each of the alternative methods. Round your answers \nto the nearest dollar.\n \na. Straight-line.\n \nb. Units-of-production.\n \nc. Double-declining-balance.\nE8-10\nLO8-3\nE8-11\nLO8-3\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n435\nMethod:_____________________\nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nNet \nBook Value\nAt acquisition\n1\n2\netc.\n 2. Assuming that the machine was used directly in the production of one of the products that the \ncompany manufactures and sells, what factors might management consider in selecting a preferable \ndepreciation method in conformity with the expense principle?\nExplaining Depreciation Policy\nThe 2001 annual report for General Motors Corporation contained the following note:\nE8-12\nLO8-3\nNOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nProperty, Net\nProperty, plant, and equipment, including internal use software, is recorded at cost. Major \nimprovements that extend the useful life of property are capitalized. Expenditures for repairs and \nmaintenance are charged to expense as incurred. At January 1, 2001, we adopted the straight-\nline method of depreciation for real estate, facilities, and equipment placed in service after \nthat date. Assets placed in service before January 1, 2001, continue to be depreciated using \naccelerated methods. The accelerated methods accumulate depreciation of approximately two-\nthirds of the depreciable cost in the first half of the estimated useful lives of property groups \nas compared to the straight-line method, which allocates depreciable costs equally over the \nestimated useful lives of property groups.\nRequired:\nWhy do you think the company changed its depreciation method for real estate, facilities, and equipment \nplaced in service after January 1, 2001, and subsequent years?\nInterpreting Management’s Choice of Different Depreciation Methods for Tax and Financial \nReporting\nA recent annual report for FedEx includes the following information:\nE8-13\nLO8-3\nFor financial reporting purposes, we record depreciation and amortization of property and \nequipment on a straight-line basis over the asset’s service life or related lease term if shorter. For \nincome tax purposes, depreciation is computed using accelerated methods when applicable.\nRequired:\nExplain why FedEx uses different methods of depreciation for financial reporting and tax purposes.\nComputing Depreciation and Book Value for Two Years Using Alternative Depreciation \n \nMethods and Interpreting the Impact on Cash Flows\nSchrade Company bought a machine for $96,000 cash. The estimated useful life was four years and the \nestimated residual value was $6,000. Assume that the estimated useful life in productive units is 120,000. \nUnits actually produced were 43,000 in Year 1 and 45,000 in Year 2.\nE8-14\nLO8-3, 8-7\n\n\n436\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the appropriate amounts to complete the following schedule. Show computations, and \nround to the nearest dollar.\nDepreciation Expense for\nNet Book Value at the End of\nMethod of Depreciation\nYear 1\nYear 2\nYear 1\nYear 2\nStraight-line\nUnits-of-production\nDouble-declining-balance\n 2. Which method would result in the lowest EPS for Year 1? For Year 2?\n 3. Which method would result in the highest amount of cash outflows in Year 1? Why?\n 4. Indicate the effects of (a) acquiring the machine and (b) recording annual depreciation on the oper-\nating and investing activities sections of the statement of cash flows (indirect method) for Year 1 \n(assume the straight-line method).\nInferring Asset Impairment and Recording Disposal of an Asset\nIn a recent 10-K report, United Parcel Service states it “is the world’s largest package delivery company, \na leader in the U.S. less-than-truckload industry, and the premier provider of global supply chain man-\nagement solutions.” The following note and data were reported:\nE8-15\nLO8-4, 8-5\nNOTE 1—SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES\nImpairment of Long-Lived Assets\n. . . we review long-lived assets for impairment when circumstances indicate the carrying \namount of an asset may not be recoverable based on the undiscounted future cash flows of the \nasset. . . .\nDollars in Millions\nCost of property and equipment (beginning of year)\n$39,151\nCost of property and equipment (end of year)\n40,620\nCapital expenditures during the year\n2,328\nAccumulated depreciation (beginning of year)\n21,190\nAccumulated depreciation (end of year)\n22,339\nDepreciation expense during the year\n1,923\nCost of property and equipment sold during the year\n840\nAccumulated depreciation on property sold\n774\nCash received on property sold\n53\nRequired:\n 1. Reconstruct the journal entry for the disposal of property and equipment during the year.\n 2. Compute the amount of property and equipment that United Parcel wrote off as impaired during the \nyear. (Hint: Set up T-accounts.)\nRecording the Disposal of an Asset at Three Different Sale Prices\nFedEx is the world’s leading express-distribution company. In addition to the world’s largest fleet of all-\ncargo aircraft, the company has more than 650 aircraft and 55,000 vehicles and trailers that pick up and \ndeliver packages. Assume that FedEx sold a delivery truck that had been used in the business for three \nyears. The records of the company reflected the following:\nDelivery truck cost\n$35,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n23,000\nE8-16\nLO8-5\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n437\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry for the disposal of the truck, assuming that the truck sold for\n \na. $12,000 cash\n \nb. $12,400 cash\n \nc. $11,500 cash\n 2. Based on the three preceding situations, explain the effects of the disposal of an asset.\nRecording the Disposal of an Asset at Three Different Sale Prices\nMarriott International is a worldwide operator and franchiser of hotels and related lodging facilities \ntotaling nearly $1.5 billion in net property and equipment. Assume that Marriott replaced furniture that \nhad been used in the business for five years. The records of the company reflected the following regard-\ning the sale of the existing furniture:\nFurniture (cost)\n$8,000,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n7,700,000\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry for the disposal of the furniture, assuming that it was sold for\n \na. $300,000 cash\n \nb. $900,000 cash\n \nc. $100,000 cash\n 2. Based on the three preceding situations, explain the effects of the disposal of an asset.\nInferring Asset Age and Recording Accidental Loss on a Long-Lived Asset (Straight-Line \nDepreciation)\nOn January 1 of the current year, the records of Sitake Corporation showed the following regarding a truck:\nEquipment (estimated residual value, $9,000)\n$25,000\nAccumulated depreciation (straight-line, three years)\n6,000\nOn December 31 of the current year, the delivery truck was a total loss as the result of an accident.\nRequired:\n 1. Based on the data given, compute the estimated useful life of the truck.\n 2. Give all journal entries with respect to the truck on December 31 of the current year. Show computations.\nComputing the Acquisition and Depletion of a Natural Resource\nFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is “a premier U.S.-\nbased natural resource company with an industry leading global portfolio of mineral assets, significant \noil and natural gas resources and a growing production profile.” At the end of a recent year, its assets \ninclude approximately 104 billion pounds of copper, 29 million ounces of gold, 3 billion pounds of \nmolybdenum, 283 million ounces of silver, 860 million pounds of cobalt, and 390 million barrels of \n \nestimated oil and natural gas reserves. Its annual revenues exceed $21.4 billion.\nAssume that in February 2016, Freeport-McMoRan paid $800,000 for a mineral deposit in Indonesia. \nDuring March, it spent $70,000 in preparing the deposit for exploitation. It was estimated that 1,000,000 \ntotal cubic yards could be extracted economically. During 2016, 60,000 cubic yards were extracted. Dur-\ning January 2017, the company spent another $6,000 for additional developmental work that increased \nthe estimated productive capacity of the mineral deposit.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the acquisition cost of the deposit in 2016.\n 2. Compute depletion for 2016.\n 3. Compute the net book value of the deposit after payment of the January 2017 developmental costs.\nComputing and Reporting the Acquisition and Amortization of Three Different Intangible Assets\nTrotman Company had three intangible assets at the end of 2016 (end of the accounting year):\n \na. Computer software and Web development technology purchased on January 1, 2015, for $70,000. The \ntechnology is expected to have a four-year useful life to the company.\nE8-17\nLO8-5\nE8-18\nLO8-3, 8-5\nE8-19\nLO8-6\nE8-20\nLO8-6\n\n\n438\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n \nb. A patent purchased from Ian Zimmer on January 1, 2016, for a cash cost of $6,000. Zimmer had reg-\nistered the patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office five years ago.\n \nc. A trademark purchased for $13,000 on November 1, 2016. Management decided the trademark has an \nindefinite life.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the acquisition cost of each intangible asset.\n 2. Compute the amortization of each intangible at December 31, 2016. The company does not use \ncontra-accounts.\n 3. Show how these assets and any related expenses should be reported on the balance sheet and income \nstatement for 2016.\nComputing and Reporting the Acquisition and Amortization of Three Different Intangible \nAssets\nSpringer Company had three intangible assets at the end of 2017 (end of the accounting year):\n \na. A copyright purchased on January 1, 2017, for a cash cost of $14,500. The copyright is expected to \nhave a 10-year useful life to Springer.\n \nb. Goodwill of $65,000 from the purchase of the Hartford Company on July 1, 2016.\n \nc. A patent purchased on January 1, 2016, for $48,000. The inventor had registered the patent with the \nU.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 1, 2012.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the acquisition cost of each intangible asset.\n 2. Compute the amortization of each intangible at December 31, 2017. The company does not use \ncontra-accounts.\n 3. Show how these assets and any related expenses should be reported on the balance sheet and income \nstatement for 2017. (Assume there has been no impairment of goodwill.)\nRecording Leasehold Improvements and Related Amortization\nStarbucks Corporation is the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee, with over 21,000 company-\noperated and licensed stores worldwide. Assume that Starbucks planned to open a new store on Com-\nmonwealth Avenue near Boston University and obtained a 10-year lease starting January 1. The company \nhad to renovate the facility by installing an elevator costing $325,000. Amounts spent to enhance leased \nproperty are capitalized as intangible assets called Leasehold Improvements. The elevator will be amor-\ntized over the useful life of the lease.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry to record the installation of the new elevator.\n 2. Give any adjusting entries required at the end of the annual accounting period on December 31 \nrelated to the new elevator. Show computations.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording a Change in Estimate\nRefer to E8-7.\nRequired:\nGive the adjusting entry that should be made by Hulme Company at the end of 2017 for depreciation of \nthe manufacturing equipment, assuming no change in the original estimated life or residual value. Show \ncomputations. Round answer to the nearest dollar.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Explaining Depreciation, Improvements, and Changes \nin Estimated Useful Life and Residual Value (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nAt the end of the annual accounting period, December 31, Year 1, O’Connor Company’s records reflected \nthe following for Machine A:\nCost when acquired\n$30,000\nAccumulated depreciation\n10,200\nE8-21\nLO8-6\nE8-22\nLO8-6\nE8-23\nLO8-3\nE8-24\nLO8-2, 8-3\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n439\nDuring January Year 2, the machine was renovated at a cost of $15,500. As a result, the estimated life \nincreased from five years to eight years, and the residual value increased from $4,500 to $6,500. The \ncompany uses straight-line depreciation.\nRequired:\n 1. Give the journal entry to record the renovation.\n 2. How old was the machine at the end of Year 1?\n 3. Give the adjusting entry at the end of Year 2 to record straight-line depreciation for the year.\n 4. Explain the rationale for your entries in requirements 1 and 3.\n(Chapter Supplement) Computing the Effect of a Change in Useful Life and Residual Value on \n \nFinancial Statements and Cash Flows (Straight-Line Depreciation)\nBurbank Company owns the building occupied by its administrative office. The office building was \nreflected in the accounts at the end of last year as follows:\nCost when acquired\n$330,000\nAccumulated depreciation (based on straight-line depreciation, an \n estimated life of 50 years, and a $30,000 residual value)\n78,000\nDuring January of this year, on the basis of a careful study, management decided that the total estimated \nuseful life should be changed to 30 years (instead of 50) and the residual value reduced to $22,500 (from \n$30,000). The depreciation method will not change.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the annual depreciation expense prior to the change in estimates.\n 2. Compute the annual depreciation expense after the change in estimates.\n 3. What will be the net effect of the change in estimates on the balance sheet, net income, and cash \nflows for this year?\nE8-25\nLO8-3, 8-7\nP R O B L E M S\nExplaining the Nature of a Long-Lived Asset and Determining and Recording the Financial \nStatement Effects of Its Purchase (AP8-1)\nOn January 2, Summers Company bought a machine for use in operations. The machine has an estimated \nuseful life of eight years and an estimated residual value of $2,600. The company provided the following \nexpenditures:\n \na. Invoice price of the machine, $85,000.\n \nb. Freight paid by the vendor per sales agreement, $1,000.\n \nc. Installation costs, $2,400 paid in cash.\n \nd. Payment was made as follows:\nOn January 2:\n ∙ The installation costs were paid in cash.\n ∙ Summers Company common stock, par $1; 2,000 shares (market value, $3.50 per share).\n ∙ Note payable, $60,000; 11.5 percent (principal plus interest due April 1 of the current year).\n ∙ Balance of invoice price to be paid in cash by January 12.\nOn January 12:\n ∙ Summers Company paid the balance due.\nP8-1\nLO8-1, 8-2\n\n\n440\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nRequired:\n 1. What are the classifications of long-lived assets? Explain their differences.\n 2. Record the purchase on January 2 and the subsequent payment on January 12. Show computations.\n 3. Indicate the accounts, amounts, and effects (+ for increase and − for decrease) of the purchase and \nsubsequent cash payment on the accounting equation. Use the following structure:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 4. Explain the basis you used for any questionable items.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Repairs, an Addition, and Depreciation (AP8-2)\nA recent annual report for FedEx included the following note:\nNOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING\nPOLICIES\nPROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. Expenditures for major additions, improvements and flight\nequipment modifications are capitalized when such costs are determined to extend the useful\nlife of the asset or are part of the cost of acquiring the asset. Expenditures for equipment\noverhaul costs of engines or airframes prior to their operational use are capitalized as part of\nthe cost of such assets as they are costs required to ready the asset for its intended use.\nMaintenance and repairs costs are charged to expense as incurred. . . .\nAssume that FedEx made extensive repairs on an existing building and added a new wing. The building \nis a garage and repair facility for delivery trucks that serve the Denver area. The existing building origi-\nnally cost $950,000, and by the end of last year, it was half depreciated based on use of the straight-line \nmethod, a 20-year estimated useful life, and no residual value. During the current year, the following \nexpenditures related to the building were made:\n \na. Ordinary repairs and maintenance expenditures for the year, $7,000 cash.\n \nb. Extensive and major repairs to the roof of the building, $122,000 cash. These repairs were completed \nat the end of the current year.\n \nc. The new wing was completed on December 31 of the current year at a cash cost of $230,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Applying the policies of FedEx, complete the following, indicating the effects for the preceding \nexpenditures for the current year. If there is no effect on an account, write NE on the line.\nBuilding\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nRepairs \nExpense\nCash\nBalance January 1\n$950,000\n$475,000\nDepreciation\n_____\n_____\n_____\nBalance prior to expenditures\n950,000\n_____\n_____\nExpenditure (a)\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\nExpenditure (b)\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\nExpenditure (c)\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\nBalance December 31\n_____\n_____\n_____\n_____\n 2. What was the net book value of the building on December 31 of the current year?\n 3. Explain the effect of depreciation on cash flows.\nP8-2\nLO8-2, 8-3\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n441\nComputing the Acquisition Cost and Recording Depreciation under Three Alternative \n \nMethods (AP8-3)\nAt the beginning of the year, Plummer’s Sports Center bought three used fitness machines from Advan-\ntage, Inc. The machines immediately were overhauled, installed, and started operating. The machines \nwere different; therefore, each had to be recorded separately in the accounts.\nMachine A\nMachine B\nMachine C\nAmount paid for asset\n$11,000\n$30,000\n$8,000\nInstallation costs\n500\n1,000\n500\nRenovation costs prior to use\n2,500\n1,000\n1,500\nBy the end of the first year, each machine had been operating 4,800 hours.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the cost of each machine.\n 2. Give the entry to record depreciation expense at the end of Year 1, assuming the following:\nESTIMATES\nMachine\nLife\nResidual Value\nDepreciation Method\nA\n5 years\n$1,000\nStraight-line\nB\n60,000 hours\n 2,000\nUnits-of-production\nC\n4 years\n 1,500\nDouble-declining-balance\nInferring Depreciation Amounts and Determining the Effects of a Depreciation Error on Key \nRatios (AP8-4)\nBest Buy Co., Inc., headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, is one of the leading consumer electron-\nics retailers, operating more than 1,200 stores in the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico. The \n \nfollowing was reported in a recent annual report:\nCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS\n($ in millions)\nCurrent Year \n \n \nPrior Year\nASSETS\nProperty and Equipment\n Land and buildings\n$ 766\n$ 757\n Leasehold improvements\n2,318\n2,154\n Fixtures and equipment\n4,701\n4,447\n Property under capital lease\n 120\n 95\n7,905\n7,453\n Less accumulated depreciation\n4,082\n3,383\n Net property and equipment\n3,823\n4,070\nRequired:\n 1. Assuming that Best Buy did not sell any property, plant, and equipment in the current year, what was \nthe amount of depreciation expense recorded during the current year?\n 2. Assume that Best Buy failed to record depreciation during the current year. Indicate the effect of the \nerror (i.e., overstated or understated) on the following ratios:\n \na. Earnings per share.\n \nb. Fixed asset turnover.\n \nc. Current ratio.\n \nd. Return on assets.\nP8-3\nLO8-2, 8-3\nP8-4\nLO8-1, 8-3\n\n\n442\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nEvaluating the Effect of Alternative Depreciation Methods on Key Ratios \nfrom an Analyst’s Perspective\nYou are a financial analyst for Ford Motor Company and have been asked to determine the impact of \nalternative depreciation methods. For your analysis, you have been asked to compare methods based on \na machine that cost $106,000. The estimated useful life is 13 years and the estimated residual value is \n$2,000. The machine has an estimated useful life in productive output of 200,000 units. Actual output \nwas 20,000 in Year 1 and 16,000 in Year 2. (Round results to the nearest dollar.)\nRequired:\n 1. For years 1 and 2 only, prepare separate depreciation schedules assuming:\n \na. Straight-line method.\n \nb. Units-of-production method.\n \nc. Double-declining-balance method.\nMethod:_____________________\nYear\nComputation\nDepreciation \n \nExpense\nAccumulated  \nDepreciation\nNet  \nBook Value\nAt acquisition\n1\n2\n 2. Evaluate each method in terms of its effect on cash flow, fixed asset turnover, and EPS. Assum-\ning that Ford Motor Company is most interested in reducing taxes and maintaining a high EPS \nfor Year 1, what would you recommend to management? Would your recommendation change for \nYear 2? Why or why not?\nRecording and Interpreting the Disposal of Three Long-Lived Assets (AP8-5)\nDuring the current year, Merkley Company disposed of three different assets. On January 1 of the current \nyear, prior to the disposal of the assets, the accounts reflected the following:\nAsset\nOriginal \nCost\nResidual \nValue\nEstimated \nLife\nAccumulated \nDepreciation \n(straight line)\nMachine A\n$21,000\n$3,000\n 8 years\n$15,750 (7 years)\nMachine B\n 50,000\n 4,000\n10 years\n36,800 (8 years)\nMachine C\n 85,000\n 5,000\n15 years\n64,000 (12 years)\nThe machines were disposed of during the current year in the following ways:\n \na. Machine A: Sold on January 1 for $5,000 cash.\n \nb. Machine B: Sold on December 31 for $10,500; received cash, $2,500, and an $8,000 interest-bearing \n(12 percent) note receivable due at the end of 12 months.\n \nc. Machine C: On January 1, this machine suffered irreparable damage from an accident. On January 10, \na salvage company removed the machine at no cost.\nRequired:\n 1. Give all journal entries related to the disposal of each machine in the current year.\n 2. Explain the accounting rationale for the way that you recorded each disposal.\nP8-5\nLO8-1, 8-3\nP8-6\nLO8-3, 8-5\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n443\nInferring Activities Affecting Fixed Assets from Notes to the Financial Statements \nand Analyzing the Impact of Depreciation on Cash Flows \nSingapore Airlines reported the following information in the notes to a recent annual report (in \nSingapore \ndollars):\nSINGAPORE AIRLINES\nNotes to the Accounts\n21. Property, Plant, and Equipment (in $ millions)\nThe Group\nBeginning \n \nof Year\nAdditions\nDisposals\nEnd \nof Year\nCost\nAircraft\n19,144.3\n1,712.4\n2,108.3\n18,748.4\nOther fixed assets (summary)\n 4,378.3\n 880.6\n 199.0\n 5,059.9\n23,522.6\n2,593.0\n2,307.3\n23,808.3\nBeginning \n \nof Year\nDepreciation\nImpairment \nLoss\nDisposals\nEnd \nof Year\nAccumulated depreciation\nAircraft\n8,598.2\n1,448.1\n310.7\n1,397.0\n8,960.0\nOther fixed assets (summary)\n 1,826.4\n 127.4\n 27.6\n 159.8\n 1,821.6\n10,424.6\n1,575.5\n338.3\n1,556.8\n10,781.6\nSingapore Airlines also reported the following cash flow details:\nCash Flow from Operating Activities (in $ millions)\n \nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nProfit before taxation\n367.9\n469.6\nAdjustments for\n Depreciation\n1,575.5\n1,589.1\n Impairment loss\n338.3\n9.8\n Surplus (gain) on disposal of fixed assets\n(51.2)\n(56.0)\nOther adjustments (summarized)\n (167.0)\n 42.2\nCash generated from operations\n2,063.5\n2,054.7\nRequired:\n 1. Reconstruct the information in Note 21 using T-accounts for Property, Plant, and Equipment and \nAccumulated Depreciation:\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment\nBeg. balance \nAdditions \nDisposals\nEnd. balance\nAccumulated Depreciation\nDisposals\nBeg. balance \nDepreciation expense \nImpairment loss\nEnd. balance\n 2. Compute the amount of cash the company received for disposals and transfers for the current year. \nShow computations.\n 3. Compute the percentage of depreciation expense to cash flows from operations for the current year. \nWhat do you interpret from the result?\nP8-7\nLO8-5, 8-7\n\n\n444\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Activities Related to Various \nLong-Lived Assets (AP8-6)\nDuring the current year ending on December 31, BSP Company completed the following transactions:\n \na. On January 1, purchased a patent for $28,000 cash (estimated useful life, seven years).\n \nb. On January 1, purchased the assets (not detailed) of another business for $164,000 cash, including \n$10,000 for goodwill. The company assumed no liabilities. Goodwill has an indefinite life.\n \nc. On December 31, constructed a storage shed on land leased from D. Heald. The cost was $15,600. \nThe company uses straight-line depreciation. The lease will expire in three years. (Amounts spent to \nenhance leased property are capitalized as intangible assets called Leasehold Improvements.)\n \nd. Total expenditures for ordinary repairs and maintenance were $5,500 during the current year.\n \ne. On December 31 of the current year, sold Machine A for $6,000 cash. Original cost was $25,000; \naccumulated depreciation to December 31 of the prior year was $16,000 (on a straight-line basis with \na $5,000 residual value and five-year useful life).\n f. On December 31 of the current year, paid $5,000 for a complete reconditioning of Machine B \nacquired on January 1 of the prior year. Original cost, $31,000; accumulated depreciation to Decem-\nber 31 of the prior year was $1,600 (on a straight-line basis with a $7,000 residual value and 15-year \nuseful life).\nRequired:\n 1. For each of these transactions, indicate the accounts, amounts, and effects (+ for increase and − for \ndecrease) on the accounting equation. Use the following structure:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. For each of these assets, except the assets not detailed in (b), compute depreciation and amortization \nto be recorded at the end of the year on December 31 of the current year.\nComputing Goodwill from the Purchase of a Business and Related Depreciation \nand Amortization\nThe notes to a recent annual report from Weebok Corporation indicated that the company acquired \nanother company, Sport Shoes, Inc.\nAssume that Weebok acquired Sport Shoes on January 5 of the current year. Weebok acquired the \nname of the company and all of its assets for $750,000 cash. Weebok did not assume the liabilities. The \ntransaction was closed on January 5 of the current year, at which time the balance sheet of Sport Shoes \nreflected the following book values and an independent appraiser estimated the following market values \nfor the assets:\nSport Shoes, Inc.\nJanuary 5 of the Current Year\nBook Value\nMarket Value*\nAccounts receivable (net)\n$ 50,000\n$ 50,000\nInventory\n385,000\n350,000\nFixed assets (net)\n156,000\n208,000\nOther assets\n 4,000\n10,000\nTotal assets\n$595,000\nLiabilities\n$ 75,000\nStockholders’ equity\n 520,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$595,000\nP8-8\nLO8-2, 8-3, 8-6\nP8-9\nLO8-3, 8-6\n*These values for the purchased assets were provided to Weebok by an independent appraiser.\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n445\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of goodwill resulting from the purchase. (Hint: Assets are purchased at market \nvalue in conformity with the cost principle.)\n 2. Compute the adjustments that Weebok would make at the end of the current year (ending December 31) \n \nfor the following:\n \na. Depreciation of the fixed assets (straight line), assuming an estimated remaining useful life of 10 \nyears and no residual value.\n \nb. Goodwill (an intangible asset with an indefinite life).\nComputing Amortization, Book Value, and Asset Impairment Related to Different \nIntangible Assets (AP8-7)\nStarn Tool Company has five different intangible assets to be accounted for and reported on the financial \nstatements. The management is concerned about the amortization of the cost of each of these intangibles. \nFacts about each intangible follow:\n \na. Patent. The company purchased a patent at a cash cost of $55,900 on January 1, 2017. The patent has \nan estimated useful life of 13 years.\n \nb. Copyright. On January 1, 2017, the company purchased a copyright for $22,500 cash. It is estimated \nthat the copyrighted item will have no value by the end of 10 years.\n \nc. Franchise. The company obtained a franchise from McKenna Company to make and distribute a \nspecial item. It obtained the franchise on January 1, 2017, at a cash cost of $14,400 for a 10-year \nperiod.\n \nd. License. On January 1, 2016, the company secured a license from the city to operate a special service \nfor a period of five years. Total cash expended to obtain the license was $14,000.\n \ne. Goodwill. The company started business in January 2014 by purchasing another business for a cash \nlump sum of $400,000. Included in the purchase price was “Goodwill, $40,000.” Company executives \nstated that “the goodwill is an important long-lived asset to us.” It has an indefinite life.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of amortization that should be recorded for each intangible asset at the end of \nthe annual accounting period, December 31, 2017.\n 2. Give the book value of each intangible asset on December 31, 2018.\n 3. Assume that on January 2, 2019, the copyrighted item was impaired in its ability to continue to \nproduce strong revenues. The other intangible assets were not affected. Starn estimated that the \ncopyright would be able to produce future cash flows of $17,000. The fair value of the copyright was \ndetermined to be $16,000. Compute the amount, if any, of the impairment loss to be recorded.\n(Chapter Supplement) Analyzing and Recording Entries Related to a Change in Estimated \nLife and Residual Value\nRungano Corporation is a global publisher of magazines, books, and music and video collections and \nis a leading direct mail marketer. Many direct mail marketers use high-speed Didde press equipment to \nprint their advertisements. These presses can cost more than $1 million. Assume that Rungano owns \na Didde press acquired at an original cost of $400,000. It is being depreciated on a straight-line basis \nover a 20-year estimated useful life and has a $50,000 estimated residual value. At the end of the prior \nyear, the press had been depreciated for a full six years. At the beginning of January of the current year, \na decision was made, on the basis of improved maintenance procedures, that a total estimated useful \nlife of 25 years and a residual value of $73,000 would be more realistic. The accounting period ends \nDecember 31.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute (a) the amount of depreciation expense recorded in the prior year and (b) the book value of \nthe printing press at the end of the prior year.\n 2. Compute the amount of depreciation that should be recorded in the current year. Show computations \n(round amount to the nearest dollar).\n 3. Give the adjusting entry for depreciation at December 31 of the current year.\nP8-10\nLO8-3, 8-4, 8-6\nP8-11\nLO8-3\n\n\n446\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nExplaining the Nature of a Long-Lived Asset and Determining and Recording the Financial \nStatement Effects of Its Purchase (P8-1)\nOn June 1, the Wallace Corp. bought a machine for use in operations. The machine has an estimated \nuseful life of six years and an estimated residual value of $2,000. The company provided the following \nexpenditures:\n \na. Invoice price of the machine, $60,000.\n \nb. Freight paid by the vendor per sales agreement, $650.\n \nc. Installation costs, $1,500.\n \nd. Payment was made as follows:\nOn June 1:\n ∙ The installation costs were paid in cash.\n ∙ Wallace Corp. common stock, par $2; 2,000 shares (market value, $6 per share).\n ∙ Balance of the invoice price on a 12 percent note payable; principal and interest are due \n \nSeptember 1 of the current year.\nOn September 1:\n ∙ Wallace Corp. paid the balance and interest due on the note payable.\nRequired:\n 1. What are the classifications of long-lived assets? Explain their differences.\n 2. Record the purchase on June 1 and the subsequent payment on September 2. Show computations.\n 3. Indicate the accounts, amounts, and effects (+ for increase and − for decrease) of the purchase and \nsubsequent cash payment on the accounting equation. Use the following structure:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 4. Explain the basis you used for any questionable items.\nAnalyzing the Effects of Repairs, an Addition, and Depreciation (P8-2)\nA recent annual report for AMERCO, the holding company for U-Haul International, Inc., included \nthe following note:\nAP8-1\nLO8-1, 8-2\nAP8-2\nLO8-2, 8-3\nNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\nNote 3. Accounting Policies\nProperty, Plant and Equipment\nProperty, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Interest expense incurred during the initial \nconstruction of buildings and rental equipment is considered part of cost. Depreciation is \ncomputed for financial reporting purposes using the straight line or an accelerated method based \non a declining balance formula over the following estimated useful lives: rental equipment 2–20 \nyears and buildings and non-rental equipment 3–55 years. We follow the deferral method of \naccounting based on ASC 908—Airlines for major overhauls in which engine and transmission \noverhauls are capitalized and amortized over three years. Routine maintenance costs are charged \nto operating expense as they are incurred.\nAMERCO subsidiaries own property, plant, and equipment that are utilized in the manufacture, repair, \nand rental of U-Haul equipment and that provide offices for U-Haul. Assume that AMERCO made exten-\nsive repairs on an existing building and added a new wing. The building is a garage and repair facility for \n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n447\nrental trucks that serve the Seattle area. The existing building originally cost $330,000, and by the end of \nits fifth year, the building was one-quarter depreciated on the basis of a 20-year estimated useful life and \nno residual value. Assume straight-line depreciation. During the sixth year, the following expenditures \nrelated to the building were made:\n \na. Ordinary repairs and maintenance expenditures for the year, $6,000 cash.\n \nb. Extensive and major repairs to the roof of the building, $17,000 cash. These repairs were completed \non December 31.\n \nc. The new wing was completed on December 31 at a cash cost of $70,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Applying the policies of AMERCO, complete the following, indicating the effects for the preceding \nexpenditures for the sixth year. If there is no effect on an account, write NE on the line.\nBuilding\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nDepreciation \nExpense\nRepairs \nExpense\nCash\nBalance January 1\n$330,000\n$82,500\nDepreciation\n \n \n \n  \n \nBalance prior to expenditures\n 330,000\n \n \nExpenditure (a)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \nExpenditure (b)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \nExpenditure (c)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nBalance December 31\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2. What was the book value of the building on December 31 of the sixth year?\n 3. Explain the effect of depreciation on cash flows.\nComputing the Acquisition Cost and Recording Depreciation under \nThree Alternative Methods (P8-3)\nAt the beginning of the year, Ramos Inc. bought three used machines from Santaro Corporation. The \nmachines immediately were overhauled, installed, and started operating. The machines were different; \ntherefore, each had to be recorded separately in the accounts.\nMachine A\nMachine B\nMachine C\nCost of the asset\n$12,200\n$32,500\n$21,700\nInstallation costs\n1,600\n1,100\n1,100\nRenovation costs prior to use\n600\n1,400\n1,600\nBy the end of the first year, each machine had been operating 7,000 hours.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the cost of each machine.\n 2. Give the entry to record depreciation expense at the end of Year 1 (with separate accumulated depre-\nciation accounts for each machine), assuming the following:\nESTIMATES\nMachine\nLife\nResidual Value\nDepreciation Method\nA\n8 years\n$1,000\nStraight-line\nB\n33,000 hours\n 2,000\nUnits-of-production\nC\n5 years\n 1,400\nDouble-declining-balance\nInferring Depreciation Amounts and Determining the Effects of a Depreciation Error \non Key Ratios (P8-4)\nThe Gap, Inc., is a global specialty retailer of casual wear and personal products for women, men, \nchildren, and babies under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Intermix brands. \n \nAP8-3\nLO8-2, 8-3\nAP8-4\nLO8-1, 8-3\n\n\n448\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nThe Company operates approximately 3,200 stores across the globe, as well as online. The following is a \nnote from a recent annual report:\n \nn\no\ni\nt\na\nm\nr\no\nf\nn\nI\n \nt\nn\ne\nm\ne\nt\na\nt\nS\n \nl\na\ni\nc\nn\na\nn\ni\nF\n \nl\na\nn\no\ni\nt\ni\nd\nd\nA\n \n.\n2\n \ne\nt\no\nN\n \n \nt\nn\ne\nm\np\ni\nu\nq\nE\n \nd\nn\na\n \ny\nt\nr\ne\np\no\nr\nP\n \nProperty and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and consist of the \n \n:\ng\nn\ni\nw\no\nl\nl\no\nf\n($ in millions)\n Current Year Prior Year\nLeasehold improvements\n$3,220\n$3,211\nFurniture and equipment\n 2,560\n 2,493\nLand, buildings, and building improvements\n 1,349\n 1,009\n 167\n 176\n 1,173\n 1,106\nSoftware\nConstruction-in-progress\nProperty and equipment, at cost\n 8,305\n 8,159\nLess: Accumulated depreciation\n(5,532)\n(5,401)\nProperty and equipment, net of accumulated \ndepreciation\n$2,773\n$2,758\nRequired:\n 1. Assuming The Gap, Inc., had asset impairment write-offs of $10 million (which increased \n \naccumulated depreciation) and sold property, plant, and equipment in the most recent year with \na cost of $568 million and an accumulated depreciation of $439 million, what was the amount of \ndepreciation expense recorded in the current year?\n 2. Assume that The Gap, Inc., failed to record depreciation in the current year. Indicate the effect of the \nerror (i.e., overstated or understated) on the following ratios:\n \na. Earnings per share\n \nb. Fixed asset turnover\n \nc. Current ratio\n \nd. Return on assets\nRecording and Interpreting the Disposal of Three Long-Lived Assets (P8-6)\nDuring the current year ended December 31, Rank Company disposed of three different assets. On Janu-\nary 1 of the current year, prior to their disposal, the asset accounts reflected the following:\nAsset\nOriginal \nCost\nResidual \nValue\nEstimated \nLife\nAccumulated \nDepreciation \n(straight line)\nMachine A\n$24,000\n$2,000\n 5 years\n$17,600 (4 years)\nMachine B\n 16,500\n 5,000\n20 years\n4,025 (7 years)\nMachine C\n 59,200\n 3,200\n14 years\n48,000 (12 years)\nThe machines were disposed of during the current year in the following ways:\n \na. Machine A: Sold on January 1 for $6,750 cash.\n \nb. Machine B: Sold on December 31 for $8,000; received cash, $2,000, and a $6,000 interest-bearing \n(10 percent) note receivable due at the end of 12 months.\n \nc. Machine C: On January 1, this machine suffered irreparable damage from an accident and was \nscrapped.\nRequired:\n 1. Give all journal entries related to the disposal of each machine.\n 2. Explain the accounting rationale for the way in which you recorded each disposal.\nAP8-5\nLO8-3, 8-5\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n449\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Activities Related to Various \nLong-Lived Assets (P8-8)\nDuring the current year ending December 31, Nguyen Corporation completed the following transactions:\n \na. On January 1, purchased a license for $7,200 cash (estimated useful life, four years).\n \nb. On January 1, repaved the parking lot of the building leased from H. Lane. The cost was $17,800; \nthe estimated useful life was five years with no residual value. The lease will expire in 10 years. \n(Amounts spent to enhance leased property are capitalized as intangible assets called Leasehold \nImprovements.)\n \nc. On July 1, purchased another business for $120,000 cash. The transaction included $115,000 for the \nassets and $24,000 for the liabilities assumed by Nguyen. The remainder was goodwill with an indefi-\nnite life.\n \nd. On December 31, sold Machine A for $6,000 cash. Original cost, $21,500; accumulated \n \ndepreciation (straight line) to December 31 of the prior year, $13,500 ($3,500 residual value and \nfour-year life).\n \ne. Total expenditures during the current year for ordinary repairs and maintenance were $6,700.\n f. On December 31, paid $8,000 for a complete reconditioning of Machine B. Original cost, $18,000; \naccumulated depreciation to December 31 of the prior year, $12,000 (based on the  straight-line \nmethod using a $2,000 residual value and four-year life).\nRequired:\n 1. For each of these transactions, indicate the accounts, amounts, and effects (+ for increase and − for \ndecrease) on the accounting equation. Use the following structure:\nDate\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. For each of these assets, except the assets not detailed in (c), compute depreciation and amortization \nto be recorded at the end of the current year on December 31.\nComputing Amortization, Book Value, and Asset Impairment Related to \nDifferent Intangible Assets (P8-10)\nCarey Corporation has five different intangible assets to be accounted for and reported on the financial \nstatements. The management is concerned about the amortization of the cost of each of these intangibles. \nFacts about each intangible follow:\n \na. Goodwill. The company started business in January 2014 by purchasing another business for a cash \nlump sum of $650,000. Included in the purchase price was “Goodwill, $75,000.” Company executives \nstated that “the goodwill is an important long-lived asset to us.” It has an indefinite life.\n \nb. Patent. The company purchased a patent at a cash cost of $18,600 on January 1, 2016. It is amortized \nover its expected useful life of 10 years.\n \nc. Copyright. On January 1, 2016, the company purchased a copyright for $24,750 cash. It is estimated \nthat the copyrighted item will have no value by the end of 30 years.\n \nd. Franchise. The company obtained a franchise from Cirba Company to make and distribute a \n \nspecial item. It obtained the franchise on January 1, 2016, at a cash cost of $19,200 for a 12-year \n \nperiod.\n \ne. License. On January 1, 2015, the company secured a license from the city to operate a special service \nfor a period of seven years. Total cash expended to obtain the license was $21,700.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of amortization that should be recorded for each intangible asset at the end of \nthe annual accounting period, December 31, 2016.\n 2. Give the book value of each intangible asset on January 1, 2019.\n 3. Assume that on January 1, 2019, the franchise was impaired in its ability to continue to produce \nstrong revenues. The other intangible assets were not affected. Carey estimated that the franchise \nwould be able to produce future cash flows of $13,500. The fair value of the franchise was deter-\nmined to be $12,000. Compute the amount, if any, of the impairment loss to be recorded.\nAP8-6\nLO8-2, 8-3, 8-6\nAP8-7\nLO8-3, 8-4, 8-6\n\n\n450\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nAsset Acquisition, Depreciation, and Disposal\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. Assume Pool Corporation purchased for cash new loading equipment for the warehouse on \nJanuary 1 of Year 1, at an invoice price of $72,000. It also paid $2,000 for freight on the equipment, \n$1,300 to prepare the equipment for use in the warehouse, and $800 for insurance to cover the equipment \nduring operation in Year 1. The equipment was estimated to have a residual value of $3,300 and be used \nover three years or 24,000 hours.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the purchase of the equipment, freight, preparation costs, and insurance on January 1 of Year 1.\n 2. Create a depreciation schedule assuming Pool Corporation uses the straight-line method.\n 3. Create a depreciation schedule assuming Pool Corporation uses the double-declining-balance \nmethod. Round answers to the nearest dollar.\n 4. Create a depreciation schedule assuming Pool Corporation uses the units-of-production method, \nwith actual production of 8,000 hours in Year 1; 7,400 hours in Year 2; and 8,600 hours in Year 3.\n 5. On December 31 of Year 2, the equipment was sold for $22,500. Record the sale of the equipment \nassuming the company used the straight-line method.\nCON8-1\nComplete the requirements for each of the following independent cases:\nCase A. \nDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., is a leading integrated brand owner, bottler, and distributor of \nnonalcoholic beverages in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Key brands include Dr Pep-\nper, Snapple, 7-UP, Mott’s juices, A&W root beer, Canada Dry ginger ale, Schweppes ginger \nale, and Hawaiian Punch, among others.\nThe following represents selected data from recent financial statements of Dr Pepper Snapple Group \n(dollars in millions):\nDR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets (partial)\n(in millions)\nDecember 31, 2014\nDecember 31, 2013\nAssets\nCurrent assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$237\n$153\n \nAccounts receivable (net of allowances \n \n of $2 and $3, respectively)\n 61\n 58\nConsolidated Statements of Income (partial)\nFor the Year Ended \nDecember 31\n(in millions)\n2014\n2013\n2012\nNet sales\n $6,121\n$5,997\n$5,995\n. . .\nNet income\n$ 703\n$ 624\n$ 629\nCOMP8-1 \nC O M P R E H E N S IV E PR O B L E M ( C H A P T E R S 6 – 8 )\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n451\nThe company also reported bad debt expense of $1 million in 2014, $1 million in 2013, and $2 million \nin 2012.\n 1. Record the company’s write-offs of uncollectible accounts for 2014.\n 2. Assuming all sales were on credit, what amount of cash did Dr Pepper Snapple Group collect from \ncustomers in 2014?\n 3. Compute the company’s net profit margin (rounded to four decimal places) for the three years \n \npresented. What does the trend suggest to you about Dr Pepper Snapple Group?\nCase B. \nSamuda Enterprises uses the aging approach to estimate bad debt expense. At the end of the \ncurrent year, Samuda reported a balance in accounts receivable of $620,000 and estimated that \n$12,400 of its accounts receivable would likely be uncollectible. The allowance for doubtful \naccounts has a $1,500 debit balance at year-end (that is, more was written off during the year \nthan the balance in the account).\n 1. What amount of bad debt expense should be recorded for the current year?\n 2. What amount will be reported on the current year’s balance sheet for accounts receivable?\nCase C. \nAt the end of the current year, the unadjusted trial balance of Samuels, Inc., indicated \n$6,530,000 in Accounts Receivable, a credit balance of $9,200 in Allowance for Doubtful \nAccounts, and Sales Revenue (all on credit) of $155,380,000. Based on knowledge that the \ncurrent economy is in distress, Samuels increased its bad debt rate estimate to 0.3 percent on \ncredit sales.\n 1. What amount of bad debt expense should be recorded for the current year?\n 2. What amount will be reported on the current year’s balance sheet for accounts receivable?\nCase D. Stewart Company reports the following inventory record for November:\nINVENTORY\nDate\nActivity\n# of Units\nCost/Unit\nNovember 1\nBeginning balance\n100\n$16\nNovember 4\nPurchase\n300\n19\nNovember 7\nSale (@ $50 per unit)\n200\nNovember 13\nPurchase\n500\n21\nNovember 22\nSale (@ $50 per unit)\n500\nSelling, administrative, and depreciation expenses for the month were $16,000. Stewart’s tax rate is 30 \npercent.\n 1. Calculate the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold under each of the following \nmethods:\n \na. First-in, first-out.\n \nb. Last-in, first-out.\n \nc. Weighted average (round unit cost to the nearest penny).\n 2. Based on your answers in requirement (1):\n \na. What is the gross profit percentage under the FIFO method?\n \nb. What is net income under the LIFO method?\n \nc. Which method would you recommend to Stewart for tax and financial reporting purposes? \nExplain your recommendation.\n 3. Stewart applied the lower of cost or market method to value its inventory for reporting purposes \nat the end of the month. Assuming Stewart used the FIFO method and that inventory had a market \nreplacement value of $19.50 per unit, what would Stewart report on the balance sheet for inventory? \nWhy?\nCase E. Matson Company purchased the following on January 1, 2016:\n ∙ Office equipment at a cost of $60,000 with an estimated useful life to the company of three \nyears and a residual value of $15,000. The company uses the double-declining-balance method of \ndepreciation for the equipment.\n\n\n452\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n ∙ Factory equipment at an invoice price of $880,000 plus shipping costs of $20,000. The equip-\nment has an estimated useful life of 100,000 hours and no residual value. The company uses the \nunits-of-production method of depreciation for the equipment.\n ∙ A patent at a cost of $330,000 with an estimated useful life of 15 years. The company uses the \nstraight-line method of amortization for intangible assets with no residual value.\nThe company’s year ends on December 31.\n 1. Prepare a partial depreciation schedule for 2016, 2017, and 2018 for the following assets (round your \nanswers to the nearest dollar):\n \na. Office equipment.\n \nb. Factory equipment. The company used the equipment for 8,000 hours in 2016, 9,200 hours in \n2017, and 8,900 hours in 2018.\n 2. On January 1, 2019, Matson altered its corporate strategy dramatically. The company sold the fac-\ntory equipment for $700,000 in cash. Record the entry related to the sale of the factory equipment.\n 3. On January 1, 2019, when the company changed its corporate strategy, its patent had estimated \nfuture cash flows of $210,000 and a fair value of $190,000. What would the company report on \nthe income statement (account and amount) regarding the patent on January 1, 2019? Explain \nyour answer.\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of \n \nthis book.\nRequired:\nFor each question, answer it and indicate where you located the information to answer the question. \n(Hint: Use the notes to the financial statements for some of these questions.)\n 1. How much did the company spend on property and equipment (capital expenditures) in fiscal year \n2014 (the year ended January 31, 2015)?\n 2. What is the typical estimated useful life of leasehold improvements for amortization purposes?\n 3. What was the original cost of fixtures and equipment held by the company at the end of the most \nrecent reporting year?\n 4. What was the amount of depreciation expense on property and equipment for the current year? Com-\npare this amount to the change in accumulated depreciation from fiscal year ended 2014 to fiscal \nyear ended 2015. Why would these numbers be different?\n 5. What is the company’s fixed asset turnover ratio for fiscal year ended January 31, 2015?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\nFor each question, answer it and indicate where you located the information to answer the question. \n(Hint: Use the notes to the financial statements for many of these questions.)\n 1. What method of depreciation does the company use?\n 2. What is the amount of accumulated depreciation and amortization at the end of the most recent \nreporting year?\n 3. For depreciation purposes, what is the estimated useful life of furniture and fixtures?\nCP8-1 \nLO8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6\nCP8-2 \nLO8-1, 8-2, 8-6\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n453\n 4. What was the original cost of leasehold improvements owned by the company at the end of the most \nrecent reporting year?\n 5. What amount of depreciation and amortization was reported as expense for the most recent reporting \nyear?\n 6. What is the company’s fixed asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places) for the most recent \nyear? What does it suggest?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters \n(Appendix C) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the percentage of net fixed assets to total assets (rounded to one decimal place) for both \ncompanies for the most recent year. Why do the companies differ?\n 2. Compute the percentage of gross fixed assets (rounded to one decimal place) that has been depreci-\nated for both companies for the most recent year. Why do you think the percentages differ?\n 3. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places) for the most recent year \npresented for both companies. Which company has higher asset efficiency? Why?\n 4. Compare the fixed asset turnover ratio for both companies to the industry average. Are these compa-\nnies doing better or worse than the industry average in asset efficiency?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing the Age of Assets\nAs stated in its recent annual report, “Sysco Corporation . . . is the largest North American distributor \nof food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. We provide \nproducts and related services to approximately 425,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare and \neducational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers.” A note to a recent annual \nreport for Sysco contained the following information:\n(in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nLand\n$ 431,694\nBuildings and improvements\n3,816,387\nFleet and equipment\n2,726,415\nComputer hardware and software\n 1,109,379\n8,083,875\n Accumulated depreciation\n (4,098,257)\n $3,985,618\nDepreciation expense (in thousands of dollars) charged to operations was $493,800 in the current year. \nDepreciation generally is computed using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes.\nRequired:\n 1. What is your best estimate of the average expected life for Sysco’s depreciable assets?\n 2. What is your best estimate of the average age of Sysco’s depreciable assets?\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio and Cash Flows\nKarl Company operates in both the beverage and entertainment industries. In June 2013, Karl purchased \nGood Time, Inc., which produces and distributes motion picture, television, and home video products \nand recorded music; publishes books; and operates theme parks and retail stores. The purchase resulted \nin $2.7 billion in goodwill. Since then, Karl has undertaken a number of business acquisitions and dives-\ntitures (sales of businesses) as the company expands into the entertainment industry. Selected data from \na recent annual report are as follows (amounts are in U.S. dollars in millions):\nCP8-3 \nLO8-1, 8-3\nCP8-4 \nLO8-3\nCP8-5 \nLO8-1, 8-6, 8-7\n\n\n454\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\nProperty, Plant, Equipment, and Intangibles \nfrom the Consolidated Balance Sheet\nCurrent \nYear\nPrior \nYear\nFilm costs, net of amortization\n$ 1,272\n$ 991\nArtists’ contracts, advances, and other entertainment assets\n 761\n 645\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net\n 2,733\n 2,559\nExcess of cost over fair value of assets acquired\n 3,076\n 3,355\nFrom the Consolidated Statement of Income\nTotal revenues\n$ 9,714\n$10,644\nFrom the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows\nIncome from continuing operations\n$ 880\n$ 445\nAdjustments:\n Depreciation\n 289\n 265\n Amortization\n 208\n 190\n Other adjustments (summarized)\n$ (1,618)\n (256)\nNet cash provided by continuing operations\n (241)\n 644\nFrom the Notes to the Financial Statements\nAccumulated depreciation on property, plant, and equipment\n$ 1,178\n$ 1,023\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the cost of the property, plant, and equipment at the end of the current year. Explain your \nanswer.\n 2. What was the approximate age of the property, plant, and equipment at the end of the current year?\n 3. Compute the fixed asset turnover ratio (rounded to one decimal place) for the current year. Explain \nyour results.\n 4. What is “excess of cost over fair value of assets acquired”?\n 5. On the consolidated statement of cash flows, why are the depreciation and amortization amounts \nadded to income from continuing operations?\nUsing Financial Reports: Inferring the Sale of Assets\nA recent annual report for Eastman Kodak reported that the cost of property, plant, and equipment at the end \nof the current year was $755 million. At the end of the previous year, it had been $751 million. During the cur-\nrent year, the company bought $43 million worth of new equipment. The balance of accumulated depreciation \nat the end of the current year was $231 million; at the end of the previous year it was $67 million. Depreciation \nexpense for the current year was $174 million. The company reported a $23 million gain on the disposition of \nproperty, plant, and equipment. There were no impairment losses during the current year.\nRequired:\nWhat amount of proceeds did Eastman Kodak receive when it sold property, plant, and equipment during \nthe current year? (Hint: Set up T-accounts.)\nCritical Thinking Cases\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: A Real-Life Example\nAssume you work as a staff member in a large accounting department for a multinational public \ncompany. Your job requires you to review documents relating to the company’s equipment pur-\nchases. Upon verifying that purchases are properly approved, you prepare journal entries to record the \nequipment purchases in the accounting system. Typically, you handle equipment purchases costing \n$100,000 or less.\nThis morning, you were contacted by the executive assistant to the chief financial officer (CFO). She \nsays that the CFO has asked to see you immediately in his office. Although your boss’s boss has attended \na few meetings where the CFO was present, you have never met the CFO during your three years with the \ncompany. Needless to say, you are anxious about the meeting.\nCP8-6 \nLO8-1, 8-5, 8-7\nCP8-7 \nLO8-1, 8-2\n\n\nQ1 Year 1 \n(March 31)\nQ2 Year 1 \n(June 30)\nQ3 Year 1 \n(September 30)\nQ4 Year 1 \n(December 31)\nQ1 Year 2 \n(March 31)\n(amounts in millions \nof U.S. dollars)\nWith \nthe \nEntries\nWithout \n \nthe \nEntries\nWith \nthe \nEntries\nWithout \n \nthe \nEntries\nWith \nthe \nEntries\nWithout \nthe \nEntries\nWith \nthe \nEntries\nWithout \nthe \nEntries\nWith \nthe \nEntries\nWithout \nthe \nEntries\nProperty and \n equipment, net\n$38,614\n $ \n$35,982\n $ \n$38,151\n $ \n$38,809\n $ \n$39,155\n $ \nSales revenues\n 8,825\n 8,825\n 8,910\n 8,910\n 8,966\n 8,966\n 8,478\n 8,478\n 8,120\n 8,120\nOperating expenses\n 7,628\n 8,526\n 7,786\n 7,725\n 7,277\nIncome from \n operations\n 1,197\n 384\n 1,180\n 753\n 843\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n455\nUpon entering the CFO’s office, you are warmly greeted with a smile and friendly handshake. The \nCFO compliments you on the great work that you’ve been doing for the company. You soon feel a little \nmore comfortable, particularly when the CFO mentions that he has a special project for you. He states \nthat he and the CEO have negotiated significant new arrangements with the company’s equipment suppli-\ners, which require the company to make advance payments for equipment to be purchased in the future. \nThe CFO says that, for various reasons that he didn’t want to discuss, he will be processing the payments \nthrough the operating division of the company rather than the equipment accounting group. Given that \nthe payments will be made through the operating division, they will initially be classified as operating \nexpenses of the company. He indicates that clearly these advance payments for property and equipment \nshould be recorded as assets, so he will be contacting you at the end of every quarter to make an adjusting \njournal entry to capitalize the amounts inappropriately classified as operating expenses. He advises you \nthat a new account, called Prepaid Equipment, has been established for this purpose. He quickly wraps up \nthe meeting by telling you that it is important that you not talk about the special project with anyone. You \nassume he doesn’t want others to become jealous of your new important responsibility.\nA few weeks later, at the end of the first quarter, you receive a voicemail from the CFO stating, “The \nadjustment that we discussed is $771,000,000 for this quarter.” Before deleting the message, you replay it \nto make sure you heard it right. Your company generates over $8 billion in revenues and incurs $6 billion \nin operating expenses every quarter, but you’ve never made a journal entry for that much money. So, just \nto be sure there’s not a mistake, you send an e-mail to the CFO confirming the amount. He phones you \nback immediately to abruptly inform you, “There’s no mistake. That’s the number.” Feeling embarrassed \nthat you may have annoyed the CFO, you quietly make the adjusting journal entry.\nFor each of the remaining three quarters in that year and for the first quarter in the following year, you \ncontinue to make these end-of-quarter adjustments. The “magic number,” as the CFO liked to call it, was \n$560,000,000 for Q2, $742,745,000 for Q3, $941,000,000 for Q4, and $818,204,000 for Q1 of the following \nyear. During this time, you’ve had several meetings and lunches with the CFO where he provides you the \nmagic number, sometimes supported with nothing more than a Post-it note with the number written on it. He \nfrequently compliments you on your good work and promises that you’ll soon be in line for a big promotion.\nDespite the CFO’s compliments and promises, you are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the \njournal entries that you’ve been making. Typically, whenever an ordinary equipment purchase involves \nan advance payment, the purchase is completed a few weeks later. At that time, the amount of the advance \nis removed from an Equipment Deposit account and transferred to the appropriate equipment account. \nThis hasn’t been the case with the CFO’s special project. Instead, the Prepaid Equipment account has \ncontinued to grow, now standing at over $3.8 billion. There’s been no discussion about how or when this \nbalance will be reduced, and no depreciation has been recorded for it.\nJust as you begin to reflect on the effect the adjustments have had on your company’s fixed assets, \noperating expenses, and operating income, you receive a call from the vice president for internal audit. \nShe needs to talk with you this afternoon about “a peculiar trend in the company’s fixed asset turnover \nratio and some suspicious journal entries that you’ve been making.”\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following table to determine what the company’s accounting records would have \nlooked like had you not made the journal entries as part of the CFO’s special project. Comment on \nhow the decision to capitalize amounts, which were initially recorded as operating expenses, has \naffected the level of income from operations in each quarter.\n\n\n456\nC HAP TER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n 2. Using the publicly reported numbers (which include the special journal entries that you recorded), \ncompute the fixed asset turnover ratio (rounded to two decimal places) for the periods ended Q2–Q4 \nof Year 1 and Q1 of Year 2. What does the trend in this ratio suggest to you? Is this consistent with \nthe changes in operating income reported by the company?\n 3. Before your meeting with the vice president for internal audit, you think about the above computa-\ntions and the variety of peculiar circumstances surrounding the “special project” for the CFO. What \nin particular might have raised your suspicion about the real nature of your work?\n 4. Your meeting with internal audit was short and unpleasant. The vice president indicated that she \nhad discussed her findings with the CFO before meeting with you. The CFO claimed that he too had \nnoticed the peculiar trend in the fixed asset turnover ratio, but that he hadn’t had a chance to investi-\ngate it further. He urged internal audit to get to the bottom of things, suggesting that perhaps someone \nmight be making unapproved journal entries. Internal audit had identified you as the source of the \njournal entries and had been unable to find any documents that approved or substantiated the entries. \nShe ended the meeting by advising you to find a good lawyer. Given your current circumstances, \ndescribe how you would have acted earlier had you been able to foresee where it might lead you.\n 5. In the real case on which this one is based, the internal auditors agonized over the question of whether \nthey had actually uncovered a fraud or whether they were jumping to the wrong conclusion. The Wall \nStreet Journal mentioned this on October 30, 2002, by stating, “it was clear . . . that their findings would \nbe devastating for the company. They worried about whether their revelations would result in layoffs. \nPlus, they feared that they would somehow end up being blamed for the mess.” Beyond the personal \nconsequences mentioned in this quote, describe other potential ways in which the findings of the inter-\nnal auditors would likely be devastating for the publicly traded company and those associated with it.\nEpilogue: This case is based on a fraud committed at WorldCom (now called Verizon). The case \ndraws its numbers, the nature of the unsupported journal entries, and the CFO’s role in carrying out the \nfraud from a report issued by WorldCom’s bankruptcy examiner. Year 1 in this case was actually 2001 \nand Year 2 was 2002. This case excludes other fraudulent activities that contributed to WorldCom’s \n$11  \nbillion fraud. The 63-year-old CEO was sentenced to 25 years in prison for planning and executing \nthe biggest fraud in the history of American business. The CFO, who cooperated in the investigation of \nthe CEO, was sentenced to five years in prison.\nEvaluating the Impact of Capitalized Interest on Cash Flows and Fixed Asset Turnover from \nan Analyst’s Perspective\nYou are a financial analyst charged with evaluating the asset efficiency of companies in the hotel indus-\ntry. Recent financial statements for Marriott International include the following note:\n12. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT\nWe record property and equipment at cost, including interest and real estate taxes we incur\nduring development and construction. Interest we capitalized as a cost of property and\nequipment totaled $33 million in 2014, $31 million in 2013, and $27 million in 2012.\nWe capitalize the cost of improvements that extend the useful life of property and equipment\nwhen we incur them. These capitalized costs may include structural costs, equipment, fixtures,\nfloor, and wall coverings.\nRequired:\n 1. Assume that Marriott followed this policy for a major construction project this year. How does \n \nMarriott’s policy affect the following (use + for increase, − for decrease, and NE for no effect)?\n \na. Cash flows.\n \nb. Fixed asset turnover ratio.\n 2. Normally, how would your answer to requirement (1b) affect your evaluation of Marriott’s effective-\nness in utilizing fixed assets?\n 3. If the fixed asset turnover ratio decreases due to interest capitalization, does this change indicate a \nreal decrease in efficiency? Why or why not?\nCP8-8 \nLO8-1, 8-2, 8-7\n\n\nCHAPTER 8 Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and Equipment; Intangibles; and Natural Resources\n457\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analysis of Long-Lived Assets\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance, search for a company you are interested in, and you will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\n 1. List the accounts and amounts of the company’s long-lived assets (land, buildings, equipment, intan-\ngible assets, natural resources, and/or other) for the last three years.\n \na. What is the percentage of each to total assets (rounded to two decimal places)?\n \nb. What do the results of your analysis suggest about the strategy your company has followed with \nrespect to investing in long-lived assets?\n 2. What cost allocation method(s) and estimates does the company use for each type of long-lived \nasset?\n 3. What percentage of the property, plant, and equipment (rounded to two decimal places) has been \nused as of the end of the most recent year? (Accumulated Depreciation ÷ Cost)\n 4. What does the company disclose regarding asset impairment? What was its impairment loss, if any, \nin the most recent year?\n 5. Ratio analysis:\n \na. What does the fixed asset turnover ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the ratio for the last three years. Round your answers to two decimal places.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss \nwhy you believe your company differs or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 6. What was the effect of depreciation expense on cash flows from operating activities? Compute the \npercentage of depreciation expense to cash flows from operating activities (rounded to two decimal \nplaces) for each of the past three years.\n 7. From the statement of cash flows, what were capital expenditures over the last three years? Did the \ncompany sell any long-lived assets?\nCP8-9 \nLO8-1, 8-2, 8-3, \n8-4, 8-6, 8-7\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n9-1 \nDefine, measure, and report current liabilities. \n \n9-2 \nCompute and interpret the accounts payable turnover ratio. \n \n9-3 \nReport notes payable and explain the time value of money. \n \n9-4 \nReport contingent liabilities. \n \n9-5 \nExplain the importance of working capital and its impact on cash flows. \n \n9-6 \nReport long-term liabilities. \n \n9-7 \nCompute and explain present values. \n \n9-8 \nApply the present value concept to the reporting of long-term liabilities. \nReporting and Interpreting \nLiabilities\nS\ntarbucks’s mission statement is “To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person, \none cup and one neighborhood at a time.” In 1971 Starbucks opened its first store in \nSeattle’s Pike Place Market. Today, the company has almost 200,000 employees work-\ning in over 21,000 stores spread across 65 countries. In fiscal 2014, Starbucks reported \nglobal revenues of $16.4 billion, an 11% increase over the previous year.\nStarbucks has ambitious growth plans for the future, intending to open approximately \n1,500 stores each year for several years. To be successful, management must focus on a \nnumber of critical financing activities. These activities will generate funds to finance the \ncurrent operating activities of the business and the long-term assets that will permit the \ncompany to grow in the future.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nBusinesses finance the acquisition of assets from two external sources: funds supplied by \ncreditors (debt) and funds provided by owners (equity). The mixture of debt and equity a busi-\nness uses is called its capital structure. In addition to selecting a capital structure, manage-\nment can select from a variety of sources from which to borrow money, as illustrated by the \nliability section of the balance sheet from Starbucks shown in Exhibit 9.1.\n\n\nchapter 9\nWhat factors do managers consider when they borrow money? Two key fac-\ntors are risk and cost. From the firm’s perspective, debt capital is more risky than \nequity capital because payments associated with debt are a company’s legal obli-\ngation. If a company cannot meet a required debt payment (either principal or \ninterest) because of a temporary cash shortage, creditors may force the company \ninto bankruptcy and require the sale of assets to satisfy the debt. As with any busi-\nness transaction, borrowers and lenders attempt to negotiate the most favorable \nterms possible. Managers devote considerable effort analyzing alternative bor-\nrowing arrangements.\nCompanies that include debt in their capital structure must also make strate-\ngic decisions concerning the balance between short-term and long-term debt. To \nevaluate a company’s capital structure, financial analysts calculate a number of \naccounting ratios. In this chapter, we will discuss both short-term and long-term \ndebt, as well as some important accounting ratios. We will also introduce present \nvalues and discuss the role present values play in how long-term liabilities are \nreported on a company’s balance sheet. In the next chapter, we discuss a special \ncategory of long-term debt, bond securities.\n©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Jill Braaten, \nphotographer\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nStarbucks\nRECORDING AND REPORTING \nLIABILITIES\nwww.starbucks.com\n\n\n460\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nLiabilities Defined\nand Classified\nCurrent Liabilities\n \nŮ\u0001 Accounts Payable\n \nŮ\u0001 Accounts Payable \n \nTurnover Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Accrued Liabilities\n \nŮ\u0001 Notes Payable\n \nŮ\u0001 Current Portion of \n \nLong-Term Debt\n \nŮ\u0001 Deferred Revenues\n \nŮ\u0001 Contingent Liabilities\n \nReported on the Balance\n \nSheet\n \nŮ\u0001 Contingent Liabilities\n \nReported in the Footnotes\n \nŮ\u0001 Working Capital\n \nManagemen \nt\nLong-Term\nLiabilities\n \nŮ\u0001 Long-Term Notes Payable\n \nand Bonds\n \nŮ\u0001 Lease Liabilities\nComputing\nPresent Values\n \nŮ\u0001 Present Value of a \n \nSingle Amount\n \nŮ\u0001 Present Value of an\n \nAnnuity\nŮ\u0001 Accounting Applications\n \nof Present Values\nL IA B IL IT IE S DE F I N E D AN D CL ASSI F I E D\nMost people have a reasonable understanding of the definition of the word liability. Accoun-\ntants formally define liabilities as the probable future sacrifice of economic benefits that arise \nfrom past transactions. As Exhibit 9.1 shows, as of September 28, 2014 (Starbucks’s fiscal \nyear ends on the Sunday closest to September 30), Starbucks had borrowed on a long-term \nbasis $2,048.3 million. The company has an obligation to pay cash to its creditors at some time \nin the future based on the borrowing agreements. Because of this obligation, Starbucks must \nrecord a long-term liability on its balance sheet.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-1\nDefine, measure, and report \ncurrent liabilities.\nSTARBUCKS CORPORATION\nCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS\n(in millions)\nSept. 28, 2014\nSept. 29, 2013\nCurrent liabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$ 533.7\n$ 491.7\n Accrued litigation charge\n—\n2,784.1\n Accrued liabilities\n1,514.4\n1,269.3\n Insurance reserves\n196.1\n178.5\n Deferred revenue\n 794.5\n 653.7\n Total current liabilities\n3,038.7\n5,377.3\n Long-term debt\n2,048.3\n1,299.4\n Other long-term liabilities\n 392.2\n 357.7\n Total liabilities\n$ 5,479.2\n$ 7,034.4\nEXHIBIT 9.1\nLiability Section of Starbucks’s \nBalance Sheets\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSTARBUCKS\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n461\nWhen a liability is first recorded, it is measured in terms of its current cash equivalent, which \nis the cash amount a creditor would accept to settle the liability immediately. Although Star-\nbucks borrowed $2,048.3 million, it will repay much more than that because the company must \nalso pay interest on the debt. Interest that will be paid in the future is not included in the reported \namount of the liability because it accrues and becomes a liability with the passage of time.\nLike most businesses, Starbucks has several kinds of liabilities as well as a wide range of \ncreditors. The list of liabilities on the balance sheet differs from one company to the next because \ndifferent operating activities result in different types of liabilities. The liability section of Star-\nbucks’s balance sheet begins with the caption Current Liabilities. Current liabilities are expected \nto be paid with current assets within the current operating cycle of the business or within one year \nof the balance sheet date, whichever is longer. Noncurrent liabilities include all other liabilities.\nCUR R ENT L IA B IL IT I ES\nMany current liabilities have a direct relationship to the operating activities of a business. In \nother words, specific operating activities are financed, in part, by a related current liability. \nSome examples from Starbucks’s balance sheet (Exhibit 9.1) are:\nAccounts payable\nAccrued rent\nAccrued wages\nDeferred revenue\nCurrent Liability\nOperating Activity\nPurchase coffee inventory\nRent store space\nfor coffeehouse\nEmployees earn wages\nCustomers pay in advance\nfor future purchases\nEarly in this chapter, we mentioned that Starbucks is opening a lot of new stores each year. \nAs a result, it must buy additional inventory, rent more store space, and hire more employees. \nBy understanding the relationship between operating activities and current liabilities, an ana-\nlyst can explain changes in the various current liability accounts.\nWe will now discuss the current liability accounts that are common to most balance sheets.\nAccounts Payable\nMost companies in the course of running their day-to-day operations purchase goods and ser-\nvices from other businesses. Typically, these purchases are made on credit with cash payments \nmade after the goods and services have been provided. As a result, these transactions create \nobligations to pay suppliers in the near future. Most companies list such obligations on their \nbalance sheets as accounts payable (sometimes called trade accounts payable).\nFor many companies, buying on credit from suppliers is a relatively inexpensive way to finance \nthe purchase of inventory because interest does not normally accrue on accounts payable. As an \nincentive to encourage more sales, some suppliers offer generous credit terms that may allow \nbuyers to resell merchandise and collect cash before payment must be made to the supplier.\nSome managers may be tempted to delay payment to suppliers as long as possible to con-\nserve cash. This strategy can create problems for suppliers. Most successful companies develop \npositive working relationships with suppliers to ensure that they receive quality goods and \nservices. A positive relationship can be destroyed by slow payments. In addition, financial ana-\nlysts become concerned if a business does not meet its obligations to suppliers on a timely basis \n\n\n462\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nbecause such slowness often indicates that a company is experiencing financial difficulties. \nBoth managers and analysts use the accounts payable turnover ratio to evaluate how effectively \na company is managing its accounts payable.\nAccrued Liabilities\nIn many situations, a business incurs an expense in one accounting period and makes the cash \npayment in a future period. Accrued liabilities are expenses that have been incurred before the \nend of an accounting period but have not been paid. These expenses include items such as rent, \nACCRUED LIABILITIES \nExpenses that have been incurred \nbut have not been paid at the end \nof the accounting period.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-2\nCompute and interpret the \naccounts payable turnover ratio.\n? ANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow quickly does management pay its suppliers?\n% RATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe accounts payable turnover ratio is computed as follows:\nAccounts Payable Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold ÷ Average Accounts Payable\nThe 2014 accounts payable turnover ratio for Starbucks was:\n$6,858.8 ÷ $512.7* = 13.4\n*(533.7 + 491.7) ÷ 2\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nStarbucks\n2014\n2013\n2012\n13.4\n12.4\n14.3\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nGreen Mountain Coffee\nDunkin’ Brands\n2014\n2014\n8.0\n6.2\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The accounts payable turnover ratio measures how quickly management pays suppliers. A \nhigh accounts payable ratio normally suggests that a company is paying its suppliers in a timely manner. \nTo make interpreting the ratio more intuitive, analysts often divide it into the number of days in a year:\nAverage Number of Days Payables Are Outstanding = 365 Days / Accounts Payable Turnover\nThe 2014 average number of days payables were outstanding for Starbucks was:\n365 Days ÷ 13.4 = 27.2 Days\nThis means that, on average, Starbucks took 27 days to pay its suppliers in 2014.\nFocus Company Analysis Analyzing the average number of days payables are outstanding indicates \nthat in 2014 Starbucks paid its suppliers more slowly than in 2013 (27.2 days versus 25.5 days), and more \nquickly than its competitors paid their suppliers. On average, Green Mountain took 45.6 days to pay its \nsuppliers and Dunkin’ Brands took 58.9 days. Suppliers like being paid as soon as possible and may \nextend benefits (e.g., faster shipments or preferential treatment when supply is limited) to companies that \npay quickly.\nA Few Cautions The accounts payable turnover ratio is an average based on all accounts \npayable. \nAs such, the ratio does not tell us how quickly a company is paying each of its suppliers. It is pos-\nsible for a company to pay some suppliers quickly and others late and yet still end up with an \n \nacceptable ratio. This is not meant to suggest that the ratio is not useful. It simply implies that the \nmore you know about the numbers used to calculate a ratio, the more fully you can understand the \nratio’s implications.\nAccounts Payable Turnover\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n463\nutilities, and salaries. The balance sheet for Starbucks lists two of these items: accrued litiga-\ntion charge and accrued liabilities. Accrued liabilities are recorded at the end of the accounting \nperiod by recognizing an expense for the period and an associated liability.\nAccrued Taxes Payable\nLike individuals, corporations must pay taxes on the income they earn. Corporate tax rates are \ngraduated, with large corporations paying a top federal tax rate of 35%. Corporations may also \npay state and local income taxes and, in some cases, foreign income taxes. The notes to Star-\nbucks’s Annual Report include the following information pertaining to taxes:\nINCOME TAXES\nNote 13:\nProvision for income taxes (in millions):\nFiscal Year Ended\nSept. 28, 2014\nSept. 29, 2013\nSept. 30, 2012\nCurrent Taxes:\n U.S. federal\n$ 822.7\n$616.6\n$466.0\n U.S. state & local\n132.9\n93.8\n79.9\n Foreign\n 128.8\n 95.9\n 76.8\n Total current taxes\n$1,084.4\n$806.3\n$622.7\nFor Starbucks and most other corporations, income taxes represent a major cost.\nAccrued Compensation and Related Costs\nAt the end of each accounting period, employees usually have earned salaries that have not yet \nbeen paid. Unpaid salaries may be reported as a separate item on the balance sheet (e.g., as \naccrued compensation) or as a part of a general accrued liabilities account, as is the case with \nStarbucks. Starbucks reports in the footnotes to its 2014 Annual Report that “accrued compen-\nsation and related costs” in the accrued liabilities account amount to $437.9 million. In addition \nto reporting salaries that have been earned but not paid, companies also must report the cost of \nunpaid benefits, including retirement programs, vacation time, and health insurance. Starbucks \nrefers to these items as “related costs.”\nLet’s take a closer look at vacation time as an example. Typically, a business grants \nemployees paid vacation time based on the number of months they have worked. The cost \nof vacation time must be recorded in the year employees earn the vacation time by working \nrather than the year they actually take vacation. If Starbucks estimates the cost of earned \nvacation time to be $125,000, accountants make the following adjusting entry at the end of \nthe fiscal year:\nCompensation expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,000\n Accrued vacation liability (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n125,000\nAssets\n =\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccrued vacation \n liability\n+125,000\nCompensation \n expense (+E)\n-125,000\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSTARBUCKS\n\n\n464\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nWhen employees take vacations (for example, next summer), the accountants record the \nfollowing:\nAccrued vacation liability (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n125,000\nAssets\n =\nLiabilities\n +\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-125,000\nAccrued vacation \n liability\n-125,000\nStarbucks does not separately disclose the amount of accrued vacation liability. Instead, the \ncompany reports this liability as part of “accrued compensation and related costs.” For most \ncompanies, the amount of accrued vacation liability is not large enough to warrant its own line \nitem on the balance sheet.\nPayroll Taxes\nAll payrolls are subject to a variety of taxes, including federal, state, and local income taxes; \nSocial Security taxes; and federal and state unemployment taxes. Employees pay some of these \ntaxes and employers pay others. While we will look at only the three largest taxes, reporting is \nsimilar for other types of payroll tax.\nEmployee Income Taxes  Employers are required to withhold income taxes for each \nemployee. The amount of income tax withheld is recorded by the employer as a current \nliability and remains a liability until the amount is paid to the government (usually quarterly).\nEmployee and Employer FICA Taxes Social Security taxes are often called FICA taxes \nbecause they are required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. These taxes are \nimposed in equal amounts on both the employee and the employer. The current Social \nSecurity tax rate is 6.2% on the first $117,000 paid to each employee during the year. \nIn addition, a separate 1.45% Medicare tax applies to all employee income. Therefore, \nthe FICA tax rate is 7.65% on income up to $117,000 and 1.45% on income above \n$117,000. Employees who earn above $200,000 have withheld an “additional Medicare \ntax” of 0.9%. Unlike all other FICA taxes, this additional Medicare tax is paid only by \nemployees, not by employers. However, employers will withhold this additional tax as part of an \nemployee’s payroll deductions.\nEmployer Unemployment Taxes  Employers are charged unemployment taxes through the \nFederal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) and State Unemployment Tax Acts (SUTA). These \nprograms provide financial support to employees who lose their jobs through no fault of their \nown. Because the rate and specified amount of wages vary by state, we will focus on federal \nunemployment taxes. The FUTA specifies a federal tax rate of 6.0% on taxable wages up to the \nfirst $7,000 for each employee. Employers with a good payment history may receive a credit \nfor taxes paid at the state level, thus reducing their federal tax liability.\nEmployee compensation expense includes an employee’s salary and related costs as well as \nany funds paid to others on behalf of the employee. As a result, the cost of hiring employees is \nmuch more than the amount that those employees actually receive in cash.\nTo illustrate recording payroll taxes, let’s assume that Starbucks accumulated the following \ninformation in its records for the first two weeks of June 2014:\nSalaries earned\n$1,800,000\nIncome taxes withheld\n275,000\nFICA taxes (employees’ share)\n137,700\nFUTA taxes\n2,300\nKevin P. Casey/AP Photos\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n465\nCompanies generally record two journal entries to account for payroll taxes. The first \nentry records the amount of cash paid to employees and the various deductions withheld from \nemployees’ paychecks:\nCompensation expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,800,000\n Liability for income taxes withheld (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n275,000\n FICA payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n137,700\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,387,300\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−1,387,300\nFICA payable\nLiability for income \n taxes withheld\n+137,700\n \n+275,000\nCompensation \n expense (+E)\n \n−1,800,000\nThe second entry records the taxes that employers must pay from their own funds. Federal \nand state laws require these tax payments. Assuming all employees earn less than $200,000, the \nFICA tax amount is equal to the amount that is paid by employees:\nCompensation expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n140,000\n FICA payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n137,700\n FUTA payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,300\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nFICA payable\n+137,700\nCompensation expense (+E)\n−140,000\nFUTA payable\n+2,300\nDeferred Revenues\nIn most business transactions, cash is paid when a product or service is delivered, or soon \nthereafter. In some cases, however, cash is paid in advance of delivery. You have probably paid \nfor an airline ticket in advance. The airline company receives cash for the ticket you purchased, \nbut it does not provide the service (the flight) until a future date. When a company collects cash \nbefore the related revenue has been earned, the cash is called deferred revenues, or, occasion-\nally, unearned revenues. A Starbucks card, which allows customers to pay for their purchases \nin advance, is an example of deferred revenues. Advantages for the customer include conve-\nnience at the point of sale and the accumulation of loyalty rewards. Advantages for Starbucks \ninclude the ability to collect and use customers’ cash before they actually purchase anything, \nwhile also collecting information on the purchasing habits of individual customers. Starbucks’s \nbalance sheet shown in Exhibit 9.1 shows that in 2014 the company collected $794.5 million in \ncash from customers and has yet to provide those customers with any sort of product or service. \nStarbucks explains the amount with the following note:\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSTARBUCKS\n“Revenues from our stored value cards, primarily Starbucks Cards, are recognized when redeemed \nor when the likelihood of redemption, based on historical experience, is deemed to be remote. \nOutstanding customer balances are included in deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets.”\nUnder the revenue recognition principle introduced in Chapter 3, revenue cannot be recorded \nuntil it has been earned. Deferred revenues are reported as a liability because cash has been col-\nlected from customers but the company has not delivered a product or service, and thus the \nrelated revenue has not been earned by the end of the accounting period. The obligation to \nprovide a product or service in the future still exists. These obligations are classified as current \nor long-term, depending on when a company expects to provide the product or service.\n\n\n466\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nNotes Payable\nWhen a company borrows money, it normally signs a formal written contract with a bank and \nreports the amount borrowed as a note payable. The contract specifies the amount borrowed, \nthe date by which it must be repaid, and the interest rate associated with the borrowing.\nBanks and other creditors are willing to lend cash because they will earn interest in return. \nEarning interest by loaning money to others reflects the time value of money. To the borrower, \ninterest reflects the cost of using someone else’s money and is therefore an expense. To \nlenders, \ninterest reflects the benefit of allowing someone else to use their money and is therefore a revenue.\nYou need three pieces of information to calculate interest: (1) the principal (i.e., the cash \nthat was borrowed), (2) the annual interest rate, and (3) the time period for the loan. The \ninterest formula is:\nPrincipal × Annual Interest Rate × Number of Months / 12 Months = Interest for the Period\nTo illustrate, assume that on November 1, a company with a December 31 fiscal year-end bor-\nrows $100,000 cash for one year. The annual interest rate is 12%. The interest is payable on \nApril 30 and October 31 of the following year. The principal ($100,000) is payable at the matu-\nrity date, October 31 of next year. The note is recorded in the accounts as follows:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-3\nReport notes payable and \nexplain the time value of money.\nTIME VALUE OF MONEY \nInterest that is associated with \nthe use of money over time.\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000\n Notes payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+100,000\nNotes payable\n+100,000\nInterest is an expense incurred when companies borrow money. Companies record interest \nexpense for a given accounting period, regardless of when they actually pay the bank cash for \ninterest. In the above example, the company borrowed the money on November 1 so it must \nrecord two months of interest expense at December 31, the end of the fiscal year. It does not mat-\nter that the company will not actually pay the bank cash for interest until April 30 of next year.\nThe computation to determine the amount of interest accrued during the two months is:\nPrincipal × Annual Interest Rate × Number of Months / 12 Months = Interest for the Period\n$100,000 × 0.12 × 2/12 months = $2,000\nThe entry to record interest expense and interest payable for the two months is:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\n Interest payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nAssets\n =\nLiabilities\n +\nStockholders’ Equity\nInterest payable\n+2,000\nInterest expense (+E)\n-2,000\nNovember 1\nOctober 31\nDecember 31\n(end of fiscal year)\nApril 30\nInterest and\nprincipal due\nInterest due\nBorrow from bank\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n467\nOn April 30 of next year, the company would make a $6,000 payment to the bank for inter-\nest, which includes the $2,000 accrued and reported at the end of last year plus the $4,000 \ninterest accrued in the first four months of the next year. The following journal entry would be \nmade on April 30:\nCurrent Portion of Long-Term Debt\nThe distinction between current and long-term debt is important for both managers and ana-\nlysts. A company must have sufficient cash on hand to repay current debt. To provide accurate \ninformation on how much of its long-term debt is due in the current year, a company must \nreclassify its long-term debt as a current liability within a year of its maturity date. Assume that \na company signed a note to borrow $5 million at the end of December 2015. Half of the loan \nmust be repaid in January 2017 and the other half is due in January 2018. The 2015, 2016, and \n2017 year-end balance sheets would report the following:\nDecember 31, 2015\nLong-term liabilities:\n Note payable\n$5,000,000\nDecember 31, 2016\nCurrent liabilities:\n Current portion of long-term note\n$2,500,000\nLong-term liabilities:\n Note payable\n$2,500,000\nDecember 31, 2017\nCurrent liabilities:\n Current portion of long-term note\n$2,500,000\nNote in Exhibit 9.1 that Starbucks did not report any current portion of long-term debt. \nThis indicates that Starbucks will not pay off any of its long-term debt in 2015. In the footnotes \nto its 2014 Annual Report, Starbucks explains that its long-term debt consists of bonds, which \nonly pay interest for several years, after which the principal amount is due. Because Starbucks \nwill not pay any of the principal in the coming year, all of the debt is classified as long term. \nWe will cover the accounting for bonds in Chapter 10.\nInterest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nInterest payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-6,000\nInterest payable\n-2,000\nInterest expense (+E)\n-4,000\nRefinancing Debt: Current or Long-Term Liability?\nInstead of repaying a loan from current cash, a company may refinance it either by negotiating a new \nloan agreement with a new maturity date or by taking out a new loan and using the proceeds to pay off \nthe old loan. If a company intends to refinance a currently maturing loan with a new long-term loan and \nhas the ability to do so, the current loan should be classified as a long-term liability. It is not a current \nliability because current liabilities are short-term obligations that are expected to be paid with current \nassets within the current operating cycle or one year, whichever is longer.\nU.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting \nStandards) differ slightly in how they treat refinancing of loans. Under IFRS, the actual refinancing must \ntake place by the balance sheet date. Under U.S. GAAP, the intent and ability to refinance must exist \nbefore the balance sheet date, but the actual refinancing does not have to have occurred.\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\n\n\n468\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nContingent Liabilities Reported on the Balance Sheet\nSome recorded liabilities are based on estimates because the exact amount will not be known \nuntil a future date. For example, a contingent liability is created when a company offers a war-\nranty with the products it sells. The cost of providing future repair work must be estimated and \nrecorded as a liability (and expense) in the period in which the product is sold.\nAs an example, assume Starbucks estimates that it will have to provide $150,000 of war-\nranty services to customers who purchased coffee brewing and espresso equipment this year. In \naddition to recording the sale of the brewing and espresso equipment, Starbucks would record \nthe following:\nCONTINGENT LIABILITY \nA potential liability that has arisen \nas the result of a past event; it is \nnot a definitive liability until some \nfuture event occurs.\nWarranty expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\n Warranty payable (+L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\nAssets\n =\nLiabilities\n +\nStockholders’ Equity\nWarranty payable\n+150,000\nWarranty expense (+E)\n-150,000\nSeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/\nGetty Images\nContingent Liability Examples\nLawsuits\nEnvironmental\nproblems\nProduct\nwarranties\nWhether a contingent liability is reported on the balance sheet, in the footnotes, or not at \nall depends on two factors: (1) the probability of a future economic sacrifice and (2) the abil-\nity of management to estimate the amount of the liability. The following table illustrates the \npossibilities:\nContingent Liabilities Reported in the Footnotes\nEach of the liabilities that we have discussed is reported on the balance sheet at a specific dollar \namount because each involves the probable future sacrifice of economic benefits. Some trans-\nactions or events create only a reasonably possible (but not probable) future sacrifice of eco-\nnomic benefits. These situations create contingent liabilities that are reported in the footnotes, \nbut not on a company’s balance sheet.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-4\nReport contingent liabilities.\nProbable\nReasonably Possible\nRemote\nAmount can be reasonably \n estimated\nRecord as liability\nDisclose in footnotes\nDisclosure not required\nAmount cannot be reasonably \n estimated\nDisclose in footnotes\nDisclose in footnotes\nDisclosure not required\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n469\nThe probabilities of occurrence are defined in the following manner:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Probable—The future event or events are likely to occur.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Reasonably possible—The chance of the future event or events occurring is more than \nremote but less than likely.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Remote—The chance of the future event or events occurring is slight.\nThe assessment of future probabilities is inherently subjective, but both U.S. GAAP and IFRS provide \nsome guidance. Under U.S. GAAP, “probable” has been defined as likely to occur, which is commonly \ninterpreted to mean having a greater than 70% chance of occurring. Under IFRS, “probable” is defined as \nmore likely than not to occur, which implies more than a 50% chance of occurring. This difference means \nthat for some contingent liabilities, IFRS would require the reporting of a liability on the balance sheet \nwhereas GAAP would simply require footnote disclosure.\nIt’s a Matter of Degree\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L \nP E R S P E C T I V E\nIn summary,\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A liability that both is probable and can be reasonably estimated must be recorded and \nreported on the balance sheet.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A liability that is reasonably possible must be disclosed in a footnote whether the amount \ncan be estimated or not.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Remote contingencies do not require any type of disclosure.\nFor several years, Starbucks reported a contingent liability associated with a legal dispute \nwith Kraft Foods Group. In late 2013, Starbucks lost the dispute and was ordered by an arbi-\ntrator to pay Kraft over $2 billion. Below are excerpts from Starbucks’s 2013 Annual Report:\nConsistent with the table shown earlier, Starbucks did not initially record a liability because \nmanagement decided it could not reasonably estimate the amount of the potential loss. There-\nfore, disclosure in a footnote was sufficient. However, once the arbitrator ruled against Star-\nbucks, the company was required to report a liability on its balance sheet and an associated loss \non its income statement.\n“We believe we had valid claims of material breach by Kraft under the Agreement that allowed \nus to terminate the Agreement and certain other relationships with Kraft without compensation \nto Kraft.\nKraft denied it had materially breached the Agreement. On November 29, 2010, Starbucks \nreceived a notice of arbitration from Kraft putting the commercial dispute between the parties \ninto binding arbitration pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.\n. . . prior to receiving the arbitrator’s ruling we could not reasonably estimate the possible loss. \nAccordingly, no loss contingency was recorded for this matter.\nOn November 12, 2013, the arbitrator ordered Starbucks to pay Kraft $2,227.5 million in \ndamages plus prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees. We have estimated prejudgment interest, \nwhich includes an accrual through the estimated payment date, and attorneys’ fees to be \napproximately $556.6 million. As a result, we recorded a litigation charge of $2,784.1 million in \nour fiscal 2013 operating results.”\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nSTARBUCKS\n\n\n470\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nWorking Capital Management\nInformation about current liabilities is very important to managers and analysts because these \nobligations must be paid in the near future. Analysts say that a company has liquidity if it has the \nability to meet its current obligations. A number of financial measures are useful in evaluating \nliquidity, including the current ratio (introduced in Chapter 2) and the dollar amount of working \ncapital. Working capital is defined as the dollar difference between current assets and current \nliabilities. Working capital is important to both managers and financial analysts because it has a \nsignificant impact on the health and profitability of a company. Starbucks reported current assets \nof $4,168.7 million and current liabilities of $3,038.7 million at the end of fiscal year 2014, which \nresults in working capital of $1,130.0 million. Working capital reflects the amount Starbucks \nwould have left over if it used all of its current assets to pay off all of its current liabilities.\nThe working capital accounts are actively managed to achieve a balance between a com-\npany’s short-term obligations and the resources to satisfy those obligations. If a business has \ntoo little working capital, it runs the risk of not being able to meet its obligations. On the other \nhand, too much working capital may tie up resources in unproductive assets. Excess inventory, \nfor example, ties up dollars that could be invested more profitably elsewhere in the business \nand incurs additional costs associated with storage and deterioration.\nChanges in working capital accounts are also important to managers and analysts because \nthey have a direct impact on the cash flows from operating activities reported on the statement \nof cash flows.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-5\nExplain the importance of \nworking capital and its impact \non cash flows.\nLIQUIDITY \nThe ability to pay current \nobligations.\nWORKING CAPITAL \nThe dollar difference between \ntotal current assets and total \ncurrent liabilities.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nCompanies classify liabilities as either current or long term. Our discussion to this point has focused \non current liabilities. In the next section, we turn our attention to long-term liabilities. Before you \nmove on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of the concepts we have covered.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nFor each of the following events, state whether Starbucks’s working capital will increase, decrease, \nor not change:\n \n1. Starbucks purchases inventory on credit.\n \n2. Starbucks borrows $1,000,000 in long-term debt.\n \n3. Starbucks pays cash to reduce its rent payable account by $750,000.\n \n4. Starbucks pays employee salaries with cash.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n1. No change\n2. Increase\n3. No change\n4. Decrease\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nWorking Capital and Cash Flows\nF O C US ON\nCAS H FLOW S\nMany working capital accounts have a direct relationship to income-producing activities. Accounts \nreceivable, for example, are related to sales revenue: Accounts receivable increase when sales are made \non credit. Cash is collected when the customer pays the bill. Similarly, accounts payable increase when \ninventory is purchased on credit. A cash outflow occurs when the account is paid. Changes in working \ncapital accounts that are related to income-producing activities, called operating working capital, must \nbe considered when computing cash flows from operating activities. We discuss how to create the cash \nflow statement in Chapter 12.\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n471\nLON G -T E R M L I A B I L IT IES\nLong-term liabilities include all obligations that are not classified as current liabilities, such \nas long-term notes payable and bonds payable. Typically, a long-term liability will require pay-\nment more than one year in the future.\nMost companies borrow money on a long-term basis in order to purchase assets, like prop-\nerty or equipment. In some cases, a company may pledge specific assets as security for repay-\nment. If the company defaults on the loan, then the bank has the right to take ownership of \nthe assets. A loan supported by this type of agreement is called secured debt. Unsecured debt \nrefers to an agreement in which the bank relies primarily on the borrower’s integrity and gen-\neral earning power to repay the loan.\nLong-Term Notes Payable and Bonds\nCompanies can raise capital directly from a number of financial service organizations includ-\ning banks, insurance companies, and pension plans. Raising capital from one of these organiza-\ntions is known as a private placement. The resulting liability is often called a note payable, \nwhich is a written promise to pay a stated sum at one or more specified future dates called the \nmaturity date(s).\nIn many cases, a company’s need for capital exceeds the financial ability of any single bank \nor other creditor. In these situations, the company may issue publicly traded debt called bonds. \nThe opportunity to sell a bond security in established markets provides bondholders with an \nimportant benefit. Without involving the company, bondholders can sell their bond securities \nto other investors prior to maturity if they have an immediate need for cash. We will discuss \nbonds in detail in the next chapter.\nAccounting for long-term debt is based on the same concepts used in accounting for short-\nterm notes payable. A liability is recorded when the debt is incurred and interest expense is \nrecorded with the passage of time.\nBusiness operations are global in nature, with many corporations operating manufacturing \nfacilities around the world. In order to support these foreign operations, companies sometimes \nborrow money from foreign banks. Borrowing money in a foreign currency raises some inter-\nesting accounting and management issues.\nLONG-TERM LIABILITIES \nAll of the entity’s obligations \nthat are not classified as current \nliabilities.\nMany corporations with foreign operations elect to finance those operations with foreign debt to lessen \nexchange rate risk. Exchange rate risk exists because the relative value of each nation’s currency varies \non virtually a daily basis.\nA U.S. corporation that conducts business operations in England might decide to borrow British \npounds to finance its operations there. The profits from the business, which will be in pounds, can be \nused to pay off the debt, which is in pounds. If this business earns profits in pounds but pays off debt in \ndollars, however, it will be exposed to exchange rate risk because the relative value of the dollar and the \npound fluctuates.\nIn attempting to mitigate exchange rate risk, Amazon.com states the following in the footnotes to its \n2013 Annual Report:\n“We have internationally-focused websites for the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, \nCanada, China, Italy, Spain, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Australia. Net sales generated from these \nwebsites, as well as most of the related expenses directly incurred from those operations, are \ndenominated in local functional currencies.”\nBorrowing in Foreign Currencies\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L\nP E R S P E C T I V E\nAMAZON \nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-6\nReport long-term liabilities.\n\n\n472\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nLease Liabilities\nCompanies often lease assets rather than purchase them. For example, leasing extra delivery \ntrucks during a busy period is more economical than owning them if they are not needed during \nthe rest of the year. When a company leases an asset, it enters into a contractual agreement with \nthe owner of the asset. In the language of contracts (and accounting), the party that owns the \nasset is referred to as the lessor. The party that pays for the right to use the asset is referred to as \nthe lessee. For accounting purposes, a lessee can lease an asset by signing either an operating \nlease or a capital lease.\nThe terms of an operating lease are similar to a short-term rental and therefore do not \nrequire companies to recognize a lease asset or a lease liability on their balance sheets. In con-\ntrast, the terms of a capital lease resemble the financing and outright purchasing of an asset \nand therefore require companies to recognize both a lease asset and a lease liability on their \nbalance sheets. Since managers often prefer to minimize the liabilities they report on their bal-\nance sheets, they have an incentive to structure lease contracts so that they are accounted for as \noperating leases rather than capital leases.\nHow do accountants determine if a lease should be recorded as an operating lease or a capi-\ntal lease? GAAP helps guide them through this determination by stating that if a lease meets \nany of the following four criteria, it is considered a capital lease:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The lease term is 75% or more of the asset’s expected economic life.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Ownership of the asset is transferred to the lessee at the end of the lease term.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The lease contract permits the lessee to purchase the asset at a price that is lower than its fair \nmarket value.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 When the lease is signed, the present value of the lease payments is 90% or more of the fair \nmarket value of the leased asset.\nAs an example of an operating lease, assume that on December 31, Starbucks signs an \noperating lease contract to rent five delivery trucks for the month of January for $10,000 to be \npaid at the end of January. No entry is recorded at the time the lease is signed on December 31. \nRent expense is recorded in January, when the trucks are actually used.\nRent expense (+E, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−10,000\nRent expense (+E)\n−10,000\nTo record a capital lease, it is necessary to determine the current cash equivalent of the \nrequired lease payments. Assume that Starbucks signs a four-year lease for new delivery trucks. \nThe accountant has determined that the lease is a capital lease with a current cash equivalent of \n$250,000. Once the lease is signed, Starbucks records the transaction in a manner similar to the \nactual purchase of delivery trucks:\nOPERATING LEASE \nDoes not require a lessee to \nrecognize an asset or liability.\nCAPITAL LEASE \nDoes require a lessee to \nrecognize an asset and a liability.\nLESSOR \nThe party that owns a leased \nasset.\nLESSEE \nThe party that pays for the right \nto use the leased asset.\nFor reporting purposes, accountants must convert, or translate, foreign debt into U.S. dollars at the \nend of the accounting period in order to report the debt on a U.S. company’s balance sheet. In the same \nfootnote excerpted above, Amazon.com discusses how it does this by stating:\n“Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end \nexchange rates. . . .”\nAMAZON \nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n473\nLeased equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000\n Lease liability (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n250,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nLeased equipment\n+250,000\nLease liability\n+250,000\nIn this example, you were given the current cash equivalent of the lease. In the next section \nwe will learn how accountants compute current cash equivalents, commonly referred to as \npresent values.\nCOMP U T ING P R ES E N T V ALUE S\nOur discussion of capital leases raises an interesting question about liabilities: Is the liabil-\nity today the amount of cash that will be paid in the future? For example, if I agree to pay \nyou $10,000 five years from now, should I report a liability of $10,000 on my personal bal-\nance sheet? If I can earn interest on my money, the answer is “no.” To understand why, it is \nimportant for you to understand that money invested in an interest-bearing account grows \nover time. We briefly introduced this concept earlier in the chapter and referred to it as the \ntime value of money. The time value of money plays an important role in how companies \nreport long-term liabilities, such as the capital lease we just discussed as well as bonds, the \ntopic of Chapter 10.\nThe concept of present value (PV) is based on the time value of money. Quite simply, money \nreceived today is worth more than money to be received one year from today (or at any other \nfuture date) because it can be used to earn interest. If you invest $1,000 today at 10%, you will \nhave $1,100 in one year. In contrast, if you receive $1,000 one year from today, you will lose \nthe opportunity to earn the $100 in interest revenue. The difference between the $1,000 and the \n$1,100 is the interest that can be earned during the year, which reflects the time value of money.\nIn one of your math classes, you have probably already solved some problems involving \nthe time value of money. In the typical problem, you are told a certain dollar amount has been \ndeposited in a savings account earning a specified rate of interest. You are asked to compute \nthe dollar amount in the savings account after a certain number of years. This is an example \nof a future value (FV) problem: How much is a given dollar amount today worth in the future \nif it grows at a specified interest rate? For example, if you deposited $100 today in a savings \naccount that earns 10% interest, how much would you have after one year?\nPRESENT VALUE \nThe current value of an amount to \nbe received in the future; a future \namount discounted for compound \ninterest.\nFUTURE VALUE \nThe sum to which an amount \nwill increase as the result of \ncompound interest.\nANSWER: $110\nIn this chapter we focus on how to solve the opposite problem. In present value problems, \nyou are asked to compute the amount you would need to deposit today at a specified interest \nrate to have a given dollar amount in the future. For example, if you needed $110 in one year, \nhow much would you need to deposit in a savings account today if the savings account earns \n10% interest?\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-7\nCompute and explain present \nvalues.\n$100\nPresent\nvalue (PV)\n$110\nFuture\nvalue (FV)\n1 year\n\n\n474\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nANSWER: $100\nThere are two basic types of present value problems: those involving single amounts like the \nexample above and those involving a stream of future amounts. Understanding and being able \nto compute both types is important when accounting for certain long-term liabilities.\nPresent Value of a Single Amount\nTo compute the present value of a single amount, you must discount the amount to be received in the \nfuture at i interest rate for n periods. The formula to compute the present value of a single amount is\nPresent value =\n× Amount\n1\n(1 + i!)n\nWhile the formula is not difficult to use, most analysts use present value tables, calculators, \nor Excel. We strongly encourage you to visit Connect for tutorials on how to compute present \nvalues using each of these tools.\nFor all examples that follow, we provide in the box the inputs required to compute each present \nvalue using tables, calculators, and Excel.\nAssume that today is January 1, 2016, and you need to make a $1,000 cash payment on Decem-\nber 31, 2018. At an interest rate of 10% per year, how much would you need to deposit today to \nhave exactly $1,000 on December 31, 2018? You could discount the amount year by year to fig-\nure out how much you would need to deposit today, but it is easier to use Table E.1, Appendix E, \nPresent Value of $1. For i = 10%, n = 3 periods, we find that the present value of $1 is 0.75131. \nThe present value of $1,000 to be paid at the end of three years can be computed as follows:\n$1,000 × 0.75131 = $751.31\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 10%, periods (n) = 3: Factor = 0.75131\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .10, nper (n) = 3, pmt = $0, FV = –$1,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 10, periods (n) = 3, pmt = $0, FV = –$1,000\nOnce you have computed a present value amount, it is important that you understand \nwhat it means. The $751.31 is the amount you would have to deposit today in order to have \nexactly $1,000 three years from today, assuming an interest rate of 10%. Conceptually, you \nshould be indifferent between paying $751.31 today and paying $1,000 in three years. If \nyou had $751.31 today and did not want to worry about having to come up with $1,000 in \nthree years, you could simply deposit the money in a savings account and at 10% interest it \n GUIDED HELP 9-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on how to compute present values, go to www.mhhe.\ncom/libby9e_gh9a.\n$100\nPresent\nvalue (PV)\n$110\nFuture\nvalue (FV)\n1 year\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n475\nPresent Value of an Annuity\nInstead of a single amount, many business problems involve multiple cash payments over a \nnumber of periods. An annuity is a series of consecutive payments characterized by\n \n1. An equal dollar amount each period.\n \n2. Interest periods of equal length (year, half a year, quarterly, or monthly).\n \n3. The same interest rate each period.\nExamples of annuities include monthly rent payments on an apartment or quarterly lease pay-\nments on a car.\nThe present value of an annuity is the value now of a series of equal amounts to be \nreceived (or paid out) for some specified number of periods in the future. We compute the \npresent value of an annuity by discounting each of the equal periodic amounts back to today. \nANNUITY \nA series of periodic cash receipts \nor payments that are equal in \namount each interest period.\n1Though not the focus of this chapter, we provide tables for computing future values in Appendix E. You use future \nvalue tables the same way you use present value tables. For example, to compute how much you would have after \nthree years if you deposited $751.31 in a savings account earning 10% interest, you would use Table E.3 (i = 10%, \nn = 3 periods) and multiply $751.31 × 1.33100. The answer: $1,000.\n1. The present value will decrease.\n2. $10,000 × 0.61391 = $6,139.10\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nSo far we have discussed the first type of present value problems—those involving a single future \namount. In the next section, we will discuss annuities, which involve a stream of future amounts. \nBefore you move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of the present value \nconcepts we have covered so far.\n \n1. If the interest rate in a present value problem increases from 8% to 10%, will the present \nvalue increase or decrease?\n \n2. Assuming an annual interest rate of 5%, what amount should you deposit today if you need \n$10,000 in 10 years?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nEXHIBIT 9.2\nHow a Deposit Grows \n \nto $1,000\nwould grow to $1,000 in three years.1 How the deposit of $751.31 grows to equal $1,000 is \nshown in Exhibit 9.2.\n$751.31\n$75.14\n$826.45\n$909.09\nToday\n$1,000\nPeriod 2\nPeriod 3\nPeriod 1\nInterest\n$82.64\nInterest\n$90.91\nInterest\n\n\n476\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nThe present value of an annuity of $1 for three periods at 10% may be represented graphi-\ncally as follows:\nPresent value\nof an annuity\n$2.49\n1\n2\n3\n$1\n$1\n$1\n=\nAssume you purchase a piece of equipment and agree to pay $1,000 cash each December 31 \nfor three years. How much would you need to deposit today at an annual interest rate of 10% to \nmake each $1,000 payment? We could use Table E.1, Appendix E, to calculate the present value \nas follows:\nYear\nAmount\nFactor from Table E.1, \nAppendix E, I = 10%\nPresent Value\n1\n$1,000\n×\n0.90909 (n = 1)\n=\n$ 909.09\n2\n$1,000\n×\n0.82645 (n = 2)\n=\n$ 826.45\n3\n$1,000\n×\n0.75131 (n = 3)\n=\n$ 751.31\nTotal present value\n=\n$2,486.85\nWe can compute the present value of this annuity more easily, however, by using Table E.2, \nAppendix E, as follows:\n$1,000 × 2.48685 = $2,486.85\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 10%, periods (n) = 3: Factor = 2.48685\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .10, nper (n) = 3, pmt = −$1,000, FV = $0\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 10, periods (n) = 3, pmt = −$1,000, FV = $0\nLet’s now connect the amount we computed above to the three required $1,000 payments. \nAs shown in Exhibit 9.3, if you deposited $2,486.85 today at an interest rate of 10%, that \namount would grow to $2,735.54 after one year ($2,486.85 + interest of $248.69). At that \npoint you would make your first $1,000 payment and have $1,735.54 left. The $1,735.54 \nwould grow to $1,909.09 over the next year ($1,735.54 + interest of $173.55). At that point \nyou would make your second $1,000 payment and have $909.09 left. The $909.09 would \ngrow to exactly $1,000 over the next year ($909.09 + interest of $90.91), and you would be \nable to make your last $1,000 payment. Thus, at an interest rate of 10%, depositing $2,486.85 \nBeginning of Year\n+\nInterest Earned \nDuring Year\n=\nEnd of \nYear\n−\nPayment\n=\nRemaining \nBalance\n$2,486.85\n+\n$248.69\n=\n$2,735.54\n−\n$1,000.00\n=\n$1,735.54\n$1,735.54\n+\n$173.55\n=\n$1,909.09\n−\n$1,000.00\n=\n$ 909.09\n$ 909.09\n+\n$ 90.91\n=\n$1,000.00\n−\n$1,000.00\n=\n$ 0\nEXHIBIT 9.3\nIllustration of an \nAnnuity over Time\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n477\nAccounting Applications of Present Values\nMany business transactions that affect long-term liabilities require accountants to compute \npresent values. We provide three brief examples below before transitioning to accounting for \nbonds in the next chapter.\nComputing the Amount of a Liability with a Single Payment\nOn January 1, 2016, Starbucks bought some new delivery trucks. The company signed a note \nand agreed to pay $200,000 on December 31, 2017. This type of arrangement is often referred \nto as a “non-interest-bearing” note since no interest payments are required over the life of the \nnote. Do not confuse “non-interest-bearing” with “no interest.” The interest is simply built into \nthe final payment, in this case the $200,000 payment on December 31, 2017. Assume that the \nmarket interest rate applicable to the note was determined to be 12%.\nTo record this transaction, the accountant must first compute the present value of a single \namount to be paid in the future. This amount is the present value, or current cash equivalent, \nwhich reflects the value of the trucks today. The problem can be shown graphically as follows:\nJanuary 1, 2016\nPresent value\nDecember 31, 2016\n-$200,000\nDecember 31, 2017\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 9-8\nApply the present value concept \nto the reporting of long-term \nliabilities.\n2To compute the future value of an annuity, you would use Table E.4, Appendix E. For example, at an interest rate \nof 10 percent, if you deposited $1,000 at the end of each year for three years (with no withdrawals), you would have \n$3,310 ($1,000 × 3.31000, the future value factor for n = 3, i = 10%).\nTruth in Advertising\nA Q U E ST I O N\nO F E T H I C S\nOnline and television advertisements are easy to misinterpret if the consumer does not understand the \ntime value of money. For example, perhaps you have seen advertisements that promise “No payments for \none year!” It is important to realize that “no payments” does not mean “no interest.” In almost all cases, \nduring the “no payments” year, interest is accruing (being added to the amount owed) and, depending on \nthe interest rate, can add significantly to the total amount customers must pay back.\nAnother misleading advertisement relates to lotteries, which often promise to make winners instant \nmillionaires. In some cases, however, the lottery amount is paid out over a long period of time, for \nexample, $25,000 each year for 40 years. The winner will receive $1,000,000 ($25,000 × 40 years), but \nthe present value of this annuity at 8% is only $298,000. While most winners are happy to get the money, \nthey are not really millionaires.\nSome consumer advocates argue that consumers should not have to study present value concepts to \nunderstand such advertisements. While some of these criticisms may be valid, the quality of information \ncontained in advertisements that include interest rates has improved over time.\ntoday would allow you to make the three required $1,000 payments at the end of the next \nthree years.2\nInterest Rates and Interest Periods\nThe preceding illustrations assumed annual periods for compounding and discounting. \nAlthough interest rates are almost always quoted on an annual basis, most compounding peri-\nods encountered in business are less than one year. When interest periods are less than a year, \nthe values of n and i must be adjusted to be consistent with the length of the interest period.\nTo illustrate, 12% interest compounded annually for five years requires the use of n = 5 and \ni = 12%. If compounding is quarterly, however, the interest period is one-quarter of a year (i.e., four \nperiods per year), and the quarterly interest rate is one-quarter of the annual rate (i.e., 3% per quar-\nter). Therefore, 12% interest compounded quarterly for five years requires use of n = 20 and i = 3%.\n\n\n478\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nThe present value of the $200,000 payment is computed as follows:\n$200,000 × 0.79719 = $159,438\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 12%, periods (n) = 2: Factor = 0.79719\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .12, nper (n) = 2, pmt = $0, FV = −$200,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 12, periods (n) = 2, pmt = $0, FV = −$200,000\nTherefore, the journal entry is as follows:\nDelivery trucks (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,438\n Note payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n159,438\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDelivery trucks\n+159,438\nNote payable\n+159,438\nAfter the initial transaction is recorded, Starbucks must record the implied interest expense \neach year.\nDecember 31, 2016 Interest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n19,133*\n Note payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n19,133\n*$159,438 note payable balance × 0.12 annual interest rate = $19,133. \nWhen added to $159,438, the note payable balance is now $178,571.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nNote payable\n+19,133\nInterest expense (+E)\n-19,133\nDecember 31, 2017 Interest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n21,429*\n Note payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n21,429\n*$178,571 note payable balance × 0.12 annual interest rate = $21,429. \nWhen added to $178,571, the note payable balance is now $200,000.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nNote payable\n+21,429\nInterest expense (+E)\n-21,429\nAt the end of two years, the loan amount must be repaid. The amount owed is the balance of \nNote Payable, which started at $159,438 and grew as we added interest over the two-year period \nto now equal exactly $200,000. The journal entry to record full payment of the debt follows:\nNote payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-200,000\nNote payable\n-200,000\nComputing the Amount of a Liability with an Annuity\nOn January 1, 2016, Starbucks bought several new espresso machines. The company elected to \nfinance the purchase with a note payable to be paid off in three annual payments of $163,685. \n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n479\nEach payment includes principal plus interest on the unpaid balance at 11% per year. The \nannual payments are due on December 31, 2016, 2017, and 2018. This problem can be shown \ngraphically as follows:\nJanuary 1, 2016\nPresent value\nDecember 31, 2016\n$163,685\nDecember 31, 2017\n$163,685\nDecember 31, 2018\n$163,685\nThe present value of the note is the amount Starbucks would have to deposit today at 11% \ninterest to cover the three $163,685 payments. This is an annuity because payments are made in \nthree equal installments. The present value of the note is computed as follows:\n$163,685 × 2.44371 = $399,999\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 11%, periods (n) = 3: Factor = 2.44371\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .11, nper (n) = 3, pmt = −$163,685, FV = $0\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 11, periods (n) = 3, pmt = −$163,685, FV = $0\nThe acquisition on January 1, 2016, is recorded as follows:\nEspresso machines (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399,999\n Note payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n399,999\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nEspresso machines\n+399,999\nNote payable\n+399,999\nAt the end of each year over the three-year life of the note, the accountant would enter the \nfollowing:\nDecember 31, 2016 Note payable (-L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n119,685\n \nInterest expense (+E, -SE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n44,000*\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n*$399,999 note payable balance × 0.11 annual interest rate = $44,000. \nThe remaining payable balance after recording this entry is $280,314.\n163,685\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-163,685\nNote payable\n-119,685\nInterest expense (+E)\n-44,000\nDecember 31, 2017 Note payable (-L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132,850\n \nInterest expense (+E, -SE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n30,835*\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n*$280,314 note payable balance × 0.11 annual interest rate = $30,835. \nThe remaining payable balance after recording this entry is $147,464.\n163,685\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-163,685\nNote payable\n-132,850\nInterest expense (+E)\n-30,835\n\n\n480\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nDecember 31, 2018 Note payable (-L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147,464\n \nInterest expense (+E, -SE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n16,221*\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n*$147,464 note payable balance × 0.11 annual interest rate = $16,221.\n163,685\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-163,685\nNote payable\n−147,464\nInterest expense (+E)\n−16,221\nAfter making the last cash payment of $163,685, the balance in the notes payable account is \nzero.\nPresent Values Involving Both an Annuity and a Single Payment\nIn some business situations, a company may agree to make periodic payments (an annuity) in \naddition to a single payment at the end of the agreement. Assume Starbucks bought new cof-\nfee roasting equipment and agreed to pay the supplier $1,000 per month for 20 months and an \nadditional $40,000 at the end of 20 months. The supplier is charging 12% interest per year, or \n1% per month.\nIn this type of problem, you can determine the present value of the total obligation by \n \ncomputing the present value of each part. In other words, you compute the present value of \nthe annuity and the present value of the single payment and add the two amounts together, as \nfollows:\nStep 1: \nCompute the present value of the annuity using Table E.2, Appendix E:\n$1,000 × 18.04555 = $18,046\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 1%, periods (n) = 20: Factor = 18.04555\nUsing Excel / Calculator: see single calculation below\nStep 2: \nCompute the present value of the single payment using Table E.1, Appendix E:\n$40,000 × 0.81954 = $32,782\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 1%, periods (n) = 20: Factor = 0.81954\nUsing Excel / Calculator: see single calculation below\nStep 3: \nAdd the two amounts to determine the present value of the total obligation:\n$18,046\n(present value of 20 months of annuity payments)\n+ *********32,782\n(present value of single sum after 20 months)\n$50,828\n(present value of the total obligation)\nThe $50,828 is the present value of all the cash payments that Starbucks must make under \nthis agreement. Starbucks would record this amount as a liability. This amount can be com-\nputed as a single calculation using Excel or a Calculator as follows:\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .01, nper (n) = 20, pmt = −$1,000, FV = −$40,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 1, periods (n) = 20, pmt = −$1,000, FV = −$40,000\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n481\nIn the next chapter, we will use the present value techniques you have just learned to under-\nstand how to account for bonds.\n(Try to answer the questions before proceeding to the suggested solutions that follow.) Patagonia \ncompleted several transactions during the year. In each case, decide if a liability (or liabilities) should \nbe recorded and, if so, determine the amount. Assume the current date is December 31, and all trans-\nactions occurred over the last year.\n \n1. Employees earned salaries of $100,000, which have not been paid at year-end.\n \n2. Patagonia borrowed $100,000 on June 30 at an annual interest rate of 7%. As of December 31, no \npayments associated with this loan have been made.\n \n3. A customer prepaid $250 for a custom waterproof jacket. The customer will pick up the jacket next \nmonth.\n \n4. The company lost a lawsuit for $250,000 but plans to appeal.\n \n5. A new truck was leased for a period equal to 85% of the expected life of the truck.\n \n6. On December 31, a bank loaned money to Patagonia. Patagonia agreed to repay the bank $100,000 \non December 31 next year. The annual interest rate is 5%.\n \n7. Patagonia signed a loan agreement that requires it to pay $50,000 per year for 20 years. The annual \ninterest rate is 8%.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. A liability of $100,000 should be recorded.\n \n2. The amount borrowed ($100,000) should be recorded as a liability on June 30. In addition, interest \naccrued but not paid should be recorded as a liability at year-end. This amount is $100,000 × 7% × \n \n6/12 = $3,500.\n \n3. The amount the customer paid ($250) is a liability until the customer picks up the jacket, at which \npoint the $250 becomes revenue.\n \n4. Unless Patagonia can make a convincing argument that it is not probable it will have to pay the \n$250,000, the company should record the amount as a liability.\n \n5. The lease covers more than 75% of the estimated life of the truck. It should therefore be accounted \nfor as a capital lease and a liability should be recorded. The amount is the present value of the lease \npayments (which were not given in the problem).\n \n6. Patagonia should record a liability equal to the present value of the obligation. Using Table E.1, \nAppendix E (i = 5%, n = 1), the amount is $100,000 × 0.95238 = $95,238.\n \n7. Patagonia should record a liability for the present value of the obligation. Using Table E.2, Appen-\ndix E (i = 8%, n = 20), the amount is $50,000 × 9.81815 = $490,908.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n GUIDED HELP 9-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on the present value of an annuity and a single payment, \ngo to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh9b.\n\n\n482\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nChapter Supplement A\nPresent Value Computations Using a Calculator or Excel\nWhile the present value tables at the end of this book are useful for educational purposes, most present \nvalue problems in business are solved with Excel or a financial calculator. To review how to use Excel \nor a financial calculator to solve present value problems, go to the videos or use the information below.\nCalculating Present Values Using the HP 10BII+\nSAMPLE PROBLEM INPUTS:\nCredit: Weili Ge\nE\nG\nB\nD\nA\nF\nI\nC\nH\n N = Number of periods: 3\n!!!I/YR = Interest rate/period: !!10%\nPMT = Payments/period: −$500\n FV = Future value: −$1,000\nStep 1: Turn on, set payments per year to 1, \nand clear prior inputs:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Turn your calculator on by pressing the \n“ON” button (A)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “1”\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press the orange-colored shift key (B)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press the “P/YR” key (C)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 To confirm the change, press the orange-colored shift key (B), then press “C ALL” (D). You should \nbriefly see “1 P_Yr” on your screen. This step will also clear all prior inputs from your calculator.\nStep 2: Enter the number of periods:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “3”, then press “N” (E)\nStep 3: Enter the interest rate per period:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “10”, then press “I/YR” (F)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: When using an HP 10BII+, you should enter the whole number “10” for 10%, not the \n \ndecimal 0.10.\nStep 4: Enter the amount of any annuity payments:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “500”, then press “+/−” (G), then press “PMT” (C)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: If you are calculating the present value of a single amount, there are no annuity payments. \nWhen there are no annuity payments, skip STEP 4 or press “0” then press “PMT”(C).\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n483\nStep 5: Enter the future amount:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “1,000”, then press “+/−” (G), then press “FV” (H)\nStep 6: Compute the present value:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “PV” (I)\nANSWER: $1,994.74\nNOTE: If you omit the annuity payment of $500 in STEP 4 and solve for the present value of a single \namount ($1,000), the answer is $751.31.\nCalculating Present Values Using the HP 12C\nSAMPLE PROBLEM INPUTS:\n N = Number of periods: 3\n+++I/YR = Interest rate/period: ++10%\nPMT = Payments/period: −$500\n FV = Future value: −$1,000\nCredit: Weili Ge\nE\nD\nI\nH\nF\nC\nB\nA\nG\nStep 1: Turn on and clear prior inputs:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Turn your calculator on by pressing the “ON” button (A)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Clear inputs by pressing the orange-colored shift key (B), then “CLEAR FIN” (C)\nStep 2: Enter the number of periods:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “3”, then press “n” (D)\nStep 3: Enter the interest rate per period:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “10”, then press “i” (E)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: When using an HP 12C, you should enter the whole number “10” for 10%, not the decimal 0.10.\nStep 4: Enter the amount of any annuity payments:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “500”, then press “CHS” (F), then press “PMT” (G)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: If you are calculating the present value of a single amount, there are no annuity payments. \nWhen there are no annuity payments, skip STEP 4 or press “0”, then press “PMT” (F).\nStep 5: Enter the future amount:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “1,000”, then press “CHS” (F), then press “FV” (H)\nStep 6: Compute the present value:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Press “PV” (I)\nANSWER: $1,994.74\nNOTE: If you omit the annuity payment of $500 in STEP 4 and solve for the present value of a single \namount ($1,000), the answer is $751.31.\n\n\n484\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nCalculating Present Values Using Excel\nSAMPLE PROBLEM INPUTS:\n N = Number of periods: 3\n+++I/YR = Interest rate/period: ++10%\nPMT = Payments/period: −$500\n FV = Future value: −$1,000\nB\nA\nC\nStep 1: Open the Formula Builder:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Open Excel on your computer\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Click the “fx” function symbol (A) in the menu bar to open the \nFormula Builder\nStep 2: Locate the present value (PV) formula:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In the Formula Builder search bar (B), type in “PV”\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Double-click on “PV” shown in the search results\nStep 3: Enter the interest rate:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 You will enter inputs directly into boxes in the Formula Builder \n(C)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In the “rate” box enter .10\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: When using Excel, you should enter the decimal .10 and \nnot the whole number “10” for 10%.\nStep 4: Enter the number of periods:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In the “nper” box enter “3”\nStep 5: Enter the amount of any annuity payments:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In the “pmt” box enter “−500”\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: If you are calculating the present value of a single amount, \nthere are no annuity payments. When there are no annuity pay-\nments, you would leave the “pmt” box empty or enter “0”.\nStep 6: Enter the future amount:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In the “fv” box enter “−1000”\nStep 7: The last box:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Leave the “type” box empty\n\u0016\nš\u0016 NOTE: Entering “1” here tells Excel to assume that payments are \nat the beginning of the period. Entering “0” or leaving this box \nblank tells Excel to assume that payments are at the end of the \nperiod (which is what we want).\nANSWER: $1,994.74\nNOTE: If you omit the annuity payment of $500 in STEP 5 and solve for \nthe present value of a single amount ($1,000), the answer is $751.31.\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n485\nChapter Supplement B\nDeferred Taxes\nIn Chapter 8 you learned that companies follow GAAP for financial reporting but the Internal Revenue \nCode when creating their tax returns. Following different rules can create what are called temporary \ntax differences. Temporary tax differences are the result of a company reporting revenues and expenses \non its income statement in a different time period than it reports them on its tax return. If the difference \nbetween financial reporting and tax reporting will result in a lower tax bill in the future, it results in the \ncreation of an asset. If the difference will result in a higher tax bill in the future, it results in the creation \nof a liability. We call these assets and liabilities deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. In this \nchapter supplement, we focus on understanding deferred tax liabilities.\nA company creates a deferred tax liability when it:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Reports revenue on this period’s income statement that it does not report on its tax return until a \nfuture period, or\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Reports an expense on this period’s tax return that it does not report on its income statement until a \nfuture period.\nBoth circumstances result in this period’s accounting income reported on the income statement being \nhigher than this period’s tax income reported on the company’s tax return. An example is when a com-\npany pays expenses in advance. The company is required to include the advance payment as an expense \non its tax return in the period it pays the cash. For financial reporting purposes, the company is required \nto recognize the advance payment as an asset on its balance sheet until it actually incurs the expense in a \nfuture period. When this happens, the company then uses the asset to satisfy the expense.\nAnother accounting area that often results in a deferred tax liability is depreciation. Many companies \nuse straight-line depreciation for financial reporting purposes and an accelerated depreciation method for \ntax purposes. Let’s consider a simple example. Assume that in the current year, Starbucks owns a build-\ning that originally cost $10 million. The current book value (cost less accumulated depreciation) on the \nbalance sheet is $8.5 million. For tax purposes, the book value is $6.5 million. The $2 million difference \nis a result of Starbucks using straight-line depreciation for financial reporting and accelerated deprecia-\ntion for tax purposes. Starbucks has been able to delay or defer paying federal income taxes by reporting \nmore depreciation on its tax return than it reports on its income statement. The amount of deferred tax \nliability is computed by multiplying the timing difference by the corporate tax rate (35%):\nDeferred Tax Liability = $2 million × .35 = $700,000\nIf there are no other deferred tax items, Starbucks will report a deferred tax liability on its balance sheet \nof $700,000.\nAt the end of the following year, Starbucks would again compare the GAAP book value of the building to \nthe tax book value. Assume that the GAAP book value is $8.2 million and the tax book value is $6 million. \nThe timing difference is $2.2 million, resulting in a deferred tax liability of $770,000 ($2.2 million × .35).\nThe income tax expense reported under GAAP is the amount needed to complete a journal entry once \nthe company has computed the amount it will pay the IRS for taxes and the change in its deferred taxes. \nBased on our example, the change in the deferred tax liability for Starbucks is $70,000 ($770,000 − \n$700,000). Assume the company completes its tax return and determines it owes the IRS $550,000 for \ntaxes. The company would record the following:\nIncome tax expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n620,000\n Deferred taxes (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n70,000\n Income taxes payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n550,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDeferred taxes\n+70,000\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n-620,000\nIncome taxes payable\n+550,000\nThe computation of deferred taxes involves some complexities that are discussed in advanced accounting \ncourses. At this point, you need to understand only that deferred tax assets and liabilities are caused by \ntemporary differences between the income statement and tax return. Each temporary difference has an \nimpact on the income statement in one accounting period and the tax return in another.\nTEMPORARY TAX \nDIFFERENCES \nResult from companies \nreporting revenues and \nexpenses on their income \nstatements in a different time \nperiod than they report them on \ntheir tax returns.\nDEFERRED TAX LIABILITY \nIs created when differences \nin financial reporting and tax \nreporting cause accounting \nincome to be higher than tax \nincome in a given period.\n\n\n486\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n \n9-1. Define, measure, and report current liabilities. p. 460\nAccountants define liabilities as probable future sacrifices of economic benefits that arise from past \ntransactions. Liabilities are classified on the balance sheet as either current or long term. Current \nliabilities are short-term obligations that will be paid within the current operating cycle of the busi-\nness or within one year of the balance sheet date, whichever is longer. Long-term liabilities are all \nobligations not classified as current.\n \n9-2. Compute and interpret the accounts payable turnover ratio. p. 462\nTo compute this ratio, divide cost of goods sold by average accounts payable. This ratio reflects \nhow quickly management is paying its suppliers and is considered to be a measure of liquidity, or a \ncompany’s ability to meet its short-term obligations.\n \n9-3. Report notes payable and explain the time value of money. p. 466\nCompanies sign a note when they borrow money. The note specifies the amount borrowed, when \nit must be repaid, and the interest rate associated with the loan. Accountants report the amount \nborrowed, and any unpaid interest, as liabilities. The time value of money refers to the principle \nthat a given amount of money is worth more today than it is in the future due to its earnings \npotential.\n \n9-4. Report contingent liabilities. p. 468\nA contingent liability is a potential liability that has arisen as the result of a past event. An example \nis a warranty. The past event is the sale of the item. The potential liability is the possibility that the \ncompany will have to honor the warranty. Contingent liabilities are reported on the balance sheet if \nthey can be estimated and are probable. If they are only reasonably possible, then they are reported \nin the footnotes.\n \n9-5. Explain the importance of working capital and its impact on cash flows. p. 470\nWorking capital is defined as current assets minus current liabilities. Working capital is used to fund \nthe operating activities of a business. Changes in working capital accounts affect the statement of \ncash flows. \n \n9-6. Report long-term liabilities. p. 471\nAny liability that is not a current liability is a long-term liability. Many long-term liabilities are \nreported on the balance sheet at their present value, which is the amount a company would have to \npay today at a given interest rate to satisfy the obligation.\n \n9-7. Compute and explain present values. p. 473\nThe present value concept is based on the time value of money. Money received today is worth \nmore than the same amount of money to be received in the future because of interest rates. We can \ncompute the present value of a single amount or the present value of a stream of amounts (called an \nannuity) using present value tables, Excel, or a financial calculator.\n \n9-8. Apply the present value concept to the reporting of long-term liabilities. p. 477\nA liability involves the payment of some amount at a future date. With long-term liabilities, the \nreported liability is not the dollar value of the future payment(s), but rather the present value of the \nfuture payment(s).\nIn this chapter, we focused on the reporting of current liabilities and introduced how to compute and \ninterpret present values. In the next chapter, we discuss a firm’s capital structure and how long-term \nliabilities, like bonds, fit into that structure.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n487\nK E Y R A T I O\nAccounts payable turnover is a measure of how quickly a company pays its suppliers. It is computed \nas follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Current Liabilities section):\nCosts of Goods Sold\nAverage Accounts Payable\nAccounts Payable Turnover =\nBalance Sheet\nUnder Current Liabilities\nLiabilities listed by account title, such as:\nAccounts payable\nAccrued liabilities\nNotes payable\nCurrent portion of long-term debt\nUnder Noncurrent Liabilities\nLiabilities listed by account title, such as:\nLong-term debt\nLeases\nDeferred taxes\nBonds\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Operating Activities (indirect method)\nNet income\n+ Increases in current liabilities\n− Decreases in current liabilities\nUnder Financing Activities\n+ Increases in long-term liabilities\n− Decreases in long-term liabilities\nIncome Statement\nLiabilities are shown only on the balance sheet, \nnever on the income statement. Transactions \naffecting liabilities often also affect an income \nstatement account. For example, employee \nsalaries earned but not yet paid affect an income \nstatement account (salary expense) and a balance \nsheet account (salaries payable).\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting \nPolicies\nA brief description of the accounting for certain \nliabilities.\nUnder Separate Notes\nAdditional details about both short-term \nliabilities (e.g., deferred revenue) and long-term \nliabilities (notes).\nAdditional details about contingent liabilities, \nespecially legal issues.\nAccrued Liabilities p. 462 \nAnnuity p. 475 \nCapital Lease p. 472 \nContingent Liability p. 468 \nDeferred Tax Liability p. 485 \nFuture Value p. 473 \nLessee p. 472 \nLessor p. 472 \nLiquidity p. 470 \nLong-Term Liabilities p. 471 \nOperating Lease p. 472 \nPresent Value p. 473 \nTemporary Tax Differences p. 485 \nTime Value of Money p. 466 \nWorking Capital p. 470 \nK E Y T E R M S\n\n\n488\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n 1. Define liability. Differentiate between a current liability and a long-term liability.\n 2. What financial statement is the primary source of information about the liabilities of a company?\n 3. In their balance sheets, what do companies call obligations to pay suppliers in the near future?\n 4. What does the accounts payable turnover ratio tell you about a company? How is the ratio computed?\n 5. Define accrued liability. What is an example of an accrued liability?\n 6. Define note payable. When must a company reclassify a long-term note payable as a current liability?\n 7. On April 1 of the current year, a company borrowed $4,000 from a bank. The annual interest rate \nwas 12%. When the company prepares its year-end financial statements on December 31, how much \nwill it report as interest expense associated with this note?\n 8. Define deferred revenue. Why is it a liability?\n 9. Define contingent liability. What conditions must be met in order for a contingent liability to be \nreported on a company’s balance sheet?\n 10. Define working capital. How is working capital computed?\n 11. When a company signs a capital lease, does it record an asset and/or a liability on its balance sheet?\n 12. Explain the concept of the time value of money.\n 13. If you hold a valid contract that will pay you $8,000 cash in 10 years and the going annual rate of \ninterest is 10%, what is the contract’s present value? Show your computations.\n 14. Define annuity.\n 15. Using Table E.1 in Appendix E, fill in the present value factors for the following interest rates and \nperiods:\nPresent Value Factors\ni = 5%\ni = 10%\ni = 14% \nn = 4\nn = 7\nn = 10\nPV of $1\nPV of annuity of $1\n 16. You purchased a new car and promised to pay the dealership five payments of $8,000 at the end \nof each of the next five years. The applicable interest rate is 8%. What is the present value of this \nannuity?\nQ U E S T I O N S\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n 1. What is the present value factor for an annuity of five periods and an interest rate of 10%?\n \na. 0.62092\n \nb. 4.32948\n \nc. 3.79079\n \nd. 7.72173\n 2. The university golf team needs to buy a car to travel to tournaments. A dealership in Lockhart has \nagreed to the following terms: $4,000 down plus 20 monthly payments of $750. A dealership in \nLeander will agree to $1,000 down plus 20 monthly payments of $850. The local bank is currently \ncharging an annual interest rate of 12% for car loans. Which is the better deal, and why?\n \na. The Leander offer is better because the total payments of $18,000 are less than the total payments \nof $19,000 to be made to the Lockhart dealership.\n \nb. The Lockhart offer is better because the cost in terms of present value is less than the present \nvalue cost of the Leander offer.\n \nc. The Lockhart offer is better because the monthly payments are less.\n \nd. The Leander offer is better because the cash down payment is less.\n \ne. The Leander offer is better because the cost in terms of present value is less than the present \nvalue cost of the Lockhart offer.\n 3. Which of the following best describes accrued liabilities?\n \na. Long-term liabilities.\n \nb. Current amounts owed to suppliers of inventory.\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n489\n \nc. Current liabilities to be recognized as revenue in a future period.\n \nd. Current amounts owed, but not yet paid, to various parties at the end of an accounting period.\n 4. BigFish Company has borrowed $100,000 from the bank to be repaid over the next five years, with \npayments beginning next month. Which of the following best describes the presentation of this debt \nin the balance sheet as of today (the date of borrowing)?\n \na. $100,000 in the Long-Term Liability section.\n \nb. $100,000 plus the interest to be paid over the five-year period in the Long-Term Liability section.\n \nc. A portion of the $100,000 in the Current Liability section and the remainder of the principal in \nthe Long-Term Liability section.\n \nd. A portion of the $100,000 plus interest in the Current Liability section and the remainder of the \nprincipal plus interest in the Long-Term Liability section.\n 5. A company is facing a lawsuit from a customer. It is possible, but not probable, that the company \nwill have to pay a settlement that management estimates to be $2,000,000. How would this fact be \nreported in the financial statements to be issued at the end of the current month?\n \na. $2,000,000 in the Current Liability section.\n \nb. $2,000,000 in the Long-Term Liability section.\n \nc. In a descriptive narrative in the footnote section.\n \nd. None because disclosure is not required.\n 6. Which of the following transactions would usually cause accounts payable turnover to increase?\n \na. Payment of cash to a supplier for merchandise previously purchased on credit.\n \nb. Collection of cash from a customer.\n \nc. Purchase of merchandise on credit.\n \nd. None of the above.\n 7. How is working capital calculated?\n \na. Current assets multiplied by current liabilities.\n \nb. Current assets plus current liabilities.\n \nc. Current assets minus current liabilities.\n \nd. Current assets divided by current liabilities.\n 8. The present value of an annuity of $10,000 per year for 10 years discounted at 8% is what amount?\n \na. $5,002\n \nb. $67,101\n \nc. $53,349\n \nd. $80,000\n 9. SmallFish Company borrowed $100,000 at 8% interest for three months. How much interest does \nthe company owe at the end of three months?\n \na. $8,000\n \nb. $2,000\n \nc. $800\n \nd. $200\n 10. Fred received a gift from his grandmother of $100,000. She has promised to pay Fred the $100,000 \nin equal installments at the end of each year for the next 10 years. Fred wants to know how much \nthe $100,000 is worth in today’s dollars. Which of the following will Fred need to calculate this \namount?\n \na. The anticipated interest rate and the present value of $1 table.\n \nb. The anticipated interest rate and the future value of $1 table.\n \nc. The anticipated interest rate and the future value table for annuities.\n \nd. The anticipated interest rate and the present value table for annuities.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nUnderstanding Liquidity\nWhich of the following will improve liquidity?\n 1. A company purchases a new truck with cash.\n 2. A company receives cash from taking out a long-term loan that is due in five years.\n 3. A company substantially increases credit sales and expects to collect all of the credit sales in the cur-\nrent account period.\n 4. A company purchases inventory on credit but is having trouble selling the inventory as most of it has \nbecome obsolete.\n 5. A company took out a long-term loan four years ago. The loan is due next month.\nM9-1\nLO9-1\n\n\n490\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nComputing and Interpreting Accounts Payable Turnover\nNelson Company reported cost of goods sold of $690,000 last year and $720,000 this year. Nelson also \nreported accounts payable of $250,000 last year and $230,000 this year. Compute this year’s accounts \npayable turnover ratio for Nelson. Interpret the number.\nComputing Interest Expense\nKieso Company borrowed $600,000 for three months. The annual interest rate on the loan was 11%. \nKieso’s fiscal year ends on December 31. Kieso borrowed the $600,000 one month prior to the end of \nits current fiscal year and paid the $600,000 plus interest back two months into its current fiscal year. \nIn regards to this loan, how much interest expense, if any, would Kieso report at the end of its last fiscal \nyear? At the end of its current fiscal year?\nRecording a Note Payable\nWygant Corporation borrowed $290,000 on October 1 last year. The note carried a 10% interest rate \nwith the principal and interest payable on May 1 this year. Prepare the journal entry to record the note on \nOctober 1. Prepare the adjusting entry to record accrued interest on December 31, the end of Wygant’s \nfiscal year.\nReporting Contingent Liabilities\nBuzz Coffee Shops is famous for its large servings of hot coffee. Last year a customer spilled a cup of hot \ncoffee on himself and decided to file a lawsuit against Buzz for $1,000,000. Buzz’s management thinks \nthe chances of the company having to pay anything to the customer are remote. The case went to trial this \nyear, and Buzz was found guilty of serving hot coffee in the wrong type of cup. The judge ordered Buzz \nto pay the customer $200,000. What is the proper reporting of the lawsuit in each year?\nComputing Working Capital\nThe balance sheet for Stevenson Corporation reported the following: noncurrent assets, $240,000; total \nassets, $360,000; noncurrent liabilities, $176,000; total stockholders’ equity, $94,000. Compute Steven-\nson’s working capital.\nAnalyzing the Impact of Transactions on Working Capital\nOspry Company has working capital in the amount of $1,240,000. For each of the following transactions, \ndetermine whether working capital will increase, decrease, or remain the same.\n \na. Paid accounts payable in the amount of $50,000.\n \nb. Recorded accrued salaries in the amount of $100,000.\n \nc. Borrowed $250,000 from a local bank, to be repaid in 90 days.\n \nd. Purchased $20,000 of new inventory on credit.\nAccounting for Long-Term Liabilities: Leases\nStarGaze Company leased a truck for three months. Accounting guidance classifies the lease as an oper-\nating lease. StarGaze makes lease payments of $800 at the end of each month. What journal entry will \nStarGaze enter upon signing the lease? What journal entry will StarGaze enter when it makes its first \nlease payment of $800 cash to the leasing company?\nComputing the Present Value of a Single Payment\nWhat is the present value of $500,000 to be paid in 10 years? The annual interest rate is 8%.\nComputing the Present Value of an Annuity\nWhat is the present value of 10 equal payments of $15,000 to be made at the end of each year for the next \n10 years? The annual interest rate is 10%.\nM9-2\nLO9-2\nM9-3\nLO9-3\nM9-4\nLO9-3\nM9-5\nLO9-4\nM9-6\nLO9-5\nM9-7\nLO9-5\nM9-8\nLO9-6\nM9-9\nLO9-7\nM9-10\nLO9-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n491\nComputing the Present Value of a Complex Contract\nGlobal Stores is downsizing and must let some employees go. Employees volunteering to leave are being \noffered a severance package of $118,000 cash, another $129,000 to be paid in one year, and an annuity of \n$27,500 to be paid each year for six years with the first payment coming at the end of this year. What is \nthe present value of the total severance package, assuming an annual interest rate of 5%?\nComputing Present Values and Recording Long-Term Liabilities\nMoonShine Company signed a note for $50,000 to purchase a new piece of equipment. MoonShine will \npay the $50,000 back at the end of two years along with any accrued interest. The annual interest rate on \nthe loan is 6%. Compute the present value of this long-term liability, and provide the journal entry Moon-\nShine will record on the day it purchases the piece of equipment and signs the note.\nM9-11\nLO9-7\nM9-12\nLO9-8\nE X E R C I S E S\nIdentifying Current Liabilities, Computing Working Capital, and Explaining Working Capital\nDiane Corporation is preparing its year-end balance sheet. The company records show the following \nselected amounts at the end of the year:\nTotal assets\n$530,000\nTotal noncurrent assets\n362,000\nLiabilities:\n Notes payable (8%, due in 5 years)\n15,000\n Accounts payable\n56,000\n Income taxes payable\n14,000\n Liability for withholding taxes\n3,000\n Rent revenue collected in advance\n7,000\n Bonds payable (due in 15 years)\n90,000\n Wages payable\n7,000\n Property taxes payable\n3,000\n Note payable (10%, due in 6 months)\n12,000\n Interest payable\n400\nCommon stock\n100,000\nRequired:\n 1. Identify current liabilities and compute working capital. Why is working capital important to \nmanagement?\n 2. Would your computation be different if the company reported $250,000 worth of contingent \n \nliabilities in the notes to its financial statements? Explain.\nRecording Payroll Costs\nPaul Company completed the salary and wage payroll for the month of March. The payroll provided the \nfollowing details:\nSalaries and wages earned by employees\n$200,000\nEmployee income taxes withheld\n40,000\nEmployee government insurance premiums withheld\n1,000\nFICA payroll taxes*\n15,000\n*$15,000 each for employer and employees.\nE9-1\nLO9-1, 9-4, 9-5\nE9-2\nLO9-1\n\n\n492\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the payroll for March, including employee deductions. Assume \nemployees have been paid, but that Paul has yet to transfer any withholdings to the government.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the employer’s payroll taxes, which have not yet been paid to the \ngovernment.\n 3. Provide a combined journal entry to show the payment of all amounts owed to governmental \nagencies.\nComputing Payroll Costs; Discussion of Labor Costs\nOaks Company has completed the payroll for the month of January, reflecting the following data:\nSalaries and wages earned\n$86,000\nEmployee income taxes withheld\n10,000\nFICA payroll taxes*\n6,000\n*Assessed on both employer and employee (i.e., $6,000 each).\nRequired:\n 1. What was the total labor cost to the company? What was the amount of the employees’ take-home pay?\n 2. List the liabilities and their amounts reported on the company’s January 31 balance sheet, assuming \nthe employees have been paid but that no transfers have been made to government agencies.\n 3. A junior accountant at Oaks stated in a meeting that giving all employees a 5% raise would have cost \nOaks $4,300 ($86,000 × .05) in the month of January. Do you agree?\nRecording a Note Payable through Its Time to Maturity with Discussion of Management \nStrategy\nMany businesses borrow money during periods of increased business activity to finance inventory and \naccounts receivable. Neiman Marcus is one of America’s most prestigious retailers. Each Christmas sea-\nson, Neiman Marcus builds up its inventory to meet the needs of Christmas shoppers. A large portion of \nthese Christmas sales are on credit. As a result, Neiman Marcus often collects cash from the sales several \nmonths after Christmas. Assume that on November 1 of this year, Neiman Marcus borrowed $4.8 million \ncash from Bank of America to meet short-term obligations. Neiman Marcus signed an interest-bearing \nnote and promised to repay the $4.8 million in six months. The annual interest rate was 8%. All interest \nwill accrue and be paid when the note is due in six months. Neiman Marcus’s accounting period ends \nDecember 31.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the note on November 1.\n 2. Provide any adjusting entry required at the end of the annual accounting period on December 31.\n 3. Provide the journal entry to record payment of the note and interest on the maturity date, April 30.\n 4. If Neiman Marcus needs extra cash during every Christmas season, should management \nborrow \nmoney on a long-term basis to avoid the necessity of negotiating a new short-term loan each year?\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Transactions Involving Notes Payable\nUsing the data from the previous exercise, complete the following requirements.\nRequired:\nDetermine the financial statement effects for each of the following: (a) the issuance of the note on \nNovember 1, (b) the impact of the adjusting entry at the end of the accounting period, and (c) payment of \nthe note and interest on April 30. Indicate the effects (e.g., cash + or −) using the format below. You do \nnot need to include amounts, just accounts and the direction in which they are affected.\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\nE9-3\nLO9-1\nE9-4\nLO9-1, 9-3\nE9-5\nLO9-1, 9-3 \n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n493\nDetermining the Impact of Transactions, Including Analysis of Cash Flows\nVernon Company sells a wide range of goods through two retail stores operated in adjoining cities. Ver-\nnon purchases most of the goods it sells in its stores on credit, promising to pay suppliers later. Occasion-\nally, a short-term note payable is used to obtain cash for current use. The following transactions were \nselected from those occurring during the fiscal year, which ends on December 31:\n \na. Purchased merchandise on credit for $18,000 on January 10.\n \nb. Borrowed $45,000 cash on March 1 from City Bank by signing an interest-bearing note payable. The \nnote is due at the end of six months (August 31) and has an annual interest rate of 10% payable at \nmaturity.\nRequired:\n 1. Describe the impact of each transaction on the balance sheet equation. Indicate the effects (e.g., cash \n+ or −) using the format below. You do not need to include amounts, just accounts and the direction \nin which they are affected.\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\n 2. What amount of cash is paid on the maturity date of the note?\n 3. Discuss the impact of each transaction on Vernon’s cash flows.\nCalculating and Explaining the Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio\nSkullcandy designs, markets, and distributes audio and gaming headphones, earbuds, and speakers. Last \nyear, Skullcandy reported cost of goods sold of $158 million. This year, cost of goods sold was $117 \nmillion. Accounts payable was $23 million at the end of last year and $17 million at the end of this year.\nRequired:\n 1. For this year, compute the average number of days that Skullcandy’s accounts payable are \noutstanding.\n 2. Assume Skullcandy’s closest competitor reports that the average number of days that its accounts \npayable are outstanding is 30. Comment on Skullcandy’s number relative to its competitor’s number.\nReporting Notes Payable and Calculating Interest Expense\nNorth Face is one of the world’s most popular outdoor apparel companies. Assume that North Face bor-\nrows $2 million from U.S. Bank and signs a note promising to pay the $2 million back in nine months, at \nwhich time North Face will also pay any accrued interest. The interest rate on the note is 8%.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the journal entry North Face will record when it signs the note and receives the cash.\n 2. Prepare the journal entry that North Face will record when it pays off the note and any accrued inter-\nest after nine months.\nReporting Contingent Liabilities\nJones Soda is a regional soda manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest. Jones is currently facing three \nlawsuits, summarized below:\n \na. A customer is suing Jones for $1 million because he claims to have found a piece of glass in his soda. \nManagement deems the probability that Jones will lose the lawsuit and have to pay $1 million as rea-\nsonably possible.\n \nb. An employee is suing Jones for $500,000 for an injury she incurred in the parking lot while walking \nto work. Management deems the probability that Jones will lose the lawsuit as probable, but estimates \nthat a reasonable payout will be $100,000, not $500,000.\n \nc. A customer is suing Jones for $300,000 because her last name is Jones and she claims Jones stole her \nname. Management deems the probability that Jones will lose the lawsuit and have to pay $300,000 as \nremote.\nE9-6\nLO9-1, 9-3, 9-5\nE9-7\nLO9-2\nE9-8\nLO9-3\nE9-9\nLO9-4\n\n\n494\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nRequired:\nHow should Jones report each of the lawsuits in its financial statements and footnotes?\nUsing Working Capital\nSuper Savers Department Store’s balance sheet revealed the following information:\nCurrent assets\n$750,000\nNoncurrent assets\n450,000\nNoncurrent liabilities\n400,000\nStockholders’ equity\n380,000\nDetermine the amount of working capital reported in the balance sheet.\nReporting a Long-Term Liability\nMcDonald’s is one of the world’s most popular fast-food restaurants, offering good food and convenient \nlocations. Effective management of its properties is a key to its success. As the following note in its \nannual report indicates, McDonald’s both owns and leases property:\nThe Company owns and leases real estate primarily in connection with its restaurant business. The \nCompany identifies and develops sites that offer convenience to customers and long-term sales and profit \npotential to the Company. The Company generally owns the land and building or secures long-term leases \nfor restaurant sites, which ensures long-term occupancy rights and helps control related costs.\nRequired:\nShould McDonald’s report lease liabilities on its balance sheet? Explain. If the obligation should be \nreported as a liability, how should the amount be measured?\nEvaluating Lease Alternatives\nAs the new vice president for consumer products at Whole Foods, you are attending a meeting to dis-\ncuss a serious problem associated with delivering merchandise to customers. Bob Smith, director of \nlogistics, summarized the problem: “It’s easy to understand; we just don’t have enough delivery trucks \ngiven our recent growth.” Barb Bader from the accounting department responded: “Maybe it’s easy to \nunderstand, but it’s impossible to do anything. Because of Wall Street’s concern about the amount of \ndebt on our balance sheet, we’re under a freeze and can’t borrow money to acquire new assets. There’s \nnothing we can do.”\nOn the way back to your office after the meeting, your assistant offers a suggestion: “Why don’t we \njust lease the trucks we need? That way we can get the assets we want without having to record a liability \non the balance sheet.”\nHow would you respond to this suggestion?\nComputing Four Present Value Problems\nOn January 1 of this year, Shannon Company completed the following transactions (assume a 10% annual \ninterest rate):\n \na. Bought a delivery truck and agreed to pay $60,000 at the end of three years.\n \nb. Rented an office building and was given the option of paying $10,000 at the end of each of the next \nthree years or paying $28,000 immediately.\n \nc. Established a savings account by depositing a single amount that will increase to $90,000 at the end of \nseven years.\n \nd. Decided to deposit a single sum in the bank that will provide 10 equal annual year-end payments of \n$40,000 to a retired employee (payments starting December 31 of this year).\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. In (a), what is the cost of the truck that should be recorded at the time of purchase?\n 2. In (b), which option for the office building results in the lowest present value?\n 3. In (c), what single amount must be deposited in this account on January 1 of this year?\n 4. In (d), what single sum must be deposited in the bank on January 1 of this year?\nE9-10\nLO9-5\nE9-11\nLO9-6\nE9-12\nLO9-6\n \nE9-13\nLO9-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n495\nComputing a Present Value\nAn investment will pay $20,000 at the end of the first year, $30,000 at the end of the second year, and \n$50,000 at the end of the third year. Determine the present value of this investment using a 10% annual \ninterest rate.\nComputing a Present Value\nAn investment will pay $15,000 at the end of each year for eight years and a one-time payment of \n$150,000 at the end of the eighth year. Determine the present value of this investment using a 7% annual \ninterest rate.\nComputing a Present Value Involving an Annuity and a Single Payment\nThe Jenkins Corporation has purchased an executive jet. The company has agreed to pay $200,000 per \nyear for the next 10 years and an additional $1,000,000 at the end of the 10th year. The seller of the jet is \ncharging 6% annual interest. Determine the liability that would be recorded by Jenkins.\nComputing a Present Value Involving an Annuity and a Single Payment\nYou have decided to buy a used car. The dealer has offered you two options:\n \na. Pay $500 per month for 20 months and an additional $10,000 at the end of 20 months. The dealer is \ncharging an annual interest rate of 24%.\n \nb. Make a one-time payment of $14,906, due when you purchase the car.\nIn present value terms, which offer is a better deal?\nUsing Present Value Concepts for Decision Making\nYou have just won the state lottery and have two choices for collecting your winnings. You can collect \n$100,000 today or receive $20,000 at the end of each year for the next seven years. A financial analyst has \ntold you that you can earn 10% on your investments. Which alternative should you select?\nCalculating a Retirement Fund\nYou are a financial adviser working with a client who wants to retire in eight years. The client has \na savings account with a local bank that pays 9% annual interest. The client wants to deposit an \namount that will provide her with $1,000,000 when she retires. Currently, she has $300,000 in the \n \naccount. How much additional money should she deposit now to provide her with $1,000,000 when \nshe retires?\nDetermining an Educational Fund\nJudge Drago has decided to set up an educational fund for his favorite granddaughter, Emma, who will \nstart college in one year. The judge plans to deposit an amount in a savings account that pays 9% annual \ninterest. He wants to deposit an amount that is sufficient to permit Emma to withdraw $20,000 for tuition \nstarting in one year and continuing each year for a total of four years. How much should he deposit today \nto provide Emma with a fund to pay for her college tuition?\n(Chapter Supplement B) Computing Deferred Income Tax\nThe following information pertains to the Lewis Corporation.\nYear 1\nYear 2\nIncome taxes payable\n$250,000\n$290,000\nIncrease in deferred tax liability\n54,000\n58,000\nRequired:\n 1. For each year, compute income tax expense (assume that no taxes have been paid).\n 2. Explain why tax expense is not simply the amount of cash paid during the year.\nE9-14\nLO9-7\nE9-15\nLO9-7\nE9-16\nLO9-6, 9-7\nE9-17\nLO9-7\nE9-18\nLO9-7\nE9-19\nLO9-7\nE9-20\nLO9-7\nE9-21\nLO9-6 \n\n\n496\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n(Chapter Supplement B) Recording Deferred Income Tax\nThe balance sheet for Nair Corporation provided the following summarized pretax data:\nYear 1\nYear 2\nDeferred tax liability\n$355,000\n$463,000\nThe income statement reported tax expense for Year 2 in the amount of $580,000.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the amount of income taxes payable for Year 2?\n 2. Explain why management incurs the cost of maintaining separate tax and financial accounting \nrecords.\nComputing Future Values: Deposit Required and Accounting for a Single-Sum Savings Account\nOn January 1, Alan King decided to deposit $58,800 in a savings account that will provide funds four \nyears later to send his son to college. The savings account will earn 8% annually. Any interest earned will \nbe added to the fund at year-end (rather than withdrawn).\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. How much will be available in four years?\n 2. Provide the journal entry that Alan should make on January 1.\n 3. What is the total interest for the four years?\n 4. Provide the journal entry that Alan should make on (a) December 31 of the first year and \n \n(b) December 31 of the second year.\nComputing Future Values: Recording Growth in a Savings Account with Equal Periodic Payments\nAt the end of each year, you plan to deposit $2,000 in a savings account. The account will earn 9% annual \ninterest, which will be added to the fund balance at year-end. The first deposit will be made at the end of \nYear 1.\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. Give the required journal entry at the end of Year 1.\n 2. What will be the balance in the savings account at the end of the 10th year (i.e., after 10 deposits)?\n 3. What is the interest earned on the 10 deposits?\n 4. How much interest revenue did the fund earn in the second year? In the third year?\n 5. Give all required journal entries at the end of the second and third years.\nE9-22\nLO9-6\nE9-23\nLO9-7, FUTURE VALUES\nE9-24\nLO9-7, FUTURE VALUES\nP R O B L E M S\nRecording and Reporting Current Liabilities\nVigeland Company completed the following transactions during Year 1. Vigeland’s fiscal year ends on \nDecember 31.\nP9-1\nLO9-1\nJan. 15 \nPurchased and paid for merchandise. The invoice amount was $26,500; assume a perpetual \ninventory system.\nApr. 1 \nBorrowed $700,000 from Summit Bank for general use; signed a 10-month, 6% annual interest-\nbearing note for the money.\nJune 14 Received a $15,000 customer deposit for services to be performed in the future.\nJuly 15 Performed $3,750 of the services paid for on June 14.\nDec. 12 Received electric bill for $27,860. Vigeland plans to pay the bill in early January.\n31 Determined wages of $15,000 were earned but not yet paid on December 31 (disregard payroll taxes).\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n497\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions.\n 2. Prepare all adjusting entries required on December 31.\nRecording and Reporting Current Liabilities with Discussion of Cash Flow Effects (AP9-1)\nRogers Company completed the following transactions during Year 1. Rogers’s fiscal year ends on \nDecember 31.\nJan. 8 \nPurchased merchandise for resale on account. The invoice amount was $14,860; assume a per-\npetual inventory system.\n17 Paid January 8 invoice.\nApr.\n 1 \nBorrowed $35,000 from National Bank for general use; signed a 12-month, 8% annual interest-\nbearing note for the money.\nJune 3 Purchased merchandise for resale on account. The invoice amount was $17,420.\nJuly 5 Paid June 3 invoice.\nAug. 1 \nRented office space in one of Rogers’s buildings to another company and collected six months’ \nrent in advance amounting to $6,000.\nDec. 20 \nReceived a $100 deposit from a customer as a guarantee to return a trailer borrowed for 30 days.\n31 Determined wages of $9,500 were earned but not yet paid on December 31 (disregard payroll taxes).\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions.\n 2. Prepare all adjusting entries required on December 31.\n 3. What is the total amount of liabilities arising from these transactions that will be reported on the fis-\ncal year-end balance sheet?\n 4. For each transaction, state whether operating cash flows increase, decrease, or are not affected.\nDetermining Financial Effects of Transactions Affecting Current Liabilities (AP9-2)\nUsing data from the previous problem, complete the following:\nRequired:\nFor each transaction (including adjusting entries) listed in the previous problem, indicate the effects (e.g., \ncash + or −) using the format below. You do not need to include amounts, just accounts and the direction \nin which they are affected.\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\nRecording and Reporting Accrued Liabilities and Deferred Revenue with Discussion of \nAccrual versus Cash Accounting\nDuring its first year of operations, Walnut Company completed the following two transactions. The \nannual accounting period ends December 31.\n \na. Paid and recorded wages of $130,000 during Year 1; however, at the end of Year 1, three days’ wages \nare unpaid and have not yet been recorded because the weekly payroll will not be paid to employees \nuntil January 6 of Year 2. Wages for the three days are $4,000.\n \nb. Collected rent revenue on December 10 of Year 1 of $2,400 for office space that Walnut rented to \nanother company. The rent collected was for 30 days from December 10 of Year 1 to January 10 of \nYear 2.\nRequired:\n 1. With respect to wages, provide the adjusting entry required at the end of Year 1 and the journal entry \nrequired on January 6 of Year 2.\n 2. With respect to rent revenue, provide the journal entry for the collection of rent on December 10 and \nthe adjusting entry required on December 31.\nP9-2\nLO9-1, 9-5\nP9-3\nLO9-1, 9-5\nP9-4\nLO9-1\n\n\n498\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n 3. What is the total amount of liabilities arising from these transactions that will be reported on the \nbalance sheet on December 31 of Year 1?\n 4. Explain why the accrual method of accounting provides more useful information to financial ana-\nlysts than the cash method of accounting.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Transactions Involving Accrued Liabilities and \nDeferred Revenue\nUsing the data from the previous problem, complete the following:\nRequired:\nFor each transaction (including adjusting entries) listed in the previous problem, indicate the effects (e.g., \ncash + or −) using the format below. You do not need to include amounts, just accounts and the direction \nin which they are affected.\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Liabilities (AP9-3)\nDell Computers is a leader in the computer industry with over $59 billion in sales each year. A recent \nannual report for Dell contained the following note:\nWarranty\nWe record warranty liabilities at the time of sale for the estimated costs that may be incurred under our \nlimited warranty. Factors that affect our warranty liability include the number of installed units currently \nunder warranty, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on those units, and cost per claim to \nsatisfy our warranty obligation.\n 1. Assume that estimated warranty costs for the current year are $500 million and that $400 million of \nwarranty work was performed during the year. Provide the journal entries required to recognize war-\nranty expense and the warranty services provided during the year. Assume that all warranty services \nwere paid for with cash.\nWalt Disney is a well-recognized brand in the entertainment industry with products ranging from broad-\ncast media to parks and resorts. The following note is from a recent annual report:\nRevenue Recognition\nFor non-expiring, multi-day tickets to our theme parks, we recognize revenue over a three-year period \nbased on estimated usage patterns which are derived from historical usage patterns.\n 2. Assume that in the current year, Disney collected $90 million in multiday tickets that will be used \nin the future. Also in the current year, Disney estimates that $5 million worth of multiday tickets \nthat have been sold in the past will not be used (e.g., they have been lost by customers). Provide the \njournal entries required to recognize (a) the receipt of the $90 million in cash and (b) the $5 million \nthat Disney estimates will not be used.\nCalculating and Explaining the Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio (AP9-4)\nColumbia Sportswear is an outdoor and active lifestyle apparel and footwear company. Last year, \nColumbia reported cost of goods sold of $941 million. This year, cost of goods sold was $1,146 million. \nAccounts payable was $174 million at the end of last year and $214 million at the end of this year.\nRequired:\n 1. For this year, compute the average number of days that Columbia’s accounts payable are outstanding.\n 2. Assume the apparel and footwear industry reports an average number of days that accounts payable \nare outstanding of 72. Comment on Columbia’s number relative to the industry average.\nAnalyzing the Reclassification of Debt\nPepsiCo, Inc., is a dominant player in the beverage, snack food, and restaurant businesses. A recent Pep-\nsiCo annual report included the following note:\nAt year-end, $3.5 billion of short-term borrowings were reclassified as long-term, reflecting PepsiCo’s \nintent and ability to refinance these borrowings on a long-term basis . . . .\nP9-5\nLO9-1\nP9-6\nLO9-1, 9-4\nP9-7\nLO9-2\nP9-8\nLO9-3, 9-5\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n499\nAs a result of this reclassification, PepsiCo’s working capital improved. Do you think the reclassification \nwas appropriate? As a financial analyst, would you use the working capital amount before the reclassifi-\ncation or after the reclassification to evaluate PepsiCo’s liquidity?\nMaking Decisions about Contingent Liabilities\nFor each of the following situations, determine whether the company should (a) report a liability on the \nbalance sheet, (b) disclose a contingent liability in the footnotes, or (c) not report the situation. Justify \nyour conclusions.\n 1. An automobile company introduces a new car. Past experience demonstrates that lawsuits will be filed as \nsoon as the new model is involved in any accidents. The company can be certain that at least one jury will \naward damages to people injured in an accident, but it is unable to estimate the amount of any payout.\n 2. A research scientist determines that the company’s best-selling product may infringe on another \ncompany’s patent. If the other company discovers the infringement and files suit, which is unlikely, \nyour company could lose millions.\n 3. As part of land development for a new housing project, your company has polluted a natural lake. Under \nstate law, you must clean up the lake once you complete development. The development project will take \nfive to eight years to complete. Current estimates indicate that it will cost $3 million to clean up the lake.\n 4. Your company has just been notified that it is being sued by a customer. The probability of the cus-\ntomer winning is deemed to be probable, but the amount of any loss cannot be reliably estimated.\n 5. A key customer is unhappy with the quality of a major construction project. The company believes \nthat the customer is being unreasonable but, to maintain goodwill, has decided to do $250,000 in \nrepairs next year.\nDetermining Cash Flow Effects (AP9-5)\nFor each of the following transactions, determine whether cash flows from operating activities will \nincrease, decrease, or remain the same:\n \na. Purchased merchandise on credit.\n \nb. Paid an account payable in cash.\n \nc. Accrued payroll for the month but did not pay it.\n \nd. Borrowed money from the bank. The term of the note is 90 days.\n \ne. Reclassified a long-term note as a current liability.\n f. Paid accrued interest expense.\n \ng. Disclosed a contingent liability based on a pending lawsuit.\n \nh. Paid back the bank for money borrowed in (d). Ignore interest.\n i. Collected cash from a customer for services that will be performed in the next accounting period \n \n(i.e., deferred revenues are recorded).\nComputing Present Values (AP9-6)\nOn January 1, Boston Company completed the following transactions (use a 7% annual interest rate for \nall transactions):\n \na. Borrowed $115,000 for seven years. Will pay $6,000 interest at the end of each year and repay the \n$115,000 at the end of the 7th year.\n \nb. Established a plant remodeling fund of $490,000 to be available at the end of Year 8. A single sum \nthat will grow to $490,000 will be deposited on January 1 of this year.\n \nc. Agreed to pay a severance package to a discharged employee. The company will pay $75,000 at the \nend of the first year, $112,500 at the end of the second year, and $150,000 at the end of the third year.\n \nd. Purchased a $170,000 machine on January 1 of this year for $34,000 cash. A five-year note is signed for \nthe balance. The note will be paid in five equal year-end payments starting on December 31 of this year.\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. In transaction (a), determine the present value of the debt.\n 2. In transaction (b), what single sum amount must the company deposit on January 1 of this year? \nWhat is the total amount of interest revenue that will be earned?\n 3. In transaction (c), determine the present value of this obligation.\n 4. In transaction (d), what is the amount of each of the equal annual payments that will be paid on the \nnote? What is the total amount of interest expense that will be incurred?\nP9-9\nLO9-4\nP9-10\nLO9-5\nP9-11\nLO9-7, 9-8\n\n\n500\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nComparing Options Using Present Value Concepts (AP9-7)\nAfter hearing a knock at your front door, you are surprised to see the Prize Patrol from your state’s online \nlottery agency. Upon opening your door, you learn you have won the lottery of $12.5 million. You dis-\ncover that you have three options: (1) you can receive $1.25 million per year for the next 10 years, (2) you \ncan have $10 million today, or (3) you can have $4 million today and receive $1 million for each of the \nnext eight years. Your lawyer tells you that it is reasonable to expect to earn an annual return of 10% on \ninvestments. All else equal, which option do you prefer? What factors influence your decision?\n(Chapter Supplement B) Recording and Reporting Deferred Income Tax: Depreciation\nMansfield Corporation purchased a new warehouse at the beginning of Year 1 for $1,000,000. The \nexpected life of the asset is 20 years with no residual value. The company uses straight-line deprecia-\ntion for financial reporting purposes and accelerated depreciation for tax purposes (the accelerated \nmethod results in $100,000 of depreciation each year). The company’s federal income tax rate is 34%. \nThe company determined its income tax obligations for Year 1 and Year 2 were $400,000 and $625,000, \nrespectively.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the deferred income tax amount reported on the balance sheet for each year. Explain why \nthe deferred income tax is a liability.\n 2. Compute income tax expense for each year.\nComputing Future Values of a Single Amount and an Annuity (AP9-8)\n \na. A friend of yours, Grace, wants to purchase a house in five years. To save for the house, Grace decides \nto deposit $112,000 in a savings account on January 1 of this year. The savings account will earn 6% \nannually. Any interest earned will be added to the fund at year-end (rather than withdrawn).\n \nb. At the end of each year, a different friend, Claire, plans to deposit $9,000 in a savings account. The \naccount will earn 9% annual interest, which will be added to the fund balance at year-end. Claire will \nmake her first deposit at the end of this year.\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. In (a), how much will be available at the end of five years? What is the total interest earned over the \nfour years?\n 2. In (b), what will be the balance in the savings account at the end of the 8th year (i.e., after 8 deposits)? \n \nWhat is the interest earned on the 8 deposits?\nP9-12\nLO9-7\nP9-13\nLO9-6\nP9-14\nLO9-7, FUTURE VALUES\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nRecording and Reporting Current Liabilities with Discussion of Cash Flow Effects (P9-2)\nSturgis Company completed the following transactions during Year 1. Sturgis’s fiscal year ends on \nDecember 31.\nJan. 15 \nRecorded tax expense for the year in the amount of $125,000. The tax liability owed to the IRS this \nyear was $93,000. Any deferred tax liability is a current liability.\n31 Paid previously accrued interest expense in the amount of $52,000.\nApr. 30 \nBorrowed $550,000 from Commerce Bank; signed a 12-month, 12% annual interest-bearing note \nfor the money.\nJune 3 \nPurchased merchandise for resale on account. The invoice amount was $75,820.\nJuly 5 Paid June 3 invoice in full.\nAug. 31 \nSigned contract to provide security service to a small apartment complex and collected six months’ \nfees in advance amounting to $12,000.\nDec. 31 \nReclassified a long-term liability in the amount of $100,000 as a current liability.\n31 \nDetermined salary and wages of $85,000 earned but not yet paid December 31 (disregard payroll taxes).\nAP9-1\nLO9-1, 9-5\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n501\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions.\n 2. Prepare all adjusting entries required on December 31.\n 3. What is the total amount of liabilities arising from these transactions that will be reported on the fis-\ncal year-end balance sheet?\n 4. For each transaction, state whether operating cash flows increase, decrease, or are not affected.\nDetermining Financial Effects of Transactions Affecting Current Liabilities with Discussion \nof Cash Flow Effects (P9-3)\nUsing data from problem AP9-1, complete the following:\nRequired:\nFor each transaction (including adjusting entries) listed in the previous problem, indicate the effects (e.g., \ncash + or −) using the format below. You do not need to include amounts, just accounts and the direction \nin which they are affected.\nDate\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Various Liabilities (P9-6)\nFord Motor Company is one of the world’s largest companies, with annual sales of cars and trucks in \nexcess of $144 billion. A recent annual report for Ford contained the following note:\nWarranties\nEstimated warranty costs are accrued for at the time the vehicle is sold to a dealer. Estimates for warranty \ncost are made based primarily on historical warranty claim experience.\n 1. Assume that this year Ford paid cash to service warranty claims in the amount of $4.0 billion. \nFord also accrued expenses for warranties in the amount of $3.9 billion. If Ford had a balance in \nits accrued warranties account of $1.0 billion to start the year, what is the balance at the end of the \nyear?\nBally Total Fitness Holding Corporation operates fitness centers mainly in North America. The fol-\nlowing note was contained in a recent annual report for Bally:\nRevenue Recognition\nAs a general principle, revenue is recognized when the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence \nof an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred and services have been rendered, (iii) the price to the \nbuyer is fixed or determinable and, (iv) collectability is reasonably assured. Membership revenue is earned \non a straight-line basis over the longer of the contractual term or the estimated membership term. The \nweighted average membership life is 39 months.\n 2. Assume that Bally collected $23 million in December for “New Year’s Resolution” memberships \nstarting January 1 of next year. What is the amount of unearned revenue that should be reported on \nthis year’s balance sheet and next year’s balance sheet associated with the $23 million?\nCalculating and Explaining the Accounts Payable Turnover Ratio (P9-7)\nTootsie Roll Industries, Inc., is engaged in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products. Last \nyear, Tootsie Roll reported cost of goods sold of $352 million. This year, cost of goods sold was $342 \nmillion. Accounts payable was $9 million at the end of last year and $12 million at the end of this year.\nRequired:\n 1. For this year, compute the average number of days that Tootsie Roll’s accounts payable are \noutstanding.\n 2. Assume the confectionery products industry reports an average number of days that accounts pay-\nable are outstanding of 30. Comment on Tootsie Roll’s number relative to the industry average.\nDetermining Cash Flow Effects (P9-10)\nFor each of the following transactions, determine whether cash flows from operating activities will \nincrease, decrease, or remain the same:\n \na. Purchased merchandise for cash.\nAP9-2\nLO9-1, 9-5\nAP9-3\nLO9-1, 9-4\nAP9-4\nLO9-2\nAP9-5\nLO9-5\n\n\n502\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n \nb. Paid salaries and wages that were earned last period, but not paid last period.\n \nc. Paid taxes to the federal government.\n \nd. Borrowed money from the bank. The term of the note is two years.\n \ne. Withheld FICA taxes from employees’ paychecks and immediately paid the government.\n f. Recorded accrued interest expense.\n \ng. Paid cash as the result of losing a lawsuit. A contingent liability associated with the liability had been \nrecorded.\n \nh. Paid salaries and wages for the current month in cash.\n i. Performed services for a customer who had paid for them in the previous accounting period (i.e., \ndeferred revenue is earned).\nComputing Present Values (P9-11)\nOn January 1, Ellsworth Company completed the following transactions (use an 8% annual interest rate \nfor all transactions):\n \na. Borrowed $2,000,000 to be repaid in five years. Agreed to pay $150,000 interest each year for the five \nyears.\n \nb. Established a plant remodeling fund of $1,000,000 to be available at the end of Year 10. A single sum \nthat will grow to $1,000,000 will be deposited on January 1 of this year.\n \nc. Purchased a $750,000 machine on January 1 of this year and paid cash, $400,000. A four-year note is \nsigned for the balance. The note will be paid in four equal year-end payments starting on December 31 \nof this year.\nRequired (show computations and round to the nearest dollar):\n 1. In transaction (a), determine the present value of the debt.\n 2. In transaction (b), what single amount must the company deposit on January 1 of this year? What is \nthe total amount of interest revenue that will be earned?\n 3. In transaction (c), what is the amount of each of the equal annual payments that will be paid on the \nnote? What is the total amount of interest expense that will be incurred?\nComparing Options Using Present Value Concepts (P9-12)\nAfter completing a long and successful career as senior vice president for a large bank, you are preparing \nfor retirement. Visiting the human resources office, you find that you have several retirement options: \n \n(1) you can receive an immediate cash payment of $750,000, (2) you can receive $60,000 per year for life \n(you have a life expectancy of 20 years), or (3) you can receive $50,000 per year for 10 years and then \n$80,000 per year for life (this option is intended to give you some protection against inflation). You have \ndetermined that you can earn 6% annual interest on your investments. All else equal, which option do you \nprefer and why?\nComputing Future Values (P9-14)\nOn January 1 of Year 1, Austin Auto Company decided to start a fund to build an addition to its plant. \nAustin will deposit $320,000 in the fund at each year-end, starting on December 31 of Year 1. The fund \nwill earn 9% annual interest, which will be added to the balance at each year-end. The accounting period \nends December 31 of each year.\nRequired:\nComplete the following fund accumulation schedule:\nDate\nCash Payment\nInterest Earned\nFund Increase\nFund Balance\nDec. 31, Year 1\nDec. 31, Year 2\nDec. 31, Year 3\nTotal\nAP9-6\nLO9-7, 9-8\nAP9-7\nLO9-7\nAP9-8\nLO9-7, FUTURE VALUES\n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n503\nCON9-1 Recording and Reporting Liabilities\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. It is a publicly traded corporation that trades on the NASDAQ exchange. The majority of \nPool’s customers are small, family-owned businesses. Pool Corporation completed the following transac-\ntions during the current year. Pool’s fiscal year ends on December 31.\nSept. 15\nPurchased and paid for merchandise for resale. The invoice amount was $125,000. \nAssume Pool uses a periodic inventory system.\nOct. \n1\nBorrowed $900,000 from Southwest Bank for general use; signed an 11-month, 5% annual \ninterest-bearing note for the money.\nOct. \n5\nReceived a $40,000 customer deposit from Joe Lipscomb for services to be performed in \nthe future.\nOct. \n15\nPerformed $18,000 of the services paid for by Mr. Lipscomb.\nDec. 12\nReceived electric bill for $12,000. Pool plans to pay the bill in early January.\n31\nDetermined wages of $52,000 earned but not yet paid on December 31 (disregard payroll \ntaxes).\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries for each of these transactions.\n 2. Prepare all adjusting entries required on December 31.\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle given in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the amount of accrued compensation and payroll taxes at the end of the most recent report-\ning year?\n 2. In Chapter 9 we have used the term “deferred revenue.” What term does American Eagle use to \nreflect cash that it has received for goods or services that it will provide in the future?\n 3. What is the average number of days that American Eagle accounts payable are outstanding in the \nmost recent reporting year?\n 4. What is the amount of long-term liabilities at the end of the most recent reporting year?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the amount of accrued compensation at the end of the most recent reporting year?\n 2. Does Urban Outfitters report any deferred revenue? (Hint: You may need to look in the footnotes.)\n 3. What is the average number of days that Urban Outfitters accounts payable are outstanding in the \nmost recent reporting year?\n 4. What is the amount of long-term liabilities at the end of the most recent reporting year?\nCP9-1\nLO9-1, 9-2, 9-5, 9-6\nCP9-2\nLO9-1, 9-2, 9-5, 9-6\n\n\n504\nC HAP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters (Appendix C) \nand the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the average number of days that accounts payable are outstanding for the industry.\n 2. Compare the average number of days that accounts payable are outstanding for American Eagle and \nUrban Outfitters to the average number of days that accounts payable are outstanding for the indus-\ntry. Are Urban Outfitters and American Eagle paying suppliers more quickly or more slowly than the \nindustry average?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Case\nAnalyzing Hidden Interest in a Real Estate Deal: Present Value\nYou are researching the housing market in Bloomington, Indiana, and you come upon an advertisement \noffering to sell a house for $240,000 with a zero interest rate mortgage. All you have to do is agree to \nmake $4,000 payments ($240,000 ÷ 60 months) at the end of each month for five years. If you do so, \nthe advertisement says you will not be charged any interest. When you see the offer, mortgages are typi-\ncally being granted at a 6% annual interest rate.\nRequired:\n 1. If the builder demands a 6% return on investment, what is the actual value of the house? How much \n“implied” interest will you pay over the five years that you are paying off the house? The present \nvalue factor for an annuity with 60 periods and an interest rate of .5% (6%/12 months) is 51.72556.\n 2. If the builder is actually demanding a 6% return on investment, why would she advertise the mort-\ngage as a “zero interest rate mortgage”?\nCritical Thinking Case\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Fair Advertising\nA State Lottery Commission ran the following advertisement:\nThe Lotto jackpot for this month’s drawing is $10 million, which will be paid out to the winning ticket in \nequal installments at the end of each year over the next 20 years.\n \nDo you agree that the lottery winner has won $10 million? If not, what amount is more accurate? State \nany assumptions you make.\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Both Yahoo Finance and Google Finance provide informa-\ntion on any given firm’s industry. Each team member should acquire the annual report or 10-K for one \npublicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a different company. The annual \nreports or 10-Ks can be downloaded from the SEC EDGAR website (www.sec.gov) or from any indi-\nvidual company’s investor relations website.\nRequired:\nEach team member should individually gather the information described below and attempt to answer \neach question. After completing this individual phase of the project, teams should get together to com-\npare and contrast their answers to each question. At the conclusion of this discussion, each team should \nwrite a short report summarizing their analysis and findings.\n 1. List the accounts and amounts of the company’s current liabilities for the last three years.\n 2. Compute the accounts payable turnover ratio for the last two years.\nCP9-3\nLO9-2\nCP9-4\nLO9-7\nCP9-5\nLO9-7\n \nCP9-6\nLO9-1, 9-2, 9-3, \n9-4, 9-5, 9-6\n \n \n \n \n\n\nC H AP TER 9 Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities\n505\n 3. Does your company report any notes payable? If so, is the interest rate on the notes payable reported \nin the footnotes? What does the interest rate tell you about the risk of loaning funds to the company?\n 4. Does your company report any contingent liabilities on the balance sheet or in the footnotes? If \nso, what does the way your company reports its contingent liabilities tell you about management’s \nbeliefs about probable payment?\n 5. What is your company’s working capital for the last three years? Any concerns?\n 6. List the accounts and amounts of the company’s long-term liabilities for the last three years.\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n10-1 Describe the characteristics of bond securities. \n \n10-2 Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at par. \n \n10-3 Compute and analyze the times interest earned ratio. \n \n10-4 Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at \na discount. \n \n10-5 Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at \na premium. \n \n10-6 Compute and analyze the debt-to-equity ratio. \n \n10-7 Report the early retirement of bond securities. \n \n10-8 Explain how bond securities are reported on the statement of cash flows. \nReporting and Interpreting \nBond Securities\nI\nIn 1995, Amazon.com opened its virtual doors and began selling books online. The com-\npany grew rapidly and went public two years later. Today, Amazon does much more than sell \nbooks. Its mission is to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company where people can find \nand discover virtually anything they want to buy online.” Amazon has over 150,000 full-time \nand part-time employees worldwide and reported revenues of $89 billion in fiscal 2014. The \ntechnology and infrastructure necessary to support Amazon’s growth could not have been \ndeveloped without billions of dollars of investment. One of the strengths of our economic \nsystem is the ability of companies to raise large amounts of money from investors. In this \nchapter, we will discuss how companies raise money from investors by issuing debt securities \nin the bond markets. The bond markets are where companies go to sell debt securities and \nwhere investors go to purchase and trade debt securities. The debt securities purchased and \ntraded in the bond markets are generically referred to as “bonds” by the press and investors. \nThe companies issuing debt securities in the bond markets, however, almost always refer to \nthese securities as “notes” in their financial statements. You will see this distinction in the \nReal World Excerpts in this chapter. In the next chapter we will discuss money raised from \nshareholders through the issuance of stock in the equity markets.\nFor Amazon to maintain its position as an industry leader, it must reinvest large amounts \nof money in its business. Last year alone, the company spent almost $5 billion building new \ndistribution centers and purchasing new software. Like most large companies, Amazon has \n\n\nchapter 10\nJustin Sullivan/Getty Images\nAmazon\nISSUING AND REPORTING \nBONDS\nwww.amazon.com\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nraised capital to support its operations by both selling debt securities in the bond \nmarkets and issuing stock in the equity markets. Amazon has disclosed detailed \ninformation concerning its long-term debt in the note shown in Exhibit 10.1. \nSome of the terminology in this note will be new to you. After studying this chap-\nter, you will understand each of the terms used in the note.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nA company’s capital structure is the mixture of debt and equity it uses to finance \nits operations. Almost all companies employ some debt in their capital structure, \nwith large companies often borrowing billions of dollars. Borrowing such a large \namount from an individual bank is often impractical, so companies issue bond \nsecurities (bonds) to the investing public instead. Companies are not the only \nentities that go to the bond markets to raise capital; governments around the \nworld also issue bonds for the same reason.\nAfter bond securities have been issued, they are traded on established exchanges \nsuch as the New York Bond Exchange. The ability to sell a bond on the bond exchange \nis a significant advantage for investors because it provides them with liquidity, or \nthe ability to convert their investments into cash. If you lend money directly to a \ncorporation for 20 years, you must wait that long before your cash investment is \nrepaid. In contrast, if you lend money by purchasing a bond in the bond markets, you \ncan always sell it to another investor if you need cash before it matures.\nThe liquidity associated with being able to trade debt securities in the bond \nmarkets offers an important advantage to corporations. Most investors are reluc-\ntant to lend money for long periods with no opportunity to receive cash prior to \n\n\n508\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nmaturity. If they do so, they demand a higher interest rate to compensate for the illiquidity. \nBy issuing more liquid debt that investors can easily buy and sell in the bond markets, compa-\nnies are able to reduce the cost of long-term borrowing.\nThis chapter begins with a basic overview of the characteristics of bonds before moving on \nto discuss accounting for bonds from issuance to maturity. The chapter closes with a discus-\nsion of the early retirement of bonds.\nNOTE 6—Long-Term Debt\nTotal long-term debt obligations are as follows (in millions):\nDecember 31\n2014\n2013\n0.65% Notes due on November 27, 2015\n$ ''''''750\n$ '''' ''750\n1.20% Notes due on November 29, 2017\n1,000\n1,000\n2.50% Notes due on November 29, 2022\n1,250\n1,250\n2.60% Notes due on December 5, 2019\n1,000\n3.30% Notes due on December 5, 2021\n1,000\n3.80% Notes due on December 5, 2024\n1,250\n4.80% Notes due on December 5, 2034\n1,250\n4.95% Notes due on December 5, 2044\n1,500\nOther long-term debt\n '''881\n ''''967\nTotal debt\n9,881\n3,967\nLess current portion of long-term debt\n(1,520)\n(753)\nLong-term debt reported on the balance sheet\n$8,361\n$3,214\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nCharacteristics of Bond\nSecurities\n \nŮ\u0001 Reasons Why Companies\n \nIssue Bonds\n \nŮ\u0001 Bond Terminology \nŮ\u0001 Bond Issuance Process\nReporting Bond\nTransactions\n \nŮ\u0001 Bonds Issued at Par\n \nŮ\u0001 Times Interest Earned Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Bonds Issued at a Discount\n \nŮ\u0001 Bonds Issued at a Premium\n \nŮ\u0001 The Book Value of a Bond over Time\n \nŮ\u0001 Debt-to-Equity Ratio\nEarly Retirement of Bonds\nEXHIBIT 10.1\nExcerpts from Amazon’s \nLong-Term Debt Footnote\nC HA R ACT E R I ST I CS OF B ON D SE C UR I T I E S\nWhy Issue Bonds?\nCompanies issue both stock and bonds to raise capital. Several reasons why a company might \nchoose to issue bonds instead of stock include:\n \n1. Stockholders maintain control. Issuing bonds allows shareholders to maintain their current \nlevel of control. Bondholders do not vote or share in any dividend payments made to shareholders.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-1\nDescribe the characteristics of \nbond securities.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report Footnotes\nAMAZON\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n509\n \n2. Interest expense is tax deductible. Interest associated with bonds is tax deductible. The tax \ndeductibility of interest reduces the net cost of borrowing. In contrast, dividends are not tax \ndeductible.\n \n3. Issuing bonds can increase the return to shareholders if a company can borrow at a low \ninterest rate and invest in projects that earn a high rate of return. For example, assume that \nDrone Delivery, Inc., delivers critical medical supplies to search-and-rescue operations in \nremote locations. The company has shareholders’ equity of $100,000 invested in various \ntypes of drone equipment and earns net income of $20,000 per year. Management plans to \npurchase new drones that will cost $100,000 and are expected to earn an additional $20,000 \nper year. To fund the purchase of the new drones, should management issue new stock or \nborrow the money at an interest rate of 8 percent? The following analysis shows that bor-\nrowing the money will increase the return to the company’s shareholders:\nOption 1: Issue Stock\nOption 2: Borrow\nIncome before interest & taxes\n$ ''40,000\n$ '''40,000\nInterest (8% × $100,000)\n '' ' \n '' 8,000\nIncome before taxes\n40,000\n32,000\nIncome taxes (35%)\n '' 14,000\n ' 11,200\nNet income\n$ '''26,000\n$''''''20,800\nStockholders’ equity\n$200,000\n$100,000\nReturn on equity (income/equity)\n13%\n20.8%\nThe above example illustrates why a company might choose to issue bonds instead of stock. So \nwhat are the potential disadvantages to issuing bonds? Here are two:\n \n1. Risk of bankruptcy. Interest payments to bondholders are fixed charges that must be paid \neach period whether the corporation earns income or incurs a loss.\n \n2. Negative impact on cash flows. Bonds must be repaid at a specified time in the future. \nManagement must be able to generate sufficient cash to repay the debt or have the ability to \nrefinance it.\nBond Terminology\nA bond usually requires the payment of interest over its life with repayment of principal on the \nmaturity date. The bond principal is (1) the amount a company must pay to bondholders at the \nmaturity date and (2) the amount used to compute the bond’s periodic cash interest payments. \nThe bond principal is also called the face value, par value, or maturity value. All bonds have \na face value. For most individual bonds, the face value is $1,000, but it can be any amount.\nBOND PRINCIPAL (PAR \nVALUE, FACE VALUE, \nMATURITY VALUE) \nThe amount a company pays \nbondholders on the maturity date \nand the amount used to compute \nthe bond’s periodic cash interest \npayments.\nPrincipal (face, par,\nor maturity value)\nAmount paid at\nmaturity date\nTerm of the bond\nFrequency of\ninterest payments\nAmazon\n$1,000 Bond\nDue in 5 years\n10% interest\npaid semiannually\nCoupon Rate\n(stated, contract, or\nnominal rate)\nRate used to\ncompute cash\ninterest payment\nA bond always specifies a coupon rate (also called the stated rate, contract rate, or nom-\ninal rate) and the frequency of periodic cash interest payments. These interest payments are \nsometimes called coupon payments. A bond’s coupon rate is always stated in annual terms. This \nmeans that, if interest is paid annually, or once per year, the periodic cash interest payment is \ncomputed simply as the bond’s face value times its coupon rate. If the interest payment is made \nCOUPON RATE (STATED \nRATE, CONTRACT RATE, \nNOMINAL RATE) \nThe interest rate specified on \na bond, and the rate used to \ncompute the bond’s periodic cash \ninterest payment.\n\n\n510\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nmore frequently, computing the cash interest payment requires that the coupon rate be converted \nto a rate per interest period before it is multiplied by the bond’s face value. For example, the fol-\nlowing table reflects how a bond’s cash interest payment is calculated when interest is paid annu-\nally, semiannually, and quarterly. The face value of the bond is $1,000 and the coupon rate is 8%.\nFrequency of Interest \nPayment\nInterest Rate per \nInterest Period\nCash Payment per \nInterest Period\nAnnual (once per year)\n8% × 1 = 8%\n$1,000 × 8% = $80\nSemiannual (twice per year)\n8% × 1/2 = 4%\n$1,000 × 4% = $40\nQuarterly (four times per year)\n8% × 1/4 = 2%\n$1,000 × 2% = $20\nAs shown above, if the bond pays interest annually, bondholders will receive one interest pay-\nment of $80 during the year. If the bond pays interest semiannually, bondholders will receive a \n$40 interest payment every six months, for a total of $80 a year. If the bond pays interest quar-\nterly, bondholders will receive a $20 interest payment every three months, for a total of $80 a \nyear. Note that in all cases, $80 in interest is paid per year.\nDifferent types of bonds have different characteristics for good economic reasons. Individ-\nual investors have different risk and return preferences. A retired person may be willing to \nreceive a lower interest rate in return for greater security. This type of investor might want a \nmortgage bond that pledges a specific asset as security in case the company cannot repay the \nbond. Another type of creditor might be willing to accept a low interest rate and an unsecured \nstatus in return for the opportunity to convert the bond into common stock at some point in \nthe future. These types of bonds are called convertible bonds. Companies try to design bond \nfeatures that are attractive to different groups of investors just as automobile manufacturers try \nto design cars that appeal to different groups of consumers. Some common types of bonds (for \nexample, debentures and callable bonds) are shown in the illustration below.\nNo assets are pledged\nas a guarantee of \nrepayment at maturity\nSpecific assets are pledged\nas a guarantee of repayment\nat maturity\nCallable bond\nConvertible bond\nContains a call feature that\nallows the bond issuer the\noption of retiring the bonds\nearly\nContains a conversion \nfeature that allows the bonds \nto be converted into shares\nof the issuer’s common stock\nSecured bond\nUnsecured bond \n(or debenture)\nBond Type\nCharacteristics\nBond Issuance Process\nWhen Amazon decides to issue securities in the bond markets, it prepares a bond indenture \nand a bond prospectus. The indenture is a legal document that specifies all the details of the \nbond offering. The prospectus is a regulatory document that is filed with the Securities and \nExchange Commission. It also specifies all the details of the bond offering. These details include \nthe maturity date, the rate of interest to be paid, the date of each interest payment, and other \ncharacteristics of the bonds, such as whether they are callable or convertible. The prospectus \n \nCONVERTIBLE BONDS \nBonds that may be converted to \nother securities of the issuer \n(usually common stock).\nDEBENTURE \nAn unsecured bond; no assets are \nspecifically pledged to guarantee \nrepayment.\nCALLABLE BONDS \nBonds that may be called for early \nretirement at the option of the \nissuer.\nINDENTURE \nA legal document that describes \nall the details of a debt security to \npotential buyers.\nPROSPECTUS \nA regulatory filing that describes \nall the details of a debt or equity \nsecurity to potential buyers.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n511\nalso describes any covenants designed to protect the creditors. Typical covenants include limi-\ntations on new debt that the company might issue in the future, limitations on the payment \nof dividends to shareholders, or requirements that the company maintain certain minimum \naccounting ratios, such as the current ratio or the debt-to-equity ratio. Because covenants may \nlimit the company’s future actions, management prefers those that are least restrictive. Bond-\nholders, however, prefer more restrictive covenants, which lessen the risk of the investment. As \nwith any business transaction, the final result is achieved through negotiation.\nBesides being described in the prospectus, bond covenants are also typically reported in the \nnotes to the financial statements. Amazon recently issued debt securities on the bond markets that \ndo not contain any covenants and informed potential investors of this in its prospectus by stating:\n“The notes do not require us to maintain any financial ratios or specific levels of net worth, revenues, \nincome, cash flow or liquidity and, accordingly, do not protect holders of the notes in the event that \nwe experience significant adverse changes in our financial condition or results of operations.”\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report Footnotes\nAMAZON\nThe prospectus also describes to potential investors how the proceeds from the bond issuance \nwill be used. Amazon used the money for general corporate purposes, one of which included \nthe purchase of land for its new headquarters in Seattle.\nWhen a bond is issued to an investor, the person receives a bond certificate. All bond cer-\ntificates for the same bond issuance, whether an actual paper certificate or an electronic certifi-\ncate, contain the same information. The certificates show the same maturity date, coupon rate, \ninterest dates, and other characteristics. An independent party, called the trustee, is usually \nappointed to represent the bondholders. A trustee’s duties are to ascertain whether the issuing \ncompany has fulfilled all provisions of the bond contract.\nCOVENANTS \nLegally binding agreements \nbetween a bond issuer and a \nbondholder.\nBOND CERTIFICATE \nThe document investors receive \nwhen they purchase bond \nsecurities.\nTRUSTEE \nAn independent party appointed \nto represent the bondholders.\nLoop Images Ltd/Alamy\nBond Rating Agencies and Their Assessments of Default Risk\nBecause of the large amount of money involved and the complexities associated with bonds, several \nagencies exist to evaluate the risk that a bond issuer will not be able to meet the requirements specified \nin the prospectus. This risk is called default risk. Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch use letter rat-\nings to specify the quality of a bond. Higher-quality bonds have lower default risk, as shown in the table \nbelow. Many banks, mutual funds, and trusts are permitted to invest only in investment-grade bonds.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nStandard & Poor’s\nAAA\nAA\nA\nBBB\nBB\nB\nCCC\nCC\nC\nD\nMoody’s\nAaa\nAa\nA\nBaa\nBa\nB\nCaa\nCa\nC\nC\nFitch\nAAA\nAA\nA\nBBB\nBB\nB\nCCC\nCC\nC\nDDD\nDescription\nHighest investment grade\nLowest investment grade\nHighest junk bond grade\nIn default or unrated\nRisk\nHigh risk\nLow risk\n\n\n512\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nR EP O RT IN G B ON D T R AN SACT I ON S\nWhen Amazon issued its bonds, it specified two types of cash payments in the bond contract:\n \n1. Principal. As noted in the previous section, this amount is usually a single payment that is \nmade at the end of the bond’s life. It is also called the par value, face value, or maturity value.\n \n2. Cash interest payments. These payments, which are sometimes referred to as coupon pay-\nments, represent an annuity and are computed by multiplying the bond’s face value times \nthe coupon rate. The bond contract specifies whether the interest payments are made quar-\nterly, semiannually, or annually. When you are asked to work problems in which interest \npayments are made more frequently than once a year, be sure and use the interest rate per \nperiod in your calculations. For example, consider a bond with the following characteristics:\n\u0016 š\u0016 Face value: \n$1,000\n\u0016 š\u0016 Term: \n10 years\n\u0016 š\u0016 Coupon rate: \n6% (annual)\n\u0016 š\u0016 Interest paid: \nSemiannually (twice a year)\n \nIf you are asked to compute the cash interest payment for this bond, you will need to use an \ninterest rate per period of 3 percent (the semiannual coupon rate). The calculation is:\n\u0016 š\u0016 Cash interest payment: $30 ($1,000 × 6% × ½ year)\nThe issuing company does not determine the price at which the bonds sell. Instead, the market \ndetermines the price using the present value concepts introduced in the last chapter. To determine \nthe present value of the bond, you compute the present value of the principal (a single payment) \nand the present value of the interest payments (an annuity) and add the two amounts together.\nInvestors demand a certain rate of return to compensate them for the risks related to a par-\nticular company’s bond offering. The demanded rate of return is called the market interest \nrate (also known as the yield or effective interest rate). Because the market rate is the interest \nrate investors demand on the day the bonds are issued, it is the rate that should be used in com-\nputing the present value of a bond.\nOn the day a company issues a bond, the market interest rate will either be the same as \nthe coupon rate, greater than the coupon rate, or less than the coupon rate. The relationship \nbetween the market interest rate and the bond’s coupon rate determines whether the bond \nis issued at par, at a premium, or at a discount. When the market interest rate equals the \ncoupon rate, the bond sells at par; when the market interest rate is greater than the coupon \n \nrate, the bond sells at a discount; and when the market interest rate is less than the cou-\npon rate, the bond sells at a premium. This relationship can be shown graphically as follows:\nBond Contract\nPar\nPremium\nDiscount\nBond Price\nMarket Rate\nCoupon rate\nis 10%\nLess than 10% \nExactly 10% \nGreater than 10% \nIn commonsense terms, when a bond’s coupon rate is less than the rate investors demand, \ninvestors will not buy the bond unless its price is reduced (i.e., a discount must be provided). \nWhen a bond’s coupon rate is more than investors demand, investors will be willing to pay a \npremium to buy the bond.\nIt is important to keep in mind that regardless of whether a bond is issued at par, at a dis-\ncount, or at a premium, investors will always earn the market rate of return. To illustrate, con-\nsider a company that issues three separate bonds on the same day. The bonds are the same \nexcept that one has a coupon rate of 8 percent, another a rate of 10 percent, and a third a rate of \n12 percent. If the market rate of interest is 10 percent on the date all three bonds are issued, the \nBOND PREMIUM \nThe difference between the \nselling price of a bond and the \nbond’s face value when the bond \nis sold for more than par.\nBOND DISCOUNT \nThe difference between the \nselling price of a bond and the \nbond’s face value when the bond \nis sold for less than par.\nMARKET INTEREST \nRATE (YIELD, EFFECTIVE \nINTEREST RATE) \nThe rate of return investors \ndemand for a company’s bonds \non the date the bonds are issued, \nand the rate used to compute \nthe bond’s interest expense each \nperiod.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nBefore we move on, it is important that you understand the new terminology introduced in this chap-\nter. Let’s review some of the terms. Define the following:\n \n1. Market interest rate.\n \n2. Synonyms for market interest rate.\n \n3. Coupon rate.\n \n4. Synonyms for coupon rate.\n \n5. Bond discount.\n \n6. Bond premium.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n513\nfirst bond will be issued at a discount, the second at par, and the third at a premium. As a result, \nan investor who purchases any one of the bonds will earn the market interest rate of 10 percent.\nDuring the life of the bond, its market price will change as market interest rates change. \nWhile this information is reported in the financial press, it does not affect the company’s finan-\ncial statements and the way its interest payments are accounted for from one period to the next. \nThe interest rates that matter for accounting purposes are the bond’s coupon rate (which does \nnot change over time) and the market interest rate on the day the bond is issued.\nBond Information from the Business Press\nBond prices are reported each day in the business press based on transactions that have occurred on the bond \nexchange. Though formats differ across news outlets, the following is typical of the information you will find:\nIssuer\nCoupon (%)\nMaturity\nCurrent ($)\nYield (%)\nApple\n3.45\n2024\n101.29\n3.29\nAmazon\n2.50\n2022\n94.92\n3.20\nWalmart\n3.30\n2024\n101.36\n3.13\nThe above reflects that the Amazon bond pays a coupon rate of 2.5 percent, will mature in the year 2022, \nand is currently selling for $94.92. The bond’s “yield” reflects that investors who purchase the bond at its \ncurrent price and hold it to maturity will earn a return on their investment of 3.2 percent.\nIt is important to remember that the current price listed above does not affect Amazon’s financial \nstatements—Amazon is not a part of the transaction when one investor decides to sell his or her bond \nto another investor. For financial reporting purposes, Amazon uses the market interest rate that existed \nwhen the bonds were first issued to the public.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nIn the next section of this chapter, we will see how to account for bonds issued at par, at a dis-\ncount, and at a premium.\n1. \nThe market interest rate is the interest rate demanded by investors for a bond at the time the bond is issued. It \nis the rate investors use in their present value computations to determine how much they will pay for the bond.\n2. The market interest rate is also called a bond’s yield or its effective interest rate.\n3. \nCoupon rate is a bond’s stated interest rate.\n4. Coupon rate is also called the stated rate, contract rate, or nominal rate.\n5. \nA bond that sells for less than its face value is sold at a discount. This occurs when the coupon rate is \nless than the market interest rate.\n6. \nA bond that sells for more than its face value is sold at a premium. This occurs when the coupon rate is \ngreater than the market interest rate.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n514\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nBonds Issued at Par\nCoupon rate\nis 10%\nBond Contract\nPar\nBond Price\nMarket Rate\nExactly 10%\nBonds sell at their face (par) value when the market interest rate that investors demand is equal \nto the interest rate stated in the bond contract, or the coupon rate. To illustrate, let’s assume that \non January 1, 2016, Amazon issues bonds with a coupon rate of 10 percent and a face value of \n$100,000. On the date of issuance, investors are willing to pay Amazon $100,000 in cash (which \nmeans that the bonds are being sold at par). The bonds start accruing interest on January 1, \n2016, and will pay interest each June 30 and December 31. The bonds mature in two years on \n \nDecember 31, 2017.\nThe amount of money a company receives when it sells bonds is the present value of the \nfuture cash flows associated with the bonds. In issuing the bonds described above, Amazon \nagrees to make two types of payments in the future: a single payment of $100,000 when the \nbond matures in two years and an annuity of $5,000 [$100,000 × (10% × ½ year)] payable \ntwice a year for two years. The 10% in the above equation is the bond’s coupon rate. The bond \npayments can be shown graphically as follows:\nWe use the bond’s market interest rate per period (in this case 10% ÷ 2 = 5%) to compute \nthe bond’s present value. As we discussed in the previous chapter, the present value of the bond \npayments can be computed using Excel, a financial calculator, or the tables in Appendix E:\nPresent Value\nSingle principal payment at maturity: $100,000 × 0.82270\n$ 82,270\n+ Annuity cash interest payment: $5,000 × 3.54595\n ''17,730\nIssue (sale) price of bonds\n$''''100,000\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-2\nReport bonds payable and \ninterest expense for bond \nsecurities issued at par.\nPrincipal\nTerm\nAmazon\n$100,000 Bond\nDue in 2 years\n10% interest payable\nJune 30 and\nDecember 31\nCoupon Rate\nPrincipal\nInterest\nPresent value\n$100,000\n12/31/2017\n6/30/2017\n12/31/2016\n6/30/2016\n1/1/2016\n$5,000\n$5,000\n$5,000\n$5,000\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n515\nWhen the market rate of interest equals the coupon rate, the present value of the future cash \nflows associated with a bond always equals the bond’s face value amount. Remember a bond’s \nselling price is determined by the present value of its future cash flows, not the face value. On \nthe date Amazon issues the bonds, it records a bond liability equal to the amount investors are \nwilling to pay for the bonds:\nCash (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Bonds payable (+L ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+100,000\nBonds payable\n+100,000\nBonds may pay interest each month, each quarter, each half-year, or each year. In all cases, to \ndetermine the bond’s selling price, you would determine the present value of the bond’s cash flows \nusing the number of interest periods in the bond’s life as well as the market interest rate per period.\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 5%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 0.82270\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 5%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 3.54595\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .05, nper (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 5, periods (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Amazon issues bonds with a face value of $500,000 that will mature in two years. The \nbonds pay interest at the end of each year. On the date of issuance, the coupon rate and market rate of \ninterest are the same: 8 percent. Compute the selling price of the bonds.\nAfter you have completed your answer, check it below.\n $500,000 × 0.85734 = $428,670\n($500,000 × 0.08) × 1.78326 = 71,330\n= $500,000\nS o l u t i o n t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nReporting Interest Expense for Bonds Issued at Par\nContinuing with our example, the investors who bought the Amazon bonds did so with the \nexpectation that they would earn interest over the life of the bond. Amazon will pay interest \nat 10 percent per year on the face value of the bonds each June 30 and December 31 until the \nbond’s maturity date. The amount of interest each period will be $5,000 ($100,000 × 0.10 × ½ \nyear). The entry to record each interest payment is as follows:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-5,000\nInterest expense (+E)\n-5,000\n\n\n516\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nInterest expense is reported on the income statement. Because interest is related to financing \nactivities rather than operating activities, it is normally not included in operating expenses on \nthe income statement. Instead, interest expense is typically reported just below “income from \noperations” on the income statement. A portion of the income statement for Amazon shows \nhow interest expense is usually reported.\nAMAZON.COM, INC.\nCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME\n(in millions, except per share data)\nYear Ended December 31\n2014\n2013\n2012\n. . .\nIncome from operations\n178\n745\n676\nInterest income\n39\n38\n40\nInterest expense\n(210)\n(141)\n(92)\nOther income (expense), net\n(118)\n(136)\n(80)\nTotal non-operating income (expense)\n(289)\n(239)\n(132)\nIncome before income taxes\n(111)\n506\n544\n. . .\nBond interest payment dates rarely coincide with the last day of a company’s fiscal year. \nUnder the expense recognition principle introduced in Chapter 3, interest expense that has \nbeen incurred but not paid must be accrued at the end of the accounting period. If Amazon’s \nfiscal year ended on May 31 instead of December 31, the company would accrue interest for \nfive months and report that amount as interest expense on its income statement and the same \namount as interest payable on its balance sheet.\nBecause interest payments are a legal obligation for the borrower, financial analysts want to \nbe certain that a business is generating sufficient resources to meet its interest obligations. The \ntimes interest earned ratio is useful when making this assessment.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nPartial Income Statement\nAMAZON\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nIs Amazon generating sufficient resources from its profit-making activities to meet its current interest \nobligations?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe times interest earned ratio is computed as follows:\nTimes Interest Earned = Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense\nInterest Expense\nThe 2014 ratio for Amazon (dollars in millions):\n[$(241) + $210 + $167] ÷ $210 = 0.65\nTimes Interest Earned\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-3\nCompute and analyze the times \ninterest earned ratio.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n517\nBonds Issued at a Discount\nBond Contract\nDiscount\nBond Price\nMarket Rate\nCoupon rate\nis 10%\nGreater than 10%\nBonds sell at a discount when the market interest rate is greater than the coupon rate. To illus-\ntrate, let’s assume that the market interest rate is 12 percent on January 1, 2016, when Amazon \nsells its bonds (which have a face value of $100,000). The bonds mature in two years and have \na coupon rate of 10 percent. Interest is payable twice a year on June 30 and December 31. \nBecause the coupon rate (10 percent) is less than the market interest rate (12 percent) on the \ndate of issuance, the bonds sell at a discount.\nTo compute what investors will be willing to pay for the bonds given the difference in inter-\nest rates, we can use the tables in Appendix E. As in the previous example, the number of \nperiods is four and the interest rate is the market interest rate per period; in this case 6 percent \n(12% × ½ year). With this information, we can compute the cash issue price of the Amazon \nbonds as follows:\nPresent Value\nSingle principal payment at maturity:\n $100,000 × 0.79209\n$79,209\n+ Annuity cash interest payment: $5,000 × 3.46511\n'''''''''''17,326\nIssue (sale) price of bonds\n$96,535\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-4\nReport bonds payable and \ninterest expense for bond \nsecurities issued at a discount.\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nAmazon\n2014\n2013\n2012\n0.7\n4.1\n5.2\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\neBay\nWalmart\n2014\n2014\n26.8\n3.3\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General Analysts view a high times interest earned ratio more favorably than a low one. The ratio \nshows the amount of income earned for each dollar of interest expense. A high ratio indicates an extra \nmargin of protection in case profitability deteriorates. Analysts are particularly interested in a company’s \nability to meet its required interest payments because failure to do so could result in bankruptcy.\nFocus Company Analysis In 2014, profit-making activities for Amazon generated only $0.65 for each \ndollar of interest. The ratio has declined over time for two reasons: Net income has decreased over time, \nwhile interest expense has increased. Given the sharp decline over time, analysts are likely keeping an eye on \nAmazon’s times interest earned ratio. eBay and Walmart both have higher ratios, indicating a safer margin \nof error with respect to their ability to pay interest with earnings generated during the period.\nA Few Cautions The times interest earned ratio is often misleading for new or rapidly growing com-\npanies, which tend to invest considerable resources to build their capacity for future operations. In such \ncases, the times interest earned ratio will reflect significant amounts of interest expense associated with \nborrowing to support expansion plans but not the future income that will likely come from expanding. For \nthis reason, analysts should consider the company’s long-term strategy when interpreting this ratio.\n\n\n518\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 6%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 0.79209\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 6%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 3.46511\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .06, nper (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 6, periods (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nThus, if the market interest rate is 12 percent on the date of issuance, investors will be willing \nto pay Amazon $96,535 for the bonds. Some people refer to this price as 96.5, which indicates \nthe selling price was 96.5 percent of the bond’s face value (96.5 = $96,535 ÷ $100,000)\nThere are two acceptable methods for recording a bond that is sold at a discount; both result \nin the same dollar value being reported on a company’s balance sheet. The first method explic-\nitly keeps track of the bond discount by incorporating it into the journal entries. The second \nmethod implicitly keeps track of the bond discount but does not incorporate it into the journal \nentries. Regardless of the method used, the dollar value reported on the balance sheet (the bond \npayable book value) is identical, as shown in the example below. Using both methods, the jour-\nnal entries to record the sale of Amazon’s bonds issued at a discount are:\nWITH DISCOUNT ACCOUNT\nWITHOUT DISCOUNT ACCOUNT\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n96,535\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n96,535\nBond discount (+XL, −L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,465\n Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n96,535\n Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nCash\n+96,535\nBonds payable\n+100,000\nCash\n+96,535\nBonds payable\n+96,535\nBond discount\n–3,465\nBonds payable book value: $96,535\n($100,000 − $3,465)\nBonds payable book value: $96,535\nBond discount is a contra-liability account, which is why it is debited in the journal entry \nabove and shown as a negative number under liabilities. This account is not separately dis-\nclosed on Amazon’s balance sheet. Instead, the balance sheet reports the bonds payable at \nits book value ($96,535), which is the face value of the bonds less the unamortized discount \n($100,000 − $3,465). Note that reporting bonds payable at their book value results in the same \namount being reported on the balance sheet ($96,535), regardless of whether a bond discount is \nexplicitly recorded in the journal entry.\nWhile Amazon received only $96,535 when it sold the bonds, it must repay $100,000 when \nthe bonds mature. The $3,465 of additional cash that Amazon must pay at maturity is incre-\nmentally reflected in interest expense and added to the book value of the liability each period \nover the life of the bond. This causes interest expense to reflect the market interest rate (also \nreferred to as the effective interest rate), while the cash being paid to bondholders each period \nreflects the coupon rate. The accounting method used to record interest expense is referred to \nas the effective-interest amortization method.\nThroughout the remainder of Chapter 10 we use the bond discount account in all jour-\nnal entries. We duplicate the text and show all journal entries without the bond discount \naccount in the Chapter Supplement at the end of the chapter.\nReporting Interest Expense on Bonds Issued at a Discount Using \nEffective-Interest Amortization (with Discount Account)\nUnder the effective-interest amortization method, a company computes interest expense in a \ngiven period by multiplying the bonds payable book value times the market rate of interest on \nEFFECTIVE-INTEREST \nAMORTIZATION \nA method of amortizing a bond \ndiscount or bond premium that \nreflects the effective interest rate \na company pays bondholders over \nthe life of a bond.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n519\nthe date of issuance. When bonds are issued at a discount, using a market interest rate that is \ngreater than the coupon rate results in interest expense each period being greater than the cash \nowed for interest each period. The difference between interest expense and the cash owed for \ninterest is the amount of the bond discount amortized during the period. This process can be \nsummarized as follows:\nStep 1: \nCompute interest expense\n \n Bonds Payable Book Value × Market Interest Rate per Period\nStep 3:\n Compute amortization amount\n \n Interest Expense - Cash Owed for Interest\nStep 2: \nCompute cash owed for interest\n \n \n Bond Face Value × Coupon Rate per Period\nRecall that the cash owed for interest is computed by multiplying the bond’s face value \n($100,000) by the coupon rate per period (10% × ½ year). Thus, Amazon owes bondholders \ncash of $5,000 each June 30 and again on December 31. The first interest payment on the bonds \nis made on June 30, 2016. Following the three steps outlined above, interest expense and the \namount of the bond discount amortized are:\nStep 1: Interest expense: $96,535 × (0.12 × ½ year) = $5,792\nStep 2: Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × (0.10 × ½ year) = $5,000\nStep 3: Amortized amount: $5,792 − $5,000 = $792\nThe journal entry Amazon would enter is:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,792\n Bond discount (-XL, +L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n792\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-5,000\nBond discount\nInterest expense (+E)\n+792\nEffective-interest \namortization causes\nthese amounts to\nchange each period.\nBonds payable book value: $97,327\n($100,000 - $3,465 + $792)\n-5,792\nEach period, the amortization of the bond discount increases the bond’s book value, \nbringing it closer to the $100,000 that is due at maturity. The amortization of the bond \ndiscount can be thought of as the amount of interest earned by the bondholders in a given \nperiod that will be paid to them when the bonds mature. During the first interest period, \nAmazon’s bondholders earned interest of $5,792 but received only $5,000 in cash. The addi-\ntional $792 was added to the book value of the bond and will be paid to bondholders when \nthe bonds mature.\nInterest expense for the next interest period must reflect the change in the bonds payable \nbook value. Amazon calculates interest expense for the second half of 2016 by multiplying \nthe bonds payable book value on June 30, 2016 ($97,327) by the market rate of interest per \n\n\n520\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nperiod [$97,327 × (12% × ½ year) = $5,840]. With interest expense equal to $5,840 and cash \nowed for interest equal to $5,000, the amount of the bond discount amortized on December \n31, 2016, is $840:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,840\n Bond discount (-XL, +L ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n840\n Cash (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-5,000\nBond discount\n+840\nInt. expense (+E)\n-5,840\nBonds payable book value: $98,167\n($100,000 – $3,465 + $792 + $840)\nNotice that interest expense for December 31, 2016, is more than interest expense for June \n30, 2016. Amazon effectively borrowed more money during the second half of the year \nbecause of the unpaid interest accrued during the first half of the year. Because of the amor-\ntization of the bond discount, the book value of the bond and interest expense increase \neach year during the life of the bond. This process can be illustrated with the amortization \n \nschedule shown below:\nNote that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Cash owed for interest (column a) is computed by multiplying the bond’s face value by the \ncoupon rate per period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Interest expense (column b) is computed by multiplying the book value of the bonds at the \nbeginning of the period (column d) by the market interest rate. Note that the book value of a \nbond at the beginning of a period is the book value of the bond at the end of the previous period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Amortization of the bond discount is computed by subtracting cash owed for interest \n( \ncolumn a) from interest expense (column b).\nMarket\ninterest rate\n(12%)\nCoupon rate\n(10%)\nDate\n(a)\n$5,000\n$5,792\n5,000\n5,840\n5,000\n5,890\n01/01/2016\n06/30/2016\n12/31/2016\n06/30/2017\n12/31/2017\n5,000\n5,943\n$792\n840\n890\n943\n$ 96,535\n97,327\n98,167\n99,057\n100,000\nCash Owed\nfor Interest\n$100,000 ×\n(10% × ½ year) \nInterest Expense\nBeginning of Period\nBook Value ×\n(12% × ½ year)\nAmortization\nof Bond\nDiscount\n(b) - (a)\nBeginning\nBook Value\n+ (c)\nBonds\nPayable\nBook Value\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\nBOND DISCOUNT AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n521\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Amazon issued bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 5 percent. \nThe bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually. The bonds were sold when the annual market \ninterest rate was 6 percent at a price of $92,640. \n \n1. What amount of cash was owed for interest at the end of the first year? \n \n2. Using the effective-interest amortization method, what amount of interest expense would \nAmazon report at the end of the first year?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nBonds Issued at a Premium\nBond Contract\nPremium\nBond Price\nMarket Rate\nCoupon rate\nis 10%\nLess than 10%\nRecall that bonds sell at a discount when the market interest rate is greater than the bond’s \ncoupon rate. When the market interest rate is less than the bond’s coupon rate, the bonds sell at \na premium. To demonstrate how to account for bonds issued at a premium, let’s use the same \nAmazon example as before but assume that the market interest rate is now 8 percent while the \ncoupon rate remains the same, at 10 percent. Like before, the bonds are issued on January 1, \n2016; pay interest semiannually; and mature in two years.\nThe present value of the bonds described above can be computed from the tables contained \nin Appendix E using the factor for four periods and an interest rate of 4 percent per period \n \n(8% × ½ year):\nPresent Value\nSingle principal payment at maturity: $100,000 × 0.85480\n$ 85,480\n+ Annuity cash interest payment: $5,000 × 3.62990\n '18,150\nIssue (sale) price of bonds\n$103,630\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 4%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 0.85480\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 4%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 3.62990\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .04, nper (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 4, periods (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\n1. Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × 5% = $5,000\n2. Interest expense: $92,640 × 6% = $5,558\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-5\nReport bonds payable and \ninterest expense for bond \nsecurities issued at a premium.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The new book value of the bonds (column d) is computed by adding amortization of the \nbond discount (column c) to the book value at the beginning of the period.\nIn summary, under the effective-interest amortization method, interest expense changes each \naccounting period as the effective amount of the liability changes.\n\n\n522\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nAccounting for bonds issued at a premium is similar to accounting for bonds issued at a \ndiscount. Companies can explicitly use a bond premium account in their journal entries or \nimplicitly keep track of the premium amount. We show both side-by-side below, and then, as \nwe did with bond discounts, we present all subsequent journal entries using a bond premium \naccount. We duplicate the text and show all journal entries without the bond premium \naccount in the Chapter Supplement at the end of the chapter. The January 1, 2016, issuance \nof \nAmazon’s bonds at a premium would be recorded as follows:\nWITH PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nWITHOUT PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\n Bond premium (+XL, +L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,630 Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\n Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nCash +103,630\nBonds payable\n+100,000\nCash\n+103,630\nBonds payable\n+103,630\nBond premium\n+3,630\nBonds payable book value: $103,630\n($100,000 + $3,630)\nBonds payable book value: $103,630\nLike the bond discount account, the bond premium account is not separately disclosed on \nAmazon’s balance sheet. Instead, the balance sheet reports the bonds payable at their book \nvalue ($103,630), which is their face value plus the unamortized premium ($100,000 + \n$3,630). Note that reporting bonds payable at their book value results in the same amount being \nreported on the balance sheet ($103,630), regardless of whether a bond premium is explicitly \nrecorded in the journal entry.\nReporting Interest Expense on Bonds Issued at a Premium Using \nEffective-Interest Amortization (with Premium Account)\nAs with the discount account, the recorded premium of $3,630 must be apportioned to each \ninterest period so that interest expense reflects the market (effective) interest rate that Amazon \nis actually paying. To compute interest expense and the amount of the premium to be amortized \neach period, we follow the same three steps that we followed to compute these amounts when \nthe bonds were issued at a discount:\nStep 1: \nCompute interest expense\n \n Bonds Payable Book Value × Market Interest Rate per Period\nStep 3:\n Compute amortization amount\n \n Interest Expense - Cash Owed for Interest\nStep 2: \nCompute cash owed for interest\n \n \n Bond Face Value × Coupon Rate per Period\nStep 1: Interest expense: $103,630 × (0.08 × ½ year) = $4,145\nStep 2: Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × (0.10 × ½ year) = $5,000\nStep 3: Amortized amount: $4,145 − $5,000 = −$855\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n523\nThe journal entry Amazon would enter is:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,145\nBond premium (-XL, -L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n855\n Cash (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-5,000\nBond premium\n-855\nInterest expense (+E)\n-4,145\nBonds payable book value: $102,775\n($100,000 + $3,630 − $855)\nThe basic difference between effective-interest amortization of a bond discount and a bond \npremium is that the amortization of a discount increases the book value of the liability and the \namortization of a premium decreases it. Both serve the same purpose: to bring the liability to \nthe bond’s face value at the maturity date. The following schedule illustrates the amortization \nof a premium over the life of a bond.\nMarket\ninterest rate\n(8%)\nCoupon rate\n(10%)\nDate\n(a)\n$5,000\n$4,145\n5,000\n4,111\n5,000\n4,075\n01/01/2016\n06/30/2016\n12/31/2016\n06/30/2017\n12/31/2017\n5,000\n4,039*\n$(855)\n(889)\n(925)\n(961)\n$103,630\n102,775\n101,886\n 100,961\n100,000\nCash Owed\nfor Interest\n$100,000 ×\n(10% × ½ year) \nInterest Expense\nBeginning of Period\nBook Value ×\n(8% × ½ year)\nAmortization\nof Bond\nPremium\n(b) - (a)\nBeginning\nBook Value\n+ (c)\nBonds\nPayable\nBook Value\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\nBOND PREMIUM AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE\n*Rounded\nRegardless of whether a company issues bonds at par, at a discount, or at a premium, \nthe company will enter the same journal entry when the bonds mature. For our Amazon \nexample, the journal entry would be:\nBonds payable (-L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Cash (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−100,000\nBonds payable\n−100,000\n\n\n524\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Amazon issued bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 9 percent. \nThe bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually. The bonds were sold when the annual market \ninterest rate was 8 percent at a price of $106,710. \n \n1. What amount of cash was owed for interest at the end of the first year? \n \n2. Using the effective-interest amortization method, what amount of interest expense would \nAmazon report at the end of the first year?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n1. Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × 9% = $9,000\n2. Interest expense: $106,710 × 8% = $8,537\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nThe Book Value of a Bond over Time\nExhibit 10.2 reflects how the book value of a bond changes over its life when the bond is issued \nat par, at a discount, or at a premium.\n GUIDED HELP 10-1\nFor additional step-by-step instruction on how to account for a bond issued at a premium, go to \n \nwww.mhhe.com/libby_gh10a.\nBond\nIssue\nPrice\nIssue\nDate\nMaturity\nDate\nBond payable book value at end of period\nAt a \npremium\nAt par\n$100,000\nmaturity\namount\n1\n1\n2\nPERIOD\n3\n4\n2\n3\n4\nAt a\ndiscount\n$103,630\n$100,000\n$96,535\nEXHIBIT 10.2\nThe Change in the Book \nValue of a Bond Over Time\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n525\nZero Coupon Bonds\nSo far, we have discussed bonds that pay interest over their life and have a principal payment due at the \nend of their life, which are the most common type of bond issued by companies to raise capital. For a \nnumber of reasons, companies may choose to issue bonds that have unique features. The concepts you \nhave learned will help you understand these bonds. For example, a company might issue a bond that \ndoes not pay periodic cash interest. These bonds are typically called zero coupon bonds. Why would an \ninvestor buy a bond that did not pay interest? Our discussion of bond discounts has probably given you a \ngood idea of the answer. The coupon interest rate on a bond can be virtually any amount (including zero) \nand investors will price the bond so that they earn the market rate of interest. A bond with a zero coupon \ninterest rate is simply a deeply discounted bond that will sell for substantially less than its maturity value.\nLet’s use the $100,000 Amazon bond to illustrate a zero coupon rate. Assume that the market interest \nrate is 10 percent and the bond does not make any cash interest payments to bondholders over its life. \nThe bond matures in five years. The selling price of the bond is the present value of the maturity amount \nbecause no other cash payments will be made over the life of the bond. We can compute the present \nvalue with the tables contained in Appendix E, using the factor for five periods and an interest rate of 10 \npercent:\nPresent Value\nSingle principal payment at maturity: $100,000 × 0.62092\n$62,092\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 10%, periods (n) = 5: Factor = 0.62092\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .10, nper (n) = 5, pmt = $0, FV = −$100,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 10, periods (n) = 5, pmt = $0, FV = −$100,000\nAccounting for a zero coupon bond is no different than accounting for other bonds issued \nat a discount. However, the amount of the discount is much larger. For example, the bond dis-\ncount in the above example is $37,908. Over the five-year life of the bond, this amount will \ndecrease until it is zero at the end of the bond’s life.\nWhile zero coupon bonds do not pay cash interest, they have been priced to provide inves-\ntors with a market rate of interest. Notice that the bonds payable book value in our example \n($62,092) is much lower than the maturity value ($100,000). This is because the price investors \nare willing to pay has been discounted such that when they receive the $100,000 at the end of \nthe five years, they will have earned an interest rate of 10 percent, the market rate of interest on \nthe issue date.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nAccounting for Issuance Costs\nFor the sake of simplicity, the examples in this chapter assume that the company issuing bonds \ndoes not incur any issuance costs. This is not typically the case in the business world. When \ncompanies issue bonds, they almost always hire another company (or companies) to help them \nwith the offering. These companies are called underwriters, and they charge a fee. Accounting \nfor this fee is quite simple. The amount of the fee is deducted from the proceeds of the bond \nissuance. As a result, the fee increases the bond discount if the bonds were issued at a discount, \nand reduces the bond premium if the bonds were issued at a premium.\nReporting Interest Expense Using Straight-Line Amortization\nGAAP requires that companies use the effective-interest method to amortize bond discounts \nand bond premiums. However, GAAP permits companies to use straight-line amortization \nwhen results do not materially differ from results computed using the effective-interest method. \nWith straight-line amortization a company simply takes the total amount of the discount or \nSTRAIGHT-LINE \nAMORTIZATION \nAn alternative method of \namortizing bond discounts \nand premiums that allocates \nan equal dollar amount to \neach interest period. It is only \npermitted by GAAP under specific \ncircumstances.\n\n\n526\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nthe premium at issuance, divides it by the number of periods in the bond’s life, and \namortizes \nthat amount each period. For example, the total amount of the premium in the Amazon \nexample above was $3,630 and the bonds paid interest over four periods. Using straight-line \n \namortization, Amazon would amortize $907.50 each period over the life of the bonds. The \namortization schedule would reflect:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-6\nCompute and analyze the debt-\nto-equity ratio.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nWhat is the relationship between the amount of capital provided by owners and the amount of capital \nprovided by creditors?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe debt-to-equity ratio is computed as follows:\nDebt-to-Equity = Total Liabilities ÷ Total Stockholders’ Equity\nThe 2014 ratio for Amazon is:\n$43,764 ÷ $10,741 = 4.1\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nAmazon\n2014\n2013\n2012\n4.1\n3.1\n3.0\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\neBay\nWalmart\n2014\n2014\n1.3\n1.5\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General A high ratio indicates that a company relies heavily on debt financing relative to equity \nfinancing. Heavy reliance on debt financing increases the risk that a company may not be able to meet \nits contractual financial obligations (e.g., principal and interest payments) during a business downturn.\nFocus Company Analysis The debt-to-equity ratio for Amazon has increased over the past few years, \nand in 2014, the ratio reflects that for each dollar of stockholders’ equity, Amazon has $4.1 of liabilities. \nBoth eBay and Walmart have considerably lower amounts of liabilities relative to their stockholders’ \nDebt-to-Equity\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nOther than the amounts, the journal entries using straight-line amortization and effective- \ninterest amortization are the same. Because straight-line amortization is only permitted by \nGAAP under specific circumstances, we focus on the effective-interest method in this chapter.\nBOND PREMIUM AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE (STRAIGHT-LINE AMORTIZATION)\nDate\n(a)\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\nCash Owed for Interest\nInterest Expense\nAmortization of Bond Premium\nBonds Payable Book Value\n$100,000 × (10% × ½ year)\n(a) − (c)\n$3,630 ÷ 4 periods\nBeginning Book Value + (c)\n01/01/2016\n$103,630.00\n06/30/2016\n$5,000.00\n$4,092.50\n$(907.50)\n102,722.50\n12/31/2016\n5,000.00\n4,092.50\n(907.50)\n101,815.00\n06/30/2017\n5,000.00\n4,092.50\n(907.50)\n100,907.50\n12/31/2017\n5,000.00\n4,092.50\n(907.50)\n100,000.00\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n527\nEAR LY R ET IR EM ENT OF B ON DS\nBonds are often issued for long periods, such as 20 or 30 years. As mentioned earlier, bond-\nholders who need cash prior to the maturity date can simply sell their bond securities on a bond \nexchange to another investor. This transaction does not affect the books of the company that \nissued the bonds; it is a transaction between two investors. Some bonds have a call feature that \nallows the issuing company to call (retire) the bonds early. A call feature most often requires \nthe issuing company to pay investors an amount greater than the bond’s face value to retire the \nbonds before their maturity date. The amount is often stated as a percentage of the bond’s face \nvalue and is described in the bond indenture or bond prospectus.\nAssume that several years ago, Amazon issued callable bonds with a face value of \n$100,000. The bonds were issued at a premium, and the call feature allows Amazon to retire \nthe bonds early by paying bondholders 102 percent of face value. If Amazon decides to call \nthe bonds early, it will pay bondholders $102,000 cash and remove the bond liability from its \nbalance sheet. Any difference between the cash paid to retire the bonds and the book value \nof the bond liability is recorded as a gain or loss on the income statement. For example, if \nthe book value of Amazon’s bonds was $101,000 at the time the bonds were retired, Amazon \nwould recognize a loss on early retirement of $1,000 on its income statement; Amazon had \nto pay bondholders $102,000 cash to remove a $101,000 liability from its balance sheet. The \njournal entry is:\nWITH PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nWITHOUT PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nBond payable (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nBond payable (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n101,000\nBond premium (−XL, −L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nLoss on bond call (+Loss, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nLoss on bond call (+Loss, −SE) . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n102,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n102,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nCash\n-102,000\nBonds payable\nBond premium\n-100,000\n–1,000\nLoss on \n bond call\n−1,000\nCash −102,000\nBonds payable\n−101,000\nLoss on \n bond call\n−1,000\nIn some cases, a company may elect to retire bonds early by purchasing them on the open \nmarket, just as an investor would. This approach is necessary when the bonds do not have a call \nfeature. Even when the bonds have a call feature, retiring them by purchasing them on the open \nmarket is attractive when the cost of doing so is less than the cost of paying the call premium. \nWhat could cause the price of a bond to fall? The most common cause is a rise in interest rates. \nAs you may have noticed during our discussion of present values, bond prices move in the \nopposite direction of interest rates. If interest rates go up, bond prices fall, and vice versa. If \ninterest rates go up enough, a company may decide that it makes good economic sense to retire \nits bonds early by purchasing them on the open market.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-7\nReport the early retirement of \nbond securities.\nequity. Given the increase in Amazon’s ratio over time, and the fact that its ratio is higher than that of its \ncompetitors, analysts would likely keep an eye on this ratio going forward.\nA Few Cautions The debt-to-equity ratio tells only part of the story with respect to the risks associated \nwith a company’s debt. It does not help the analyst understand whether the company’s operations can \nsupport its debt. As a result, most analysts would evaluate the debt-to-equity ratio within the context of \nthe amount of cash the company can generate from operating activities.\n\n\n528\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nPrice of\nBonds\nMarket\nInterest Rates\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-8\nExplain how bond securities are \nreported on the statement of \ncash flows.\nBonds Payable\nF O C US ON\nCAS H FLOW S\nThe cash a company receives when it issues bonds is reported as a cash inflow from financing activities \non the statement of cash flows. The repayment of principal is reported as a cash outflow from financing \nactivities. Many students are surprised to learn that the payment of interest is not reported as a financ-\ning activity on the statement of cash flows. Interest expense, as well as any gain or loss that results from \nretiring bonds early, is reported on the income statement and is a component of net income. As a result, \nGAAP requires that interest payments and any gain or loss from early retirement be reported as operating \nactivities on the statement of cash flows.\nEFFECT ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nIn General Cash paid for interest is a component of net income and is considered a cost of doing \nbusiness during each accounting period. It is therefore reported in the operating section of the cash flow \nstatement. Cash received from issuing debt and cash paid for principal are financing activities and are \ntherefore reported in the financing section of the cash flow statement, as shown in the following table:\nEffect on Cash Flows\nFinancing activities:\nCash received from bondholders when bonds are issued\n+\nCash paid to bondholders when bonds mature or are retired\n-\nFocus Company Analysis Below is an excerpt from Amazon’s cash flow statement showing its financ-\ning activities. The excerpt reflects the cash inflows and outflows Amazon experienced during the period \nassociated with issuing and paying back debt. Analysts are particularly interested in the Financing Activi-\nties section of the statement of cash flows because it provides important insights about the capital struc-\nture of a company.\nAMAZON.COM, INC.\nCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS\n(in millions)\n2014\n2013\n2012\nFINANCING ACTIVITIES\nRepurchase of common stock\n−\n−\n(960)\nProceeds from issuance of long-term debt\n6,359\n394\n3,378\nRepayment of long-term debt\n(513)\n(231)\n(82)\nRepayment of capital lease obligations\n(1,285)\n(775)\n(486)\nOther\n (129)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n73\n 409\nNet Cash Used in Financing Activities\n 4,432\n(539)\n 2,259\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nCash Flow Statement\nAMAZON\n\n\n(Try to answer the questions below before reading the suggested solution that follows.)\nTo raise funds to build a new plant, the managers of Zeus Company decide to issue bonds. The bond \nprospectus states the following:\nFace value of the bonds: $100,000.\nDate of issue: January 1, 2016; due in 10 years.\nCoupon rate: 12 percent per year, payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31.\nThe bonds were sold on January 1, 2016, at 106 percent of face value. Assume the annual market \nrate of interest on the date of issue was 11 percent.\nRequired:\n \n1. How much cash did Zeus Company receive from the sale of the bonds? Show computations.\n \n2. Were the bonds issued at a discount or a premium? What was the amount of the discount or premium?\n \n3. How much cash does Zeus owe bondholders for interest on June 30, 2016?\n \n4. Assume Zeus uses the effective-interest amortization method. What amount of interest expense \nwill Zeus recognize on June 30, 2016?\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Sale price of the bonds: $100,000 × 1.06 = $106,000.\n \n2. The bonds were issued at a premium. The amount of the premium is $6,000 ($106,000 − $100,000).\n \n3. Cash paid for interest on June 30, 2016: $100,000 × (12% × ½ year) = $6,000.\n \n4. Interest expense recognized on June 30, 2016: $106,000 × (11% × ½ year) = $5,830.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n529\nCHAPTER SUPPLEMENT\nAccounting for Bonds without a Discount Account or Premium Account\nIn this chapter supplement we duplicate the text from Chapter 10 but show all journal entries without the \nbond discount or bond premium accounts.\nReporting Interest Expense on Bonds Issued at a Discount Using \nEffective-Interest Amortization (without Discount Account)\nUnder the effective-interest amortization method, a company computes interest expense in a given period \nby multiplying the bonds payable book value times the market rate of interest on the date of issuance. \nWhen bonds are issued at a discount, using a market interest rate that is greater than the coupon rate \nresults in interest expense each period being greater than the cash owed for interest each period. The \ndifference between interest expense and the cash owed for interest is the amount of the bond discount \namortized during the period. This process can be summarized as follows:\nStep 1: Compute interest expense\n \n Bonds Payable Book Value × Market Interest Rate per Period\nStep 3: Compute amortization amount\n \n Interest Expense - Cash Owed for Interest\nStep 2: Compute cash owed for interest\n \n Bond Face Value × Coupon Rate per Period\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-4\nReport bonds payable and \ninterest expense for bond \nsecurities issued at a discount.\n\n\n530\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nRecall that the cash owed for interest is computed by multiplying the bond’s face value ($100,000) \nby the coupon rate per period (10% × ½ year). Thus, Amazon owes bondholders cash of $5,000 \neach June 30 and again on December 31. The first interest payment on the bonds is made on June 30, \n2016. Following the three steps outlined above, interest expense and the amount of the bond discount \namortized are:\nStep 1: Interest expense: $96,535 × (0.12 × ½ year) = $5,792\nStep 2: Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × (0.10 × ½ year) = $5,000\nStep 3: Amortized amount: $5,792 − $5,000 = $792\nThe journal entry Amazon would enter is:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,792\n Bonds payable (+L \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n792\n Cash (-A \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nEquity\nCash\n-5,000\nBonds payable\nInterest expense (+E)\n+792\nBonds payable book value: $97,327\n($96,535 + $792)\n5,000\nEffective-interest amortization \ncauses these amounts to \nchange each period.\n-5,792\nEach period, the amortization of the bond discount increases the bond’s book value, bringing it closer \nto the $100,000 that is due at maturity. The amortization of the bond discount can be thought of as the \namount of interest earned by the bondholders in a given period that will be paid to them when the bonds \nmature. During the first interest period, Amazon’s bondholders earned interest of $5,792 but received \nonly $5,000 in cash. The additional $792 was added to the book value of the bond and will be paid to \nbondholders when the bonds mature.\nInterest expense for the next interest period must reflect the change in the bonds payable book value. \nAmazon calculates interest expense for the second half of 2016 by multiplying the bonds payable book \nvalue on June 30, 2016 ($97,327) by the market rate of interest per period ($97,327 × (12% × ½ year) = \n$5,840). With interest expense equal to $5,840 and cash owed for interest equal to $5,000, the amount of \nthe bond discount amortized on December 31, 2016, is $840:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,840\n Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n840\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−5,000\nBonds payable\n+840\nInterest expense (+E)\n-5,840\nBonds payable book value: $98,167\n($96,535 + $792 + $840)\nNotice that interest expense for December 31, 2016, is more than interest expense for June 30, 2016. \nAmazon effectively borrowed more money during the second half of the year because of the unpaid inter-\nest accrued during the first half of the year. Because of the amortization of the bond discount, the book \nvalue of the bond and interest expense increase each year during the life of the bond. This process can be \nillustrated with the amortization schedule shown below:\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n531\nNote that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Cash owed for interest (column a) is computed by multiplying the bond’s face value by the coupon \nrate per period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Interest expense (column b) is computed by multiplying the book value of the bonds at the beginning \nof the period (column d) by the market interest rate. Note that the book value of a bond at the begin-\nning of a period is the book value of the bond at the end of the previous period.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Amortization of the bond discount is computed by subtracting cash owed for interest (column a) \nfrom interest expense (column b).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The new book value of the bonds (column d) is computed by adding amortization of the bond dis-\ncount (column c) to the book value at the beginning of the period.\nIn summary, under the effective-interest amortization method, interest expense changes each accounting \nperiod as the effective amount of the liability changes.\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Amazon issued bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 5 percent. \nThe bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually. The bonds were sold when the annual market \ninterest rate was 6 percent at a price of $92,640. \n \n1. What amount of cash was owed for interest at the end of the first year? \n \n2. Using the effective-interest amortization method, what amount of interest expense would \nAmazon report at the end of the first year?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n1. Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × 5% = $5,000\n2. Interest expense: $92,640 × 6% = $5,558\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nMarket\ninterest rate\n(12%)\nCoupon rate\n(10%)\nDate\n(a)\n$5,000\n$5,792\n5,000\n5,840\n5,000\n5,890\n01/01/2016\n06/30/2016\n12/31/2016\n06/30/2017\n12/31/2017\n5,000\n5,943\n$792\n840\n890\n943\n$ 96,535\n97,327\n98,167\n99,057\n100,000\nCash Owed\nfor Interest\n$100,000 ×\n(10% × ½ year) \nInterest Expense\nBeginning of Period\nBook Value ×\n(12% × ½ year)\nAmortization\nof Bond\nDiscount\n(b) - (a)\nBeginning\nBook Value\n+ (c)\nBonds\nPayable\nBook Value\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\nBOND DISCOUNT AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE\n\n\n532\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nBonds Issued at a Premium\nRecall that bonds sell at a discount when the market interest rate is greater than the bond’s coupon rate. \nWhen the market interest rate is less than the bond’s coupon rate, the bonds sell at a premium. To dem-\nonstrate how to account for bonds issued at a premium, let’s use the same Amazon example as before \nbut assume that the market interest rate is now 8 percent while the coupon rate remains the same, at \n10 percent. Like before, the bonds are issued on January 1, 2016, pay interest semiannually, and mature \nin two years.\nThe present value of the bonds described above can be computed from the tables contained in Appen-\ndix E using the factor for four periods and an interest rate of 4 percent per period (8% × ½ year):\nPresent Value\nSingle principal payment at maturity: $100,000 × 0.85480\n$ '''85,480\n+ Annuity cash interest payment: $5,000 × 3.62990\n ''''18,150\nIssue (sale) price of bonds\n$103,630\nFrom Table E.1: interest rate (i) = 4%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 0.85480\nFrom Table E.2: interest rate (i) = 4%, periods (n) = 4: Factor = 3.62990\nUsing Excel: rate (i) = .04, nper (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nUsing Calculator: rate (i) = 4, periods (n) = 4, pmt = −$5,000, FV = −$100,000\nAccounting for bonds issued at a premium is similar to accounting for bonds issued at a discount. \nCompanies can explicitly use a bond premium account in their journal entries or implicitly keep track of \nthe premium amount. We show both side-by-side below and then, as we did in our discussion of bond dis-\ncounts, we present all subsequent journal entries without using a bond premium account. The January 1, \n2016, issuance of Amazon’s bonds at a premium would be recorded as follows:\nWITH PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nWITHOUT PREMIUM ACCOUNT\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\n Bond premium (+XL, +L) . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,630\n Bond payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n103,630\n Bonds payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nCash +103,630\nBonds payable +100,000\nCash\n+103,630\nBonds payable\n+103,630\nBond premium\n+3,630\nBonds payable book value: $103,630\n($100,000 + $3,630)\nBonds payable book value: $103,630\nBond Contract\nPremium\nBond Price\nMarket Rate\nCoupon rate\nis 10%\nLess than 10% \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 10-5\nReport bonds payable and \ninterest expense for bond \nsecurities issued at a premium.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n533\nLike the bond discount account, the bond premium account is not separately disclosed on Amazon’s \nbalance sheet. Instead, the balance sheet reports the bonds payable at their book value ($103,630), which \nis their face value plus the unamortized premium ($100,000 + $3,630). Note that reporting bonds pay-\nable at its book value results in the same amount being reported on the balance sheet ($103,630), regard-\nless of whether a bond premium is explicitly recorded in the journal entry.\nReporting Interest Expense on Bonds Issued at a Premium Using \nEffective-Interest Amortization (without Premium Account)\nAs with a discount, the recorded premium of $3,630 must be apportioned to each interest period so \nthat interest expense reflects the market (effective) interest rate that Amazon is actually paying. To \ncompute interest expense and the amount of the premium we will amortize each period, we follow \nthe same three steps that we followed to compute these amounts when the bonds were issued at a \ndiscount:\nStep 1: \nCompute interest expense\n \n Bonds Payable Book Value × Market Interest Rate per Period\nStep 3:\n Compute amortization amount\n \n Interest Expense - Cash Owed for Interest\nStep 2: \nCompute cash owed for interest\n \n \n Bond Face Value × Coupon Rate per Period\nStep 1: Interest expense: $103,630 × (0.08 × ½ year) = $4,145\nStep 2: Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × (0.10 × ½ year) = $5,000\nStep 3: Amortized amount: $4,145 − $5,000 = −$855\nThe journal entry Amazon would enter is:\nInterest expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,145\nBonds payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n855\n Cash (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−5,000\nBonds payable\n-855\nInterest expense (+E)\n-4,145\nBonds payable book value: $102,775\n($103,630 − $855)\nThe basic difference between effective-interest amortization of a bond discount and a bond pre-\nmium is that the amortization of a discount increases the book value of the liability and the amortiza-\ntion of a premium decreases it. Both serve the same purpose: to bring the liability to the bond’s face \nvalue at the maturity date. The following schedule illustrates the amortization of a premium over the \nlife of a bond.\n\n\n534\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nRegardless of whether a company issues bonds at par, at a discount, or at a premium, the company \nwill enter the same journal entry when the bonds mature. For our Amazon example, the journal entry \nwould be:\nBonds payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n−100,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n−100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−100,000\nBonds payable\n−100,000\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Amazon issued bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 9 percent. \nThe bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually. The bonds were sold when the annual market \ninterest rate was 8 percent at a price of $106,710. \n \n1. What amount of cash was owed for interest at the end of the first year? \n \n2. Using the effective-interest amortization method, what amount of interest expense would \nAmazon report at the end of the first year?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 10-2\nFor additional step-by-step instruction on how to account for a bond issued at a premium without a \npremium account, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh10b.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Cash owed for interest: $100,000 × 9% = $9,000\n2. Interest expense: $106,710 × 8% = $8,537\nMarket\ninterest rate\n(8%)\nCoupon rate\n(10%)\nDate\n(a)\n$5,000\n$4,145\n5,000\n4,111\n5,000\n4,075\n01/01/2016\n06/30/2016\n12/31/2016\n06/30/2017\n12/31/2017\n5,000\n4,039*\n$(855)\n(889)\n(925)\n(961)\n$103,630\n102,775\n101,886\n 100,961\n100,000\nCash Owed\nfor Interest\n$100,000 ×\n(10% × ½ year) \nInterest Expense\nBeginning of Period\nBook Value ×\n(8% × ½ year)\nAmortization\nof Bond\nPremium\n(b) - (a)\nBeginning\nBook Value\n+ (c)\nBonds\nPayable\nBook Value\n(b)\n(c)\n(d)\nBOND PREMIUM AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE\n*Rounded\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n535\n \n10-1. Describe the characteristics of bond securities. p. 508\nBond securities are commonly referred to as just “bonds.” Bonds have a number of characteristics \ndesigned to meet the needs of both the issuing company and the bondholder. We discussed many \nof those characteristics in this chapter.\nCompanies issue bonds to raise long-term capital. Bonds offer a number of advantages com-\npared to stock, including the tax deductibility of interest and the fact that control of the company \nis not diluted when a company issues bonds instead of stock. Bonds do carry additional risk, how-\never, because interest and principal payments are not discretionary.\n \n10-2. Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at par. p. 514\nThree types of events must be recorded over the life of a typical bond: (1) the receipt of cash when \nthe bond is sold, (2) the periodic payment of interest, and (3) the repayment of the bond’s face \nvalue at maturity. The amount of cash a company receives when it issues bonds is the present value \nof the future cash flows associated with the bonds. When the market interest rate and the coupon \nrate are the same, the bond will sell at par (face value).\n \n10-3. Compute and analyze the times interest earned ratio. p. 516\nThe times interest earned ratio reflects the amount of income earned for each dollar of interest \nexpense. It is a measure of a company’s ability to meet its interest obligations. It is computed \nby comparing interest expense to net income after adding back interest expense and income tax \nexpense.\n \n10-4. Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at a discount. pp. 517 \n& 529\nBonds are sold at a discount whenever the coupon rate is less than the market interest rate. A \ndiscount is the difference between the selling price of a bond and the bond’s face value when the \nbond is sold for less than its face amount. Companies have the option of explicitly keeping track \nof the bond discount by incorporating it into journal entries or implicitly keeping track of the bond \ndiscount and not including it in journal entries. Regardless, the same amount is reported as bonds \npayable on a company’s balance sheet.\n \n10-5. Report bonds payable and interest expense for bond securities issued at a premium. \n \npp. 521 & 532\nBonds are sold at a premium whenever the coupon rate is greater than the market interest rate. A \npremium is the difference between the selling price of a bond and the bond’s face value when the \nbond is sold for more than its face value. Companies have the option of explicitly keeping track of \nthe bond premium by incorporating it into journal entries or implicitly keeping track of the bond \npremium and not including it in journal entries. Regardless, the same amount is reported as bonds \npayable on a company’s balance sheet.\n \n10-6. Compute and analyze the debt-to-equity ratio. p. 526\nThe debt-to-equity ratio compares the amount of debt to the amount of equity on a company’s \nbalance sheet. It is an important ratio because of the high risk associated with debt capital; debt \ncapital requires interest and principal payments.\n \n10-7. Report the early retirement of bond securities. p. 527\nA company may retire bonds before their maturity date, by either purchasing the bonds in the open \nmarket or activating a call feature if the bonds contain such a feature. The difference between the \nbook value of the bonds and the amount paid to retire the bonds is reported as a gain or loss on the \ncompany’s income statement.\n \n10-8. Explain how bond securities are reported on the statement of cash flows. p. 528\nCash received from issuing bonds and cash paid to retire bonds at maturity are financing cash \nflows. Cash paid for interest and any gain or loss on the early retirement of bonds are operating \ncash flows.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n536\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nTimes interest earned ratio reflects the amount of income earned for each dollar of interest expense. \nIt is a measure of a company’s ability to meet its interest obligations. The ratio is computed as follows \n(see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Reporting Bond Transactions section):\nDebt-to-equity ratio compares the amount of debt on a company’s balance sheet to the amount of \nequity. The ratio is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Reporting Bond \nTransactions section):\nK E Y R A T I O S\nTimes Interest Earned = Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense\nInterest Expense\nDebt-to-Equity =\nTotal Liabilities\nStockholders’ Equity\nBalance Sheet\nBonds are normally listed as long-term liabili-\nties. An exception occurs when the bonds are \nwithin one year of maturity, in which case they \nare reported as current liabilities with the title \n“Current Portion of Long-Term Debt.”\nIncome Statement\nIssuing bonds and paying off bonds at maturity \ndo not affect the income statement. Recogniz-\ning interest expense and any gain or loss from \nearly retirement does affect the income state-\nment. Most companies report interest expense \nin a separate category on the income statement.\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Financing Activities\n+ Cash inflows from issuing bonds\n− \nCash outflows from paying off principal \nwhen bonds mature or are retired\nUnder Operating Activities\n− Cash outflows for interest payments activity\n− \nCash outflows associated with a loss from \nearly retirement\n+ \nCash inflows associated with a gain from \nearly retirement\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting \nPolicies\nA brief description of how a company accounts \nfor long-term liabilities, including bonds.\nUnder a Separate Note\nMost companies include a separate note where \nthey describe in more detail their accounting \nfor long-term debt, including the type of debt, \nmaturity dates, and interest rates. The note also \ntypically describes any special features associ-\nated with the debt, such as whether bonds can be \ncalled early. Typically in a company’s financial \nstatements and footnotes, bonds are referred to \nas “notes.”\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nK E Y T E R M S\nBond Certificate p. 511\nBond Discount p. 512\nBond Premium p. 512\nBond Principal (Par Value, Face Value, \nMaturity Value) p. 509\nCallable Bonds p. 510\nConvertible Bonds p. 510\nCoupon Rate (Stated Rate, Contract Rate, \nNominal Rate) p. 509\nCovenants p. 511\nDebenture p. 510\nEffective-Interest Amortization p. 518\nIndenture p. 510\nMarket Interest Rate (Yield, Effective \nInterest Rate) p. 512\nProspectus p. 510\nStraight-Line Amortization p. 525\nTrustee p. 511\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n537\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n 1. From the perspective of the issuer, what are some advantages of issuing bonds instead of stock?\n 2. What are the primary characteristics of a bond? For what purposes are bonds usually issued?\n 3. What is the difference between an unsecured and a secured bond?\n 4. Differentiate between a bond indenture and a bond prospectus.\n 5. What is a bond covenant?\n 6. Differentiate between a bond coupon rate and the market rate of interest.\n 7. Explain what determines whether a bond is issued at a discount or a premium.\n 8. When calculating the present value of a bond’s future cash flows, do investors use the coupon rate or \nmarket interest rate as the discount rate?\n 9. What is the book value of a bond?\n 10. What is the formula used for calculating the cash payment bond investors will receive for interest \neach period? What is the formula used to calculate interest expense each period?\n 11. How is the debt-to-equity ratio computed? What does the debt-to-equity ratio tell you?\n 12. When market interest rates increase, do bond prices increase or decrease?\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. Annual interest expense for a single bond issue continues to increase over the life of the bonds. \nWhich of the following explains this?\n \na. The market rate of interest has increased since the bonds were sold.\n \nb. The coupon rate has increased since the bonds were sold.\n \nc. The bonds were sold at a discount.\n \nd. The bonds were sold at a premium.\n 2. Which of the following is not an advantage of issuing bonds when compared to issuing additional \nshares of stock in order to obtain additional capital?\n \na. Stockholders maintain proportionate ownership percentages.\n \nb. Interest expense reduces taxable income.\n \nc. The payment of interest is flexible and at the discretion of the issuing firm.\n \nd. All of the above are advantages associated with bonds.\n 3. A bond with a face value of $100,000 has a coupon rate of 8 percent. The bond matures in 10 years. \nWhen the bond is issued, the market rate of interest is 10 percent. What amount will investors pay for \nthis bond?\n \na. $100,000\n \nb. $87,707\n \nc. $49,157\n \nd. $113,421\n 4. Which account would not be included in the debt-to-equity ratio calculation?\n \na. Unearned Revenue.\n \nb. Retained Earnings.\n \nc. Income Taxes Payable.\n \nd. All of the above are included.\n 5. Which of the following is false when a bond is issued at a premium?\n \na. The bond will issue for an amount above its par value.\n \nb. Bonds payable will be credited for an amount greater than the bond’s face value.\n \nc. Interest expense will exceed the cash interest payments.\n \nd. All of the above are false.\n 6. A bond with a face value of $100,000 was issued for $93,500 on January 1 of this year. The stated \nrate of interest was 8 percent and the market rate of interest was 10 percent when the bond was sold. \nInterest is paid annually. How much interest will be paid on December 31 of this year?\n \na. $10,000\n \nb. $8,000\n \nc. $7,480\n \nd. $9,350\n 7. To determine whether a bond will be sold at a premium, at a discount, or at face value, one must \nknow which of the following pairs of information?\n \na. Face value and the coupon rate on the date the bond is issued.\n \nb. Face value and the market rate of interest on the date the bond is issued.\n \nc. The coupon rate and the market rate of interest on the date the bond is issued.\n \nd. The coupon rate and the stated rate on the date the bond is issued.\n\n\n538\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n 8. When using the effective-interest method of amortization, interest expense reported in the income \nstatement is impacted by the\n \na. Face value of the bonds.\n \nb. Coupon rate stated in the bond certificate.\n \nc. Market rate of interest on the date the bonds were issued.\n \nd. Both (a) and (b).\n 9. A bond with a face value of $100,000 is sold on January 1. The bond has a coupon rate of 10 percent \nand matures in 10 years. When the bond was issued, the market rate of interest was 10 percent. On \nDecember 31, the market rate of interest increased to 11 percent. What amount should be reported \non December 31 as the bond liability on the balance sheet?\n \na. $100,000\n \nb. $94,112\n \nc. $94,460\n \nd. $87,562\n 10. When using the effective-interest method of amortization, the book value of a bond changes by what \namount on each interest payment date?\n \na. Interest expense\n \nb. Cash interest payment\n \nc. The difference between interest expense and the cash interest payment\n \nd. None of the above\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S \nFinding Financial Information\nFor each of the following items, specify whether the information would be found in the balance sheet, the \nincome statement, the statement of cash flows, or the notes to the statements.\n 1. The amount of a bond liability.\n 2. A description of any bond covenants.\n 3. The coupon rates associated with bond issuances.\n 4. Interest expense for the period.\n 5. The maturity dates associated with bond issuances.\n 6. Cash interest paid for the period.\nComputing the Price of a Bond Issued at Par\nWilliams Company plans to issue bonds with a face value of $600,000 and a coupon rate of 8 percent. \nThe bonds will mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds are sold on January 1 of this year. Determine the issuance price of the bonds assuming an \nannual market rate of interest of 8 percent.\nUnderstanding Financial Ratios\nThe debt-to-equity and times interest earned ratios were discussed in this chapter. Which is a better indi-\ncator of a company’s ability to meet its required interest payment? Explain.\nComputing the Times Interest Earned Ratio\nOak Corporation’s financial statements for the current year showed the following:\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\n$800,000\nExpenses\n(620,000)\nInterest expense\n (12,600)\nPretax income\n167,400\nIncome tax (30%)\n (50,220)\nNet income\n$117,180\nCompute Oak’s times interest earned ratio.\nM10-1\nLO10-1, 10-2, 10-8\nM10-2\nLO10-2\nM10-3\nLO10-3, 10-6\nM10-4\nLO10-3\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n539\nComputing the Price of a Bond Issued at a Discount\nTrew Company plans to issue bonds with a face value of $900,000 and a coupon rate of 6 percent. The \nbonds will mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the \nbonds are sold on January 1 of this year. Determine the issuance price of the bonds assuming an annual \nmarket rate of interest of 8.5 percent.\nRecording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a Discount (with Discount \nAccount)\nCoffman Company sold bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $940,000. The bonds have a coupon \nrate of 10 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Using a discount account, record the sale of the bonds \non January 1 and the payment of interest on June 30 of this year. Coffman uses the effective-interest \namortization method. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 11 percent.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a \nDiscount (without Discount Account)\nCoffman Company sold bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $940,000. The bonds have a coupon \nrate of 10 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. \nAll of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Record the sale of the bonds on January 1 and the \npayment of interest on June 30 of this year, without the use of a discount account. Coffman uses the \neffective-interest amortization method. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 11 percent.\nComputing the Price of a Bond Issued at a Premium\nWaterhouse Company plans to issue bonds with a face value of $500,000 and a coupon rate of 10 percent. \nThe bonds will mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds are sold on January 1 of this year. Determine the issuance price of the bonds assuming an \nannual market rate of interest of 8 percent. \nRecording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium \nAccount)\nRKO Company sold bonds with a face value of $850,000 for $910,000. The bonds have a coupon rate of \n8 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest annually every December 31. All of the bonds were sold \non January 1 of this year. Using a premium account, record the sale of the bonds on January 1 and the \npayment of interest on December 31 of this year. RKO uses the effective-interest amortization method. \nAssume an annual market rate of interest of 7 percent.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a \nPremium (without Premium Account)\nRKO Company sold bonds with a face value of $850,000 for $910,000. The bonds have a coupon rate \nof 8 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest annually every December 31. All of the bonds were \nsold on January 1 of this year. Record the sale of the bonds on January 1 and the payment of interest on \nDecember 31 of this year, without the use of a premium account. RKO uses the effective-interest amorti-\nzation method. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 7 percent.\nRecording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a Discount (Straight-Line \nAmortization with a Discount Account)\nWefald Company sold bonds with a face value of $600,000 for $580,000. The bonds have a coupon rate of \n \n10 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the \nbonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Using a discount account, record the sale of the bonds on \nJanuary 1 \nand the payment of interest on June 30 of this year. Wefald uses the straight-line amortization method. \n(Chapter Supplement) Recording the Issuance and Interest Payments of a Bond Issued at a \nDiscount (Straight-Line Amortization without a Discount Account)\nWefald Company sold bonds with a face value of $600,000 for $580,000. The bonds have a coupon rate \nof 10 percent, mature in 10 years, and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of \nM10-5\nLO10-4\nM10-6\nLO10-4\nM10-7\nLO10-4\nM10-8\nLO10-5\nM10-9\nLO10-5\nM10-10\nLO10-5\nM10-11\nLO10-4\nM10-12\nLO10-4\n\n\n540\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nthe bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Record the sale of the bonds on January 1 and the payment \nof interest on June 30 of this year, without the use of a discount account. Wefald uses the straight-line \namortization method.\nInterest Rates and the Early Retirement of Debt\nIf interest rates fell after the issuance of a bond and the company decided to retire the debt early, would \nyou expect the company to report a gain or loss on debt retirement? How would the company’s balance \nsheet and income statement be affected?\nThe Cash Flow Effects of Retiring Bonds and Paying Interest\nIn what section of the statement of cash flows would you find cash paid for principal when a bond \nmatures? In what section would you find cash paid for interest each period?\nM10-13\nLO10-7\nM10-14\nLO10-8\nE X E R C I S E S\nInterpreting Information Reported in the Business Press\nApple recently issued a series of bonds with various maturity dates. The information below pertains to \none of Apple’s bonds:\nIssuer\nCoupon (%)\nMaturity\nCurrent ($)\nYield (%)\nApple\n3.45\n2024\n101.29\n3.29\nExplain why investors would care about knowing the coupon rate and yield percentages. Assume that \nover the next several weeks the yield went down to 3.10. How would this decrease affect Apple’s finan-\ncial statements?\nEvaluating Bond Features\nYou are a personal financial planner working with a married couple in their early 40s who have decided \nto invest $100,000 in corporate bonds. You have found two bonds that you think will interest your clients. \nOne is a zero coupon bond issued by PepsiCo with an effective interest rate of 9 percent and a maturity \ndate of 2025. It is callable at par. The other is a Walt Disney bond that matures in 2093. It has an effec-\ntive interest rate of 9.5 percent and is callable at 102 percent of par. Which of the two bonds is less likely \nto be called if interest rates fall over the next few years?\nComputing Issue Prices of Bonds Sold at Par, at a Discount, and at a Premium\nLaTanya Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of \n8  \npercent. The bonds mature in seven years. Interest is paid annually on December 31. All of the bonds \nwill be sold on January 1 of this year.\nRequired:\nCompute the issue (sale) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases \n(show computations):\n \na. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 8 percent.\n \nb. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 6 percent.\n \nc. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 9 percent.\nComputing Issue Prices of Bonds Sold at Par, at a Discount, and at a Premium\nJames Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $500,000 and a coupon rate of \n6  \npercent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. \nAll of the bonds will be sold on January 1 of this year.\nE10-1\nLO10-1\nE10-2\nLO10-1\nE10-3\nLO10-2, 10-4, 10-5\nE10-4\nLO10-2, 10-4, 10-5\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n541\nRequired:\nCompute the issue (sale) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases \n(show computations):\n \na. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 4 percent.\n \nb. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 6 percent.\n \nc. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 8.5 percent.\nDetermining the Effects of Issuing Bonds on the Debt-to-Equity Ratio\nOn January 1 of this year, Denver Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $300,000 and a coupon \nrate of 6 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually every December 31. At the time \nthe bonds were issued, the annual market rate of interest was 6 percent. The company uses the effective-\ninterest amortization method.\nRequired:\n 1. When the bonds were issued, did Denver’s debt-to-equity ratio increase, decrease, or stay the same?\n 2. At the end of the first year, when Denver recorded its first interest expense and paid cash to investors \nfor interest, did its debt-to-equity ratio increase, decrease, or stay the same?\nAnalyzing Financial Ratios \nYou have just started your first job as a financial analyst for a large stock brokerage company. Your boss, a \nsenior analyst, has finished a detailed report evaluating bonds issued by two different companies. She stopped \nby your desk and asked for help: “I have compared two ratios for the companies and found something inter-\nesting.” She went on to explain that the debt-to-equity ratio for Applied Engineering is much lower than the \nindustry average and that the one for Innovative Engineering is much higher. On the other hand, the times \ninterest earned ratio for Applied Engineering is much higher than the industry average, and the ratio for Inno-\nvative Engineering is much lower. Your boss then asked you to think about what the ratios indicate about the \ntwo companies so that she could include the explanation in her report. How would you respond to your boss?\nComputing the Price of a Bond Issued at a Discount\nGMAC Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $250,000 and a coupon rate of \n6 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. \nAll of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Determine the issuance price of the bonds assuming \nan annual market rate of interest of 8 percent.\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (with Discount Account)\nPark Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $600,000 and a coupon rate of 7.5 per-\ncent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization method and \nalso uses a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (without \n \nDiscount Account)\nPark Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $600,000 and a coupon rate of 7.5 per-\ncent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization method and \ndoes not use a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.\n 3. What bond payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?\nE10-5\nLO10-2, 10-6\nE10-6\nLO10-3, 10-6\nE10-7\nLO10-4\nE10-8\nLO10-4\nE10-9\nLO10-4\n\n\n542\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nPreparing a Bond Amortization Schedule for a Bond Issued at a Discount and Determining \nReported Amounts\nOn January 1 of this year, Ikuta Company issued a bond with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon \nrate of 5 percent. The bond matures in three years and pays interest every December 31. When the bond \nwas issued, the annual market rate of interest was 6 percent. Ikuta uses the effective-interest amortiza-\ntion method.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete a bond amortization schedule for all three years of the bond’s life.\n 2. What amounts will be reported on the income statement and balance sheet at the end of Year 1 and \nYear 2?\nInterpreting a Bond Amortization Schedule\nSanta Corporation issued a bond on January 1 of this year with a face value of $1,000. The bond’s cou-\npon rate is 6 percent and interest is paid once a year on December 31. The bond matures in three years. \nThe annual market rate of interest was 8 percent at the time the bond was sold. The following amortiza-\ntion schedule pertains to the bond issued:\nCash Paid\nInterest Expense\nAmortization\nBalance\nJanuary 1, Year 1\n$ 948\nDecember 31, Year 1\n$60\n$76\n$16\n964\nDecember 31, Year 2\n60\n77\n17\n981\nDecember 31, Year 3\n60\n79\n19\n1,000\nRequired:\n 1. What was the bond’s issue price?\n 2. Did the bond sell at a discount or a premium? How much was the premium or discount?\n 3. What amount(s) should be shown on the balance sheet for bonds payable at the end of Year 1 and \nYear 2?\n 4. Show how the following amounts were computed for Year 2: (a) $60, (b) $77, (c) $17, and (d) $981.\nExplaining Why Debt Is Issued at a Price Other Than Par\nThe annual report of American Airlines contained the following note:\nThe Company recorded the issuance of $775 million in bonds (net of $25 million discount) as \nlong-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet. The bonds bear interest at fixed rates, with \nan average effective rate of 8.06 percent, and mature over various periods of time, with a final \nmaturity in 2031.\nAfter reading this note, an investor asked her financial advisor why the company didn’t simply sell the \nnotes for an effective yield that equaled the coupon rate, thereby avoiding the need to account for a small \ndiscount over the next 20 years. Prepare a written response to this question.\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium Account)\nPark Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $2,000,000 and a coupon rate of \n \n10 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. \nAll of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization method \nand also uses a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?\nE10-10\nLO10-4\nE10-11\nLO10-4\nE10-12\nLO10-4, 10-5\nE10-13\nLO10-5\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n543\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (without \n \nPremium Account)\nPark Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $2,000,000 and a coupon rate of 10 \npercent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December \n31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization \nmethod and does not use a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?\nPreparing a Bond Amortization Schedule for a Bond Issued at a Premium and Determining \nReported Amounts\nOn January 1 of this year, Houston Company issued a bond with a face value of $10,000 and a coupon \nrate of 5 percent. The bond matures in three years and pays interest every December 31. When the bond \nwas issued, the annual market rate of interest was 4 percent. Houston uses the effective-interest amortiza-\ntion method.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete a bond amortization schedule for all three years of the bond’s life.\n 2. What amounts will be reported on the income statement and balance sheet at the end of Year 1 and \nYear 2?\nRecording and Analyzing the Cash Flow Effects of a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium \nAccount)\nOn January 1 of this year, Gateway Company issued bonds with a face value of $1 million and a cou-\npon rate of 9 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and \n \nDecember 31. When the bonds were issued, the annual market rate of interest was 8 percent. Record the \nissuance of the bonds on January 1 of this year. How will Gateway’s statement of cash flows be affected \non January 1, June 30, and December 31 of this year?\nRecording the Early Retirement of a Bond\nSeveral years ago, Walters Company issued bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 at par. As a result of \ndeclining interest rates, the company has decided to call the bond at a call premium of 5 percent over par. \nRecord the retirement of the bonds.\nRecording the Early Retirement of a Bond Issued at a Discount (with Discount Account)\nSeveral years ago, Nicole Company issued bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $945,000. As a \nresult of declining interest rates, the company has decided to call the bond at a call premium of 5 percent \nover par. The bonds have a current book value of $984,000. Record the retirement of the bonds, using a \ndiscount account.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording the Early Retirement of a Bond Issued at a Discount \n( \nwithout Discount Account)\nSeveral years ago, Nicole Company issued bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $945,000. As a \nresult of declining interest rates, the company has decided to call the bond at a call premium of 5 percent \nover par. The bonds have a current book value of $984,000. Record the retirement of the bonds without \nusing a discount account.\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (Straight-Line Amortization with \n \nDiscount Account)\nOn January 1 of this year, Clearwater Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $750,000 and a coupon \nrate of 8 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually every December 31. Clearwater \nE10-14\nLO10-5\nE10-15\nLO10-5\nE10-16\nLO10-5, 10-8\nE10-17\nLO10-7\nE10-18\nLO10-7\nE10-19\nLO10-7\nE10-20\nLO10-4\n\n\n544\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nuses the straight-line amortization method and also uses a discount account. Assume an annual market \nrate of interest of 9 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Clearwater report on its December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (Straight-Line \nAmortization without Discount Account)\nOn January 1 of this year, Clearwater Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $750,000 and a coupon \nrate of 8 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually every December 31. Clearwater \nuses the straight-line amortization method and does not use a discount account. Assume an annual mar-\nket rate of interest of 9 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Clearwater report on its December 31 balance sheet?\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (Straight-Line Amortization with \n \nPremium Account)\nOn January 1 of this year, Victor Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $1,400,000 and a coupon \nrate of 8 percent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and Decem-\nber 31. Victor uses the straight-line amortization method and also uses a premium account. Assume an \nannual market rate of interest of 6 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Victor report on its December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (Straight-Line \nAmortization without Premium Account)\nOn January 1 of this year, Victor Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $1,400,000 and a cou-\npon rate of 8 percent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and \nDecember 31. Victor uses the straight-line amortization method and does not use a premium account. \nAssume an annual market rate of interest of 6 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Victor report on its December 31 balance sheet?\nDetermining How Bond Transactions Affect the Statement of Cash Flows\nA number of events over the life of a bond have effects that are reported on the statement of cash flows. \nFor each of the following events, determine whether the event affects the statement of cash flows and, if \nso, whether it affects operating, investing, or financing cash flows.\nRequired:\n 1. A bond with a face value of $1,000,000 is issued for $960,000.\n 2. At year-end, $45,000 accrued interest payable is recorded and $1,000 of the bond discount is \namortized.\n 3. Early in the second year, the accrued interest recorded in requirement (2) is paid.\n 4. The debt matures at the end of the fifth year.\nE10-21\nLO10-4\nE10-22\nLO10-5\nE10-23\nLO10-5\nE10-24\nLO10-8\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n545\nAnalyzing the Use of Debt\nLast year, Arbor Corporation reported the following:\nBALANCE SHEET\nTotal Assets\n$800,000\nTotal Liabilities\n 500,000\nTotal Shareholders’ Equity\n$300,000\nThis year, Arbor is considering whether to issue more debt to fund a $100,000 project or to issue addi-\ntional shares of common stock. Both options will bring in exactly $100,000. Arbor’s current debt con-\ntracts contain a debt covenant that requires it to maintain a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.0 or less.\nRequired:\n 1. Calculate Arbor’s current debt-to-equity ratio.\n 2. Calculate Arbor’s debt-to-equity ratio assuming it funds the project using additional debt.\n 3. Calculate Arbor’s debt-to-equity ratio assuming it funds the project by issuing common stock.\n 4. How do you recommend Arbor fund the project?\nReporting Bonds Issued at Par (AP10-1)\nOn January 1 of this year, Nowell Company issued bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate \nof 8 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December \n31. When the bonds were sold, the annual market rate of interest was 8 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 3. What amount of cash is owed to investors on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next year?\nComparing Bonds Issued at Par, at a Discount, and at a Premium (AP10-2)\nOn January 1 of this year, Barnett Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $500,000 and a coupon \nrate of 7 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually on December 31. Barnett uses \nthe effective-interest amortization method. Ignore any tax effects. Each case is independent of the other \ncases.\nRequired:\nComplete the following table. The interest rates provided are the annual market rate of interest on the date \nthe bonds were issued.\nCase A (7%)\nCase B (8%)\nCase C (6%)\na. Cash received at issuance\nb. Interest expense recorded in Year 1\nc. Cash paid for interest in Year 1\nd. Cash paid at maturity for bond principal\nComputing Issue Prices of Bonds Sold at Par, at a Discount, and at a Premium\nRosh Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $800,000 and a coupon rate of 8 per-\ncent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All \nof the bonds will be sold on January 1 of this year.\nP10-1\nLO10-1, 10-6\nP10-2\nLO10-2\nP10-3\nLO10-2, 10-4, 10-5\nP10-4\nLO10-2, 10-4, 10-5\nP R O B L E M S \n\n\n546\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nRequired:\nCompute the issue (sale) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases \n(show computations):\n \na. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 8 percent.\n \nb. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 6 percent.\n \nc. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 10 percent.\nRecording a Bond Issued at a Discount and Determining How the Issuance Affects Ratios\nOn January 1 of this year, Cunningham Corporation issued bonds with a face value of $200,000 and \na coupon rate of 6 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually every December \n31. When the bonds were sold, the annual market rate of interest was 8 percent. The company uses the \neffective-interest amortization method. By December 31 of this year, the annual market rate of interest \nhad increased to 10 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the issuance price of the bonds on January 1?\n 2. What amount of interest expense is recorded on December 31 of this year?\n 3. Determine whether the company’s debt-to-equity ratio and times interest earned ratio increase, \ndecrease, or stay the same when (a) the bonds are issued and (b) interest expense is recorded and \ncash is paid to investors for interest.\nRecording and Reporting Bonds Issued at a Discount (AP10-3)\nPowerTap Utilities is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 and a coupon rate of 10 \npercent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. \nAll of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. PowerTap uses the effective-interest amortization \nmethod. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 12 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 3. What amount of cash should be paid to investors June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (with Discount Account) (AP10-4)\nClaire Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 8 percent. \nThe bonds mature in two years and pay interest quarterly every March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Claire uses the effective-interest amor-\ntization method and also uses a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 12 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Claire report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (without \n \nDiscount Account) (AP10-5)\nClaire Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 8 \npercent. \nThe bonds mature in two years and pay interest quarterly every March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Claire uses the effective-interest amorti-\nzation method and does not use a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 12 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Claire report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\nP10-5\nLO10-3, 10-4, 10-6\nP10-6\nLO10-4\nP10-7\nLO10-4\nP10-8\nLO10-4\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n547\nRecording and Reporting Bonds Issued at a Premium (AP10-6)\nCron Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $700,000 and a coupon rate of 13  \npercent. \nThe bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the \nbonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Cron uses the effective-interest amortization method. Assume \nan annual market rate of interest of 12 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 3. What amount of cash should be paid to investors June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\nPreparing a Bond Amortization Schedule for a Bond Issued at a Premium\nOn January 1 of this year, Olive Corporation issued bonds. Interest is payable once a year on December \n31. The bonds mature at the end of four years. Olive uses the effective-interest amortization method. The \npartially completed amortization schedule below pertains to the bonds:\nDate\nCash\nInterest\nAmortization\nBalance\nJanuary 1, Year 1\n$48,813\nEnd of Year 1\n$3,600\n$3,417\n$183\n48,630\nEnd of Year 2\n?\n?\n?\n48,434\nEnd of Year 3\n?\n?\n210\n?\nEnd of Year 4\n?\n3,376\n?\n48,000\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the amortization schedule.\n 2. When the bonds mature at the end of Year 4, what amount of principle will Olive pay investors?\n 3. How much cash was received on the day the bonds were issued (sold)?\n 4. Were the bonds issued at a premium or a discount? If so, what was the amount of the premium or \ndiscount?\n 5. How much cash will be disbursed for interest each period and in total over the life of the bonds?\n 6. What is the coupon rate?\n 7. What was the annual market rate of interest on the date the bonds were issued?\n 8. What amount of interest expense will be reported on the income statement for Year 2 and Year 3?\n 9. What amount will be reported on the balance sheet at the end of Year 2 and Year 3?\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium Account) (AP10-7)\nSerotta Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $300,000 and a coupon rate of 12 per-\ncent. The bonds mature in two years and pay interest quarterly every March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Serotta uses the effective-interest amor-\ntization method and also uses a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Serotta report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (without \n \nPremium Account) (AP10-8)\nSerotta Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $300,000 and a coupon rate of 12 per-\ncent. The bonds mature in two years and pay interest quarterly every March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Serotta uses the effective-interest amor-\ntization method and does not use a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on March 31, June 30, September 30, and \nDecember 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Serotta report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\nP10-9\nLO10-5\nP10-10\nLO10-5\nP10-11\nLO10-5\nP10-12\nLO10-5\n\n\n548\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nRecording the Early Retirement of a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium Account)\nSeveral years ago, Cyclop Company issued bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $1,045,000. As a \nresult of declining interest rates, the company has decided to call the bonds at a call premium of 5 percent \nover par. The bonds have a current book value of $1,010,000. Record the retirement of the bonds, using \na premium account.\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording the Early Retirement of a Bond Issued at a Premium \n \n(without Premium Account)\nSeveral years ago, Cyclop Company issued bonds with a face value of $1,000,000 for $1,045,000. As a \nresult of declining interest rates, the company has decided to call the bonds at a call premium of 5 percent \nover par. The bonds have a current book value of $1,010,000. Record the retirement of the bonds and do \nnot use a premium account.\nComputing Amounts for a Bond Issued at a Discount and Comparing Effective-Interest Amor-\ntization to Straight-Line Amortization\nElectrolux Corporation manufactures electrical test equipment. The company’s board of directors \nauthorized a bond issue on January 1 of this year with the following terms:\nFace (par) value: $800,000\nCoupon rate: 8 percent payable each December 31\nMaturity date: December 31, end of Year 5\nAnnual market interest rate at issuance: 12 percent\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the bond issue price.\n 2. Assume that the company used the straight-line amortization method. Compute the following for \nYear 1 through Year 5:\n a. Cash payment for bond interest.\n b. Bond interest expense.\n 3. Assume that the company used the effective-interest amortization method. Compute the following \nfor Year 1 through Year 5:\n a. Cash payment for bond interest.\n b. Bond interest expense.\nReporting Bond Transactions on the Statement of Cash Flows\nDetermine whether each of the following would be reported in the financing activities section of the \nstatement of cash flows and, if so, specify whether it is a cash inflow or outflow.\n 1. Sale of bonds at a discount.\n 2. Payment of interest on a bond at maturity.\n 3. Sale of a bond from one investor to another. Transaction was in cash.\nP10-13\nLO10-7\nP10-14\nLO10-7\nP10-15\nLO10-4\nP10-16\nLO10-8\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nReporting Bonds Issued at Par (P10-2)\nOn January 1 of this year, Trucks R Us Corporation issued bonds with a face value of $2,000,000 and a \ncoupon rate of 10 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 \nand December 31. When the bonds were sold, the annual market rate of interest was 10 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 3. What amount of cash interest should be paid on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next year?\nAP10-1\nLO10-2\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n549\nCompleting Schedule Comparing Bonds Issued at Par, at a Discount, and at a Premium (P10-3)\nOn January 1 of this year, Bidden Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon \nrate of 10 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and \nDecember 31. Bidden uses the effective-interest amortization method. Ignore any tax effects. Each case \nis independent of the other cases.\nRequired:\nComplete the following table. The interest rates provided next to each case are the annual market rate of \ninterest on the date the bonds were issued.\nAt End of Year 1\nAt End of Year 2\nAt End of Year 3\nCase A: Sold at par (10%)\n$\n$\n$\n Interest expense for the year\n Net liability on balance sheet\nCase B: Sold at a discount (12%)\n Interest expense for the year\n Net liability on balance sheet\nCase C: Sold at a premium (8%)\n Interest expense for the year\n Net liability on balance sheet\nRecording and Reporting Bonds Issued at a Discount (P10-6)\nOn January 1 of this year, Avaya Corporation issued bonds with a face value of $2,000,000 and a coupon \nrate of 6 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest annually on December 31. When the bonds \nwere sold, the annual market rate of interest was 7 percent. Avaya uses the effective-interest amortization \nmethod.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on December 31 of this year? December 31 of \nnext year?\n 3. What amount of cash interest should be paid on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next \nyear?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next year?\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (with Discount Account) (P10-7)\nZues Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $800,000 and a coupon rate of 4 percent. \nThe bonds mature in two years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the \nbonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Zues uses the effective-interest amortization method and also \nuses a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 6 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 and December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Zues report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Discount (without \n \nDiscount Account) (P10-8)\nZues Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $800,000 and a coupon rate of 4 percent. \nThe bonds mature in two years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the \nbonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Zues uses the effective-interest amortization method and does \nnot use a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 6 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 and December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Zues report on its December 31 balance sheet?\nAP10-2\nLO10-2, 10-4, 10-5\nAP10-3\nLO10-4\nAP10-4\nLO10-4\nAP10-5\nLO10-4\n\n\n550\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nRecording and Reporting Bonds Issued at a Premium (P10-9)\nOn January 1 of this year, Thomas Insurance Corporation issued bonds with a face value of $4,000,000 \nand a coupon rate of 9 percent. The bonds mature in five years and pay interest annually every Decem-\nber 31. When the bonds were sold, the annual market rate of interest was 6 percent. Thomas uses the \neffective-interest amortization method.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on December 31 of this year? December 31 of \nnext year?\n 3. What amount of cash interest should be paid on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on December 31 of this year? December 31 of next year?\nRecording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (with Premium Account) (P10-11)\nLemond Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $200,000 and a coupon rate of 10 \npercent. The bonds mature in three years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December \n31. All the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Lemond uses the effective-interest amortization \nmethod and also uses a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 and December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Lemond report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\n(Chapter Supplement) Recording and Reporting a Bond Issued at a Premium (without \n \nPremium Account) (P10-12)\nLemond Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $200,000 and a coupon rate of \n10  \npercent. The bonds mature in three years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and Decem-\nber 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Lemond uses the effective-interest amortiza-\ntion method and does not use a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. \nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.\n 2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 and December 31 of this year.\n 3. What bonds payable amount will Lemond report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?\nAP10-6\nLO10-5\nAP10-7\nLO10-5\nAP10-8\nLO10-5\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M \nRecording and Reporting Liabilities\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. It is a publicly traded corporation that trades on the NASDAQ exchange. The majority of \nPool’s customers are small, family-owned businesses. Assume that Pool borrowed $750,000,000 on \n \nJanuary 1 of this year, and that the coupon rate is 5 percent. At the time of the borrowing, the annual \nmarket rate of interest was 4 percent. The debt matures in 10 years, and Pool makes interest payments \nsemiannually on June 30 and December 31.\nRequired:\n 1. What was the issue price on January 1 of this year?\n 2. What amount of interest expense should be recorded on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 3. What amount of cash interest should be paid on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\n 4. What is the book value of the bonds on June 30 and December 31 of this year?\nCON10-1\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n551\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S \nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of \nthis book.\nRequired:\n 1. Did American Eagle pay any interest during the year? (Hint: You may need to look in the \n \nfootnotes.)\n 2. American Eagle has not issued bonds, but it has an agreement to borrow money if needed. What is \nthe total amount the company can borrow under what it calls its “Credit Agreement”?\n 3. Calculate American Eagle’s debt-to-equity ratio.\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Urban Outfitters does not report paying any cash for interest during the year. If it had, where would \nyou find the amount listed?\n 2. Urban Outfitters has not issued bonds, but it has an agreement to borrow money if needed. What is \nthe total amount the company can borrow under what it calls its “Line of Credit”?\n 3. Calculate American Eagle’s debt-to-equity ratio.\nComparing Companies within an Industry \nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters (Appendix C) \nand the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. How do American Eagle’s and Urban Outfitters’s debt-to-equity ratios compare to the industry aver-\nage from the Industry Ratio Report?\n 2. Do you think the debt-to-equity ratio is a meaningful ratio to examine when analyzing American \nEagle and Urban Outfitters? Explain.\nAnalyzing Zero Coupon Bonds from an Actual Company\nFrench energy giant GDF Suez recently issued a zero coupon bond. This bond issuance garnered atten-\ntion because it was the first time in 14 years that a zero coupon bond had been issued in euros. The zero \ncoupon bond has a face value of €500 million and matures in two years. Assume that when the bonds \nwere sold to the public, the annual market rate of interest was 3 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Explain why an investor would buy a bond with a zero coupon (interest) rate.\n 2. If investors could earn 3 percent on similar investments, how much did GDF Suez receive when it \nissued the bonds with a face value of €500 million?\n 3. How much would GDF Suez have received if the annual market rate of interest remained at 3 \npercent, \nbut the bonds did not mature for 10 years?\nCP10-1\nLO10-1, 10-2\nCP10-2\nLO10-1, 10-2\nCP10-3\nLO10-2, 10-5, 10-7\nCP10-4\nLO10-4\n\n\n552\nC HAP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\nCritical Thinking Cases\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma \nYou work for a small company that is considering investing in a new Internet business. Financial projec-\ntions suggest that the company will be able to earn in excess of $40 million per year on an investment of \n$100 million. The company president suggests borrowing the money by issuing bonds that will carry a \n7 percent interest rate. He says, “This is better than printing money! We won’t have to invest a penny of \nour own money, and we get to keep $33 million per year after we pay interest to the bondholders.” As \nyou think about the proposed transaction, you feel a little uncomfortable about taking advantage of the \ncreditors in this fashion. You feel that it must be wrong to earn such a high return by using money that \nbelongs to other people. Is this an ethical business transaction?\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma \nAssume that you are a portfolio manager for a large insurance company. The majority of the money you \nmanage is from retired school teachers who depend on the income you earn on their investments. You \nhave invested a significant amount of money in the bonds of a large corporation and have just received \na call from the company’s president explaining that it is unable to meet its current interest obligations \nbecause of deteriorating business operations related to increased international competition. The presi-\ndent has a recovery plan that will take at least two years. During that time, the company will not be able \nto pay interest on the bonds and, she admits, if the plan does not work, bondholders will probably lose \nmore than half of their money. As a creditor, you can force the company into immediate bankruptcy and \nprobably get back at least 90 percent of the bondholders’ money. You also know that your decision will \ncause at least 10,000 people to lose their jobs if the company ceases operations. Given only these two \noptions, what should you do?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report \nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Both Yahoo Finance and Google Finance provide informa-\ntion on any given firm’s industry. Each team member should acquire the annual report or 10-K for one \npublicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a different company. The annual \nreports or 10-Ks can be downloaded from the SEC EDGAR website (www.sec.gov) or from any indi-\nvidual company’s investor relations website.\nRequired:\nEach team member should individually gather the information described below and attempt to answer \neach question. After completing this individual phase of the project, teams should get together to com-\npare and contrast their answers to each question. At the conclusion of this discussion, each team should \nwrite a short report summarizing their analysis and findings.\n 1. Has your company issued any long-term debt, either bonds or notes? If so, read the footnote and list \nany unusual features (e.g., callable, convertible, secured by specific collateral, etc.).\n 2. If your company issued any bond securities (which may be referred to as “notes” in the footnotes), \nwere they issued at par, a premium, or a discount? If they were issued at a premium or discount, does \nthe company use the straight-line or effective-interest amortization method?\n 3. Ratio analysis:\n \na. What does the debt-to-equity ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the ratio for your company for the last three years.\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss \nwhy you believe your company differs from or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 4. Ratio analysis:\n \na. What does the times interest earned ratio measure in general?\n \nb. Compute the ratio for your company for the last three years. If interest expense is not separately dis-\nclosed, you will not be able to compute the ratio. If so, state why you think it is not separately disclosed.\nCP10-5\nLO10-1\nCP10-6\nLO10-1\nCP10-7\nLO10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, \n10-5, 10-6, 10-8\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 0 Reporting and Interpreting Bond Securities\n553\n \nc. What do your results suggest about the company?\n \nd. If available, find the industry ratio for the most recent year, compare it to your results, and discuss \nwhy you believe your company differs from or is similar to the industry ratio.\n 5. Examine your company’s statement of cash flows for the most recent year. Were there any cash \ninflows or outflows associated with the issuance of debt, payment of interest, or repayment of prin-\ncipal reported on the statement of cash flows? In what section were these inflows and/or outflows \nreported in the statement of cash flows?\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n11-1 \nExplain the role of stock in the capital structure of a corporation. \n \n11-2 Compute and analyze the earnings per share ratio. \n \n11-3 Describe the characteristics of common stock and report common stock \ntransactions. \n \n11-4 Discuss and report dividends. \n \n11-5 Compute and analyze the dividend yield ratio. \n \n11-6 Discuss and report stock dividends and stock splits. \n \n11-7 Describe the characteristics of preferred stock and report preferred \nstock transactions. \n \n11-8 Discuss the impact of stock transactions on cash flows. \nReporting and Interpreting \nStockholders’ Equity\nW\nhole Foods Market is a leading retailer of natural and organic foods in the United \nStates. The popular supermarket was incorporated in 1978 and completed its ini-\ntial public offering in 1992. Whole Foods has over 400 stores in the United States, \nCanada, and the United Kingdom. In an average week, over 7.7 million customers visit a \nWhole Foods store. In fiscal 2014, Whole Foods reported revenues of $14.2 billion and net \nincome of $579 million. Whole Foods’s growth strategy is to expand primarily through new \nstore openings. In support of this growth plan, the company spent over $700 million in 2014 \non capital expenditures.\nIn this chapter, we study the role that stockholders’ equity plays in funding a business and \nthe strategies that managers use to maximize stockholders’ wealth.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nTo some people, the words corporation and business are almost synonymous. You’ve prob-\nably heard friends refer to a career in business as “the corporate world.” Equating busi-\nness with corporations is understandable because corporations are the dominant form of \n\n\nchapter 11\nbusiness organization in terms of volume of operations. If you were to write the \nnames of 10 familiar businesses on a piece of paper, probably all of them would \n \nbe corporations.\nThe popularity of the corporate form can be attributed to a critical advan-\ntage that corporations have over sole proprietorships and partnerships: They \ncan raise large amounts of capital because both large and small investors can \neasily participate in their ownership. This ease of participation is related to \n \nseveral factors.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 4IBSFT\u0001PG\u0001TUPDL\u0001DBO\u0001CF\u0001QVSDIBTFE\u0001JO\u0001TNBMM\u0001BNPVOUT\u000f\u0001:PV\u0001DPVME\u0001CVZ\u0001B\u0001TJOHMF\u0001\nshare of Whole Foods stock for about $35 and become one of the owners of \nthis successful company.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 0XOFSTIJQ\u0001JOUFSFTUT\u0001DBO\u0001CF\u0001FBTJMZ\u0001USBOTGFSSFE\u0001UISPVHI\u0001UIF\u0001TBMF\u0001PG\u0001TIBSFT\u0001PO\u0001\nestablished markets such as the New York Stock Exchange.\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 4UPDL\u0001PXOFSTIJQ\u0001QSPWJEFT\u0001JOWFTUPST\u0001XJUI\u0001MJNJUFE\u0001MJBCJMJUZ\u000f\u0001*O\u0001UIF\u0001FWFOU\u0001PG\u0001CBOL-\nruptcy, creditors have claims against only the corporation’s assets, not the \nassets of the individual owners.\nMany Americans own stock either directly or indirectly through a mutual fund \nor pension program. Stock ownership offers them the opportunity to earn higher \nreturns than they could depositing money in a bank account or investing in cor-\nporate bonds. Unfortunately, stock ownership also involves risks. The proper \nbalance between risk and the expected return on an investment depends on indi-\nvidual preferences.\nExhibit 11.1 presents financial information from Whole Foods’s annual report.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nWhole Foods Market\nISSUING AND REPORTING \nSTOCK\nwww.wholefoodsmarket.com\nJeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images\n\n\n556\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nOwnership of a\nCorporation\nCommon Stock\nTransactions\nDividends on\nCommon Stock\n \nŮ\u0001 Benefits of Stock\n \nOwnership\n \nŮ\u0001 Authorized, Issued,\n \nand Outstanding\n \nShares\n \nŮ\u0001 Earnings per Share\n \n(EPS) Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Initial Sale of Stock\n \nŮ\u0001 Sale of Stock in\n \nSecondary Markets\n \nŮ\u0001 Stock Issued\n \nfor Employee\n \nCompensation\n \nŮ\u0001 Repurchase of Stock\n \nŮ\u0001 Dividend Yield Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Key Dividend Dates\nStock\nDividends and\nStock Splits\nStatement of \nStockholders’ \nEquity\n \nŮ\u0001 Stock Dividends\n \nŮ\u0001 Stock Splits\nPreferred Stock\nTransactions\n \nŮ\u0001 Dividends on\n \nPreferred Stock\n8)0-&\u0001'00%4\u0001.\"3,&5\n\u0001*/$\u000f\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(In millions)\nSeptember 28, \n \n2014\nSeptember 29, \n \n2013\nShareholders’ Equity\nCommon stock, no par value, 600.0 shares authorized; \n \n \n377.1 and 375.7 shares issued; 360.4 and 372.4 \nshares outstanding at 2014 and 2013, respectively\n$2,863\n$2,765\nAccumulated other comprehensive income (loss)\n(7)\n1\nRetained earnings\n1,668\n1,265\nCommon stock in treasury, at cost, 16.7 and 3.3 \n shares at 2014 and 2013, respectively\n (711)\n (153)\n Total Shareholders’ Equity\n$3,813\n$3,878\nEXHIBIT 11.1\nExcerpt from Consolidated \nBalance Sheets for Whole \nFoods Market\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nWHOLE FOODS\nNotice that the stockholders’ equity section of Whole Foods’s balance sheet lists two pri-\nmary sources of equity:\n \n1. Contributed capital from the sale of stock. This is the amount of money stockholders \ninvested through the purchase of shares. For Whole Foods, contributed capital is the \namount in the Common Stock account ($2,863 million for fiscal 2014).\n \n2. Earned capital generated by the company’s profit-making activities. Earned capital is \nkept track of in the Retained Earnings account (sometimes called Accumulated Earnings \naccount). Retained earnings is the cumulative amount of net income the corporation has \nearned since it organized as a corporation, less the cumulative amount of dividends paid \nsince it organized.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n557\n08 / & 34 ) * 1\u0001 0 '\u0001 \" \u0001 $031 03 \"5 * 0/\nThe corporation is the only business form the law recognizes as a separate entity. As a distinct \nentity, the corporation enjoys a continuous existence separate and apart from its owners. It may \nown assets, incur liabilities, expand and contract in size, sue others, be sued, and enter into \ncontracts independently of its stockholder owners.\nTo protect everyone’s rights, the creation and governance of corporations are tightly regu-\nlated by law. Corporations are created by application to a state government (not the federal \ngovernment). On approval of the application, the state issues a charter, sometimes called the \narticles of incorporation. Corporations are governed by a board of directors elected by the \nstockholders.\nEach state has different laws governing the organization of corporations created within its \nboundaries. Whole Foods incorporated in the state of Texas and has its headquarters in \nAustin, \nTexas. You will find that an unusually large number of corporations are incorporated in Dela-\nware even though their headquarters are located in a different state. Companies choose Dela-\nware for incorporation because the state has some of the most favorable laws, especially with \nregard to taxes, for establishing corporations.\n#FOFGJUT\u0001PG\u00014UPDL\u00010XOFSTIJQ\nWhen you invest in a corporation, you are known as a stockholder or shareholder. As a \nstockholder, you receive shares of stock that you subsequently can sell on established stock \nexchanges. Owners of common stock receive a number of benefits:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A voice in management. You may vote in the stockholders’ meeting on major issues \n \nconcerning management of the corporation.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Dividends. If a company pays dividends, you receive a proportional share of the distribution \nof profits.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Residual claim. You will receive a proportional share of the distribution of remaining assets \nupon the liquidation of the company.\nStockholders, unlike creditors, are able to vote at the annual stockholders’ meeting. Each \nshare of stock represents one vote. The following notice of the annual meeting of shareholders \nwas recently sent to all owners of Whole Foods stock:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-1\nExplain the role of stock in \nthe capital structure of a \ncorporation.\n/05*$&\u00010'\u0001\"//6\"-\u0001.&&5*/(\u00010'\u00014)\"3&)0-%&34\nNotice is hereby given that a meeting of Shareholders of Whole Foods Market, Inc., will be held \nat the Roosevelt New Orleans, 130 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, on March 10, \n2015, at 8:30 a.m. local time for the following purposes:\n1. To elect the eleven nominees to the board of directors to serve one-year terms;\n2. To conduct an advisory vote to approve executive compensation;\n3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young as independent auditor;\n4. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the \nnumber of authorized shares;\n5. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Bylaws regarding proxy access; and\n6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.\nOnly shareholders of record at the close of business on January 12, 2015, are entitled to notice \nof, and to vote at, the meeting.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nNotice of Shareholders’ Meeting\nWHOLE FOODS\n\n\n558\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nThis notice also contained several pages of information concerning the people who were \nnominated to be members of the board of directors as well as a variety of financial information. \nBecause most stockholders do not actually attend the annual meeting, the notice included infor-\nmation about how absentee stockholders can cast their votes using the Internet or a telephone.\nStockholders have ultimate authority in a corporation. The board of directors and, indirectly, \nall employees are accountable to the stockholders.\n\"VUIPSJ[FE\n\u0001*TTVFE\n\u0001BOE\u00010VUTUBOEJOH\u00014IBSFT\nThe corporate charter specifies the maximum number of shares the corporation is authorized to \nsell to the public. The financial statements report this number, as well as the number of shares \nthat have been sold to date. Let’s look at the share information reported by Whole Foods as of \nSeptember 28, 2014, shown in Exhibit 11.1. For Whole Foods, the maximum number of com-\nmon shares that can be sold, called the authorized number of shares, is 600,000,000. As of \nSeptember 28, 2014, the company had sold 377,100,000 common shares. Shares that have been \nsold to the public are called issued shares.\nFor a number of reasons, a company might want to buy back shares that have already been \nsold to the public. Shares that have been bought back are called treasury stock. Shares held as \ntreasury stock are considered issued shares but not outstanding shares. Thus, when a company \nbuys back shares, it creates a difference between the number of issued shares and the number \nof outstanding shares of its stock. As of September 28, 2014, Whole Foods had 360,400,000 \nshares outstanding and 16,700,000 shares being held as treasury stock. The relationship \nbetween Whole Foods’s issued, outstanding, and treasury shares is shown below:\nIssued shares\n377,100,000\nLess: Treasury stock\n%%%%%(16,700,000)\nOutstanding shares\n360,400,000\nKnowing the number of shares outstanding is important because this number is used in the \ncalculation of various ratios, including the earnings per share ratio.\nAUTHORIZED NUMBER \nOF SHARES \nThe maximum number of shares \nof stock a corporation can issue \nas specified in its charter.\nISSUED SHARES \nThe total number of shares of \nstock that have been sold.\nTREASURY STOCK \nA corporation’s own stock that has \nbeen repurchased. Shares held \nas treasury stock are considered \nissued shares but not outstanding \nshares.\nOUTSTANDING SHARES \nThe total number of shares \nof stock that are owned \nby stockholders on any \nparticular date.\nHeld as\ntreasury stock:\n16,700,000\n(may be reissued)\nAuthorized shares:\n600,000,000\nStock Market\nIssued shares:\n(377,100,000)\nRepurchased shares:\n(16,700,000)\n360,400,000 Outstanding shares:\n(377,100,000 issued -16,700,000 repurchased)\nWhole Foods Market\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n559\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-3\nDescribe the characteristics \nof common stock and report \ncommon stock transactions.\n$0..0 / \u0001 450 $ ,\u0001 5 3 \"/ 4\"$5 * 0/ 4\nAll corporations issue common stock, and some elect to issue a second type of stock called \npreferred stock. In this section, we discuss common stock. Near the end of the chapter, we will \ndiscuss preferred stock.\nCommon stock is held by investors who are the “owners” of a corporation. Though stock-\nholders are owners and have the right to vote and share in the profitability of the business \nthrough dividends, they do not actively participate in managing the business. Instead, they \nelect a board of directors and it is the board’s role to hire and monitor executives who manage \na company’s activities on a day-to-day basis.\nCOMMON STOCK \nThe basic voting stock issued by a \ncorporation.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow well is a company performing?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nEarnings per share is computed as follows:\nEarnings per Share = Net Income* ÷ Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding\n*Preferred dividends, if any, should be subtracted from net income.\nThe 2014 ratio for Whole Foods:\n$579 million ÷ 367.8 (million) shares† = $1.57\n†As reported on the income statement.\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General You have probably seen newspaper headlines announcing a company’s earnings. Notice that \nthose news stories normally report earnings on an earnings per share (EPS) basis. EPS is a popular measure \nbecause it emphasizes the amount of earnings attributable to a single share of outstanding common stock. \nSince the number of outstanding shares of common stock changes over time, and is different across firms, \nusing EPS rather than just net income allows analysts and investors to make “apples-to-apples” compari-\nsons across time and across firms. Companies are required to report EPS on their income statements.\nFocus Company Analysis For Whole Foods, the weighted average number of common shares out-\nstanding has stayed relatively constant over the last three years, while net income has increased. This has \ncaused the company’s EPS to increase over the three years. Whole Foods also has a higher EPS than The \nFresh Market, a much smaller competitor with annual sales of $1.8 billion, and Safeway, a much larger \ncompetitor with annual sales of $36 billion. We can compare EPS numbers across firms of different sizes \nbecause EPS captures the amount of earnings attributable to a single share of outstanding common stock, \nregardless of the size of a company or the number of shares of stock outstanding.\nA Few Cautions While EPS is an effective and widely used measure of profitability, it does not neces-\nsarily indicate how a company will perform in the future. Stock price is a better indication of expected \nfuture performance. For example, if two companies have identical EPS numbers, but the stock price of \none company is double that of the other company, investors expect greater future performance from the \nfirm with the higher stock price. EPS is a measure of performance over a prior period, while stock price \nis an indication of performance over future periods. It is important to keep this in mind when analyzing \nEPS numbers across time and across firms.\nEarnings per Share (EPS)\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nWhole Foods\n2014\n2013\n2012\n$1.57\n$1.48\n$1.28\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nSafeway\nThe Fresh Market\n2014\n2014\n$0.48\n$1.30\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-2\nCompute and analyze the \nearnings per share ratio.\n\n\n560\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nDepending on state law, a company’s common stock may be required to have a par value, \na nominal value per share established in the corporate charter. Par value has no relationship to \nthe market value of a stock. For example, The Fresh Market’s common stock has a par value \nof $0.01 per share while its stock price is over $40 per share. Whole Foods’s common stock \ndoes not have a par value.\nMost states require stock to have a par value. The original purpose of this requirement was to \nprotect creditors by specifying a permanent amount of capital that owners could not withdraw \nbefore a bankruptcy, which would leave creditors with something in the event that a company \ndid not succeed. This permanent amount of capital is called legal capital. Though the require-\nment to assign a par value and maintain legal capital is embedded in state law, in today’s busi-\nness world it does little to protect creditors. Companies have simply transitioned to assigning \nan extremely low par value, like $0.01 per share, which means that any legal capital require-\nments are too low to meaningfully protect creditors. As a result, creditors have adopted other \nprotection mechanisms, like the debt covenants we discussed in Chapter 10, to provide some \nprotection in the event that a company performs poorly.\nThere are some states that require the issuance of no-par value stock. When a corporation \nissues no-par stock, like Whole Foods, legal capital is as defined by state law.\nInitial Sale of Stock\nAn initial public offering, or IPO, involves the very first sale of a company’s stock to the public \n(i.e., when the company first “goes public”). You have probably heard stories of a new company’s \nstock price increasing dramatically the day of its IPO. While investors sometimes earn significant \nreturns on IPOs, they also take significant risks. Once a company’s stock has been traded on \nestablished markets, additional sales of new stock to the public are called seasoned offerings.\nMost sales of stock to the public are cash transactions. To illustrate the accounting for an \ninitial sale of stock, assume that Trader Joe’s sold 100,000 shares of its $1 par value stock for \n$20 per share. The company would record the following journal entry:\nPAR VALUE \n(1) The nominal value per share \nof stock as specified in the \ncorporate charter. (2) Also, \nanother name for bond principal, \nor the maturity amount of a bond.\nLEGAL CAPITAL \nThe permanent amount of capital \ndefined by state law that must \nremain invested in the business; \nserves as a cushion for creditors.\nNO-PAR VALUE STOCK \nCapital stock that has no par \nvalue as specified in the corporate \ncharter.\nCash (+A) (100,000 × $20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\n Common stock (+SE) (100,000 × $1) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Additional paid-in capital (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,900,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+2,000,000\nCommon stock\n+100,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n+1,900,000\nNotice that the Common Stock account is credited for the number of shares sold times the par \nvalue per share. The Additional Paid-in Capital account is credited for the remainder, which \nis the amount “in addition” to par value that the company received when it issued the shares. \nIn rare cases, a corporate charter may specify a “stated value” rather than a “par value.” For \naccounting purposes, the two values are used in the same way. If there is no par or stated value, \nthe entire proceeds from the sale will be entered in the Common Stock account.\nSale of Stock in Secondary Markets\nWhen a company sells stock to the public, the transaction is between the issuing corporation \nand the investor. Subsequent to the initial sale, investors can sell shares to other investors with-\nout directly affecting the corporation. For example, if investor Ed DeHaan sold 1,000 shares of \nWhole Foods stock to investor Amanda Winn, Whole Foods would not record a journal entry. \nMr. DeHaan received cash for the shares he sold, and Ms. Winn received stock for the cash she \npaid. Whole Foods was not a part of the transaction and therefore did not receive or pay anything.\nEach business day, The Wall Street Journal reports the results of thousands of trans-\nactions between investors in secondary markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange \n(NYSE) and the NASDAQ market. Managers of corporations monitor the price move-\nments of their companies’ stock. Stockholders expect to earn money on their invest-\nments through both dividends and increases in the stock price. In many instances, senior \n \n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n561\nmanagement has been replaced because of a stock’s poor performance in \nthe stock market.\nStock Issued for Employee Compensation\nOne of the advantages of the corporate form is the ability to separate the \nmanagement of a business from its ownership. Separation can also be a dis-\nadvantage because some managers may not act in the owners’ best interests. \nThis potential problem can be addressed in a number of ways. For example, \ncompensation packages can be developed to reward managers for meeting \ngoals that are important to stockholders. Another strategy is to offer manag-\ners stock options, which permit them to buy stock at a fixed price.\nThe holder of a stock option has an interest in a company’s performance \njust as an owner does. Stock option plans are a common form of compensa-\ntion. Whole Foods offers employees stock options as part of their compensa-\ntion. The options specify that shares may be bought at the then-current market \nprice. Granting a stock option is a form of compensation, even if the grant price and the current \nstock price are the same. You can think of a stock option as a risk-free investment. If you hold a \nstock option and the stock price declines, you have lost nothing. If the stock price increases, you \ncan exercise your option at the low grant price and sell the stock at the higher price for a profit.\nCompanies must estimate and report compensation expense associated with stock options. How \nmanagers make these estimates are discussed in more detail in intermediate accounting courses.\nRepurchase of Stock\nA corporation may want to repurchase its stock from existing stockholders for a number of rea-\nsons. One common reason is the existence of an employee bonus plan that provides workers with \nshares of the company’s stock as part of their compensation. Because of Securities and Exchange \nCommission regulations concerning newly issued shares, most companies find it less costly to \ngive employees repurchased shares than to issue new ones. In addition, if a company were to pay \nbonuses with newly issued shares each period, it would increase the number of shares in the mar-\nket, which would decrease the company’s stock price. Increasing the number of shares would also \ndilute existing stockholders’ investments, as each share of stock they own would be worth less. \nBy repurchasing shares to fulfill bonus obligations, companies avoid this dilution effect. Stock \nthat has been repurchased and is held by the issuing corporation is called treasury stock. Treasury \nshares have no voting, dividend, or other stockholder rights while they are held as treasury stock.\nWhen companies repurchase shares from the market, they pay cash and receive their own \nstock. Assume that Trader Joe’s repurchased 100,000 shares of its stock in the open market \nwhen it was selling for $20 per share. To reflect the repurchase, the company would record the \nfollowing journal entry:\nTreasury stock (+XSE, −SE) (100,000 × $20) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−2,000,000\nTreasury stock\n−2,000,000\nMs. Winn\nMr. DeHaan\nStock\nCash\nIntuitively, many students expect the Treasury Stock account to be reported as an asset. Such \nis not the case because a company cannot own itself. The Treasury Stock account is actually \na contra-equity account, which is why in Exhibit 11.1 Whole Foods shows Common Stock in \nTreasury as a negative number on its balance sheet. This practice makes sense because treasury \nstock is considered issued but not outstanding. Thus, when stock is repurchased and held in \ntreasury it is not removed from the Common Stock account but rather is shown as its own sepa-\nrate account within stockholders’ equity, and because repurchasing the shares reduced assets \n(cash), it reduces equity. As the information in Exhibit 11.1 indicates, Whole Foods reported \ntreasury stock in the amount of $711 (million) on its balance sheet as of September 28, 2014.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe have looked at several transactions involving the sale and repurchase of common stock. In the next \nsection, we will discuss dividends. Before we move on, complete the following questions to test your \nunderstanding of the concepts we have covered so far.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. Assume that Apple Produce issued 10,000 shares of its common stock for $150,000 cash. \nThe stock has a par value of $2 per share. Prepare the journal entry to record this transaction.\n \n2. Assume that Apple Produce repurchased 5,000 shares of its stock in the open market when \nthe stock was selling for $12 per share. Record this transaction.\n \n3. If Apple Produce’s common stock did not have a par value, how would the journal entries in \n(1) and (2) change?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n562\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nWhen a company sells its treasury stock, it does not report an accounting profit or loss on \nthe transaction, even if it sells the stock for more or less than it originally cost to repurchase \nthe shares. GAAP does not permit a corporation to report income or losses from investments \nin its own stock because transactions with the owners are not considered normal profit-making \nactivities. Based on the previous example, assume that Trader Joe’s resells 10,000 shares of \ntreasury stock for $30 per share. Remember that the company had repurchased the stock for \n$20 per share. Trader Joe’s would record the following journal entry when it resells the shares:\nCash (+A) (10,000 × $30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n300,000\n Treasury stock (−XSE, +SE) (10,000 × $20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\n Additional paid-in capital (+SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+300,000\nTreasury stock\n+200,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n+100,000\nIf the treasury stock had been resold at $15 per share rather than $30 per share, stockholders’ \nequity would be reduced by the amount of the difference between the repurchase price and the \nsale price. The journal entry Trader Joe’s would record if the sale price were $15 per share is:\nCash (+A) (10,000 × $15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\nAdditional paid-in capital (−SE) (10,000 × $5) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\n Treasury stock (−XSE, +SE) (10,000 × $20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+150,000\nTreasury stock\n+200,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n−50,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Cash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n150,000 \n Common stock (+SE) ($2 × 10,000) . \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n20,000\n Additional paid-in capital (+SE, remainder) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n130,000\n2. Treasury stock (+XSE, −SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n60,000 \n Cash (−A) . \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n60,000\n3. \nIn journal entry (1), you would credit Common Stock for 150,000. There would be no “Additional Paid-in \nCapital” account in the transaction. Journal entry (2) would not change.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n563\n%* 7*% &/% 4 \u0001 0 / \u0001 $ 0 . . 0/\u0001450$,\nInvestors buy common stock because they expect a return on their investment. This return can \ncome in two forms: stock price appreciation and dividends. Some investors prefer to buy stocks \nthat pay little or no dividends because companies that reinvest the majority of their earnings \ntend to increase their future earnings potential, along with their stock price. Wealthy investors \nin high tax brackets prefer to receive their return in the form of higher stock prices because \ncapital gains may be taxed at a lower rate than dividend income. Other investors, such as retired \npeople who need a steady income, prefer to receive their return in the form of dividends. These \npeople often seek stocks that will pay relatively high dividends, such as utility stocks. Because \nof the importance of dividends to many investors, analysts often compute the dividend yield \nratio to evaluate a corporation’s dividend policy.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-4\nDiscuss and report dividends.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow much does a company pay out in dividends each year relative to its share price?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nThe dividend yield ratio is computed as follows:\nDividend Yield = Dividends per Share ÷ Market Price per Share\nThe 2014 ratio for Whole Foods: $0.48 ÷ $37.67 = 1.3% \n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General Investors in common stock can earn a return from both dividends and capital apprecia-\ntion (increases in the market price of the stock). The dividend yield ratio reflects the return on invest-\nment absent any capital appreciation or, said differently, the return attributed solely to the dividends a \n \ncompany pays.\nFocus Company Analysis Whole Foods’s stock price at the end of fiscal 2014 was $37.67. If you had \ninvested this amount in Whole Foods and received the dividends that Whole Foods paid out during 2014, \nyour return on investment would have been 1.3 percent. Whole Foods paid a relatively large dividend \nper share in 2013, which is reflected in its dividend yield ratio being considerably higher in that year. \nSafeway’s stock price per share at the end of fiscal 2014 was similar to that of Whole Foods ($35.13 vs. \n$37.67). Safeway, however, paid a higher dividend per share ($0.89 vs. $0.48), resulting in a higher divi-\ndend yield ratio. The Fresh Market has not paid a dividend since 2011, instead choosing to reinvest all \nearnings in the company to fuel growth. As a result, the company’s dividend yield ratio is zero.\nA Few Cautions Remember that the dividend yield ratio tells only part of the return on investment \nstory; it does not reflect capital appreciation as reflected in the increase in a company’s stock price over \ntime. Often potential capital appreciation is a much more important consideration. Whole Foods cur-\nrently reinvests most of its earnings to fuel growth rather than paying out those earnings in the form of \ndividends. Whole Foods reported earnings in 2014 of $579 million but paid only $170 million to inves-\ntors as dividends. Analysts should consider a company’s dividend yield ratio in conjunction with other \nreturn measures when assessing a company’s performance.\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nWhole Foods\n2014\n2013\n2012\n1.3% \n($0.48 ÷ $37.67)\n2.4% \n($1.40 ÷ $58.33)\n0.6% \n($0.28 ÷ $48.70)\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nSafeway\nThe Fresh Market\n2014\n2014\n2.5%\n0.0%\nDividend Yield\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-5\nCompute and analyze the \ndividend yield ratio.\n\n\n564\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nKey Dividend Dates\nThe declaration and payment of a dividend involve several key dates. Let’s review these dates \nbased on information reported in Whole Foods’s 2014 Annual Report.\nThis excerpt contains three important dates:\n \n1. Declaration date. The declaration date is the date on which the board of directors offi-\ncially approves the dividend. As soon as the board declares a dividend, a liability is created \nand must be recorded.\n \n2. Date of record. The record date follows the declaration; it is the date on which the corporation \nprepares the list of current stockholders who will receive the dividend payment. The dividend is \npayable only to those names listed on the record date. No journal entry is made on this date.\n \n3. Date of payment. The payment date is the date on which cash is disbursed to pay the divi-\ndend liability.\nThese three dates apply for all cash dividends and can be shown graphically as follows:\nDeclaration Date \nDate of Record \nDate of Payment\nOn the declaration date, a company records a liability related to the dividend. To illustrate, on \nSeptember 11, Whole Foods records the following journal entry. The $43 million is reported in \nthe last column above.\nDECLARATION DATE \nThe date on which the board of \ndirectors officially approves a \ndividend.\nRECORD DATE \nThe date on which the corporation \nprepares the list of current \nstockholders who will receive the \ndividend when paid.\nPAYMENT DATE \nThe date on which a cash dividend \nis paid to the stockholders of \nrecord.\nRetained earnings (−SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n43,000,000\n Dividends payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n43,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDividends payable\n+43,000,000\nRetained earnings\n−43,000,000\nThe payment of the liability on October 7 is recorded as follows:\nDividends payable (−L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n43,000,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n43,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n−43,000,000\nDividends payable\n−43,000,000\nNotice that the declaration and payment of a cash dividend reduce assets (cash) and stock-\nholders’ equity (retained earnings) by the same amount. This observation explains the two \nfundamental requirements for payment of a cash dividend:\n \n1. Sufficient retained earnings or net income. The corporation must have accumulated a \nsufficient amount of retained earnings, or earned a sufficient amount of income during the \nperiod, to cover the amount of the dividend.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nWHOLE FOODS\nDate of \nDeclaration\nDividend per \nCommon Share\nDate of \nRecord\nDate of \nPayment\nTotal Amount \n \n(in millions)\nNovember 1, 2013\n$0.12\nJanuary 17, 2014\nJanuary 28, 2014\n$45\nFebruary 24, 2014\n$0.12\nApril 11, 2014\nApril 22, 2014\n$44\nJune 12, 2014\n$0.12\nJuly 3, 2014\nJuly 15, 2014\n$44\nSeptember 11, 2014\n$0.12\nSeptember 26, 2014\nOctober 7, 2014\n$43\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nOne of the reasons that investors buy common stock is to earn dividends. We have looked at dividends \npaid in cash. In the next section, we will look at dividends paid in stock. Before we move on, complete \nthe following questions to test your understanding of the concepts we have covered so far.\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n565\n \n2. Sufficient cash. The corporation must have sufficient cash to pay the dividend and meet \nthe operating needs of the business. The mere fact that the Retained Earnings account has \na large credit balance does not mean that the board of directors can declare and pay a cash \ndividend. The cash generated in the past by earnings represented in the Retained Earnings \naccount may have been spent to acquire inventory, buy operational assets, and pay liabilities. \nConsequently, no necessary relationship exists between the balance of retained earnings and \nthe balance of cash on any particular date. Quite simply, retained earnings is not cash.\nInvestors should be careful to research a company’s dividend policy before investing. In the \nUnited States, there is no legal obligation for companies to declare dividends, regardless of how \nprofitable the company is. Many very successful companies have never paid dividends while \nother equally successful companies pay out a large percentage of their earnings each year. The \ndividend policy for a company is determined by the board of directors. In some other countries, \ndividend payments are not discretionary and are required by law. In Brazil, for example, compa-\nnies are legally required to pay out at least 25 percent of their net income in dividends each year.\nWhile U.S. companies are under no legal obligation to declare dividends, once the board \nof directors declares a dividend (i.e., creates a dividend payable), there is a legal obligation to \npay that dividend. In the case of a corporate bankruptcy, dividends payable would be a legally \nenforceable claim against the company.\nImpact of Dividends on Stock Price\nAnother date that is important in understanding dividends has no accounting implications. The date two \nbusiness days before the date of record is known as the ex-dividend date. This date is established by the \nstock exchanges to account for the fact that it takes time (typically three days) to officially transfer stock \nfrom a seller to a buyer. If you buy stock before the ex-dividend date, you will be listed as the owner on \nthe date of record and will receive the dividend. If you buy stock on the ex-dividend date or later, the \nprevious owner will be listed as the owner on the date of record and will therefore receive the dividend.\nIf you follow stock prices, you will notice that they often fall on the ex-dividend date. The stock is \nworth less on that date because it no longer includes the right to receive the next dividend.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nJustin Lane/epa european pressphoto agency b.v./Alamy\n(continued )\n\n\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\n \n1. On which dividend date is a liability created?\n \n2. A cash outflow occurs on which dividend date?\n \n3. Which dividend date does not require a journal entry?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n566\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Date of declaration.\n2. Date of payment.\n3. Date of record.\n450 $, \u0001%*7 * %& / %4 \u0001\"/ %\u0001 450$, \u000141 - * 54\nStock Dividends\nUnless stated otherwise, the term dividend means a cash dividend. Though cash dividends are \nby far the most common type of dividend, companies can also distribute additional shares of \nstock as a dividend. A stock dividend is a distribution of additional shares of a company’s own \nstock to its stockholders on a pro rata basis at no cost to the stockholder.\nThe phrase pro rata basis means that each stockholder receives additional shares equal to the \npercentage of shares held. A stockholder with 10 percent of the outstanding shares would \nreceive 10 percent of any additional shares issued as a stock dividend.\nThe economic value of a stock dividend is the subject of much debate. In reality, a stock div-\nidend by itself has no economic value. All stockholders receive a pro rata distribution of shares, \nwhich means that each stockholder owns exactly the same portion of the company as before. \nThe value of an investment is determined by the percentage of the company that is owned, not \nthe number of shares held. If you get change for a dollar, you do not have more wealth because \nyou hold four quarters instead of one dollar. Similarly, if you own 10 percent of a company, you \nare not wealthier simply because the company declares a stock dividend and gives you (and all \nother stockholders) more shares of stock. Both before and after the stock dividend, you own 10 \npercent of the company.\nThe stock market reacts immediately when a stock dividend is issued, and the stock price \nfalls. Theoretically, if the stock price was $60 before a stock dividend and the company doubles \nthe number of shares outstanding by issuing a stock dividend, the price of the company’s stock \nshould fall to $30. In reality, the fall in price may not be exactly proportional to the number of \nnew shares issued. In some cases, the stock dividend makes the stock more attractive to new \ninvestors. Many investors prefer to buy stock in round lots, typically in multiples of 100 shares. \nAn investor with $10,000 might not buy a stock selling for $150, for instance, because she \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-6\nDiscuss and report stock \ndividends and stock splits.\nCompany\nNothing\nAdditional shares of stock\n(via a stock dividend)\nSTOCK DIVIDEND \nA distribution of additional shares \nof a corporation’s own stock on \na pro rata basis at no cost to \nexisting stockholders.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n567\ncannot afford to buy 100 shares. However, she might buy the stock if the price were less than \n$100 as the result of a stock dividend. In such cases, the stock price decrease at the time of a \nstock dividend will likely not be exactly proportional to the number of new shares issued.\nWhen a company’s board of directors declares a stock dividend, the company transfers an \namount from the Retained Earnings account (or the Additional Paid-in Capital account) into the \nCommon Stock account to reflect the additional shares issued. The amount transferred depends \non whether the stock dividend is classified as a large stock dividend or a small stock dividend.\nA large stock dividend involves the distribution of additional shares that amount to more \nthan 20–25 percent of currently outstanding shares. A small stock dividend involves the dis-\ntribution of shares that amount to less than 20–25 percent of currently outstanding shares. \nBecause a large stock dividend significantly decreases a company’s stock price, GAAP requires \nthe amount transferred to the Common Stock account to be based on the par value of the stock. \nIn the case of a small stock dividend, GAAP requires the amount transferred to be based on the \nmarket price of the stock, with the par value amount being transferred to the Common Stock \naccount and the excess transferred to the Additional Paid-in Capital account.\nTo demonstrate how the accounting for stock dividends works, assume Trader Joe’s \ndeclared a large stock dividend that resulted in an additional 50,000,000 shares of $1 par value \nstock being distributed to stockholders. On the date of declaration, Trader Joe’s would record \nthe following journal entry:\nRetained earnings (−SE) ($1 par value × 50,000,000) . . . . . . . . .\n50,000,000\n Common stock (+SE) ($1 par value × 50,000,000) . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained earnings\n−50,000,000\nCommon stock\n+50,000,000\nNow assume Trader Joe’s declared a small stock dividend that resulted in an additional \n5,000,000 shares being distributed to stockholders. On the date of declaration, Trader Joe’s \nstock was trading at $12 per share. The journal entry Trader Joe’s would enter is:\nRetained earnings (−SE) ($12 market price × 5,000,000) . . . . . .\n60,000,000\n Common stock (+SE) ($1 par value × 5,000,000) . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000,000\n Additional paid-in capital (+SE) (remainder) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n55,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nRetained earnings\n−60,000,000\nCommon stock\n+5,000,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n+55,000,000\nIt is important to note that regardless of whether a stock dividend is classified as large or small, \nthere is no change in the total amount of stockholders’ equity. Both large and small stock divi-\ndends merely redistribute amounts within the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.\nStock Splits\nStock splits are not dividends. While they are similar to a stock dividend in the sense that they \ndistribute additional shares of stock to stockholders, they are quite different in terms of how \nthey impact accounts in the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.\nWhether a company distributes additional shares of stock by declaring a stock dividend or \nby initiating a stock split is often determined by state law. In a stock split, a company commits \nto giving stockholders a specified number of additional shares for each share that they currently \nhold. For example, when a company declares a two-for-one stock split, a stockholder who \nSTOCK SPLIT \nGives stockholders a specified \nnumber of additional shares for \neach share that they currently hold.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe have concluded our discussion of common stock by looking at stock dividends and stock splits. In \nthe next section, we will provide a brief introduction to the statement of stockholders’ equity and then \ndiscuss preferred stock. Before you move on, complete the following questions to test your under-\nstanding of the concepts we have covered so far.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nBarton Corporation issued 100,000 shares of common stock (par value $0.10) by declaring a stock \ndividend. At the time the dividend was declared, Barton’s stock was trading at $30 per share.\n568\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nowned one share of stock before the split will own two shares of stock after the split. In essence, \nthe one share has been “split” into two shares. A company’s footnotes will state whether the \nstock split applies to all authorized, issued, and outstanding shares.\nWhen a company initiates a stock split, it also reduces the par value of its stock so that the \ntotal dollar amount in the Common Stock account remains unchanged. For instance, if Trader \nJoe’s executes a two-for-one stock split, thereby doubling the number of shares issued, it would \nreduce the par value of its stock from $1 to $0.50. In contrast to a stock dividend, a stock split \ndoes not change any account balances in the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.\nIn both a stock dividend and a stock split, the stockholder receives more shares of stock \nwithout having to invest additional resources to acquire the shares. A stock dividend requires a \njournal entry; a stock split does not but is disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The \ncomparative effects of a large stock dividend versus a stock split may be summarized as follows:\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nBefore\nAfter a 100% Stock \n \nDividend\nAfter a 2-for-1 \n \nStock Split\nNumber of shares outstanding\n300,000\n600,000\n600,000\nPar value per share\n$)))))))))) 1.00\n$)))))))))) 1.00\n$)))))))))) 0.50\nCommon stock\n$300,000\n$600,000\n$300,000\nRetained earnings\n650,000\n350,000\n650,000\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n950,000\n950,000\n950,000\nIt is quite common for companies to announce a “stock split” but to account for the distribution \nof additional shares as a large stock dividend. Companies typically do this to avoid changing \nthe par value of their common stock. Such announcements are referred to as initiating a “stock \nsplit effected in the form of a stock dividend.” Whenever you see this phrase, know that the \ncompany has accounted for the transaction as a large stock dividend.\n(via a stock split)\nCompany\nNothing\nAdditional shares of stock\n\n\n \n1. Record this transaction, assuming it is classified as a small stock dividend.\n \n2. Record this transaction, assuming that it is classified as a large stock dividend.\n \n3. If Barton were to distribute the same number of shares by announcing a stock split, what \njournal entry would be required?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n569\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Retained earnings (−SE) ($30 × 100,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,000,000\n Common stock (+SE) ($0.10 × 100,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Additional paid-in capital (+SE) (remainder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,990,000\n2. Retained earnings (−SE) ($0.10 × 100,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Common stock (+SE) ($0.10 × 100,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n3. No journal entry is required in the case of a stock split.\n45\"5 & . & / 5\u0001 0 '\u0001 450$,)0- %& 34ŧ \u0001 & 26* 5 :\nIn previous chapters we discussed three of the four financial statements required by GAAP: \nthe income statement, the balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. The fourth required \nstatement is the statement of stockholders’ equity. The purpose of the fourth statement is to \nshow how accounts in the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet have changed over \nthe accounting period. Common accounts shown are common stock, additional paid-in capital, \ntreasury stock, and retained earnings. The statement of stockholders’ (shareholders’) equity for \nWhole Foods is shown in Exhibit 11.2. Under GAAP, the statement must show three years of \ndata, but, for illustrative purposes, we show only the latest year.\nAs you review Exhibit 11.2, you will observe many of the issues discussed in this chapter. \nNotice for example:\n \n1. Treasury stock was purchased at a cost of $578 (million).\n \n2. Cash dividends totaling $176 (million) were paid, which reduced retained earnings.\n \n3. Net income was $579 (million), which increased retained earnings.\nThe statement also contains a number of other changes that involve topics typically covered \nin an intermediate accounting course. Perhaps the most important one is accumulated other \ncomprehensive income (loss), which captures certain items that are reported as a part of com-\nprehensive income, but not net income. Examples of items that are not included in the compu-\ntation of net income:\n \n1. Unrealized holding gains or losses from certain types of securities. Under GAAP, gains and \nlosses from holding certain types of securities are reported on the income statement only \nwhen the stock is sold. Unrealized gains and losses that occur before the stock is sold are \nincluded in comprehensive income.\n \n2. Foreign currency translation gains and losses. Many U.S. companies have foreign subsid-\niaries that conduct business using foreign currencies. Incorporating the financial statements \nof these foreign subsidiaries into a U.S. company’s financial statements requires the use \nof a foreign currency exchange rate. Changes in exchange rates from year to year result in \nforeign currency translation gains and losses.These gains and losses are included in compre-\nhensive income.\nWe briefly introduce several components of comprehensive income to give you a more com-\nplete understanding of the items included on the statement of stockholders’ equity. If you \nchoose to take an intermediate accounting course, you will learn a great deal more about these \ntopics.\n\n\n GUIDED HELP 11-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on how to create an income statement, statement of \nstockholders’ equity, and balance sheet, go to www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh11.\n570\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n8)0-&\u0001'00%4\u0001.\"3,&5\n\u0001*/$\u000f\nConsolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity\nFiscal year ended September 28, 2014\n(in millions)\nShares \nOutstanding\nCommon \n \nStock\nCommon \n \nStock in \nTreasury\nAccumulated Other \nComprehensive \nIncome (Loss)\nRetained \n \nEarnings\nTotal \nShareholders’ \n \nEquity\nBalances at September 29, 2013\n372.4\n$2,765\n$(153)\n$ 1\n$1,265\n$3,878\nNet income\n—\n—\n—\n—\n579\n579\n Other comprehensive loss, \n net of tax\n—\n—\n—\n(8)\n—\n(8)\n Dividends ($0.48 per \n common share)\n—\n—\n—\n—\n(176)\n(176)\nIssuance of common stock \n \npursuant to team member stock \nplans\n1.9\n21\n20\n—\n—\n41\nPurchase of treasury stock\n(13.9)\n—\n(578)\n—\n—\n(578)\n Tax benefit related to exercise \n of team member stock options\n—\n9\n—\n—\n—\n9\nShare-based payment expense\n —\n 68\n —\n —\n —\n 68\nBalances at September 28, 2014\n360.4\n$2,863\n$(711)\n$(7)\n$1,668\n$3,813\nEXHIBIT 11.2 \n Excerpt from Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for Whole Foods\nWHOLE FOODS REAL WORLD EXCERPT: Annual Report\n1 3 &'&33& % \u0001 450$, \u0001 5 3 \"/ 4\"$ 5 * 0/ 4\nIn addition to common stock, some corporations issue preferred stock. The journal entries \nrequired to record the issuance and repurchase of preferred stock are the same as the jour-\nnal entries required to record the issuance and repurchase of common stock. Preferred \nstock, however, differs from common stock in a number of ways. The most significant \n \ndifferences are:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Preferred stock typically does not have voting rights. Without voting rights, pre-\nferred stock does not appeal to investors who want some control over the operations of \na corporation. The lack of voting rights is one of the reasons some corporations issue \npreferred stock to raise capital: Issuing preferred stock permits them to raise money \nwithout diluting common stockholders’ control. The nearby chart shows the percentage \nof companies surveyed by Accounting Trends & Techniques that include preferred stock \nin their capital structure.\nPREFERRED STOCK \nStock that has specified rights \nover common stock.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-7\nDescribe the characteristics \nof preferred stock and report \npreferred stock transactions.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n571\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Preferred stock is less risky. Generally, preferred stock is less risky than common stock \nbecause holders receive priority payment of dividends and distribution of assets if the cor-\nporation goes out of business. Usually a specified amount per share must be paid to preferred \nstockholders before any remaining assets can be distributed to the common stockholders.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Preferred stock typically has a fixed dividend rate. For example, “6 percent preferred \nstock, par value $10 per share” pays an annual dividend of 6 percent of par value, or $0.60 \nper share. If preferred stock had no par value, the preferred dividend would be specified as \n$0.60 per share. The fixed dividend is attractive to certain investors who want stable income \nfrom their investments.\nUse of Preferred Stock1 \n(sample of 600 companies)\nPreferred stock\nNo preferred stock\n6%\n94%\n1Reprinted with permission from Accounting Trends & Techniques. Copyright © 2011 by the American Institute of \nCertified Public Accountants, Inc.\nDividends on Preferred Stock\nBecause investors who purchase preferred stock give up certain advantages that are available to \ninvestors who hold common stock, preferred stock offers a dividend preference. The two most \ncommon dividend preferences are current and cumulative.\nCurrent Dividend Preference\nThe current dividend preference requires a company to pay current dividends to preferred \nstockholders before paying dividends to common stockholders. This preference is always a fea-\nture of preferred stock. After the current dividend preference has been met and if no other pref-\nerence is operative, dividends can be paid to the common stockholders. To illustrate, assume \nSophia Company has the following stock outstanding:\nSOPHIA COMPANY\nPreferred stock: 6%, $20 par value, 2,000 shares outstanding = $40,000\nCommon stock: $10 par value, 5,000 shares outstanding = $50,000\nAssuming a current dividend preference only, dividends would be allocated as follows:\nExample\nTotal Dividends\n6% Preferred Stock*\nCommon Stock\nNo. 1\n$)))))))3,000\n$2,400\n$)))))))))))))))))))))600\nNo. 2\n18,000\n2,400\n15,600\n*Preferred dividend calculation: $20 par value × 0.06 × 2,000 shares = $2,400\nCumulative Dividend Preference\nThe cumulative dividend preference requires any unpaid dividends on preferred stock to \naccumulate. This cumulative unpaid amount, known as dividends in arrears, must be paid \nCURRENT DIVIDEND \nPREFERENCE \nRequires that dividends be paid \nto preferred stockholders before \nany dividends are paid to common \nstockholders.\nCUMULATIVE DIVIDEND \nPREFERENCE \nRequires any unpaid dividends on \npreferred stock to accumulate. \nThese cumulative preferred \ndividends must be paid before any \ncommon dividends can be paid.\nDIVIDENDS IN ARREARS \nDividends on cumulative preferred \nstock that have not been paid in \nprior years.\nWhole Foods (U.S.) GAAP\nTesco (UK) IFRS\nCommon stock\n=\nShare capital\nAdditional paid-in capital\n=\nShare premium\nIt is often confusing when different words are used to describe exactly the same thing. Such is the case \nwith International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. GAAP. The following table shows \nhow two companies in the same industry use different terms in the stockholders’ equity section of their \nbalance sheets to refer to the same accounts. The accounts are the same; only the names differ:\nWhat’s in a Name?\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L \nP E R S P E C T I V E\n\n\n572\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nbefore any common dividends can be paid. Of course, if the preferred stock is noncumulative, \ndividends can never be in arrears, and therefore any dividend that is not declared is perma-\nnently lost. Preferred stock is usually cumulative.\nTo illustrate the cumulative dividend preference, assume that Sophia Company’s preferred \nstock in the above example is cumulative and that dividends have been in arrears for two years.\nExample\nTotal Dividends\n6% Preferred Stock*\nCommon Stock\nNo. 1\n$)))))))))8,000\n$7,200\n$))))))))))))))))))))))))))800\nNo. 2\n30,000\n7,200\n22,800\n*Preferred dividend calculation:\n—Current dividend preference: $20 par value × 0.06 × 2,000 shares = $2,400\n—Dividends in arrears: $2,400 × 2 years = $4,800\n—Total preferred dividend: $2,400 + $4,800 = $7,200\nThe existence of dividends in arrears on preferred stock can limit a company’s ability to pay \ndividends to common stockholders and can affect a company’s future cash flows. Because \ndividends are never an actual liability until the board of directors declares them, dividends \nin arrears are not reported on the balance sheet. Instead, they are disclosed in the notes to the \nfinancial statements.\nThough not typical, some preferred stock has special voting rights. For example, the excerpt below is \nfrom Public Storage’s 2014 Annual Report:\nPreferred Stock and Limited Voting Rights\nF I N A N CI A L \nA N A LYS I S\nThe holders of our Preferred Shares have general preference rights with respect to quarterly \ndistributions and any accumulated unpaid distributions. Except under certain conditions and \nas noted below, holders of the Preferred Shares will not be entitled to vote on most matters. In \nthe event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of all outstanding \npreferred shares will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on our board of \ntrustees (the “Board”) until the arrearage has been cured. At December 31, 2014, there were no \ndividends in arrears.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n2014 Annual Report\nPUBLIC STORAGE\nThis special voting right allows preferred stockholders to have some say in operational matters if the \ncompany has had difficulty paying dividends for an extended period of time.\nFinancing Activities\nF O C US ON \nCAS H FLOW S\nTransactions involving stock have a direct impact on the capital structure of a business. The cash inflows \nand outflows associated with these transactions are reported in the Financing Activities section of the \nstatement of cash flows.\nEFFECT ON STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nIn General As reflected in the table below, cash receipts from investors are reported as cash inflows, \nand cash payments to investors are reported as cash outflows:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 11-8\nDiscuss the impact of stock \ntransactions on cash flows.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n573\nEffect on Cash Flows\nFinancing activities\n Issuance of stock\n+\n Purchase of treasury stock\n−\n Sale of treasury stock\n+\n Payment of cash dividends\n−\nFocus Company Analysis The Financing Activities section of Whole Foods’s Statement of Cash \nFlows is shown in Exhibit 11.3. Notice that for each of the last three years, Whole Foods has paid out a \nsignificant amount of cash to purchase treasury shares and to pay dividends.\nEXHIBIT 11.3\nExcerpt from Statement of \nCash Flows for Whole Foods\n8)0-&\u0001'00%4\u0001.\"3,&5\nConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows\nFiscal years ended September 28, 2014,\nSeptember 29, 2013, and September 30, 2012\n(in millions)\n2014\n2013\n2012\nCash Flows from Financing Activities:\n Common stock dividends paid\n$(170)\n$(508)\n$ (95)\n Issuance of common stock\n42\n81\n370\n Purchase of treasury stock\n(578)\n(125)\n(28)\n Payments on capital lease obligations\n(1)\n(2)\n—\n Other\n 9\n 37\n 50\n Net cash provided by (used in) \n financing activities\n$(698)\n$(517)\n$297\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nWHOLE FOODS\n(Try to answer the questions before proceeding to the suggested solutions that follow.)\nThis case focuses on the organization and operations for the first year of Chap 6 Corporation. Chap 6 \n \nbecame a corporation on January 1 of this year. The corporate charter authorized the following stock:\nCommon stock, no-par value, 20,000 shares\nPreferred stock, 5 percent, $100 par value, 5,000 shares\nThe following summarized transactions, selected from Chap 6’s first year of operations, were com-\npleted on the dates indicated:\na. \nJanuary \nSold a total of 8,000 shares of common stock to investors for $50 cash per share.\nb. \nFebruary \nSold 2,000 shares of preferred stock to investors for $102 cash per share.\nc. March \nDeclared, but has yet to pay, a cash dividend of $1 per share of common stock.\nd. \nJuly \n \nRepurchased 100 shares of preferred stock that was initially sold in February for $104 \ncash per share.\ne. August \nResold 20 shares of the preferred treasury stock for $105 cash per share.\nRequired:\n \n1. Provide the appropriate journal entries with a brief explanation for each transaction.\n \n2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet for Chap 6 at the end of Year 1. \nAssume retained earnings at the end of the current year is $23,000.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \nC A S E\n\n\n574\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n \n1. Journal entries:\n \na. Cash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400,000\n Common stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400,000\n Sale of no-par common stock ($50 × 8,000 shares = $400,000).\nb. Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n204,000\n Preferred stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\n Additional paid in capital, preferred stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Sale of $100 par value preferred stock ($102 × 2,000 \n shares = $204,000).\n \nc. Retained earnings (−SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,000\n Dividend payable (+L) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,000\n Declared cash dividend ($1 × 8,000 shares = $8,000).\nd. Treasury stock (+XSE, −SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,400\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,400\n Repurchased 100 shares of preferred stock ($104 × 100 \n shares = $10,400).\n \ne. Cash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,100\n Treasury stock (−XSE, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,080\n Additional paid-in capital, preferred stock (+SE) . . . . . . . . .\n20\n Resold 20 shares of the preferred treasury stock at $105 \n ($105 × 20 shares = $2,100).\n$)\"1\u0001\u0017\u0001$03103\"5*0/\nPartial Balance Sheet\nAt End of Year 1\nStockholders’ Equity\n Preferred stock, 5% ($100 par value; 5,000 shares authorized, \n 2,000 shares issued, 1,920 shares outstanding)\n$200,000\n Additional paid-in capital, preferred stock\n4,020\n Common stock (no-par value; 20,000 shares authorized, \n 8,000 shares issued and outstanding)\n 400,000\nRetained earnings\n 23,000\nPreferred treasury stock (80 shares)\n \n (8,320)\n Total stockholders’ equity\n$618,700\n \n2. Stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet:\nChapter Supplement\nAccounting for Owner’s Equity for Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships\nOwner’s Equity for a Sole Proprietorship\nA sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned by one person. Only two owner’s equity \naccounts are typically used: (1) a capital account for the proprietor (Hans Solo, Capital) and (2) a \ndrawing \n(or withdrawal) account for the proprietor (Hans Solo, Drawing).\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n575\nThe capital account of a sole proprietorship serves two purposes: to record investments by the owner \nand to accumulate the income or loss each accounting period. The drawing account is used to record \nthe owner’s withdrawals of cash or other assets from the business. The drawing account is a temporary \naccount that is closed to the owner’s capital account at the end of each accounting period. Thus, the capi-\ntal account reflects the cumulative total of all investments by the owner and all earnings of the entity less \nall withdrawals from the entity by the owner.\nIn most respects, the accounting for a sole proprietorship is the same as for a corporation. \nExhibit 11.4 presents the recording of selected transactions of Hans Solo Aviation and the statement \nof owner’s equity.\nEXHIBIT 11.4\n\"DDPVOUJOH\u0001GPS\u00010XOFSŧT\u0001\nEquity for a Sole \nProprietorship\nSelected Entries during Year 1\nJanuary 1, Year 1\nHans Solo started an aviation business by investing $150,000 of personal savings. The journal entry follows:\nCash (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\n Hans Solo, capital (+OE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwner’s Equity\nCash\n+150,000\nHans Solo, capital\n+150,000\nDuring Year 1\nEach month during the year, Hans withdrew $1,000 cash from the business for personal living costs. \n \nAccordingly, each month the following journal entry was made:\nHans Solo, drawing (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwner’s Equity\nCash\n−1,000\nHans Solo, drawing\n−1,000\nNote: At the end of Year 1, after the last withdrawal, the drawing account reflected a debit balance of \n$12,000.\nDecember 31, Year 1\nAt the end of Year 1, $418,000 of revenues and $400,000 of expenses were closed to the owner’s capital \naccount as follows:\nRevenue accounts (−R, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n418,000\n Expense accounts (−E, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400,000\n Hans Solo, capital (+OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwner’s Equity\nClose revenue accounts\n−418,000\nClose expense accounts\n+400,000\nHans Solo, capital\n+18,000\n(continued )\n\n\n576\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nBecause a sole proprietorship does not pay income taxes, its financial statements do not reflect income \ntax expense or income taxes payable. Instead, the net income of a sole proprietorship is taxed when it is \nincluded on the owner’s personal income tax return. Likewise, any withdrawal by the sole proprietor is \nnot recognized as an expense but rather is accounted for as a distribution of profits. \nOwners’ Equity for a Partnership\nThe Uniform Partnership Act, which most states have adopted, defines a partnership as “an association of \ntwo or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.” Small businesses and profession-\nals such as accountants, doctors, and lawyers often use the partnership form of business.\nA partnership is formed by two or more persons reaching mutual agreement about the terms of the rela-\ntionship. The law does not require an application for a charter as in the case with a corporation. Instead, \nthe agreement between the partners constitutes a partnership contract. This agreement should specify mat-\nters such as division of periodic income, management responsibilities, transfer or sale of partnership inter-\nests, disposition of assets upon liquidation, and procedures to be followed in case of the death of a partner. \nIf the partnership agreement does not specify these matters, the laws of the resident state are binding.\nThe primary advantages of a partnership are (1) ease of formation, (2) complete control by the part-\nners, and (3) lack of income taxes on the business itself. The primary disadvantage is the unlimited liabil-\nity of each partner for the partnership’s debts. If the partnership does not have sufficient assets to satisfy \noutstanding debt, creditors of the partnership can seize the partners’ personal assets.\nAs with a sole proprietorship, accounting for a partnership follows the same underlying principles \nas any other form of business organization, except for those entries that directly affect owners’ equity. \nAccounting for partners’ equity follows the same pattern as for a sole proprietorship, except that separate \ncapital and drawing accounts are established for each partner. Investments by each partner are credited to \nthat partner’s capital account; withdrawals are debited to the respective partner’s drawing account. The \nnet income of a partnership is divided among the partners in accordance with the partnership agreement \nand credited to each account. The respective drawing accounts are closed to the partner capital accounts. \nAfter the closing process, each partner’s capital account reflects the cumulative total of all of that part-\nner’s investments plus that partner’s share of the partnership earnings less all that partner’s withdrawals.\nExhibit 11.5 presents selected journal entries and a Statement of Owners’ Equity for Mirror Image \nPartners to illustrate the accounting for partnerships.\nDecember 31, Year 1\nThe drawing account was closed as follows:\nHans Solo, capital (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12,000\n Hans Solo, drawing (+OE, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwner’s Equity\nHans Solo, drawing\n+12,000\nHans Solo, capital\n−12,000\nHANS SOLO AVIATION\nStatement of Owner’s Equity\nDecember 31, Year 1\nOwner’s Equity\nHans Solo, capital, January 1, Year 1\n$150,000\nAdd: Additional investments during Year 1\n0\nAdd: Net income for Year 1\n 18,000\nTotal\n168,000\nLess: Drawings for Year 1\n \n(12,000)\nHans Solo, capital, December 31, Year 1\n$156,000\nEXHIBIT 11.4\nConcluded\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n577\nSelected Entries during Year 1\nJanuary 1, Year 1\nHannah and Bob organized Mirror Image Partners on January 1. Hannah and Bob contributed cash to the \npartnership in the amount of $60,000 and $40,000, respectively, and agreed to divide net income (and any losses) \n60 percent and 40 percent, respectively. The journal entry to record the partners’ initial contributions was as follows:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Hannah, capital (+OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n60,000\n Bob, capital (+OE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwners’ Equity\nCash\n+100,000\nHannah, capital\n+60,000\nBob, capital\n+40,000\nDuring Year 1\nThe partners agreed that Hannah would withdraw $1,000 and Bob $650 per month in cash. Accordingly, each \nmonth the following journal entry was made:\nHannah, drawing (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\nBob, drawing (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n650\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,650\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwners’ Equity\nCash\n−1,650\nHannah, drawing\n−1,000\nBob, drawing\n−650\nDecember 31, Year 1\nAt the end of Year 1, $630,000 of revenues and $600,000 of expenses were closed to the owners’ capital \naccounts. The partnership agreement specified Hannah would receive 60 percent of earnings and Bob would \nreceive 40 percent. The closing entry was as follows:\nRevenue accounts (−R, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n630,000\n Expense accounts (−E, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n600,000\n Hannah, capital (+OE) ($30,000 × 0.60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n18,000\n Bob, capital (+OE) ($30,000 × 0.40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwners’ Equity\nClose revenue accounts\n−630,000\nClose expense accounts\n+600,000\nHannah, capital\n+18,000\nBob, capital\n+12,000\nDecember 31, Year 1\nThe journal entry required to close the drawing accounts follows:\nHannah, capital (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12,000\nBob, capital (−OE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,800\n Hannah, drawing (+OE, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n12,000\n Bob, drawing (+OE, closing entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,800\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nOwners’ Equity\nClose drawing account, Hannah\n+12,000\nClose drawing account, Bob\n+7,800\nHannah, capital\n−12,000\nBob, capital\n− 7,800\nEXHIBIT 11.5\nAccounting for \nOwners’ Equity for a \nPartnership\n(continued )\n\n\n578\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nA separate statement of owners’ equity, similar to the following, is customarily prepared to supplement the \nbalance sheet:\n.*3303\u0001*.\"(&\u00011\"35/&34\nStatement of Owners’ Equity\nDecember 31, Year 1\nHannah\nBob\nTotal\nInvestment, January 1, Year 1\n$60,000\n$40,000\n$100,000\nAdd: Additional investments during Year 1\n0\n0\n0\nAdd: Net income for Year 1\n 18,000\n 12,000\n 30,000\nTotals\n78,000\n52,000\n130,000\nLess: Drawings during Year 1\n (12,000)\n (7,800)\n (19,800)\nOwners’ equity, December 31, Year 1\n$66,000\n$44,200\n$110,200\nEXHIBIT 11.5\nConcluded\nLike a sole proprietorship, a partnership does not report an income tax expense on its income state-\nment. Partners must report their share of the partnership profits on their individual tax returns. Also like \nsole proprietorships, withdrawals by the partners are not recorded as expenses but rather are treated as \ndistributions of profits.\n \n11-1. Explain the role of stock in the capital structure of a corporation. p. 557\nIssuing stock is one way corporations raise capital. Corporations issue stock by selling it to inves-\ntors, who then become owners of the corporation. Investors can trade their stock on established \nstock exchanges.\n \n11-2. Compute and analyze the earnings per share ratio. p. 559\nThe earnings per share (EPS) ratio is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average \nnumber of common shares outstanding. The EPS ratio facilitates the comparison of a company’s \nearnings over time or with other companies’ earnings at a single point in time. By expressing earn-\nings on a per share basis, differences in the size of companies become less important.\n \n11-3. Describe the characteristics of common stock and report common stock transactions. \n \np. 559 \nCommon stock is the basic voting stock issued by a corporation. Usually it has a par value, but \nno-par stock can also be issued.\nA number of key transactions involve common stock: (1) initial sale of stock, (2) treasury stock \ntransactions, (3) cash dividends, and (4) stock dividends and stock splits. Each type of transaction \nis illustrated in this chapter.\n \n11-4. Discuss and report dividends. p. 563 \nInvestors earn a return on their stock investment through stock price appreciation or the receipt \nof cash dividends. Cash dividends are payments to stockholders, typically on a per share basis. A \ncompany records a dividend as a liability when its board of directors declares the dividend (i.e., \non the date of declaration). The liability is satisfied when the company pays the cash dividend to \nstockholders (i.e., on the date of payment).\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n579\n \n11-5. Compute and analyze the dividend yield ratio. p. 563 \nThe dividend yield ratio is computed by dividing dividends per share by a stock’s market price \nper share. The dividend yield ratio measures an investor’s return on investment attributed to \nthe dividends a company pays. For most companies, the return associated with dividends is \n \nvery small.\n \n11-6. Discuss and report stock dividends and stock splits. p. 566 \nStock dividends and stock splits are both ways for companies to distribute additional shares of \nstock to existing owners. When a company initiates a stock dividend, it records a journal entry that \ntransfers the dividend amount from the retained earnings account to the common stock account \nand, if applicable, the additional paid-in capital account. When a company initiates a stock split, \nno journal entry is required; rather, the company simply increases the number of shares issued and \ndecreases the par value per share.\n \n11-7. Describe the characteristics of preferred stock and report preferred stock transactions. \n \np. 570 \nThe purpose of preferred stock is the same as that of common stock: to raise capital. Pre-\nferred stock differs from common stock in that it is much less common, typically does not \nhave voting rights, and may have a current dividend preference and/or a cumulative dividend \npreference. A current dividend preference specifies that preferred stockholders will receive \ndividends before common stockholders. A cumulative preference specifies that preferred \nstockholders will receive any past unpaid dividends before common stockholders receive \n \ncurrent dividends.\n \n11-8. Discuss the impact of stock transactions on cash flows. p. 572 \nAny cash inflows or outflows associated with a company’s stock are reported in the Financing \nActivities section of the company’s statement of cash flows. Typical inflows are the issuance of \nstock and the reselling of treasury shares. Typical outflows are the repurchase of treasury shares \nand the payment of dividends.\nThis chapter concludes a major section of the book. In the previous several chapters, we have dis-\ncussed individual sections of the balance sheet. We will now shift our focus to the statement of cash \nflows. In the next chapter, you will learn how companies report cash transactions on the statement of cash \nflows, and how companies use information from the balance sheet and income statement to create the \nstatement of cash flows.\nK E Y R A T I O S\nThe earnings per share ratio reflects net income on a per share basis. The ratio is computed as \n \nfollows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Ownership of a Corporation section):\nEarnings per Share = \nNet Income\nWeighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding\nThe dividend yield ratio measures the return on investment attributable to the dividends a \ncompany \npays. The ratio is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Dividends on \nCommon \nStock section):\nDividend Yield = Dividends per Share\nMarket Price per Share\n\n\n580\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nBalance Sheet\nUnder Current Liabilities\nDividends, once declared by the board of \ndirectors, are reported as a liability (usually \ncurrent).\nUnder Noncurrent Liabilities\nTransactions involving capital stock do not \ngenerate noncurrent liabilities.\nUnder Stockholders’ Equity\nTypical accounts include:\nCommon stock\nPreferred stock\nAdditional paid-in capital\nRetained earnings\nTreasury stock\nIncome Statement\nCapital stock transactions do not affect the income \nstatement. Dividends paid are not an expense. \nThey are a distribution of income and are, there-\nfore, not reported on the income statement. \nDividends are taken directly out of stockholders’ \nequity by reducing retained earnings.\nStatement of Cash Flows\nUnder Financing Activities\n+ Cash inflows from initial sale of stock\n+ Cash inflows from sale of treasury stock\n− Cash outflows for dividends\n− Cash outflows for purchase of treasury stock\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nThis statement reports detailed information \nconcerning stockholders’ equity, including\n Amounts in each equity account,\n Number of shares outstanding,\n \nImpact of transactions such as earning \nincome, payment of dividends, and pur-\nchase of treasury stock,\n \nInformation concerning any comprehen-\nsive gains or losses.\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nUsually, very little information concerning capital \nstock is provided in the summary footnote.\nUnder a Separate Note\nMost companies report information about their \nstock option plans and information about major \ntransactions such as stock dividends or significant \ntreasury stock transactions. A historical summary \nof dividends paid per share is typically provided. \nAlso, dividends in arrears on preferred stock, if \nany, would be reported in the footnotes.\nK E Y T E R M S\nAuthorized Number of Shares p. 558\nCommon Stock p. 559\nCumulative Dividend Preference p. 571\nCurrent Dividend Preference p. 571\nDeclaration Date p. 564\nDividends in Arrears p. 571\nIssued Shares p. 558\nLegal Capital p. 560\nNo-Par Value Stock p. 560\nOutstanding Shares p. 558\nPar Value p. 560\nPayment Date p. 564\nPreferred Stock p. 570\nRecord Date p. 564\nStock Dividend p. 566\nStock Split p. 567\nTreasury Stock p. 558\n 1. Define the term corporation and identify the primary advantages of this form of business \norganization.\n 2. What is a corporate charter?\n 3. Explain each of the following terms: (a) authorized shares, (b) issued shares, and (c) outstanding shares.\n 4. Differentiate between common stock and preferred stock.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n581\n 5. Explain the distinction between par value and no-par value stock.\n 6. Define additional paid-in capital.\n 7. Explain the difference between contributed capital and earned capital. How is each represented in \nthe stockholders’ equity section of a company’s balance sheet?\n 8. Define treasury stock. Why do corporations acquire treasury stock?\n 9. How is treasury stock reported on the balance sheet? How is the “gain or loss” on the resale of trea-\nsury stock reported on the financial statements?\n 10. What are the two basic requirements to support the declaration of a cash dividend? What are the \neffects of a cash dividend on assets and stockholders’ equity?\n 11. Define stock dividend. How does a stock dividend differ from a cash dividend?\n 12. Define stock split. How does a stock split differ from a stock dividend?\n 13. Identify and explain the three important dates with respect to dividends.\n 14. What are the usual characteristics of preferred stock?\n 15. Differentiate between cumulative and noncumulative preferred stock.\n 1. Katz Corporation has issued 400,000 shares of common stock and holds 20,000 shares in treasury. \nThe charter authorized the issuance of 500,000 shares. The company has declared and paid a divi-\ndend of $1 per share of common stock. What is the total amount of the dividend paid to common \nstockholders?\n \na. $400,000 \nc. $380,000\n \nb. $20,000 \nd. $500,000\n 2. Which statement regarding treasury stock is false?\n \na. Treasury stock is considered to be issued but not outstanding.\n \nb. Treasury stock has no voting, dividend, or liquidation rights.\n \nc. Treasury stock reduces total equity on the balance sheet.\n \nd. None of the above are false.\n 3. Which of the following statements about stock dividends is true?\n \na. Stock dividends are reported on the statement of cash flows.\n \nb. Stock dividends are reported on the statement of stockholders’ equity.\n \nc. Stock dividends increase total equity.\n \nd. Stock dividends decrease total equity.\n 4. Which order best describes the largest number of shares to the smallest number of shares?\n \na. Shares authorized, shares issued, shares outstanding.\n \nb. Shares issued, shares outstanding, shares authorized.\n \nc. Shares outstanding, shares issued, shares authorized.\n \nd. Shares in the treasury, shares outstanding, shares issued.\n 5. A company issued 100,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1 per share. The stock sold \nfor $20 per share. By what amount will stockholders’ equity increase?\n \na. $100,000 \nc. $2,000,000\n \nb. $1,900,000 \nd. No change in stockholders’ equity\n 6. Which of the following dates does not require a journal entry?\n \na. Date of declaration. \nc. Date of payment.\n \nb. Date of record. \nd. A journal entry is recorded on all of these dates.\n 7. A company has net income of $225,000 and declares and pays dividends in the amount of $75,000. \nWhat is the net impact on retained earnings?\n \na. Increase of $225,000 \nc. Increase of $150,000\n \nb. Decrease of $75,000 \nd. Decrease of $150,000\n 8. Which statement regarding dividends is false?\n \na. Dividends represent a distribution of corporate profits to owners.\n \nb. Both stock and cash dividends reduce retained earnings.\n \nc. Cash dividends paid to stockholders reduce net income.\n \nd. None of the above statements are false.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n582\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n 9. When treasury stock is purchased with cash, what is the impact on the balance sheet equation?\n \na. No change: The reduction of the asset cash is offset with the addition of the asset treasury stock.\n \nb. Assets decrease and stockholders’ equity increases.\n \nc. Assets increase and stockholders’ equity decreases.\n \nd. Assets decrease and stockholders’ equity decreases.\n 10. Conceptually, does a 2-for-1 stock dividend immediately increase an investor’s personal wealth?\n \na. No, because the stock price per share drops by half when the number of shares doubles.\n \nb. Yes, because the investor has more shares.\n \nc. Yes, because the investor acquired additional shares without paying a brokerage fee.\n \nd. Yes, because the investor will receive more in cash dividends by owning more shares.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nSources of Equity and Retained Earnings\nThere are two primary sources of equity reported in the stockholders’ equity section of a company’s bal-\nance sheet: contributed capital and earned capital. Earned capital is kept track of in the retained earnings \naccount. What increases retained earnings and what decreases retained earnings?\nComputing the Number of Unissued Shares\nThe balance sheet for Ronlad Corporation reported 168,000 shares outstanding, 268,000 shares autho-\nrized, and 10,000 shares in treasury stock. How many shares have been issued?\nEarnings per Share Ratio\nHow is the earnings per share (EPS) ratio calculated? On what financial statement will an investor find \nEPS for a given company?\nRecording the Sale of Common Stock\nTo expand operations, Aragon Consulting issued 170,000 shares of previously unissued stock with a par \nvalue of $1. Investors purchased the stock for $21 per share. Record the sale of this stock. Would your \njournal entry be different if the par value was $2 per share? If so, record the sale of stock with a par value \nof $2.\nComparing Common Stock and Preferred Stock\nYour parents have just retired and have asked you for some financial advice. They have decided to invest \n$100,000 in a company very similar to Whole Foods. The company has issued both common and pre-\nferred stock. Describe the differences between common stock and preferred stock to your parents.\nDetermining the Effects of Treasury Stock Transactions\nCarbide Corporation purchased 20,000 shares of its own stock from investors for $45 per share. The next \nyear, the company resold 5,000 of the repurchased shares for $50 per share, and the following year it \nresold 10,000 of the repurchased shares for $37 per share. Determine the impact (increase, decrease, or \nno change) of each of these transactions on the following:\n 1. Total assets\n 2. Total liabilities\n 3. Total stockholders’ equity\n 4. Net income\nDetermining the Amount of a Dividend\nCole Company has 288,000 shares of common stock authorized, 260,000 shares issued, and 60,000 \nshares of treasury stock. The company’s board of directors has declared a dividend of 65 cents per share. \nWhat is the total amount of the dividend that will be paid?\nM11-1\nLO11-1\nM11-2\nLO11-1\nM11-3\nLO11-2\nM11-4\nLO11-3\nM11-5\nLO11-3, 11-7\nM11-6\nLO11-3\nM11-7\nLO11-4\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n583\nRecording Dividends\nOn April 15 of this year, the board of directors for Jedi Company declared a cash dividend of 65 cents per \nshare payable to stockholders of record on May 20. The dividends will be paid on June 14. The company \nhas 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. Prepare any necessary journal entries for each date.\nDividend Yield Ratio\nHow is the dividend yield ratio calculated? Explain what the dividend yield ratio tells you about a \ncompany.\nDetermining the Impact of Stock Dividends and Stock Splits\nReliable Tools, Inc., announced a 100 percent stock dividend. Determine the impact (increase, decrease, \nno change) of this dividend on the following:\n 1. Total assets\n 2. Total liabilities\n 3. Common stock\n 4. Total stockholders’ equity\n 5. Market value per share of common stock\nAssume that instead of announcing a stock dividend, the company announced a 2-for-1 stock split. Deter-\nmine the impact of the stock split on each of the above.\nReporting Stock Transactions on the Statement of Cash Flows\nDuring the year, University Food Systems issued stock, repurchased stock, declared a cash dividend, \nand declared a 2-for-1 stock split. How will each of these transactions affect University’s statement of \ncash flows?\nM11-8\nLO11-4\nM11-9\nLO11-5\nM11-10\nLO11-6\nM11-11\nLO11-8\nE X E R C I S E S\nComputing Shares Outstanding\nIn a recent annual report, Outerwall Inc. (formerly Redbox) disclosed that 60,000,000 shares of com-\nmon stock have been authorized. At the beginning of the fiscal year, a total of 36,356,357 shares had been \nissued and the number of shares in treasury stock was 7,171,269. During the year, 558,765 additional \nshares were issued, and the number of treasury shares increased by 3,034,188. Determine the number of \nshares outstanding at the end of the year.\nComputing Number of Shares\nThe charter of Vista West Corporation specifies that it is authorized to issue 300,000 shares of common \nstock. Since the company was incorporated, it has sold a total of 160,000 shares (at $16 per share) to the \npublic. It has bought back a total of 25,000. The par value of the stock is $3. When the stock was bought \nback from the public, the market price was $40.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the authorized shares.\n 2. Determine the issued shares.\n 3. Determine the outstanding shares.\nDetermining the Effects of the Issuance of Common and Preferred Stock\nTandy Company was issued a charter by the state of Indiana on January 15 of this year. The charter \nauthorized the following:\nCommon stock, $10 par value, 103,000 shares authorized\nPreferred stock, 9 percent, par value $8 per share, 4,000 shares authorized\nE11-1\nLO11-1\nE11-2\nLO11-1, 11-3\nE11-3\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-7\n\n\n584\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nDuring the year, the following transactions took place in the order presented:\n \na. Sold and issued 20,000 shares of common stock at $16 cash per share.\n \nb. Sold and issued 3,000 shares of preferred stock at $20 cash per share.\n \nc. At the end of the year, the accounts showed net income of $60,000. No dividends were declared.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\n 2. Assume that you are a common stockholder. If Tandy needed additional capital, would you prefer to \nhave it issue additional common stock or additional preferred stock? Explain.\nReporting Stockholders’ Equity\nThe financial statements for Highland Corporation included the following selected information:\nCommon stock\n$1,600,000\nRetained earnings\n$900,000\nNet income\n$1,000,000\nShares issued\n90,000\nShares outstanding\n80,000\nDividends declared and paid\n$800,000\nThe common stock was sold at a price of $30 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the amount of additional paid-in capital?\n 2. What was the amount of retained earnings at the beginning of the year?\n 3. How many shares are in treasury stock?\n 4. Compute earnings per share (assume the weighted average shares outstanding is equal to the shares \noutstanding).\nReporting Stockholders’ Equity and Determining Dividend Policy\nTarrant Corporation was organized this year to operate a financial consulting business. The charter \nauthorized the following stock: common stock, par value $10 per share, 11,500 shares authorized. During \nthe year, the following selected transactions were completed:\n \na. Sold 5,600 shares of common stock for cash at $20 per share.\n \nb. Sold 1,000 shares of common stock for cash at $25 per share.\n \nc. At year-end, the accounts reflected income of $12,000. No dividends were declared.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entries required to record the sale of common stock in (a) and (b).\n 2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nFinding Amounts Missing from the Stockholders’ Equity Section\nThe stockholders’ equity section on the balance sheet of Dillard’s, a popular department store, is shown \nbelow. During the year, the company reported net income of $463,909,000 and declared and paid divi-\ndends of $10,002,000.\nStockholders’ Equity:\nCurrent Year\nLast Year\nCommon stock, Class A—118,529,925 and 117,706,523 \nshares issued; ? and ? shares outstanding\n118,530\n117,707\nCommon stock, Class B (convertible)—4,010,929 shares \nissued and outstanding\n40,000\n40,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n828,796,000\n805,422,000\nRetained earnings\n3,107,344,000\n?\nLess treasury stock, at cost, Class A—73,099,319 and \n61,740,439 shares\n(1,846,312,000)\n(1,355,526,000)\nE11-4\nLO11-1, 11-2, 11-3\nE11-5\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4\nE11-6\nLO11-1, 11-3\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n585\nRequired:\nAnswer the following questions. Show your computations.\n 1. What amount was reported in the Common Stock (Class A) account at the end of the current year?\n 2. How many shares of Class A Common Stock were outstanding at the end of last year and the end of \nthe current year?\n 3. What amount was reported in the Retained Earnings account at the end of last year?\n 4. At the end of the current year, have the treasury stock transactions increased assets or decreased \nassets? By how much?\n 5. During the current year, by what amount did treasury stock transactions increase or decrease stock-\nholders’ equity?\n 6. At the end of the current year, what was the average price paid per share for shares held in treasury \nstock?\nReporting Stockholders’ Equity\nWilliamson Corporation was organized to operate a tax preparation business. The charter authorized the \nfollowing stock: common stock, $2 par value, 80,000 shares authorized. During the first year, the follow-\ning selected transactions were completed:\n \na. Sold 50,000 shares of common stock for cash at $50 per share.\n \nb. Repurchased 2,000 shares from a stockholder for cash at $52 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entries required for the transactions in (a) and (b).\n 2. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nReporting Stockholders’ Equity\nRuth’s Chris Steakhouse is the largest upscale steakhouse company in the United States, based on total \ncompany- and franchisee-owned restaurants. The company’s menu features a broad selection of high-\nquality USDA prime steaks and other premium offerings. Select information from the company’s annual \nreport is shown below:\n \na. Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 34,333,858 issued and outstanding at \nDecember 31, 2014; 34,990,170 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013.\n \nb. Additional paid-in capital: $155,455,000 at the end of 2014 and $169,107,000 at the end of 2013.\n \nc. Accumulated deficit: $68,804,000 at the end of 2013.\n \nd. In 2014, net income was $16,455,000 and a cash dividend of $7,138,000 was paid.\nRequired:\nPrepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014, using this select \ninformation.\nDetermining the Effects of Transactions on Stockholders’ Equity\nQuick Fix-It Corporation was organized at the beginning of this year to operate several car repair busi-\nnesses in a large metropolitan area. The charter issued by the state authorized the following stock:\nCommon stock, $10 par value, 98,000 shares authorized\nPreferred stock, $50 par value, 8 percent, 59,000 shares authorized\nDuring January and February of this year, the following stock transactions were completed:\n \na. Sold 78,000 shares of common stock at $20 cash per share.\n \nb. Sold 20,000 shares of preferred stock at $80 cash per share.\n \nc. Bought 4,000 shares of common stock from a current stockholder for $20 cash per share.\nRequired:\nNet income for the year was $210,000; cash dividends declared and paid at year-end were $50,000. \n \nPrepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nE11-7\nLO11-1, 11-3\nE11-8\nLO11-1, 11-3\nE11-9\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-7\n\n\n586\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nComputing and Interpreting Earnings per Share\nBelow is select information from DC United Company’s income statement. At the end of Year 1, the \nweighted average number of common shares outstanding was 132,000.\nIncome Statement, End of Year 1\nSales\n$942,000\n Cost of goods sold\n800,000\n Operating expenses\n80,000\n Tax expense\n15,000\nRequired:\nCalculate EPS for DC United. Is this a good EPS number?\nRecording Stockholders’ Equity Transactions\nOn-Line Learning Corporation obtained a charter at the beginning of this year that authorized 52,000 \nshares of no-par common stock and 23,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $10. The corporation was \norganized by four individuals who purchased a total of 20,000 shares of the common stock. The remaining \nshares were to be sold to other individuals. During the year, the following selected transactions occurred:\n \na. Collected $20 cash per share from the four organizers and issued 5,000 shares of common stock to \neach of them.\n \nb. Sold 6,000 shares of common stock to an outsider at $40 cash per share.\n \nc. Sold 7,000 shares of preferred stock at $30 cash per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entries required to record transactions (a) through (c).\n 2. Is it ethical to sell stock to outsiders at a higher price than the amount paid by the organizers?\nFinding Information Missing from an Annual Report\nProcter & Gamble has sales in excess of $83 billion and sells products that are part of most of our daily \nlives, including Crest, Duracell, Olay, Gillette, Tide, and Vicks. A recent annual report for P&G con-\ntained the following information:\n \na. Retained earnings at the end of 2013 totaled $80,197 million.\n \nb. Net income for 2014 was $11,643 million.\n \nc. Par value of the stock is $1 per share.\n \nd. Cash dividends declared in 2014 were $6,850 million.\n \ne. The Common Stock account totaled $4,009 million at the end of 2014 and $4,009 million at the end \nof 2013.\nRequired (assume that no other information concerning stockholders’ equity is relevant):\n 1. Calculate the number of shares issued at the end of 2014.\n 2. Calculate the amount of retained earnings at the end of 2014.\nRecording and Analyzing Treasury Stock Transactions\nRock Bottom Gold Company recently repurchased 7 million shares of its common stock for \n \n$47 per share. The intent of the repurchase was to increase earnings per share to be more in line with \ncompetitors.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the impact of the stock repurchase on assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.\n 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the repurchase.\n 3. How will this transaction affect the cash flow statement?\nE11-10\nLO11-2\nE11-11\nLO11-3, 11-7\nE11-12\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4\nE11-13\nLO11-3\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n587\nPreparing the Stockholders’ Equity Section of the Balance Sheet and Evaluating Dividend Policy\nThe following account balances were selected from the records of TAC Corporation at the end of the \n \nfiscal year after all adjusting entries were completed:\nCommon stock ($20 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, \n34,000 shares issued, 32,000 shares outstanding)\n$680,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n163,000\nDividends declared and paid during the year\n16,000\nRetained earnings at the beginning of the year\n75,000\nTreasury stock at cost (2,000 shares)\n(25,000)\nNet income for the year was $30,000. The stock price is currently $22.29 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the fiscal year.\n 2. Compute and evaluate the dividend yield ratio. Determine the number of shares of stock that received \ndividends.\nRecording and Analyzing Treasury Stock Transactions\nDuring the year the following selected transactions affecting stockholders’ equity occurred for Orlando \nCorporation:\na. Apr. \n1\nRepurchased 200 shares of the company’s own common stock at $20 cash per share.\nb. Jun. 14\nSold 40 shares of the shares purchased on April 1 for $25 cash per share.\nc. Sept. 1\nSold 30 shares of the shares purchased on April 1 for $15 cash per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entries to record each of the transactions in (a) through (c).\n 2. Describe the impact, if any, that these transactions have on the income statement.\nRecording and Analyzing Treasury Stock Transactions\nDuring the year, the following selected transactions affecting stockholders’ equity occurred for Navajo \nCorporation:\na. Feb. \n1\nRepurchased 160 shares of the company’s own common stock at $20 cash per share.\nb. Jul. \n15\nSold 80 of the shares purchased on February 1 for $21 cash per share.\nc. Sept. 1\nSold 50 of the shares purchased on February 1 for $19 cash per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide the journal entries to record each of the transactions in (a) through (c).\n 2. What impact does the purchase of treasury stock have on dividends paid?\n 3. What impact does the sale of treasury stock for an amount higher than the purchase price have on net \nincome and the statement of cash flows?\nAnalyzing the Impact of Dividend Policy\nPeters and Associates is a small manufacturer of electronic connections for local area networks. Consider \nthe three cases below as independent situations.\nCase 1: \nPeters increases its cash dividend by 50 percent, but no other changes occur in the company’s \noperations.\nCase 2: \nThe company’s income and operating cash flows increase by 50 percent, but this does not \nchange its dividends.\nCase 3: Peters issues a 50 percent stock dividend, but no other changes occur.\nE11-14\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5\nE11-15\nLO11-3\nE11-16\nLO11-3, 11-4, 11-8 \nE11-17\nLO11-2, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8\n\n\n588\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nRequired:\n 1. How will each case affect Peters’s statement of cash flows?\n 2. How will each case affect Peters’s earnings per share ratio?\nComputing Dividends on Preferred Stock and Analyzing Differences\nThe records of Hollywood Company reflected the following balances in the stockholders’ equity accounts \nat the end of the current year:\nCommon stock, $12 par value, 50,000 shares outstanding\nPreferred stock, 10 percent, $10 par value, 5,000 shares outstanding\nRetained earnings, $216,000\nOn September 1 of the current year, the board of directors was considering the distribution of an $85,000 \ncash dividend. No dividends were paid during the previous two years. You have been asked to determine \ndividend amounts under two independent assumptions (show computations):\n \na. The preferred stock is noncumulative.\n \nb. The preferred stock is cumulative.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the total and per share amounts that would be paid to the common stockholders and the \npreferred stockholders under the two independent assumptions.\n 2. Will the statement of cash flows be affected differently under the two independent assumptions?\nDetermining the Impact of Dividends\nService Corporation has the following capital stock outstanding at the end of the current year:\nPreferred stock, 6 percent, $15 par value, 8,000 outstanding shares\nCommon stock, $8 par value, 30,000 outstanding shares\nOn October 1 of the current year, the board of directors declared dividends as follows:\nPreferred stock: Cash dividend, payable December 20 of the current year\nCommon stock: 50 percent common stock dividend issuable December 20 of the current year\nOn December 20 of the current year, the market price of Service’s preferred stock was $40 per share, and \nthe market price of its common stock was $32 per share.\nRequired:\nExplain how the preferred stock dividend and common stock dividend affect the company’s assets, liabil-\nities, and stockholders’ equity.\nRecording the Payment of Dividends\nA recent annual report for Nordstrom Inc. disclosed that the company declared and paid dividends on \ncommon stock in the amount of $1.20 per share. During the year, Nordstrom had 1,000,000,000 autho-\nrized shares of common stock and 191,200,000 issued shares. There is no treasury stock.\nRequired:\nAssume Nordstrom declared the entire dividend ($1.20 per share) on February 20 and subsequently paid \nthe dividend on March 1. Provide the journal entries to record the declaration and payment of dividends.\nRecording Dividends\nProcter & Gamble (P&G) brands touch the lives of people around the world in 180 countries and ter-\nritories. The P&G community consists of nearly 188,000 employees. In 2014, the company had 10 billion \nshares of common stock authorized, 4 billion shares issued, and 3 billion shares outstanding. Par value is \n$1 per share. P&G has been paying a dividend for over 120 years and 2014 marks the 58th consecutive \nyear that the Company has increased its dividend.\nRequired:\nAssume that P&G declared a dividend of $2.45 per share on October 1, 2014, to stockholders of record on \nOctober 15. P&G paid the dividend on October 20. Prepare journal entries as appropriate for each date.\nE11-18\nLO11-4, 11-7, 11-8\nE11-19\nLO11-4, 11-6, 11-7 \nE11-20\nLO11-3, 11-4\nE11-21\nLO11-3, 11-4\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n589\nAnalyzing Stock Dividends\nAt the beginning of the year, the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet of Solutions Corpora-\ntion reflected the following:\nCommon stock ($12 par value; 65,000 shares \nauthorized, 30,000 shares outstanding)\n$360,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n120,000\nRetained earnings\n580,000\nOn February 1, the board of directors declared a 60 percent stock dividend to be issued April 30. The \nmarket value of the stock on February 1 was $15 per share. The market value of the stock on April 30 \nwas $18 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. For comparative purposes, prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet (a) imme-\ndiately before the stock dividend and (b) immediately after the stock dividend. (Hint: Use two col-\numns for this requirement.)\n 2. Show how the stock dividend affects assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.\n 3. If instead of declaring a stock dividend the company had announced a 3-for-1 stock split for all \nauthorized, issued, and outstanding shares, how would the accounts in the stockholders’ equity sec-\ntion of the balance sheet change?\nComparing Stock Dividends and Stock Splits\nOn July 1, Davidson Corporation had the following capital structure:\nCommon stock ($1 par value)\n$600,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n900,000\nRetained earnings\n700,000\nTreasury stock\n–0– \nRequired:\nComplete the table below for each of the two following independent cases:\nCase 1: \nThe board of directors declared and issued a 50 percent stock dividend when the stock was sell-\ning at $12 per share.\nCase 2: \nThe board of directors announced a 6-for-5 stock split (i.e., a 20 percent increase in the number \nof shares). The market price prior to the split was $12 per share.\nItems\nBefore \nDividend and Split\nAfter \nStock Dividend\nAfter \nStock Split\nCommon stock account\n$\n$\n$\nPar per share\n$1\n$\n$\nShares outstanding\n#\n#\n#\nAdditional paid-in capital\n$900,000\n$\n$\nRetained earnings\n$700,000\n$\n$\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$\n$\n$\nComparing Cash Dividends and Stock Dividends\nWeili Corporation has 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding with a par value of $8.\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the table below for each of the two following independent cases:\nCase 1: \nThe board of directors declared and issued a 40 percent stock dividend when the stock was \nselling at $25 per share.\nCase 2: The board of directors declared and paid a cash dividend of $2 per share.\nE11-22\nLO11-6\nE11-23\nLO11-6\nE11-24\nLO11-4, 11-6, 11-8\n\n\n590\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nItems\nBefore \nDividend and Split\nAfter \nStock Dividend\nAfter Cash \nDividend\nCommon stock account\n$\n$\n$\nPar per share\n$8\n$\n$\nShares outstanding\n#\n#\n#\nCapital in excess of par\n$280,000\n$\n$\nRetained earnings\n$2,100,000\n$\n$\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$\n$\n$\n 2. Explain how Case 1 and Case 2 will be reported on the statement of cash flows.\n(Chapter Supplement) Accounting for Equity Transaction for Sole Proprietorships \nand Partnerships \nCase 1: \nMatsumoto Training Academies is a sole proprietorship. To start the business, the owner, \n \nMr. Tanaka, contributed $500,000 cash. During the year the owner withdrew $30,000 cash. Net \nincome for the year was $45,000.\nCase 2: \nGalaxy Robotics is a partnership with two partners. To start the business, the owners, Mrs. Curtis \nand Mr. Wilson, each contributed $300,000 cash and agreed to split all earnings 50/50. Dur-\ning the year, Mrs. Curtis withdrew $15,000 cash and Mr. Wilson withdrew $25,000 cash. Net \nincome for the year was $60,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Create the statement of owners’ equity for Matsumoto Training at the end of the year.\n 2. Create the statement of owners’ equity for Galaxy Robotics at the end of the year.\nE11-25\nLO11-1\nP R O B L E M S\nFinding Missing Amounts (AP11–1)\nAt the end of the year, the records of NCIS Corporation provided the following selected and incomplete \ndata:\nCommon stock ($10 par value); no changes in account during the year.\nShares authorized: 200,000.\nShares issued: _____ (all shares were issued at $17 per share. Total cash collected: $2,125,000).\nTreasury stock: 3,000 shares (repurchased at $20 per share).\nThe treasury stock was acquired after a stock split was announced.\nNet income: $240,340.\nDividends declared and paid: $123,220.\nRetained earnings beginning balance: $555,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Determine:\n \na. The number of authorized shares.\n \nb. The number of issued shares.\n \nc. The number of outstanding shares.\n 2. What is the balance in the Additional Paid-in Capital account?\n 3. What is earnings per share (EPS)?\n 4. What was the dividend paid per share?\n 5. In what section of the balance sheet should treasury stock be reported? What is the amount of trea-\nsury stock that should be reported?\n 6. Assume that the board of directors voted a 2-for-1 stock split. After the stock split, what will be the \npar value per share? How many shares will be outstanding?\nP11-1\nLO11-1, 11-2, \n11-3, 11-4, 11-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n591\n 7. Provide the journal entry associated with the stock split above. If no journal entry is required, \n \nexplain why.\n 8. Disregard the stock split (assumed above). Assume instead that a 10 percent stock dividend was \ndeclared when the market price of the common stock was $21. Provide the journal entry associated \nwith the stock dividend. If no journal entry is required, explain why.\nPreparing the Stockholders’ Equity Section of the Balance Sheet\nWitt Corporation received its charter during January of this year. The charter authorized the following stock:\nPreferred stock: 10 percent, $10 par value, 21,000 shares authorized\nCommon stock: $8 par value, 50,000 shares authorized\nDuring the year, the following transactions occurred in the order given:\n \na. Issued a total of 40,000 shares of the common stock at $12 cash per share.\n \nb. Sold 5,500 shares of the preferred stock at $16 cash per share.\n \nc. Sold 3,000 shares of the common stock at $15 cash per share and 1,000 shares of the preferred stock \nat $26 cash per share.\n \nd. Net income for the year was $96,000.\nRequired:\nPrepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nRecording Transactions Affecting Stockholders’ Equity (AP11-2)\nKing Corporation began operations in January of the current year. The charter authorized the \nfollowing stock:\nPreferred stock: 10 percent, $10 par value, 40,000 shares authorized\nCommon stock: $5 par value, 85,000 shares authorized\nDuring the current year, the following transactions occurred in the order given:\n \na. Issued 66,000 shares of common stock for $9 cash per share.\n \nb. Sold 9,000 shares of the preferred stock at $20 cash per share.\n \nc. Sold 1,000 shares of the preferred stock at $20 cash per share and 2,500 shares of common stock at \n$10 cash per share.\nRequired:\nProvide the journal entries required to record each of the transactions in (a) through (c).\nRecording Transactions and Comparing Par and No-Par Stock\nThe following was in the financial press pertaining to GoDaddy Incorporated:\nApril 1, 2015—GoDaddy’s (GDDY) stock was sold for $26 per share during its opening day of trading. \nGoDaddy sold 23 million shares at its IPO.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the issuance of stock, assuming the stock was no-par value common stock.\n 2. Record the issuance of stock, assuming the common stock had a par value of $2 per share.\n 3. Should a stockholder care whether a company issues par or no-par value stock? Explain.\nPreparing the Stockholders’ Equity Section after Selected Transactions (AP11-3)\nUnited Resources Company obtained a charter from the state in January of this year. The charter autho-\nrized 200,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $1. During the year, the company earned \n$590,000. Also during the year, the following selected transactions occurred in the order given:\n \na. Sold 100,000 shares of the common stock in an initial public offering at $12 cash per share.\n \nb. Repurchased 20,000 shares of the previously issued shares at $15 cash per share.\n \nc. Resold 5,000 of the shares of the treasury stock at $18 cash per share.\nP11-2\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-7\nP11-3\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-7\nP11-4\nLO11-1, 11-3\nP11-5\nLO11-1, 11-3\n\n\n592\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nRequired:\nPrepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nAnalyzing Stockholders’ Equity Transactions, Including Treasury Stock\n 1. Explain how a stock dividend differs from a cash dividend.\n 2. Explain how a large stock dividend differs from a small stock dividend.\n 3. Explain how reselling treasury stock for more than it was purchased affects the income statement \nand the statement of cash flows.\n 4. Explain why a company might purchase treasury stock.\nAnalyzing Treasury Stock Transactions\nApple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal \ncomputers, and portable digital music players. In 2014, Apple had the largest market value of any com-\npany. Apple has over 92,000 full-time employees. The company’s statement of cash flows contained the \nfollowing information (in millions):\n2014\n2013\n2012\nCash flows from financing activities: \n Repurchases of common stock\n(45,000)\n(22,860)\n−0−\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of treasury stock in 2014.\n 2. Assume that Apple resold some of the treasury stock. The shares were originally purchased for \n$9 million and were resold for $10 million. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the \ntreasury shares.\nComparing Stock and Cash Dividends (AP11-4)\nChicago Company reported the following information at the end of the current year:\nCommon stock ($8 par value; 35,000 shares outstanding)\n$280,000\nPreferred stock, 10% ($15 par value; 8,000 shares outstanding)\n120,000\nRetained earnings\n281,000\nThe board of directors is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the two groups of stockhold-\ners. No dividends were declared during the previous two years. Assume the three cases below are inde-\npendent of each other.\nCase A: The preferred stock is noncumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $31,000.\nCase B: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $36,000.\nCase C: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $90,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of dividends, in total and per share, that would be payable to each class of \nstockholders for each case. Show computations.\n 2. Assume Chicago Company issued a 30 percent common stock dividend on the outstanding shares \nwhen the market value per share was $24. Fill in the table below to show how this stock dividend \nwould compare to Case C.\nAMOUNT OF DOLLAR INCREASE (DECREASE)\nItem\nCash Dividend—Case C\nStock Dividend\nAssets\n$\n$\nLiabilities\n$\n$\nStockholders’ equity\n$\n$\nP11-6\nLO11-3, 11-4, 11-6, 11-8 \nP11-7\nLO11-3, 11-8\nP11-8\nLO11-4, 11-6, 11-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n593\nAnalyzing Dividend Policy\nHeather and Scott, two young financial analysts, were reviewing financial statements for Google, one of \nthe world’s largest technology companies. Scott noted that the company did not report any dividends in \nthe financing activity section of the statement of cash flows and said, “I have heard that Google is a very \nprofitable company. If it’s so profitable, why isn’t it paying any dividends?” Heather wasn’t convinced \nthat Scott was looking in the right place for dividends but didn’t say anything.\nScott continued the discussion by noting, “Sales for Google are up nearly 43 percent over the previous \ntwo years, while net income is up over $1 billion compared to last year, and cash flows from operating \nactivities are up over $3 billion to a total of $17 billion.”\nAt that point, Heather noted that the statement of cash flows reported that Google had spent $11  \nbillion \nin capital expenditures and $15 billion paying back debt. She was confused about whether Google was in \na good position to pay dividends or not.\nRequired:\n 1. Is Heather’s concern that Scott is looking at the wrong section of the statement of cash flows \njustified?\n 2. Is there a right time for a company like Google to start paying a dividend?\nPreparing the Stockholders’ Equity Section of the Balance Sheet and Evaluating Dividend Policy\nThe following account balances were selected from the records of Cascade Company at the end of the \nfiscal year after all adjusting entries were completed:\nCommon stock ($0.01 par value; 200,000 shares authorized, \n54,000 shares issued, 52,000 shares outstanding)\n$ 540\nAdditional paid-in capital\n456,000\nDividends declared and paid during the year\n22,000\nRetained earnings at the end of the year\n312,000\nTreasury stock at cost (2,000 shares)\n(15,000)\nNet income for the year was $95,000. The stock price is currently $10 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the fiscal year.\n 2. Compute and evaluate the dividend yield ratio. Determine the number of shares of stock that received \ndividends.\nRecording and Comparing Cash Dividends, Stock Dividends, and Stock Splits\nOn January 1, Biofuel Corporation had the following capital structure:\nCommon stock ($0.10 par value)\n$ 60,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n1,900,000\nRetained earnings\n800,000\nTreasury stock\n0\nCash flows from financing activities\n19,000\nRequired:\nComplete the table below for each of the three following independent cases:\nCase 1: The board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share.\nCase 2: \nThe board of directors declared and issued a 100 percent stock dividend when the stock was \nselling at $10 per share.\nCase 3: \nThe board of directors announced a 2-for-1 stock split. The market price prior to the split was \n$10 per share.\nP11-9\nLO11-4, 11-8\nP11-10\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5\nP11-11\nLO11-4, 11-6, 11-8\n\n\n594\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nItems\nBefore Any \nDividends\nAfter \nCash Dividend\nAfter \nStock Dividend\nAfter \nStock Split\nCommon stock account\n$60,000\n$\n$\n$\nPar per share\n$0.10\n$\n$\n$\nShares outstanding\n#\n#\n#\n#\nAdditional paid-in capital\n$1,900,000\n$\n$\n$\nRetained earnings\n$800,000\n$\n$\n$\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n$\n$\n$\n$\nCash flows from financing activities\n$19,000\n$\n$\n$\n(Chapter Supplement) Comparing Stockholders’ Equity Sections for Alternative Forms of \nOrganization\nAssume for each of the following independent cases that the annual accounting period ends on December \n31. Revenues for the year were $144,000. Expenses for the year were $164,000.\nCase A: \nAssume that the company is a sole proprietorship owned by Proprietor A. Prior to the \nclosing \nentries, the capital account reflects a balance of $52,000 and the drawing account shows a \n \nbalance of $9,000.\nCase B: \nAssume that the company is a partnership owned by Partner A and Partner B. Prior to the \n \nclosing entries, the owners’ equity accounts reflect the following balances: A, Capital, \n$43,000; B, Capital, $43,000; A, Drawings, $5,000; and B, Drawings, $7,000. Profits and \nlosses are divided equally.\nCase C: Assume that the company is a corporation.\nRequired:\n 1. Provide all the closing entries required at December 31 for each of the separate cases.\n 2. Show how the statement of owners’ equity would appear at December 31 for Case A and Case B.\nP11-12\nLO11-1\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nFinding Missing Amounts (P11-1)\nAt the end of the year, the records of Duo Corporation provided the following selected and incomplete data:\nCommon stock: $1,500,000 ($1 par value; no changes in account during the year).\nShares authorized: 5,000,000.\nShares issued: _____ (all shares were issued at $80 per share).\nShares held as treasury stock: 100,000 shares (repurchased at $60 per share).\nNet income: $4,800,000.\nDividends declared and paid: $2 per share.\nRetained earnings beginning balance: $82,900,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Answer the following:\n \na. How many issued shares are there?\n \nb. How many outstanding shares are there?\n 2. What is the balance in the Additional Paid-in Capital account?\n 3. What is earnings per share (EPS)?\n 4. What was the total dividend paid during the year?\n 5. In what section of the balance sheet should treasury stock be reported? What is the amount of trea-\nsury stock that should be reported?\nRecording Transactions Affecting Stockholders’ Equity (P11-3)\nGranderson Company was granted a charter on January 1 that authorized the following stock:\nCommon stock: $40 par value, 100,000 shares authorized\nPreferred stock: 8 percent; $5 par value; 20,000 shares authorized\nAP11-1\nLO11-1, 11-2, 11-3, \n11-4, 11-6\nAP11-2\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n595\nDuring the year, the following transactions occurred in the order given:\n \na. Sold 30,000 shares of the common stock at $40 cash per share and 5,000 shares of the preferred stock \nat $26 cash per share.\n \nb. Issued 2,000 shares of preferred stock when the stock was selling at $32.\n \nc. Repurchased 3,000 shares of the common stock sold earlier. Paid $38 cash per share.\nRequired:\nProvide the journal entries required to record each of the transactions in (a) through (c).\nPreparing the Stockholders’ Equity Section after Selected Transactions (P11-5)\nLuther Company obtained a charter from the state in January of this year. The charter authorized 1,000,000 \nshares of common stock with a par value of $5. During the year, the company earned $429,000. Also \nduring the year, the following selected transactions occurred in the order given:\n \na. Sold 700,000 shares of the common stock at $54 cash per share.\n \nb. Repurchased 25,000 shares at $50 cash per share.\nRequired:\nPrepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at the end of the year.\nComparing Stock and Cash Dividends (P11-8)\nCarlton Company reported the following information at the end of the year:\nCommon stock ($1 par value; 500,000 shares outstanding)\n$500,000\nPreferred stock, 8% ($10 par value; 21,000 shares outstanding)\n210,000\nRetained earnings\n900,000\nThe board of directors is considering the distribution of a cash dividend to the two groups of \nstockholders. \nNo dividends were declared during the previous two years. Assume the three cases below are \nindependent \nof each other.\nCase A: The preferred stock is noncumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $25,000.\nCase B: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $25,000.\nCase C: The preferred stock is cumulative; the total amount of all dividends is $75,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the amount of dividends, in total and per share, that would be payable to each class of \nstockholders for each case. Show computations.\n 2. Assume Carlton Company issued a 40 percent common stock dividend on the outstanding shares \nwhen the market value per share was $50. Fill in the table below to show how this stock dividend \nwould compare to Case C.\nAMOUNT OF DOLLAR INCREASE (DECREASE)\nItem\nCash Dividend—Case C\nStock Dividend\nAssets\n$\n$\nLiabilities\n$\n$\nStockholders’ equity\n$\n$\nAP11-3\nLO11-1, 11-3\nAP11-4\nLO11-4, 11-6, 11-7\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nRecording and Reporting Stockholders’ Equity Transactions\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. It is a publicly traded corporation that trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol \nCON11-1\n\n\nC O M P R E H E N S I V E P R O B L E M ( C H A P T E R S 9 – 1 1 )\nAnswer the questions below. Treat each case as being independent from the other cases.\nCase A: The charter for Rogers, Incorporated, authorized the following stock:\nCommon stock, $10 par value, 103,000 shares authorized\nPreferred stock, 9 percent, $8 par value, 4,000 shares authorized\nThe company sold 40,000 shares of common stock and 3,000 shares of preferred stock. During the year, \nthe following selected transactions were completed in the order given:\n 1. Rogers declared and paid dividends in the amount of $10,000. How much was paid to the holders of \npreferred stock? How much was paid to the common stockholders?\n 2. Rogers repurchased 5,000 shares of common stock. After this transaction, how many shares of com-\nmon stock were outstanding?\n 3. Provide the journal entry if Rogers sold 1,000 shares of treasury stock for $25 per share. The trea-\nsury stock was repurchased at $20 per share.\n 4. Describe how the balance sheet equation (assets = liabilities + stockholders’ equity) would be \naffected if Rogers declared a 2-for-1 stock split.\nCase B: \nOspry, Inc., has working capital in the amount of $960,000. For each of the following transac-\ntions, determine whether working capital will increase, decrease, or remain the same.\n 1. Paid accounts payable in the amount of $10,000.\n 2. Recorded rent payable in the amount of $22,000.\n 3. Collected $5,000 in accounts receivable.\n 4. Purchased $20,000 of new inventory for cash.\nCase C: \nJames Corporation is planning to issue $1,000,000 worth of bonds with a coupon rate of \n5 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually. All of the bonds were sold \non January 1 of this year.\nRequired:\nCompute the issue (sale) price on January 1 under each independent assumption below (show \ncomputations):\n 1. Assume an annual market interest rate of 5 percent.\n 2. Assume an annual market interest rate of 4 percent.\n 3. Assume an annual market interest rate of 6 percent.\n596\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nPOOL. The majority of Pool’s customers are small, family-owned businesses. The company issued the \nfollowing press release:\nCOVINGTON, La., March 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)—Pool Corporation (Nasdaq: POOL) \nannounced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per share. The \ndividend will be payable on March 26, 2015, to holders of record on March 12, 2015.\nThe Company also announced in its 2014 Annual Report that it had repurchased $132.3 million of its \ncommon stock in the open market.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the repurchase of shares by Pool assuming all shares were repurchased at one time.\n 2. Prepare all necessary entries associated with the dividend. Assume that at the time of the dividend, \nPool was authorized to issue 100 million shares and had 43 million shares outstanding.\n\n\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n597\nCase D: \nMiller Bikes is a national chain of upscale bicycle shops. The company has followed a success-\nful strategy of locating near major universities. Miller has the opportunity to expand into sev-\neral new markets but must raise additional capital. The company has engaged in the following \ntransactions:\n \nš \nIssued 45,000 additional shares of common stock. The stock has a par value of $1 and sells in \nthe market for $25 per share.\n \nš \nIssued bonds. These bonds have a face value of $1,000,000 and a coupon rate of 10 percent. \nThe bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually. The current annual market rate \nof interest is 8 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the sale of the bonds.\n 2. Record the issuance of the stock.\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this \nbook. All questions below pertain to the last fiscal year reported in Appendix B.\nRequired:\n 1. Does the company report treasury stock? If so, what dollar amount does it report?\n 2. Did the company repurchase treasury stock during the year?\n 3. Did the company pay dividends during the year? If so, how much per share?\n 4. What is the par value of the common stock?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book. All \nquestions below pertain to the last fiscal year reported in Appendix C.\nRequired:\n 1. How many shares of common stock are authorized? How many are issued? How many are \noutstanding?\n 2. Did the company pay dividends during the year? If so, how much per share?\n 3. Does the company report treasury stock? If so, what dollar amount does it report?\n 4. Did the company repurchase any shares of its common stock during the year?\n 5. What is the par value of the common stock?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters (Appendix C).\nRequired:\n 1. Calculate the dividend yield ratios for Urban Outfitters (assume the market price of the stock \nis $40) and American Eagle (assume the market price of the stock is $20) for the most recent \n \nreporting year.\n 2. Why would an investor choose to invest in a stock that does not pay dividends?\n 3. Using the information from the following table, compare the dividend yield ratios for the industries \nlisted below. Why might an investor care about a firm’s dividend yield ratio?\nCP11-1\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4\nCP11-2\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4, 11-6\nCP11-3\nLO11-4, 11-5, 11-6\n\n\n598\nC HAP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\nDIVIDEND YIELD RATIOS FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES\nBeverages\nTobacco\nOil and Gas\nDividend yield\n2.2%\n4.8%\n9.6%\nExample company\nCoca-Cola\nPhilip Morris\nExxon Mobil\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Case\nComputing Dividends for an Actual Company\nA recent annual report for Apple Inc. contained the following information (dollars in thousands):\nStockholders’ Equity\n2014\nCommon stock, $0.00001 par value, 12.6 billion shares authorized, \n \n5.9 billion shares issued and outstanding\n$ 0.059\nAdditional paid-in capital\n23,313\nRetained earnings\n87,152\nIn 2014, Apple declared and paid dividends equal to $1.82 per share. Approximately how much cash in \ntotal did Apple pay to stockholders for dividends in 2014?\nCritical Thinking Cases\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma\nYou are a member of the board of directors of a large company that has been in business for more than \n100 years. The company is proud of the fact that it has paid dividends every year it has been in business. \nBecause of this stability, many retired people have invested large portions of their savings in your com-\nmon stock. Unfortunately, the company has struggled for the past few years as it tries to introduce new \nproducts and is considering not paying a dividend this year. The president wants to skip the dividend in \norder to have more cash to invest in product development: “If we don’t invest this money now, we won’t \nget these products to market in time to save the company. I don’t want to risk thousands of jobs.” One of \nthe most senior board members speaks next: “If we don’t pay the dividend, thousands of retirees will be \nthrown into financial distress. Even if you don’t care about them, you have to recognize our stock price \nwill crash when they all sell.” The company treasurer proposes an alternative: “Let’s skip the cash divi-\ndend and pay a stock dividend. We can still say we’ve had a dividend every year.” The entire board now \nturns to you for your opinion. What should the company do?\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma\nYou are the president of a very successful Internet company that has had a remarkably profitable year. \nYou have determined that the company has more than $10 million in cash generated by operating activi-\nties not needed in the business. You are thinking about paying it out to stockholders as a special dividend. \nYou discuss the idea with your vice president, who reacts angrily to your suggestion:\n“Our stock price has gone up by 200 percent in the last year alone. What more do we have to do for the \nowners? The people who really earned that money are the employees who have been working 12 hours a \nday, six or seven days a week, to make the company successful. Most of them didn’t even take vacations \nlast year. I say we have to pay out bonuses and nothing extra for the stockholders.”\nAs president, you know that you are hired by the board of directors, which is elected by the \n \nstockholders. What is your responsibility to both groups? To which group would you give the \n \n$10 million?\nCP11-4\nLO11-4\nCP11-5\nLO11-4, 11-6\nCP11-6\nLO11-4\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 1 Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders’ Equity\n599\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Both Yahoo Finance and Google Finance provide informa-\ntion on any given firm’s industry. Each team member should acquire the annual report or 10-K for one \npublicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a different company. The annual \nreports or 10-Ks can be downloaded from the SEC EDGAR website (www.sec.gov) or from any indi-\nvidual company’s investor relations website.\nRequired:\nEach team member should individually gather the information described below and attempt to answer \neach question. After completing this individual phase of the project, teams should get together to com-\npare and contrast their answers to each question. At the conclusion of this discussion, each team should \nwrite a short report summarizing their analysis and findings.\n 1. a. List the accounts and amounts of the company’s stockholders’ equity.\n b. \nFrom the footnotes, identify any additional information about the accounts you listed that you \nfeel would be important to someone analyzing the company as a potential investment.\n 2. Examine the statement of cash flows and the statement of stockholders’ equity. What amount of \nstock, if any, was issued in the most recent year? How much cash did the issuance generate for the \ncompany?\n a. What was the average market value per share of the issuance?\n b. Recreate the journal entry for the issuance.\n 3. What amount of treasury stock, if any, did the company repurchase during the year? Did it resell any \nof its treasury stock?\n 4. What types of dividends, if any, did the company declare during the year? How much was paid in \ncash?\nCP11-7\nLO11-1, 11-3, 11-4, \n11-6, 11-7\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n12-1 Classify cash flow statement items as part of net cash flows from \noperating, investing, and financing activities. \n \n12-2 Report and interpret cash flows from operating activities using the \nindirect method. \n \n12-3 Analyze and interpret the quality of income ratio. \n \n12-4 Report and interpret cash flows from investing activities. \n \n12-5 Analyze and interpret the capital acquisitions ratio. \n \n12-6 Report and interpret cash flows from financing activities. \n \n12-7 Understand the format of the cash flow statement and additional cash \nflow disclosures. \nStatement of Cash Flows\nW\nhile once best known for their Shasta and Faygo carbonated soft drinks, National \nBeverage now focuses on its innovative LaCroix sparkling waters, Rip It energy \nproducts, and Everfresh juices. These products bring its well-known reputation for \nflavor variety to the growing number of health-conscious consumers. Its diverse \nproduct lines \ncan meet all of the beverage needs of a wide variety of consumers and retailers. \nHowever, for \nits strategy to earn profits for shareholders, National Beverage must also be a cost- \neffective \nproducer and distributor. It maintains product quality and cost discipline through central-\nized purchasing and by owning and operating all of its production and bottling facilities. Its \n12  plants, strategically located near customer distribution centers in different markets, \nreduce distribution costs and allow National Beverage to tailor its products and media promo-\ntions to regional tastes.\nAlthough it may seem puzzling, growing profitable operations do not always ensure positive \ncash flow. As we have seen in earlier chapters, this occurs because the timing of \nrevenues \nand expenses does not always match cash inflows and outflows. As a consequence, National \nBeverage must carefully manage cash flows as well as profits. For the same reasons, financial \nanalysts must consider the information provided in National Beverage’s cash flow statement \nin addition to its income statement and balance sheet.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G T H E B USI N E SS\nClearly, net income is important, but cash flow is also critical to a company’s success. Cash \nflow permits a company to expand operations, replace worn assets, take advantage of new \n\n\nchapter 12\ninvestment opportunities, and pay dividends to its owners. Some Wall Street \nanalysts go so far as to say “Cash flow is king.” Both managers and analysts \nneed to understand the various sources and uses of cash that are associated \nwith business activity.\nThe cash flow statement focuses attention on a firm’s ability to generate \ncash internally, its management of operating assets and liabilities, and the \ndetails of its investments and its external financing. It is designed to help \nboth managers and analysts answer important cash-related questions such \nas these:\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 8JMM\u0001UIF\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001IBWF\u0001FOPVHI\u0001DBTI\u0001UP\u0001QBZ\u0001JUT\u0001TIPSU\u000eUFSN\u0001EFCUT\u0001UP\u0001TVQQMJFST\u0001\nand other creditors without additional borrowing?\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 *T\u0001UIF\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001BEFRVBUFMZ\u0001NBOBHJOH\u0001JUT\u0001BDDPVOUT\u0001SFDFJWBCMF\u0001BOE\u0001JOWFOUPSZ \n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 )BT\u0001UIF\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001NBEF\u0001OFDFTTBSZ\u0001JOWFTUNFOUT\u0001JO\u0001OFX\u0001QSPEVDUJWF\u0001DBQBDJUZ \n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 %JE\u0001UIF\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001HFOFSBUF\u0001FOPVHI\u0001DBTI\u0001GMPX\u0001JOUFSOBMMZ\u0001UP\u0001GJOBODF\u0001OFDFTTBSZ\u0001\ninvestments, or did it rely on external financing?\n\u0001\nŮ\u0001 *T\u0001UIF\u0001DPNQBOZ\u0001DIBOHJOH\u0001UIF\u0001NBLFVQ\u0001PG\u0001JUT\u0001FYUFSOBM\u0001GJOBODJOH \nWe begin our discussion with an overview of the statement of cash flows. \nThen we examine the information reported in each section of the statement in \ndepth. The chapter ends with a discussion of additional cash flow disclosures.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nNational Beverage \nCorporation\nPRODUCING HEALTHIER \nBEVERAGES FOR CUSTOMERS \nAND CASH FLOWS FOR \nSHAREHOLDERS\nwww.nationalbeverage.com\nSara Stathas/Alamy\n\n\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nClassifications\nof the\nStatement of\nCash Flows\nReporting and\nInterpreting\nCash Flows\nfrom Operating\nActivities\nReporting and\nInterpreting\nCash Flows\nfrom Investing\nActivities\n \nŮ\u0001 Cash Flows from\n \nOperating Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Cash Flows from\n \nInvesting Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Cash Flows from\n \nFinancing Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Net Increase\n \n(Decrease) in Cash\n \nŮ\u0001 Relationships to the\n \nBalance Sheet and \n \nIncome Statement \n \nŮ\u0001 Preliminary Steps in \n \nPreparing the Cash \n \nFlow Statement\n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nOperating\n \nActivities—\n \nIndirect Method\n \nŮ\u0001 Interpreting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nOperating Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Quality of Income\n \nRatio\n \n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nInvesting Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Interpreting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nInvesting Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Capital Acquisitions\n \nRatio\nReporting and\nInterpreting\nCash Flows\nfrom Financing\nActivities\n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nFinancing Activities\n \nŮ\u0001 Interpreting Cash\n \nFlows from\n \nFinancing Activities\nCompleting\nthe Statement\nand Additional\nDisclosures\n \nŮ\u0001 Statement\n \nStructure\n \nŮ\u0001 Supplemental Cash\n \nFlow Information\n602\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nC L A S S IF IC AT I O N S O F T H E STAT E M E N T \nO F C ASH F LOWS\nBasically, the statement of cash flows explains how the amount of cash on the balance sheet at \nthe beginning of the period has become the amount of cash reported at the end of the period. \nFor purposes of this statement, the definition of cash includes cash and cash equivalents. Cash \nequivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are both\n \n1. Readily convertible to known amounts of cash and\n \n2. So near to maturity there is little risk that their value will change if interest rates change.\nGenerally, only investments with original maturities of three months or less qualify as a cash \nequivalent under this definition.1 Examples of cash equivalents are Treasury bills (a form of \nshort-term U.S. government debt), money market funds, and commercial paper (short-term \nnotes payable issued by large corporations).\nAs you can see in Exhibit 12.1, the statement of cash flows reports cash inflows and out-\nflows in three broad categories: (1) operating activities, (2) investing activities, and (3) financ-\ning activities. Together, these three cash flow categories explain the change in cash from the \nbeginning balance to the ending balance on the balance sheet.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-1\nClassify cash flow statement \nitems as part of net cash flows \nfrom operating, investing, and \nfinancing activities.\nCASH EQUIVALENTS \nShort-term investments with \noriginal maturities of three \nmonths or less that are readily \nconvertible to cash and whose \nvalue is unlikely to change.\n1Original maturity means original maturity to the entity holding the investment. For example, both a three-month \nTreasury bill and a three-year Treasury note purchased three months from maturity qualify as cash equivalents. A \nTreasury note purchased three years ago, however, does not become a cash equivalent when its remaining maturity \nis three months.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n603\nEXHIBIT 12.1\nConsolidated Statement \n \nof Cash Flows\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nConsolidated Statement of Cash Flows*\nYear Ended May 3, 2014\n(In thousands)\nCash flows from operating activities:\nNet income\n$ \n 43,635\nAdjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:\n Depreciation and amortization\n10,063\nChanges in assets and liabilities:\n Accounts receivable\n5,864\n Inventories\n(4,680)\n Prepaid expenses\n(2,699)\n Accounts payable\n1,345\n Accrued expenses\n (259)\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n 53,269\nCash flows from investing activities:\nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n(12,124)\nProceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n62\nPurchase of short-term investments\n(1,463)\nProceeds from sale of short-term investments\n 2,443\nNet cash used by investing activities\n (11,082)\nCash flows from financing activities:\nRepayment of principal on long-term debt\n(22,772)\nProceeds from issuance of long-term debt\n—\nRepurchase of stock\n(7,024)\nProceeds from issuance of stock\n—\nPayment of cash dividends\n (726)\nNet cash used by financing activities\n (30,522)\nNet Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Equivalents\n11,665\nCash and Equivalents—Beginning of Year\n 18,267\nCash and Equivalents—End of Year\n$ 29,932\n*Certain amounts have been adjusted for pedagogical purposes.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nCash Flows from Operating Activities\nCash flows from operating activities (cash flows from operations) are the cash inflows and \noutflows that relate directly to revenues and expenses reported on the income statement. There \nare two alternative approaches for presenting the operating activities section of the statement:\n \n1. The direct method reports the components of cash flows from operating activities as gross \nreceipts and gross payments.\nInflows\nOutflows\nCash received from\nCash paid for\nCustomers\nDividends and interest on investments\nPurchase of services (electricity, etc.) \n \n and goods for resale\nSalaries and wages\nIncome taxes\nInterest on liabilities\nCASH FLOWS FROM \nOPERATING ACTIVITIES \n(CASH FLOWS FROM \nOPERATIONS) \nCash inflows and outflows directly \nrelated to earnings from normal \noperations.\nDIRECT METHOD\nA method of presenting the \noperating activities section of \nthe statement of cash flows that \nreports components of cash flows \nfrom operating activities as gross \nreceipts and gross payments.\n\n\n604\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nThe difference between the inflows and outflows is called net cash provided by (used \nby) operating activities. National Beverage experienced a net cash inflow of $53,269 \n(all amounts in thousands) from its operations for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014 (here-\nafter 2014). Though the FASB recommends the direct method, it is rarely used in the \n \nUnited States. Many financial executives have reported that they do not use it because it \nis more expensive to implement than the indirect method. Both the FASB and the IASB \nare considering a proposal to require this method, but intense opposition from the preparer \n \ncommunity continues.\n \n2. The indirect method starts with net income from the income statement and then eliminates \nnoncash items to arrive at net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities.\nNet income\n+/− Adjustments for noncash items\nNet cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities\nNinety-nine percent of large U.S. companies, including National Beverage, use the indirect \nmethod.2 Notice in Exhibit 12.1 that in the year 2014, National Beverage reported posi-\ntive net income of $43,635 but generated positive cash flows from operating activities of \n$53,269. Why should income and cash flows from operating activities differ? Remember \nthat on the income statement, revenues are recorded when they are earned, without regard \nto when the related cash inflows occur. Similarly, expenses are matched with revenues and \nrecorded without regard to when the related cash outflows occur.\nFor now, the most important thing to remember about the two methods is that they are simply \nalternative ways to arrive at the same number. The total amount of cash flows from operating \nactivities is always the same (an inflow of $53,269 in National Beverage’s case), regardless \nof whether it is computed using the direct or indirect method, as illustrated below.\nDirect\nIndirect\nCash collected from customers\n$\"\"646,999\nNet income\n$43,635\nCash payments for interest\n(1,326)\nDepreciation\n10,063\nCash payments to suppliers\n(426,815)\nChanges in operating assets and liabilities\n(429)\nCash payments for other expenses\n(146,115)\nCash payments for income taxes\n \"\" (19,474)\n \n\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"    \nNet cash provided by operating activities\n$\"\" 53,269\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n$53,269\nCash Flows from Investing Activities\nCash flows from investing activities are cash inflows and outflows related to the purchase and \ndisposal of long-lived productive assets and investments in the securities of other companies. \nTypical cash flows from investing activities include:\nInflows\nOutflows\nCash received from\nCash paid for\nSale or disposal of property, plant, \n and equipment\nPurchase of property, plant, \n and equipment\nSale or maturity of investments in securities\nPurchase of investments in securities\nThe difference between these cash inflows and outflows is called net cash provided by (used \nby) investing activities.\nINDIRECT METHOD \nA method of presenting the \noperating activities section of \nthe statement of cash flows that \nadjusts net income to compute \ncash flows from operating \nactivities.\nDirect\nIndirect\nUse of Direct and Indirect\nMethod by U.S. Companies\n1%\n99%\nCASH FLOWS FROM \nINVESTING ACTIVITIES \nCash inflows and outflows \nrelated to the acquisition or \nsale of productive facilities and \ninvestments in the securities of \nother companies.\n2Accounting Trends & Techniques (New York: American Institute of CPAs, 2012).\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nWe just discussed the three main sections of the cash flow statement: Cash Flows from Operating \nActivities, which are related to earning income from normal operations; Cash Flows from Investing \nActivities, which are related to the acquisition and sale of productive assets; and Cash Flows from \nFinancing Activities, which are related to external financing of the enterprise. The net cash inflow or \noutflow for the year is the same amount as the increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for \nthe year on the balance sheet. To make sure you understand the appropriate classifications of the dif-\nferent cash flows, answer the following questions before you move on.\n(continued )\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n605\nFor National Beverage, this amount was an outflow of $11,082 for the year 2014. Most \nof the activity was related to purchases and sales of short-term investments and the purchase \nand sale of property, plant, and equipment. Since total purchases exceeded cash collected from \nsales, there was a net cash outflow.\nCash Flows from Financing Activities\nCash flows from financing activities include exchanges of cash with creditors (debtholders) \nand owners (stockholders). Usual cash flows from financing activities include the following:\nInflows\nOutflows\nCash received from\nCash paid for\nBorrowing on notes, mortgages, bonds, etc., \n \n from creditors\nRepayment of principal to creditors (excluding \n \n interest, which is an operating activity)\nIssuing stock to owners\nRepurchasing stock from owners\nDividends to owners\nThe difference between these cash inflows and outflows is called net cash provided by (used \nby) financing activities.\nNational Beverage experienced a net cash outflow from financing activities of $30,522 \nfor the year 2014. The Financing Activities section of its statement shows that National Bev-\nerage paid $22,772 in principal on long-term debt, $726 in dividends, and $7,024 for stock \nrepurchases.3\nNet Increase (Decrease) in Cash\nThe combination of the net cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and \nfinancing activities must equal the net increase (decrease) in cash for the reporting period. \nFor the year 2014, National Beverage reported a net increase in cash of $11,665, which \nexplains the change in cash on the balance sheet from the beginning balance of $18,267 to the \nending balance of $29,932.\nCASH FLOWS FROM \nFINANCING ACTIVITIES \nCash inflows and outflows related \nto external sources of financing \n(owners and creditors) for the \nenterprise.\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n$53,269\nNet cash used in investing activities\n(11,082)\nNet cash used in financing activities \n(30,522)\n11,665\n \n \n \n \nNet increase in cash and cash equivalents\nCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period\n18,267\nCash and cash equivalents at end of period \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n $29,932\nBeginning and ending balances\nfrom the balance sheet\n3This description was simplified to eliminate discussion of stock options and cash flow hedges.\n\n\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nDr Pepper Snapple Group is the third largest nonalcoholic beverage company in the world. A listing \nof some of its cash flows follows. Indicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities \n(O), Investing Activities (I), or Financing Activities (F) section of the statement of cash flows.\n_____ 1. Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt.\n_____ 2. Collections from customers.\n_____ 3. Payment of interest on debt.\n_____ 4. Purchase of property, plant, and equipment.\n_____ 5. Proceeds from disposal of investment securities.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n606\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nTo give you a better understanding of the statement of cash flows, we now discuss National \nBeverage’s statement in more detail, including the way in which it relates to the balance sheet \nand income statement. Then we examine how each section of the statement describes a set of \nimportant decisions made by National Beverage’s management. Last, we examine how finan-\ncial analysts use each section to evaluate the company’s performance.\nRelationships to the Balance Sheet and Income Statement\nPreparing and interpreting the cash flow statement requires an analysis of the balance sheet \nand income statement accounts that relate to the three sections of the cash flow statement. In \nprevious chapters, we emphasized that companies record transactions as journal entries that are \nposted to T-accounts, which are used to prepare the income statement and the balance sheet. \nBut companies cannot prepare the statement of cash flows using the amounts recorded in the \nT-accounts because those amounts are based on accrual accounting. Instead, they must analyze \nthe numbers recorded under the accrual method and adjust them to a cash basis. To prepare the \nstatement of cash flows, they need the following data:\n \n1. Comparative balance sheets used in calculating the cash flows from all activities (operat-\ning, investing, and financing).\n \n2. A complete income statement used primarily in calculating cash flows from operating \nactivities.\n \n3. Additional details concerning selected accounts where the total change amount in an \naccount balance during the year does not reveal the underlying nature of the cash flows.\nOur approach to preparing and understanding the cash flow statement focuses on the \nchanges in the balance sheet accounts. It relies on a simple manipulation of the balance sheet \nequation:\nAssets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity\nFirst, assets can be split into cash and noncash assets:\nCash + Noncash Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity\nIf we move the noncash assets to the right side of the equation, then:\nCash = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity - Noncash Assets\n1. F, 2. O, 3. O, 4. I, 5. I\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n607\nCategory\nTransaction\nCash Effect\nOther Account Affected\nOperating\nCollect accounts receivable\n+Cash\n−Accounts Receivable (A)\nPay accounts payable\n−Cash\n−Accounts Payable (L)\nPrepay rent\n−Cash\n+Prepaid Rent (A)\nPay interest\n−Cash\n−Retained Earnings (SE)\nSale for cash\n+Cash\n+Retained Earnings (SE)\nInvesting\nPurchase equipment for cash\n−Cash\n+Equipment (A)\nSell investment securities for cash\n+Cash\n−Investments (A)\nFinancing\nPay back debt to bank\n−Cash\n−Notes Payable—Bank (L)\nIssue stock for cash\n+Cash\n+ \nCommon Stock and Addi-\ntional Paid-in-Capital (SE)\nEXHIBIT 12.2\nSelected Cash Transactions \nand Their Effects on Other \nBalance Sheet Accounts\nGiven this relationship, the changes (∆) in cash between the beginning and the end of the \nperiod must equal the changes (∆) in the amounts on the right side of the equation between the \nbeginning and the end of the period:\n∆ Cash = ∆ Liabilities + ∆ Stockholders’ Equity - ∆ Noncash Assets\nThus, any transaction that changes cash must be accompanied by a change in liabilities, \nstockholders’ equity, or noncash assets. Exhibit 12.2 illustrates this concept for selected cash \ntransactions.\nPreliminary Steps in Preparing the Cash Flow Statement\nBased on this logic, we use the following preliminary steps to prepare the cash flow statement:\n \n1. Determine the change in each balance sheet account. From this year’s ending balance, sub-\ntract this year’s beginning balance (i.e., last year’s ending balance).\n \n2. Classify each change as relating to operating (O), investing (I), or financing (F) activities by \nmarking them with the corresponding letter. Use Exhibit 12.3 as a guide.\nThe balance sheet accounts related to earning income (operating items) should be \nmarked with an O. These accounts are often called operating assets and liabilities. The \naccounts that should be marked with an O include the following:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Most current assets (other than short-term investments, which relate to investing activities, \nand cash).4\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Most current liabilities (other than amounts owed to investors and financial institutions,5 all \nof which relate to financing activities).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Retained Earnings because it increases by the amount of net income, which is the starting \npoint for the operating section. (Retained Earnings also decreases by dividends declared and \npaid, which is a financing outflow noted by an F.)\nIn Exhibit 12.3, all of the operating assets and liabilities have been marked with an O. These \nitems include:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accounts Receivable\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Inventories\n4Certain noncurrent assets such as long-term receivables from customers and noncurrent liabilities such as \npostretirement obligations to employees are considered to be operating items. These items are covered in more \nadvanced accounting classes.\n5Examples of the accounts excluded are Dividends Payable, Short-Term Debt to Financial Institutions, and Current \nMaturities of Long-Term Debt. Current maturities of long-term debt are amounts of debt with an original term \nof more than one year that are due within one year of the statement date. Certain noncurrent liabilities involving \npayables to suppliers, to employees, or for taxes are also considered to be operating liabilities. These items are \ncovered in more advanced accounting classes.\n\n\n608\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nConsolidated Statements of Income\nFor the Fiscal Year Ended May 3, 2014\n(In thousands)\nNet sales\n$641,135\nCost of sales\n 423,480\n Gross profit\n217,655\nOperating expenses:\n Selling, general, and administrative expense\n143,157\n Depreciation and amortization expense\n 10,063\nTotal operating expenses\n 153,220\nOperating income\n64,435\nInterest expense\n (1,326)\nIncome before provision for income taxes\n63,109\nProvision for income taxes\n 19,474\nNet income\n$ 43,635\nCertain balances have been adjusted to simplify the presentation.\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nConsolidated Balance Sheet\n(In thousands)\nMay 3, \n2014\nApril 27, \n2013\nRelated Cash\nAssets\nChange\nFlow Section\n Current assets:\nChange in Cash\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$ 29,932\n$ 18,267\n+11,665\nI\n Short-term investments\n2,685\n3,665\n-980\nO\n Accounts receivable\n58,205\n64,069\n-5,864\nO\n Inventories\n43,914\n39,234\n+4,680\nO\n Prepaid expenses\n 8,405\n 5,706\n+2,699\n Total current assets\n143,141\n130,941\nI†\n Property, plant, and equipment, net\n 79,700\n 77,701\n+1,999\nTotal assets\n$222,841\n$208,642\nLiabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\n Current liabilities:\nO\n Accounts payable\n$ 45,606\n$ 44,261\n+1,345\nO\n Accrued expenses\n 18,917\n 19,176\n-259\n Total current liabilities\n64,523\n63,437\nF\n Long-term debt\n52,117\n74,889\n-22,772\n Stockholders’ equity:\nF\n Common stock\n894\n1,054\n-160\nF\n Additional paid-in capital\n24,570\n31,434\n-6,864\nO and F\n Retained earnings\n 80,737\n 37,828\n+42,909\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 106,201\n 70,316\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$222,841\n$208,642\n†The Accumulated Depreciation account is also related to operations because it relates to \ndepreciation.\nEXHIBIT 12.3\nComparative Balance \nSheet and Current Income \nStatement\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP. \n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n609\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Prepaid Expenses\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accounts Payable\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Accrued Expenses\nAs we have noted, retained earnings is also relevant to operations.\nThe balance sheet accounts related to investing activities should be marked with an I. \nThese include all of the remaining assets on the balance sheet. In Exhibit 12.3 these items \ninclude:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Short-Term Investments\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net\nThe balance sheet accounts related to financing activities should be marked with an F. \nThese include all of the remaining liability and stockholders’ equity accounts on the bal-\nance sheet. In Exhibit 12.3 these items include:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Long-Term Debt\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Common Stock\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Additional Paid-in Capital\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Retained Earnings (for decreases resulting from dividends declared and paid)\nNext, we use this information to prepare each section of the statement of cash flows.\nRE P ORT I N G A N D I N T ERP R E T I N G C A S H \nF LOWS FRO M O P ER AT IN G ACT I V I T I E S\nAs noted above, the operating section can be prepared in two formats, and nearly all U.S. \ncompanies choose the indirect method. As a result, we discuss the indirect method here \nand the direct method in Supplement A at the end of the chapter.\nRecall that:\n \n1. Cash flow from operating activities is always the same regardless of whether it is computed \nusing the direct or indirect method.\n \n2. The investing and financing sections are always presented in the same manner regardless of \nthe format of the operating section.\nReporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities—Indirect Method\nExhibit 12.3 shows National Beverage’s comparative balance sheet and income statement. \nRemember that the indirect method starts with net income and converts it to cash flows from \noperating activities. This involves adjusting net income for the differences in the timing of accrual \nbasis net income and cash flows. The general structure of the operating activities section is:\nOperating Activities\nNet income\nAdjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from operating activities:\n +Depreciation and amortization expense\n −Gain on sale of investing asset\n +Loss on sale of investing asset\n +Decreases in operating assets\n +Increases in operating liabilities\n −Increases in operating assets\n −Decreases in operating liabilities\nNet Cash Flow from Operating Activities\nTo keep track of all the additions and subtractions made to convert net income to cash flows \nfrom operating activities, it is helpful to set up a schedule to record the computations. We will \nconstruct a schedule for National Beverage in Exhibit 12.4.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-2\nReport and interpret cash flows \nfrom operating activities using \nthe indirect method.\n\n\n610\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nCONVERSION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES\nItems\nAmount\nExplanation\nNet income, accrual basis\n$43,635\nFrom income statement.\nAdd (subtract) to convert to cash basis:\n Depreciation and amortization\n+10,063\nAdd back because depreciation and \n amortization expense does not affect cash.\n Accounts receivable decrease\n+5,864\nAdd because cash collected from customers \n is more than accrual basis revenues.\n Inventory increase\n−4,680\nSubtract because purchases are more than \n cost of goods sold expense.\n Prepaid expense increase\n−2,699\nSubtract because cash prepayments for expenses \n are more than accrual basis expenses.\n Accounts payable increase\n+1,345\nAdd because cash payments to suppliers are \n \nless than amounts purchased on account \n(borrowed from suppliers).\n Accrued expenses decrease\n\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"−259\nSubtract because cash payments for expenses \n are more than accrual basis expenses.\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n$53,269\nReported on the statement of cash flows.\nEXHIBIT 12.4\nNational Beverage Corp.: \nSchedule for Net Cash Flow \nfrom Operating Activities, \nIndirect Method (dollars in \nthousands)\nWe begin our schedule presented in Exhibit 12.4 with net income of $43,635 taken from \nNational Beverage’s income statement (Exhibit 12.3). Completing the operating section using \nthe indirect method involves two steps:\nStep 1: Adjust net income for depreciation and amortization expense and gains and losses on sale of \ninvesting assets such as property, plant, and equipment and investments. Recording depreciation \nand amortization expense does not affect the cash account (or any other operating asset or liability). \nIt affects a noncurrent investing asset (Property, plant, and equipment, net). Since depreciation and \n \namortization expense is subtracted in computing net income but does not affect cash, we always \nadd it back to convert net income to cash flow from operating activities. In the case of National \nBeverage, \nwe need to remove the effect of depreciation and amortization expense by adding back $10,063 to net \nincome (see Exhibit 12.4).\n \n \n If National Beverage had sold property, plant, and equipment at a gain or loss, the amount of cash received \nwould be classified as an investing cash inflow. Since all of the cash received is an investing cash flow, an \nadjustment must also be made in the operating activities section to avoid double counting the gain or loss. \nGains on sales of property, plant, and equipment are subtracted and losses on such sales are added \nto convert net income to cash flow from operating activities. We illustrate the relevant computations and \nadjustments for gains and losses on the sale of long-term assets in Supplement B at the end of the chapter.6\nStep 2: Adjust net income for changes in assets and liabilities marked as operating (O). Each change in \noperating assets (other than cash and short-term investments) and liabilities (other than amounts owed \nto owners and financial institutions) causes a difference between net income and cash flow from operat-\ning activities.7 When converting net income to cash flow from operating activities, apply the following \ngeneral rules:\n\u0003\n΄\u0003 2QQ\u0003cVR\u0003PVM]UR\u0003fVR]\u0003M]\u0003^_RaMcW]U\u0003MbbRc\u0003QRPaRMbRb\u0003^a\u0003M]\u0003^_RaMcW]U\u0003ZWMOWZWch\u0003W]PaRMbRb͙\n\u0003\n΄\u0003 EdOcaMPc\u0003cVR\u0003PVM]UR\u0003fVR]\u0003M]\u0003^_RaMcW]U\u0003MbbRc\u0003W]PaRMbRb\u0003^a\u0003M]\u0003^_RaMcW]U\u0003ZWMOWZWch\u0003QRPaRMbRb͙\n6Other similar additions and subtractions are discussed in more advanced accounting courses.\n7As noted earlier, certain noncurrent assets, such as long-term receivables from customers, and noncurrent \nliabilities, such as postretirement obligations to employees, are considered to be operating items. These items are \ncovered in more advanced accounting classes.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n611\nUnderstanding what makes these assets and liabilities increase and decrease is the key to under-\nstanding the logic of these additions and subtractions.\nChange in Accounts Receivable\nWe illustrate this logic with the first operating item (O) listed on National Beverage’s \n \nbalance sheet (Exhibit 12.3), accounts receivable. Remember that the income statement \nreflects sales revenue, but the cash flow statement must reflect cash collections from cus-\ntomers. As the \nfollowing accounts receivable T-account illustrates, when sales revenues are \nrecorded, accounts receivable increases, and when cash is collected from customers, accounts \n \nreceivable decreases.\nIn the National Beverage example, sales revenue reported on the income statement is less than \ncash collections from customers by $641,135 − $646,999 = ($5,864). Because more money \nwas collected from customers, this amount must be added to net income to convert to cash \nflows from operating activities. Note that this amount is also the same as the change in the \naccounts receivable account:\nEnding balance\n$58,205\n− Beginning balance\n\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"64,069\nChange\n($\"\"\"\"\"\" 5,864)\nThis same underlying logic is used to determine adjustments for the other operating assets and \nliabilities.\nTo summarize, the income statement reflects revenues of the period, but cash flow \nfrom operating activities must reflect cash collections from customers. Sales on account \nincrease the balance in accounts receivable, and collections from customers decrease \nthe balance.\nAccounts Receivable (A)\nBeginning\n64,069\nDecrease\n5,864\nEnding\n58,205\nThe balance sheet for National Beverage Corp. (Exhibit 12.3) indicates a decrease \nin accounts receivable of $5,864 for the period, which means that cash collected from \ncustomers is higher than revenue. To convert to cash flows from operating activities, \nthe amount of the decrease (the increased collections) must be added in Exhibit 12.4. \n(An increase is subtracted.)\nChange in Inventory\nThe income statement reflects merchandise sold for the period, whereas cash flow from operat-\ning activities must reflect cash purchases. As shown in the Inventories T-account, purchases of \ngoods increase the balance in inventory, and recording merchandise sold decreases the balance \nin inventory.\nChange\n$5,864\nAccounts Receivable (A)\nBeginning balance\n64 \n,069\nSales revenue (on account)\n641 ,135\nCollections from customers\n646,999\nEnding balance\n58, 205\nIf Accounts\nReceivable:\nSubtract\nAdd\nIncreases\n($ is Lower)\nDecreases\n($ is Higher)\n\n\n612\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nIf Inventory:\nSubtract\nAdd\nIncreases\n($ is Lower)\nDecreases\n($ is Higher)\nIf Prepaid\nExpenses:\nSubtract\nAdd\nIncreases\n($ is Lower)\nDecreases\n($ is Higher)\nInventories (A)\nBeg.\n39,234\nIncrease\n4,680\nEnd.\n43,914\nInventories (A)\nBeg. balance\nPurchases\nCosts of goods sold\nEnd. bal.\nNational Beverage’s balance sheet (Exhibit 12.3) indicates that inventory increased by \n$4,680, which means that the amount of purchases is more than the amount of merchan-\ndise sold. The increase (the extra goods purchased) must be subtracted from net income \nto convert to cash flow from operating activities in Exhibit 12.4. (A decrease is added.)\nChange in Prepaid Expenses\nThe income statement reflects expenses of the period, but cash flow from operating \nactivities must reflect the cash payments. Cash prepayments increase the balance in \nprepaid expenses, and recording of expenses decreases the balance in prepaid expenses.\nPrepaid Expenses (A)\nBeg.\n5,706\nIncrease\n2,699\nEnd.\n8,405\nPrepaid Expenses (A)\nBeg. bal.\nCash prepayments\nServices used (expense)\nEnd. bal.\nThe National Beverage balance sheet (Exhibit 12.3) indicates a $2,699 increase in prepaid \nexpenses, which means that new cash prepayments are more than the amount of expenses. \nThe increase (the extra prepayments) must be subtracted from net income in Exhibit 12.4.\nChange in Accounts Payable\nCash flow from operations must reflect cash purchases, but not all purchases are for cash. \nPurchases on account increase accounts payable and cash paid to suppliers decreases \naccounts payable.\nAccounts Payable (L)\nBeg.\n44,261\nIncrease\n1,345\nEnd.\n45,606\nAccounts Payable (L)\nBeg. bal.\nCash payments\nPurchases on account\nEnd. bal.\nIf Accounts\nPayable:\nSubtract\nAdd\nDecreases\n($ is Lower)\nIncreases\n($ is Higher)\nNational Beverage’s accounts payable increased by $1,345, which means that cash pay-\nments were less than purchases on account. This increase (the extra purchases on account) \nmust be added in Exhibit 12.4. (A decrease is subtracted.)\nChange in Accrued Expenses\nThe income statement reflects all accrued expenses, but the cash flow statement must \nreflect actual payments for those expenses. Recording accrued expenses increases the bal-\nance in the liability accrued expenses and cash payments for the expenses decrease accrued \nexpenses.\nAccrued Expenses (L)\nBeg.\n19,176\nDecrease\n259\nEnd.\n18,917\nAccrued Expenses (L)\nBeg. bal.\nPay off accruals\nAccrued expenses\nEnd. bal.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n613\nNational Beverage’s accrued expenses (Exhibit 12.3) decreased by $259, which indicates \nthat cash paid for the expenses is more than accrual basis expenses. The decrease (the \nhigher cash paid) must be subtracted in Exhibit 12.4. (An increase is added.)\nSummary\nWe can summarize the typical additions and subtractions that are required to reconcile net \nincome with cash flow from operating activities as follows:\nADDITIONS AND SUBTRACTIONS \nTO RECONCILE NET INCOME TO CASH FLOW \nFROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES\nItem\nWhen Item Increases\nWhen Item Decreases\nDepreciation and amortization\n+\nNA\nGain on sale of long-term asset\n−\nNA\nLoss on sale of long-term asset\n+\nNA\nAccounts receivable\n−\n+\nInventory\n−\n+\nPrepaid expenses\n−\n+\nAccounts payable\n+\n−\nAccrued expense liabilities\n+\n−\nNotice again in this table that to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities, \nyou must:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Add the change when an operating asset decreases or an operating liability increases.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Subtract the change when an operating asset increases or an operating liability decreases.\nThe cash flow statement for National Beverage (Exhibit 12.1) shows the same additions and \nsubtractions to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities described in \n \nExhibit 12.4.\nIf Accrued\nExpenses:\nSubtract\nAdd\nDecreases\n($ is Lower)\nIncreases\n($ is Higher)\nU.S. GAAP and IFRS differ in the cash flow statement treatment of interest received and interest paid as \nfollows:\nInterest Received\nInterest Paid\nU.S. GAAP\nOperating\nOperating\nIFRS\nOperating or Investing\nOperating or Financing\nUnder U.S. GAAP, interest paid and received are both classified as operating cash flows because the \nrelated revenue and expense enter into the computation of net income. This makes it easier to compare \nnet income to cash flow from operations. It also benefits the financial statement user by ensuring com-\nparability across companies. IFRS, on the other hand, allows interest received to be classified as either \noperating or investing and interest paid to be classified as either operating or financing. This recognizes \nthat interest received results from investing activities, whereas interest paid, like dividends paid, involves \npayments to providers of financing. However, the alternative classifications may be confusing to finan-\ncial statement readers.\nClassification of Interest on the Cash Flow Statement\nI N T E R N AT I O N A L \nP E R S P E C T I V E\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nThe indirect method for reporting cash flows from operating activities reports a conversion of net \nincome to net cash flow from operating activities. The conversion involves additions and subtractions \nfor (1) expenses (such as depreciation expense) and revenues that do not affect current assets or cur-\nrent liabilities and (2) changes in each of the individual current assets (other than cash and short-term \ninvestments) and current liabilities (other than short-term debt to financial institutions and current \nmaturities of long-term debt, which relate to financing), which reflect differences in the timing of \naccrual basis net income and cash flows. To test whether you understand these concepts, answer the \nfollowing questions before you move on.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIndicate which of the following items taken from Dr Pepper Snapple Group’s cash flow statement \nwould be added (+), subtracted (−), or not included (NA) in the reconciliation of net income to cash \nflow from operations.\n_____ 1. Increase in inventories. \n_____ 4. Decrease in accounts receivable.\n_____ 2. Proceeds from issuance of notes payable. \n_____ 5. Increase in accounts payable.\n_____ 3. Amortization expense. \n_____ 6. Increase in prepaid expenses.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nGUIDED HELP 12-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on preparing the operating section of the statement of \ncash flows using the indirect method, go to http://www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh12a.\n614\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities\nThe operating activities section of the cash flow statement focuses attention on the firm’s abil-\nity to generate cash internally through operations and its management of current assets and \ncurrent liabilities (also called working capital). Most analysts believe that this is the most \nimportant section of the statement because, in the long run, operations are the only source of \ncash. That is, investors will not invest in a company if they do not believe that cash generated \nfrom operations will be available to pay them dividends or expand the company. Similarly, \ncreditors will not lend money if they do not believe that cash generated from operations will be \navailable to pay back the loan. For example, many dot-com companies crashed when investors \nlost faith in their ability to turn business ideas into cash flows from operations.\nA common rule of thumb followed by financial and credit analysts is to avoid firms with ris-\ning net income but falling cash flow from operations. Rapidly rising inventories or receivables \noften predict a slump in profits and the need for external financing. A true understanding of the \nmeaning of the difference requires a detailed understanding of its causes.\nIn the year 2014, National Beverage reported that cash flow from operations was higher \nthan net income. What caused this relationship? To answer these questions, we must carefully \nanalyze how National Beverage’s operating activities are reported in its cash flow statement. \nTo properly interpret this information, we also must learn more about the beverage industry. \nNational Beverage normally reports higher cash flow from operations than net income because \nof the effect of depreciation and amortization, which reduces income but is not a cash outflow. \nAt the same time, it carefully manages the assets and liabilities that enter into the operating \ncash flow calculation, keeping those total changes to a minimum. Many analysts compute the \nquality of income ratio as a general sign of the ability to generate cash through operations.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. −, 2. NA, 3. +, 4. +, 5. +, 6. −.\nmauritius images GmbH/Alamy\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n615\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nHow much cash does each dollar of net income generate?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nCash Flow from Operating Activities \nNet Income\nQuality of Income Ratio =\nNational Beverage Corp.’s ratio for the year 2014 was:\n53,269\n43,635 = 1.22 (122%)\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The quality of income ratio measures the portion of income that was generated in cash. \nAll other things equal, a higher quality of income ratio indicates greater ability to finance operating and \nother cash needs from operating cash inflows. A higher ratio also indicates that it is less likely that the \ncompany is using aggressive revenue recognition policies to increase net income, and therefore is less \nlikely to experience a decline in earnings in the future. When this ratio does not equal 1.0, analysts must \nestablish the sources of the difference to determine the significance of the findings. There are four poten-\ntial causes of any difference:\n \n1. The corporate life cycle (growth or decline in sales). When sales are increasing, receiv-\nables and inventory normally increase faster than accounts payable. This often reduces oper-\nating cash flows below income, which, in turn, reduces the ratio. When sales are declining, \nthe opposite occurs, and the ratio increases.\n \n2. Seasonality. Seasonal (from quarter to quarter) variations in sales and purchases of inven-\ntory can cause the ratio to deviate from 1.0 during particular quarters.\n \n3. Changes in revenue and expense recognition. Aggressive revenue recognition or failure to \naccrue appropriate expenses will inflate net income and reduce the ratio.\n \n4. Changes in management of operating assets and liabilities. Inefficient management will \nincrease operating assets and decrease liabilities, reducing operating cash flows and the quality \nof income ratio. More efficient management, such as shortening of payment terms, will have \nthe opposite effect.\nFocus Company Analysis During the past three years, National Beverage’s quality of income ratio \nhas increased from 0.86 to 1.22. Its ratio is below those of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. National Beverage’s \nlower ratio would generally be judged negatively by analysts and would prompt them to read the manage-\nment’s discussion and analysis section of the annual report to determine its causes.\nA Few Cautions The quality of income ratio can be interpreted based only on an understanding of the \ncompany’s business operations and strategy. For example, a low ratio for a quarter can be due simply to \nnormal seasonal changes. However, it also can indicate obsolete inventory, slowing sales, or failed expan-\nsion plans. To test for these possibilities, analysts often analyze this ratio in tandem with the accounts \nreceivable turnover and inventory turnover ratios.\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nNational Beverage\n2012\n2013\n2014\n0.86\n0.86\n1.22\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nCoca-Cola\nPepsiCo\n2014\n2014\n1.49\n1.60\nQuality of Income Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nHome Depot \n1.42\nStarbucks \n0.29\nApple \n1.51\nSelected Focus\nCompany Comparisons\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-3\nAnalyze and interpret the quality \nof income ratio.\n\n\n616\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nThe cash flow statement often gives outsiders the first hint that financial statements may contain errors \nand irregularities. The importance of this indicator as a predictor is receiving more attention in the United \nStates and internationally. Investors Chronicle reported on an accounting fraud at a commercial credit \ncompany, suggesting that\nAs noted in earlier chapters, unethical managers sometimes attempt to reach earnings targets by \nmanipulating accruals and deferrals of revenues and expenses to inflate income. Since these adjusting \nentries do not affect the cash account, they have no effect on the cash flow statement. A growing differ-\nence between net income and cash flow from operations can be a sign of such manipulations. This early \nwarning sign has signaled some famous bankruptcies, such as that of W. T. Grant in 1975. The company \nhad inflated income by failing to make adequate accruals of expenses for uncollectible accounts receiv-\nable and obsolete inventory. The more astute analysts noted the growing difference between net income \nand cash flow from operations and recommended selling the stock long before the bankruptcy.\nSource: James Chapman, “Creative Accounting: Exposed!,” Investors Chronicle, March 2, 2001.\n. . . a look at Versailles’s cash flow statement—an invaluable tool in spotting creative accounting—\nshould have triggered misgivings. In the company’s last filed accounts . . . Versailles reported \noperating profits of . . . $25 million but a cash outflow from operating activities of $24 million . . . \nsuch figures should . . . have served as a warning. After all, what use is a company to anyone if it \nreports only accounting profits which are never translated into cash?\nFraud and Cash Flows from Operations\nA Q U E ST I ON \nO F E T HI CS\nINVESTORS CHRONICLE \nREAL WORLD EXCERPT\nR EP O RT IN G A N D I N T E R P R E T I N G C A S H \nFLOWS F ROM I N V E ST I N G AC T I V I T I E S\nReporting Cash Flows from Investing Activities\nPreparing this section of the cash flow statement requires an analysis of the accounts related \nto property, plant, and equipment; intangible assets; and investments in the securities of other \ncompanies. Normally, the relevant balance sheet accounts include Short-Term Investments and \nlong-term asset accounts such as Long-Term Investments and Property, Plant, and Equipment. \nThe following relationships are the ones that you will encounter most frequently:\nRelated Balance Sheet Account(s)\nInvesting Activity\nCash Flow \nEffect\nProperty, plant, and equipment and \n intangible assets (patents, etc.)\nPurchase of property, plant, and \n equipment or intangible assets for cash\nOutflow\nSale of property, plant, and equipment \n or intangible assets for cash\nInflow\nShort- or long-term investments \n (stocks and bonds of other companies)\nPurchase of investment securities \n for cash\nOutflow\nSale (maturity) of investment securities \n for cash\nInflow\nRemember that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Only purchases paid for with cash or cash equivalents are included.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The amount of cash that is received from the sale of assets is included, regardless of \nwhether the assets are sold at a gain or loss.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-4\nReport and interpret cash flows \nfrom investing activities.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n617\nIn National Beverage’s case, the balance sheet (Exhibit 12.3) shows two investing assets \n(noted with an I) that have changed during the period: Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net, and \nShort-Term Investments. To determine the causes of these changes, accountants need to search \nthe related company records.\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment, Net\nAnalysis of National Beverage Corp.’s records reveals that the company purchased new prop-\nerty, plant, and equipment for $12,124 in cash, which is a cash outflow. The company also sold \nold equipment for $62 in cash, an amount equal to its net book value. This is a cash inflow. \nThese investing items are listed in the schedule of investing activities in Exhibit 12.5. These \nitems, less the amount of depreciation expense added back in the Operations section ($10,063), \nexplain the increase in property, plant, and equipment, net, of $1,999.\nProperty, Plant, and Equipment, Net (A)\nBeginning\n77,701\nSold\n62\nPurchased\n12,124\nDepreciation\n10,063\nEnding\n79,700\nInvestments\nNational Beverage’s records indicate that it purchased $1,463 in short-term investments during \nthe year for cash, which is an investing cash outflow. The company also sold short-term invest-\nments for $2,443, an amount equal to their net book value. These investing items are listed in \nthe schedule of investing activities in Exhibit 12.5. They explain the $980 decrease in short-\nterm investments reported on the balance sheet. Changes in long-term investments would be \ntreated in the same fashion.\nShort-Term Investments (A)\nBeginning\n3,665\nPurchased\n1,463\nSold\n2,443\nEnding\n2,685\nThe net cash flow from investing activities resulting from these four items is an $11,082 \n \noutflow (see Exhibit 12.5).\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Investing Activities\nTwo common ways to assess a company’s ability to internally finance its expansion needs are \nthe capital acquisitions ratio and free cash flow.\nEXHIBIT 12.5\nNational Beverage Corp.: \nSchedule for Net Cash Flow \nfrom Investing Activities \n(dollars in thousands)\nItems\nCash Inflows \n(Outflows)\nExplanation\nPurchase of property, plant, and equipment\n$\"(12,124)\nPayment in cash for equipment\nProceeds from disposal of property, \n plant, and equipment\n62\nReceipt of cash from sale of \n equipment\nPurchase of short-term investments\n(1,463)\nPayment in cash for new investments\nProceeds from sale of short-term \n investments\n \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"2,443\nReceipt of cash from sale of \n investments\nNet cash inflow (outflow) from investing \n activities\n$(11,082)\nReported on the statement of cash \n flows\n\n\n618\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nManagers and analysts often calculate free cash flow8 as a measure of a firm’s ability to pursue long-\nterm investment opportunities. Free cash flow is normally calculated as follows:\nFREE CASH FLOW \nCash Flows from Operating \nActivities less Dividends less \nCapital Expenditures.\nFree Cash Flow = Cash Flow from Operating Activities\n- Dividends - Capital Expenditures\nFree Cash Flow\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\n8An alternative definition that does not subtract dividends and interest is often called the total cash flow of the firm \nin finance.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nTo what degree was the company able to finance purchases of property, plant, and equipment with cash \nprovided by operating activities?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nCash Flow from Operating Activities \nCash Paid for Property, Plant, and Equipment\nCapital Acquisitions Ratio =\nNational Beverage’s ratio for 2014 was\n53,269\n12,124 = 4.39\nExamine the ratio using two techniques:\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General The capital acquisitions ratio reflects the portion of purchases of property, plant, and \nequipment financed from operating activities (without the need for outside debt or equity financing or \nthe sale of other investments or fixed assets). A high ratio indicates less need for outside financ-\ning for current and future expansion. It benefits the company because it provides the company \nopportunities for strategic acquisitions, avoids the cost of additional debt, and reduces the risk of \nbankruptcy that comes with additional leverage (see Chapter 10).\nFocus Company Analysis National Beverage’s capital acquisitions ratio has increased from \n3.81 to 4.39 in recent years. It generates more than sufficient cash to meet its investing needs. \nAs a consequence, when credit markets tightened during the recent financial meltdown, National \nBeverage’s investment plans were unaffected. National Beverage has also maintained a ratio that is nearly \nas high or higher than its larger competitors, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.\nA Few Cautions Since the needs for investment in plant and equipment differ dramatically across indus-\ntries (for example, airlines versus pizza delivery restaurants), a particular firm’s ratio should be compared \nonly with its prior years’ figures or with other firms in the same industry. Also, a high ratio may indicate a \nfailure to update plant and equipment, which can limit a company’s ability to compete in the future.\nCOMPARISONS OVER TIME\nNational Beverage\n2012\n2013\n2014\n3.81\n4.15\n4.39\nCOMPARISONS WITH COMPETITORS\nCoca-Cola\nPepsiCo\n2014\n2014\n4.41\n3.67\nCapital Acquisitions Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O \nA N A LYS I S\nApple \n \n6.24\nGraham Holdings 1.57\nDeckers \n3.28\nSelected Focus\nCompany Comparisons\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-5\nAnalyze and interpret the \ncapital \nacquisitions ratio.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n619\nRE P ORT ING A ND IN T ERP R E T I N G C A S H \nF LOWS FRO M FINA N CIN G AC T I V I T I E S\nReporting Cash Flows from Financing Activities\nFinancing activities are associated with generating capital from creditors and owners. This \nsection of the cash flow statement reflects changes in two current liabilities, Notes Payable \nto Financial Institutions (often called short-term debt) and Current Maturities of Long-Term \nDebt, as well as changes in long-term liabilities and stockholders’ equity accounts. These \nbalance sheet accounts relate to the issuance and retirement of debt and stock and the pay-\nment of dividends. The following relationships are the ones that you will encounter most \nfrequently:\nRelated Balance Sheet Account(s)\nFinancing Activity\nCash Flow Effect\nShort-term debt (notes payable)\nBorrowing cash from banks \n or other financial institutions\nInflow\nRepayment of loan principal\nOutflow\nLong-term debt\nIssuance of bonds for cash\nInflow\nRepayment of bond principal\nOutflow\nCommon stock and additional \n paid-in capital\nIssuance of stock for cash\nRepurchase (retirement) of stock with cash\nInflow\nOutflow\nRetained earnings\nPayment of cash dividends\nOutflow\nRemember that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Cash repayments of principal are cash flows from financing activities.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Interest payments are cash flows from operating activities. Since interest expense is \nreported on the income statement, the related cash flow is shown in the operating section.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Dividend payments are cash flows from financing activities. Dividend payments are not \nreported on the income statement because they represent a distribution of income to owners. \nTherefore, they are shown in the financing section.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 If debt or stock is issued for other than cash, it is not included in this section.\nTo compute cash flows from financing activities, you should review changes in debt and \nstockholders’ equity accounts. In the case of National Beverage Corp., the analysis of changes \nin the balance sheet (Exhibit 12.3) finds that only long-term debt, common stock, and addi-\ntional paid-in capital changed during the period (noted with an F).\nShort- and Long-Term Debt\nWhen there is additional borrowing or principal repayments on long-term debt owed to financial \ninstitutions and investors, those amounts are financing cash flows. The appropriate amounts are \ndetermined by analyzing the long-term debt account. For 2014, the company repaid $22,772 \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-6\nReport and interpret cash flows \nfrom financing activities.\nAny positive free cash flow is available for additional capital expenditures, investments in other com-\npanies, and mergers and acquisitions without the need for external financing or reductions in dividends \nto shareholders. While free cash flow is considered a positive sign of financial flexibility, it also can \nrepresent a hidden cost to shareholders. Sometimes managers use free cash flow to pursue unprofitable \ninvestments just for the sake of growth or to obtain perquisites (such as fancy offices and corporate jets) \nthat do not benefit the shareholders. In these cases, the shareholders would be better off if free cash flow \nwere paid as additional dividends or used to repurchase the company’s stock on the open market.\n\n\n620\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nEXHIBIT 12.6\nNational Beverage Corp.: \nSchedule for Net Cash Flow \nfrom Financing Activities \n(dollars in thousands)\nItems\nCash Inflows \n(Outflows)\nExplanation\nCash flows from financing activities:\nRepayment of principal on long-term debt\n(22,772)\nCash payments of principal on long-term debt\nProceeds from issuance of long-term debt\n—\nCash proceeds from issuing long-term debt\nPurchase of treasury stock\n(7,024)\nCash payments to repurchase common stock\nProceeds from issuance of stock\n—\nCash proceeds from issuing common stock\nPayment of cash dividends\n\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"(726)\nCash payments of dividends to shareholders\nNet cash used in financing activities\n(30,522)\nReported on the statement of cash flows\nin principal on long-term debt. This amount is listed in the schedule of financing activities in \nExhibit 12.6. There were no additional borrowings on long-term debt.\nLong-Term Debt (L)\nBeginning\n74,889\nRetire (repay)\n22,772\nIssue (borrow)\n0\nEnding\n52,117\nIf the company had borrowed or repaid short-term debt to financial institutions, it would be \ntreated in the same fashion.\nCommon Stock and Additional Paid-in Capital\nNational Beverage’s change in common stock and additional paid-in capital resulted from two \ndecisions. National Beverage did not issue any outstanding stock during the year. But the com-\npany did repurchase common stock for $7,024 in cash, which is a financing cash ouflow.9 This \naccounts for the $7,024 decrease in common stock and additional paid-in capital. The amount \nis listed as an outflow in the schedule of financing activities in Exhibit 12.6.\nRetained Earnings\nFinally, retained earnings should be analyzed. Retained earnings rise when income is earned \nand fall when dividends are declared and paid. National Beverage earned $43,635 in income \nand paid $726 in dividends during 2014. National Beverage’s dividend payment is listed on the \nschedule of financing activities in Exhibit 12.6.\nRetained Earnings (SE)\nBeginning\n37,828\nDividends\n726\nNet Income\n43,635\nEnding\n80,737\nInterpreting Cash Flows from Financing Activities\nThe long-term growth of a company is normally financed from three sources: internally gener-\nated funds (cash from operating activities), the issuance of stock, and money borrowed on a \nCommon Stock (SE)\nBeginning\n1,054\nRepurchase\n160\nIssue\nEnding\n894\nAdditional Paid-in Capital (SE)\nBeginning\n31,434\nRepurchase\n6,864\nIssue\nEnding\n24,570\n9This description was simplified to eliminate discussion of stock options and cash flow hedges.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nAs we just discussed, the investing section of the statement of cash flows includes cash payments to \nacquire fixed assets and short- and long-term investments and cash proceeds from the sale of fixed \nassets and short- and long-term investments. Cash inflows from financing activities include cash pro-\nceeds from the issuance of short- and long-term debt and common stock. Cash outflows include cash \nprincipal payments on short- and long-term debt, cash paid for the repurchase of the company’s stock, \nand cash dividend payments. Check your understanding of these concepts by answering the following \nquestions before you move on.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIndicate which of the following items taken from the cash flow statement of Dr Pepper Snapple \nGroup would be reported in the Investing section (I) or the Financing section (F) and whether the \namount would be an inflow (+) or an outflow (−).\n_____ 1. Purchases of short-term investments.\n_____ 2. Proceeds from issuance of note payable (to bank).\n_____ 3. Cash dividends paid.\n_____ 4. Proceeds from issuance of common stock.\n_____ 5. Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 12-2\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on preparing the investing and financing sections of the \nstatement of cash flows using the indirect method, go to http://www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gh12b.\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n621\nlong-term basis. As we discussed in Chapter 10, companies can adopt a number of different \ncapital structures (the balance of debt and equity). The financing sources that management uses \nto fund growth will have an important impact on the firm’s risk and return characteristics. The \nstatement of cash flows shows how management has elected to fund its growth. This information \nis used by analysts who wish to evaluate the capital structure and growth potential of a business.\n1. I−, 2. F+, 3. F−, 4. F+, 5. I+.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nCOMP L ET ING T HE STAT E M E N T \nA ND A D D IT IO NA L DISCLOSUR E S\nStatement Structure\nRefer to the formal statement of cash flows for National Beverage Corp. shown in Exhibit 12.1. \nAs you can see, it is a simple matter to construct the statement after the detailed analysis of \nthe accounts and transactions has been completed (shown in Exhibits 12.4, 12.5, and 12.6). \nExhibit 12.7 summarizes the general structure of the statement for companies that use the indi-\nrect method for the operating section. As you can see, when the net increase or decrease in \ncash and cash equivalents is added to the cash and cash equivalents taken from the beginning-\nof-period amount on the balance sheet, it equals the end-of-period cash and cash equivalents \namount reported on the balance sheet. Companies also must provide two other disclosures \nrelated to the cash flow statement.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 12-7\nUnderstand the format of \nthe cash flow statement and \nadditional cash flow disclosures.\n\n\n16. Statement of Consolidated Cash Flow—Supplemental Disclosures\nSupplemental disclosures of cash flow information and non-cash investing and financing \nactivities for the years ended December 31 are as follows (in millions):\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,\n2014\n2013\n2012\nCash paid (refunded) during the period for:\n Interest (net of amounts capitalized)\n748\n752\n766\n Income taxes\n(16)\n(15)\n4\nNon-cash transactions:\n \nNet property and equipment acquired through issuance of debt\n1,114\n229\n544\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nUNITED AIRLINES \n622\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nEXHIBIT 12.7\nStructure of the Statement of \nCash Flows (Indirect Method)\nStatement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nOperating Activities:\nNet Income\n+ Depreciation and amortization expense\n− Gain on sale of long-term asset\n+ Loss on sale of long-term asset\n+ Decreases in operating assets\n+ Increases in operating liabilities\n− Increases in operating assets\n− Decreases in operating liabilities\nNet Cash Flow from Operating Activities\nInvesting Activities:\n− Purchase of property, plant, and equipment or intangible assets\n+ Sale of property, plant, and equipment or intangible assets\n− Purchase of investment securities\n+ Sale (maturity) of investment securities\nNet Cash Flow from Investing Activities\nFinancing Activities:\n+ Borrowing from bank or other financial institution\n− Repayment of loan principal\n+ Issuance of bonds for cash\n− Repayment of bond principal\n+ Issuance of stock\n− Repurchase (retirement) of stock\n− Payment of (cash) dividends\nNet Cash Flow from Financing Activities\nNet increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents\nCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period\nCash and cash equivalents at end of period\nSupplemental Cash Flow Information\nTwo additional required cash flow disclosures are normally listed at the bottom of the state-\nment or in the notes. United Airlines discloses this information in a note.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n623\nNoncash Investing and Financing Activities\nCertain transactions are important investing and financing activities but have no cash flow \neffects. These are called noncash investing and financing activities. For example, the pur-\nchase of a $100,000 building with a $100,000 mortgage given by the former owner does not \ncause either an inflow or an outflow of cash. As a result, these noncash activities are not listed \nin the three main sections of the cash flow statement. However, supplemental disclosure of \nthese transactions is required, in either narrative or schedule form. National Beverage’s state-\nment of cash flows does not list any noncash investing and financing activities.\nCash Paid for Interest and Income taxes\nCompanies that use the indirect method of presenting cash flows from operations also must \nprovide two other figures: cash paid for interest and cash paid for income taxes.\nEpilogue\nOur more detailed analysis of National Beverage’s cash flow indicates the causes of the differ-\nence between net income and cash flows from operations. In fact, it was a normal consequence \nof depreciation and amortization as well as careful management of operating assets and liabili-\nties. Our further analysis of National Beverage’s investing and financing activities indicates \nthat the cash needs to maintain its investment strategy should continue to be more than met by \noperations. Check the company’s latest quarterly reports to update this information.\nNONCASH INVESTING AND \nFINANCING ACTIVITIES \nTransactions that do not have \ndirect cash flow effects; reported \nas a supplement to the statement \nof cash flows in narrative or \nschedule form.\nDuring an earlier year (ended April 30), National Beverage Corp. reported net income of \n \n$24,742 (all numbers in thousands of dollars). The company also reported the following activities:\n \na. Purchased equipment for $6,658 in cash.\n \nb. Disposed of equipment for $167 in cash, its net book value on the date of sale.\n \nc. Purchased short-term investments for $109,450.\n \nd. Sold short-term investments for $112,450, their net book value on the date of sale.\n \ne. Issued stock for $950 in cash.\n f. Repurchased treasury stock for $305 in cash.\n \ng. Depreciation of equipment was $8,891 for the year.\nIts comparative balance sheet is presented below.\nD E M O N S T R A T I O N \n C A S E\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nBalance Sheet\nYear ended April 30\n(dollars in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nAssets\n Current assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$ 84,140\n$ 51,497\n Short-term investments\n—\n3,000\n Accounts receivable\n53,735\n49,186\n Inventories\n39,612\n38,754\n Prepaid expenses\n 5,552\n 12,009\n Total current assets\n183,039\n154,446\n Equipment, net\n 79,381\n 81,781\nTotal assets\n$262,420\n$236,227\n(continued)\n\n\n624\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nRequired:\nBased on this information, prepare the cash flow statement using the indirect method. Evaluate cash \nflows reported in the statement.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION\n(dollars in thousands)\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nLiabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\n Current liabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$ 48,005\n$ 49,803\n Accrued expenses\n 44,403\n 41,799\n Total current liabilities\n92,408\n91,602\n Stockholders’ equity:\n Contributed capital\n9,803\n9,158\n Retained earnings\n 160,209\n 135,467\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 170,012\n 144,625\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$262,420\n$236,227\nNATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.\nStatement of Cash Flows\nYear ended April 30\n(dollars in thousands)\nCash flows from operating activities:\nNet income\n$ 24,742\nAdjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from \n operating activities:\n Depreciation and amortization\n8,891\nChanges in assets and liabilities:\n Accounts receivable\n(4,549)\n Inventory\n(858)\n Prepaid expenses\n6,457\n Accounts payable\n(1,798)\n Accrued expenses\n 2,604\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n 35,489\nCash flows from investing activities:\nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n(6,658)\nProceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n167\nPurchase of short-term investments\n(109,450)\nProceeds from sale of short-term investments\n 112,450\nNet cash used in investing activities\n (3,491)\nCash flows from financing activities:\nPurchase of treasury stock\n(305)\nProceeds from issuance of stock\n 950\nNet cash provided by financing activities\n 645\nNet increase in cash and cash equivalents\n32,643\nCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period\n 51,497\nCash and cash equivalents at end of period\n$ 84,140\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n625\nChapter Supplement A\nReporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities—Direct Method\nThe direct method presents a summary of all operating transactions that result in either a debit or a \ncredit to cash. It is prepared by adjusting each item on the income statement from an accrual basis to \na cash basis. We will complete this process for all of the revenues and expenses reported in National \n \nBeverage’s income statement in Exhibit 12.3 and accumulate them in a new schedule in Exhibit 12.8.\nConverting Revenues to Cash Inflows\nWhen sales are recorded, accounts receivable increase, and when cash is collected, accounts receivable \ndecrease. Thus, the following formula will convert sales revenue amounts from the accrual basis to the \ncash basis:\nUsing information from National Beverage’s income statement and balance sheet presented in Exhibit \n12.3, we can compute cash collected from customers as follows:\nConverting Cost of Goods Sold to Cash Paid to Suppliers\nCost of goods sold represents the cost of merchandise sold during the accounting period. It may be more \nor less than the amount of cash paid to suppliers during the period. In National Beverage’s case, inven-\ntory increased during the year because the company bought more merchandise from suppliers than it sold \nSales\nrevenue\nCash collected\nfrom customers\nDecrease in accounts\nreceivable\nIncrease in accounts\nreceivable\nOR\n+\n–\n=\n$641,135\nNet sales\n+Decrease in accounts receivable\n5,864\nCash collected from customers\n$646,999\nAccounts Receivable (A)\nBeg.\n64,069\nDecrease\n5,864\nEnd.\n58,205\nNational Beverage reported positive profits and even higher cash flows from operations for the year. \nThis difference between the two is caused primarily by decreases in prepaid expenses and deprecia-\ntion. This also suggests that National Beverage is carefully managing its current assets and current \nliabilities so that it has more than sufficient cash on hand to cover the costs of purchases of additional \nequipment without the need to borrow additional funds. This cash can be used for future expansion or \nto pay future dividends to stockholders.\nEXHIBIT 12.8\nNational Beverage Corp.: \nSchedule for Net Cash Flow \nfrom Operating Activities, \nDirect Method (dollars in \nthousands)\nCash flows from operating activities\n Cash collected from customers\n$646,999\n Cash payments to suppliers\n(426,815)\n Cash payments for other expenses\n(146,115)\n Cash payments for interest\n(1,326)\n Cash payments for income taxes\n\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"(19,474)\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n$ 53,269\n\n\n626\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nto customers. If the company paid cash to suppliers of inventory, it must have paid more cash to suppliers \nthan the amount of cost of goods sold, so the increase in inventory must be added to compute cash paid \nto suppliers.\nTypically, companies owe their suppliers money (an accounts payable balance will appear on the bal-\nance sheet). To convert cost of goods sold to cash paid to suppliers, the borrowing and repayments repre-\nsented by the accounts payable must also be considered. Borrowing increases cash and accounts payable \nand repayment decreases cash and accounts payable, so National Beverage’s increase in accounts payable \nmust also be subtracted in the computation. Cost of goods sold can therefore be converted to a cash basis \nin the following manner:\nUsing information from Exhibit 12.3, we can compute cash paid to suppliers as follows:\nConverting Operating Expenses to a Cash Outflow\nThe total amount of an expense on the income statement may differ from the cash outflow associated with \nthat activity. Some expenses are paid before they are recognized as expenses (e.g., prepaid rent). When \nprepayments are made, the balance in the asset prepaid expenses increases; when expenses are recorded, \nthe balance in prepaid expenses decreases. When National Beverage’s prepaid expenses increased by \n$2,699 during the period, it paid more cash than it recorded as operating expenses. The increase must be \nadded in computing cash paid for expenses.\nSome other expenses are paid for after they are recognized (e.g., accrued expenses). In this case, when \nexpenses are recorded, the balance in the liability accrued expenses increases; when payments are made, \nthe balance in accrued expenses decreases. When National Beverage’s accrued expenses decreased by \n$259, it paid more cash than it recorded as operating expenses. The decrease must be added in computing \ncash paid for expenses.\nGenerally, other expenses can be converted from the accrual basis to the cash basis in the following \nmanner:\nCost of \ngoods sold\nCash payments\nto suppliers\nDecrease in inventory;\nIncrease in accounts \npayable\nOR\n+\n–\n=\nIncrease in inventory;\nDecrease in accounts \npayable\n Cost of goods sold\n+ Increase in inventory\n4,680\n- Increase in accounts payable\n4,680\n$423,480\n$426,815\nIncrease\n(1,345)\n Cash payments to suppliers\nInventories (A)\nBeg.\n39,234\nEnd.\n43,914\nAccounts Payable (L)\nBeg.\n44,261\nIncrease\n1,345\nEnd.\n45,606\nOther\nexpenses\nCash paid for\nexpenses\nDecrease in prepaid \nexpenses;\nIncrease in accrued \nexpenses\nOR\n+\n–\n=\nIncrease in prepaid \nexpenses;\nDecrease in accrued \nexpenses\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n627\nUsing information from Exhibit 12.3, we can compute cash paid for expenses for National Beverage \n \nas follows:\nNational Beverage also reports $1,326 of interest expense.10 Since there is no interest payable balance, \nwe can see that interest expense must be equal to cash payments for interest expense.\nInterest expense\n$1,326\nNo changes in interest payable\n \"\" 0\nCash payments for interest\n$1,326\nThe same logic can be applied to income taxes. National Beverage presents income tax expense of \n$19,474. Since there is no balance in Income Taxes Payable (or change in Deferred Taxes), income taxes \npaid must be the same as income tax expense.\nIncome tax expense\n$19,474\nNo change in taxes payable\n \"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\" 0\nCash payments for income taxes\n$19,474\nThese amounts of the operating cash inflows and outflows are accumulated in Exhibit 12.8.\nTo summarize, the following adjustments must commonly be made to convert income statement items \nto the related operating cash flow amounts:\nIncome Statement Account\n+/− Change in Balance Sheet Account(s)\n= Operating Cash Flow\nSales revenue\n+Decrease in Accounts Receivable (A)\n−Increase in Accounts Receivable (A)\n= Collections from customers\nInterest/Dividend revenue\n+Decrease in Interest/Dividends Receivable (A)\n−Increase in Interest/Dividends Receivable (A)\n= \nCollections of interest/dividends \non investments\nCost of goods sold\n+Increase in Inventory (A)\n−Decrease in Inventory (A)\n−Increase in Accounts Payable (L)\n+Decrease in Accounts Payable (L)\n= Payments to suppliers of inventory\nOther expenses\n+Increase in Prepaid Expenses (A)\n−Decrease in Prepaid Expenses (A)\n−Increase in Accrued Expenses (L)\n+Decrease in Accrued Expenses (L)\n= \nPayments to suppliers of services \n(e.g., rent, utilities, wages, interest)\nIncome tax expense\n+Increase in Prepaid Income Taxes (Deferred Taxes) (A)\n−Decrease in Prepaid Income Taxes (Deferred Taxes) (A)\n−Increase in Income Taxes Payable (Deferred Taxes) (L)\n+Decrease in Income Taxes Payable (Deferred Taxes) (L)\n= Payments of income taxes\nIt is important to note again that the net cash inflow or outflow is the same regardless of whether \nthe direct or indirect method of presentation is used (in National Beverage’s case, an inflow of \n$53,269). The two methods differ only in terms of the details reported on the statement.\n Selling, general, and \n administrative expense\n$143,157\n+ Increase in prepaid expenses\n2,699\n+ Decrease in accrued expenses\n259\n Cash payments for other expenses\n$146,115\nPrepaid Expenses (A)\nBeg.\n5,706\nIncrease\n2,699\nEnd.\n8,405\nAccrued Expenses (L)\nBeg.\n19,176\nDecrease\n259\nEnd.\n18,917\n10Certain amounts have been adjusted to simplify the presentation.\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIndicate which of the following line items taken from the cash flow statement would be added (+), sub-\ntracted (−), or not included (NA) in the cash flow from operations section when the direct method is used.\n_____ 1. Increase in inventories.\n_____ 2. Payment of dividends to stockholders.\n_____ 3. Cash collections from customers.\n_____ 4. Purchase of plant and equipment for cash.\n_____ 5. Payments of interest to debtholders.\n_____ 6. Payment of taxes to the government.\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n628\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nChapter Supplement B\nAdjustment for Gains and Losses on Sale of Long-Term Assets—Indirect Method\nAs noted earlier, the Operating Activities section of the cash flow statement prepared using the indirect \nmethod may include an adjustment for gains and losses on the sale of long-term assets reported on the \nincome statement. As discussed in Chapter 8, when property, plant, and equipment with an original cost \nof $10,000 and accumulated depreciation of $4,000 is sold for $8,000 cash, the following entry is made.\n$8,000 Investing \ncash inflow\n$2,000 subtraction \nin the Operating \nsection\nCash (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,000\nAccumulated depreciation (-XA, +A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Property, plant, and equipment (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Gain on disposal (+Gain, +SE ) ($8,000 - $6,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+8,000\nGain on disposal\n+2,000\nAccumulated \n depreciation\n+4,000\nProperty, plant, \n and equipment\n-10,000\nThe $8,000 inflow of cash is an investing cash inflow, but the reported gain of $2,000 is also shown on \nthe income statement. Because the gain is included in the computation of income, it is necessary to remove \n(subtract) the $2,000 gain from the Operating Activities section of the statement to avoid double counting.\nCash flows from operating activities\nNet income\n43,635\n Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from operating activities:\n . . .\n. . .\n Gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n(2,000)\n . . .\n . . .\nNet cash flow provided by operating activities\n . . .\n1. NA, 2. NA, 3. +, 4. NA, 5. −, 6. −.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \n \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n629\nCash flows from investing activities\nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n. . .\nProceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n8,000\n. . .\n . . .\nNet cash used in investing activities\n . . .\nIf the company had sold the same asset for $5,000 cash, the following entry would be made:\n$5,000 Investing \ncash inflow\n$1,000 addition \nin the Operating \nsection\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+5,000\nLoss on disposal\n-1,000\nAccumulated \n depreciation\n+4,000\nProperty, plant, \n and equipment\n-10,000\nCash (+A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n5,000\nAccumulated depreciation (-XA, +A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nLoss on disposal (-Loss, -SE ) ($5,000 - $6,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000\n Property, plant, and equipment (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nOn the cash flow statement, the loss of $1,000 must be removed (added back) in the computation of cash \nfrom operating activities, and the total cash collected of $5,000 must be shown in the investing activities \nsection of the statement.\nCash flows from operating activities\nNet income\n$43,635\n Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow from operating activities:\n . . .\n. . .\n Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n1,000\n . . .\n . . .\nNet cash flow provided by operating activities\n . . .\nCash flows from investing activities\nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n. . .\nProceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment\n5,000\n. . .\n . . .\nNet cash used in investing activities\n . . .\nChapter Supplement C\nT-Account Approach (Indirect Method)\nWhen we began our discussion of preparing the statement of cash flows, we noted that changes in cash \nmust equal the sum of the changes in all other balance sheet accounts. Based on this idea, we used the \nfollowing three steps to prepare the statement of cash flows:\n \n1. Determine the change in each balance sheet account. From this year’s ending balance, subtract this \nyear’s beginning balance (i.e., last year’s ending balance).\n \n2. Identify the cash flow category or categories to which each account relates.\n \n3. Create schedules that summarize operating, investing, and financing cash flows.\nInstead of creating separate schedules for each section of the statement, many accountants prefer to \nprepare a single large T-account to represent the changes that have taken place in cash subdivided into \nthe three sections of the cash flow statement. Such an account is presented in Panel A of Exhibit 12.9. \nThe cash account in Panel A shows increases in cash as debits and decreases in cash as credits. Note how \n\n\n630\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nEXHIBIT 12.9 \n T-Account Approach to Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nAccounts Receivable (A)\nBeg. bal\n64,069\n(3) Decrease 5,864\nEnd. bal\n58,205\nAccounts Payable (L)\nBeg. bal\n44,261\n(6) Increase\n1,345\nEnd. bal\n45,606\nShort-Term Investments (A)\nBeg. bal\n3,665\n(10) Purchases 1,463\n(11) Disposals 2,443\nEnd. bal\n2,685\nPrepaid Expenses (A)\nBeg. bal\n5,706\n(5) Increase\n2,699\nEnd. bal\n8,405\nProperty, Plant, & Equipment, Net (A)\nBeg. bal\n77,701\n(2) Depreciation 10,063\n(8) Purchases\n12,124\n(9) Disposals\n62\nEnd. bal\n79,700\nCommon Stock (SE)\nBeg. bal\n1,054\n(13) Stock repurchased 160\nStock issued\n0\nEnd. bal\n894\nInventory (A)\nBeg. bal\n39,234\n(4) Increase\n4,680\nEnd. bal\n43,914\nAccrued Expenses (L)\nBeg. bal\n19,176\n(7) Increase\n259\nEnd. bal\n18,917\nLong-Term Debt (L)\nBeg. bal\n74,889\n(12) Payments 22,772\nBorrowings\n0\nEnd. bal\n52,117\nPanel B: Changes in Noncash Accounts\nCash (A)\nOperating\n (1) Net Income\n43,635\n 4,680 (4) Inventory\n (2) Depreciation and Amortization\n10,063\n 2,699 (5) Prepaid Expense\n (3) Accounts Receivable\n5,864\n ,,,,259 (7) Accrued Expenses\n (6) Accounts Payable\n1,345\nNet cash flow provided by operating activities \n53,269\nInvesting\n (9) Disposals of Property, Plant, & Equipment \n62\n 12,124 (8) Purchases of Property, Plant, & Equipment\n(11) Sales of Short-term Investments \n2,443\n 1,463 (10) Purchases of Short-term Investments\n 11,082,, Net cash used in investing activities\nFinancing\n 22,772 (12) Payment of Long-Term Debt\n 7,024 (13) Repurchase of Stock\n ,,,,726 (14) Payment of Dividends\n 30,522 Net cash used in financing activities\nNet increase in cash and cash equivalents\n11,665\nPanel A: Changes in Cash Account\nAdditional Paid-In Capital (SE)\nBeg. bal\n31,434\n(13) Stock repurchased\n6,864\nStock issued\n0\nEnd. bal\n24,570\nRetained Earnings (SE)\nBeg. bal\n37,828\n(14) Dividends 726\n(1) Net income\n43,635\nEnd. bal\n80,737\neach section matches the three schedules that we prepared for National Beverage’s cash flows presented \nin Exhibits 12.4, 12.5, and 12.6. Panel B includes the same T-accounts for the noncash balance sheet \naccounts we used in our discussion of each cash flow statement section in the body of the chapter. Note \nhow each change in the noncash balance sheet accounts has a number referencing the change in the cash \naccount that it accompanies. The statement of cash flows presented in Exhibit 12.1 can be prepared in \nproper format based on the information in the cash flow T-account.\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n631\n \n12-1. Classify cash flow statement items as part of net cash flows from operating, investing, and \nfinancing activities. p. 602\nThe cash flow statement has three main sections: Cash Flows from Operating Activities, which \nare  related to earning income from normal operations; Cash Flows from Investing Activities, \nwhich are related to the acquisition and sale of productive assets; and Cash Flows from Financing \nActivities, which are related to external financing of the enterprise. The net cash inflow or outflow \nfor the year is the same amount as the increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents for the \nyear on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities \nof three months or less.\n \n12-2. Report and interpret cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method. p. 609 \nThe indirect method for reporting cash flows from operating activities reports a conversion of net \nincome to net cash flow from operating activities. The conversion involves additions and subtrac-\ntions for (1) noncurrent accruals, including expenses (such as depreciation expense) and revenues \nthat do not affect current assets or current liabilities, and (2) changes in each of the individual \ncurrent assets (other than cash and short-term investments) and current liabilities (other than short-\nterm debt to financial institutions and current maturities of long-term debt, which relate to financ-\ning), which reflect differences in the timing of accrual basis net income and cash flows.\n12-3. Analyze and interpret the quality of income ratio. p. 615 \nThe quality of income ratio (Cash Flow from Operating Activities ÷ Net Income) measures the \nportion of income that was generated in cash. A higher quality of income ratio indicates greater \nability to finance operating and other cash needs from operating cash inflows. A higher ratio also \nindicates that it is less likely that the company is using aggressive revenue recognition policies to \nincrease net income.\n \n12-4. Report and interpret cash flows from investing activities. p. 616 \nInvesting activities reported on the cash flow statement include cash payments to acquire \nfixed assets, intangibles, and short- and long-term investments and cash proceeds from the sale \nof fixed assets, intangibles, and short- and long-term investments.\n \n12-5. Analyze and interpret the capital acquisitions ratio. p. 618\nThe capital acquisitions ratio (Cash Flow from Operating Activities ÷ Cash Paid for Property, \nPlant, and Equipment) reflects the portion of purchases of property, plant, and equipment financed \nfrom operating activities without the need for outside debt or equity financing or the sale of other \ninvestments or fixed assets. A high ratio benefits the company because it provides the company \nwith opportunities for strategic acquisitions.\n \n12-6. Report and interpret cash flows from financing activities. p. 619 \nCash inflows from financing activities include cash proceeds from the issuance of short- and \n \nlong-term debt and common stock. Cash outflows include cash principal payments on short- \nand  long-term debt, cash paid for the repurchase of the company’s stock, and cash dividend \n \npayments. Cash payments associated with interest are a cash flow from operating activities.\n \n12-7. Understand the format of the cash flow statement and additional cash flow disclosures. \np. 621 \nThe statement of cash flows splits transactions that affect cash into three categories: Operating, \nInvesting, and Financing Activities. The operating section is most often prepared using the indirect \nmethod that begins with Net Income and adjusts the amount to eliminate noncash transactions. \nNoncash investing and financing activities are investing and financing activities that do not involve \ncash. They include, for example, purchases of fixed assets with long-term debt or stock, exchanges \nof fixed assets, and exchanges of debt for stock. These transactions are disclosed only as supple-\nmental disclosures to the cash flow statement along with cash paid for taxes and interest under the \nindirect method.\nThroughout the preceding chapters, we emphasized the conceptual basis of accounting. An under-\nstanding of the rationale underlying accounting is important for both preparers and users of financial \nstatements. In Chapter 13, we bring together our discussion of the major users of financial statements \nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\n\n\n632\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nand how they analyze and use these statements. We discuss and illustrate many widely used analytical \ntechniques discussed in earlier chapters, as well as additional techniques. As you study Chapter 13, you \nwill see that an understanding of accounting rules and concepts is essential for effective analysis of \nfinancial statements.\nK E Y R A T I O S\nThe quality of income ratio indicates what portion of income was generated in cash. It is computed \nas follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Reporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from \nOperating Activities section):\nThe capital acquisitions ratio measures the ability to finance purchases of plant and equipment from \noperations. It is computed as follows (see the “Key Ratio Analysis” box in the Reporting and Inter-\npreting Cash Flows from Investing Activities section):\nQuality of Income Ratio = Cash Flow from Operating Activities\nNet Income\nCapital Acquisitions Ratio = \nCash Flow from Operating Activities\nCash Paid for Property, Plant, and Equipment\nBalance Sheet\nChanges in Assets, Liabilities, and \nStockholders’ Equity\nIncome Statement\nNet Income and Noncurrent Accruals\nStatement of Cash Flows\nCash Flows from Operating Activities\nCash Flows from Investing Activities\nCash Flows from Financing Activities\nSeparate Schedule (or note):\nNoncash investing and financing activities\nInterest and taxes paid\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant \nAccounting Policies:\nDefinition of cash equivalents\nUnder Separate Note (if not listed on cash \nflow statement):\nNoncash investing and financing activities\nInterest and taxes paid\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nCash Equivalents p. 602\nCash Flows from Financing \nActivities p. 605\nCash Flows from Investing \nActivities p. 604\nCash Flows from Operating \nActivities (Cash Flows from \nOperations) p. 603\nDirect Method p. 603\nFree Cash Flow p. 618\nIndirect Method p. 604\nNoncash Investing and Financing \nActivities p. 623 \nK E Y T E R M S\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n633\n 1. Compare the purposes of the income statement, the balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows.\n 2. What information does the statement of cash flows report that is not reported on the other required \nfinancial statements?\n 3. What are cash equivalents? How are purchases and sales of cash equivalents reported on the state-\nment of cash flows?\n 4. What are the major categories of business activities reported on the statement of cash flows? Define \neach of these activities.\n 5. What are the typical cash inflows from operating activities? What are the typical cash outflows from \noperating activities?\n 6. Under the indirect method, depreciation expense is added to net income to report cash flows from \noperating activities. Does depreciation cause an inflow of cash?\n 7. Explain why cash payments during the period for purchases and for salaries are not specifically \nreported as cash outflows on the statement of cash flows, under the indirect method.\n 8. Explain why a $50,000 increase in inventory during the year must be included in developing cash \nflows from operating activities under both the direct and indirect methods.\n 9. Compare the two methods of reporting cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash \nflows.\n 10. What are the typical cash inflows from investing activities? What are the typical cash outflows from \ninvesting activities?\n 11. What are the typical cash inflows from financing activities? What are the typical cash outflows from \nfinancing activities?\n 12. What are noncash investing and financing activities? Give two examples. How are they reported on \nthe statement of cash flows?\n 13. How is the sale of equipment reported on the statement of cash flows under the indirect method?\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. In what order do the three sections of the statement of cash flows usually appear when reading from \ntop to bottom?\n \na. Financing, Investing, Operating \nc. Operating, Financing, Investing\n \nb. Investing, Operating, Financing \nd. Operating, Investing, Financing\n 2. Total cash inflow in the operating section of the statement of cash flows should include which of the \nfollowing?\n \na. Cash received from customers at the point of sale.\n \nb. Cash collections from customer accounts receivable.\n \nc. Cash received in advance of revenue recognition (unearned revenue).\n \nd. All of the above.\n 3. If the balance in prepaid expenses has increased during the year, what action should be taken on the \nstatement of cash flows when following the indirect method, and why?\n \na. The change in the account balance should be subtracted from net income because the net increase \nin prepaid expenses did not impact net income but did reduce the cash balance.\n \nb. The change in the account balance should be added to net income because the net increase in \nprepaid expenses did not impact net income but did increase the cash balance.\n \nc. The net change in prepaid expenses should be subtracted from net income to reverse the income \nstatement effect that had no impact on cash.\n \nd. The net change in prepaid expenses should be added to net income to reverse the income state-\nment effect that had no impact on cash.\n 4. Consider the following: Net income = $10,000, depreciation expense = $2,000, accounts receivable \nincreased by $800, inventory decreased by $100, and accounts payable increased by $500. Based on \nthis information alone, what is cash flow from operating activities?\n \na. $12,000 \nc. $11,800\n \nb. $11,600 \nd. $13,400\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n634\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n 5. Which of the following would not appear in the investing section of the statement of cash flows?\n \na. Purchase of inventory.\n \nb. Sale of obsolete equipment used in the factory.\n \nc. Purchase of land for a new office building.\n \nd. All of the above would appear in the investing section.\n 6. Which of the following items would not appear in the financing section of the statement of cash \nflows?\n \na. The repurchase of the company’s own stock.\n \nb. The receipt of dividends.\n \nc. The repayment of debt.\n \nd. The payment of dividends.\n 7. Which of the following is not added to net income when computing cash flows from operations \nunder the indirect method?\n \na. The net increase in accounts payable.\n \nb. The net decrease in accounts receivable.\n \nc. Depreciation expense reported on the income statement.\n \nd. All of the above are added to net income.\n 8. Consider the following: Issued common stock for $18,000, sold office equipment for $1,200, paid \ncash dividends of $4,000, purchased investments for $2,000, paid accounts payable of $4,000. What \nwas the net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities?\n \na. $20,000 \nc. ($20,000)\n \nb. $14,000 \nd. ($14,000)\n 9. Consider the following: Issued common stock for $18,000, sold office equipment for $1,200, paid \ncash dividends of $4,000, purchased investments for $2,000, purchased new equipment for $4,000. \nWhat was the net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities?\n \na. $20,200 \nc. ($10,800)\n \nb. ($2,800) \nd. ($4,800)\n 10. The total change in cash as shown near the bottom of the statement of cash flows for the year should \nagree with which of the following?\n \na. The difference in retained earnings when reviewing the comparative balance sheet.\n \nb. Net income or net loss as found on the income statement.\n \nc. The difference in cash when reviewing the comparative balance sheet.\n \nd. None of the above.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nMatching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Indirect Method)\nMillerCoors Brewing Company is the world’s fifth largest brewer. In the United States, its tie to the \nmagical appeal of the Rocky Mountains is one of its most powerful trademarks. Some of the items \nincluded in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash flows presented using the indirect method \nare listed here. Indicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities (O), Investing Activi-\nties (I), or Financing Activities (F) section of the statement or use (NA) if the item does not appear on the \nstatement. (Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement.)\n_____ 1. Purchase of stock. [This involves repurchase of the company’s own stock.]\n_____ 2. Principal payment on long-term debt.\n_____ 3. Proceeds from sale of properties.\n_____ 4. Inventories (decrease).\n_____ 5. Accounts payable (decrease).\n_____ 6. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization.\nM12-1\nLO12-1\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n635\nDetermining the Effects of Account Changes on Cash Flow from Operating Activities \n(Indirect Method)\nIndicate whether each item would be added (+) or subtracted (−) in the computation of cash flow from \noperating activities using the indirect method.\n_____ 1. Accrued expenses (increase).\n_____ 2. Inventories (increase).\n_____ 3. Accounts receivable (decrease).\n_____ 4. Accounts payable (decrease).\n_____ 5. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization.\nMatching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Direct Method)\nTelstra, Australia’s largest telecommunications and media company, has net revenue of more than $26 \nbillion (Australian). Some of the items included in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash \nflows presented using the direct method are listed here. Indicate whether each item is disclosed in the \nOperating Activities (O), Investing Activities (I), or Financing Activities (F) section of the statement \nor use (NA) if the item does not appear on the statement. (Note: This is the exact wording used on the \nactual statement.)\n_____ 1. Receipts from customers.\n_____ 2. Dividends paid.\n_____ 3. Payment for share buy-back (repurchase of company stock).\n_____ 4. Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment.\n_____ 5. Repayments of borrowings (bank debt).\n_____ 6. Income taxes paid.\nAnalyzing the Quality of Income Ratio\nCasey Corporation reported net income of $102,000, depreciation expense of $2,000, and cash flow from \noperations of $86,500. Compute the quality of income ratio. What does the ratio tell you about the com-\npany’s ability to finance operating and other cash needs from operating cash inflows?\nComputing Cash Flows from Investing Activities\nBased on the following information, compute cash flows from investing activities.\nCash collections from customers\n$550\nSale of used equipment\n400\nDepreciation expense\n200\nPurchase of short-term investments\n635\nComputing Cash Flows from Financing Activities\nBased on the following information, compute cash flows from financing activities.\nPurchase of short-term investments\n$ 500\nDividends paid\n700\nInterest paid\n300\nAdditional short-term borrowing from bank\n1,200\nReporting Noncash Investing and Financing Activities\nWhich of the following transactions qualify as noncash investing and financing activities?\n_____ Purchase of building with mortgage payable.\n_____ Additional short-term borrowing from bank.\n_____ Dividends paid in cash.\n_____ Purchase of equipment with short-term investments.\nM12-2\nLO12-2\nM12-3\nLO12-1\nM12-4\nLO12-3\nM12-5\nLO12-4\nM12-6\nLO12-6\nM12-7\nLO12-7\n\n\n636\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nMatching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Indirect Method)\nReebok International Ltd. is a global company that designs and markets sports and fitness products, \nincluding footwear, apparel, and accessories. Some of the items included in its recent annual consoli-\ndated statement of cash flows presented using the indirect method are listed here.\nIndicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities (O), Investing Activities (I), or \nFinancing Activities (F) section of the statement or use (NA) if the item does not appear on the statement. \n(Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement.)\n_____ 1. Dividends paid.\n_____ 2. Repayments of long-term debt.\n_____ 3. Depreciation and amortization.\n_____ 4. Proceeds from issuance of common stock to employees.\n_____ 5. [Change in] Accounts payable and accrued expenses.\n_____ 6. Cash collections from customers.\n_____ 7. Net repayments of notes payable to banks.\n_____ 8. Net income.\n_____ 9. Payments to acquire property and equipment.\n_____ 10. [Change in] Inventory.\nMatching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Direct Method)\nEMC Corporation helps store, manage, protect, analyze, and secure information for companies that use \ncloud computing. Some of the items included in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash flows \npresented using the direct method are listed here.\nIndicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities (O), Investing Activities (I), or \nFinancing Activities (F) section of the statement or use (NA) if the item does not appear on the statement. \n(Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement.)\n_____ 1. Sales of short- and long-term available-for-sale securities (investments).\n_____ 2. Interest paid.\n_____ 3. Additions to property, plant, and equipment.\n_____ 4. Income taxes paid.\n_____ 5. Issuance of EMC’s common stock.\n_____ 6. Payment of long-term and short-term obligations.\n_____ 7. Dividends and interest received.\n_____ 8. Cash received from customers.\n_____ 9. Purchases of short- and long-term available-for-sale securities.\n_____ 10. Net income.\nMatching Items Reported to Cash Flow Statement Categories (Direct Method)\nWoolworths Limited is one of the largest retailers in Australia and New Zealand. Some of the items \nincluded in its recent annual consolidated statement of cash flows presented using the direct method are \nlisted here.\nIndicate whether each item is disclosed in the Operating Activities (O), Investing Activities (I), or \nFinancing Activities (F) section of the statement or use (NA) if the item does not appear on the statement. \n(Note: This is the exact wording used on the actual statement.)\n_____ 1. Proceeds from the sale of property, plant, and equipment.\n_____ 2. Interest received.\nE12-1\nLO12-1\nE12-2\nLO12-1\nE12-3\nLO12-1\nE X E R C I S E S\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n637\n_____ 3. Payments for intangible assets.\n_____ 4. Payments to suppliers and employees.\n_____ 5. Proceeds from external borrowings.\n_____ 6. Dividends paid.\n_____ 7. Income tax paid.\n_____ 8. Receipts from customers.\n_____ 9. Payments for purchase of investments.\n_____ 10. Proceeds from the issue of equity securities.\nDetermining Cash Flow Statement Effects of Transactions\nStanley Furniture Company is a Virginia-based furniture manufacturer. For each of the following first-\nyear transactions, indicate whether net cash inflows (outflows) from operating activities (NCFO), invest-\ning activities (NCFI), or financing activities (NCFF) are affected and whether the effect is an inflow \n(+) or outflow (−), or use (NE) if the transaction has no effect on cash. (Hint: Determine the journal \nentry recorded for the transaction. The transaction affects net cash flows if and only if the account Cash \n \nis affected.)\n_____ 1. Recorded an adjusting entry to record accrued salaries expense.\n_____ 2. Paid cash to purchase new equipment.\n_____ 3. Collected payments on account from customers.\n_____ 4. Recorded and paid interest on debt to creditors.\n_____ 5. Declared and paid cash dividends to shareholders.\n_____ 6. Sold used equipment for cash at book value.\n_____ 7. Prepaid rent for the following period.\n_____ 8. Repaid principal on revolving credit loan from bank.\n_____ 9. Purchased raw materials inventory on account.\n_____ 10. Made payment to suppliers on account.\nDetermining Cash Flow Statement Effects of Transactions\nHewlett-Packard is a leading manufacturer of computer equipment for the business and home mar-\nkets. For each of the following recent transactions, indicate whether net cash inflows (outflows) from \noperating activities (NCFO), investing activities (NCFI), or financing activities (NCFF) are affected and \nwhether the effect is an inflow (+) or outflow (−), or use (NE) if the transaction has no effect on cash. \n(Hint: Determine the journal entry recorded for the transaction. The transaction affects net cash flows if \nand only if the account Cash is affected.)\n_____ 1. Purchased raw materials inventory on account.\n_____ 2. Prepaid rent for the following period.\n_____ 3. Purchased new equipment by signing a three-year note.\n_____ 4. Recorded an adjusting entry for expiration of a prepaid expense.\n_____ 5. Recorded and paid income taxes to the federal government.\n_____ 6. Purchased investment securities for cash.\n_____ 7. Issued common stock for cash.\n_____ 8. Collected payments on account from customers.\n_____ 9. Sold equipment for cash equal to its net book value.\n_____ 10. Issued long-term debt for cash.\nComparing the Direct and Indirect Methods\nTo compare statement of cash flows reporting under the direct and indirect methods, enter check marks \nto indicate which items are used with each method.\nE12-4\nLO12-1\nE12-5\nLO12-1\nE12-6\nLO12-1\n\n\n638\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nSTATEMENT OF \nCASH FLOWS METHOD\n \n \nCash Flows (and Related Changes)\nDirect\nIndirect\n 1. Accounts payable increase or decrease\n 2. Payments to employees\n 3. Cash collections from customers\n 4. Accounts receivable increase or decrease\n 5. Payments to suppliers\n 6. Inventory increase or decrease\n 7. Wages payable, increase or decrease\n 8. Depreciation expense\n 9. Net income\n10. Cash flows from operating activities\n11. Cash flows from investing activities\n12. Cash flows from financing activities\n13. Net increase or decrease in cash during the period\nReporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities (Indirect Method)\nThe following information pertains to Peak Heights Company:\nIncome Statement for Current Year\nSales\n$93,000\nExpenses\n Cost of goods sold\n$51,875\n Depreciation expense\n6,000\n Salaries expense\n 12,000\n 69,875\nNet income\n$23,125\nPartial Balance Sheet\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nAccounts receivable\n$10,500\n$11,000\nInventory\n13,000\n8,000\nSalaries payable\n2,250\n800\nRequired:\nPresent the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Peak Heights Company using \nthe indirect method.\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities from an Analyst’s \n \nPerspective (Indirect Method)\nRodriguez Company completed its income statement and comparative balance sheet for the current year \nand provided the following information:\nIncome Statement for Current Year\nService revenue\n$54,000\nExpenses\n Salaries\n$46,000\n Depreciation\n4,500\n Amortization of copyrights\n200\n Other expenses\n 9,700\n \n \n \n60,400\nNet loss\n$ (6,400)\nE12-7\nLO12-2\nE12-8\nLO12-2\n(continued)\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n639\nPartial Balance Sheet\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nAccounts receivable\n$ 8,000\n$13,000\nSalaries payable\n12,000\n1,000\nOther accrued liabilities\n1,000\n2,800\nIn addition, Rodriguez bought a small service machine for $5,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Present the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Rodriguez Company using \nthe indirect method.\n 2. What were the major reasons that Rodriguez was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow from \noperations? Explain why the reasons for the difference between cash flow from operations and net \nincome are important to financial analysts.\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities from an Analyst’s \n \nPerspective (Indirect Method)\nTime Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company with businesses in television net-\nworks, filmed entertainment, and publishing. The company’s recent annual report contained the follow-\ning information (dollars in millions):\nNet loss\n$(13,402)\nDepreciation, amortization, and impairments\n34,790\nDecrease in receivables\n1,245\nIncrease in inventories\n5,766\nDecrease in accounts payable\n445\nAdditions to equipment\n4,377\nRequired:\n 1. Based on this information, compute cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method.\n 2. What were the major reasons that Time Warner was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow \nfrom operations? Explain why the reasons for the difference between cash flow from operations and \nnet income are important to financial analysts.\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities with Loss on Sale \nof Equipment (Indirect Method)\nParra Company completed its income statement and comparative balance sheet for the current year and \nprovided the following information:\nService revenue\n$125,000\nExpenses:\n Salaries\n$92,000\n Depreciation\n8,500\n Utilities\n8,000\n Loss on sale of equipment\n 2,500\n 111,000\nNet income\n$ 14,000\nPartial Balance Sheet\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nAccounts receivable\n$14,000\n$24,000\nSalaries payable\n19,000\n8,000\nOther accrued liabilities\n7,000\n9,000\nLand\n52,000\n57,000\nRequired:\nPresent the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Parra Company using the indi-\nrect method.\nE12-9\nLO12-2\nE12-10\nLO12-2\n\n\n640\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nInferring Balance Sheet Changes from the Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)\nA recent statement of cash flows for Colgate-Palmolive reported the following information (dollars in \nmillions):\nOperating Activities\nNet income\n$2,554\nDepreciation\n421\nCash effect of changes in\n Receivables\n(130)\n Inventories\n(130)\n Other current assets\n54\n Payables\n199\n Other\n (72)\nNet cash provided by operations\n$2,896\nRequired:\nBased on the information reported on the statement of cash flows for Colgate-Palmolive, determine \nwhether the following accounts increased or decreased during the period: Receivables, Inventories, Other \nCurrent Assets, and Payables.\nInferring Balance Sheet Changes from the Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)\nA recent statement of cash flows for Apple contained the following information (dollars in millions):\nOperations\nNet income\n$25,922\nDepreciation\n1,814\nChanges in assets and liabilities\n Accounts receivable\n143\n Inventories\n275\n Other current assets\n(1,391)\n Accounts payable\n2,515\n Deferred revenue\n1,654\n Other current liabilities\n4,495\n Other adjustments\n 2,102\nCash generated by operations\n$37,529\nRequired:\nFor each of the asset and liability accounts listed on the statement of cash flows, determine whether the \naccount balances increased or decreased during the period.\n(Chapter Supplement B) Computing and Reporting Cash Flow Effects of Sale \nof Plant and Equipment\nDuring two recent years Perez Construction, Inc., disposed of the following plant and equipment:\nYear 1\nYear 2\nPlant and equipment (at cost)\n$ 75,000\n$13,500\nAccumulated depreciation on equipment disposed of\n40,385\n3,773\nCash received\n17,864\n12,163\nGain (loss) on sale\n(16,751)\n2,436\nE12-11\nLO12-2\nE12-12\nLO12-2\nE12-13\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n641\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the cash flow from the sale of property for each year that would be reported in the invest-\ning activities section of the cash flow statement.\n 2. Perez uses the indirect method for the operating activities section of the cash flow statement. What \namounts related to the sales would be added or subtracted in the computation of Net Cash Flows \nfrom Operating Activities for each year?\n(Chapter Supplement B) Computing and Reporting Cash Flow Effects of the Sale of Equipment\nDuring the period, Sanchez Company sold some excess equipment at a loss. The following information \nwas collected from the company’s accounting records:\nFrom the Income Statement\n Depreciation expense\n$ 1,500\n Loss on sale of equipment\n2,300\nFrom the Balance Sheet\n Beginning equipment\n82,500\n Ending equipment\n72,000\n Beginning accumulated depreciation\n43,000\n Ending accumulated depreciation\n41,000\nNo new equipment was bought during the period.\nRequired:\n 1. For the equipment that was sold, determine its original cost, its accumulated depreciation, and the \ncash received from the sale. (Use the equipment and accumulated depreciation T-accounts to infer \nthe book value of the equipment sold.)\n 2. Sanchez Company uses the indirect method for the Operating Activities section of the cash flow \nstatement. What amount related to the sale would be added or subtracted in the computation of Net \nCash Flows from Operating Activities?\n 3. What amount related to the sale would be added or subtracted in the computation of Net Cash Flows \nfrom Investing Activities?\nAnalyzing Cash Flows from Operating Activities; Interpreting \nthe Quality of Income Ratio\nA recent annual report for PepsiCo contained the following information for the period (dollars in \nmillions):\nNet income\n$6,462\nDepreciation and amortization\n2,737\nIncrease in accounts receivable\n666\nIncrease in inventory\n331\nIncrease in prepaid expense\n27\nIncrease in accounts payable\n520\nDecrease in taxes payable\n340\nIncrease in other current liabilities\n589\nCash dividends paid\n3,157\nTreasury stock purchased\n2,489\nRequired:\n 1. Compute cash flows from operating activities for PepsiCo using the indirect method.\n 2. Compute the quality of income ratio.\n 3. What were the major reasons that PepsiCo’s quality of income ratio did not equal 1.0?\nE12-14\nE12-15\nLO12-2, 12-3\n\n\n642\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nReporting Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities\nOering’s Furniture Corporation is a Virginia-based manufacturer of furniture. In a recent year, it reported \nthe following activities:\nNet income\n$ 5,135\nPurchase of property, plant, and equipment\n1,071\nBorrowings under line of credit (bank)\n1,117\nProceeds from issuance of stock\n11\nCash received from customers\n37,164\nPayments to reduce long-term debt\n46\nSale of marketable securities\n219\nProceeds from sale of property and equipment\n6,894\nDividends paid\n277\nInterest paid\n90\nPurchase of treasury stock (stock repurchase)\n2,583\nRequired:\nBased on this information, present the cash flows from investing and financing activities sections of the \ncash flow statement.\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nShallow Waters Company was started several years ago by two diving instructors. The company’s com-\nparative balance sheets and income statement are presented below, along with additional information.\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance Sheet at December 31\nCash\n$ 3,900\n$4,500\nAccounts receivable\n1,300\n800\nPrepaid expenses\n100\n250\nEquipment\n 700\n 0\n$ 6,000\n$5,550\nWages payable\n$ 650\n$1,100\nContributed capital\n1,600\n1,400\nRetained earnings\n 3,750\n 3,050\n$ 6,000\n$5,550\nIncome Statement for Current Year\nLessons revenue\n$34,550\nWages expense\n30,200\nOther expenses\n 3,650\nNet income\n$ 700\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Prepaid expenses relate to rent paid in advance.\n \nb. Other expenses were paid in cash.\n \nc. Purchased equipment for $700 cash at the end of the prior year to be used starting in current year.\n \nd. An owner contributed capital by paying $200 cash in exchange for the company’s stock.\nRequired:\nPrepare the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, current year, using the indirect \nmethod.\nE12-16\nLO12-4, 12-6\nE12-17\nLO12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n643\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nComputer Service and Repair was started five years ago by two college roommates. The company’s com-\nparative balance sheets and income statement are presented below, along with additional information.\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance Sheet at December 31\nCash\n$ 3,250\n$4,000\nAccounts receivable\n700\n500\nPrepaid expenses\n100\n50\nEquipment\n350\n0\nAccumulated depreciation\n (50)\n 0\n$ 4,350\n$4,550\nWages payable\n$ 350\n$1,100\nShort-term note payable\n250\n0\nCommon stock\n1,000\n1,000\nRetained earnings\n 2,750\n 2,450\n$ 4,350\n$4,550\nIncome Statement for Current Year\nService revenue\n$34,000\nDepreciation expense\n50\nSalaries expense\n30,000\nOther expenses\n 3,650\nNet income\n$ 300\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Prepaid expenses relate to rent paid in advance.\n \nb. Other expenses were paid in cash.\n \nc. Purchased equipment for $350 cash at the beginning of the current year and recorded $50 of deprecia-\ntion expense at the end of the current year.\n \nd. At the end of the current year, the company signed a short-term note payable to the bank for $250.\nRequired:\nPrepare the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, current year, using the indirect \nmethod.\nReporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Investing and Financing Activities with \n \nDiscussion of Management Strategy\nGibraltar Industries is a Buffalo, New York–based manufacturer of high-value-added steel products. In \na recent year, it reported the following activities:\nAcquisitions (investments in other companies)\n$(109,248)\nIncrease in inventories\n(10,101)\nDepreciation and amortization\n26,181\nLong-term debt reduction\n(76,658)\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n46,695\nNet income\n16,523\nNet proceeds from issuance of common stock\n34\nNet proceeds from sale of property and equipment\n1,226\nProceeds from long-term debt\n73,849\nProceeds from sale of other equity investments\n69,368\nPurchases of property, plant, and equipment\n(11,552)\nE12-18\nLO12-2, 12-4, 12-6\nE12-19\nLO12-4, 12-5, 12-6\n\n\n644\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nRequired:\n 1. Based on this information, present the cash flows from investing and financing activities sections of \nthe cash flow statement.\n 2. Compute the capital acquisitions ratio. What does the ratio tell you about Gibraltar’s ability to \nfinance purchases of property, plant, and equipment with cash provided by operating activities?\n 3. What purpose do you think Gibraltar’s management had in mind for the cash generated by selling \nother equity investments?\nReporting Noncash Transactions on the Statement of Cash Flows; Interpreting the Effect on \nthe Capital Acquisitions Ratio\nAn analysis of Courtney Corporation’s operational asset accounts provided the following information:\n \na. Acquired a large machine that cost $36,000. Courtney paid for it by giving a $15,000, 12 percent \ninterest-bearing note due at the end of two years and 500 shares of its common stock, with a par value \nof $10 per share and a market value of $42 per share.\n \nb. Acquired a small machine that cost $12,700. Full payment was made by transferring a tract of land \nthat had a book value of $12,700.\nRequired:\n 1. Show how this information should be reported on the statement of cash flows.\n 2. What would be the effect of these transactions on the capital acquisitions ratio? How might these \ntransactions distort one’s interpretation of the ratio?\n(Chapter Supplement A) Reporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities from an Analyst’s \nPerspective (Direct Method)\nRefer to the information for Peak Heights Company in Exercise 12-7.\nRequired:\nPresent the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Peak Heights Company using \nthe direct method.\n(Chapter Supplement A) Reporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities \nfrom an Analyst’s Perspective (Direct Method)\nRefer to the information for Rodriguez Company in Exercise 12-8.\nRequired:\n 1. Present the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for Rodriguez Company using the \ndirect method. Assume that other accrued liabilities relate to other expenses on the income statement.\n 2. What were the major reasons that Rodriguez was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow \nfrom operations? Why are the reasons for the difference between cash flow from operations and net \nincome important to financial analysts?\n(Chapter Supplement A) Reporting and Interpreting Cash Flows from Operating Activities \nfrom an Analyst’s Perspective (Direct Method)\nRefer to the following summarized income statement and additional selected information for Trumans-\nburg, Inc.:\nIncome Statement\nRevenues\n$150,800\nCost of sales\n 55,500\nGross margin\n95,300\nSalary expense\n55,400\nDepreciation and amortization\n33,305\nOther expense\n 9,600\nNet loss before tax\n(3,005)\nIncome tax expense\n 1,500\nNet loss\n$ (4,505)\nE12-20\nLO12-5, 12-7\nE12-21\nE12-22\nE12-23\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n645\nOther information:\nDecrease in receivables\n$ 800\nDecrease in inventories\n230\nIncrease in prepaid expenses\n1,500\nIncrease in accounts payable\n1,750\nDecrease in accrued liabilities\n602\nIncrease in income taxes payable\n1,280\nRequired:\n 1. Based on this information, compute cash flow from operating activities using the direct method. \nAssume that prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities relate to other expense.\n 2. What were the major reasons that Trumansburg was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow \nfrom operations? Why are the reasons for the difference between cash flows from operations and net \nincome important to financial analysts?\n(Chapter Supplement C) Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows, Indirect Method: T-Account \nMethod\nGolf Universe is a regional and online golf equipment retailer. The company reported the following for \nthe current year:\nPurchased a long-term investment for cash, $15,000.\nPaid cash dividend, $12,000.\nSold equipment for $6,000 cash (cost, $21,000; accumulated depreciation, $15,000).\nIssued shares of no-par stock, 500 shares at $12 per share cash.\nNet income was $20,200.\nDepreciation expense was $3,000.\nIts comparative balance sheet is presented below.\nBalances \n12/31/Current Year\nBalances \n12/31/Prior Year\nCash\n$ 19,200\n$ 20,500\nAccounts receivable\n22,000\n22,000\nMerchandise inventory\n75,000\n68,000\nInvestments\n15,000\n0\nEquipment\n93,500\n114,500\nAccumulated depreciation\n (20,000)\n (32,000)\nTotal\n$204,700\n$193,000\nAccounts payable\n$ 14,000\n$ 17,000\nWages payable\n1,500\n2,500\nIncome taxes payable\n4,500\n3,000\nNotes payable\n54,000\n54,000\nContributed capital\n106,000\n100,000\nRetained earnings\n 24,700\n 16,500\nTotal\n$204,700\n$193,000\nRequired:\n 1. Following Chapter Supplement C, complete a T-account worksheet to be used to prepare the \n \nstatement of cash flows for the current year.\n 2. Based on the T-account worksheet, prepare the statement of cash flows for the current year in proper \nformat.\nE12-24\n\n\n646\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nP R O B L E M S\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method) (AP12-1)\nSharp Screen Films, Inc., is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, current year. \nThe statements are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed comparative balance \nsheets and income statement are summarized as follows:\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 73,250\n$ 63,500\n Accounts receivable\n15,250\n21,350\n Merchandise inventory\n23,450\n18,000\n Property and equipment\n209,250\n160,350\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n (57,450)\n (45,750)\n$263,750\n$217,450\n Accounts payable\n$ 16,500\n$ 19,000\n Wages payable\n2,000\n2,700\n Note payable, long-term\n56,300\n71,000\n Contributed capital\n103,950\n65,900\n Retained earnings\n 85,000\n 58,850\n$263,750\n$217,450\nIncome statement for current year\n Sales\n$205,000\n Cost of goods sold\n123,500\n Depreciation expense\n11,700\n Other expenses\n 43,000\n Net income\n$ 26,800\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought equipment for cash, $48,900.\n \nb. Paid $14,700 on the long-term note payable.\n \nc. Issued new shares of stock for $38,050 cash.\n \nd. Dividends of $650 were declared and paid.\n \ne. Other expenses all relate to wages.\n f. Accounts payable includes only inventory purchases made on credit.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the indirect method for the year ended December 31, \n \ncurrent year.\n 2. Based on the cash flow statement, write a short paragraph explaining the major sources and uses of \ncash by Sharp Screen Films during the current year.\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method) (AP12-2)\nBG Wholesalers is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, current year. The \n \nstatements are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed comparative balance \nsheets and income statement are summarized:\nP12-1\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-6\nP12-2\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n647\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 37,000\n$ 29,000\n Accounts receivable\n32,000\n28,000\n Merchandise inventory\n41,000\n38,000\n Property and equipment\n132,000\n111,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n (41,000)\n (36,000)\n$201,000\n$170,000\n Accounts payable\n$ 36,000\n$ 27,000\n Accrued wages expense\n1,200\n1,400\n Note payable, long-term\n38,000\n44,000\n Contributed capital\n88,600\n72,600\n Retained earnings\n 37,200\n 25,000\n$201,000\n$170,000\nIncome statement for current year\n Sales\n$120,000\n Cost of goods sold\n70,000\n Other expenses\n 37,800\n Net income\n$ 12,200\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought equipment for cash, $21,000.\n \nb. Paid $6,000 on the long-term note payable.\n \nc. Issued new shares of stock for $16,000 cash.\n \nd. No dividends were declared or paid.\n \ne. Other expenses included depreciation, $5,000; wages, $20,000; taxes, $6,000; other, $6,800.\n f. Accounts payable includes only inventory purchases made on credit. Because there are no \n \nliability accounts relating to taxes or other expenses, assume that these expenses were fully paid \nin cash.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, current year, using the indirect \nmethod.\n 2. Based on the cash flow statement, write a short paragraph explaining the major sources and uses of \ncash during the current year.\n(Chapter Supplement A) Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Direct Method) (AP12-3)\nUse the information concerning Sharp Screen Films, Inc., provided in Problem 12-1 to fulfill the \n \nfollowing requirements.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the direct method for the year ended December 31, \n \ncurrent year.\n 2. Based on the cash flow statement, write a short paragraph explaining the major sources and uses of \ncash by Sharp Screen Films during the current year.\nP12-3\n\n\n648\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n(Chapter Supplement A) Comparing Cash Flows from Operating Activities (Direct and \n \nIndirect Methods)\nOmega Company’s accountants have just completed the income statement and balance sheet for the year \nand have provided the following information (dollars in thousands):\nINCOME STATEMENT\nSales revenue\n$22,600\nExpenses\nCost of goods sold\n$10,500\nDepreciation expense\n2,000\nSalaries expense\n4,070\nRent expense\n3,200\nInsurance expense\n1,100\nUtilities expense\n850\nInterest expense on bonds\n450\nLoss on sale of investments\n 650\n 22,820\nNet loss\n$ (220)\nSELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS\nPrior Year\nCurrent Year\nMerchandise inventory\n$ 65\n$150\nAccounts receivable\n620\n440\nAccounts payable\n212\n285\nSalaries payable\n23\n38\nRent payable\n10\n4\nPrepaid rent\n7\n6\nPrepaid insurance\n4\n17\nOther Data:\nThe company issued $30,000, 8 percent bonds payable at par during the year.\nRequired: \n 1. Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the \ndirect method.\n 2. Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the \nindirect method.\n(Chapter Supplement B) Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows with Gain on Sale \nof Equipment (Indirect Method)\nXS Supply Company is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, current year. The \nstatements are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed comparative balance \nsheets and income statement are summarized:\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 34,000\n$ 29,000\n Accounts receivable\n35,000\n28,000\n Merchandise inventory\n41,000\n38,000\n Property and equipment\n121,000\n100,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n (30,000)\n (25,000)\n$201,000\n$170,000\nP12-4\nP12-5\nLO12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n649\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\n Accounts payable\n$ 36,000\n$ 27,000\n Wages payable\n1,200\n1,400\n Note payable, long-term\n38,000\n44,000\n Contributed capital\n88,600\n72,600\n Retained earnings\n 37,200\n 25,000\n$201,000\n$170,000\nIncome statement for current year\n Sales\n$120,000\n Gain on sale of equipment\n1,000\n Cost of goods sold\n70,000\n Other expenses\n 38,800\n Net income\n$ 12,200\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought equipment for cash, $31,000. Sold equipment with original cost of $10,000, accumulated \ndepreciation of $7,000, for $4,000 cash.\n \nb. Paid $6,000 on the long-term note payable.\n \nc. Issued new shares of stock for $16,000 cash.\n \nd. No dividends were declared or paid.\n \ne. Other expenses included depreciation, $12,000; wages, $13,000; taxes, $6,000; and other, $7,800.\n f. Accounts payable includes only inventory purchases made on credit. Because there are no liability \naccounts relating to taxes or other expenses, assume that these expenses were fully paid in cash.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, current year, using the indirect \nmethod.\n 2. Evaluate the statement of cash flows.\n(Chapter Supplement C) Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows, Indirect Method, \nUsing the T-Account Approach\nHanks Company is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, current year. The state-\nments are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed comparative balance sheets \nand income statement are summarized as follows:\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 33,000\n$ 18,000\n Accounts receivable\n26,000\n28,000\n Merchandise inventory\n39,000\n36,000\n Fixed assets (net)\n 80,000\n 72,000\n$178,000\n$154,000\n Accounts payable\n$ 27,000\n$ 21,000\n Wages payable\n1,500\n1,000\n Note payable, long-term\n42,000\n48,000\n Common stock, no par\n78,500\n60,000\n Retained earnings\n 29,000\n 24,000\n$178,000\n$154,000\nIncome statement for current year\n Sales\n$ 80,000\n Cost of goods sold\n(43,000)\n Expenses\n (30,000)\n Net income\n$ 7,000\nP12-6\n\n\n650\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought fixed assets for cash, $12,000.\n \nb. Paid $6,000 on the long-term note payable.\n \nc. Sold unissued common stock for $18,500 cash.\n \nd. Declared and paid a $2,000 cash dividend.\n \ne. Incurred the following expenses: depreciation, $4,000; wages, $12,000; taxes, $2,000; and other, \n$12,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows T-accounts using the indirect method to report cash flows from \noperating activities.\n 2. Prepare the statement of cash flows.\n 3. Prepare a schedule of noncash investing and financing activities if necessary.\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method) (P12-1)\nIngersol Construction Supply Company is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, \ncurrent year. The statements are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed \n \ncomparative balance sheets and income statement are summarized as follows:\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 34,000\n$ 29,000\n Accounts receivable\n45,000\n28,000\n Merchandise inventory\n32,000\n38,000\n Property and equipment\n121,000\n100,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n (30,000)\n (25,000)\n$202,000\n$170,000\n Accounts payable\n$ 36,000\n$ 27,000\n Wages payable\n2,200\n1,400\n Note payable, long-term\n40,000\n46,000\n Contributed capital\n86,600\n70,600\n Retained earnings\n 37,200\n 25,000\n$202,000\n$170,000\nIncome statement for current year\n Sales\n$135,000\n Cost of goods sold\n70,000\n Other expenses\n 37,800\nNet income\n$ 27,200\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought equipment for cash, $21,000.\n \nb. Paid $6,000 on the long-term note payable.\n \nc. Issued new shares of stock for $16,000 cash.\n \nd. Dividends of $15,000 were declared and paid in cash.\n \ne. Other expenses included depreciation, $5,000; wages, $20,000; taxes, $6,000; and other, $6,800.\n f. Accounts payable includes only inventory purchases made on credit. Because there are no liability \naccounts relating to taxes or other expenses, assume that these expenses were fully paid in cash.\nAP12-1\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n651\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the indirect method for the year ended December 31, \n \ncurrent year.\n 2. Evaluate the statement of cash flows.\nPreparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method) (P12-2)\nAudio House, Inc., is developing its annual financial statements at December 31, current year. The state-\nments are complete except for the statement of cash flows. The completed comparative balance sheets \nand income statement are summarized as follows:\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nBalance sheet at December 31\n Cash\n$ 64,000\n$ 65,000\n Accounts receivable\n15,000\n20,000\n Inventory\n22,000\n20,000\n Property and equipment\n210,000\n150,000\n Less: Accumulated depreciation\n (60,000)\n (45,000)\n$251,000\n$210,000\n Accounts payable\n$ 8,000\n$ 19,000\n Taxes payable\n2,000\n1,000\n Note payable, long-term\n86,000\n75,000\n Contributed capital\n75,000\n70,000\n Retained earnings\n 80,000\n 45,000\n$251,000\n$210,000\nIncome statement for Current Year\n Sales\n$190,000\n Cost of goods sold\n90,000\n Other expenses\n 60,000\nNet income\n$ 40,000\nAdditional Data:\n \na. Bought equipment for cash, $60,000.\n \nb. Borrowed an additional $11,000 and signed an additional long-term note payable.\n \nc. Issued new shares of stock for $5,000 cash.\n \nd. Dividends of $5,000 were declared and paid in cash.\n \ne. Other expenses included depreciation, $15,000; wages, $20,000; and taxes, $25,000.\n f. Accounts payable includes only inventory purchases made on credit.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, current year, using the indirect \nmethod.\n 2. Based on the cash flow statement, write a short paragraph explaining the major sources and uses of \ncash during the current year.\n(Chapter Supplement A) Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows (Direct Method) (P12-3)\nUse the information concerning Ingersol Construction Supply Company provided in Alternate Problem \n12-1 to fulfill the following requirements.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare the statement of cash flows using the direct method for the year ended December 31, current \nyear.\n 2. Evaluate the statement of cash flows.\nAP12-2\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-6\nAP12-3\n\n\n652\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nPreparing the Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nPresented in alphabetical order below are the line items including the subtotals and totals from Pool \nCorporation’s recent statement of cash flows prepared using the indirect method. Using these line items, \nprepare Pool Corporation’s statement of cash flows in good form for the year ended December 31 follow-\ning the format presented in Exhibit 12.1.\nAccounts payable\n$ 6,402\nAccrued expenses and other current liabilities\n20,682\nAcquisition of businesses\n(5,934)\nAmortization\n1,559\nCash and cash equivalents at beginning of year\n9,721\nCash and cash equivalents at end of year\n17,487\nChange in cash and cash equivalents\n7,766\nDepreciation\n9,746\nLoss on sale of property and equipment\n263\nNet cash provided by operating activities\n75,103\nNet cash used in financing activities\n(41,759)\nNet cash used in investing activities\n(25,578)\nNet income\n71,993\nOther financing activities\n944\nOther operating assets\n8,635\nPayments of cash dividends\n(26,470)\nPayments on long-term debt and other long-term liabilities\n(149)\nPayments on revolving line of bank credit\n(700,749)\nPrepaid expenses\n(2,951)\nProceeds from revolving line of bank credit\n749,349\nProceeds from stock issued under share-based compensation plans\n13,085\nProduct inventories\n(35,339)\nPurchases of property and equipment\n(19,844)\nPurchases of treasury stock\n(77,769)\nReceivables\n(5,887)\nSale of property and equipment\n200\nCON12-1\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, \n12-6, 12-7\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. On the statement of cash flows, what was the largest item (in absolute value) listed under “Adjust-\nments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities”? Explain the direction of \nits effect in the reconciliation.\n 2. What was the largest “Changes in assets and liabilities” in the operating section of the cash flow \nstatement? Explain the direction of its effect in the reconciliation.\n 3. Examine American Eagle Outfitters’s investing and financing activities. List the company’s three \nlargest uses of cash over the past three years. List two major sources of cash for these activities.\nCP12-1\nLO12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n653\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Does Urban Outfitters use the direct or indirect method to report cash flows from operating activities?\n 2. What amount of tax payments did the company make during the most recent reporting year? (Hint: \nThe statement of cash flows may be helpful to answer this question.)\n 3. Explain why the “share-based compensation” and “depreciation and amortization” items were added \nin the reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities.\n 4. Has the company paid cash dividends during the last three years? How do you know?\n 5. What was free cash flow for the year ended January 31, 2015?\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters \n(Appendix C) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the quality of income ratio for both companies for the most recent reporting year. Which \ncompany has a better quality of income ratio?\n 2. Compare the quality of income ratio for both companies to the industry average. Are these \ncompanies \nproducing more or less cash from operating activities relative to net income than the average com-\npany in the industry?\n 3. Compute the capital acquisitions ratio for both companies for the most recent reporting year. \n \nCompare their abilities to finance purchases of property, plant, and equipment with cash provided by \noperating activities.\n 4. Compare the capital acquisitions ratio for both companies to the industry average. How does each \ncompany’s ability to finance the purchase of property, plant, and equipment with cash provided by \noperating activities compare with that of other companies in the industry?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nPreparing a Complex Statement of Cash Flows (Indirect Method)\nRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory manufactures an extensive line of premium chocolate candies for \nsale at its franchised and company-owned stores in malls throughout the United States. Its balance sheet for \nthe first quarter of a recent year is presented along with an analysis of selected accounts and transactions:\nROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC.\nBalance Sheets\nAssets\nMay 31 (Unaudited)\nFebruary 29\nCurrent assets\nCash and cash equivalents\n$ 921,505\n$ 528,787\nAccounts and notes receivable—trade, less allowance for \ndoubtful accounts of $43,196 at May 31 and $28,196 at \nFebruary 29\n1,602,582\n1,463,901\nInventories\n2,748,788\n2,504,908\nDeferred tax asset\n59,219\n59,219\nOther\n 581,508\n 224,001\nTotal current assets\n 5,913,602\n 4,780,816\nProperty and equipment—at cost\n14,010,796\n12,929,675\nLess accumulated depreciation and amortization\n (2,744,388)\n (2,468,084)\n 11,266,408\n 10,461,591\nCP12-2\nLO12-2, 12-4, 12-6\nCP12-3\nLO12-3, 12-5\nCP12-4\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-6\n(continued)\n\n\n654\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nAssets\nMay 31 (Unaudited)\nFebruary 29\nOther assets\nNotes and accounts receivable due after one year\n$ 100,206\n$ 111,588\nGoodwill and other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization \nof $259,641 at May 31 and $253,740 at Feb. 29\n330,359\n336,260\nOther\n 574,130\n 624,185\n 1,004,695\n 1,072,033\n$18,184,705\n$16,314,440\nLiabilities and Equity\nCurrent liabilities\nShort-term debt\n$ 0\n$ 1,000,000\nCurrent maturities of long-term debt\n429,562\n134,538\nAccounts payable—trade\n1,279,455\n998,520\nAccrued liabilities\n714,473\n550,386\nIncome taxes payable\n 11,198\n 54,229\nTotal current liabilities\n2,434,688\n2,737,673\nLong-term debt, less current maturities\n4,193,290\n2,183,877\nDeferred income taxes\n275,508\n275,508\nStockholders’ Equity\nCommon stock—authorized 7,250,000 shares, $0.03 par \nvalue; issued 3,034,302 shares at May 31 and at Feb. 29\n91,029\n91,029\nAdditional paid-in capital\n9,703,985\n9,703,985\nRetained earnings\n 2,502,104\n 2,338,267\n12,297,118\n12,133,281\nLess common stock held in treasury, at cost—129,153 \nshares at May 31 and at February 29\n 1,015,899\n 1,015,899\n 11,281,219\n 11,117,382\n$18,184,705\n$16,314,440\nThe accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.\nAnalysis of Selected Accounts and Transactions:\n \na. Net income was $163,837. Notes and accounts receivable due after one year relate to operations.\n \nb. Depreciation and amortization totaled $282,205.\n \nc. No “other” noncurrent assets (which relate to investing activities) were purchased this period.\n \nd. No property, plant, and equipment were sold during the period. No goodwill was acquired \n \nor sold.\n \ne. Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt were $4,659,466, and principal payments were $2,355,029. \n(Combine the current maturities with the long-term debt in your analysis.)\n f. No dividends were declared or paid.\n \ng. Ignore the “deferred tax asset” and “deferred income taxes” accounts.\nRequired:\nPrepare a statement of cash flows for the year using the indirect method.\nMaking a Decision as a Financial Analyst: Analyzing Cash Flow for a New Company\nCarlyle Golf, Inc., was formed in September of last year. The company designs, contracts for the \nmanufacture of, and markets a line of men’s golf apparel. A portion of the statement of cash flows for \nCarlyle follows:\nCP12-5\nLO12-2\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\n655\nCURRENT YEAR\nCash flows from operating activities\nNet income\n$(460,089)\nDepreciation\n3,554\nNoncash compensation (stock)\n254,464\nDeposits with suppliers\n(404,934)\nIncrease in prepaid assets\n(42,260)\nIncrease in accounts payable\n81,765\nIncrease in accrued liabilities\n 24,495\nNet cash flows\n$(543,005)\nManagement expects a solid increase in sales in the near future. To support the increase in sales, it plans \nto add $2.2 million to inventory. The company did not disclose a sales forecast. At the end of the current \nyear, Carlyle had less than $1,000 in cash. It is not unusual for a new company to experience a loss and \nnegative cash flows during its start-up phase.\nRequired:\nAs a financial analyst recently hired by a major investment bank, you have been asked to write a short \nmemo to your supervisor evaluating the problems facing Carlyle. Emphasize typical sources of financing \nthat may or may not be available to support the expansion.\nCritical Thinking Case\nEthical Decision Making: A Real-Life Example\nIn a February 19, 2004, press release, the Securities and Exchange Commission described a number of \nfraudulent transactions that Enron executives concocted in an effort to meet the company’s financial \ntargets. One particularly well-known scheme is called the “Nigerian barge” transaction, which took place \nin the fourth quarter of 1999. According to court documents, Enron arranged to sell three electricity-\ngenerating power barges moored off the coast of Nigeria. The “buyer” was the investment banking firm \nof Merrill Lynch. Although Enron reported this transaction as a sale in its income statement, it turns \nout this was no ordinary sale. Merrill Lynch didn’t really want the barges and had only agreed to buy \nthem because Enron guaranteed, in a secret side deal, that it would arrange for the barges to be bought \nback from Merrill Lynch within six months of the initial transaction. In addition, Enron promised to pay \nMerrill Lynch a hefty fee for doing the deal. In an interview on National Public Radio on August 17, \n2002, Michigan Senator Carl Levin declared, “(T)he case of the Nigerian barge transaction was, by any \ndefinition, a loan.”\nRequired:\n 1. Discuss whether the Nigerian barge transaction should have been considered a loan rather than a sale. \nAs part of your discussion, consider the following questions. Doesn’t the Merrill Lynch \npayment to \nEnron at the time of the initial transaction automatically make it a sale, not a loan? What aspects of \nthe transaction are similar to a loan? Which aspects suggest that the four criteria for \nrevenue recogni-\ntion (summarized near the end of Chapter 3) were not fulfilled?\n 2. The income statement effect of recording the transaction as a sale rather than a loan is fairly clear: \nEnron was able to boost its revenues and net income. What is somewhat less obvious, but nearly as \nimportant, are the effects on the statement of cash flows. Describe how recording the transaction as \na sale rather than as a loan would change the statement of cash flows.\n 3. How would the two different statements of cash flows (described in your response to requirement 2) \naffect financial statement users?\nCP12-6\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-6\n\n\n656\nC HAP TER 1 2 Statement of Cash Flows\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Analyzing Cash Flows\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at biz.yahoo.com/p/\nindustries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alternatively, go to Google \nFinance at www.google.com/finance and search for a company you are interested in. You will be pre-\nsented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should acquire the \nannual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a dif-\nferent company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor relations website \nitself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\n 1. Which of the two basic reporting approaches for cash flows from operating activities did the com-\npany adopt?\n 2. What is the quality of income ratio for the most current year? What were the major causes of differ-\nences between net income and cash flow from operations?\n 3. What is the capital acquisitions ratio for the three-year period presented in total? How is the com-\npany financing its capital acquisitions?\n 4. What portion of the cash from operations in the current year is being paid to stockholders in the form \nof dividends?\nCP12-7\nLO12-1, 12-2, 12-3, \n12-4, 12-5, 12-6\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this chapter, you should be able to:\n \n13-1 Explain how a company’s business strategy affects financial statement \nanalysis. \n \n13-2 Discuss ways to analyze financial statements. \n \n13-3 Compute and interpret component percentages. \n \n13-4 Compute and interpret profitability ratios. \n \n13-5 Compute and interpret asset turnover ratios. \n \n13-6 Compute and interpret liquidity ratios. \n \n13-7 Compute and interpret solvency ratios. \n \n13-8 Compute and interpret market ratios. \nAnalyzing Financial Statements\nT\nhe history of The Home Depot is an unusual success story. Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, \nThe Home Depot has grown to be America’s largest home improvement retailer, with \nover 2,200 stores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Financial statements for \nThe Home Depot are presented in Exhibit 13.1. As you can see, The Home Depot has grown \nboth sales and net income over the last three years. As you analyze Exhibit 13.1 and read \nother disclosures in this chapter, it is helpful to keep in mind that “fiscal 2014” for The Home \nDepot ended on February 1, 2015. Similarly, “fiscal 2013” ended on February 2, 2014, and \n“fiscal 2012” ended on February 3, 2013.\nWith the recent improvement in the company’s financial results, would you want to invest \nin The Home Depot? A number of professional analysts think you should, including those \nwho work for Jefferson Research, an investment research and advisory firm. In a report in \nwhich they recommended buying stock in The Home Depot, they wrote: “Home Depot, Inc., is \nshowing strong Earnings Quality, Cash Flow Quality, Operating Efficiency and Balance Sheet \nQuality, and Valuation suggests a lower amount of price risk. When combined, Home Depot \ndeserves a BUY rating.”\n\n\nchapter 13\nProfessional analysts consider a large number of factors in developing the \ntype of recommendation contained in the Jefferson Research report, including \ninformation reported in a company’s financial statements. In this chapter, we use \naccounting information and a variety of analytical tools to study The Home Depot \nand its major competitor, Lowe’s.\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nCompanies spend billions of dollars each year preparing, auditing, and publish-\ning their financial statements. These statements are then made available to cur-\nrent and prospective investors. Most companies no longer mail this information \nto investors, but rather make it available online. The Home Depot’s financial infor-\nmation is available from its Investor Relations website at www.homedepot.com.\nThe reason that The Home Depot and other companies spend so much money \nto provide information to investors is simple: Financial statements help people \nmake better economic decisions. In fact, published financial statements are \ndesigned primarily to meet the needs of external decision makers, including pres-\nent and potential owners, investment analysts, and creditors.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\nRiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images\nThe Home Depot\nFINANCIAL ANALYSIS: BRINGING \nIT ALL TOGETHER\nwww.homedepot.com\n\n\n660\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nTHE HOME DEPOT, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Statements of Earnings\n(amounts in millions, except per share data)\nFiscal Year Ended\nFebruary 1, \n \n2015\nFebruary 2, \n \n2014\nFebruary 3, \n \n2013\nNet Sales\n$83,176\n$78,812\n$74,754\nCost of Sales\n 54,222\n 51,422\n 48,912\nGross Profit\n28,954\n27,390\n25,842\nOperating Expenses:\n Selling, General and Administrative\n16,834\n16,597\n16,508\n Depreciation and Amortization\n 1,651\n 1,627\n 1,568\n Total Operating Expenses\n 18,485\n 18,224\n 18,076\nOperating Income\n10,469\n9,166\n7,766\nInterest and Other (Income) Expense:\n Interest and Investment Income\n(337)\n(12)\n(20)\n Interest Expense\n830\n711\n632\n Other\n —\n —\n (67)\n Interest and Other, net\n 493\n 699\n 545\nEarnings before Provision for Income Taxes\n9,976\n8,467\n7,221\nProvision for Income Taxes\n 3,631\n 3,082\n 2,686\nNet Earnings\n$ \n 6,345\n$ 5,385\n$ 4,535\nWeighted Average Common Shares\n1,338\n1,425\n1,499\nBasic Earnings per Share\n$ 4.74\n$ 3.78\n$ 3.03\nDiluted Weighted Average Common Shares\n1,346\n1,434\n1,511\nDiluted Earnings per Share\n$ 4.71\n$ 3.76\n$ 3.00\nEXHIBIT 13.1\nThe Home Depot Financial \nStatements\nTHE HOME DEPOT, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(amounts in millions, except share and per share data)\nFebruary 1, \n \n2015\nFebruary 2, \n \n2014\nASSETS\nCurrent Assets:\n Cash and Cash Equivalents\n$ 1,723\n$ 1,929\n Receivables, net\n1,484\n1,398\n Merchandise Inventories\n11,079\n11,057\n Other Current Assets\n 1,016\n 895\n Total Current Assets\n 15,302\n 15,279\nProperty and Equipment, at cost\n38,513\n39,064\nLess Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization\n 15,793\n 15,716\n Net Property and Equipment\n 22,720\n 23,348\nGoodwill\n1,353\n1,289\nOther Assets\n 571\n 602\n Total Assets\n$39,946\n$40,518\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n661\nFebruary 1, \n \n2015\nFebruary 2, \n \n2014\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCurrent Liabilities:\n Short-Term Debt\n$ 290\n$ —\n Accounts Payable\n5,807\n5,797\n Accrued Salaries and Related Expenses\n1,391\n1,428\n Sales Taxes Payable\n434\n396\n Deferred Revenue\n1,468\n1,337\n Income Taxes Payable\n35\n12\n Current Installments of Long-Term Debt\n38\n33\n Other Accrued Expenses\n 1,806\n 1,746\n Total Current Liabilities\n 11,269\n 10,749\nLong-Term Debt, excluding current installments\n16,869\n14,691\nOther Long-Term Liabilities\n1,844\n2,042\nDeferred Income Taxes\n 642\n 514\n Total Liabilities\n 30,624\n 27,996\nSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\nCommon Stock, par value $0.05; authorized: 10 billion shares; \nissued: 1.768 billion shares at February 1, 2015, and 1.761 \nbillion shares at February 2, 2014; outstanding: 1.307 billion \nshares at February 1, 2015, and 1.380 billion shares at \nFebruary 2, 2014\n88\n88\nPaid-In Capital\n8,885\n8,402\nRetained Earnings\n26,995\n23,180\nAccumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income\n(452)\n46\nTreasury Stock, at cost, 461 million shares at February 1, 2015, \nand 381 million shares at February 2, 2014\n (26,194)\n (19,194)\n Total Stockholders’ Equity\n 9,322\n 12,522\n Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\n$39,946\n$40,518\nEXHIBIT 13.1\ncontinued\nTHE HOME DEPOT, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows\n(amounts in millions)\nFiscal Year Ended\nFebruary 1, \n \n2015\nFebruary 2, \n \n2014\nFebruary 3, \n \n2013\nCASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING \nACTIVITIES:\nNet Earnings\n$6,345\n$5,385\n$4,535\nReconciliation of Net Earnings to Net Cash \nProvided by Operating Activities:\n Depreciation and Amortization\n1,786\n1,757\n1,684\n Stock-Based Compensation Expense\n225\n228\n218\n Gain on Sales of Investments\n(323)\n—\n—\n Goodwill Impairment\n—\n—\n97\ncontinued\n\n\n662\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nFebruary 1, \n \n2015\nFebruary 2, \n \n2014\nFebruary 3, \n \n2013\nChanges in Assets and Liabilities, net of the \n effects of acquisitions:\n Receivables, net\n$ (81)\n$ (15)\n$ (143)\n Merchandise Inventories\n(124)\n(455)\n(350)\n Other Current Assets\n(199)\n(5)\n93\n Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses\n244\n605\n698\n Deferred Revenue\n146\n75\n121\n Income Taxes Payable\n168\n119\n87\n Deferred Income Taxes\n159\n(31)\n107\n Other Long-Term Liabilities\n(152)\n13\n(180)\n Other\n 48\n (48)\n 8\nNet Cash Provided by Operating Activities\n 8,242\n 7,628\n 6,975\nCASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING \nACTIVITIES:\nCapital Expenditures, net of $217, $46, and \n$98 of non-cash capital expenditures in fiscal \n2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively\n(1,442)\n(1,389)\n(1,312)\nProceeds from Sales of Investments\n323\n—\n—\nPayments for Businesses Acquired, net\n(200)\n(206)\n(170)\nProceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment\n 48\n 88\n 50\n Net Cash Used in Investing Activities\n(1,271)\n \n(1,507)\n (1,432)\nCASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING \nACTIVITIES:\nProceeds from Short-Term Borrowings, net\n290\n—\n—\nProceeds from Long-Term Borrowings, net of \ndiscount\n1,981\n5,222\n—\nRepayments of Long-Term Debt\n(39)\n(1,289)\n(32)\nRepurchases of Common Stock\n(7,000)\n(8,546)\n(3,984)\nProceeds from Sales of Common Stock\n252\n241\n784\nCash Dividends Paid to Stockholders\n(2,530)\n(2,243)\n(1,743)\nOther Financing Activities\n (25)\n (37)\n (59)\n Net Cash Used in Financing Activities\n(7,071)\n (6,652)\n (5,034)\nChange in Cash and Cash Equivalents\n(100)\n(531)\n509\nEffect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and \nCash Equivalents\n(106)\n(34)\n(2)\nCash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year\n 1,929\n 2,494\n 1,987\nCash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year\n$1,723\n$1,929\n$2,494\nSUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF \nCASH PAYMENTS MADE FOR:\nInterest, net of interest capitalized\n$ 782\n$ 639\n$ 617\nIncome Taxes\n$3,435\n$2,839\n$2,482\nEXHIBIT 13.1\nconcluded\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n663\nORGANIZATION of the Chapter\nThe Investment\nDecision\nUnderstanding\na Company’s\nStrategy\nFinancial\nStatement\nAnalysis\nComponent\nPercentages\nand Ratio Analysis\nInterpreting\nRatios and\nOther Analytical\nConsiderations\n \nŮ\u0001 Time Series Analysis \nŮ\u0001 Cross Sectional\n Analysis\n \nŮ\u0001 Component Percentages\n \nŮ\u0001 Ratio Analysis\n \nŮ\u0001 Profitability Ratios \n 1. Return on Equity (ROE)\n 2. Return on Assets (ROA)\n 3. Financial Leverage\n \n Percentage\n 4. Net Profit Margin\n 5. Earnings per Share (EPS)\n 6. Earnings Quality\n \nŮ\u0001 Asset Turnover Ratios\n 7. Total Asset Turnover Ratio\n 8. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio\n 9. Receivable Turnover Ratio\n \n10. Inventory Turnover Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Liquidity Ratios\n \n11. Current Ratio\n \n12. Quick Ratio\n \n13. Cash Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Solvency Ratios\n \n14. Times Interest Earned\n \n Ratio\n \n15. Cash Coverage Ratio\n \n16. Debt-to-Equity Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Market Ratios\n \n17. Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio\n \n18. Dividend Yield Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Other Financial\n Information\nT HE INVEST M ENT D ECISI ON\nOf the people who use financial statements, investors are perhaps the single largest group. They \noften rely on the advice of professional analysts, who develop recommendations on widely held \nstocks such as The Home Depot. Investors who use analysts’ reports pay close attention to \ntheir recommendations. As this book was being written, professional analysts issued the fol-\nlowing investment recommendations for The Home Depot:\n0\n0\n9\n1\n10\nStrong Buy\nBuy\nHold\nUnderperform\nSell\nSource: NASDAQ.com.\n\n\n664\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nPerhaps the most important thing to notice about this summary of investment recommenda-\ntions is the degree of disagreement. Currently, 10 analysts strongly recommend buying more \nHome Depot stock, while 9 others recommend holding Home Depot stock only if one already \nowns it. This level of disagreement shows that financial analysis is part art and part science.\nIn considering an investment in stock, investors should evaluate the company’s future \nincome and growth potential on the basis of three factors:\nEconomy-Wide Factors\nIndustry Factors\nCompany Factors\n \n1. Economy-wide factors. Often the overall health of the economy has a direct impact on the \nperformance of an individual company. Investors should consider data such as the unemploy-\nment rate, general inflation rate, and changes in interest rates. For example, in a research \nreport issued by Zacks Investment Research, an analyst determined “Heavy job losses \nand reduced access to credit have led to a sharp fall in consumer discretionary spending on \n \nbig-ticket items.” (Zacks Investment Research, September 1, 2014)\n \n2. Industry factors. Certain events can have a major impact on each company within an indus-\ntry but only a minor impact on other companies outside the industry. For example, the Zacks \nreport states, “In the home improvement retail business, Home Depot faces stiff competi-\ntion from Lowe’s, Sherwin-Williams Company and other home supply retailers. . . .” The \nanalyst report goes on to state, “This may weigh on the company’s results.” (Zacks Equity \nResearch, March 19, 2012)\n \n3. Individual company factors. To properly analyze a company, good analysts do not rely \nsolely on the information reported in a company’s financial statements. They visit the com-\npany, buy its products, and read about it in the business press. If you are considering an \ninvestment in Home Depot, you should visit its stores and assess its product offerings in \naddition to analyzing its financial statements. An example of company-specific information \nis contained in the Zacks report, which states that “. . . the company has implemented sig-\nnificant changes in its store operations to make them simpler and more customer-friendly.” \n(Zacks Equity Research, October 30, 2014)\nBesides considering these factors, investors should understand a company’s business strat-\negy when evaluating its financial statements. A company’s business strategy directly affects the \naccounts you will see on its financial statements.\nU ND E RSTAN DI N G A C OMPAN Y ’S ST R AT E GY\nFinancial statement analysis involves more than just “crunching numbers.” Before you start \nlooking at numbers, you should know what you are looking for. While financial statements \nreflect transactions, each of those transactions is the result of a company’s operating decisions \nas it implements its business strategy.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-1\nExplain how a company’s \nbusiness strategy affects \nfinancial statement analysis.\nBusiness\nStrategy\nOperating\nDecisions\nTransactions\nFinancial\nStatements\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n665\nBusinesses can earn a high rate of return by following different strategies. There are two \nfundamental strategies:\n \n1. Product differentiation. Under this strategy, companies offer products with unique bene-\nfits, such as high quality or unusual style or features. These unique benefits allow a company \nto charge higher prices. In general, a product differentiation strategy results in higher profit \nmargins but lower inventory turnover.\n \n2. Cost differentiation. Under this strategy, companies attempt to operate more efficiently than \ntheir competitors, which permits them to offer lower prices to attract customers. In general, \na cost differentiation strategy results in lower profit margins but higher inventory turnover.\nYou can probably think of a number of companies that have followed one of these two basic \nstrategies. Here are some examples:\nProduct Differentiation\nCars:\nCost Differentiation\nCars:\nTesla\nKia\nNordstrom\nWalmart\nRetail Stores:\nRetail Stores:\nSouthwest\nAirlines:\nAirlines:\nSingapore Airlines\nThe best place to start financial analysis is with a solid understanding of a company’s busi-\nness strategy. To evaluate how well a company is doing, you must know what managers are \ntrying to do. You can learn a great deal about a company’s business strategy by reading its \nannual report or 10-K, especially the letter from the president and management’s discussion \nand analysis (MD&A). It also is useful to read articles about the company in the business press.\nThe Home Depot’s business strategy is described in its 10-K report as follows:\nOperating Strategy\nOver the past several years, we have maintained a consistent strategic framework comprised of \nthree key initiatives—Customer Service; Product Authority; and Disciplined Capital Allocation, \nProductivity and Efficiency—tied together through our Interconnected Retail initiative. In fiscal \n2014, we focused on continuing to enhance our capability to deliver a superior interconnected \nretail experience for our customers. As customers increasingly expect to be able to buy how, \nwhen and where they want, we believe that providing a seamless shopping experience across \nmultiple channels, featuring innovative and expanded product choices, will be a key enabler for \nfuture success. Becoming a best-in-class interconnected retailer is growing in importance as the \nline between online and in-store shopping continues to blur. Our interconnected retail initiative \nsupports and connects the three other key initiatives of our long-standing strategic framework, \nwith the overall goal of strengthening the connectivity between our stores and our online \nchannels and our connectivity with our customers.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n10-K Report\nTHE HOME DEPOT\nThis description of The Home Depot’s strategy serves as a guide for our financial analysis. \nBy understanding what management is trying to accomplish, we are better able to evaluate its \nprogress in meeting its goals.\n\n\n666\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nWith management’s stated goals in mind, we can attach more meaning to the information \ncontained in The Home Depot’s financial statements.\nFINA NCIAL STAT E M E N T AN ALYSI S\nAnalyzing financial data without a basis for comparison is not informative. For example, would \nyou be impressed with a company that earned $1 million last year? You are probably thinking, \n“It depends.” A $1 million profit might be very good for a company that lost money the year \nbefore but not good for a company that made $500 million the preceding year. It might be good \nfor a small company but not for a very large company. And it might be considered good if all \nthe other companies in the industry lost money the same year but not good if they all earned \nmuch larger profits.\nAs you can see from this simple example, financial results cannot be evaluated in isolation. \nTo properly analyze the information reported in financial statements, you must develop appro-\npriate comparisons. The task of finding appropriate comparisons requires judgment and is not \nalways easy. Financial analysis is a sophisticated skill, not a mechanical process.\nThere are two general methods for making financial comparisons. The first compares a com-\npany to itself in prior years. The second compares a company to other companies at a point \n \nin time.\n \n1. Comparing across time. In this type of analysis, which is often referred to as “time-series \nanalysis,” information on a single company is compared over time. For example, a key mea-\nsure of performance for most companies is the change in sales volume each year. The time-\nseries chart below shows that The Home Depot’s sales have been trending upward, though \nat different rates depending on the year. The notes to the financial statements help us under-\nstand the improvement in sales in the current year:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-2\nDiscuss ways to analyze \nfinancial statements.\nThe positive comparable store sales for fiscal 2014 reflect a number of factors, including the \nexecution of our key initiatives, continued strength in our maintenance and repair categories, and \nan improved U.S. home improvement market. All of our departments posted positive comparable \nstore sales for fiscal 2014. Further, our comparable store customer transactions increased 3.5% \nfor fiscal 2014 and comparable store average ticket increased 1.8% for fiscal 2014, due in part \nto strong sales in big ticket purchases, such as appliances and water heaters, and sales growth in \nour services business.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n10-K Report\nTHE HOME DEPOT\n5.00\n2.50\n0.00\n-5.00\n-7.50\n7.50\n-10.00\n10.00\n-2.50\n2008\n2009\n2010\n2011\n2012\n2013\n2014\nPercent change in sales\n2007\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n667\nIn the current environment, The Home Depot is experiencing more customers in its stores \nand those customers are spending more money on their average purchases. Notice that our \nunderstanding of the reported numbers is directly tied to understanding The Home Depot’s \nbusiness strategy.\n \n2. Comparing across companies. In this type of analysis, which is often referred to as “cross-\nsectional analysis,” information for multiple companies is compared at a point in time. We \nhave seen that financial results are often affected by industry and economy-wide factors. By \ncomparing a company with other companies in the same line of business, an analyst can gain \nbetter insight into its performance. For example, the graph below compares The Home Depot \nwith one of its closest competitors, Lowe’s, during fiscal 2014. The gross profit percentage \nand growth in sales are essentially the same for both companies, but net income as a percent-\nage of sales is higher for The Home Depot, indicating more efficient business operations.\n40.0\n35.0\n30.0\n25.0\n20.0\n15.0\n10.0\n5.0\n0.0\nGross profit\npercentage\nPercentage\nNet profit\npercentage\nGrowth in sales\nHome Depot\nLowe’s\nFinding comparable companies is often difficult. Few companies do the exact same thing as \ntheir competitors. For example, American Apparel, Gap, Nordstrom, Target, and Walmart \nare all apparel retailers, but not all could be considered comparable companies for purposes of \nfinancial analysis. These retailers offer different levels of quality and appeal to different types \nof customers.\nThe federal government has developed the North American Industry Classification System \n(NAICS) for use in reporting economic data. The system assigns a specific industry code to \neach corporation based on its business operations. Analysts often use these six-digit codes \nto identify companies that have similar business operations. In addition, you can find mul-\ntiple online resources, such as Google Finance or Yahoo Finance, that provide averages for \nmany common accounting ratios for various industries. Because of the diversity of companies \nincluded in any given industry classification, and the potential difference in how ratios are \ncalculated, these data should be used with great care. For this reason, some analysts prefer to \ncompare two companies that are very similar instead of using industry-wide comparisons.\nCOMP O NENT P ERC E N TAG E S AN D R AT I O AN ALYSI S\nComponent Percentages\nAll analysts use various tools to analyze a company’s financial statements. Two popular tools \nare component percentages and ratio analysis. Component percentages express each item on \na financial statement as a percentage of a single base amount. The base amount on the income \nstatement is net sales. To compute component percentages on the income statement, each \namount reported is divided by net sales. The base amount on the balance sheet is total assets. To \ncompute component percentages on the balance sheet, each amount is divided by total assets.\nExhibit 13.2 shows a component percentage analysis for The Home Depot’s income state-\nment. The percentages reported in Exhibit 13.2 were calculated by taking the dollar amounts \nreported on The Home Depot’s income statement shown in Exhibit 13.1 and dividing them \nby net sales. If you simply reviewed the dollar amounts on the income statement, you might \nmiss important insights. For example, selling, general, and administrative expense increased \nby $237 million in fiscal 2014. This increase might seem to reflect a decline in operating effi-\nciency until it is compared with sales productivity. A component percentage analysis provides \nan important insight: This expense category decreased as a percent of sales (from 21.06% in \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-3\nCompute and interpret \ncomponent percentages.\nCOMPONENT PERCENTAGE \nExpresses each item on a \nparticular financial statement \nas a percentage of a single \nbase amount.\nRATIO ANALYSIS \nAn analytical tool that measures \nthe proportional relationship \nbetween two financial statement \namounts.\n\n\n668\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nEXHIBIT 13.2\nComponent Percentages for \nThe Home Depot\nCOMPONENT PERCENTAGES*\nFebruary 1, 2015\nFebruary 2, 2014\nFebruary 3, 2013\nIncome Statement\n(fiscal 2014)\n(fiscal 2013)\n(fiscal 2012)\nNet sales\n100.00%\n100.00%\n100.00%\nCost of Sales\n########65.19\n########65.25\n########65.43\nGross profit\n34.81\n34.75\n34.57\nOperating Expenses:\n Selling, General, and Administrative\n20.24\n21.06\n22.08\n Depreciation and Amortization\n###################1.98\n###################2.06\n####################2.10\nTotal Operating Expenses\n22.22\n23.12\n24.18\nOperating Income\n12.59\n11.63\n10.39\nInterest and Other (Income) Expense:\n \n \n Interest and Investment Income\n(0.41)\n(0.01)\n(0.03)\n Interest Expense\n1.00\n0.90\n0.85\n Other\n###################0.00\n###################0.00\n##################(0.09)\nInterest and Other, net\n0.59\n0.89\n0.73\nEarnings, before Provision for Income Taxes\n12.00\n10.74\n9.66\nProvision for Income Taxes\n###################4.37\n####################3.91\n####################3.59\nNet Earnings\n###################7.63\n###################6.83\n####################6.07\n*Numbers are rounded.\nfiscal 2013 to 20.24% in fiscal 2014) during that period. In other words, The Home Depot has \nactually done a good job of keeping selling, general, and administrative expense in line with its \nsales activity.\nThe component analysis (in Exhibit 13.2) also reflects that net income has increased as a \npercentage of sales from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2014. In general, this reflects that The Home \nDepot is operating more efficiently across time. You can see this improvement in operating \nefficiency by examining the decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of sales over the \nthree-year period.\nMany analysts use graphics software to help them analyze companies. Graphic representa-\ntion is especially useful when communicating findings during meetings or in printed form. The \nnearby pie charts summarize key 2014 data from Exhibit 13.2, along with comparable data \nfrom Lowe’s, a key competitor.\nRatio Analysis\nComponent percentages are a type of ratio. Ratios simply express the proportionate relation-\nship between two amounts. With component percentages, both the numerator and the denomi-\nnator of the ratio came from the same financial statement, either the income statement or the \nbalance sheet. This does not have to be the case. As an example, assume you want to know how \neffective a company is using its assets to generate net income. Answering this question is dif-\nficult if you only know that the company earned net income of $500,000. Comparing income \nto total assets provides additional insights. If total assets are $5 million, for example, then the \nrelationship of earnings to assets is $500,000 ÷ $5,000,000 = 10%. This measure indicates a \ndifferent level of performance than would be the case if total assets were $250 million. Ratio \nanalysis helps decision makers identify significant relationships and make meaningful com-\nparisons between companies.\nCost of sales\nOperating expenses\nEarnings\nComponent Percentages\nfor The Home Depot, Fiscal 2014\nCost of sales\nOperating expenses\nEarnings\nComponent Percentages\nfor Lowe’s, Fiscal 2014\nCost of sales\nCost of sales\n22.22%\n27.18%\n4.80%\n7.63%\n65.19%\n65.21%\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n669\nOf the many ratios that can be computed using a company’s financial statements, analysts \nuse only those that can be helpful in a given situation. Comparing cost of goods sold to \nproperty, plant, and equipment is not meaningful because these items have no natural rela-\ntionship. Instead, an analyst will often compute certain widely used ratios and then decide \nwhich additional ratios could be relevant to a particular decision. Research and develop-\nment costs as a percentage of sales is not a meaningful ratio for some companies, for exam-\nple, but it is useful when analyzing companies that depend on new products, such as a \n \npharmaceutical company.\nWhen you compute ratios, remember a basic fact about financial statements: Balance sheet \namounts are as of a specific point in time while income statement amounts relate to a period of \ntime. In comparing an income statement amount to a balance sheet amount, you should express \nthe balance sheet as an average of the beginning and ending balances. In practice, some ana-\nlysts simply use the ending balance sheet amount, an approach that is appropriate only if there \nis not a significant difference between the beginning and ending balances. For consistency, we \nalways use average amounts.\nFinancial statement analysis involves a lot of judgment; not all ratios are helpful in a \ngiven situation. We will discuss several ratios that are appropriate to most situations. They can \n \nbe grouped into the categories shown in Exhibit 13.3.1\nProfitability Ratios\nProfitability is a primary measure of the overall success of a company. Profitability ratios \nfocus on net income and how it compares to other amounts reported on the financial state-\nments. Return on equity is a widely used measure of profitability.\n1. Return on Equity (ROE)\nReturn on equity relates income earned to the investment made by a company’s owners. This \nratio reflects the simple fact that investors expect to earn a return on the money they invest in a \ncompany. The return on equity ratio is computed as follows:\nThe Home Depot earned 58.09 percent on the owners’ investment. Another way to interpret \nthis number is to say that, on average, for every $1.00 equity investors contributed to The Home \nDepot, the company earned 58 cents in fiscal 2014. Was this return good or bad? To answer \nthis question, we need to compare 58.09 percent to what The Home Depot’s ROE was in prior \nyears, or to its competitors’ ROE in 2014. ROE for Lowe’s was 24.73 percent in fiscal 2014. \nClearly, The Home Depot produced a better return than its main competitor.\nWe can gain additional insight by examining The Home Depot’s ROE from fiscal 2012 to \nfiscal 2014:\n2014\n2013\n2012\nROE\n58.09%\n35.55%\n25.42%\nThis comparison indicates consistent improvement in The Home Depot’s performance as mea-\nsured by its ROE.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-4\nCompute and interpret \nprofitability ratios.\nPROFITABILITY RATIOS \nRatios that compare income with \none or more primary activities.\nReturn on Equity (ROE) = \nNet Income\nAverage Total Stockholders’ Equity\nHome Depot 2014 = $6,345\n$10,922* = 58.09%\n*($9,322 + $12,522) \n2\n= $10,922\nJustin Sullivan/Getty Images\n1The numbers for The Home Depot used throughout the following examples are taken from the financial statements \nin Exhibit 13.1.\n\n\n670\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nEXHIBIT 13.3\nWidely Used Accounting \nRatios\nRATIO\nBASIC COMPUTATION*\nProfitability Ratios\n1. Return on equity (ROE)\n2. Return on assets (ROA)\n3. Financial leverage percentage\nReturn on Equity - Return on Assets\n4. Net profit margin\n5. Earnings per share (EPS)\n6. Earnings quality\nAsset Turnover Ratios\n7. Total asset turnover\n8. Fixed asset turnover\n9. Receivable turnover ratio\n10. Inventory turnover ratio\nLiquidity Ratios\n11. Current ratio\n12. Quick ratio\n13. Cash ratio\nSolvency Ratios\n14. Times interest earned ratio\n15. Cash coverage ratio\n16. Debt-to-equity ratio\nMarket Ratios\n17. Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio\n18. Dividend yield ratio\n*We list the basic computation for each ratio. Analysts sometimes adjust these basic computations depending on the\nanalysis they are conducting.\nNet Income\nAverage Total Stockholders’ Equity\nNet Income\nAverage Total Assets\nNet Income\nNet Sales Revenue\nNet Income\nWeighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding\nCash Flows from Operating Activities\nNet Income\nNet Sales Revenue\nAverage Total Assets\nNet Sales Revenue\nAverage Net Fixed Assets\nNet Credit Sales\nAverage Net Receivables\nCost of Goods Sold\nAverage Inventory\nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nCash & Cash Equivalents + Net Accounts Receivable\n+ Marketable Securities\nCurrent Liabilities\nCash & Cash Equivalents\nCurrent Liabilities\nNet Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense\nInterest Expense\nCash Flows from Operating Activities\nInterest Paid\nTotal Liabilities\nTotal Stockholders’ Equity\nMarket Price per Share\nEarnings per Share\nDividends per Share\nMarket Price per Share\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n671\n2. Return on Assets (ROA)\nAnother test of profitability compares income to the total assets used to generate the income. \nReturn on assets is computed as follows:\nThis implies that, on average, for every $1.00 of assets reported on The Home Depot’s bal-\nance sheet, the company earned 16 cents in fiscal 2014. The ROA for Lowe’s was 8.36 percent, \nconsiderably lower than the ROA for The Home Depot. This comparison indicates that The \nHome Depot is utilizing its assets more effectively than Lowe’s.\nSome analysts modify the basic ROA computation listed above by adding interest expense \n(net of tax) to the numerator of the ratio. The logic for making this adjustment is that the \ndenominator of the ratio includes resources (assets) provided by both owners and creditors, \nso the numerator should include the return that was available to both groups. Interest expense \nis therefore added back because it was previously deducted in the computation of net income. \nNote, too, that when making this adjustment, interest expense is measured net of income tax. \nThe net of tax amount is used because interest is deductible for tax purposes, so we need to \nadjust interest expense for the tax savings associated with using debt.\n3. Financial Leverage Percentage\nFinancial leverage percentage measures the advantage or disadvantage that occurs when a com-\npany’s return on equity differs from its return on assets. This percentage is computed by sub-\ntracting ROA from ROE. The financial leverage percentage is positive when a company earns \na return on its debt that exceeds the interest rate it pays on the debt. Most companies have posi-\ntive leverage, though if they borrow money and make poor investments it is possible to have \nnegative leverage.\nFinancial leverage percentage is computed as follows:\nFinancial Leverage Percentage = Return on Equity – Return on Assets\nHome Depot 2014 = 58.09% ++– 15.77% = 42.32%\nThe Home Depot’s financial leverage percentage indicates that it earned a considerably \nhigher return on borrowed funds than it paid to borrow those funds. Note that a \ncompany’s \nfinancial leverage percentage can be enhanced either by investing effectively (i.e., earning a \nhigh return on investment) or by borrowing effectively (i.e., paying a low rate of interest).\nLowe’s financial leverage percentage (16.37 percent) is lower than The Home Depot’s. This \nis not surprising because Lowe’s ROE and ROA are lower than The Home Depot’s.\n4. Net Profit Margin\nThe net profit margin reflects net income as a percent of sales. It is computed as follows:\nReturn on Assets (ROA) = \nNet Income\nAverage Total Assets\nHome Depot 2014 = $6,345\n$40,232* = 15.77%\n*($39,946 + $40,518)\n2\n= $40,232\nNet Profit Margin = \nNet Income\nNet Sales Revenue\nHome Depot 2014 = $6,345\n$83,176 = 7.63%\n\n\n672\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nFor fiscal 2014, each dollar of The Home Depot’s sales generated just under 8 cents of \nprofit. In comparison, Lowe’s earned just under 5 cents for each dollar of sales. These numbers \nreflect that for each dollar of sales, The Home Depot is subtracting approximately 92 cents in \nexpenses while Lowe’s is subtracting approximately 95 cents.\nWhile profit margin is a good measure of operating efficiency, you should be careful not \nto analyze it in isolation because it does not consider the resources needed to earn income. It \nis very difficult to compare profit margins for companies in different industries. For example, \nprofit margins are low in the food industry while profit margins in the jewelry industry are \nhigh. Both types of business can be quite profitable, however, because a high sales volume can \ncompensate for a low profit margin. Grocery stores have low profit margins, but they generate \na high sales volume from their relatively inexpensive stores and inventory. Although jewelry \nstores earn comparatively more profit from each sales dollar, they require a large investment in \nluxury stores and very expensive inventory.\nThe trade-off between profit margin and sales volume can be stated in simple terms: Would \nyou prefer to have 5 percent of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of $100,000? As you can see, a larger \nprofit margin is not always better in terms of total dollars earned.\n5. Earnings per Share (EPS)\nThe earnings per share ratio is a measure of return on investment that is based on the number of \ncommon shares outstanding. EPS is computed as follows:\nYou can obtain the weighted average number of shares outstanding from the bottom of a \ncompany’s income statement (see Exhibit 13.1). Earnings per share is probably the single most \nwidely reported ratio, and it is the only ratio required by GAAP. Analysts develop their own \nestimates of EPS and the stock price of a company may change significantly if the actual EPS \ndiffers from the estimate.\n6. Earnings Quality\nMost financial analysts are concerned about the quality of a company’s earnings because some \naccounting procedures can be used to report higher income. For example, a company that uses \nLIFO and short estimated lives for depreciable assets will report lower earnings than an identi-\ncal company that uses FIFO and longer estimated lives. One method of evaluating the quality \nof a company’s earnings is to compare its reported earnings to its cash flows from operating \nactivities, as follows:\nA general rule of thumb is that an earnings quality ratio that is higher than 1 is considered \nto indicate high-quality earnings because each dollar of income is supported by one or more \ndollars of cash flows. A ratio that is below 1 represents lower-quality earnings.\nEarnings per Share (EPS) = \nNet Income\nWeighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding\nHome Depot 2014 = $6,345\n1,338 = $4.74 per share\nEarnings Quality = Cash Flows from Operating Activities\nNet Income\nHome Depot 2014 = $8,242\n$6,345 = 1.30\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nWe have discussed several measures of profitability. Next we will discuss asset turnover ratios. Before \nyou move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of the concepts we have \ncovered so far.\nShow how to compute the following ratios:\n \n1. Return on equity =\n \n2. Return on assets =\n \n3. Net profit margin =\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n673\nEarnings quality has long been analyzed and used by investors as a measure of the \nfundamental quality of the company and its future prospects. Companies may be including \ncertain items that increase reported earnings and often the amount of cash flow supporting \nthe earnings may be weak. Jefferson adjusts for these kinds of items and other anomalies \nto produce an adjusted earnings number that more accurately reflects ongoing business \nfundamentals at Home Depot. Reported earnings are compared to the Jefferson adjusted \nearnings as a means to gauge earnings quality. Also measured is the amount of cash flow that \nunderpins earnings.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nJefferson Research\nTHE HOME DEPOT\n1. \nNet income\nAverage Total Stockholders’ Equity\n2. \nNet Income\nAverage Total Assets\n3. \nNet Income\nNet Sales Revenue\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nAsset Turnover Ratios\nAsset turnover ratios focus on capturing how efficiently a company uses its assets. For exam-\nple, acquiring and selling inventory is a key activity for many companies. The inventory turn-\nover ratio helps analysts evaluate a company’s ability to sell its inventory. Another example is \nthe receivable turnover ratio, which helps analysts evaluate a company’s ability to collect its \nreceivables. These and other asset turnover ratios are discussed below.\nASSET TURNOVER RATIOS \nRatios that capture how \nefficiently a company uses its \nassets.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-5\nCompute and interpret asset \nturnover ratios.\nA research report from Jefferson Research, an investment research and advisory firm, dis-\ncusses the issue of earnings quality for The Home Depot:\n\n\n674\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n7. Total Asset Turnover Ratio\nThe total asset turnover ratio captures how well a company uses its assets to generate revenue. \nThe ratio is computed as follows:\nA total asset turnover ratio of 2.07 implies that, on average, each dollar of assets on The \nHome Depot’s balance sheet generates $2.07 of revenue. Lowe’s total asset turnover ratio is \n1.74. Comparing the two indicates that The Home Depot is more efficient than Lowe’s at using \nits assets to generate revenue. As the table below indicates, The Home Depot has also improved \nits total asset turnover ratio from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2014.\n2014\n2013\n2012\nTotal Asset Turnover\n2.07\n1.93\n1.83\n8. Fixed Asset Turnover Ratio\nWhereas the total asset turnover ratio captures how well a firm uses all of its assets to generate \nrevenues, the fixed asset turnover ratio focuses more narrowly on how well a company uses its \nfixed assets to generate revenues. The term fixed assets is synonymous with property, plant, \nand equipment. The ratio is computed as follows:\nLowe’s fiscal 2014 fixed asset turnover ratio is 2.75. Once again, The Home Depot’s ratio \nis higher, indicating it is more efficient at using its fixed assets to generate revenues. For each \ndollar The Home Depot invested in property, plant, and equipment, the company was able to \ngenerate $3.61 in sales revenue, while Lowe’s could generate only $2.75.\n9. Receivable Turnover Ratio\nBeing able to efficiently collect accounts receivable is critical to a company. Analysts know \nthis and therefore keep close watch on a company’s receivable turnover ratio. The receivable \nturnover ratio is computed as follows:\n*If credit sales are not reported separately (which is typically \nthe case), use total net sales as an approximation.\nA high receivable turnover ratio suggests that a company collects its accounts receivable \nmany times during a year. The Home Depot, on average, collects its accounts receivable over \n57 times a year. Granting credit to customers with poor credit and ineffective collection efforts \nTotal Asset Turnover = Net Sales Revenue\nAverage Total Assets\nHome Depot 2014 = $83,176\n$40,232* = 2.07\n*($39,946 + $40,518)\n2\n= $40,232\nFixed Asset Turnover = \nNet Sales Revenue\nAverage Net Fixed Assets\nHome Depot 2014 = $83,176\n$23,034* = 3.61\n*($22,720 + $23,348)\n2\n= $23,034\nReceivable Turnover Ratio = \nNet Credit Sales*\nAverage Net Receivables\nHome Depot 2014 = $83,176\n$1,441† = 57.72 Times\n†($1,484 + $1,398)\n2\n= $1,441\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n675\nwill produce a low receivable turnover ratio. While a very low ratio is obviously a problem, \na very high ratio also can be troublesome because it suggests an overly stringent credit policy \nthat could cause lost sales and profits.\nThe receivable turnover ratio is often converted to a time basis known as the average days to \ncollect. The computation is as follows:\nThe Home Depot’s average days to collect ratio implies that it takes the com-\npany an average of just over 6 days to collect its accounts receivable. Although \nthe receivable turnover ratio normally provides useful insights, the one for The \nHome Depot is not meaningful. It is highly unlikely that The Home Depot col-\nlects cash from its credit customers in just 6 days. Because we did not know the \namount of The Home Depot’s credit sales, we used total sales as an approxima-\ntion. In this case, the approximation is not reasonable. Most customers use a bank \ncredit card such as MasterCard or Visa. From The Home Depot’s perspective, a \nsales transaction involving a bank credit card is recorded as a cash sale because \nthe credit card company quickly transfers cash to The Home Depot and then \ntakes on the responsibility of collecting from the customer. As a result, many of \nThe Home Depot’s sales are actually cash sales, invalidating the assumption that \ntotal sales are a reasonable proxy for credit sales. This situation illustrates that \nratio analysis involves more than the mere computation of numbers. Analysts \nmust evaluate the results based on their understanding of the business.\n10. Inventory Turnover Ratio\nLike the receivable turnover ratio, the inventory turnover ratio is a measure of operating effi-\nciency. It is computed as follows:\nBecause a company normally realizes profit each time inventory is sold, an increase in this \nratio is usually favorable. If the ratio is too high, however, it may be an indication that sales \nwere lost because desired items were not in stock. A company must balance the cost of holding \ninventory with the potential cost of losing a sale.\nOn average, The Home Depot’s inventory was acquired and sold to customers 4.9 times \nduring the year. The inventory turnover ratio is critical for The Home Depot because of its \nbusiness strategy. It wants to be able to offer customers the right product when they need it at \na price that beats the competition. Inventory turnover for Lowe’s was 4.07. Historically, The \nHome Depot has enjoyed an advantage over Lowe’s in terms of inventory management. The \nHome Depot’s effectiveness in inventory management means that the company is able to tie up \nless money in carrying inventory compared to Lowe’s.\nTurnover ratios vary significantly from one industry to the next. Companies in the food \nindustry (grocery stores and restaurants) have high inventory turnover ratios because their \ninventory is subject to rapid deterioration. Companies that sell expensive merchandise (auto-\nmobiles and high-fashion clothes) have much lower ratios because although sales of those \nitems are infrequent, customers want to have a selection to choose from when they do buy.\nAverage Days to Collect Receivables = \nDays in a Year\nReceivable Turnover Ratio\nHome Depot 2014 = 365\n57.72 = 6.32 Days\nInventory Turnover Ratio = Cost of Goods Sold\nAverage Inventory\nHome Depot 2014 = $54,222\n$11,068*= 4.90 Times\n*($11,079 + $11,057)\n2\n= $11,068\nScott Olson/Getty Images\n\n\n676\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nLike the receivable turnover ratio, the inventory turnover ratio is often converted to a time \nbasis. The computation is:\nUsing Ratios to Analyze the Operating Cycle In Chapter 3, we introduced the concept of a \ncompany’s operating cycle, which is the time it takes for a company to pay cash to its suppliers, \nsell goods to its customers, and collect cash from its customers. Analysts are interested in the \noperating cycle because it helps them evaluate a company’s cash needs and is a good indicator \nof operating efficiency.\nThe operating cycle for most companies involves three distinct phases: the acquisition of \ninventory, the sale of the inventory, and the collection of cash from the customer. We have dis-\ncussed several ratios that are helpful when evaluating a company’s operating cycle:\nRatio*\nOperating Activity\nAccounts payable turnover ratio\nPurchase of inventory\nInventory turnover ratio\nSale of inventory\nReceivable turnover ratio\nCollection of cash from customers\n*We discussed the accounts payable turnover ratio in Chapter 9. The \ninventory turnover ratio and the receivable turnover ratio are discussed \nin this chapter.\nEach of the ratios measures the number of days it takes, on average, to complete an operat-\ning activity. We have already computed two of the needed ratios for The Home Depot, so if we \ncompute the accounts payable turnover ratio, we can analyze the company’s operating cycle:\nThe number of days it takes The Home Depot to complete each phase of its operating cycle are:\nRatio\nTime\nAverage days to pay payables\n39.04 days\nAverage days to sell inventory\n74.49 days\nAverage days to collect receivables\n6.32 days\nExamining each phase of the operating cycle helps us understand the cash needs of the \ncompany. The Home Depot, on average, pays for its inventory 39 days after it receives it. It \ntakes, on average, 81 days (74.49 + 6.32) for it to sell its inventory and collect cash from its \ncustomers. Therefore, The Home Depot must invest cash in its operating activities for just over \n42 days (81 days − 39 days) between the time it pays its vendors and the time it collects from \nits customers. Companies prefer to minimize the time between paying vendors and collecting \ncash from customers because it frees up cash for other productive purposes. The Home Depot \ncould reduce this time by slowing payments to creditors or by increasing how quickly it turns \nover its inventory.\nAverage Days to Sell Inventory = \nDays in a Year\nInventory Turnover Ratio\nHome Depot 2014 = 365\n4.90 = 74.49 Days\nAccounts Payable Turnover Ratio = \nCost of Goods Sold\nAverage Accounts Payable\nHome Depot 2014 = $54,222\n$5,802* = 9.35 Times\n*($5,807 + $5,797)\n2\n= $5,802\nAverage Days to Pay Payables = \nDays in Year\nAccounts Payable Turnover Ratio\nHome Depot 2014 = 365\n9.35 = 39.04 Days\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n677\nThe DuPont Model\nThe DuPont model brings together several of the ratios we have discussed so far and reflects how these \nratios are related. The model is:\nNet Income\nAverage Total Stockholders’\nEquity\nNet Income\nNet Sales\nRevenue\n×\n×\n×\n=\n=\nNet Sales\nRevenue\nAverage Total\nAssets\n×\nAverage Total Assets\nAverage Total Stockholders’\nEquity\nNet Profit\nMargin\nTotal Asset\nTurnover\nFinancial\nLeverage\nROE\nIn mathematical terms, canceling out like items on the right side of the above equation shows that the \nleft and right sides are equivalent. Examining the additional information on the right side of the DuPont \nmodel allows an analyst to tell a much richer story about a company’s profitability than can be told by \nexamining just ROE. For example, a company can increase its ROE by increasing its net profit margin or \nby increasing the revenue it generates from its asset base (its total asset turnover). A company can also \nleverage up its return to stockholders by borrowing funds and investing them in such a way that the return \nexceeds the cost of borrowing. This leverage effect is captured by the financial leverage ratio.\nThe DuPont model is a useful way to analyze a company’s performance. Understanding it will also \nhelp you start to make connections between other ratios. For example, multiplying just the net profit mar-\ngin and the total asset turnover ratio creates a company’s ROA ratio.\nF I N A N C I A L \nA N A LYS I S\nLiquidity Ratios\nLiquidity refers to a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations. Because most short-\nterm obligations will be paid with current assets, liquidity ratios focus on the relationship \nbetween current assets and current liabilities. The ability to pay current liabilities is an important \nfactor in evaluating a company’s short-term financial strength. In this section, we discuss three \nratios that are used to measure liquidity: the current ratio, the quick ratio, and the cash ratio.\n11. Current Ratio\nThe current ratio measures to what extent a company’s total current assets cover its total \ncurrent \nliabilities on a specific date. It is computed as follows:\nA ratio greater than 1 implies that a company’s current assets are sufficient to cover its cur-\nrent liabilities. If a company’s current ratio is less than 1, analysts will want to understand how \nthe company intends to meet its short-term obligations. At the end of fiscal 2014, The Home \nDepot had $1.36 in current assets for each $1.00 in current liabilities. Most analysts would \njudge that ratio to be quite strong.\nTo properly use the current ratio, analysts must understand the nature of a company’s busi-\nness. Many manufacturing companies have developed sophisticated systems to minimize the \namount of inventory they must hold. These systems, called just-in-time inventory, are designed \nto have an inventory item arrive just when it is needed. While these systems work well in manu-\nfacturing processes, they do not work as well in retailing. Customers expect to find merchan-\ndise in the store when they want it, and it has proven difficult to precisely forecast consumer \nbehavior. As a result, most retailers have comparatively high current ratios because they must \nLIQUIDITY RATIOS \nRatios that measure a company’s \nability to meet its currently \nmaturing obligations.\nCurrent Ratio = \nCurrent Assets\nCurrent Liabilities\nHome Depot 2014 = $15,302\n$11,269 = 1.36\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-6\nCompute and interpret liquidity \nratios.\n\n\n678\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\ncarry large inventories. The Home Depot, for example, maintains an inventory of 40,000 differ-\nent products in a typical store.\nThe optimal level of the current ratio depends on the business environment in which a \ncompany operates. If cash flows are predictable and stable, the current ratio can be low, \neven less than 1. For example, Procter & Gamble, a strong and fiscally conservative com-\npany, has a current ratio of 0.94. When cash flows are highly variable, a higher current ratio \nis desirable.\nAnalysts become concerned if a company’s current ratio is high compared to that of other \ncompanies in its industry. A firm is operating inefficiently when it ties up too much money in \ninventory or accounts receivable. It is also important to keep in mind that current assets other \nthan cash need to be converted to cash before they can be used to satisfy current obligations.\n12. Quick Ratio\nThe quick ratio, sometimes referred to as the acid test, is a more stringent test of short-term \nliquidity than is the current ratio. The quick ratio compares quick assets, defined as cash and \nnear-cash assets, to current liabilities. Quick assets include cash, net accounts receivable, and \nmarketable securities. Inventory is omitted from quick assets because of the uncertainty of the \ntiming of cash flows from its sale. Prepaid expenses are also excluded from quick assets. The \nquick ratio is computed as follows:\nThe quick ratio is a measure of whether the highly liquid assets of a company, those that \ncan be converted to cash quickly, are sufficient to cover current liabilities. The Home Depot \nhas 28 cents in cash and near-cash assets for every $1.00 in current liabilities. This margin of \nsafety is typical of the retail industry and would be considered a good margin in light of the \nlarge amount of cash The Home Depot generates from its operating activities ($8.2 billion). In \ncomparison, the quick ratio for Lowe’s is significantly lower (0.06).\n13. Cash Ratio\nCash is the lifeblood of a business. Without cash, a company cannot pay its employees or meet \nits obligations to creditors. Even a profitable business will fail without sufficient cash. One \nmeasure of the adequacy of available cash, called the cash ratio, is computed as follows:\nIn fiscal 2014, Lowe’s cash ratio was 0.05, which was considerably lower than The Home \nDepot’s cash ratio of 0.15. The Home Depot’s cash ratio indicates that the company has on \nhand 15 cents of cash for each $1.00 of current liabilities. Would analysts be concerned about \nthis number? Not likely. It is important to keep in mind that not all of The Home Depot’s cur-\nrent liabilities need to be paid immediately. It therefore does not need to keep enough cash on \nhand at any point in time to cover all of its short-term obligations. Looking at the bigger pic-\nture, the Home Depot’s statement of cash flows shows that the company generated $8.2 billion \nin cash from its operating activities. As a result, it is highly likely that The Home Depot will \nhave sufficient cash on hand when the time comes to meet any given current liability. Many \nanalysts believe the cash ratio should not be too high because holding excess cash is usually \nuneconomical. It is far better to invest the cash in productive assets or reduce debt.\nQuick Ratio = Cash & Cash Equivalents + Net Accounts Receivable + Marketable Securities\nCurrent Liabilities\nHome Depot 2014 = ($1,723 + $1,484 + $0)\n$11,269\n= 0.28\nCash Ratio = Cash & Cash Equivalents\nCurrent Liabilities\nHome Depot 2014 = $1,723\n$11,269 = 0.15\nErik S. Lesser/Bloomberg/Getty \nImages\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nWe have discussed several measures of liquidity. Next we will discuss solvency ratios. Before you move \non, complete the following questions to test your understanding of the concepts we have covered so far.\nShow how to compute the following ratios:\n \n1. Current ratio =\n \n2. Quick ratio =\n \n3. Cash ratio =\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n679\nSolvency Ratios\nSolvency refers to a company’s ability to meet its long-term obligations. Solvency ratios mea-\nsure this ability and include the times interest earned, cash coverage, and debt-to-equity ratios.\n14. Times Interest Earned Ratio\nInterest payments are a fixed obligation. If a company fails to make required interest payments, \ncreditors may force it into bankruptcy. Because of the importance of meeting interest pay-\nments, analysts often compute a ratio called times interest earned:\nThe times interest earned ratio compares the income available to pay interest in a period to \na company’s interest obligation for the same period. Interest expense and income tax expense \nare added back in the numerator because these amounts are available to pay interest. The times \ninterest earned ratio represents a margin of protection for creditors. In fiscal 2014, The Home \nDepot generated $13.02 in income for each $1.00 of interest expense, a high ratio that indicates \na secure position for creditors.\nSome analysts believe that the times interest earned ratio is flawed because interest expense \nis paid in cash, not with net income. These analysts prefer to use the cash coverage ratio.\n15. Cash Coverage Ratio\nGiven the importance of having enough cash on hand to make required interest payments, it is \neasy to understand why many analysts use the cash coverage ratio. It is computed as follows:\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-7\nCompute and interpret solvency \nratios.\nSOLVENCY RATIOS \nRatios that measure a company’s \nability to meet its long-term \nobligations.\nTimes Interest Earned = Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense\nInterest Expense\nHome Depot 2014 = ($6,345 + $830 + $3,631)\n$830\n= 13.02 Times\nCash Coverage Ratio = Cash Flows from Operating Activities\nInterest Paid\nHome Depot 2014 = $8,242\n$782 = 10.54 Times\n1. Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities\n2. \n(Cash & Cash Equivalents + Net Accounts Receivable + Marketable Securities) ÷ Current \nLiabilities\n3. Cash & Cash Equivalents ÷ Current Liabilities\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n680\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nThe Home Depot’s cash coverage ratio shows that the company generated $10.54 in cash \nfor every $1.00 of interest paid, which is strong coverage. Some analysts modify the basic cash \ncoverage ratio by adding back to the numerator interest paid and income taxes paid. These \namounts are typically disclosed separately at the bottom of a company’s statement of cash \nflows, as they are for The Home Depot in Exhibit 13.1.\n16. Debt-to-Equity Ratio\nThe debt-to-equity ratio expresses a company’s debt as a proportion of its stockholders’ equity. \nIt is computed as follows:\nIn fiscal 2014, for each $1.00 of stockholders’ equity, The Home Depot had $3.29 of liabili-\nties. By comparison, Lowe’s debt-to-equity ratio was 2.19.\nDebt is risky for a company because specific interest payments must be made even if the \ncompany has not earned sufficient income to pay them. In contrast, dividends are always at the \ncompany’s discretion and are not legally enforceable until they are declared by the board of \ndirectors. Thus, equity capital is associated with fewer contractual payments than is debt.\nDespite the risk associated with debt, however, most companies obtain significant amounts \nof resources from creditors because of the advantages of financial leverage discussed earlier. \nIn addition, interest expense is a deductible expense on a company’s income tax return. Weigh-\ning these benefits against the contractual obligations that accompany debt results in companies \nusing a mix of debt and equity financing. Analysts evaluate this mix by computing the debt-to-\nequity ratio.\nMarket Ratios\nSeveral ratios, often called market ratios, relate the current price per share of a company’s \nstock to the return that accrues to stockholders. Analysts find these ratios helpful because they \nare based on the current value of an owner’s investment in a company.\n17. Price/Earnings (P/E) Ratio\nThe price/earnings (P/E) ratio measures the relationship between the current market price of a \ncompany’s stock and its earnings per share. At the end of fiscal 2014, The Home Depot’s stock \nwas trading at $104.43 per share. EPS for fiscal 2014 was $4.74. With this information, we can \ncompute The Home Depot’s P/E ratio as follows:\nThis P/E ratio indicates that The Home Depot’s stock was selling at a price that was just over \n22 times its earnings per share. The P/E ratio reflects the stock market’s assessment of a com-\npany’s future performance. A high ratio indicates that earnings are expected to grow rapidly. \nLowe’s P/E ratio is 25.00. The P/E ratios for The Home Depot and Lowe’s indicate that the \nmarket expects them to perform well in the future.\nIn economic terms, the value of a stock is determined by calculating the present value of the \ncompany’s future earnings. Thus, a company that expects to increase its earnings in the future \nis worth more than one that cannot grow its earnings (assuming other factors are the same). \nHowever, while a high P/E ratio and good growth prospects are considered favorable, there are \nDebt-to-Equity Ratio = \nTotal Liabilities\nTotal Stockholders’ Equity\nHome Depot 2014 = $30,624\n$9,322\n= 3.29\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE 13-8\nCompute and interpret market \nratios.\nMARKET RATIOS \nRatios that relate the current \nprice per share of a company’s \nstock to the return that accrues \nto stockholders.\nPrice/Earnings Ratio = Market Price per Share\nEarnings per Share\nHome Depot 2014 = $104.43\n$4.74\n= 22.03\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nWe have discussed several solvency and market ratios. Next we will discuss important analytical con-\nsiderations. Before you move on, complete the following questions to test your understanding of the \nconcepts we have covered so far.\nShow how to compute the following ratios:\n \n1. Cash coverage ratio =\n \n2. Debt-to-equity ratio =\n \n3. Price/earnings ratio =\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n GUIDED HELP 13-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on calculating ratios, go to http://www.mhhe.com/\nlibby9e_gh13.\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n681\nrisks. When a company with a high P/E ratio does not meet the level of earnings expected by \nthe market, the negative impact on its stock can be dramatic.\n18. Dividend Yield Ratio\nWhen investors buy stock, they can earn a return on their investment through dividends or \nprice appreciation. The dividend yield ratio reflects the return on investment absent any capital \nappreciation, or, said differently, the return attributed solely to the dividends a company pays. \nNot all companies report the cash dividend they paid per share on their income statement or \nstatement of cash flows, so you may need to search their 10-K to find the information. The \nHome Depot paid dividends of $1.16 per share in fiscal 2014. At the end of fiscal 2014 its stock \nprice was $104.43 per share. Its dividend yield ratio is computed as follows:\nIn recent years, the dividend yield for The Home Depot has been less than 2 percent. The \ndividend yield for most stocks is not high compared to alternative investments. Investors are \nwilling to accept low dividend yields if they expect that the price of a stock will increase while \nthey own it. Investors who bought The Home Depot stock did so knowing they would receive \na dividend, but they also were expecting its stock price to increase. In contrast, stocks with low \ngrowth potential tend to offer much higher dividend yields than do stocks with high growth \npotential. Stocks with high dividend yields often appeal to retired investors who need current \nincome rather than future growth potential.\nThe dividend yield for Lowe’s is similar to that for The Home Depot, 1.28 percent in fiscal \n2014. The nearby chart shows average dividend yields for several different industries.\nDividend Yields for\nSelected Industries\n0%\n4%\n2%\n6%\nAuto Parts\nBeverages\nCigarettes\nFarm Products\nPaper Products\nDividend Yield Ratio = Dividends per Share\nMarket Price per Share\nHome Depot 2014 = $1.16\n$104.43 = 1.11%\n1. Cash Coverage Ratio = Cash Flows from Operating Activities ÷ Interest Paid\n2. Debt-to-Equity Ratio = Total Liabilities ÷ Total Stockholders’ Equity\n3. Price/Earnings Ratio = Market Price per Share ÷ Earnings per Share\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\n682\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nI N T E RP RE T I N G R AT I O S A N D OT H E R \nA NA LY T ICAL CON SI DE R AT I ON S\nExcept for earnings per share, the computation of financial ratios has not been standardized by \nthe accounting profession. Thus, analysts must decide which ratios to use and how to compute \nthem based on their decision objective. When using ratios computed by others, analysts are \ncareful to note how each ratio is computed.\nAs we have seen, ratios can be interpreted only by comparing them to other ratios or a \nbenchmark value. Some ratios, by their very nature, are unfavorable at either very high or very \nlow values. For example, a very low current ratio may indicate an inability to meet short-term \nobligations, while a very high current ratio may indicate excessive current assets. Furthermore, \nan optimal ratio for one company may not be optimal for another. Comparing ratios for two \nfirms is appropriate only if the companies are comparable in terms of their industry, operations, \nand accounting policies.\nBecause ratios are based on the aggregation of information, they may obscure underlying \nfactors that are of interest to the analyst. For example, a current ratio that is considered optimal \ncan obscure a short-term liquidity problem in a company with a large amount of inventory but a \nminimal amount of cash with which to meet short-term obligations. Examining multiple ratios, \nlike the quick ratio and cash ratio in conjunction with the current ratio, can uncover this type \nof problem.\nIn other cases, analysis cannot uncover obscured problems. For example, consolidated state-\nments include financial information about a parent company and its subsidiaries. The parent \ncompany could have a low current ratio and the subsidiary a high one, but when their state-\nments are consolidated, their current ratios are in effect averaged and can fall within an accept-\nable range. The fact that the parent company could have a serious liquidity problem is obscured.\nA company’s accounting policy choices will influence its ratios. This is important because \ndifferent companies rarely use exactly the same accounting policies. For example, two com-\npanies that purchase the exact same asset will report different net income amounts if one uses \naccelerated deprecation while the other uses straight-line depreciation. These different amounts \nwill influence any ratios that include net income. Analysts who do not understand how a compa-\nny’s accounting choices influence its ratios could draw inappropriate conclusions. It is therefore \ncritical that analysts understand a company’s accounting policies before interpreting its ratios. \nA company’s accounting policies are described in the footnotes to its financial statements.\nOther Financial Information\nUnderstanding the broader economic environment in which a company operates is important \nwhen interpreting its ratios. Some things that analysts commonly consider are:\n \n1. Rapid growth. Growth in total sales does not always indicate that a company is successful. \nTotal sales can increase as a result of a company selling more at its existing stores, or it can \nincrease as a result of a company opening new stores. Growth driven by new-store sales \nmight obscure the fact that existing stores are not meeting customer needs and are experi-\nencing declining sales. To help analysts sort out what is driving sales growth, companies \noften report a figure called “comparable store sales growth.” This figure captures the growth \nin sales for stores that have been in existence for some period of time, typically 13 months or \nmore. The Home Depot discusses comparable store sales growth in its 2014 10-K:\nNet Sales increased 5.5% to $83.2 billion for fiscal 2014 from $78.8 billion for fiscal 2013. \nOur total comparable store sales increased 5.3% in fiscal 2014, driven by a 3.5% increase \nin our comparable store customer transactions and a 1.8% increase in our comparable store \naverage ticket.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \n10-K Report\nTHE HOME DEPOT\n\n\n \n13-1. Explain how a company’s business strategy affects financial statement analysis. p. 664\nFinancial statements reflect transactions. Transactions are the result of a company carrying out its \noperating decisions as it implements its business strategy. Thus, an understanding of a company’s \nbusiness strategy provides the context for conducting financial statement analysis.\n \n13-2. Discuss ways to analyze financial statements. p. 666\nAnalysts use financial statements to understand a company’s current and past performance, as \nwell as to make predictions about future performance. The data reported in a company’s financial \nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n683\n \n2. Uneconomical expansion. In the pursuit of growth, some companies will open stores in \nless desirable locations. These poor locations can cause a company’s average productivity to \ndecline. One measure of productivity in the retail industry is sales volume per square foot of \nselling space. The Home Depot reports sales volume per square foot in its 10-K report:\nYear\nSales per Square Foot\n2014\n$352\n2013\n334\n2012\n319\n2011\n299\n2010\n289\nAs the table shows, sales per square foot has grown each of the last five years, a good sign \nthat The Home Depot is not opening stores in undesirable locations.\n \n3. Subjective factors. Remember that analyzing a company involves much more than simply \nanalyzing its financial statements and ratios. To get a sense for how a company is imple-\nmenting its strategy, analysts will often visit individual stores and perhaps talk to customers \nand suppliers. Information obtained during these visits helps analysts better understand how \na company’s strategy is actually being implemented in its stores. With this understanding, \nanalysts are better able to interpret a company’s current financial information as well as \nmake more informed predictions about future performance.\nInsider Information\nA Q U E ST I O N \nO F E T H I C S\nA company’s accountants often are aware of important financial information before it is made available \nto the public. This is called insider information. Some people might be tempted to buy or sell stock based \non insider information, but to do so is a serious criminal offense. The Securities and Exchange Commis-\nsion has brought a number of cases against individuals who traded on insider information. Their convic-\ntions resulted in large fines and time served in jail.\nIn some cases, determining whether something is insider information is difficult. For example, an \nindividual could overhear a comment made in the company elevator by two executives. Is this insider \ninformation? A well-respected Wall Street investment banker offers good advice on dealing with such \nsituations: “If you are not sure if something is right or wrong, apply the newspaper headline test. Ask \nyourself how you would feel to have your family and friends read about what you had done in the news-\npaper.” Interestingly, many people who have spent time in jail and lost small fortunes in fines because of \ninsider trading say that the most difficult part of the process was telling their families.\nTo uphold the highest ethical standard, many public accounting firms have adopted rules that prevent \ntheir staff from investing in companies that they audit. Such rules are designed to ensure that a company’s \nauditors will not be tempted to engage in insider trading.\n\n\n684\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nstatements can be used for either time-series analysis (comparing a single company over time) or \ncross-sectional analysis (comparing similar companies at a point in time).\n \n13-3. Compute and interpret component percentages. p. 667\nComponent percentages express each item on a financial statement as a percentage of a single base \namount. The base amount on the income statement is net sales. To compute component percentages \non the income statement, each amount reported is divided by net sales. The base amount on the \nbalance sheet is total assets. To compute component percentages on the balance sheet, each amount \nis divided by total assets. Component percentages are evaluated by comparing them over time for \na single company or by comparing them with percentages for similar companies at a point in time.\n \n13-4. Compute and interpret profitability ratios. p. 669\nProfitability ratios focus on net income and how it compares to other amounts reported on the \nfinancial statements. Exhibit 13.3 lists these ratios and shows how to compute them. Profitability \nratios are evaluated by comparing them over time for a single company or by comparing them with \nratios for similar companies at a point in time.\n \n13-5. Compute and interpret asset turnover ratios. p. 673\nAsset turnover ratios focus on capturing how efficiently a company uses its assets. Exhibit 13.3 \nlists these ratios and shows how to compute them. Asset turnover ratios are evaluated by compar-\ning them over time for a single company or by comparing them with ratios for similar companies \nat a point in time.\n \n13-6. Compute and interpret liquidity ratios. p. 677\nLiquidity ratios focus on evaluating a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations. Exhibit \n13.3 lists these ratios and shows how to compute them. Liquidity ratios are evaluated by compar-\ning them over time for a single company or by comparing them with ratios for similar companies \nat a point in time.\n \n13-7. Compute and interpret solvency ratios. p. 679\nSolvency ratios focus on evaluating a company’s ability to meet its long-term obligations. Exhibit \n13.3 lists these ratios and shows how to compute them. Solvency ratios are evaluated by compar-\ning them over time for a single company or by comparing them with ratios for similar companies \nat a point in time.\n \n13-8. Compute and interpret market ratios. p. 680\nMarket ratios relate the current price per share of a company’s stock to the return that accrues to \nstockholders. Exhibit 13.3 lists these ratios and shows how to compute them. Market ratios are \nevaluated by comparing them over time for a single company or by comparing them with ratios for \nsimilar companies at a point in time.\nBalance Sheet\nRatios are not reported on the balance sheet. \nAnalysts do, however, use balance sheet \ninformation to compute some ratios. Most \nanalysts use an average of the beginning and \nending amounts for balance sheet accounts \nwhen comparing balance sheet numbers to \nincome statement numbers.\nIncome Statement\nEarnings per share is the only ratio that is \nrequired to be reported on the financial state-\nments. It is reported at the bottom of the \nincome statement.\nStatement of Cash Flows\nRatios are not reported on the statement of cash \nflows. Analysts do, however, use cash flow \ninformation to compute some ratios.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity\nRatios are not reported on the statement of \nstockholders’ equity. Analysts do, however, \nuse amounts from this statement to compute \nsome ratios.\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n685\nNotes\nUnder Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nThis note describes a company’s accounting policies. Understanding a company’s accounting policies is \ncritical to interpreting its ratios, especially when comparing ratios across companies.\nUnder Separate Notes\nThere is a vast amount of information reported in a company’s footnotes. At times, you will need to \nretrieve information from a footnote in order to calculate a specific ratio.\nAsset Turnover Ratios p. 673\nComponent Percentage p. 667\nLiquidity Ratios p. 677\nMarket Ratios p. 680\nProfitability Ratios p. 669\nRatio Analysis p. 667\nSolvency Ratios p. 679\nK E Y T E R M S\n 1. Who are the primary users of financial statements?\n 2. When considering an investment in stock, investors should evaluate the company’s future income \nand growth potential on the basis of what three factors?\n 3. How does product differentiation differ from cost differentiation?\n 4. What are the two general methods for making financial comparisons?\n 5. What are component percentages? Why are they useful?\n 6. What is ratio analysis? Why is it useful?\n 7. What do profitability ratios focus on? What is an example of a profitability ratio and how is it \ncomputed?\n 8. What do turnover ratios focus on? What is an example of a turnover ratio and how is it computed?\n 9. What do liquidity ratios focus on? What is an example of a liquidity ratio and how is it computed?\n 10. What do solvency ratios focus on? What is an example of a solvency ratio and how is it computed?\n 11. What do market ratios focus on? What is an example of a market ratio and how is it computed?\n 12. Explain how a company’s accounting policy choices can affect its ratios.\n 13. Explain why rapid growth in total sales might not necessarily be a good thing for a company.\nQ U E S T I O N S\n 1. A company has total assets of $500,000 and noncurrent assets of $400,000. Current liabilities are \n$40,000. What is the current ratio?\n \na. 12.5\n \nb. 10.0\n \nc. 2.5\n \nd. Cannot be determined without additional information.\n 2. Which of the following would not change the receivables turnover ratio for a retail company?\n \na. Increases in the retail prices of inventory.\n \nb. A change in credit policy.\n \nc. Increases in the cost incurred to purchase inventory.\n \nd. None of the above.\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n686\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n 3. Which of the following ratios is used to analyze liquidity?\n \na. Earnings per share. \nc. Current ratio.\n \nb. Debt-to-equity ratio. \nd. Both (a) and (c).\n 4. Positive financial leverage indicates\n \na. Positive cash flow from financing activities.\n \nb. A debt-to-equity ratio higher than 1.\n \nc. A rate of return on assets exceeding the interest rate on debt.\n \nd. A profit margin in one year exceeding the previous year’s profit margin.\n 5. If a potential investor is analyzing three companies in the same industry and wishes to invest in only \none, which ratio is least likely to affect the investor’s decision?\n \na. Earnings per share.\n \nb. Price/earnings ratio.\n \nc. Dividend yield ratio.\n \nd. All of the above will likely affect the investor’s decision.\n 6. A company has quick assets of $300,000 and current liabilities of $150,000. The company pur-\nchased $50,000 in inventory on credit. After the purchase, the quick ratio would be\n \na. 2.0 \nc. 1.5\n \nb. 2.3 \nd. 1.75\n 7. The inventory turnover ratio for Natural Foods Stores is 14.6. The company reported cost of goods \nsold in the amount of $1,500,000 and total sales of $2,500,000. What is the average amount of \ninventory for Natural Foods?\n \na. $102,740 \nc. $100,000\n \nb. $171,233 \nd. $60,000\n 8. Given the following ratios for four companies, which company is least likely to experience problems \npaying its current liabilities promptly?\nQuick Ratio\nReceivable \nTurnover Ratio\na.\n1.2\n58\nb.\n1.2\n25\nc.\n1.0\n55\nd.\n.5\n60\n 9. A decrease in selling and administrative expenses would impact what ratio?\n \na. Fixed asset turnover ratio.\n \nb. Times interest earned ratio.\n \nc. Debt-to-equity ratio.\n \nd. Current ratio.\n 10. A creditor is least likely to use what ratio when analyzing a company that has borrowed funds on a \nlong-term basis?\n \na. Cash coverage ratio.\n \nb. Debt-to-equity ratio.\n \nc. Times interest earned ratio.\n \nd. Dividend yield ratio.\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nInferring Financial Information Using Component Percentages\nA large retailer reported revenue of $1,665,000. The company’s gross profit percentage was 44 percent. \nWhat amount of cost of goods sold did the company report?\nM13-1\nLO13-3\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n687\nInferring Financial Information Using Component Percentages\nA consumer products company reported a 5.4 percent increase in sales from Year 1 to Year 2. Sales in \nYear 1 were $29,600. In Year 2, the company reported cost of goods sold in the amount of $9,107. What \nwas the gross profit percentage in Year 2?\nComputing the Return on Equity Ratio\nCompute the return on equity ratio for Year 2 given the following data:\nYear 2\nYear 1\nNet income\n$ 183,000\n$ 159,000\nStockholders’ equity\n1,100,000\n1,250,000\nTotal assets\n2,460,000\n2,630,000\nInterest expense\n42,000\n32,000\nComputing the Financial Leverage Percentage\nCompute the financial leverage percentage for Year 2 given the following data:\nYear 2\nYear 1\nReturn on equity\n21.00%\n26.00%\nReturn on assets\n6.00\n8.00\nProfit margin\n12.00\n12.00\nAnalyzing the Inventory Turnover Ratio\nA manufacturer reported an inventory turnover ratio of 8.6 during last year. This year, management intro-\nduced a new inventory control system that was expected to reduce average inventory levels by 25 percent \nwithout affecting sales. Given this estimate, would you expect the inventory turnover ratio to increase or \ndecrease this year relative to last year? Explain.\nUsing the Current Ratio to Infer Financial Information\nStacy Company reported total assets of $1,400,000 and noncurrent assets of $480,000. The company also \nreported a current ratio of 3.5. What amount of current liabilities did the company report?\nAnalyzing Financial Relationships\nRamesh Company has prepared preliminary financial results that are now being reviewed by the accoun-\ntants. You notice that the current ratio is 2.4 and the quick ratio is 3.7. You recognize that this is unusual. \nDoes it imply that a mistake has been made? Explain.\nCalculating the Times Interest Earned Ratio\nIn the current year, Pringle Company reported Sales of $1,420,000, Interest Expense of $12,000, Income \nTax Expense of $13,000, and Net Income of $52,000. What is Pringle’s times interest earned ratio?\nInferring Financial Information Using a Ratio\nAn Internet company earned $6.50 per share and paid dividends of $3.50 per share. The company \nreported a dividend yield of 5 percent. What was the price of the stock?\nAnalyzing the Impact of Accounting Alternatives\nYoungstown Corporation is considering changing its inventory method from FIFO to LIFO. Assume that \ninventory prices have been increasing. All else equal, what impact would you expect the change to have \non the following ratios: net profit margin, fixed asset turnover ratio, current ratio, and quick ratio?\nM13-2\nLO13-3\nM13-3\nLO13-4\nM13-4\nLO13-4\nM13-5\nLO13-5\nM13-6\nLO13-6\nM13-7\nLO13-4, 13-6\nM13-8\nLO13-7\nM13-9\nLO13-8\nM13-10\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6\n\n\n688\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nE X E R C I S E S\nUsing Financial Information to Identify Companies\nThe following selected financial data pertain to four unidentified companies:\nCOMPANIES\n1\n2\n3\n4\nBalance Sheet Data (component percentage)\nCash\n3.5%\n4.7%\n8.2%\n11.7%\nAccounts receivable\n16.9\n28.9\n16.8\n51.9\nInventory\n46.8\n35.6\n57.3\n0.0\nProperty and equipment\n18.3\n21.7\n7.6\n18.7\nIncome Statement Data (component percentage)\nCost of goods sold\n78.0%\n77.5%\n55.8%\n0.0%\nProfit before taxes\n2.1\n0.7\n1.2\n3.2\nSelected Ratios\nCurrent ratio\n1.3\n1.5\n1.6\n1.2\nInventory turnover ratio\n3.6\n9.8\n1.5\nN/A*\n*N/A = Not applicable\nThe above financial information pertains to the following companies:\n \na. High-end clothing store\n \nb. Advertising agency\n \nc. Wholesale candy company\n \nd. Car manufacturer\nRequired:\nMatch each company with its financial information.\nUsing Financial Information to Identify Companies\nThe following selected financial data pertain to four unidentified companies:\nCOMPANIES\n1\n2\n3\n4\nBalance Sheet Data (component percentage)\nCash\n7.3%\n21.6%\n6.1%\n11.3%\nAccounts receivable\n28.2\n39.7\n3.2\n22.9\nInventory\n21.6\n0.6\n1.8\n27.5\nProperty and equipment\n32.1\n18.0\n74.6\n25.1\nIncome Statement Data (component percentage)\nCost of goods sold\n84.7%\n0.0%\n0.0%\n56.6%\nProfit before taxes\n1.7\n3.2\n2.4\n6.9\nSelected Ratios\nCurrent ratio\n1.5\n1.2\n0.6\n1.9\nInventory turnover ratio\n27.4\nN/A*\nN/A*\n3.3\n*N/A = Not applicable\nE13-1\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, \n13-5, 13-6, 13-7\nE13-2\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, \n13-5, 13-6, 13-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n689\nThe above financial information pertains to the following companies:\n \na. Travel agency\n \nb. Hotel\n \nc. Meat processing company\n \nd. Drug company\nRequired:\nMatch each company with its financial information.\nUsing Financial Information to Identify Companies\nThe following selected financial data pertain to four unidentified companies:\nCOMPANIES\n1\n2\n3\n4\nBalance Sheet Data (component percentage)\nCash\n5.1%\n8.8%\n6.3%\n10.4%\nAccounts receivable\n13.1\n41.5\n13.8\n4.9\nInventory\n4.6\n3.6\n65.1\n35.8\nProperty and equipment\n53.1\n23.0\n8.8\n35.7\nIncome Statement Data (component percentage)\nCost of goods sold\n0.0%\n0.0%\n54.8%\n77.5%\nProfit before taxes\n0.3\n16.0\n3.9\n1.5\nSelected Ratios\nCurrent ratio\n0.7\n2.2\n1.9\n1.4\nInventory turnover ratio\nN/A*\nN/A*\n1.4\n15.5\n*N/A = Not applicable\nThe above financial information pertains to the following companies:\n \na. Cable TV company\n \nb. Grocery store\n \nc. Accounting firm\n \nd. High-end jewelry store\nRequired:\nMatch each company with its financial information.\nUsing Financial Information to Identify Companies\nThe following selected financial data pertain to four unidentified companies:\nCOMPANIES\n1\n2\n3\n4\nBalance Sheet Data (component percentage)\nCash\n11.6%\n6.6%\n5.4%\n7.1%\nAccounts receivable\n4.6\n18.9\n8.8\n35.6\nInventory\n7.0\n45.8\n65.7\n26.0\nProperty and equipment\n56.0\n20.3\n10.1\n21.9\nIncome Statement Data (component percentage)\nCost of goods sold\n43.3%\n63.6%\n85.9%\n84.2%\nProfit before taxes\n2.7\n1.4\n1.1\n0.9\nSelected Ratios\nCurrent ratio\n0.7\n2.1\n1.2\n1.3\nInventory turnover ratio\n30.0\n3.5\n5.6\n16.7\nE13-3\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, \n13-5, 13-6, 13-7\nE13-4\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, \n13-5, 13-6, 13-7\n\n\n690\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nThe above financial information pertains to the following companies:\n \na. Full-line department store\n \nb. Wholesale fish company\n \nc. Automobile dealer (low-priced used cars)\n \nd. Restaurant\nRequired:\nMatch each company with its financial information.\nCalculating Component Percentages\nCompute the component percentages for Lowe’s income statement below. Discuss any trends you \nobserve.\nE13-5\nLO13-3\nLOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.\nConsolidated Statements of Earnings\n(in millions, except per share and percentage data)\nFiscal Years Ended on\nJanuary 30, \n \n2015\n% Sales\nJanuary 31, \n \n2014\n% Sales\nFebruary 1, \n \n2013\n% Sales\nNet sales\n$56,223\n100.00%\n$53,417\n100.00%\n$50,521\n100.00%\nCost of sales\n36,665\n34,941\n33,194\nGross margin\n19,558\n18,476\n17,327\nExpenses:\n \nSelling, general, and administrative\n13,281\n12,865\n12,244\n Depreciation\n1,485\n1,462\n1,523\n Interest—net\n516\n476\n423\nTotal expenses\n15,282\n14,803\n14,190\nPre-tax earnings\n4,276\n3,673\n3,137\nIncome tax provision\n1,578\n1,387\n1,178\nNet earnings\n$ 2,698\n$ 2,286\n$ 1,959\nMatching Each Ratio with Its Computational Formula\nMatch each ratio or percentage with its computation.\nE13-6\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7\nRatios or Percentages\nDefinitions\n 1. Net profit margin\n 2. Inventory turnover ratio\n 3. Average days to collect receivables\n 4. Dividend yield ratio\n 5. Return on equity\n 6. Current ratio\n 7. Debt-to-equity ratio\n 8. Price/earnings ratio\n 9. Financial leverage percentage\n 10. Receivable turnover ratio\n 11. Average days to sell inventory\n 12. Earnings per share\n 13. Return on assets\n 14. Quick ratio\n 15. Times interest earned ratio\n 16. Cash coverage ratio\n 17. Fixed asset turnover\n \nA. Net Income ÷ Net Sales Revenue\n B. Days in Year ÷ Receivable Turnover Ratio\n C. Net Income ÷ Average Total Stockholders’ Equity\n \nD. \nNet Income ÷ Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding\n E. Return on Equity − Return on Assets\n F. \n(Cash & Cash Equivalents + Net Accounts Receivable + Marketable \nSecurities) ÷ Current Liabilities\n \nG. Current Assets ÷ Current Liabilities\n \nH. Cost of Goods Sold ÷ Average Inventory\n I. Net Credit Sales ÷ Average Net Receivables\n J. Days in Year ÷ Inventory Turnover Ratio\n \nK. Total Liabilities ÷ Total Stockholders’ Equity\n L. Dividends per Share ÷ Market Price per Share\n \nM. Market Price per Share ÷ Earnings per Share\n \nN. Net Income ÷ Average Total Assets\n \nO. Cash Flows from Operating Activities ÷ Interest Paid\n P. Net Sales Revenue ÷ Average Net Fixed Assets\n \nQ. \n(Net Income + Interest Expense + Income Tax Expense) ÷ Interest Expense\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n691\nComputing Turnover Ratios\nProcter & Gamble is a multinational corporation that manufactures and markets many household prod-\nucts. Last year, sales for the company were $83,062 (all amounts in millions). The annual report did not \ndisclose the amount of credit sales, so we will assume that 90 percent of sales were on credit. The average \ngross profit on sales was 49 percent. Additional account balances were:\nEnding\nBeginning\nAccounts receivable (net)\n$6,386\n$6,508\nInventory\n6,759\n6,909\nRequired:\nCompute Procter & Gamble’s receivable turnover ratio and its inventory turnover ratio. On average, how \nmany days does it take for the company to collect its accounts receivable and sell its inventory?\nComputing Turnover Ratios\nSales for the year for Victor Company were $1,000,000, 70 percent of which were on credit. The average \ngross profit on sales was 40 percent. Additional account balances were:\nEnding\nBeginning\nAccounts receivable (net)\n$60,000\n$45,000\nInventory\n25,000\n70,000\nRequired:\nCompute the turnover for the accounts receivable and inventory, the average days to collect receivables, \nand the average days to sell inventory.\nAnalyzing the Impact of Selected Transactions on the Current Ratio\nAssume current assets totaled $120,000 and the current ratio was 1.5 before the following independent \ntransactions:\n (1) Purchased merchandise for $40,000 on short-term credit.\n (2) Purchased a delivery truck for $25,000. Paid $3,000 cash and signed a two-year interest-bearing note \nfor the balance.\nRequired:\nCompute the current ratio after each transaction.\nAnalyzing the Impact of Selected Transactions on the Current Ratio\nThe Bombay Company, Inc., sold a line of home furnishings that included furniture, wall decor, and \ndecorative accessories. Bombay operated through a network of retail locations throughout the United \nStates and Canada, as well as through its direct-to-customer operations and international licensing \narrangements. The company was forced to file for bankruptcy. In its last financial statement prior to \nbankruptcy, Bombay reported current assets of $161,604,000 and current liabilities of $113,909,000.\nRequired:\nDetermine the impact of the following independent transactions on the current ratio for Bombay:\n 1. Sold long-term assets for cash.\n 2. Accrued severance pay and benefits for employees who were terminated.\n 3. Wrote down the carrying value of certain inventory items that were deemed to be obsolete.\n 4. Acquired new inventory; supplier was not willing to provide normal credit terms, so an 18-month \ninterest-bearing note was signed.\nInferring Financial Information from Ratios\nDollar General Corporation operates general merchandise stores that feature quality merchandise at \nlow prices. All stores are located in the United States, predominantly in small towns in 24 midwest-\nern and southeastern states. In the current year, the company reported average inventories of $1,668 \nE13-7\nLO13-3, 13-5\nE13-8\nLO13-3, 13-5\nE13-9\nLO13-6\nE13-10\nLO13-6\nE13-11\nLO13-3, 13-5\n\n\n692\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nmillion and an inventory turnover ratio of 8.0. Average total fixed assets were $2,098 million, and \nthe fixed asset turnover ratio was 9.0. What amount did Dollar General report as gross profit in the \ncurrent year?\nComputing Liquidity and Solvency Ratios\nCintas designs and manufactures uniforms for corporations throughout the United States and Canada. \nThe company’s stock is traded on the NASDAQ. Selected information from the company’s financial \nstatements follows.\nCINTAS\n(in millions)\nCurrent Year\nLast Year\nSelect Income Statement Information\nNet revenue\n$4,552\n$4,316\nCost of goods sold\n2,637\n2,529\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses\n1,303\n1,222\nInterest expense\n72\n70\nIncome tax expense\n233\n184\nNet income\n374\n315\nSelect Statement of Cash Flows Information\nCash paid for interest\n65\n69\nCash flows from operating activities\n608\n553\nSelect Balance Sheet Information\nCash and equivalents\n513\n352\nMarketable securities\n—\n6\nAccounts receivable\n508\n505\nInventories\n251\n240\nPrepaid expense and other current assets\n26\n25\nAccounts payable\n150\n121\nCurrent accrued expenses\n377\n342\nCurrent portion of long-term debt\n1\n8\nOther current liabilities\n102\n85\nLong-term debt\n1,300\n1,301\nRequired:\nCompute the following ratios:\n · Receivable turnover ratio (assume that all sales were credit sales)\n · Inventory turnover ratio\n · Current ratio\n · Cash ratio\n · Times interest earned ratio\n · Cash coverage ratio\nInferring Financial Information Using Market Ratios\nWakon Company earned $3.25 per share and paid dividends of $0.75 per share. The company reported a \ndividend yield of 3 percent. What was the price of Wakon’s stock?\nE13-12\nLO13-5, 13-6, 13-7\nE13-13\nLO13-8\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n693\nAnalyzing Ratios (AP13-1)\nCompany X and Company Y are two giants of the retail industry. Both offer full lines of moderately \npriced merchandise. In the last fiscal year, annual sales for Company X totaled $53 billion and annual \nsales for Company Y totaled $20 billion. Compare the two companies as a potential investment based on \nthe following ratios:\nRatios for Current Year\nCompany X\nCompany Y\nP/E\n11.0\n12.9\nGross profit margin\n28.6\n39.3\nProfit margin\n2.8\n5.7\nCurrent ratio\n2.0\n1.4\nCash coverage ratio\n0.7\n2.2\nDebt-to-equity\n1.4\n2.0\nReturn on equity\n12.0\n27.8\nReturn on assets\n5.2\n9.3\nDividend yield\nNot applicable\n1.4\nEarnings per share\n$5.17\n$5.20\nAnalyzing an Investment by Comparing Selected Ratios (AP13-2)\nYou have the opportunity to invest $10,000 in one of two companies from a single industry. The only \ninformation you have is below. Which company would you select? Justify your choice.\nRatios for Current Year\nCompany A\nCompany B\nIndustry Average\nCurrent\n1.30\n1.00\n1.20\nQuick\n0.80\n0.75\n0.80\nDebt-to-equity\n0.90\n3.45\n1.10\nInventory turnover\n18.20\n12.00\n12.20\nPrice/earnings\n22.01\n19.20\n21.25\nDividend yield\n1.84\n1.02\n1.04\nCalculating Profitability, Turnover, Liquidity, and Solvency Ratios (AP13-3)\nUsing the financial information presented in Exhibit 13.1, calculate the following ratios for The Home \nDepot:\n · Return on equity\n · Return on assets\n · Total asset turnover\n · Inventory turnover\n · Current ratio\n · Quick ratio\n · Cash coverage ratio\n · Debt-to-equity ratio\nComputing Ratios and Comparing Alternative Investment Opportunities (AP13-4)\nThe current year financial statements for Blue Water Company and Prime Fish Company are presented \nbelow.\nP13-1\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, \n13-6, 13-7, 13-8\nP13-2\nLO13-2, 13-5, 13-6, \n13-7, 13-8\nP13-3\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7\nP13-4\nLO13-3, 13-4, 13-5, \n13-6, 13-7\nP R O B L E M S\n\n\n694\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nBlue Water\nPrime Fish\nBalance Sheet\nCash\n$ 41,000\n$ 21,000\nAccounts receivable (net)\n38,000\n31,000\nInventory\n99,000\n40,000\nProperty & equipment (net)\n140,000\n401,000\nOther assets\n 84,000\n 305,000\nTotal assets\n$ 402,000\n$ 798,000\nCurrent liabilities\n$ 99,000\n$ 49,000\nLong-term debt (interest rate: 10%)\n65,000\n60,000\nCapital stock ($10 par value)\n148,000\n512,000\nAdditional paid-in capital\n29,000\n106,000\nRetained earnings\n 61,000\n 71,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$ 402,000\n$ 798,000\nIncome Statement\nSales revenue (1/3 on credit)\n$ 447,000\n$ 802,000\nCost of goods sold\n(241,000)\n(400,000)\nOperating expenses\n (161,000)\n (311,000)\nNet income\n$ 45,000\n$ 91,000\nOther data\nPer share stock price at end of current year\n$ 22\n$ 15\nAverage income tax rate\n30%\n30%\nDividends declared and paid in current year\n$ 33,000\n$ 148,000\nBoth companies are in the fish catching and manufacturing business. Both have been in business approxi-\nmately 10 years, and each has had steady growth. The management of each has a different viewpoint in \nmany respects. Blue Water is more conservative, and as its president has said, “We avoid what we con-\nsider to be undue risk.” Neither company is publicly held.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute as many ratios from Exhibit 13.3 as possible. You will not be able to compute all ratios. \nYou will need to use year-end balances (not averages) for all ratios.\n 2. Based on the ratios you computed, which company is more efficient at collecting its accounts receiv-\nables and turning over its inventory?\nComputing Differences and Comparing Financial Statements Using Percentages (AP13-5)\nThe comparative financial statements for Prince Company are below:\nYear 2\nYear 1\nIncome Statement\nSales revenue\n$190,000\n$167,000\nCost of goods sold\n 112,000\n 100,000\nGross profit\n78,000\n67,000\nOperating expenses and interest expense\n 56,000\n 53,000\nPretax income\n22,000\n14,000\nIncome tax\n 8,000\n 4,000\nNet income\n$ 14,000\n$ 10,000\nP13-5\nLO13-3, 13-6\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n695\nYear 2\nYear 1\nBalance Sheet\nCash\n$ 4,000\n$ 7,000\nAccounts receivable (net)\n14,000\n18,000\nInventory\n40,000\n34,000\nProperty and equipment (net)\n 45,000\n 38,000\nTotal assets\n$103,000\n$97,000\nCurrent liabilities (no interest)\n$ 16,000\n$17,000\nLong-term liabilities (Interest rate: 10%)\n45,000\n45,000\nCommon stock ($5 par value, 6,000 shares outstanding)\n30,000\n30,000\nRetained earnings\n 12,000\n 5,000\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$103,000\n$97,000\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following columns for each item in the preceding comparative financial statements:\nINCREASE (DECREASE) from Year 1 to Year 2\nAmount\nPercent\n 2. By what amount did the current ratio change from Year 1 to Year 2?\nComputing Comparative Financial Statements and DuPont Ratios (AP13-6)\nUse the data given in P13-5 for Prince Company.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute component percentages for Year 2.\n 2. Compute the ratios in the DuPont model for Year 2.\nAnalyzing Financial Statements Using Ratios\nUse the data in P13-5 for Prince Company. Assume that the stock price per share is $28 and that divi-\ndends in the amount of $3.50 per share were paid during Year 2. Compute the following ratios:\n · Earnings per share\n · Current ratio\n · Quick ratio\n · Cash ratio\n · Price/earnings ratio\n · Dividend yield ratio\nAnalyzing the Impact of Alternative Inventory Methods on Selected Ratios\nCompany A uses the FIFO method to account for inventory and Company B uses the LIFO method. \nThe two companies are exactly alike except for the difference in inventory cost flow assumptions. Costs \nof inventory items for both companies have been rising steadily in recent years, and each company has \nincreased its inventory each year. Ignore tax effects.\nRequired:\nIdentify which company will report the higher amount for each of the following ratios. If it is not possible \nto determine, explain why.\n 1. Net profit margin\n 2. Earnings per share\nP13-6\nLO13-3, 13-4, 13-5\nP13-7\nLO13-4, 13-6, 13-8\nP13-8\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7\n\n\n696\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n 3. Inventory turnover\n 4. Current ratio\n 5. Quick ratio\n 6. Debt-to-equity ratio\nComputing and Analyzing Ratios\nCalifornia Pizza Kitchen opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills in 1985. Almost immediately after \nthe first location opened, it expanded from California to more than 250 locations in more than 30 states \nand 11 countries. California Pizza Kitchen completed an initial public offering in August 2000. Several \nyears ago, Golden Gate Capital completed the acquisition of California Pizza Kitchen and, as a result of \nthe acquisition, the company’s common stock is no longer publicly traded.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the following ratios for Year 3 using information from the company annual report that was \nissued before California Pizza Kitchen was acquired.\n \na. Return on equity\n \nb. Net profit margin\n \nc. Inventory turnover\n \nd. Current ratio\n \ne. Quick ratio\n f. Debt-to-equity ratio\n \ng. Price/earnings ratio (assume a market price per share of $1.12)\n 2. Does California Pizza Kitchen’s inventory turnover ratio seem reasonable to you?\nCALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Statements of Operations\n(amounts in thousands, except for per share data)\nYear 3\nYear 2\nYear 1\nRevenues:\n Restaurant sales\n$630,606\n$652,185\n$665,616\n Royalties from licensing agreement\n6,122\n7,739\n6,580\n Domestic franchise revenues\n3,100\n2,684\n2,757\n International franchise revenues\n 2,403\n 2,078\n 2,121\n Total revenues\n642,231\n664,686\n677,074\nCosts and expenses:\n Food, beverage, and paper supplies\n148,732\n154,181\n165,526\n Labor\n237,133\n247,350\n247,276\n Direct operating and occupancy\n 142,420\n 141,973\n 140,367\n Cost of sales\n528,285\n543,504\n553,169\n General and administrative\n50,731\n50,791\n51,642\n Depreciation and amortization\n37,006\n40,181\n40,299\n Pre-opening costs\n3,269\n1,843\n4,478\n Loss on impairment of property and equipment\n18,702\n22,941\n13,336\n Store closure costs\n1,708\n539\n1,033\n Litigation, settlement, and other costs\n 8,759\n 1,609\n 736\n Total costs and expenses\n 648,460\n 661,408\n 664,693\nOperating (loss)/income\n(6,229)\n3,278\n12,381\n Interest expense, net\n (16)\n (788)\n (1,324)\n(Loss)/income before income tax (benefit)/ \n provision\n(6,245)\n2,490\n11,057\n Income tax (benefit)/provision\n (5,839)\n (2,091)\n 2,395\nNet (loss)/income\n$ (406)\n$ 4,581\n$ 8,662\nP13-9\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n697\nYear 3\nYear 2\nYear 1\nNet (loss)/income per common share:\n Basic\n$ (0.02)\n$ 0.19\n$ 0.34\n Diluted\n$ (0.02)\n$ 0.19\n$ 0.34\nWeighted average shares used in calculating net \n (loss)/income per common share:\n Basic\n 24,488\n 24,064\n 25,193\n Diluted\n 24,488\n 24,143\n 25,211\nCALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in thousands, except for share data)\nYear 3\nYear 2\nAssets\nCurrent assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$ 21,230\n$ 21,424\n Other receivables\n11,594\n12,541\n Inventories\n5,827\n5,557\n Current deferred tax asset, net\n8,225\n7,076\n Prepaid rent\n231\n4,957\n Other prepaid expenses\n 2,518\n 2,031\n Total current assets\n49,625\n53,586\nProperty and equipment, net\n241,446\n255,416\nNoncurrent deferred tax asset, net\n22,101\n25,011\nGoodwill\n4,622\n4,622\nOther intangibles, net\n4,837\n4,714\nOther assets\n 8,313\n 6,909\n Total assets\n$330,944\n$350,258\nLiabilities and Stockholders’ Equity\nCurrent liabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$ 17,075\n$ 11,263\n Accrued compensation and benefits\n23,273\n23,201\n Accrued rent\n20,424\n19,287\n Deferred rent credits\n4,058\n3,745\n Other accrued liabilities\n13,690\n10,915\n Gift card liability\n14,577\n20,640\n Store closure reserve\n 54\n 326\n Total current liabilities\n93,151\n89,377\nLong-term debt\n—\n22,300\nOther liabilities\n9,886\n7,728\nDeferred rent credits, net of current portion\n33,177\n32,478\nIncome taxes payable, net of current portion\n319\n9,125\nCommitments and contingencies\nStockholders’ equity:\n \nCommon stock—$0.01 par value, 80,000,000 shares \n \nauthorized, 24,579,797 and 24,195,800 shares issued and \noutstanding at the end of Year 3 and Year 2, respectively\n246\n242\n Additional paid-in capital\n179,563\n174,000\n Retained earnings\n 14,602\n 15,008\n Total stockholders’ equity\n 194,411\n 189,250\n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$330,944\n$350,258\n\n\n698\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nIdentifying Companies Based on the Price/Earnings Ratio\nThe price/earnings ratio provides important information concerning the stock market’s assessment of the \ngrowth potential of a business. The following are price/earnings ratios for selected companies. Match the \ncompany with its ratio and explain how you made your selections. If you are not familiar with a company, \nyou should visit its website.\nCompany\nPrice/Earnings Ratio\n 1. American Airlines\n 2. Facebook\n 3. Starbucks\n 4. Yahoo\n 5. Patriot Coal\n \nA. 77\n \nB. 29\n \nC. 10\n \nD. 1\n \nE. 5\nP13-10\nLO13-8\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nAnalyzing Ratios (P13-1)\nCoke and Pepsi are well-known international brands. Coca-Cola sells more than $46 billion worth of \nproducts each year while annual sales of PepsiCo products exceed $67 billion. Compare the two compa-\nnies as a potential investment based on the following ratios:\nRatio\nCoca-Cola\nPepsiCo\nP/E\n65.0\n26.5\nGross profit margin\n69.3\n58.4\nNet profit margin\n12.2\n8.8\nQuick\n0.4\n0.7\nCurrent\n0.6\n1.1\nDebt-to-equity\n0.7\n0.4\nReturn on equity\n27.4\n29.1\nReturn on assets\n28.0\n16.6\nDividend yield\n1.0\n1.6\nAnalyzing an Investment by Comparing Selected Ratios (P13-2)\nYou have the opportunity to invest $10,000 in one of two companies from a single industry. The only \ninformation you have is below. Which company would you select? Justify your choice.\nRatios for Current Year\nCompany A\nCompany B\nIndustry \n \nAverage\nCurrent\n1.00\n1.02\n1.20\nQuick\n0.80\n0.79\n0.95\nDebt-to-equity\n1.25\n1.34\n0.70\nInventory turnover\n8.20\n14.00\n18.20\nPrice/earnings\n4.01\n9.20\n21.25\nDividend yield\n1.74\n2.24\n6.04\nAP13-1\nLO13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, \n13-6, 13-7, 13-8\nAP13-2\nLO13-2, 13-5, \n13-6, 13-7, 13-8\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n699\nCalculating Profitability, Turnover, Liquidity, Solvency, and Market Ratios (P13-3)\nUsing the financial information presented in Exhibit 13.1, calculate the following ratios for The Home \nDepot:\n · Net profit margin\n · Earnings quality\n · Receivable turnover\n · Cash ratio\n · Times interest earned\n · Price/earnings ratio (assume a market price per share of $100)\nComputing and Interpreting Ratios (P13-4)\nTabor Company has just prepared the following comparative annual financial statements for the current \nyear:\nTABOR COMPANY\nComparative Income Statement\nFor the Years Ended December 31\nCurrent Year\nLast Year\nSales revenue (one-half on credit)\n$110,000\n$99,000\nCost of goods sold\n 52,000\n 48,000\nGross profit\n$ 58,000\n$51,000\nExpenses (including $4,000 interest expense each year)\n 40,000\n 37,000\nPretax income\n$ 18,000\n$14,000\nIncome tax expense (30%)\n 5,400\n 4,200\nNet income\n$ 12,600\n$ 9,800\nTABOR COMPANY\nComparative Balance Sheet\nAt December 31\nCurrent Year\nLast Year\nAssets\nCash\n$ 49,500\n$ 18,000\nAccounts receivable\n37,000\n32,000\nInventory\n25,000\n38,000\nProperty & equipment (net)\n 95,000\n 105,000\nTotal assets\n$206,500\n$193,000\nLiabilities\nAccounts payable\n$ 42,000\n$ 35,000\nIncome taxes payable\n1,000\n500\nNote payable, long-term\n40,000\n40,000\nStockholders’ equity\nCapital stock ($5 par value)\n90,000\n90,000\nRetained earnings\n 33,500\n 27,500\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$206,500\n$193,000\nAP13-3\nLO13-4, 13-5, \n13-6, 13-7, 13-8\nAP13-4\nLO13-5, 13-6, 13-7\n\n\n700\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nRequired:\n 1. For the current year, compute the turnover, liquidity, and solvency ratios in Exhibit 13.3. Assume \ncash flows from operating activities were $14,600 and cash paid for interest was $3,800.\n 2. Comment on the turnover ratios. Any concerns?\nComputing Differences and Comparing Financial Statements Using Percentages (P13-5)\nThe comparative financial statements for Summer Corporation are below:\nYear 2\nYear 1\nIncome Statement\nSales revenue\n$453,000\n$447,000\nCost of goods sold\n 250,000\n 241,000\nGross profit\n203,000\n206,000\nOperating expenses (including interest on bonds)\n 167,000\n 168,000\nPretax income\n36,000\n38,000\nIncome tax\n 10,800\n 11,400\nNet income\n$ 25,200\n$ 26,600\nBalance Sheet\nCash\n$ 6,800\n$ 3,900\nAccounts receivable (net)\n42,000\n29,000\nMerchandise inventory\n25,000\n18,000\nPrepaid expenses\n200\n100\nProperty and equipment (net)\n 130,000\n 120,000\n$204,000\n$171,000\nAccounts payable\n$ 17,000\n$ 18,000\nIncome taxes payable\n1,000\n1,000\nBonds payable (Interest rate: 10%)\n70,000\n50,000\nCommon stock ($10 par value)\n100,000\n100,000\nRetained earnings\n 16,000\n 2,000\n$204,000\n$171,000\nRequired:\n 1. Complete the following columns for each item in the preceding comparative financial statements:\nINCREASE (DECREASE) from Year 1 to Year 2\nAmount\nPercent\n 2. By what amount did the current ratio change from Year 1 to Year 2?\nComputing Comparative Financial Statements and DuPont Ratios (P13-6)\nUse the data given in AP13-5 for Summer Corporation.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute component percentages for Year 2.\n 2. Compute the ratios in the DuPont model for Year 2.\nAP13-5\nLO13-3, 13-6\nAP13-6\nLO13-3, 13-4, 13-5\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n701\nComputing Ratios\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and \nequipment. It is a publicly traded corporation that trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol \nPOOL. The majority of Pool’s customers are small, family-owned businesses.\nRequired:\n 1. Using the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov, download the current annual report for Pool \nCorporation.\n 2. Compute the following ratios:\n \na. Return on assets\n \nb. Net profit margin\n \nc. Inventory turnover ratio\n \nd. Current ratio\n \ne. Cash coverage ratio\n f. Debt-to-equity ratio\n \ng. Price/earnings ratio (Hint: You will need to go to another source, such as Google Finance, to get \nthe market price per share.)\nCON13-1\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nAnnual Report Cases\nComputing Ratios\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters given in Appendix B at the end of this \nbook. Compute the following ratios for fiscal 2014: return on equity, basic earnings per share, net profit \nmargin, inventory turnover, current ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, price/earnings ratio, and dividend yield. \nAssume the stock price is $16.\nComputing Ratios\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters given in Appendix C at the end of this book. Com-\npute the following ratios for fiscal 2014: return on equity, basic earnings per share, net profit margin, \ninventory turnover, current ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, price/earnings ratio, and dividend yield. Assume \nthe stock price is $40.\nComparing Companies within an Industry\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle (Appendix B) and Urban Outfitters (Appendix \nC) and the Industry Ratio Report (Appendix D) at the end of this book. Compute the following ratios \nfor fiscal 2014: return on equity, basic earnings per share, net profit margin, inventory turnover, current \nratio, debt-to-equity ratio, price/earnings ratio, and dividend yield. Assume the stock price is $40 for \nUrban Outfitters and $16 for American Eagle. Compare the ratios for each company to the industry \naverage ratios.\nCP13-1\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, \n13-7, 13-8\nCP13-2\nLO13-4, 13-5, 13-6, \n13-7, 13-8\nCP13-3\nLO13-2, 13-4, 13-5, \n13-6, 13-7, 13-8\n\n\n702\nC HAP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nInterpreting Financial Results Based on Corporate Strategy\nIn this chapter, we discussed the importance of analyzing financial results based on an understanding of \nthe company’s business strategy. Using the DuPont model, we illustrated how different strategies could \nearn high returns for investors. Assume that two companies in the same industry adopt fundamentally \ndifferent strategies. One manufactures high-end consumer electronics. Its products employ state-of-the-\nart technology, and the company offers a high level of customer service both before and after the sale. \nThe other company emphasizes low cost with good performance. Its products utilize well-established \ntechnology but are never innovative. Customers buy these products at large, self-service warehouses \nand are expected to install the products using information contained in printed brochures. Which of \nthe DuPont model ratios would you expect to differ for these companies as a result of their different \n \nbusiness strategies?\nInferring Information from the DuPont Model Ratios\nIn this chapter, we discussed the DuPont model. Using that framework, find the missing amount in each \nof the following cases:\nCase 1: ROE is 10 percent; net income is $200,000; the total asset turnover ratio is 5; and net sales are \n$1,000,000. What is the amount of average stockholders’ equity?\nCase 2: Net income is $1,500,000; net sales are $8,000,000; average stockholders’ equity is \n$12,000,000; ROE is 22 percent; and the total asset turnover ratio is 8. What is the amount of average \ntotal assets?\nCase 3: ROE is 15 percent; the net profit margin is 10 percent; the total asset turnover ratio is 5; and \naverage total assets are $1,000,000. What is the amount of average stockholders’ equity?\nCase 4: Net income is $500,000; ROE is 15 percent; the total asset turnover ratio is 5; net sales are \n$1,000,000; and financial leverage is 2. What is the amount of average total assets?\nCritical Thinking Case\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma\nBarton Company requested a large loan from First Federal Bank to acquire a tract of land for future \nexpansion. Barton reported current assets of $1,900,000 ($430,000 in cash) and current liabilities of \n$1,075,000. First Federal denied the loan request for a number of reasons, including the fact that the cur-\nrent ratio was below 2:1. When Barton was informed of the loan denial, the controller of the company \nimmediately paid $420,000 that was owed to several trade creditors. The controller then asked First Fed-\neral to reconsider the loan application. Based on these abbreviated facts, would you recommend that First \nFederal approve the loan request? Why? Are the controller’s actions ethical?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report\nAs a team, select an industry to analyze. Both Yahoo Finance and Google Finance provide informa-\ntion on any given firm’s industry. Each team member should acquire the annual report or 10-K for one \npublicly traded company in the industry, with each member selecting a different company. The annual \nreports or 10-Ks can be downloaded from the SEC EDGAR website (www.sec.gov) or from any indi-\nvidual company’s investor relations website.\nCP13-4\nLO13-1, 13-5\nCP13-5\nLO13-5\nCP13-6\nLO13-5\nCP13-7\nLO13-3, 13-4, 13-5, \n13-6, 13-7\n\n\nC H AP TER 1 3 Analyzing Financial Statements\n703\nRequired:\nEach team member should individually gather the information described below and attempt to answer \neach question. After completing this individual phase of the project, teams should get together to com-\npare and contrast their answers to each question. At the conclusion of this discussion, each team should \nwrite a short report summarizing their analysis and findings.\nCompute and interpret each of the ratios in Exhibit 13.3. Most of the information you need will be \nin the financial statements, though some may come from the footnotes or management’s discussion and \nanalysis section.\nImages used throughout chapter: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this material, you should be able to:\n \nA-1 \nAnalyze and report investments in debt securities held to maturity. \n \nA-2 \nAnalyze and report passive investments in securities using the fair value \nmethod. \n \nA-3 \nAnalyze and report investments involving significant influence using the \nequity method. \n \nA-4 \nAnalyze and report investments in controlling interests. \nReporting and Interpreting \nInvestments in Other Corporations\nI\nn 2013, Amazon.com founder Jeffrey Bezos purchased for $250 million The \nWashington \nPost and some other assets owned by The Washington Post Company, ending 80 years \nof control of the newspaper by the Graham family. The remaining assets of the \n \nWashington Post Company adopted Graham Holdings Company as its new name to expand \nthe Graham Holdings Company investments. The best known of these is Kaplan, Inc., the \nking of admissions test preparation and other services that helped or will help you pre-\npare for the SAT, GMAT, LSAT, Certified Public Accountant, or Chartered Financial Analyst \nexams. In addition to test preparation, Kaplan offers K–12 services for children and post-\nsecondary education and professional training at Kaplan Higher Education. As a diversi-\nfied company, Graham Holdings also owns media operations in television broadcasting \nand Slate, The Root, and Foreign Policy magazines; SocialCode, a marketing technology \nand solutions company for firms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram; and \na variety of other smaller operations ranging from home health care services to industrial \nproducts manufacturing.\nThe company has achieved its diversity by investing in the stock of other companies and \nacquiring other businesses. In 2014, it acquired nine businesses for $210 million and spent \nover $49.9 million to invest in other companies. As its long-term investment strategy, \nGraham \nHoldings analyzes the earnings potential and strength of the management teams of busi-\nnesses it is interested in acquiring. The result is a diverse group of businesses, but with com-\nmon goals and values. Each acquired business retains its own identity, workplace culture, and \nmanagement team responsible for its operations.*\n*Based upon information from Graham Holdings Company, “Investor Relations,” July 3, 2014.\n\n\nKristoffer Tripplaar/Alamy\nGraham Holdings \nCompany\nINVESTMENT STRATEGIES IN A \nDIVERSIFIED COMPANY\nwww.ghco.com\nappendix A\nU ND ERSTA ND ING T H E B USI N E SS\nMany strategic factors motivate managers to invest in securities. A company that \nhas extra cash and simply wants to earn a return on the idle funds can invest those \nfunds in the stocks and bonds of other companies, either long or short term. We \nsay these investments are passive because the managers are not interested in \ninfluencing or controlling the other companies. Graham Holdings’s 2014 and \n2013 comparative balance sheets, shown in Exhibit A.1, include the short-term \naccount “Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities.”\nSometimes a company decides to invest in another company with the purpose \nof influencing that company’s policies and activities. Graham Holdings’s balance \nsheet reports these types of investments as “Investments in Affiliates.” Finally, \nmanagers may determine that controlling another company, by either purchas-\ning it directly or becoming the majority shareholder, is desirable. If the acquired \ncompany goes out of existence, its assets and liabilities are added at fair value \nto the assets and liabilities of the buyer. If the acquired company continues as \na separate legal entity, the two companies’ financial reports are combined into \nconsolidated financial statements, as Graham Holdings has done (see the title to \nits consolidated balance sheet).\nIn this appendix, we discuss the accounting for four types of investments. \nFirst, we discuss using the amortized cost method to account for passive invest-\nments in bonds. Second, we examine the fair value method of accounting for pas-\nsive investments. Third, we present the equity method used to account for stock \ninvestments involving significant influence. The appendix closes with a discussion \nof accounting for mergers and consolidated statements.\nFOCUS COMPANY:\n\n\nA–2\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\n$5,752\nGRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY\nConsolidated Balance Sheets (condensed)\nAs of\n(in millions)\nDecember 31,\n2014\nDecember 31,\n2013\nAssets\nCurrent assets\n \nCash and other current assets\n Investments in available-for-sale securities\n \n$1,180\n522\n$1,464\n227\n1,702\n2,224\n16\n1,869\n1,691\n2,070\n20\n1,971\n$5,811\n$5,811\nLiabilities and Equity\nTotal liabilities and redeemable preferred stock\nCommon stockholders’ equity:\n Common stock and capital in excess of par value\n Retained earnings\nAccumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes\nNet unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities\n \nOther\nTreasury stock\n \n$2,611\n$2,511\n324\n6,009\n308\n4,783\n174\n526\n(2,491)\n52\n402\n(3,646)\n3,141\n3,300\n$5,752 \nTotal current assets\nProperty, plant, and equipment, net and other noncurrent assets\nInvestments in affiliates\nGoodwill and other intangible assets, net\nTotal assets\n \nTotal common stockholders’ equity\nTotal liabilities and equity\nORGANIZATION of the Appendix\nTypes of\nInvestments\nand Accounting\nMethods\nDebt Held\nto Maturity:\nAmortized Cost\nMethod\nPassive\nInvestments:\nThe Fair Value\nMethod\nInvestments\nfor\nSignificant\nInfluence:\nEquity Method\nControlling\nInterests:\nMergers and\nAcquisitions\nŮ\u0001 Passive Investments\n \nin Debt and Equity\n \nSecurities\nŮ\u0001 Investments in\n \nStock for Significant\n \nInfluence\nŮ\u0001 Investments in Stock\n \nfor Control\n \nŮ\u0001 Bond Purchases\n \nŮ\u0001 Interest Earned\n \nŮ\u0001 Principal at Maturity\n \nŮ\u0001 Classifying Passive\n \nInvestments at Fair\n \nValue\n \nŮ\u0001 Available-for-Sale\n \nSecurities\n \nŮ\u0001 Comparing Trading\n \nand Available-for-\n \nSale Securities\n \nŮ\u0001 Economic Return\n \nfrom Investing Ratio\n \nŮ\u0001 Recording\n \nInvestments under\n \nthe Equity Method\n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting\n \nInvestments under\n \nthe Equity Method\n \nŮ\u0001 Recording a Merger\n \nŮ\u0001 Reporting for the \n \nCombined Companies\nEXHIBIT A.1\nGraham Holdings Company \nConsolidated Balance Sheet \n(Condensed)\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–3\nTYPES OF INVESTMENTS AND ACCOUNTING METHODS\nThe accounting methods used to record investments are directly related to how much is owned \nand how long management intends to hold the investments. The investment categories and the \nappropriate measuring and reporting methods are summarized as follows.\nPassive Investments in Debt and Equity Securities\nPassive investments are made to earn a return on funds that may be needed for future short-\nterm or long-term purposes. This category includes both investments in debt (bonds and notes) \nand equity securities (stock). Debt securities are always considered passive investments. If the \ncompany intends to hold the securities until they reach maturity, the investments are measured \nand reported at amortized cost. If they are to be sold before maturity, they are reported using the \nfair value method.\nFor investments in equity securities, the investment is presumed passive if the investing \ncompany owns less than 20 percent of the outstanding voting shares of the other company. The \nfair value method is used to measure and report the investments.\nInvestments in Stock for Significant Influence\nSignificant influence is the ability to have an important impact on the operating, investing, \nand financing policies of another company. Significant influence is presumed if the investing \ncompany owns from 20 to 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares of the other company. \nHowever, other factors may also indicate that significant influence exists, such as membership \non the board of directors of the other company, participation in the policy-making processes, \nevidence of material transactions between the two companies, an interchange of management \npersonnel, or technological dependency. The equity method is used to measure and report this \ncategory of investments.\nInvestments in Stock for Control\nControl is the ability to determine the operating and financing policies of another company \nthrough ownership of voting stock. Control is presumed when the investing company owns \nmore than 50 percent of the outstanding voting stock of the other company. Acquisition \naccounting and consolidation are applied to combine the companies.\nInvestment in Debt Securities \nof Another Entity\nInvestment in the Voting \nCommon Stock of Another Entity\nInvestment Category\nPassive\nPassive\nSignificant \nInfluence\nControl\nLevel of Ownership\nHeld to \nmaturity\nNot held to \nmaturity\n<20% of \noutstanding \nshares\n20–50% of \noutstanding \nshares\n>50% of \noutstanding \nshares\nMeasuring and \nReporting Method\nAmortized \ncost method\nFair value method\nEquity \nmethod\nAcquisition \naccounting and \nconsolidation\nDEBT HELD TO MATURITY: AMORTIZED COST METHOD\nWhen management plans to hold a debt security (such as a bond or note) until its maturity date \n(when the principal is due), it is reported in an account appropriately called held-to-maturity \ninvestments. Debt securities should be classified as held-to-maturity investments if manage-\nment has the intent and the ability to hold them until maturity. These investments in debt instru-\nments are listed at cost adjusted for the amortization of any discount or premium (amortized \ncost method), not at their fair value. We now illustrate accounting for investments in bonds \nissued by another company.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE A-1\nAnalyze and report investments \nin debt securities held to \nmaturity.\nHELD-TO-MATURITY \nINVESTMENTS \nInvestments in debt securities \nthat management has the ability \nand intent to hold until maturity.\nAMORTIZED COST \nMETHOD \nReports investments in debt \nsecurities held to maturity at cost \nminus any premium or plus any \ndiscount.\n\n\nA–4\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nBond Purchases\nOn the date of purchase, a bond may be acquired at the maturity amount (at par), for less than \nthe maturity amount (at a discount), or for more than the maturity amount (at a premium).1 \nThe total cost of the bond, including all incidental acquisition costs such as transfer fees and \nbroker commissions, is debited to the Held-to-Maturity Investments account.\nTo illustrate accounting for bond investments, assume that on July 1, 2016, Graham \n \nHoldings paid the par value of $100,000 for 8 percent bonds that mature on June 30, 2021.2 \nInterest at 8 percent is paid each June 30 and December 31. Management plans to hold the \nbonds for five years, until maturity.\nThe journal entry to record the purchase of the bonds follows:\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments\n+100,000\nCash\n-100,000\n1The determination of the price of the bond is based on the present value techniques discussed in Chapter 9. Many \nanalysts refer to a bond price as a percentage of par. For example, The Wall Street Journal might report that an \nExxonMobil bond with a par value of $1,000 is selling at 82.97. This means it would cost $829.70 (82.97 percent of \n$1,000) to buy the bond.\n2When bond investors accept a rate of interest on a bond investment that is the same as the stated rate of interest on \nthe bonds, the bonds will sell at par (i.e., at 100 or 100% of face value). For illustration of the journal entries of a \nbond purchased at other than par value, see Supplement A at the end of this appendix.\nInterest Earned\nThe bonds in this illustration were purchased at par or face value. Since no premium or dis-\ncount needs to be amortized, the book value remains constant over the life of the investment. \nIn this situation, revenue earned from the investment each period is measured as the amount of \ninterest collected in cash or accrued at year-end. The following journal entry records the receipt \nof interest on December 31:\nCash (+A ) [$100,000 × 0.08 × 6/12] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Interest Revenue (+R, +SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+4,000\nInterest Revenue (+R&)\n+4,000\nThe same entry is made on succeeding interest payment dates.\nPrincipal at Maturity\nWhen the bonds mature on June 30, 2021, the journal entry to record receipt of the principal \npayment would be:\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–5\nIf the bond investment must be sold before maturity, any difference between market value \n(the proceeds from the sale) and net book value would be reported as a gain or loss on sale. If \nmanagement intends to sell the bonds before the maturity date, they are treated in the same \nmanner as investments in stock classified as available-for-sale securities, which we discuss in \nthe next section.\nPAS S I V E I N V E ST M E N TS : T H E FA I R \nVA LU E M ET HO D\nWhen the investing company owns debt securities or less than 20 percent of the outstanding \nvoting stock of another company, the investment is considered passive. Among the assets and \nliabilities on the balance sheet, only passive investments in marketable securities (other than \ndebt held to maturity) are required to be reported using the fair value method on the date of \nthe balance sheet. Fair value is a security’s current market value (the amount that would be \nreceived in an orderly sale). Before we discuss the specific accounting for these investments, \nwe should consider the implications of using fair value:\n \n1. Why are passive investments reported at fair value on the balance sheet? Two primary \nfactors determine the answer to this question:\n \nš Relevance. Analysts who study financial statements often attempt to forecast \na company’s future cash flows. They want to know how a company can gener-\nate cash for purposes such as expansion of the business, payment of dividends, \nor survival during a prolonged economic downturn. One source of cash is the \nsale of securities from its passive investments portfolio. The best estimate of \nthe cash that could be generated by the sale of these securities is their current \nfair value.\n \nš Measurability. Accountants record only items that can be measured in dollar \nterms with a high degree of reliability (an unbiased and verifiable measure-\nment). Determining the fair value of most assets is very difficult because they \nare not actively traded. For example, Graham Holdings’s balance sheet reports \nits headquarters building in terms of its original cost less accumulated deprecia-\ntion in part because of the difficulty in determining an objective fair value for \nit. Contrast the difficulty of determining the value of a building with the ease of \ndetermining the value of Berkshire Hathaway stock owned by Graham Hold-\nings. A quick look at The Wall Street Journal or an Internet financial service is \nall that is necessary to determine the current price because these securities are traded each \nday on established stock exchanges.\n \n2. When the investment account is adjusted to reflect changes in fair value, what other \naccount is affected when the asset account is increased or decreased? Under the double-\nentry method of accounting, every journal entry affects at least two accounts. One account is \nthe investment account. The other account affected is for unrealized holding gains (losses) \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE A-2\nAnalyze and report passive \ninvestments in securities using \nthe fair value method.\nFAIR VALUE METHOD \nReports securities at their \ncurrent market value (the amount \nthat would be received in an \norderly sale).\nStudio Works/Alamy\nUNREALIZED HOLDING \nGAINS (LOSSES) \nAmounts associated with price \nchanges of securities that are \ncurrently held.\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+100,000\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments\n-100,000\nCash (+A \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Held-to-Maturity Investments (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n\n\nA–6\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nthat are recorded whenever the fair value of investments changes. These are unrealized \nbecause no actual sale has taken place; simply by holding the security, the value has changed. \nIf the value of the investments increases by $100,000 during the year, an adjusting journal \nentry records the increase in the investment account and an unrealized holding gain for \n$100,000. If the value of the investments decreases by $75,000 during the year, an adjust-\ning journal entry records the decrease in the investment account and an unrealized holding \nloss of $75,000. The financial statement treatment of the unrealized holding gains or losses \ndepends on the classification of the passive investments.\nClassifying Passive Investments at Fair Value\nDepending on management’s intent, passive investments at fair value may be classified as trad-\ning securities or available-for-sale securities.\nTrading Securities\nTrading securities are actively traded with the objective of generating profits on short-term \nchanges in the price of the securities. This approach is similar to the one taken by many mutual \nfunds. The portfolio manager actively seeks opportunities to buy and sell securities. Trading \nsecurities are classified as current assets on the balance sheet.\nAvailable-for-Sale Securities\nMost companies do not actively trade the securities of other companies. Instead, they invest \nto earn a return on funds they may need for future operating purposes. Other than debt secu-\nrities to be held to maturity, these debt and equity investments are called available-for-sale \n \nsecurities. They are classified as current or noncurrent assets on the balance sheet depending \non whether management intends to sell the securities during the next year.\nTrading securities (TS for short) are most commonly reported by financial institutions that \nactively buy and sell short-term investments to maximize returns. Most corporations, however, \ninvest in short- and long-term available-for-sale securities (AFS, for short). We will focus on \nthis category in the next section by analyzing Graham Holdings’s investing activities.\nAvailable-for-Sale Securities\nGraham Holdings’s annual report contains the following information concerning this invest-\nment portfolio:\nTRADING SECURITIES \nAll investments in stocks or bonds \nthat are held primarily for the \npurpose of active trading (buying \nand selling) in the near future \n(classified as short term).\nAVAILABLE-FOR-SALE \nSECURITIES \nAll passive investments other than \ntrading securities and debt held \nto maturity (classified as either \nshort term or long term).\n2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nInvestments in Available-for-Sale Securities. The Company’s investments in marketable \nequity securities are classified as available-for-sale and, therefore, are recorded at fair value in \nthe Consolidated Financial Statements, with the change in fair value during the period excluded \nfrom earnings and recorded net of income taxes as a separate component of other comprehensive \nincome. If the fair value of a marketable equity security declines below its cost basis and the \ndecline is considered other than temporary, the Company will record a write-down, which is \nincluded in earnings.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nGRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY\nFor simplification, let’s assume that Graham Holdings had no passive investments at the end of \n2014. In the following illustration, we will apply the accounting policy used by Graham Hold-\nings for 2015, 2016, and 2017.\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–7\nPurchase of Securities\nAt the beginning of 2015, Graham Holdings purchases for cash 15,000 shares of Internet News3 \n(INews for short) common stock for $10 per share (a total of $150,000). There were 100,000 \noutstanding shares, so Graham Holdings owns 15 percent of INews (15,000 shares ÷ 100,000 \nshares), which is treated as a passive investment. Such investments are recorded initially at cost:\nInvestments in AFS Securities (+A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in AFS Securities\n+150,000\nCash\n-150,000\nDividends Earned\nInvestments in equity securities earn a return from two sources: (1) dividend income and \n \n(2) price increases. Dividends earned are reported as investment income on the income state-\nment and are included in the computation of net income for the period. Graham Holdings \nreceived a $1 per share cash dividend from INews totaling $15,000 ($1 × 15,000 shares).\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n15,000\n Dividend Revenue (+R, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n15,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n+15,000\nDividend Revenue (+R)\n+15,000\nThis entry is the same for both the trading securities and available-for-sale securities. Price \nincreases (or decreases) are analyzed both at year-end and when a security is sold.\nYear-End Valuation\nAt the end of the accounting period, these passive investments are reported on the \nbalance \nsheet at fair value, the amount that would be received in an orderly sale.\nFor 2015 Assume that INews had an $8 per share fair value at the end of the year. That is, the \ninvestment had lost value ($10 − $8 = $2 per share) for the year. However, because the invest-\nment has not been sold, the loss is an unrealized loss, not a realized loss.\nReporting the AFS investment at fair value requires adjusting the asset Investments in AFS \nSecurities up or down to fair value at the end of each period.4 The gain is credited or the loss \nis debited to the Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) account to complete the entry. For available-\nfor-sale securities, the Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) account is reported in the stockhold-\ners’ equity section of the balance sheet under Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \n(denoted as OCI). Thus, the balance sheet remains in balance. Only when the security is sold \nare any realized gains or losses included in net income.\n3Internet News is a fictitious company.\n4Companies often keep the asset value at cost and record the change in fair value in a related valuation allowance \nthat is added or subtracted from the asset. This does not change the financial statement presentation.\n\n\nA–8\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nThe following chart is used to compute any unrealized gain or loss in the AFS portfolio:\nYear\nFair Value\n-\nBook Value before\nAdjustment \n=\nAmount for\nAdjusting Entry\n2015\n-\n=\n($30,000)\nAn unrealized loss\nfor the period \n \nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (SE)\n1/1/15\nAJE \n30,000\n30,000\n0\n12/31/15\n$120,000\n($8 × 15,000)\n$150,000\n($10 × 15,000)\nThe adjusting entry (AJE) at the end of 2015 is recorded as follows:\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (-OCI, -SE)............................................. \n30,000\n Investments in AFS Securities (-A)........................................................\n \n30,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in AFS\nSecurities \n-30,000\nNet Unrealized Gains\n(Losses) (-OCI )\n-30,000\nInvestments in AFS Securities (A)\n1/1/15 \n150,000\n30,000\nAJE\n12/31/15 120,000\nOn the 2015 balance sheet, Graham Holdings would report an investment in available-for-sale \nsecurities of $120,000. It would also report under Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \nits net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities of $30,000. The only item reported on the \nincome statement for 2015 would be investment income of $15,000 from the dividends earned, \nclassified under Other Items.\nFor 2016 Now let’s assume that the INews securities were held through the next year, 2016. At \nthe end of 2016, the stock had an $11 per share fair value. The adjustment for 2016 would be \ncomputed as follows:\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (SE)\n1/1/15\nAJE\n30,000\n30,000\n0\n12/31/15\n45,000\nAJE\n15,000 12/31/16\nYear\nFair Value\n-\nBook Value before\nAdjustment \n=\nAmount for\nAdjusting Entry \n2016\n$165,000\n($11 × 15,000)\n$120,000\n($8 × 15,000)\n-\n=\n$45,000\nAn unrealized gain\nfor the period \nThe adjusting entry at the end of 2016 would be:\nInvestments in AFS Securities (+A )........................................................\n45,000\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (+OCI, +SE )...................................\n45,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in AFS\nSecurities \n+45,000\nNet Unrealized Gains\n(Losses) (+OCI ) \n+45,000\nInvestments in AFS Securities (A)\n1/1/15 \n150,000\n30,000\nAJE\n12/31/15 120,000\nAJE \n45,000\n12/31/16 165,000\nOn the 2016 balance sheet, Graham Holdings would report under Assets an investment in \n \navailable-for-sale securities of $165,000 and under Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income \nits net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities of $15,000 (fair value − cost).\nOn the 2015 Balance Sheet:\nAssets\n Investments in AFS \n Securities \n$120,000\nStockholders’ Equity\n \nAccumulated Other \nComprehensive Income:\n Net unrealized gains \n (losses) \n(30,000)\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–9\nSale of Securities\nWhen available-for-sale securities are sold, Cash is increased and two accounts on the balance \nsheet are eliminated:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Investments in AFS Securities (A)\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) (OCI, SE)\nLet’s assume that at the end of 2017 Graham Holdings sold all of its AFS securities invest-\nment in INews for $13 per share. The company would receive $195,000 in cash ($13 × 15,000 \nshares) for stock it paid $150,000 for in 2015 ($10 × 15,000 shares). The gain or loss on sale \nis computed as follows:\nProceeds from sale − Investment cost = Gain if positive (Loss if negative)\nIn our example, a gain on sale of $45,000 (proceeds of $195,000 − cost of $150,000) would \nbe recorded and reported on the income statement. The Investment in AFS securities of \n$165,000 and the credit balance of $15,000 in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) would be \neliminated.\nOn the 2016 Balance Sheet:\nAssets\n Investments in AFS \n Securities \n$165,000\nStockholders’ Equity\n Accumulated Other \n Comprehensive Income:\n Net unrealized gains \n (losses) \n15,000\nComparing Trading and Available-for-Sale Securities\nThe reporting impact of unrealized holding gains or losses depends on whether the investment \nis classified as an available-for-sale security or a trading security.\nAvailable-for-Sale Portfolio\nAs we learned in the previous section, for available-for-sale securities, the balance in net unre-\nalized holding gains and losses is reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity \n(under Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, as illustrated in Exhibit A.1 for Graham \nHoldings Company).\nIt is not reported on the income statement and does not affect net income. At the time of sale, \nthe difference between the proceeds from the sale and the original cost of the investment is \nrecorded as a gain or loss on sale of available-for-sale securities. At the same time, the Invest-\nments in AFS Securities and Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) accounts are eliminated.\nTrading Securities Portfolio\nFor trading securities, the amount of the adjustment to record net unrealized holding gains and \nlosses is included on each period’s income statement. Net holding gains increase and net \nholding losses decrease net income. This also means that the amount recorded as net unreal-\nized gains and losses on trading securities is closed to Retained Earnings at the end of the \nperiod. Thus, when selling a trading security, Cash and only one other balance sheet account \nare affected: Investments in TS. Also, only the difference between the cash proceeds from the \nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in AFS Securities -165,000\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (-OCI&)\n-15,000\nCash\n+195,000\nGain on Sale of Investment (+Gain&)\n+45,000\nCash (+A \n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n195,000\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) (-OCI, -SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n15,000\n Investment in AFS Securities (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n165,000\n Gain on Sale of Investments (+Gain, +SE ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n45,000\n\n\nA–10\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\n΄ Balance Sheet:\nAssets\nAssets\nInvestments in TS\n0\nInvestments in AFS Securities\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccumulated other comprehensive income:\n \nNet unrealized gains (losses)\n΄ \n2015\n2017\n0\n30,000\n165,000\n45,000\n2016\n0\n—\n120,000\n(30,000)\n15,000\n—\n2015\n2016\n2017\n15,000\n165,000\n2016\n0\n—\n2016\n0\n0\n2017\n0\n45,000\n2017\n (30,000)\n120,000\n15,000\n—\n2015\n2015\n:\nt\nn\ne\nm\ne\nt\na\nt\nS\n \ne\nm\no\nc\nn\nI\nDividend revenue\nGain on sale\nDividend revenue\nGain on sale\nNet unrealized gains \n(losses)\nPART A: ENTRIES\nTRADING SECURITIES\nAVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES\n2015:\n΄ Purchase (for $150,000 \ncash)\nInvestments in TS (+A)\n \nCash (-A)\n150,000\n150,000\nInvestments in AFS Securities (+A)\n \nCash (-A)\n150,000\n150,000\n΄ \n($15,000 cash)\nCash (+A)\n \nDividend Revenue (+R, +SE)\n15,000\n15,000\nCash (+A)\n \nDividend Revenue (+R, +SE)\n15,000\n15,000\n΄\nvalue (= $120,000)\nYear-end adjustment to fair \nYear-end adjustment\nSale (for $195,000)\nReceipt of dividends \nNet unrealized loss (+Loss, -SE)\n \nInvestments in TS (-A)\n30,000\n30,000\nNet unrealized gains (losses) (-OCI, -SE)\n Investments in AFS Securities (-A)\n30,000\n30,000\n2016:\n΄\nto fair value \n(= $165,000)\nInvestments in TS (+A)\n \nNet unrealized gain (+Gain, +SE)\n45,000\n195,000\n45,000\nInvestments in AFS Securities (+A)\n \nNet unrealized gains (losses) (+OCI, +SE)\n45,000\n45,000\n195,000\n2017:\n΄\nOne balance sheet account is eliminated:\nTwo balance sheet accounts are eliminated:\nCash (+A) \nInvestments in TS (-A)\nCash (+A) \nGain on sale of investments (+Gain, +SE)\n165,000\n30,000\n \n \nNet unrealized gains (losses) (-OCI, -SE)\n15,000\n \nGain on sale of investments (+Gain, +SE)\n45,000\nPART B: FINANCIAL REPORTING \nTRADING SECURITIES\nAVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES\n \nInvestments in AFS Securities (-A)\n165,000\nComparison of Accounting for Trading Securities and Available-for-Sale Portfolios\nEXHIBIT A.2\nsale and the book value (not cost) of the Investments in TS is recorded as a gain or loss on sale \nof trading securities. In the illustration above, assuming the investment was in trading securi-\nties, the realized gain from the sale of the investments in 2017 would be $30,000 ($195,000 \nproceeds − $165,000 book value). Note that total income reported for the three years is \nthe same $60,000 for both trading securities and available-for-sale securities. Only the \n \nallocation across the three periods differs.\nExhibit A.2 provides comparative journal entries and financial statement balances for the \ntransactions illustrated for Graham Holdings from 2015 to 2017.\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–11\nReporting the Fair Value of Investments\nAccounting standards require that companies disclose the measurements used to determine the fair values \nof assets on the balance sheet. The fair value of an asset is the amount that would be received in an orderly \nsale. To measure fair value, the standard recognizes three approaches in order of decreasing reliability:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Level 2: Estimates based on other observable inputs (e.g., prices for similar assets).\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Level 3: Estimates based on unobservable estimates (the company’s own estimates of factors \nthat market participants would consider).\nFair value should be determined using the most reliable method available (Level 1 if possible). The \nreporting company must then disclose the amounts determined under each approach in a note to the \nfinancial statements. The following is the note provided in the most recent annual report of Microsoft \nCorporation.\nNote 6 – Fair Value Measurements\nAssets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis\nThe following tables present the fair value of our financial instruments that are measured at fair \nvalue on a recurring basis:\n(in millions)\nLevel 1\nLevel 2\nLevel 3\nJune 30, 2014\nAssets\nMutual funds\n$&&& 590\n$& 0\n$& 0\nCommercial paper\n0\n189\n0\nCertificates of deposit\n0\n1,197\n0\nU.S. government and agency securities\n66,288\n745\n0\nForeign government bonds\n139\n3,210\n0\nMortgage-backed securities\n0\n1,015\n0\nCorporate notes and bonds\n0\n6,863\n0\nMunicipal securities\n0\n332\n0\nCommon and preferred stock\n9,552\n1,825\n14\nDerivatives\n 5\n &&&& 348\n 7\n Total\n$76,574\n$15,724\n$21\nCompanies also have the option of accounting for other financial assets (such as notes receivable) and \nfinancial liabilities (such as bonds payable) at fair value. Thus far, application of this fair value option \nhas been limited mostly to banks and other financial institutions.\nF I N A N C I A L\nA N A LYS I S\nIncome in\nTrading Securities\nAvailable-for-Sale Securities\n2015\n$15,000 dividend revenue\n$15,000 dividend revenue\n (30,000) unrealized loss\n—\n2016\n 45,000 unrealized gain\n—\n2017\n 30,000 realized gain\n 45,000 realized gain\nTotal\n$60,000\n$60,000\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nMICROSOFT CORPORATION\n\n\nA–12\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nAs this appendix is being written, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is deliberating on issues \nraised regarding the measurement of investments in equity securities. The tentative decision is that all \ninvestments in equity securities, regardless of whether they are classified as current or noncurrent, trad-\ning or available-for-sale, should be measured at fair value with subsequent adjustments recognized in net \nincome. The exceptions are for investments meeting the equity method accounting criteria (discussed in \nthe next section) and those without a readily determinable fair value. This is a departure from the current \npractice of having only adjustments to fair value for trading securities recognized in net income of the \ncurrent period.\nProposed Changes to Measuring Certain Investments\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nPassive investments other than debt held to maturity are recorded at cost and adjusted to fair value at \nyear-end. The resulting unrealized gain or loss is recorded.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For trading securities, the net unrealized gains and losses are reported in net income.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For available-for-sale securities, the net unrealized gains and losses are reported as a compo-\nnent of stockholders’ equity in other comprehensive income.\nAny dividends earned are reported as revenue, and any gains or losses on sales of passive invest-\nments are reported on the income statement. To see if you understand passive investments accounting \nand reporting, answer the following questions.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nIn 2016, Rosa Food Corporation acquired 5,000 shares (10%) of the outstanding voting equity \nshares of another company for $100,000 to be held as long-term available-for-sale securities. At \nthe end of 2016, the fair value of the stock was $22 per share. At the end of 2017, the fair value \nof the stock was $17 per share. On January 2, 2018, Rosa Food sold the entire investment for \n$120,000 cash.\n1. Record the purchase.\n2. Record the adjusting entry at the end of 2016.\n a. \nWhat would be reported on the balance sheet for the \ninvestment?\n b. \nWhat would be reported on the income statement for \nthe investment?\n3. Record the adjusting entry at the end of 2017.\n4. Record the sale in 2018.\n5. If the investment was held as trading securities,\n a. \nWhat would be reported on the balance sheet for the \ninvestment at the end of 2016?\n b. \nWhat would be reported on the 2016 income \nstatement for the investment?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them at the bottom of the next page.\nGUIDED HELP A-1\nFor additional step-by-step video instruction on accounting for and reporting available-for-sale securi-\nties as investments at fair value, go to http://www.mhhe.com/libby9e_gha.\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–13\nBoth corporate and individual investors need to monitor the performance of their securities portfolios. \nNormally, this is done using the economic return from investing ratio, which provides a percentage of \nwhat was earned plus any realized and/or unrealized gains or losses on the portfolio.\n?\nANALYTICAL QUESTION\nDuring the period, how much was earned per dollar invested in securities?\n%\nRATIO AND COMPARISONS\nEconomic Return from Investing = Dividends and Interest Received + Change in Fair Value*\nFair Value of Investments (beginning of period)\n*Ending balance of Investments - Beginning balance of Investments\nThe 2015 ratio for our hypothetical investment:\n= -0.10 (-10.0%)\n$15,000 Dividends - $30,000 Unrealized Loss\n$150,000\nThe 2016 ratio for our hypothetical investment:\n= +0.375 (+37.5%)\n$0 Dividends + $45,000 Unrealized Gain\n$120,000\nThe 2017 ratio for our hypothetical investment:\n= +0.182 (18.2%)\n$0 Dividends - $15,000 Unrealized Loss + $45,000 Realized Gain\n$165,000\n\nINTERPRETATIONS\nIn General Economic investment returns contain two parts: the effect of dividends received, called the \ndividend yield, and the effect of the change in fair value, called the capital gain or loss. Note that from an \neconomic standpoint, you have earned the capital gain or loss whether you have sold the securities or not \nsince you had the opportunity to convert the gain or loss into cash by selling. If you look at the numerator \nof the ratio each year, you will see that it matches the amount of income reported each year under trading \nsecurities in Exhibit A.2, Part B. This is why many analysts believe that the accounting for trading securi-\nties better reflects the economics of investing.\nEconomic Return from Investing\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\n \n1. \nInvestments in AFS securities (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 \n \n Cash (-A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n \n100,000\n \n2. \nInvestments in AFS securities (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 \n \n Net unreal. gains (losses) (+OCI, +SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . \n 10,000 \n[$110,000 fair value - $100,000  \ncost = +$10,000]\na. Under noncurrent assets: \nInvestments in AFS securities \n$110,000\n \nUnder stockholders’ equity \n(other comprehensive income): Net unrealized gain $ 10,000\nb. No dividend revenue or realized gains and losses from sales of investments would be reported on the income statement.\n \n3. \nNet unrealized gains (losses) (-OCI, -SE) . . . . . . . . 25,000 \n[($17 × 5,000 shares) - $110,000 \n \n Investments in AFS securities (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . \n 25,000 \nbook value = -$25,000]\n \n4. \nCash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000 \n \n Investments in AFS securities (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . \n85,000\n \n Net unrealized gains (losses) (+OCI, +SE) . . . . . . . . \n15,000\n \n Gain on sale of investments (+Gain, +SE) \n. . . . . . . \n20,000\n \n5. \na. Under current assets: \n Investments in AFS securities $110,000\n \nb. Under other items: \n Net unrealized gain \n$ 10,000\nThere were no dividends reported.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n(continued)\n\n\nA–14\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nIN V E ST M E N TS FO R S I G N I F I C A N T I N F LUENCE: \nEQ U IT Y M E T H OD\nWhen Graham Holdings invests cash in securities that are reported on its balance sheet \nas Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities, it is a passive investor. However, when the \ncompany reports Investments in Affiliates on its balance sheet, it is taking a more active \nrole as an investor. For a variety of reasons, an investor may want to exert influence (pre-\nsumed by owning 20 to 50 percent of the outstanding voting stock) without becoming the \ncontrolling shareholder (presumed when owning more than 50 percent of the voting stock). \nExamples follow:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A retailer may want to influence a manufacturer to be sure that it can obtain certain products \ndesigned to its specifications.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A manufacturer may want to influence a computer consulting firm to ensure that it can \nincorporate the consulting firm’s cutting-edge technology in its manufacturing processes.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 A manufacturer may recognize that a parts supplier lacks experienced management and \ncould prosper with additional managerial support.\nThe equity method must be used when an investor can exert significant influence over an \naffiliate. On the balance sheet these long-term investments are classified as investments in \naffiliates (or associated companies). Graham Holdings reported investments in affiliates in \nthe notes to its 2014 financial statements.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE A-3\nAnalyze and report investments \ninvolving significant influence \nusing the equity method.\nEQUITY METHOD \nUsed when an investor can exert \nsignificant influence over an \naffiliate; the method permits \nrecording the investor’s share of \nthe affiliate’s income.\nINVESTMENTS IN \nAFFILIATES (OR \nASSOCIATED COMPANIES) \nInvestments in stock held for \nthe purpose of influencing the \noperating and financing strategies \nof the entity for the long term.\nNote that the denominator each year is the beginning balance of investments for the year (or the end-\ning balance from the prior year). For 2015, the denominator $150,000 is the balance of the first purchase \nof 2015, $120,000 is the ending balance of 2015 (and beginning balance for 2016), and $165,000 is the \nending balance of 2016 (and beginning balance for 2017).\nA Few Cautions Computations for realistic portfolios are more complex if securities are bought and \nsold throughout the year. This affects the computation of the denominator of the ratio.\n2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nInvestments in Affiliates. The Company uses the equity method of accounting for its \ninvestments in and earnings or losses of affiliates that it does not control, but over which it exerts \nsignificant influence. . . .\n4. Investments\nInvestments in Affiliates. . . . At December 31, 2014, the Company held a 40% interest in \nResidential Home Health Illinois, a 42.5% interest in Residential Hospice Illinois and interests \nin several other affiliates.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nGRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY\nRecording Investments under the Equity Method\nUnder the equity method, the investor’s 20 to 50 percent ownership of a company presumes \nsignificant influence over the affiliate’s process of earning income. As a consequence, the \ninvestor reports its portion of the affiliate’s net income as its income and increases the invest-\nment account by the same amount. Similarly, the receipt of dividends by the investor is treated \nas a reduction of the investment account, not revenue. A summary follows:\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–15\nPurchase of Stock\nFor simplification, let’s assume that, at the beginning of 2015, Graham Holdings had no long-\nterm investments in companies over which it exerted significant influence. In 2015, Graham \nHoldings purchased 40,000 shares of the outstanding voting common stock of Internet News \n(INews) for $400,000 in cash. Since INews had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding, \nGraham Holdings acquired 40 percent and was presumed to have significant influence over the \naffiliate. Therefore, Graham Holdings must use the equity method to account for this invest-\nment. The purchase of the asset would be recorded at cost.\nInvestments in Affiliates (+A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n400,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in Affiliates\n+400,000\nCash\n-400,000\nEarnings of Affiliates\nBecause the investor can influence the process of earning income for the affiliates, the investor \ncompany bases its investment income on the affiliates’ earnings rather than the dividends affili-\nates pay. During 2015, INews reported a net income of $500,000 for the year. Graham Holdings’s \npercentage share of INews’s income was $200,000 (40% × $500,000) and is recorded as follows:\nInvestments in Affiliates (+A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\n Equity in Affiliate Earnings (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n200,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in Affiliates\n+200,000\nEquity in Affiliate Earnings (+R)\n+200,000\nInvestments in Affiliates (A)\nBeginning balance\nPurchases\nSales\nCompany’s % share of affiliates’ net income \n (credit Equity in Affiliate Earnings [! income])\nCompany’s % share of affiliates’ net losses \n (debit Equity in Affiliate Losses [  income]\nCompany’s % share of affiliates’ dividends \n declared for the period (debit Cash)\nEnding balance\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Net income of affiliates: If affiliates report positive results of operations for the year, the \ninvestor then records investment income equal to its percentage share of the affiliates’ net \nincome and increases its asset account Investments in Affiliates (or Associated Companies). \nIf the affiliates report net losses, the investor records the opposite effect.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Dividends paid by affiliates: If affiliates declare and pay dividends during the year (a \nfinancing decision), the investor reduces its investment account and increases cash when it \nreceives its share of the dividends.\n\n\nA–16\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nIf the affiliates report a net loss for the period, the investor records its percentage share of the \nloss by decreasing the investment account and recording Equity in Affiliate Loss. The Equity \nin Affiliate Earnings (or Loss) is reported in the Other Items section of the income statement, \nwith interest revenue, dividend revenue, and interest expense.\nDividends Received\nBecause Graham Holdings can influence the dividend policies of its equity-method invest-\nments, any dividends it receives should not be recorded as investment income. Instead, divi-\ndends received reduce its investment account. During 2015, INews declared and paid a cash \ndividend of $1 per share to stockholders. Graham Holdings received $40,000 in cash ($1 × \n40,000 shares) from INews.\n5FAS 159 (ASC 825-10) does allow companies to elect fair value treatment for equity method investments, but few \ncompanies are expected to take the election.\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,000\n Investments in Affiliates (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n40,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nInvestments in Affiliates\n-40,000\nCash\n+40,000\nIn summary, the effects for 2015 are reflected in the following T-accounts:\nInvestments in Affiliates (A)\n1/1/15 \n0\nPurchase \n400,000\nShare of \naffiliate’s \n \nnet earnings \n200,000\n \nShare of \n \naffiliate’s \n40,000 \ndividends\n12/31/15 \n560,000\nEquity in Affiliate Earnings (R)\n 0 \n1/1/15\n \nShare of \n \n \naffiliate’s \n \n200,000 \nnet earnings\n200,000 \n12/31/15\nReporting Investments under the Equity Method\nThe Investments in Affiliates account is reported on the balance sheet as a long-term asset. \nHowever, as these last two entries show, the investment account does not reflect either cost or \nfair value. Instead, the following occurs:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The investment account is increased by the cost of shares that were purchased and the pro-\nportional share of the affiliates’ net income.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The account is reduced by the amount of dividends received from the affiliate compa-\nnies and the proportional share of any affiliates’ net losses and the cost of shares that \nwere sold.\nAt the end of the accounting period, accountants do not adjust the investment account to \nreflect changes in the fair value of the securities that are held.5 When the securities are sold, \nthe difference between the cash received and the book value of the investment is recorded as a \ngain or loss on the sale of the investment and is reported on the income statement in the Other \nItems section.\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–17\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nIf between 20 and 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares are owned, significant influence over \nthe affiliate firm’s operating and financing policies is presumed, and the equity method is applied. \nUnder the equity method, the investor records the investment at cost on the acquisition date. Each \nperiod thereafter, the investment amount is increased (or decreased) by the proportionate interest in \nthe income (or loss) reported by the affiliate corporation and decreased by the proportionate share of \nthe dividends declared by the affiliate corporation.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nTo test your understanding of these concepts, answer the following questions.\nAt the beginning of 2016, Weld Company purchased 30 percent (20,000 shares) of the outstand-\ning voting stock of another company for $600,000 cash. During 2016, the affiliate declared and paid \n$50,000 in dividends. For 2016, the affiliate reported net income of $150,000. The stock had a fair \nvalue of $34 per share on December 31, 2016. Answer the following questions.\n1. Record the purchase.\n2. Record the receipt of dividends in 2016.\n3. \nRecord Weld’s equity in the affiliate’s earnings \nfor 2016.\n4. \nRecord any year-end adjustment to the investments \naccount.\n5. \nWhat would be reported on the balance sheet for the \ninvestment in the affiliate at the end of 2016?\n(Hint: Construct a T-account.)\n6. \nWhat would be reported on the 2016 income statement \nfor the investment in the affiliate?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\n \n1. \nInvestments in Affiliates (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,000 \n \n Cash (-A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \n600,000\n \n2. \nCash (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 \n \n \n[$50,000 total \n Investments in Affiliates (-A) \n. . . . . . . . . \n15,000 \ndividends × 30%]\n \n3. \nInvestments in Affiliates (+A) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000 \n \n[$150,000 net\n \n Equity in Affiliate Earnings (+R, +SE) . . \n45,000 \n \nincome × 30%]\n \n4. \nThere is no other year-end adjustment related to the stock’s fair value under the equity method.\n \n5. \nUnder Long-Term Assets: Investments in Affiliates \n$630,000\n \n6. \nUnder Other Items on Weld’s \n income statement: Equity in Affiliate Earnings $45,000\nInvestments in Affiliates (A \n)\n1/1/16 \n0\nPurchase \n600,000\nShare of \naffiliate’s \nnet earnings \n45,000\n \nShare of \n \naffiliate’s \n15,000 \ndividends\n12/31/16 \n630,000\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n\n\nA–18\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nManagers can choose freely between LIFO and FIFO or accelerated depreciation and straight-line depre-\nciation. In the case of minority (≤50% owned) investments, investments of less than 20 percent of a \ncompany’s outstanding stock are usually accounted for under the fair value method and investments of \n \n20 to 50 percent are accounted for under the equity method.\nHowever, managers may be able to structure the acquisition of stock in a manner that permits them \nto use the accounting method that they prefer. For example, a company that wants to use the fair value \nmethod could purchase only 19.9 percent of the outstanding stock of another company and achieve the \nsame investment goals as it would with a 20 percent investment. Why might managers want to avoid using \nthe equity method? Most managers prefer to minimize variations in reported earnings. If a company were \nplanning to buy stock in a firm that reported large earnings in some years and large losses in others, it \nmight want to use the fair value method to avoid reporting its share of the affiliate’s earnings and losses.\nAnalysts who compare several companies must understand management’s reporting choices and \nthe way in which differences between the fair value and equity methods can affect earnings. Auditors \nwill review management’s application of the fair value and equity method to investments near to the \n20  \npercent ownership level to determine if the proper method was used.\nTransaction Structuring: Selecting Accounting \nMethods for Minority Investments\nA Q U E ST I ON\nO F E T HI CS\nInvestments\nF O C US ON\nCAS H FLOW S\nMany of the effects of applying the fair value method to passive investments and the equity method to \ninvestments held for significant influence affect net income but not cash flow. These items require adjust-\nments under the indirect method when converting net income to cash flows from operating activities.\nIn General Investments have a number of effects on the statement of cash flows:\n \n1. The cash resulting from the sale or purchase is reflected in the Investing Activities section.\n \n2. In the Operating Activities section, there are a number of adjustments to net income:\n \na. Any gain (loss) on the sale is subtracted from (added to) net income.\n \nb. Any unrealized holding gain (loss) on trading securities is subtracted from (added to) net \nincome.\n \nc. Equity in affiliate earnings (losses) is subtracted from (added to) net income because no cash \nwas involved in the recording of the revenue under the equity method.\n \nd. Any dividends received from an affiliate are added to net income because, when cash was \nreceived, no revenue was recorded under the equity method.\nEFFECT ON THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS\nEffect on Cash Flows\nOperating activities\nNet income\n$xxx\n Adjusted for\n Gains/losses on sale of investments\n-/+\n Net unrealized holding gains/losses on trading securities\n-/+\n Equity in net earnings/losses of affiliated companies\n-/+\n Dividends received from affiliated companies\n+\nInvesting Activities\n Purchase of investments\n-\n Sale of investments\n+\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–19\nCONT RO L L ING INT ERESTS: M E RG E RS AN D \nAC QU I S I T I O N S\nBefore we discuss financial reporting issues for situations in which a company owns more than \n50 percent of the outstanding common stock of another corporation, we should consider man-\nagement’s reasons for acquiring this level of ownership. The following are some of the reasons \nfor acquiring control of another corporation:\n \n1. Vertical integration. In this type of acquisition, a company acquires another at a different \nlevel in the channels of distribution. For example, oil companies such as ExxonMobil are \nactive at vertical integration, from locating oil deposits, drilling and extracting the crude, \ntransporting it, refining it into various petroleum products, and distributing the fuel to com-\npany-owned retail stations.\n \n2. Horizontal growth. These acquisitions involve companies at the same level in the chan-\nnels of distribution. For example, in early 2015, Heinz announced its plans to merge with \nKraft Foods in a $45 billion deal that will create the world’s fifth largest food and beverage \ncompany.\n \n3. Synergy. The operations of two companies together may be more profitable than the \ncombined profitability of the companies as separate entities. The Heinz-Kraft merger is \nexpected to provide for $1.5 billion in annual cost savings. In addition, Heinz earns 60 \npercent of its sales from regions beyond North America, whereas Kraft’s sales are mostly \nin North America. The merger will provide opportunities to sell Kraft brands globally, real-\nizing higher profits.\nUnderstanding why one company has acquired control over other companies is a key factor in \nunderstanding the company’s overall business strategy.\nRecording a Merger\nThe simplest way to understand the statements that result from the purchase of another com-\npany is to consider the case of a simple merger, where one company purchases all of the \nassets and liabilities of another and the acquired company goes out of existence as a separate \ncorporation. We will consider the case where Graham Holdings acquires all of the assets and \nliabilities of INews for $1,000,000 cash.\nThe acquisition method is the only method allowed by U.S. GAAP and IFRS for record-\ning a merger or acquisition. It requires that the assets and liabilities of INews be recorded by \nGraham Holdings on its books at their fair value on the date of the merger. So the acquiring \ncompany, in this case Graham Holdings, must go through a two-step process, often called the \npurchase price allocation, to determine how to record the acquisition:\nStep 1: \nEstimate the fair value of the acquired company’s tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets, \nand liabilities. This includes all assets and liabilities, regardless of whether and at what amount they \nwere recorded on the books of the acquired company.\nStep 2: \nCompute goodwill, the excess of the total purchase price over the fair value of the assets minus \nthe liabilities listed in Step 1.\nFor our example, assume that INews owned two assets (equipment and a patent) and had one \nliability (a note payable). Graham Holdings followed the two steps and produced the following:\nStep 1: \nEstimate the fair value of the acquired company’s tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets, and \nliabilities.\nFair value of INews’s—\nEquipment\n$350,000 &$950,000 total assets\nPatents\n600,000\nNote Payable\n100,000\n⎧\n⎩\n⎨\n \n \nMERGER \nOccurs when one company \npurchases all of the net assets \nof another and the acquired \ncompany goes out of existence.\nACQUISITION METHOD \nRecords assets and liabilities \nacquired in a merger or \nacquisition at their fair value on \nthe transaction date.\nGOODWILL (COST IN \nEXCESS OF NET ASSETS \nACQUIRED) \nFor accounting purposes, the \nexcess of the purchase price of a \nbusiness over the fair value of the \nacquired business’s assets and \nliabilities.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE A-4\nAnalyze and report investments \nin controlling interests.\nScott Olson/Getty Images\n\n\nA–20\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nStep 2: Compute goodwill as follows:\n \nPurchase price for INews\n$1,000,000\nLess: Fair value of assets ($950,000) minus liabilities ($100,000)\n&&&&&& 850,000\nGoodwill purchased\n$&&&& 150,000\nGraham Holdings would then account for the merger by recording the assets and liabilities \nlisted above and reducing cash for the amount paid as follows:\nEquipment (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350,000\nPatents (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n600,000\nGoodwill (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n150,000\n Note Payable (+L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n1,000,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nEquipment\n+350,000\nNote Payable\n+100,000\nPatents\n+600,000\nGoodwill\n+150,000\nCash\n-1,000,000\nIn summary, when performing a purchase price allocation, it is important to remember two \npoints:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The book values on the acquired company’s balance sheet are irrelevant unless they repre-\nsent fair value.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Goodwill is reported only if it is acquired in a merger or acquisition transaction.\nIn a recent annual report, Graham Holdings describes GAAP for recording mergers and acqui-\nsitions in the following note:\n2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies\nBusiness Combinations. The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the assets acquired, \nincluding intangible assets, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values at the \nacquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. The excess of the cost of \nan acquired entity over the net of the amounts assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities \nassumed is recognized as goodwill. The net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity \nare included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements from the acquisition date.\nReporting for the Combined Companies\nAfter the merger, Graham Holdings will treat the acquired assets and liabilities in the same \nmanner as if they were acquired individually. For example, the company will depreciate the \n$350,000 added to equipment over its remaining useful life and amortize the $600,000 for pat-\nents over their remaining useful life. As we noted in Chapter 8, goodwill is considered to have \nan indefinite life. As a consequence, it is not amortized, but, like all long-lived assets, goodwill \nis reviewed for possible impairment of value. Recording an impairment loss would increase \nexpenses for the period and reduce the amount of goodwill on the balance sheet.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nGRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–21\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nMergers and ownership of a controlling interest in another corporation (more than 50 percent of the \noutstanding voting shares) must be accounted for using the acquisition method. The acquired com-\npany’s assets and liabilities are measured at their fair values. Any amount paid above the fair value of \nthe net assets is reported as goodwill by the buyer. To make sure you understand how to apply these \nconcepts, answer the following questions.\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nLexis Corporation purchased 100 percent of Nexis Company for $10 and merged Nexis into Lexis. \nOn the date of the merger, the fair value of Nexis’s other assets was $11 and the fair value of Nexis’s \nliabilities was $4. What amounts would be added to Lexis’s balance sheet as a result of the merger for:\n \n1. Goodwill?\n \n2. Other Assets (excluding Goodwill)?\nAfter you have completed your answers, check them below.\nS o l u t i o n s t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\n1. Purchase Price ($10) − Fair Value of Net Assets ($11 − $4) = Goodwill $3.\n2. Nexis’s other assets (at fair value) = $11.\nPASSIVE INVESTMENTS USING FAIR VALUE METHOD\n(Try to resolve the requirements before proceeding to the suggested solution that follows.) \nHowell Equipment Corporation sells and services a major line of farm equipment. Both sales \nand service operations have been profitable. The following transactions affected the company \nduring 2016:\n \na. Jan. 1 \nPurchased 2,000 shares of common stock of Dear Company at $40 per share to be \nheld as available-for-sale securities. This purchase represented 1 percent of the shares \noutstanding.\n \nb. Dec. 28 Received $4,000 cash dividend on the Dear Company stock.\n \nc. Dec. 31 Determined that the current market price of the Dear stock was $39.\nRequired:\n \n1. Prepare the journal entry for each of these transactions.\n \n2. What accounts and amounts will be reported on the balance sheet at the end of 2016? On the \nincome statement for 2016?\n \n3. Assuming management intends to trade these shares actively instead of holding them as available-\nfor-sale securities, what accounts and amounts will be reported on the balance sheet at the end of \n2016? On the income statement for 2016?\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N \nC A S E A\nWhen a company acquires another, and both companies continue their separate legal \n \nexistence, consolidated financial statements must be presented. The parent company is the \ncompany that gains control over the other company. The subsidiary company is the company \nthat the parent acquires. When the parent buys 100 percent of the subsidiary, the resulting \n \nconsolidated financial statements look the same as they would if the companies were combined \ninto one in a simple merger as discussed above. The procedures involved in preparation of \n \nconsolidated statements are discussed in advanced accounting courses.\n\n\nA–22\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION FOR CASE A\n \n1. \na. Jan. 1 Investments in AFS securities (+A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n80,000\n \n Cash (-A ) [2,000 shares × $40 per share] \n. . . . . .\n80,000\nb. Dec. 28 Cash (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n \n Dividend revenue (+R, +SE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nc. Dec. 31 Net unrealized gains (losses) (-OCI, -SE ) . . . . . . . .\n2,000\n \n Investments in AFS securities (-A ) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nYear\nFair Value\n-\nBook Value before \nAdjustment\n=\nAmount for \nAdjusting Entry\n2016\n$78,000\n-\n$80,000\n=\n($2,000)\n($39 × 2,000 shares)\nAn unrealized loss for the \n \nperiod\n \n2. On the Balance Sheet:\nOn the Income Statement:\nCurrent or Noncurrent Assets\nOther Items\nInvestments in AFS securities \n ($80,000 cost - $2,000 adjustment)\n$78,000\nDividend revenue\n$4,000\nStockholders’ Equity\nOther comprehensive income:\n Net unrealized gain (loss)\n(2,000)\n \n3. Assuming trading securities:\nOn the Balance Sheet:\nOn the Income Statement:\nCurrent Assets\nOther Items\nInvestments in TS \nDividend revenue\n$4,000\n($80,000 cost - $2,000 adjustment)\n$78,000\nNet unrealized gain (loss)\n(2,000)\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N \nC A S E B\nINVESTMENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE USING EQUITY METHOD\nOn January 1, 2016, Connaught Company purchased 40 percent of the outstanding voting shares of \nLondon Company on the open market for $85,000 cash. London declared and paid $10,000 in cash \ndividends on December 1 and reported net income of $60,000 for the year.\nRequired:\n \n1. Prepare the journal entries for 2016.\n \n2. What accounts and amounts were reported on Connaught’s balance sheet at the end of 2016? On \nConnaught’s income statement for 2016?\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–23\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION FOR CASE B\n1. \nJan. 1 Investments in affiliates (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n85,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n85,000\nDec. 1 Cash (+A) (40% × $10,000 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\n Investments in affiliates (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nDec. 31 Investments in affiliates (+A ) (40% × $60,000) . . . .\n24,000\n Equity in affiliate earnings (+R, +SE ) . . . . . . . . . . .\n24,000\n \n2. On the Balance Sheet:\nOn the Income Statement:\nNoncurrent Assets\nOther Items\nInvestments in affiliates \n ($85,000 - $4,000 + $24,000)\n$105,000\nEquity in affiliate earnings\n$24,000\nMERGER USING ACQUISITION METHOD\nOn January 1, 2016, Ohio Company purchased 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of \nAllegheny Company in the open market for $85,000 cash and Allegheny was merged into Ohio \nCompany. On the date of acquisition, the fair value of Allegheny Company’s plant and equipment \nwas $89,000 and the fair value of a note payable was $10,000. Allegheny had no other assets or \nliabilities.\nRequired:\n \n1. Analyze the merger to determine the amount of goodwill purchased.\n \n2. Give the journal entry that Ohio Company should make on the date of the acquisition. If none is \nrequired, explain why.\n \n3. Should Allegheny Company’s assets be included on Ohio’s balance sheet at book value or fair \nvalue? Explain.\nSUGGESTED SOLUTION FOR CASE C\n \n1. Purchase price for Allegheny Company\n$85,000\nLess: Fair value of net assets purchased\n 79,000\n($89,000 - $10,000)\nGoodwill\n$ 6,000\n2. \n \n3. Allegheny Company’s assets should be included on the postmerger balance sheet at their fair val-\nues as of the date of acquisition. The cost principle applies as it does with all asset acquisitions.\nJan. 1, 2016\nPlant and Equipment (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n89,000\nGoodwill (+A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,000\n Notes Payable (+L ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Cash (-A ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n85,000\nD E M O N S T R AT I O N \nC A S E C\n\n\nA–24\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nAppendix Supplement\nHeld-to-Maturity Bonds Purchased at Other Than Par Value: Amortized \nCost Method\nBond Purchases\nOn the date of purchase, a bond may be acquired at the maturity amount (at par), for less than the matu-\nrity amount (at a discount), or for more than the maturity amount (at a premium). The total cost of the \nbond, including all incidental acquisition costs such as transfer fees and broker commissions, is debited \nto the Held-to-Maturity Investments account.\nTo illustrate accounting for bond investments acquired at other than par, assume that on July 1, \n2016, Graham Holdings paid $92,277 cash for an 8 percent, 5-year $100,000 bond that paid interest \nsemiannually (on June 30 and December 31). The bond’s yield was 10 percent. The $92,277 represents \nthe present value of the bond on the purchase date, computed as follows:\nPresent value of the bond investment = Present value of the face + Present value of the interest annuity \n \n$92,277 = ($100,000 × 0.6139) + ($4,000 × 7.7217) \n \n!!!![n = 10 periods; interest rate = 5%]\nManagement intends to hold the bonds until maturity. The journal entry to record the purchase of the \nbonds follows:\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n92,277\n Cash (−A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n92,277\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments\n+92,277\nCash\n-92,277\nInterest Earned\nThe bonds in this illustration were purchased at a discount that will need to be amortized over the life \nof the investment. Using the effective interest amortization method (discussed in Chapter 10), the cash \nreceived is based on the face amount of the bond ($100,000) multiplied by the stated rate of interest for \nhalf of a year (4 percent). Revenue earned is computed by multiplying the present value of the bond times \nthe market rate for half of a year (5 percent). The following journal entry records the receipt of interest \non December 31, 2016:\nCash (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,000\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n614\n Interest Revenue (+R, +SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n4,614\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments\n+614\nInterest Revenue (+R)\n+ 4,614\nCash\n+4,000\nThe amount reported on the balance sheet at December 31, 2016, is $92,891 ($92,277 + $614), which \nwill be the present value of the bond used in determining interest revenue on the next payment date of \nJune 30, 2017. If the bond investment must be sold before maturity, any difference between market value \non the date of sale and net book value would be reported as a gain or loss on sale.\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–25\n \nA-1. Analyze and report investments in debt securities held to maturity. p. A-3\nWhen management intends to hold an investment in a debt security (such as a bond or note) until it \nmatures, the held-to-maturity security is recorded at cost when acquired and reported at amortized \ncost on the balance sheet. Any interest earned during the period is reported on the income statement.\n \nA-2. Analyze and report passive investments in securities using the fair value method. p. A-5\nAcquiring debt securities not held to maturity or less than 20 percent of the outstanding voting \nshares of another company’s common stock is presumed to be a passive investment. Passive invest-\nments may be classified as:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Trading securities (which are actively traded to maximize return) or\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Available-for-sale securities (which earn a return but are not as actively traded) depending on \nmanagement’s intent.\nThe investments are recorded at cost and adjusted to fair value at year-end. The resulting unreal-\nized gain or loss is recorded as follows:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For trading securities, the net unrealized gains and losses are reported in net income.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 For available-for-sale securities, the net unrealized gains and losses are reported as a component \nof stockholders’ equity in other comprehensive income.\nAny dividends earned are reported as revenue, and any gains or losses on sales of passive invest-\nments are reported on the income statement.\n \nA-3. Analyze and report investments involving significant influence using the equity method. p. A-14\nIf between 20 and 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares are owned, significant influence over \nthe affiliate firm’s operating and financing policies is presumed, and the equity method is applied. \nUnder the equity method, the investor records the investment at cost on the acquisition date. Each \nperiod thereafter, the investment amount is increased (or decreased) by the proportionate interest in \nthe income (or loss) reported by the affiliate corporation and decreased by the proportionate share \nof the dividends declared by the affiliate corporation.\n \nA-4. Analyze and report investments in controlling interests. p. A-19\nMergers occur when one company purchases all of the net assets of another and the target company ceases \nto exist as a separate legal entity. Mergers and ownership of a controlling interest of another corporation \n(more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting shares) must be accounted for using the acquisition method. \nThe acquired company’s assets and liabilities are measured at their fair values on the date of the transac-\ntion. Any amount paid above the fair value of the assets less liabilities is reported as goodwill by the buyer.\nEach year, many companies report healthy profits but file for bankruptcy. Some investors consider this \nsituation to be a paradox, but sophisticated analysts understand how this situation can occur. These analysts \nrecognize that the income statement is prepared under the accrual concept (revenue is reported when earned \nand the related expense is matched with the revenue). The income statement does not report cash collec-\ntions and cash payments. Troubled companies usually file for bankruptcy because they cannot meet their \ncash obligations (for example, they cannot pay their suppliers or meet their required interest payments). The \nincome statement does not help analysts assess the cash flows of a company. The statement of cash flows, \ndiscussed in Chapter 12, is designed to help statement users evaluate a company’s cash inflows and outflows.\nA P P E N D I X T A K E - A W A Y S\nK E Y R A T I O\nEconomic return from investing measures the performance of a company’s securities portfolios. \nInvestment returns include both dividends received and any change in the fair value. A high or rising \nratio suggests that a firm’s securities portfolio is improving. It is computed as follows (see the “Key \nRatio Analysis” box in the Passive Investments section):\n*Ending Balance of Investments - Beginning Balance of Investments\nEconomic Return from Investing =\nDividends and Interest Received + Change in Fair Value*\nFair Value of Investments (beginning of period)\n\n\nA–26\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\n 1. Explain the difference between a short-term investment and a long-term investment.\n 2. Explain the difference in accounting methods used for passive investments, investments in which \nthe investor can exert significant influence, and investments in which the investor has control over \nanother entity.\n 3. Explain how bonds held to maturity are reported on the balance sheet.\n 4. Explain the application of the cost principle to the purchase of capital stock in another company.\n 5. Under the fair value method, when and how does the investor company measure revenue?\n 6. Under the equity method, why does the investor company measure revenue on a proportionate basis \nwhen income is reported by the affiliate company rather than when dividends are declared?\n 7. Under the equity method, dividends received from the affiliate company are not recorded as rev-\nenue. To record dividends as revenue involves double counting. Explain.\n 8. When one company acquires control of another, how are the acquired company’s assets and liabili-\nties recorded?\n 9. What is goodwill?\nQ U E S T I O N S\nAcquistion Method p. A-19\nAmortized Cost Method p. A-3\nAvailable-for-Sale Securities p. A-6\nEquity Method p. A-14\nFair Value Method p. A-5\nGoodwill (Cost in Excess of Net Assets \nAcquired) A-19\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments p. A-3\nInvestments in Affiliates (or Associated \nCompanies) p. A-14\nMerger p. A-19\nTrading Securities p. A-6\nUnrealized Holding Gains (Losses) \np. A-5\nK E Y T E R M S\nF I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M A T I O N\nBalance Sheet\nCurrent Assets:\nInvestment in trading securities\nInvestment in available-for-sale securities\nNoncurrent Assets:\nInvestment in available-for-sale securities\nInvestment in affiliates (or associated companies)\nInvestments held to maturity\nStockholders’ Equity\nOther comprehensive income:\nNet unrealized gains (losses) (on available-for-sale \nsecurities)\nStatement of Cash Flows\nOperating Activities:\nNet income adjusted for:\nGains/losses on sale of investments\nEquity in earnings/losses of affiliates\nDividends received from affiliates\nNet unrealized gains (losses) on trading securities\nInvesting Activities:\nPurchase/sale of investments\nIncome Statement\nUnder “Other Items”:\nDividend (and interest) revenue\nLoss or gain on sale of investments\nNet unrealized gains (losses) (on trading \nsecurities)\nEquity in affiliate earnings/losses\nNotes\nIn Various Notes:\nAccounting policies for investments\nDetails on securities held as trading \nand available-for-sale securities and \ninvestments in affiliates\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–27\n 1. Company X owns 40 percent of Company Y and exercises significant influence over the manage-\nment of Company Y. Therefore, Company X uses what method of accounting for reporting its own-\nership of stock in Company Y?\n \na. The amortized cost method.\n \nb. The equity method.\n \nc. The fair value method.\n \nd. Consolidation of the financial statements of companies X and Y.\n 2. Company W purchases 10 percent of Company Z and Company W intends to hold the stock for at \nleast five years. At the end of the current year, how would Company W’s investment in Company Z \nbe reported on Company W’s December 31 (year-end) balance sheet?\n \na. At the December 31 fair value in the long-term assets section.\n \nb. At original cost in the current assets section.\n \nc. At the December 31 fair value in the current assets section.\n \nd. At original cost in the long-term assets section.\n 3. Dividends received from stock that is reported as an available-for-sale security in the long-term \nassets section of the balance sheet are reported as which of the following?\n \na. An increase to cash and a decrease to the investment in stock account.\n \nb. An increase to cash and an increase to revenue.\n \nc. An increase to cash and an unrealized gain on the income statement.\n \nd. An increase to cash and an unrealized gain on the balance sheet.\n 4. Realized gains and losses are recorded on the income statement for which of the following transac-\ntions in trading securities and available-for-sale securities?\n \na. When adjusting a trading security to its fair value.\n \nb. Only when recording the sale of a trading security.\n \nc. When adjusting an available-for-sale security to its fair value.\n \nd. When recording the sale of either a trading security or an available-for-sale security.\n 5. When recording dividends received from a stock investment accounted for using the equity method, \nwhich of the following statements is true?\n \na. Total assets are increased and net income is increased.\n \nb. Total assets are increased and total stockholders’ equity is increased.\n \nc. Total assets and total stockholders’ equity do not change.\n \nd. Total assets are decreased and total stockholders’ equity is decreased.\n 6. When using the equity method of accounting, when is revenue recorded on the books of the investor \ncompany?\n \na. When a dividend is received from the affiliate.\n \nb. When the fair value of the affiliate stock increases.\n \nc. When the affiliate company reports net income.\n \nd. Both (a) and (c).\n 7. Bott Company acquired 500 shares of stock of Barus Company at $53 per share as a long-term \ninvestment. This represents 10 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Barus. During the year, \nBarus paid stockholders $3 per share in dividends. At year-end, Barus reported net income of \n$60,000. Barus’s stock price at the end of the year was $55 per share. For Bott Company, the amount \nof investments reported on the balance sheet at year-end and the amount reported on the income \nstatement for the year are:\nBalance Sheet\nIncome Statement\na.\n$26,500\n$1,500\nb.\n$27,500\n$1,500\nc.\n$27,500\n$6,000\nd.\n$26,500\n$6,000\n 8. Bott Company acquired 500 shares of stock of Barus Company at $53 per share as a long-term \ninvestment. This represents 40 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Barus. During the year, \nBarus paid stockholders $3 per share in dividends. At year-end, Barus reported net income of \nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\nA–28\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\n$60,000. Barus’s stock price at the end of the year was $55 per share. For Bott Company, the amount \nof investments reported on the balance sheet at year-end and the amount reported on the income \nstatement for the year are:\nBalance Sheet\nIncome Statement\na.\n$27,500\n$ 0\nb.\n$27,500\n$ 0\nc.\n$27,500\n$24,000\nd.\n$49,000\n$24,000\n 9. Which of the following is true regarding the economic return from investing ratio?\n \na. This ratio is used to evaluate how efficiently a company manages its total assets.\n \nb. This ratio is used to evaluate the efficiency of a company given the capital contributed \n \nby owners.\n \nc. This ratio is used to evaluate the financing strategy of a company.\n \nd. This ratio is used to evaluate the performance of a company’s investment portfolio.\n \n10. Lamichael Company purchased 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Darrell Corpo-\nration in the open market for $230,000 cash and Darrell was merged into Lamichael Company. \nOn the date of acquisition, the fair value of Darrell Corporation’s property and equipment was \n$300,000 and the fair value of its long-term debt was $130,000. Darrell has no other assets or \nliabilities. What amount of goodwill would Lamichael record related to the purchase of Darrell \nCorporation?\n \na. No goodwill should be recorded by Lamichael.\n \nb. $170,000\n \nc. $60,000\n \nd. $40,000\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S\nMatching Measurement and Reporting Methods\nMatch the following. Answers may be used more than once:\nMeasurement Method\nA. Amortized cost\nB. Equity method\nC. Acquisition method and consolidation\nD. Fair value method\n___ 1. Less than 20 percent ownership.\n___ 2. Current fair value.\n___ 3. More than 50 percent ownership.\n___ 4. \nAt least 20 percent but not more than 50 percent \nownership.\n___ 5. Bonds held to maturity.\n___ 6. \nOriginal cost less any amortization of premium \nor discount with the purchase.\n___ 7. \nOriginal cost plus proportionate part of the income \nof the affiliate less proportionate part of the \ndividends declared by the affiliate.\nRecording a Bond Investment\nJames Company purchased $800,000, 8 percent bonds issued by Heidi Company on January 1 of the cur-\nrent year. The purchase price of the bonds was $900,000. Interest is payable semiannually each June 30 \nand December 31. Record the purchase of the bonds on January 1 of the current year.\nRecording Available-for-Sale Securities Transactions\nDuring December of the current year, James Company acquired some of the 50,000 outstanding shares \nof the common stock, par $12, of Andrew Corporation as available-for-sale investments. The accounting \nperiod for both companies ends December 31. Give the journal entries for each of the following transac-\ntions that occurred during the current year:\nMA-1\nLO A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4\nMA-2\nLO A-1\nMA-3\nLO A-2\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–29\nDec. &&2 \nPurchased 6,250 shares of Andrew common stock at $15 per share.\nDec. 15 \nAndrew Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $2 per share.\nDec. 31 \nDetermined the current market price of Andrew stock to be $12 per share.\nRecording Trading Securities Transactions\nUsing the data in MA-3, assume that James Company purchased the voting stock of Andrew Corporation \nfor the trading securities portfolio instead of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. Give the journal \nentries for each of the transactions listed.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Available-for-Sale Securities Transactions\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the transactions listed in MA-3 assuming the secu-\nrities are available for sale. Use + for increase and − for decrease and indicate the amounts.\nBalance Sheet\nIncome Statement\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues/\nGains\nExpenses/\nLosses\nNet Income\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Trading Securities Transactions\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the transactions listed in MA-3 assuming the secu-\nrities are trading securities. Use + for increase and − for decrease and indicate the amounts.\nBalance Sheet\nIncome Statement\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues/\nGains\nExpenses/\nLosses\nNet Income\nRecording Equity Method Securities Transactions\nOn January 1 of the current year, PurchaseAgent.com acquired 35 percent (800,000 shares) of the com-\nmon stock of E-Transaction Corporation. The accounting period for both companies ends December 31. \nGive the journal entries for each of the following transactions that occurred during the current year for \nPurchaseAgent.com:\nJuly. &&&&&&&&&&2 E-Transaction declared and paid a cash dividend of $5 per share.\nDec. 31 E-Transaction reported net income of $400,000.\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects of Equity Method Securities\nUsing the following categories, indicate the effects of the transactions listed in MA-7. Use + for increase \nand − for decrease and indicate the amounts.\nBalance Sheet\nIncome Statement\nTransaction\nAssets\nLiabilities\nStockholders’ \nEquity\nRevenues/\nGains\nExpenses/\nLosses\nNet Income\nRecording a Merger\nEngland Textile Company acquired Belgium Fabric Company for $660,000 cash when Belgium’s only \nassets, property and equipment, had a book value of $660,000 and a fair value of $750,000. England \nalso assumed Belgium’s bonds payable of $175,000. After the merger, Belgium would cease to exist as a \nseparate legal entity. Record the acquisition.\nMA-4\nLO A-2\nMA-5\nLO A-2\nMA-6\nLO A-2\nMA-7\nLO A-3\nMA-8\nLO A-3\nMA-9\nLO A-4\n\n\nA–30\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nE X E R C I S E S\nRecording Bonds Held to Maturity\nMacy’s, Inc., operates nearly 850 Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores globally. The company \ndoes more than $28 billion in sales each year.\nAssume that as part of its cash management strategy, Macy’s purchased $12 million in bonds at par \nfor cash on July 1 of the current year. The bonds pay 8 percent interest annually, with payments on June \n30 and December 31, and mature in 10 years. Macy’s plans to hold the bonds until maturity.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the purchase of the bonds on July 1 of the current year.\n 2. Record the receipt of interest on December 31 of the current year.\nComparing Fair Value and Equity Methods\nCompany A purchased a certain number of Company B’s outstanding voting shares at $20 per share as a \nlong-term investment. Company B had outstanding 20,000 shares of $10 par value stock. Complete the \nfollowing table relating to the measurement and reporting by Company A after acquisition of the shares \nof Company B stock.\nQuestions\nFair Value \n \nMethod\nEquity \nMethod\n a. \nWhat level of ownership by Company A of Company B is required \nto apply the method?\n _____%\n _____%\nFor b, e, f, and g, assume the following:\n Number of shares acquired of Company B stock\n 2,500\n 7,000\n Net income reported by Company B in first year\n$59,000\n$59,000\n Dividends declared by Company B in first year\n$12,000\n$12,000\n Market price at end of first year, Company B stock\n$ 17\n$ 17\nEA-1 \nLO A-1\nEA-2\nLO A-2, A-3\nComputing and Interpreting Economic Return from Investing Ratio\nN.M.S. Company held available-for-sale securities and reported the following information at the end of \neach year:\nYear\nDividend Revenue\nEnding Fair Value \nof Investments\n2016\n$1,500\n$64,000\n2017\n 3,000\n 70,000\n2018\n 4,200\n 82,000\n2019\n 3,500\n 80,000\nCompute the economic return from investing ratio for 2017, 2018, and 2019. What do the results suggest \nabout N.M.S. Company?\nInterpreting Goodwill Disclosures\nThe Walt Disney Company owns theme parks, movie studios, television and radio stations, newspapers, \nand television networks, including ABC and ESPN. Its balance sheet recently reported goodwill in the \namount of $24 billion, which is almost 35 percent of the company’s total assets. This percentage is very \nlarge compared to that of most companies. Explain why you think Disney has such a large amount of \ngoodwill reported on its balance sheet.\nMA-10 \nLO A-2\nMA-11 \nLO A-4\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–31\nQuestions\nFair Value \n \nMethod\nEquity \nMethod\n b. \nAt acquisition, the investment account on the books of Company A \nshould be debited at what amount?\n$_____\n$_____\n c. \nWhen should Company A recognize revenue earned on the stock of \n \nCompany B? Explanation required.\n _____\n _____\n d. \nAfter the acquisition date, how should Company A change the \nbalance of the investment account with respect to the stock owned \nin Company B (other than for disposal of the investment)? Explanation \nrequired.\n _____\n _____\n e. \nWhat is the balance in the investment account on the balance sheet of \nCompany A at the end of the first year?\n$_____\n$_____\n f. \nWhat amount of revenue from the investment in Company B should \n \nCompany A report at the end of the first year?\n$_____\n$_____\n g. \nWhat amount of unrealized loss should Company A report at the end \nof the first year?\n$_____\n$_____\nRecording Transactions in the Available-for-Sale Securities Portfolio\nOn June 30, 2016, Slick Rocks, Inc., purchased 7,000 shares of Sandstone stock for $15 per share. Man-\nagement recorded the stock in the available-for-sale securities portfolio. The following information per-\ntains to the price per share of Sandstone stock:\nPrice\n12/31/2016\n$17\n12/31/2017\n 14\n12/31/2018\n 18\nSlick Rocks sold all of the Sandstone stock on February 14, 2019, at a price of $20 per share. Prepare any \njournal entries that are required by the facts presented in this case.\nRecording Transactions in the Trading Securities Portfolio\nUsing the data in EA-3, assume that Slick Rocks management purchased the Sandstone stock for the trad-\ning securities portfolio instead of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. Prepare any journal entries \nthat are required by the facts presented in the case.\nReporting Gains and Losses in the Available-for-Sale Securities Portfolio\nOn March 10, 2015, Dearden, Inc., purchased 15,000 shares of Jaffa stock for $35 per share. Manage-\nment recorded it in the available-for-sale securities portfolio. The following information pertains to the \nprice per share of Jaffa stock:\nPrice\n12/31/2015\n$33\n12/31/2016\n 36\n12/31/2017\n 32\nDearden sold all of the Jaffa stock on September 12, 2018, at a price of $30 per share. Prepare any journal \nentries that are required by the facts presented in this case.\nReporting Gains and Losses in the Trading Securities Portfolio\nUsing the data in EA-5, assume that Dearden management purchased the Jaffa stock for the trading secu-\nrities portfolio instead of the available-for-sale securities portfolio. Prepare any journal entries that are \nrequired by the facts presented in the case.\nEA-3\nLO A-2\nEA-4\nLO A-2\nEA-5\nLO A-2\nEA-6\nLO A-2\n\n\nA–32\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nRecording and Reporting an Equity Method Investment\nGioia Company acquired some of the 65,000 shares of outstanding common stock (no par) of Tristezza \nCorporation during the current year as a long-term investment. The annual accounting period for both \ncompanies ends December 31. The following transactions occurred during the current year:\nJan. 10 \nPurchased 17,875 shares of Tristezza common stock at $11 per share.\nDec. 31 a. \nReceived the current year financial statements of Tristezza Corporation that reported net income \nof $80,000.\n b. \nTristezza Corporation declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.60 per share.\n c. \nDetermined the market price of Tristezza stock to be $10 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. What accounting method should the company use? Why?\n 2. Give the journal entries for each of these transactions. If no entry is required, explain why.\n 3. Show how the long-term investment and the related revenue should be reported on the current year’s \nfinancial statements (balance sheet and income statement) of the Gioia Company.\nInterpreting the Effects of Equity Method Investments on Cash Flow from Operations\nUsing the data in EA-7, answer the following questions.\nRequired:\n 1. On the current year cash flow statement, how would the investing section of the statement be af-\nfected by the preceding transactions?\n 2. On the current year cash flow statement (indirect method), how would the equity in the earnings of \nthe affiliated company and the dividends from the affiliated company affect the operating section? \nExplain the reasons for the effects.\nDetermining the Appropriate Accounting Treatment for an Acquisition\nThe notes to recent financial statements of Colgate-Palmolive contained the following information \n \n(dollar amounts in millions):\n3. Acquisitions and Divestitures\nOn June 20, 2011, the Company . . . finalized the Company’s acquisition from Unilever of the \nSanex personal care business . . . for an aggregate purchase price of $966 . . . . This strategic \nacquisition is expected to strengthen Colgate’s personal care business in Europe, primarily in the \nliquid body cleansing and deodorants business. Total purchase price consideration of $966 has \nbeen allocated to the net assets acquired based on their respective fair values at June 20, 2011 . . . .\nAssume that Colgate-Palmolive acquired 100 percent of the fair value of the net assets of Sanex in a recent \nyear for $1,377 million in cash. Sanex’s assets at the time of the acquisition had a book value of $625 million \nand a fair value of $1,036 million. Colgate-Palmolive also assumed Sanex’s liabilities of $70 million (book \nvalue and fair value of the liabilities are the same). Prepare the entry on the date of acquisition as a merger.\nAnalyzing and Interpreting the Economic Return from Investing Ratio\nKukenberger, Inc., reported the following in its portfolio of available-for-sale securities:\nYear\nDividends \nReceived\nEnding Fair Value of \n \nInvestment Portfolio\n2015\n$24,550\n$836,451\n2016\n 23,906\n 759,999\n2017\n 24,399\n 806,345\n2018\n 25,538\n 845,160\nEA-7\nLO A-3\nEA-8\nLO A-3\nEA-9 \nLO A-4\nEA-10 \nLO A-2\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–33\nRequired:\n 1. Determine the economic return from investing ratio for the years 2016, 2017, and 2018.\n 2. What do your results suggest about Kukenberger’s investment portfolio?\n(Appendix Supplement) Recording Bonds Held to Maturity (Purchased at a Premium)\nMacy’s, Inc., operates nearly 850 Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores nationwide. The com-\npany does more than $24 billion in sales each year.\nAssume that, as part of its cash management strategy, Macy’s purchased as a long-term investment \n$12 million in 10-year bonds for $13,785,600 cash on July 1 of the current year. The bonds pay 8 percent \ninterest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The market rate on the bonds on the date of purchase \nwas 6 percent.\nRequired:\n 1. Record the purchase of the bonds on July 1 of the current year.\n 2. Record the receipt of interest on December 31 of the current year (including applying the effective \ninterest amortization method).\nEA-11\nLO A-1\nP R O B L E M S\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects for Bonds Held to Maturity (APA-1)\nStarbucks is a global company that provides high-quality coffee products. Assume that as part of its \nexpansion strategy, Starbucks plans to open numerous new stores in Mexico in three years. The company \nhas $7 million to support the expansion and has decided to invest the funds in corporate bonds until the \nmoney is needed. Assume that Starbucks purchased bonds with $7 million face value at par for cash on \nJuly 1 of the current year. The bonds pay 7 percent interest each June 30 and December 31 and mature in \nthree years. Starbucks plans to hold the bonds until maturity.\nRequired:\n 1. What accounts are affected when the bonds are purchased on July 1 of the current year?\n 2. What accounts are affected when interest is received on December 31 of the current year?\n 3. Should Starbucks prepare a journal entry if the fair value of the bonds decreased to $6,000,000 on \nDecember 31 of the current year? Explain.\nRecording Passive Investments (APA-2)\nOn March 1, 2016, Rain Technology purchased 20,000 shares of Lightyear Services Company for $10 \nper share. The following information applies to the stock price of Lightyear Services:\nPrice\n12/31/2016\n$ 8\n12/31/2017\n 14\n12/31/2018\n 17\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Rain purchased the shares for \nthe trading securities portfolio.\n 2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Rain purchased the shares for \nthe available-for-sale securities portfolio.\nRecording Passive Investments\nBelow are selected T-accounts for the RunnerTech Company.\nPA-1\nLO A-1\nPA-2 \nLO A-2\nPA-3 \nLO A-2\n\n\nA–34\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nBalance Sheet Accounts\n(In Other Investments)\nInvestments in AFS Securities\n1/1\n5,587\nPurchase\n19,000\nAJE\n?\n15,239\nSale\n12/31\n14,558\n(In Other Comprehensive Income)\nNet Unrealized Gains (Losses)—AFS\n1,565\n1/1\nSale\n?\n?\nAJE\n5,683\n12/31\nIncome Statement Accounts\nDividend Revenue\n?\nEarned\n7,771\n12/31\nGain on Sale of Investments\n2,384\nSale\n2,384\n12/31\nRequired:\nComplete the following journal entries and answer the following questions:\n \na. Purchased available-for-sale securities for cash. Prepare the journal entry.\n \nb. Received cash dividends on the investments. Prepare the journal entry.\n \nc. Sold AFS investments at a gain. Prepare the journal entry.\n \nd. At year-end, the AFS portfolio had a fair value of $14,558. Prepare the adjusting entry.\n \ne. What would be reported on the balance sheet related to the AFS investments on December 31?\n f. What would be reported on the income statement for the year?\n \ng. How would year-end reporting change if the investments were categorized as trading securities instead \nof available-for-sale securities?\nReporting Passive Investments (APA-3)\nDuring January 2016, Optimum Glass Company purchased the following securities as its long-term \navailable-for-sale securities investment portfolio:\nD Corporation common stock: 14,000 shares (95,000 outstanding) at $11 per share\nF Corporation bonds: $400,000 (20-year, 7 percent) purchased at par (not to be held to maturity)\nSubsequent to acquisition, the following data were available:\n2016\n2017\nNet income reported at December 31:\n D Corporation \n$ 31,000 \n$ 41,000 \n F Corporation \n$360,000\n$550,000\nDividends and interest paid during the year:\n D Corporation common stock cash dividends (per share)\n$ 0.50\n$ 0.70\n F Corporation bonds interest\n$ 28,000\n$ 28,000\nFair value at December 31:\n D Corporation common stock (per share)\n$ 10.00\n$ 11.50\n F Corporation bonds\n$375,000\n$385,000\nRequired:\n 1. What accounting method should be used for the investment in D common stock? F bonds? Why?\n 2. Give the journal entries for the company for each year in parallel columns (if none, explain why) for \neach of the following:\n \na. Purchase of the investments.\n \nb. Income reported by D and F Corporations.\nPA-4\nLO A-2\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–35\n \nc. Dividends and interest received from D and F Corporations.\n \nd. Fair value effects at year-end.\n 3. For each year, show how the following amounts should be reported on the financial statements:\n \na. Long-term investments.\n \nb. Stockholders’ equity—net unrealized losses/gains.\n \nc. Revenues.\nRecording Passive Investments and Investments for Significant Influence\nOn August 4, 2015, Jeffrey Corporation purchased 2,000 shares of Kevin Company for $180,000. The \nfollowing information applies to the stock price of Kevin Company:\nPrice\n12/31/2015\n$85\n12/31/2016\n 91\n12/31/2017\n 94\nKevin Company declares and pays cash dividends of $3.50 per share on June 1 of each year.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Jeffrey purchased the shares for \nthe trading securities portfolio.\n 2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Jeffrey purchased the shares for \nthe available-for-sale securities portfolio.\n 3. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Jeffrey used the equity method to \naccount for the investment. Jeffrey owns 30 percent of Kevin and Kevin reported $30,000 in income \neach year.\nComparing Methods to Account for Various Levels of Ownership of Voting Stock\nCompany T had outstanding 25,000 shares of common stock, par value $10 per share. On January 1 of \nthe current year, Company P purchased some of these shares as a long-term investment at $25 per share. \nAt the end of the current year, Company T reported the following: income, $45,000, and cash dividends \ndeclared and paid during the year, $16,500. The fair value of Company T stock at the end of the current \nyear was $22 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. For each of the following cases (Case A and Case B, shown in the tabulation), identify the method \nof accounting that Company P should use. Explain why.\n 2. Give the journal entries for Company P at the dates indicated for each of the two independent cases \n(Case A and Case B), assuming that the investments will be held long term. If no entry is required, \nexplain why. Use the following format:\nTabulation of Items\nCase A: \n3,000 Shares \n \nPurchased\nCase B: \n8,750 Shares \nPurchased\n1. Accounting method?\n2. Journal entries:\n a. To record the acquisition at January 1.\n \nb. To recognize the income reported by Company T for current year.\n \n c. To recognize the dividends declared and paid by Company T.\n d. To recognize fair value effect at end of current year.\nPA-5\nLO A-2, A-3\nPA-6\nLO A-2, A-3\n\n\nA–36\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\n 3. Complete the following schedule to show the separate amounts that should be reported on the cur-\nrent year’s financial statements of Company P:\nDollar Amounts\nCase A\nCase B\nBalance sheet\n Investments\n Stockholders’ equity\nIncome statement\n Dividend revenue\n Equity in earnings of affiliate\n 4. Explain why assets, stockholders’ equity, and revenues for the two cases are different.\nComparing the Fair Value and Equity Methods (APA-4)\nSurge Corporation had outstanding 120,000 shares of no-par common stock. On January 10 of the cur-\nrent year, Crash Company purchased a block of these shares in the open market at $25 per share for long-\nterm investment purposes. At the end of the current year, Surge reported net income of $175,000 and \ncash dividends of $1.00 per share. At December 31 of the current year, Surge stock was selling at $23 per \nshare. This problem involves two separate cases:\nCase A: Purchase of 15,000 shares of Surge common stock.\nCase B: Purchase of 48,000 shares of Surge common stock.\nRequired:\n 1. For each case, identify the accounting method that the company should use. Explain why.\n 2. For each case, in parallel columns, give the journal entries for each of the following (if no entry is \nrequired, explain why):\n \na. Acquisition.\n \nb. Revenue recognition.\n \nc. Dividends received.\n \nd. Fair value effects.\n 3. For each case, show how the following should be reported on the current year’s financial statements:\n \na. Long-term investments.\n \nb. Stockholders’ equity.\n \nc. Revenues.\n 4. Explain why the amounts reported in requirement (3) are different for the two cases.\nRecording Investments for Significant Influence\nBelow are selected T-accounts for William Company.\nInvestments in Affiliates\n1/1\n56,432\nPurchase\n15,685\nShare of \naffiliate net \nincome\n?\n8,564\nShare of \n \naffiliate \ndividends\n12/31\n67,450\nEquity in Affiliate Earnings\n0\n1/1\n?\nShare of \naffiliate net \nincome\n3,897\n12/31\nRequired:\nComplete the following journal entries and answer the following questions:\n \na. Purchased additional investments in affiliated companies for cash. Prepare the journal entry.\n \nb. Received cash dividends on the investments. Prepare the journal entry.\n \nc. At year-end, the investments in affiliates account had a fair value of $62,000; the affiliate also reported \n$8,120 in net income for the year. Prepare the adjusting entry.\nPA-7 \nLO A-2, A-3\nPA-8 \nLO A-3\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–37\n \nd. What would be reported on the balance sheet related to the investments in affiliates on December 31?\n \ne. What would be reported on the income statement for the year?\nDetermining Cash Flow Statement Effects of Investments for Significant Influence (APA-5)\nDuring the current year, Bradford Company purchased some of the 90,000 shares of common stock, \npar $6, of Hall, Inc., as a long-term investment. The annual accounting period for each company ends \nDecember 31. The following transactions occurred during the current year:\nJan. 7 Purchased 40,500 shares of Hall stock at $30 per share.\nDec. 31 a. Received the current year financial statements of Hall, which reported net income of $215,000.\n b. Hall declared and paid a cash dividend of $1.50 per share.\n c. Determined that the current market price of Hall stock was $41 per share.\nRequired:\nIndicate how the Operating Activities and Investing Activities sections of the cash flow statement (indi-\nrect method) will be affected by each transaction.\nAnalyzing Goodwill and Reporting a Merger (APA-6)\nOn January 4, David Company acquired all of the net assets (assets and liabilities) of William Company \nfor $145,000 cash. The two companies merged, with David Company surviving. On the date of acquisi-\ntion, William’s balance sheet included the following.\nBalance Sheet at January 4\nWilliam \nCompany\nCash\n$23,000\nProperty and equipment (net)\n 70,000\n Total assets\n$93,000\nLiabilities\n$16,000\nCommon stock (par $5)\n 41,000\nRetained earnings\n 36,000\n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$93,000\nThe property and equipment had a fair value of $85,000. William also owned an internally developed pat-\nent with a fair value of $3,000. The book values of the cash and liabilities were equal to their fair values.\nRequired:\n 1. How much goodwill was involved in this merger? Show computations.\n 2. Give the journal entry that David would make to record the merger on January 4.\nInterpreting the Economic Return from Investing Ratio\nApple, Inc., designs and markets innovative hardware, software, peripherals, and services, including the \niPhone®, iPad®, Mac®, iPod®, Apple TV®, and Apple Watch®, The following information was reported \nin a recent annual report for available-for-sale securities:\n(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)\nCurrent Year\nPrior Year\nAFS investment portfolio\n$121,251*\n$81,570\nInvestment income\n522\n415\n*The increase in the portfolio was due to $1,031 fair value change and $38,650 in \nadditional purchases of AFS securities acquired on the last day of the year.\nRequired:\n 1. Compute the economic return from investing ratio for the current year.\n 2. What do the results in requirement (1) suggest about Apple, Inc.?\nPA-9 \nLO A-3\nPA-10\nLO A-4\nPA-11\nLO A-2\n\n\nA–38\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA L T E R N A T E P R O B L E M S\nDetermining Financial Statement Effects for Bonds Held to Maturity (PA-1)\nSonic Corp. operates and franchises a chain of quick-service drive-in restaurants in most of the United \nStates. Customers order at a drive thru, dine on the patio, or drive up to a canopied parking space. A \ncarhop then delivers the food to the customer. Assume that Sonic has $15 million in cash to support \nfuture expansion and has decided to invest the funds in corporate bonds until the money is needed. Sonic \npurchases bonds with $15 million face value for $15.7 million cash on January 1 of the current year. The \nbonds pay 9 percent interest annually, with payments on each June 30 and December 31, and mature in \nfour years. Sonic plans to hold the bonds until maturity.\nRequired:\n 1. What accounts were affected when the bonds were purchased on January 1 of the current year?\n 2. What accounts were affected when interest was received on June 30 of the current year?\n 3. Should Sonic prepare a journal entry if the fair value of the bonds increased to $16,300,000 on \nDecember 31 of the current year? Explain.\nRecording Passive Investments (PA-2)\nOn September 15, 2016, Hill-Nielson Corporation purchased 7,000 shares of Community Communica-\ntions Company for $32 per share. The following information applies to the stock price of Community \nCommunications:\nPrice\n12/31/2016\n$34\n12/31/2017\n 25\n12/31/2018\n 21\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Hill-Nielson purchased the \nshares for the trading securities portfolio.\n 2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Hill-Nielson purchased the \nshares for the available-for-sale securities portfolio.\nReporting Passive Investments (PA-4)\nDuring January 2017, Pentagon Company purchased 12,000 shares of the 200,000 outstanding common \nshares (no-par value) of Square Corporation at $25 per share. This block of stock was purchased as a \nlong-term investment. Assume that the accounting period for each company ends December 31. Subse-\nquent to acquisition, the following data were available:\n2017\n2018\nIncome reported by Square Corporation at December 31\n$40,000\n$60,000\nCash dividends declared and paid by Square Corporation \nduring the year\n$60,000\n$80,000\nMarket price per share of Square common stock on \nDecember 31\n$ 28\n$ 27\nAPA-1\nLO A-1\nAPA-2\nLO A-2\nAPA-3\nLO A-2\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–39\nRequired:\n 1. What accounting method should Pentagon Company use? Why?\n 2. Give the journal entries for the company for each year (use parallel columns) for the following (if \nnone, explain why):\n \na. Acquisition of Square Corporation stock.\n \nb. Net income reported by Square Corporation.\n \nc. Dividends received from Square Corporation.\n \nd. Fair value effects at year-end.\n 3. For each year, show how the following amounts should be reported on the financial statements:\n \na. Long-term investments.\n \nb. Stockholders’ equity—net unrealized loss/gain.\n \nc. Revenues.\nComparing the Fair Value and Equity Methods (PA-7)\nCardinal Company purchased, as a long-term investment, some of the 200,000 shares of the outstanding \ncommon stock of Arbor Corporation. The annual accounting period for each company ends December 31.\nThe following transactions occurred during the current year:\nJan.\n 10 Purchased shares of common stock of Arbor at $12 per share as follows:\n Case A—30,000 shares\n Case B—80,000 shares\nDec. 31 a. \nReceived the current year financial statements of Arbor Corporation; the reported net income was \n$90,000.\n b. Received a cash dividend of $0.60 per share from Arbor Corporation.\n c. Determined that the current market price of Arbor stock was $9 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. For each case, identify the accounting method that the company should use. Explain why.\n 2. Give the journal entries for each case for these transactions. If no entry is required, explain why. \n(Hint: Use parallel columns for Case A and Case B.)\n 3. Give the amounts for each case that should be reported on the financial statements for the current \nyear. Use the following format:\nCase A\nCase B\nBalance sheet (partial)\nInvestments\n Investments in common stock, Arbor Corporation\nStockholders’ equity\n Net unrealized gain or loss\nIncome statement (partial)\n Dividend revenue\n Equity in earnings of affiliate\nDetermining Cash Flow Statement Effects of Passive Investments and Investments for Sig-\nnificant Influence\nFor each of the transactions in APA-4, indicate how the operating activities and investing activities sec-\ntions of the cash flow statement (indirect method) will be affected.\nAPA-4\nLO A-2, A-3\nAPA-5\nLO A-2, A-3\n\n\nA–40\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nAnalyzing Goodwill and Reporting a Merger (PA-10)\nOn June 1, Gamma Company acquired all of the net assets of Pi Company for $140,000 cash. The two \ncompanies merged, with Gamma Company surviving. On the date of acquisition, Pi Company’s balance \nsheet included the following:\nBalance Sheet at June 1\nPi Company\nInventory\n$ 13,000\nProperty and equipment (net)\n 165,000\n Total assets\n$178,000\nLiabilities\n$ 82,000\nCommon stock (par $1)\n 65,000\nRetained earnings\n 31,000\n Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n$178,000\nOn the date of acquisition, the inventory had a fair value of $12,000 and the property and equipment had \na fair value of $180,000. The fair value of the liabilities equaled their book value.\nRequired:\n 1. How much goodwill was involved in this merger? Show computations.\n 2. Give the journal entry that Gamma Company would make to record the merger on June 1.\nAPA-6\nLO A-4\nAccounting for Passive Investments\nPool Corporation, Inc., is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies and equipment. \nAssume Pool Corporation purchased for cash 400,000 shares of The Walt Disney Company on Novem-\nber 21, 2016, at $48 per share as an investment. The following information applies to the stock price of Disney:\nPrice per Share\n12/31/2016\n$45\n12/31/2017\n 41\n12/31/2018\n 49\nOn September 15, 2019, Pool Corporation sold all of the Disney securities at $50 per share.\nRequired:\n 1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Pool Corporation purchased the \nshares for the trading securities portfolio.\n 2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Pool Corporation purchased the \nshares for the available-for-sale securities portfolio.\nCONA-1\nC O N T I N U I N G P R O B L E M\nAnnual Report Cases\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What types of securities are included in the short-term investments and the long-term investments \nreported on the company’s balance sheet as of the end of fiscal 2014 (statement dated January 31, \n2015)? (Hint: The notes to the financial statements may be helpful for this question.)\nCPA-1\nLO A-1, A-2, A-4\nC A S E S A N D P R O J E C T S\n\n\nAP P ENDI X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nA–41\n 2. What is the balance of goodwill reported by the company at January 31, 2015? What does the \nchange in goodwill from February 1, 2014, imply about corporate acquisition activities in the 2014 \nfiscal year? Do the notes to the financial statements indicate any acquisition or disposition activity \nin either fiscal 2013 or 2014? If so, what were the activities?\nFinding Financial Information\nRefer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.\nRequired:\n 1. What is the balance in short-term and long-term marketable securities reported by the company on \nJanuary 31, 2015? What types of securities are included in these accounts? (Hint: The notes to the \nfinancial statements may be helpful for this question.)\n 2. How much cash did the company use to purchase marketable securities during the year ended Janu-\nary 31, 2015?\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Cases\nUsing Financial Reports: Analyzing the Financial Effects of the Fair Value and Equity Methods\nOn January 1 of the current year, Sheena Company purchased 30 percent of the outstanding com-\nmon stock of Maryn Corporation at a total cost of $485,000. Management intends to hold the \nstock for the long term. On the current year’s December 31 balance sheet, the investment in Maryn \nCorporation was $556,000, but no additional Maryn stock was purchased. The company received \n$90,000 in cash dividends from Maryn. The dividends were declared and paid during the current \nyear. The company used the equity method to account for its investment in Maryn. The market price \nof Sheena Company’s share of Maryn stock increased during the current year to a total value of \n$550,000.\nRequired:\n 1. Explain why the investment account balance increased from $485,000 to $556,000 during the cur-\nrent year.\n 2. What amount of revenue from the investment was reported during the current year?\n 3. If Sheena did not have significant influence over Maryn and used the fair value method, what amount \nof revenue from the investment should have been reported in the current year?\n 4. If Sheena did not have significant influence over Maryn and used the fair value method, what \namount should be reported as the investment in Maryn Corporation on the current year’s December \n31 balance sheet?\nUsing Financial Reports: Interpreting International Goodwill Disclosures\nDiageo is a major international company located in London, best known for its Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, \nand Guinness brands of spirits. Its financial statements are accounted for under IFRS. A recent annual \nreport contained the following information concerning its accounting policies.\nAcquired brands and other intangible assets are recognised when they are controlled through \ncontractual or other legal rights, or are separable from the rest of the business, and the fair \nvalue can be reliably measured.\nIntangible assets that are regarded as having limited useful economic lives are amortised \non a straight-line basis over those lives and reviewed for impairment whenever events or \ncircumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Goodwill and \nintangible assets that are regarded as having indefinite useful economic lives are not amortised. \nThese assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually or when there is an indication that \nthe assets may be impaired. To ensure that assets are not carried at above their recoverable \namounts . . . Amortisation and any impairment writedowns are charged to other operating \nexpenses in the income statement.\nRequired:\nDiscuss how this accounting treatment compares with procedures used in this country.\nCPA-2\nLO A-1, A-2\nCPA-3\nLO A-2, A-3\nCPA-4\nLO A-4\n\n\nA–42\nAP P END I X A Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations\nCritical Thinking Cases\nEvaluating an Ethical Dilemma: Using Inside Information\nAssume that you are on the board of directors of a company that has decided to buy 80 percent of the out-\nstanding stock of another company within the next three or four months. The discussions have convinced \nyou that this company is an excellent investment opportunity, so you decide to buy $10,000 worth of the \ncompany’s stock for your personal portfolio. Is there an ethical problem with your decision? Would your \nanswer be different if you planned to invest $500,000? Are there different ethical considerations if you \ndon’t buy the stock but recommend that your brother do so?\nEvaluating an Acquisition from the Standpoint of a Financial Analyst\nAssume that you are a financial analyst for a large investment banking firm. You are responsible for \nanalyzing companies in the retail sales industry. You have just learned that a large West Coast retailer has \nacquired a large East Coast retail chain for a price more than the net book value of the acquired company. \nYou have reviewed the separate financial statements for the two companies before the announcement of \nthe acquisition. You have been asked to write a brief report explaining what will happen when the finan-\ncial results of the companies are consolidated under the acquisition method.\nFinancial Reporting and Analysis Team Project\nTeam Project: Examining an Annual Report\nWorking together as a team, select an industry to analyze. Yahoo Finance provides lists of industries at \nbiz.yahoo.com/p/industries.html. Click on an industry for a list of companies in that industry. Alterna-\ntively, go to Google Finance at www.google.com/finance and search for a company you are interested in. \nYou will be presented with a list including that company and its competitors. Each team member should \nacquire the annual report or 10-K for one publicly traded company in the industry, with each member \nselecting a different company (the SEC EDGAR service at www.sec.gov and the company’s investor \nrelations website itself are good sources).\nRequired:\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report answering the following questions \nabout the selected company. Discuss any patterns across the companies that you as a team observe. Then, \nas a team, write a short report comparing and contrasting your companies.\nOn an individual basis, each team member should write a short report that answers the following questions:\n 1. Determine whether the company prepared consolidated financial statements. If so, did it use the \nacquisition method? How do you know?\n 2. Does the company use the equity method for any of its investments?\n 3. Does the company hold any investments in securities? If so, what is their fair value? Does the com-\npany have any unrealized gains or losses?\n 4. Identify the company’s lines of business. Why does management want to engage in these business \nactivities?\nCPA-5\nLO A-4\nCPA-6\nLO A-4\nCPA-7\nLO A-2, A-3, A-4\n \nImages used throughout appendix: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason \nReed/Getty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n\n\nB–1\nA P P E N D I X B\n\n\nB–2\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–3\n\n\nB–4\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–5\n\n\nB–6\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–7\n\n\nB–8\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–9\n\n\nB–10\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–11\n\n\nB–12\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–13\n\n\nB–14\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–15\n\n\nB–16\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–17\n\n\nB–18\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–19\n\n\nB–20\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–21\n\n\nB–22\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–23\n\n\nB–24\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–25\n\n\nB–26\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–27\n\n\nB–28\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–29\n\n\nB–30\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–31\n\n\nB–32\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–33\n\n\nB–34\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–35\n\n\nB–36\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–37\n\n\nB–38\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nA P P E N D I X B\nB–39\n\n\nB–40\nAP P END I X B\n\n\nC–1\nA P P E N D I X C\n\n\nC–2\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–3\n\n\nC–4\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–5\n\n\nC–6\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–7\n\n\nC–8\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–9\n\n\nC–10\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–11\n\n\nC–12\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–13\n\n\nC–14\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–15\n\n\nC–16\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–17\n\n\nC–18\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–19\n\n\nC–20\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–21\n\n\nC–22\nAP P END I X C\n\n\nA P P E N D I X C\nC–23\n\n\nD–0\nA P P E N D I X D\nINDUSTRY RATIO REPORT\nRetail Family Clothing Stores \nLiquidity\nCurrent Ratio\n2.03\nQuick Ratio\n0.98\nActivity\nInventory Turnover\n5.03\nDays to Sell Inventory\n87.02 days\nReceivables Turnover\n78.20\nAverage Collection Period\n10.02 days\nFixed Asset Turnover\n6.60\nTotal Asset Turnover\n2.02\nAccounts Payable Turnover\n11.19\nProfitability\nGross Profit Margin\n35.15% \nOperating Profit Margin\n7.62% \nNet Profit Margin\n3.75% \nReturn on Equity\n11.34% \nReturn on Assets\n6.86% \nQuality of Income\n2.01  \nLeverage\nTimes Interest Earned\n71.24981\nTotal Debt/Total Equity\n0.43 \nTotal Assets/Total Equity\n2.45 \nDividends\nDividend Payout\n34.95% \nDividend Yield\n1.41% \nOther\nAdvertising-to-Sales\n3.97% \nSales Growth\n1.6% \nCapital Acquisitions Ratio\n2.46    \nPrice/Earnings\n22.06  \nCOMPANIES USED IN INDUSTRY ANALYSIS\nCompany Name\nTicker Symbol\nAbercrombie & Fitch Co.\nANF\nAeropostale, Inc.\nARO\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.\nAEO\nBuckle, Inc.\nBKE\nChildren’s Place, Inc.\nPLCE\nDestination XL Group, Inc.\nDXLG\nGap, Inc.\nGPS\nLands’ End, Inc.\nLE\nNordstrom, Inc.\nJWN\nRoss Stores, Inc.\nROST\nStage Stores, Inc.\nSSI\nStein Mart, Inc.\nSMRT\nTJX Companies, Inc.\nTJX\nUrban Outfitters, Inc.\nURBN\n\n\nA P P E N D I X E\nPresent Value of $1\nPresent Value of $1\nTABLE E.1\nPeriods\n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n1\n0.99010\n0.98039\n0.97087\n0.96386\n0.96154\n0.95923\n0.95238\n0.94340\n0.93458\n2\n0.98030\n0.96117\n0.94260\n0.92902\n0.92456\n0.92013\n0.90703\n0.89000\n0.87344\n3\n0.97059\n0.94232\n0.91514\n0.89544\n0.88900\n0.88262\n0.86384\n0.83962\n0.81630\n4\n0.96098\n0.92385\n0.88849\n0.86307\n0.85480\n0.84663\n0.82270\n0.79209\n0.76290\n5\n0.95147\n0.90573\n0.86261\n0.83188\n0.82193\n0.81212\n0.78353\n0.74726\n0.71299\n6\n0.94205\n0.88797\n0.83748\n0.80181\n0.79031\n0.77901\n0.74622\n0.70496\n0.66634\n7\n0.93272\n0.87056\n0.81309\n0.77283\n0.75992\n0.74725\n0.71068\n0.66506\n0.62275\n8\n0.92348\n0.85349\n0.78941\n0.74490\n0.73069\n0.71679\n0.67684\n0.62741\n0.58201\n9\n0.91434\n0.83676\n0.76642\n0.71797\n0.70259\n0.68757\n0.64461\n0.59190\n0.54393\n10\n0.90529\n0.82035\n0.74409\n0.69202\n0.67556\n0.65954\n0.61391\n0.55839\n0.50835\nPeriods\n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n0.42888\n0.38753\n0.35049\n0.31728\n0.28748\n0.26070\n0.23662\n0.21494\n0.13459\n0.08590\n0.39711\n0.35553\n0.31863\n0.28584\n0.25668\n0.23071\n0.20756\n0.18691\n0.11216\n0.06872\n0.36770\n0.32618\n0.28966\n0.25751\n0.22917\n0.20416\n0.18207\n0.16253\n0.09346\n0.05498\n0.34046\n0.29925\n0.26333\n0.23199\n0.20462\n0.18068\n0.15971\n0.14133\n0.07789\n0.04398\n0.31524\n0.27454\n0.23939\n0.20900\n0.18270\n0.15989\n0.14010\n0.12289\n0.06491\n0.03518\n0.29189\n0.25187\n0.21763\n0.18829\n0.16312\n0.14150\n0.12289\n0.10686\n0.05409\n0.02815\n0.27027\n0.23107\n0.19784\n0.16963\n0.14564\n0.12522\n0.10780\n0.09293\n0.04507\n0.02252\n0.25025\n0.21199\n0.17986\n0.15282\n0.13004\n0.11081\n0.09456\n0.08081\n0.03756\n0.01801\n0.23171\n0.19449\n0.16351\n0.13768\n0.11611\n0.09806\n0.08295\n0.07027\n0.03130\n0.01441\n0.21455\n0.17843\n0.14864\n0.12403\n0.10367\n0.08678\n0.07276\n0.06110\n0.02608\n0.01153\n0.14602\n0.11597\n0.09230\n0.07361\n0.05882\n0.04710\n0.03779\n0.03038\n0.01048\n0.00378\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n0.09938\n0.07537\n0.05731\n0.04368\n0.03338\n0.02557\n0.01963\n0.01510\n0.00421\n0.00124\nPresent Value of $1\nPeriods\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n0.92593\n0.91743\n0.90909\n0.90090\n0.89286\n0.88496\n0.87719\n0.86957\n0.83333\n0.80000\n0.85734\n0.84168\n0.82645\n0.81162\n0.79719\n0.78315\n0.76947\n0.75614\n0.69444\n0.64000\n0.79383\n0.77218\n0 .75131\n0.73119\n0.71178\n0.69305\n0.67497\n0.65752\n0.57870\n0.51200\n0.73503\n0\n .70843\n0.68301\n0.65873\n0.63552\n0.61332\n0.59208\n0.57175\n0.48225\n0.40960\n0.68058\n0.64993\n0.62092\n0.59345\n0.56743\n0.54276\n0.51937\n0.49718\n0.40188\n0.32768\n0.63017\n0.59627\n0.56447\n0.53464\n0.50663\n0.48032\n0.45559\n0.43233\n0.33490\n0.26214\n0.58349\n0.54703\n0.51316\n0.48166\n0.45235\n0.42506\n0.39964\n0.37594\n0.27908\n0.20972\n0.54027\n0.50187\n0.46651\n0.43393\n0.40388\n0.37616\n0.35056\n0.32690\n0.23257\n0.16777\n0.50025\n0.46043\n0.42410\n0.39092\n0.36061\n0.33288\n0.30751\n0.28426\n0.19381\n0.13422\n0.46319\n0.42241\n0.38554\n0.35218\n0.32197\n0.29459\n0.26974\n0.24718\n0.16151\n0.10737\nPresent Value of $1\nPeriods\n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n0.89632\n0.80426\n0.72242\n0.66701\n0.64958\n0.63265\n0.58468\n0.52679\n0.47509\n0.88745\n0.78849\n0.70138\n0.64290\n0.62460\n0.60686\n0.55684\n0.49697\n0.44401\n0.87866\n0.77303\n0.68095\n0.61966\n0.60057\n0.58212\n0.53032\n0.46884\n0.41496\n0.86996\n0.75788\n0.66112\n0.59726\n0.57748\n0.55839\n0.50507\n0.44230\n0.38782\n0.86135\n0.74301\n0.64186\n0.57568\n0.55526\n0.53562\n0.48102\n0.41727\n0.36245\n0.85282\n0.72845\n0.62317\n0.55487\n0.53391\n0.51379\n0.45811\n0.39365\n0.33873\n0.84438\n0.71416\n0.60502\n0.53481\n0.51337\n0.49284\n0.43630\n0.37136\n0.31657\n0.83602\n0.70016\n0.58739\n0.51548\n0.49363\n0.47275\n0.41552\n0.35034\n0.29586\n0.82774\n0.68643\n0.57029\n0.49685\n0.47464\n0.45348\n0.39573\n0.33051\n0.27651\n0.81954\n0.67297\n0.55368\n0.47889\n0.45639\n0.43499\n0.37689\n0.31180\n0.25842\n0.77977\n0.60953\n0.47761\n0.39838\n0.37512\n0.35326\n0.29530\n0.23300\n0.18425\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n0.74192\n0.55207\n0.41199\n0.33140\n0.30832\n0.28689\n0.23138\n0.17411\n0.13137\n\n\nE–2\nAP P END I X E\nPresent Value of Annuity of $1\nTABLE E.2\nPresent Value of Annuity of $1\n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n0.99010\n0.98039\n0.97087\n0.96386\n0.96154\n0.95923\n0.95238\n0.94340\n0.93458\n1.97040\n1.94156\n1.91347\n1.89287\n1.88609\n1.87936\n1.85941\n1.83339\n1.80802\n2.94099\n2.88388\n2.82861\n2.78831\n2.77509\n2.76198\n2.72325\n2.67301\n2.62432\n3.90197\n3.80773\n3.71710\n3.65138\n3.62990\n3.60861\n3.54595\n3.46511\n3.38721\n4.85343\n4.71346\n4.57971\n4.48326\n4.45182\n4.42073\n4.32948\n4.21236\n4.10020\n5.79548\n5.60143\n5.41719\n5.28507\n5.24214\n5.19974\n5.07569\n4.91732\n4.76654\n6.72819\n6.47199\n6.23028\n6.05790\n6.00205\n5.94699\n5.78637\n5.58238\n5.38929\n7.65168\n7.32548\n7.01969\n6.80280\n6.73274\n6.66378\n6.46321\n6.20979\n5.97130\n8.56602\n8.16224\n7.78611\n7.52077\n7.43533\n7.35135\n7.10782\n6.80169\n6.51523\n9.47130\n8.98259\n8.53020\n8.21279\n8.11090\n8.01089\n7.72173\n7.36009\n7.02358\nPeriods \n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n6.80519\n5.68694\n4.32706\n3.65640\n7.16073\n5.91765\n4.43922\n3.72512\n7.48690\n6.12181\n4.53268\n3.78010\n7.78615\n6.30249\n4.61057\n3.82408\n8.06069\n6.46238\n4.67547\n3.85926\n8.31256\n6.60388\n4.72956\n3.88741\n8.54363\n6.72909\n4.77463\n3.90993\n8.75563\n6.83991\n4.81219\n3.92794\n8.95011\n6.93797\n4.84350\n3.94235\n9.12855\n7.02475\n4.86958\n3.95388\n9.82258\n7.32998\n4.94759\n3.98489\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n7.13896\n7.53608\n7.90378\n8.24424\n8.55948\n8.85137\n9.12164\n9.37189\n9.60360\n9.81815\n10.67478\n11.25778\n10.27365\n6.49506\n6.81369\n7.10336\n7.36669\n7.60608\n7.82371\n8.02155\n8.20141\n8.36492\n8.51356\n9.07704\n9.42691\n6.20652\n6.49236\n6.74987\n6.98187\n7.19087\n7.37916\n7.54879\n7.70162\n7.83929\n7.96333\n8.42174\n8.69379\n5.93770\n6.19437\n6.42355\n6.62817\n6.81086\n6.97399\n7.11963\n7.24967\n7.36578\n7.46944\n7.84314\n8.05518\n7.49565\n5.45273\n5.66029\n5.84236\n6.00207\n6.14217\n6.26506\n6.37286\n6.46742\n6.55037\n6.62313\n6.87293\n7.00266\n5.23371\n5.42062\n5.58315\n5.72448\n5.84737\n5.95423\n6.04716\n6.12797\n6.19823\n6.25933\n6.46415\n6.56598\n4.97894\n3.99505\nPeriods\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nPresent Value of Annuity of $1\nPeriods\n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n10.36763\n8.64354\n11.25508\n9.25039\n12.13374\n9.83251\n13.00370\n10.39090\n13.86505\n10.92652\n14.71787\n11.44031\n15.56225\n11.93315\n16.39827\n12.40590\n17.22601\n12.85938\n18.04555\n13.29437\n22.02316\n15.21734\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n25.80771\n9.78685\n10.57534\n11.34837\n12.10625\n12.84926\n13.57771\n14.29187\n14.99203\n15.67846\n16.35143\n19.52346\n22.39646\n9.25262\n9.95400\n10.63496\n11.29607\n11.93794\n12.56110\n13.16612\n13.75351\n14.32380\n14.87747\n17.41315\n19.60044\n8.87979\n9.52269\n10.14236\n10.73962\n11.31530\n11.87017\n12.40498\n12.92046\n13.41731\n13.89620\n16.04320\n17.82925\n8.76048\n9.38507\n9.98565\n10.56312\n11.11839\n11.65230\n12.16567\n12.65930\n13.13394\n13.59033\n15.62208\n17.29203\n16.77902\n8.30641\n8.86325\n9.39357\n9.89864\n10.37966\n10.83777\n11.27407\n11.68959\n12.08532\n12.46221\n14.09394\n15.37245\n7.88687\n8.38384\n8.85268\n9.29498\n9.71225\n10 .10590\n10.47726\n10.82760\n11.15812\n11.46992\n12.78336\n13.76483\n7.49867\n7.94269\n8.35765\n8.74547\n9.10791\n9.44665\n9.76322\n10.05909\n10.33560\n10.59401\n11.65358\n12.40904\nPresent Value of Annuity of $1\n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n0.92593\n0.91743\n0.90909\n0.90090\n0.89286\n0.88496\n0.87719\n0.86957\n0.83333\n0.80000\n1.78326\n1.75911\n1.73554\n1.71252\n1.69005\n1.66810\n1.64666\n1.62571\n1.52778\n1.44000\n2.57710\n2.53129\n2.48685\n2.44371\n2.40183\n2.36115\n2.32163\n2.28323\n2.10648\n1.95200\n3.31213\n3.23972\n3.16987\n3.10245\n3.03735\n2.97447\n2.91371\n2.85498\n2.58873\n2.36160\n3.99271\n3.88965\n3.79079\n3.69590\n3.60478\n3.51723\n3.43308\n3.35216\n2.99061\n2.68928\n4.62288\n4.48592\n4.35526\n4.23054\n4.11141\n3.99755\n3.88867\n3.78448\n3.32551\n2.95142\n5.20637\n5.03295\n4.86842\n4.71220\n4.56376\n4.42261\n4.28830\n4.16042\n3.60459\n3.16114\n5.74664\n5.53482\n5.33493\n5.14612\n4.96764\n4.79877\n4.63886\n4.48732\n3.83716\n3.32891\n6.24689\n5.99525\n5.75902\n5.53705\n5.32825\n5.13166\n4.94637\n4.77158\n4.03097\n3.46313\n6.71008\n6.41766\n6.14457\n5.88923\n5.65022\n5.42624\n5.21612\n5.01877\n4.19247\n3.57050\nPeriods\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n\n\nA P P E N D I X E\nE–3\nFuture Value of $1\nFuture Value of $1\nTABLE E.3\nPeriods \n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n1.02000\n1.03000\n1.03750\n1.04000\n1.04250\n1.05000\n1.06000\n1.07000\n1.04040\n1.06090\n1.07641\n1.08160\n1.08681\n1.10250\n1.12360\n1.14490\n1.06121\n1.09273\n1.11677\n1.12486\n1.13300\n1.15763\n1.19102\n1.22504\n1.08243\n1.12551\n1.15865\n1.16986\n1.18115\n1.21551\n1.26248\n1.31080\n1.10408\n1.15927\n1.20210\n1.21665\n1.23135\n1.27628\n1.33823\n1.40255\n1.12616\n1.19405\n1.24718\n1.26532\n1.28368\n1.34010\n1.41852\n1.50073\n1.14869\n1.22987\n1.29395\n1.31593\n1.33824\n1.40710\n1.50363\n1.60578\n1.17166\n1.26677\n1.34247\n1.36857\n1.39511\n1.47746\n1.59385\n1.71819\n1.19509\n1.30477\n1.39281\n1.42331\n1.45440\n1.55133\n1.68948\n1.83846\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n1.01000\n1.02010\n1.03030\n1.04060\n1.05101\n1.06152\n1.07214\n1.08286\n1.09369\n1.10462\n1.21899\n1.34392\n1.44504\n1.48024\n1.51621\n1.62889\n1.79085\n1.96715\nPeriods\n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n2.85312\n7.43008\n11.64153\n3.13843\n8.91610\n14.55192\n3.45227\n10.69932\n18.18989\n3.79750\n12.83918\n22.73737\n4.17725\n15.40702\n28.42171\n4.59497\n18.48843\n35.52714\n5.05447\n22.18611\n44.40892\n5.55992\n26.62333\n55.51115\n6.11591\n31.94800\n69.38894\n6.72750\n38.33760\n86.73617\n10.83471\n10.19742\n95.39622\n264.69780\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n2.33164\n2.51817\n2.71962\n2.93719\n3.17217\n3.42594\n3.70002\n3.99602\n4.31570\n4.66096\n6.84848\n10.06266\n2.58043\n2.81266\n3.06580\n3.34173\n3.64248\n3.97031\n4.32763\n4.71712\n5.14166\n5.60441\n8.62308\n13.26768\n17.44940\n3.15176\n3.49845\n3.88328\n4.31044\n4.78459\n5.31089\n5.89509\n6.54355\n7.26334\n8.06231\n13.58546\n22.89230\n3.47855\n3.89598\n4.36349\n4.88711\n5.47357\n6.13039\n6.86604\n7.68997\n8.61276\n9.64629\n17.00006\n29.95992\n3.83586\n4.33452\n4.89801\n5.53475\n6.25427\n7.06733\n7.98608\n9.02427\n11.52309\n21.23054\n39.11590\n4.22623\n4.81790\n5.49241\n6.26135\n7.13794\n8.13725\n9.27646\n10.57517\n12.05569\n13.74349\n26.46192\n50.95016\n4.65239\n5.35025\n6.15279\n7.07571\n8.13706\n9.35762\n10.76126\n12.37545\n14.23177\n16.36654\n32.91895\n66.21177\n237.37631\n807.79357\nFuture Value of $1\nPeriods\n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n1\n1.08000\n1.09000\n1.13000\n1.20000\n1.25000\n2\n1.16640\n1.18810\n1.27690\n1.44000\n1.56250\n3\n1.25971\n1.29503\n1.44290\n1.72800\n1.95313\n4\n1.36049\n1.41158\n1.63047\n2.07360\n2.44141\n5\n1.46933\n1.53862\n1.84244\n2.48832\n3.05176\n6\n1.58687\n1.67710\n2.08195\n2.98598\n3.81470\n7\n1.71382\n1.82804\n2.35261\n3.58318\n4.76837\n8\n1.85093\n1.99256\n2.65844\n4.29982\n5.96046\n9\n1.99900\n2.17189\n3.00404\n5.15978\n7.45058\n10\n2.15892\n2.36736\n1.10000\n1.21000\n1.33100\n1.46410\n1.61051\n1.77156\n1.94872\n2.14359\n2.35795\n2.59374\n1.11000\n1.23210\n1.36763\n1.51807\n1.68506\n1.87041\n2.07616\n2.30454\n2.55804\n2.83942\n1.12000\n1.25440\n1.40493\n1.57352\n1.76234\n1.97382\n2.21068\n2.47596\n2.77308\n3.10585\n3.39457\n1.14000\n1.29960\n1.48154\n1.68896\n1.92541\n2.19497\n2.50227\n2.85259\n3.25195\n3.70722\n1.15000\n1.32250\n1.52088\n1.74901\n2.01136\n2.31306\n2.66002\n3.05902\n3.51788\n4.04556\n6.19174\n9.31323\nFuture Value of $1\nPeriods\n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n11\n1.38423\n1.49923\n1.71034\n1.89830\n2.10485\n12\n1.42576\n1.55545\n1.79586\n2.01220\n2.25219\n13\n1.46853\n1.61378\n1.88565\n2.13293\n2.40985\n14\n1.51259\n1.67430\n1.97993\n2.26090\n2.57853\n15\n1.55797\n1.73709\n2.07893\n2.39656\n2.75903\n16\n1.60471\n1.80223\n2.18287\n2.54035\n2.95216\n17\n1.65285\n1.86981\n2.29202\n2.69277\n3.15882\n18\n1.70243\n1.93993\n2.40662\n2.85434\n3.37993\n19\n1.75351\n2.01268\n2.52695\n3.02560\n3.61653\n20\n1.80611\n2.08815\n2.65330\n3.20714\n3.86968\n25\n2.09378\n2.51017\n3.38635\n4.29187\n5.42743\n30\n1.11567\n1.12683\n1.13809\n1.14947\n1.16097\n1.17258\n1.18430\n1.19615\n1.20811\n1.22019\n1.28243\n1.34785\n1.24337\n1.26824\n1.29361\n1.31948\n1.34587\n1.37279\n1.40024\n1.42825\n1.45681\n1.48595\n1.64061\n1.81136\n2.42726\n3.01747\n1.53945\n1.60103\n1.66507\n1.73168\n1.80094\n1.87298\n1.94790\n2.02582\n2.10685\n2.19112\n2.66584\n3.24340\n1.58065\n1.64783\n1.71786\n1.79087\n1.86699\n1.94633\n2.02905\n2.11529\n2.20519\n2.29891\n2.83075\n3.48564\n4.32194\n5.74349\n7.61226\n\n\nE–4\nAP P END I X E\nFuture Value of Annuity of $1\nTABLE E.4\nFuture Value of Annuity of $1\nPeriods \n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n1.00000\n2.01000\n3.03010\n4.06040\n5 \n.10101\n6\n .15202\n7.21354\n8.28567\n9.36853\n10.46221\n1.00000\n2.02000\n3.06040\n4.12161\n5.20404\n6.30812\n7.43428\n8.58297\n9.75463\n10.94972\n1.00000\n2.03000\n3.09090\n4.18363\n5.30914\n6.46841\n7.66246\n8.89234\n10.15911\n11.46388\n1.00000\n2.03750\n3.11391\n4.23068\n5.38933\n6.59143\n7.83861\n9.13255\n10.47503\n11.86784\n1.00000\n2.04000\n3.12160\n4.24646\n5.41632\n6.63298\n7.89829\n9.21423\n10.58280\n12.00611\n1.00000\n2.04250\n3.12931\n4.26230\n5.44345\n6.67480\n7.95848\n9.29671\n10.69182\n12.14622\n1.00000\n2.05000\n3.15250\n4.31013\n5.52563\n6.80191\n8.14201\n9.54911\n11.02656\n12.57789\n1.00000\n2.06000\n3.18360\n4.37462\n5.63709\n6.97532\n8.39384\n9.89747\n11.49132\n13.18079\n1.00000\n2.07000\n3.21490\n4.43994\n5.75074\n7.15329\n8.65402\n10.25980\n11.97799\n13.81645\nPeriods \n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n16.64549\n18.97713\n21.49530\n24.21492\n27.15211\n30.32428\n33.75023\n37.45024\n41.44626\n45.76196\n73.10594\n113.28321\n17.56029\n20.14072\n22.95338\n26.01919\n29.36092\n33.00340\n36.97370\n41.30134\n46.01846\n51.16012\n84.70090\n136.30754\n18.53117\n21.38428\n24.52271\n27.97498\n31.77248\n35.94973\n40.54470\n45.59917\n51.15909\n57.27500\n98.34706\n164.49402\n19.56143\n22.71319\n26.21164\n30.09492\n34.40536\n39.18995\n44.50084\n50.39594\n56.93949\n64.20283\n114.41331\n199.02088\n20.65458\n24.13313\n28.02911\n32.39260\n37.27971\n42.75328\n48.88367\n55.74971\n63.43968\n72.05244\n133.33387\n241.33268\n21.81432\n25.65018\n29.98470\n34.88271\n40.41746\n46.67173\n53.73906\n61.72514\n70.74941\n80.94683\n155.61956\n293.19922\n23.04452\n27.27075\n32.08865\n37.58107\n43.84241\n50.98035\n59.11760\n68.39407\n78.96923\n91.02493\n181.87083\n356.78685\n24.34928\n29.00167\n34.35192\n40.50471\n47.58041\n55.71747\n65.07509\n75.83636\n88.21181\n102.44358\n212.79302\n434.74515\n32.15042\n39.58050\n48.49660\n59.19592\n72.03511\n87.44213\n105.93056\n128.11667\n154.74000\n186.68800\n471.98108\n1181.88157\n42.56613\n54.20766\n68.75958\n86.94947\n109.68684\n138.10855\n173.63568\n218.04460\n273.55576\n342.94470\n1054.79118\n3227.17427\nFuture Value of Annuity of $1\nPeriods \n8.0%\n9.0%\n10.0%\n11.0%\n12.0%\n13.0%\n14.0%\n15.0%\n20.0%\n25.0%\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n1.00000\n2.08000\n3.24640\n4.50611\n5.86660\n7.33593\n8.92280\n10.63663\n12.48756\n14.48656\n1.00000\n2.09000\n3.27810\n4.57313\n5.98471\n7.52333\n9.20043\n11.02847\n13.02104\n15.19293\n1.00000\n2\n \n .10000\n3.31000\n4.64100\n6.10510\n7.71561\n9.48717\n11.43589\n13.57948\n15.93742\n1.00000\n2.11000\n3.34210\n4.70973\n6.22780\n7.91286\n9.78327\n11.85943\n14.16397\n16.72201\n1.00000\n2.12000\n3.37440\n4.77933\n6.35285\n8.11519\n10.08901\n12.29969\n14.77566\n17.54874\n1.00000\n2.13000\n3.40690\n4.84980\n6.48027\n8.32271\n10.40466\n12.75726\n15.41571\n18.41975\n1.00000\n2.14000\n3.43960\n4.92114\n6.61010\n8.53552\n10.73049\n13.23276\n16.08535\n19.33730\n1.00000\n2.15000\n3.47250\n4.99337\n6.74238\n8.75374\n11.06680\n13.72682\n16.78584\n20.30372\n1.00000\n2.20000\n3.64000\n5.36800\n7.44160\n9.92992\n12.91590\n16.49908\n20.79890\n25.95868\n1 .00000\n2.25000\n3.81250\n5.76563\n8.20703\n11.25879\n15.07349\n19.84186\n25.80232\n33.25290\nFuture Value of Annuity of $1\nPeriods \n1.0%\n2.0%\n3.0%\n3.75%\n4.0%\n4.25%\n5.0%\n6.0%\n7.0%\n11\n12\n13\n14\n15\n16\n17\n18\n19\n20\n25\n30\n11.56683\n12.68250\n13.80933\n14.94742\n16.09690\n17.25786\n18.43044\n19.61475\n20.81090\n22.01900\n28.24320\n34.78489\n12.16872\n13.41209\n14.68033\n15.97394\n17.29342\n18.63929\n20.01207\n21.41231\n22.84056\n24.29737\n32.03030\n40.56808\n12.80780\n14.19203\n15.61779\n17.08632\n18.59891\n20.15688\n21.76159\n23.41444\n25.11687\n26.87037\n36.45926\n47.57542\n13.31288\n14.81212\n16.36757\n17.98135\n19.65565\n21.39274\n23 .19497\n25.06478\n27.00471\n29.01739\n40.27112\n53.79924\n13.48635\n15.02581\n16.62684\n18.29191\n20.02359\n21.82453\n23.69751\n25.64541\n27.67123\n29.77808\n41.64591\n56.08494\n13.66244\n15.24309\n16.89092\n18.60879\n20.39966\n22.26665\n24.21298\n26.24203\n28.35732\n30.56250\n43.07648\n58.48553\n14.20679\n15.91713\n17.71298\n19.59863\n21.57856\n23.65749\n25.84037\n28.13238\n30.53900\n33.06595\n47.72710\n66.43885\n14.97164\n16.86994\n18.88214\n21.01507\n23.27597\n25.67253\n28.21288\n30.90565\n33.75999\n36.78559\n54.86451\n79.05819\n15.78360\n17.88845\n20.14064\n22.55049\n25.12902\n27.88805\n30.84022\n33.99903\n37.37896\n40.99549\n63.24904\n94.46079\n\n\nG-1\nA\nAccount A standardized format that organizations \nuse to accumulate the dollar effect of transactions \non each financial statement item.\nAccounting A system that collects and processes \n(analyzes, measures, and records) financial \ninformation about an organization and reports that \ninformation to decision makers.\nAccounting Cycle The process used by entities to \nanalyze and record transactions, adjust the records at \nthe end of the period, prepare financial statements, \nand prepare the records for the next cycle.\nAccounting Entity The organization for which \nfinancial data are to be collected.\nAccounting Period The time period covered by the \nfinancial statements.\nAccounts Receivable (Trade Receivables, \nReceivables) Open accounts owed to the business \nby trade customers.\nAccrual Basis Accounting Records revenues when \nearned and expenses when incurred, regardless of \nthe timing of cash receipts or payments.\nAccrued Expenses Previously unrecorded \nexpenses that need to be adjusted at the end of the \naccounting period to reflect the amount incurred \nand its related payable account.\nAccrued Liabilities Expenses that have been \nincurred but have not been paid at the end of the \naccounting period.\nAccrued Revenues Previously unrecorded \nrevenues that need to be adjusted at the end of the \naccounting period to reflect the amount earned and \nits related receivable account.\nAcquisition Cost The net cash equivalent amount \npaid or to be paid for an asset.\nAcquisition Method Records assets and liabilities \nacquired in a merger or acquisition at their fair \nvalue on the transaction date.\nActuaries Statisticians who specialize in assessing \nrisks and probabilities.\nAdditional Paid-In Capital (Paid-In Capital, \nContributed Capital in Excess of Par) The \namount of contributed capital less the par value of \nthe stock.\nAdjusting Entries Entries necessary at the end of \nthe accounting period to measure all revenues and \nexpenses of that period.\nAging of Accounts Receivable Method Estimates \nuncollectible accounts based on the age of each \naccount receivable.\nAllowance for Doubtful Accounts (Allowance \nfor Bad Debts, Allowance for Uncollectible \nAccounts) Contra-asset account containing the \nestimated uncollectible accounts receivable.\nAllowance Method Bases bad debt expense on an \nestimate of uncollectible accounts.\nAmortization Systematic and rational allocation of \nthe acquisition cost of an intangible asset over its \nuseful life.\nAmortized Cost Method Reports investments in \ndebt securities held to maturity at cost minus any \npremium or plus any discount.\nAnnuity A series of periodic cash receipts or \npayments that are equal in amount each interest \nperiod.\nAsset Turnover Ratios Ratios that capture how \nefficiently a company uses its assets.\nAssets Probable future economic benefits owned \nby the entity as a result of past transactions.\nAudit An examination of the financial reports \nto ensure that they represent what they claim \nand conform with generally accepted accounting \nprinciples.\nAuthorized Number of Shares The maximum \nnumber of shares of a corporation’s stock that can \nbe issued as specified in the charter.\nAvailable-for-Sale Securities All passive \ninvestments other than trading securities and debt \nheld to maturity (classified as either short term or \nlong term).\nAverage Cost Method Uses the weighted average \nunit cost of the goods available for sale for both \ncost of goods sold and ending inventory.\nB\nBad Debt Expense (Doubtful Accounts \nExpense, Uncollectible Accounts Expense, \nProvision for Uncollectible Accounts) Expense \nassociated with estimated uncollectible accounts \nreceivable.\nBalance Sheet (Statement of Financial \nPosition) Reports the amount of assets, liabilities, \nand stockholders’ equity of an accounting entity at \na point in time.\nBank Reconciliation Process of verifying the \naccuracy of both the bank statement and the cash \naccounts of a business.\nBank Statement A monthly report from a bank that \nshows deposits recorded, checks cleared, other \ndebits and credits, and a running bank balance.\nBasic Accounting Equation (Balance Sheet \nEquation) Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ \nEquity.\nBoard of Directors Elected by the shareholders \nto represent their interests; its audit committee \nis responsible for maintaining the integrity of the \ncompany’s financial reports.\nBond Certificate The document investors receive \nwhen they purchase bond securities.\nBond Discount The difference between the selling \nprice of a bond and the bond’s face value when a \nbond is sold for less than par.\nBond Premium The difference between the selling \nprice of a bond and the bond’s face value when a \nbond is sold for more than par.\nBond Principal (Par Value, Face Value, Maturity \nValue) The amount a company pays bondholders on \nthe maturity date and the amount used to compute \nthe bond’s periodic cash interest payments.\nC\nCallable Bonds Bonds that may be called for early \nretirement at the option of the issuer.\nCapital Lease Does require a lessee to recognize \nan asset and a liability.\nCapitalized Interest Interest expenditures \nincluded in the cost of a self-constructed asset.\nCash Money or any instrument that banks will \naccept for deposit and immediate credit to a \ncompany’s account, such as a check, money order, \nor bank draft.\nCash Basis Accounting Records revenues when \ncash is received and expenses when cash is paid.\nCash Equivalents Short-term investments with \noriginal maturities of three months or less that \nare readily convertible to cash and whose value is \nunlikely to change.\nCash Flows from Financing Activities Cash \ninflows and outflows related to external sources \nof financing (owners and creditors) for the \nenterprise.\nCash Flows from Investing Activities Cash \ninflows and outflows related to the acquisition or \nsale of productive facilities and investments in the \nsecurities of other companies.\nCash Flows from Operating Activities (Cash \nFlows from Operations) Cash inflows and \noutflows directly related to earnings from normal \noperations.\nClosing Entries Made at the end of the \naccounting period to transfer balances in temporary \naccounts to Retained Earnings and to establish a \nzero balance in each of the temporary accounts.\nCommon Stock The basic voting stock issued by a \ncorporation.\nComponent Percentage Expresses each item on a \nparticular financial statement as a percentage of a \nsingle base amount.\nContingent Liability A potential liability that \nhas arisen as the result of a past event; it is not a \ndefinitive liability until some future event occurs.\nContra-Account An account that is an offset to, or \nreduction of, the primary account.\nContributed Capital Cash (and sometimes other \nassets) provided from the owners to the business.\nConvertible Bonds Bonds that may be converted \nto other securities of the issuer (usually common \nstock).\nG L O S S A R Y\n\n\nG-2\nGLO SSARY\nCopyright Exclusive right to publish, use, and sell \na literary, musical, or artistic work.\nCorporate Governance The procedures designed \nto ensure that the company is managed in the \ninterests of the shareholders.\nCost (Historical Cost) The cash-equivalent value \nof an asset on the date of the transaction.\nCost-Effectiveness Requires that the benefits of \naccounting for and reporting information should \noutweigh the costs.\nCost of Goods Sold Equation BI + P − EI = CGS.\nCoupon Rate (Stated Rate, Contract Rate, \nNominal Rate) The interest rate specified on a \nbond, and the rate used to compute the bond’s \nperiodic cash interest payment.\nCovenant A legally binding agreement between a \nbond issuer and a bondholder.\nCredit The right side of an account.\nCredit Card Discount Fee charged by the credit \ncard company for its services.\nCumulative Dividend Preference Requires any \nunpaid dividends on preferred stock to accumulate. \nThese cumulative preferred dividends must be paid \nbefore any common dividends can be paid.\nCurrent Assets Assets that will be used or turned \ninto cash within one year. Inventory is always \nconsidered a current asset regardless of the time \nneeded to produce and sell it.\nCurrent Dividend Preference Requires that \ndividends be paid to preferred stockholders before \nany dividends are paid to common stockholders.\nCurrent Liabilities Short-term obligations that \nwill be paid in cash (or other current assets) within \nthe current operating cycle or one year, whichever \nis longer.\nD\nDebenture An unsecured bond; no assets are \nspecifically pledged to guarantee repayment.\nDebit The left side of an account.\nDeclaration Date The date on which the board of \ndirectors officially approves a dividend.\nDeclining-Balance Depreciation Method \nthat allocates the net book value (cost minus \naccumulated depreciation) of an asset over its useful \nlife based on a multiple of the straight-line rate, thus \nassigning more depreciation to early years and less \ndepreciation to later years of an asset’s life.\nDeferred Expenses Previously acquired assets \nthat need to be adjusted at the end of the \naccounting period to reflect the amount of expense \nincurred in using the asset to generate revenue.\nDeferred (Unearned) Revenues Previously \nrecorded liabilities (from collecting cash from \ncustomers in the past) that need to be adjusted \nat the end of the period to reflect the amount of \nrevenue earned by providing goods or services over \ntime to customers.\nDeferred Tax Asset Asset created when \ndifferences in financial reporting and tax reporting \ncause accounting income to be lower than tax \nincome in a given period.\nDeferred Tax Items Timing differences caused by \nreporting revenues and expenses according to GAAP \non a company’s income statement and according to \nthe Internal Revenue Code on the tax return.\nDeferred Tax Liability Is created when differences \nin financial reporting and tax reporting cause \naccounting income to be higher than tax income in \na given period.\nDefined Benefit Pension Plans Require \ncompanies to provide a defined amount to an \nemployee during retirement.\nDefined Contribution Pension Plans Require \ncompanies to contribute a defined amount to a \nretirement fund.\nDepletion Systematic and rational allocation of \nthe cost of a natural resource over the period of its \nexploitation.\nDepreciation The process of allocating the cost \nof buildings and equipment (but not land) over their \nproductive lives using a systematic and rational \nmethod.\nDirect Labor The earnings of employees who work \ndirectly on the products being manufactured.\nDirect Method A method of presenting the \noperating activities section of the statement of \ncash flows that reports components of cash flows \nfrom operating activities as gross receipts and \ngross payments.\nDividends in Arrears Dividends on cumulative \npreferred stock that have not been paid in prior \nyears.\nE\nEarnings Forecasts Predictions of earnings for \nfuture accounting periods, prepared by financial \nanalysts.\nEffective-Interest Amortization A method of \namortizing a bond discount or bond premium that \nreflects the effective interest rate a company pays \nbondholders over the life of a bond.\nEffective Interest Rate (Yield) The rate of return \ninvestors demand for a company’s bonds on the \ndate the bonds are issued; also called the market \ninterest rate.\nEffective Tax Rate The tax rate reflected on a \ncompany’s income statement.\nEquity Method Used when an investor can exert \nsignificant influence over an affiliate; the method \npermits recording the investor’s share of the \naffiliate’s income.\nEstimated Useful Life The expected service life of \nan asset to the present owner.\nExpense Recognition Principle (or Matching \nPrinciple) Requires that expenses be recorded \nwhen incurred in earning revenue.\nExpenses Decreases in assets or increases in \nliabilities from ongoing operations incurred to \ngenerate revenues during the period.\nF\nFactory Overhead Manufacturing costs that are \nnot raw material or direct labor costs.\nFair Value Method Reports securities at their \ncurrent market value (the amount that would be \nreceived in an orderly sale).\nFaithful Representation Requires that the \ninformation be complete, neutral, and free from \nerror.\nFinancial Accounting Standards Board \n(FASB) The private sector body given the \nprimary responsibility to work out the detailed \nrules that become generally accepted accounting \nprinciples.\nFinished Goods Inventory Manufactured goods \nthat are complete and ready for sale.\nFirst-In, First-Out (FIFO) Method An inventory \ncosting method that assumes that the first goods \npurchased (the first in) are the first goods sold.\nForm 8-K The report used by publicly traded \ncompanies to disclose any material event not \npreviously reported that is important to investors.\nForm 10-K The annual report that publicly traded \ncompanies must file with the SEC.\nForm 10-Q The quarterly report that publicly \ntraded companies must file with the SEC.\nFranchise A contractual right to sell certain \nproducts or services, use certain trademarks, or \nperform activities in a geographical region.\nFree Cash Flow Cash Flows from Operating \nActivities less Dividends less Capital Expenditures.\nFuture Value The sum to which an amount will \nincrease as the result of compound interest.\nG\nGains Result from disposing of assets for more \nthan the reported book value.\nGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles \n(GAAP) The measurement and disclosure rules \nused to develop the information in financial \nstatements.\nGoing Concern Assumption States that \nbusinesses are assumed to continue to operate into \nthe foreseeable future (also called the continuity \nassumption).\nGoods Available for Sale The sum of beginning \ninventory and purchases (or transfers to finished \ngoods) for the period.\nGoodwill (Cost in Excess of Net Assets \nAcquired) For accounting purposes, the excess \nof the purchase price of a business over the fair \nvalue of the acquired business’s assets and liabilities.\nGross Profit (Gross Margin) Net sales less cost \nof goods sold.\nH\nHeld-to-Maturity Investments Investments in \ndebt securities that management has the ability and \nintent to hold until maturity.\n\n\nG LO S S A RY\nG-3\nI\nImprovements Expenditures that increase the \nproductive life, operating efficiency, or capacity \nof an asset and are recorded as increases in asset \naccounts, not as expenses.\nIncome before Income Taxes (Pretax \nEarnings) Revenues minus all expenses except \nincome tax expense.\nIncome Statement (Statement of Income, \nStatement of Earnings, Statement of Operations, \nStatement of Comprehensive Income) Reports \nthe revenues less the expenses of the accounting \nperiod.\nIndenture A legal document that describes all the \ndetails of a debt security to potential buyers.\nIndirect Method A method of presenting the \noperating activities section of the statement of \ncash flows that adjusts net income to compute cash \nflows from operating activities.\nInstitutional Investors Managers of pension, \nmutual, endowment, and other funds that invest on \nthe behalf of others.\nIntangible Assets Assets that have special rights \nbut not physical substance.\nInternal Controls Processes by which a company \nprovides reasonable assurance regarding the \nreliability of the company’s financial reporting, the \neffectiveness and efficiency of its operations, and \nits compliance with applicable laws and regulations.\nInventory Tangible property held for sale in the \nnormal course of business or used in producing \ngoods or services for sale.\nInvestments in Affiliates (or Associated \nCompanies) Investments in stock held for the \npurpose of influencing the operating and financing \nstrategies of the entity for the long term.\nIssued Shares The total number of shares of stock \nthat have been sold.\nJ\nJournal Entry An accounting method for \nexpressing the effects of a transaction on accounts \nin a debits-equal-credits format.\nL\nLast-In, First-Out (LIFO) Method An inventory \ncosting method that assumes that the most \nrecently purchased units (the last in) are sold first.\nLeasehold Improvements Modifications that a \nlessee makes to a leased property.\nLegal Capital The permanent amount of capital \ndefined by state law that must remain invested in \nthe business; serves as a cushion for creditors.\nLenders (Creditors) Suppliers and financial \ninstitutions that lend money to companies.\nLessee The party that pays for the right to use the \nleased asset.\nLessor The party that owns a leased asset.\nLiabilities Probable future sacrifices of economic \nbenefits arising from a present obligation to \ntransfer cash, goods, or services as a result of a \npast transaction.\nLicenses and Operating Rights Obtained through \nagreements with governmental units or agencies; \npermit owners to use public property in performing \ntheir services.\nLIFO Liquidation A sale of a lower-cost inventory \nitem from beginning LIFO inventory.\nLIFO Reserve A contra-asset for the excess of \nFIFO over LIFO inventory.\nLiquidity The ability to pay current obligations.\nLiquidity Ratios Ratios that measure a company’s \nability to meet its currently maturing obligations.\nLong-Lived Assets Tangible and intangible \nresources owned by a business and used in its \noperations over several years.\nLong-Term Liabilities All of the entity’s obligations \nthat are not classified as current liabilities.\nLosses Result from disposing of assets for less \nthan the reported book value cost.\nLower of Cost or Market (LCM) Valuation method \ndeparting from the cost principle; it serves to \nrecognize a loss when net realizable value drops \nbelow cost.\nM\nMarket Interest Rate (Yield, Effective Interest \nRate) The rate of return investors demand for a \ncompany’s bonds on the date the bonds are issued, \nand the rate used to compute the bond’s interest \nexpense each period. \nMarket Ratios Ratios that relate the current price \nper share of a company’s stock to the return that \naccrues to stockholders.\nMaterial Amounts Amounts that are large enough \nto influence a user’s decision.\nMerchandise Inventory Goods held for resale in \nthe ordinary course of business.\nMerger Occurs when one company purchases \nall of the net assets of another and the acquired \ncompany goes out of existence.\nMixed-Attribute Measurement Model Applied \nto measuring different assets and liabilities of the \nbalance sheet.\nMonetary Unit Assumption States that \naccounting information should be measured and \nreported in the national monetary unit without any \nadjustment for changes in purchasing power.\nN\nNatural Resources Assets occurring in nature, \nsuch as mineral deposits, timber tracts, oil, \nand gas.\nNet Book Value (Carrying or Book Value) The \nacquisition cost of an asset less accumulated \ndepreciation, depletion, or amortization.\nNet Realizable Value The expected sales price \nless selling costs (e.g., repair and disposal costs).\nNet Sales The top line reported on the income \nstatement. Net Sales = Sales Revenue − (Credit \ncard discounts + Sales discounts + Sales returns \nand allowances).\nNoncash Investing and Financing Activities \nTransactions that do not have direct cash flow \neffects; reported as a supplement to the statement \nof cash flows in narrative or schedule form.\nNo-Par Value Stock Capital stock that has no par \nvalue specified in the corporate charter.\nNotes (Footnotes) Provide supplemental \ninformation about the financial condition of a \ncompany, without which the financial statements \ncannot be fully understood.\nNotes Receivable Written promises that require \nanother party to pay the business under specified \nconditions (amount, time, interest).\nO\nOff-Balance-Sheet Financing Structuring \ncontracts to avoid reporting liabilities.\nOperating (Cash-to-Cash) Cycle The time it takes \nfor a company to pay cash to suppliers, sell goods \nand services to customers, and collect cash from \ncustomers.\nOperating Income (Income from Operations) Net \nsales less cost of goods sold and other operating \nexpenses.\nOperating Lease Does not require a lessee to \nrecognize an asset or liability.\nOrdinary Repairs and Maintenance Expenditures \nthat maintain the productive capacity of an asset \nduring the current accounting period only and are \nrecorded as expenses.\nOutstanding Shares The total number of shares \nof stock that are owned by stockholders on any \nparticular date.\nOverfunded When the plan’s assets are greater \nthan its liability.\nP\nPaid-In Capital (Additional Paid-in Capital, \nContributed Capital in Excess of Par) The \namount of contributed capital less the par value of \nthe stock.\nPar Value (1) The nominal value per share of \ncapital stock as specified in the corporate charter. \n(2) Also, another name for bond principal, or the \nmaturity amount of a bond.\nPatent Granted by the federal government for an \ninvention; gives the owner the exclusive right to use, \nmanufacture, and sell the subject of the patent.\nPayment Date The date on which a cash dividend is \npaid to the stockholders of record.\nPension An amount of money paid to a retired \nemployee.\nPercentage of Credit Sales Method Bases bad \ndebt expense on the historical percentage of credit \nsales that result in bad debts.\nPeriodic Inventory System An inventory system \nin which ending inventory and cost of goods sold \nare determined at the end of the accounting period \nbased on a physical inventory count.\n\n\nG-4\nGLO SSARY\nPermanent (Real) Accounts The balance sheet \naccounts that carry their ending balances into the \nnext accounting period.\nPerpetual Inventory System An inventory system \nin which a detailed inventory record is maintained, \nrecording each purchase and sale during the \naccounting period.\nPost-Closing Trial Balance Prepared as an \nadditional step in the accounting cycle to check \nthat debits equal credits and all temporary accounts \nhave been closed.\nPreferred Stock Stock that has specified rights \nover common stock.\nPresent Value The current value of an amount \nto be received in the future; a future amount \ndiscounted for compound interest.\nPress Release A written public news \nannouncement normally distributed to major news \nservices.\nPrimary Objective of Financial Reporting to \nExternal Users To provide useful economic \ninformation about a business to help external \nparties make sound financial decisions.\nPrivate Investors Individuals who purchase shares \nin companies.\nProfitability Ratios Ratios that compare income \nwith one or more primary activities.\nProspectus A regulatory filing that describes all \nthe details of a debt or equity security to potential \nbuyers.\nPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board \n(PCAOB) The private sector body given the \nprimary responsibility to work out detailed auditing \nstandards.\nPurchase Discount Cash discount received for \nprompt payment of an account.\nPurchase Returns and Allowances A reduction \nin the cost of purchases associated with \nunsatisfactory goods.\nR\nRatio Analysis An analytical tool that measures \nthe proportional relationship between two financial \nstatement amounts.\nRaw Materials Inventory Items acquired for the \npurpose of processing into finished goods.\nRecord Date The date on which the corporation \nprepares the list of current stockholders who will \nreceive the dividend when paid.\nRelevant Information Information that can \ninfluence a decision; it is timely and has predictive \nand/or feedback value.\nResidual (or Salvage) Value The estimated \namount to be recovered by the company, less \ndisposal costs, at the end of an asset’s estimated \nuseful life.\nRetained Earnings Cumulative earnings of a \ncompany that are not distributed to the owners and \nare reinvested in the business.\nRevenue Recognition Principle Revenues \nare recognized (1) when the company transfers \npromised goods or services to customers (2) in the \namount it expects to receive.\nRevenues Increases in assets or settlements \nof liabilities from the major or central ongoing \noperations of the business.\nS\nSales (or Cash) Discount Cash discount offered to \nencourage prompt payment of an account receivable.\nSales Returns and Allowances A reduction of \nsales revenues for return of or allowances for \nunsatisfactory goods.\nSarbanes-Oxley Act A law that strengthens U.S. \nfinancial reporting and corporate governance \nregulations.\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) \nThe U.S. government agency that determines the \nfinancial statements that public companies must \nprovide to stockholders and the measurement \nrules that they must use in producing those \nstatements.\nSeparate Entity Assumption States that business \ntransactions are separate from the transactions of \nthe owners.\nSolvency Ratios Ratios that measure a company’s \nability to meet its long-term obligations.\nSpecific Identification Method An inventory \ncosting method that identifies the cost of the \nspecific item that was sold.\nStatement of Cash Flows (Cash Flow \nStatement) Reports inflows and outflows of cash \nduring the accounting period in the categories of \noperating, investing, and financing.\nStatement of Stockholders’ Equity Reports \nthe way that net income and the distribution of \ndividends affected the financial position of the \ncompany during the accounting period.\nStatutory Tax Rate The rate tax law says a \ncompany should pay given its level of income.\nStock Dividend A distribution of additional shares \nof a corporation’s own stock on a pro rata basis at \nno cost to existing stockholders.\nStock Split Gives stockholders a specified number \nof additional shares for each share that they \ncurrently hold.\nStockholders’ Equity (Shareholders’ or Owners’ \nEquity) The financing provided by the owners and \nthe operations of the business.\nStraight-Line Amortization An alternative method \nof amortizing bond discounts and premiums that \nallocates an equal dollar amount to each interest \nperiod. It is only permitted by GAAP under specific \ncircumstances.\nStraight-Line Depreciation Method that allocates \nthe depreciable cost of an asset in equal periodic \namounts over its useful life.\nT\nT-account A tool for summarizing transaction \neffects for each account, determining balances, and \ndrawing inferences about a company’s activities.\nTangible Assets Assets that have physical \nsubstance.\nTechnology Includes costs for computer software \nand Web development.\nTemporary (Nominal) Accounts Income statement \n(and sometimes dividends declared) accounts that \nare closed to Retained Earnings at the end of the \naccounting period.\nTemporary Tax Differences Result from \ncompanies reporting revenues and expenses on \ntheir income statements in a different time period \nthan they report them on their tax returns.\nTime Period Assumption The long life of a \ncompany can be reported in shorter time periods.\nTime Value of Money Interest that is associated \nwith the use of money over time.\nTrademark An exclusive legal right to use a special \nname, image, or slogan.\nTrading Securities All investments in stocks or \nbonds that are held primarily for the purpose of \nactive trading (buying and selling) in the near future \n(classified as short term).\nTransaction (1) An exchange between a business \nand one or more external parties to a business or \n(2) a measurable internal event such as the use of \nassets in operations.\nTransaction Analysis The process of studying \na transaction to determine its economic effect \non the business in terms of the accounting \nequation.\nTreasury Stock A corporation’s own stock that has \nbeen repurchased. Shares held as treasury stock \nare considered issued shares but not outstanding \nshares.\nTrial Balance A list of all accounts with their \nbalances to provide a check on the equality of the \ndebits and credits.\nTrustee An independent party appointed to \nrepresent the bondholders.\nU\nUnderfunded When a defined benefit pension \nplan’s liability is greater than its assets.\nUnits-of-Production Depreciation Method that \nallocates the depreciable cost of an asset over its \nuseful life based on the relationship of its periodic \noutput to its total estimated output.\nUnqualified (Clean) Audit Opinion Auditor’s \nstatement that the financial statements are fair \npresentations in all material respects in conformity \nwith GAAP.\nUnrealized Holding Gains (Losses) Amounts \nassociated with price changes of securities that are \ncurrently held.\nW\nWork in Process Inventory Goods in the process \nof being manufactured.\nWorking Capital The dollar difference between \ntotal current assets and total current liabilities.\n\n\nIND-1\nNote: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate \nnotes.\nA\nAbbott Laboratories, 415\nAbercrombie and Fitch Co., 368, D-0\nAeropostale, Inc., 270, D-0\nAhold, 100, 280–281\nAmazon.com, 143–144, 471–472, A-0\nbond issuance process, 510–511\nbonds issued at discount, 517–521, \n525–526, 529–533\nbonds issued at par, 514–517\nbonds issued at premium, 521–523, \n525–526, 533–534\nbonds payable characteristics, \n508–510, 528\nbook value over time, 524–527\nbusiness description, 506–508\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527\nearly retirement of debt, 527\nincome statement, 516\nnotes to financial statements, 508, 511\npresent value of bond calculation, 532–534\nreporting bond transactions, 512–527\nstatement of cash flows, 528\ntimes interest earned, 516–517\nzero coupon bonds, 525\nAMERCO, 446–447\nAmerican Airlines, 142, 389, 395, 542, 698\nAmerican Apparel, 667\nAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc., 38, 96–97, \n159–160, 222–223, 277–278, 329, \n348, 383–384, 452–453, 503–504, \n551, 597–598, 652–653, 701, \nA-40–A-41, D-0\nannual report, B-1–B-40\nbalance sheet, B-15\nbusiness description, B-2–B-10\nForm 10-K report, B-1–B-40\nincome statement, B-16–B-17\nnotes to financial statements, B-21–B-40\nstatement of cash flows, B-20\nstatement of stockholders’ equity, \nB-18–B-19\nAmerican Express, 285\nAmerican Greetings, 373\nApple Inc., 71, 83, 92–93, 271–272, 346, \n431, 513, 540, 592, 598, 640, A-37\naccounting communication process, \n233–237\nbalance sheet, 241–242\nbusiness description, 230–232\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ndisclosure process, 238–240\nfinancial statement preparation and \nanalysis, 240–250\nfixed asset turnover, 392\ngross profit percentage, 244–245\nincome statement, 242–243\nnet profit margin, 127\nnotes to financial statements, 247–249\nquality of income ratio, 615\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250–254\nstatement of cash flows, 246–247\nstatement of stockholders’ equity, 245–246\nvoluntary disclosures, 249\nArthur Andersen, 21\nAthlete’s Foot, 285\nAT&T, 41, 231\nAvon Products, Inc., 275\nB\nBally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, 501\nBank of America, 492\nBarnes & Noble, 156\nBerkshire Hathaway, A-5\nBest Buy Co., Inc., 231, 389, 441\nBGC Partners, 236\nBloomberg, 235, 238\nBMW Group, 87, 109, 332\nBoeing, 393\nThe Bombay Company, Inc., 691\nBritish Airways, 407\nBuckle, Inc., D-0\nBusinessWeek, 160\nC\nCalifornia Pizza Kitchen, 696–697\nCampbell Soup Co., 263\nCanada’s Wonderland, 154\nCarlyle Golf, Inc., 654–655\nCaterpillar Inc., 353, 384–385\nCedar Fair, L.P., 154, 414\nCedar Point, 154\nChildren’s Place, Inc., D-0\nChipotle Mexican Grill\naccounting cycle, 166, 167, 185–187\naccounts and account balances, 50–51\naccrual accounting, 110–115\nadjusting entries, 166–177\nbalance sheet, 47–48, 66–69, 180, \n183–184, 241\nbusiness description, 42–44, 102–104, \n164–166\nclosing entries, 185–187\ncurrent ratio, 69\nfinancial statement preparation and \nanalysis, 66–69, 179–185\nfixed asset turnover, 392\nincome statement, 104–109, 125–126, \n180, 181–183, 242\njournal entries, 59–60, 62–64, 117–123, \n171–177\nnature of business transactions, 49–50\nnet profit margin, 126–127\nnotes to financial statements, 111\noperating cycle, 104–106\nplant and equipment as percent of total \nassets, 391\npost-closing trial balance, 188\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250\nstatement of cash flows, 70\nstatement of stockholders’ equity, \n180, 183\nT-accounts, 60–64, 117–123, 171–177\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\ntransaction analysis, 51–64, 117–123\ntrial balance, 169–170, 180–181\nCintas, 692\nCisco Systems, Inc., 414\nCoach, Inc., 266\nCoca-Cola Company, 2, 49, 698\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ndividend yield, 598\nquality of income ratio, 615\nThe Colgate-Palmolive Company, 640, A-32\nColumbia Sportswear, 498\nCompustat, 235\nComputer Associates, 115\nConocoPhillips, 374\nCreative Technology, 271–272\nCredit Suisse, 236\nCrocs, Inc., 293, 296, 298\nD\nDana Holding Corporation, 384\nDeckers Outdoor Corporation, 234\nbad debt estimation, 293–295, 298\nbalance sheet, 292\nbank reconciliation, 300–304\nbusiness description, 282–283\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ncash and cash equivalent accounting, \n299–304\ncurrent ratio, 69\nfixed asset turnover, 392\nforeign currency receivable, 289\ngross profit percentage, 245\nincome statement, 287\ninventory turnover, 350\nnotes to financial statements, 284, 288\nreceivables accounting, 289–297\nreceivables turnover ratio, 296\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250\nsales revenue accounting, 284–288, 307\nstatement of cash flows, 297\nDeere & Company, 207, 352, 385\nDell Computers, 498\nDell Inc., 51, 112, 142, 143, 319, 346, \n371–372\nDeloitte & Touche, 23, 234\nDelta Air Lines, 49, 389, 392, 401\nDestination XL Group, Inc., D-0\nDestiny USA, 143\nDiageo, A-41\nC O M P A N Y I N D E X\n\n\nIND-2\nC O MPAN Y I NDE X\nDillard’s, 584–585\nDisney, 414–415, 417, 498, 540, \nA-30, A-40\nDollar General Corporation, 691–692\nDolly Madison, 42\nDorney Park, 154\nDow Jones, 238\nDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 450–451, \n606, 614, 621\nDunkin’ Brands, 462\nE\nEastern Mountain Sports, 285\nEastman Kodak, 454\neBay\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527\ntimes interest earned, 517\nElectrolux Corporation, 548\nEMC Corporation, 636\nEnron, 21, 115, 231–232, 233, 655\nErnst & Young LLP, 23, 165, 234\nEthan Allen Interiors, Inc., 94–95\nEuro Disney, 417\nExxon Mobil Corporation, 90, 157–158, 404, \n598, A-19\nF\nFacebook, 698\nFedEx, 107, 153–154, 318–319, 435, \n436–437, 440\nFedEx Kinko’s, 417\nFidelity Investments, 236, 237\nFiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.\ncurrent ratio, 69\nnet operating margin, 127\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nFitch, 511\nFMR LLC, 237\nFontana’s Shoes, 287, 289, 307\nFoot Locker, Inc., 89\nFord Motor Company, 142, 344, 372, 417, \n442, 501\nFreeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., 437\nThe Fresh Market\ndividend yield, 563\nearnings per share (EPS), 559\nFucillo Automotive Group, 142, 143\nG\nGannett Company, Inc., 150\nThe Gap, Inc., 79, 447–448, 667, D-0\nGDF Suez, 551\nGeneral Electric, 49, 380\nGeneral Motors Corporation, 107, 435\nGiant, 280–281\nGibraltar Industries, 643–644\nGibson Greeting Cards, 353–354, 373\nGlaxoSmithKline, 109\nGMAC Corporation, 541\nGoDaddy Incorporated, 591\nGoogle, 151, 593\nGoogle Finance, 235, 236, 667\nGraham Holdings Company\nbalance sheet, A-1, A-2\nbusiness description, A-0–A-1\ncapital acquisition ratio, 618\nconsolidated financial statements, A-1, A-2, \nA-20–A-21\ndebt held to maturity, A-3–A-5, A-24\neconomic return from investing, A-13–A-14\ninvestment for control, A-3–A-5, \nA-19–A-21\ninvestment for significant influence, A-3, \nA-14–A-18\nmergers and acquisitions, A-3–A-5, \nA-19–A-21\nnotes to financial statements, A-6, A-14, \nA-20\npassive investments, A-3, A-5–A-12\nGreat America, 154\nGreen Mountain, 462\nH\nHarley-Davidson, Inc.\nbalance sheet, 334, 352\nbusiness description, 332–334\ncontrol of inventory, 353–356\ncost of goods sold, 337–338, 359–360\ncurrent ratio, 69\ngross profit percentage, 245\nincome statement, 334, 351–352, 358–359\ninventory accounting, 335–346, 359–361\ninventory costing methods, 340–347\ninventory management, 349–352\ninventory methods and financial statement \nanalysis, 355–356, 358–359\ninventory turnover, 349–350, 352\ninventory valuation, 348–349\nLIFO liquidations, 358–359\nnet profit margin, 127\nnotes to financial statements, 336, \n349, 351\nperpetual versus periodic inventory \nsystems, 340, 359–360\nplant and equipment as percent of total \nassets, 391\npurchase discounts, 361\npurchase returns and allowances, 360–361\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250\nstatement of cash flows, 355–356\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nHasbro, Inc., 266, 431\nHeinz, A-19\nHertz, 408\nHewlett-Packard Company (HP), 200–202, \n265, 348, 349, 637\ngross profit percentage, 245\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250, 252\nThe Home Depot, 417, 693, 699\nasset turnover ratios, 673–677\nbalance sheet, 660–661\nbusiness description, 658–659\nbusiness strategy of, 664–666\ncomponent percentages, 667–668\nfinancial statement analysis, 666–667\nincome statement, 660\ninventory turnover, 350\ninvestment decisions for, 663–664\nliquidity ratios, 677–680\nmarket ratios, 680–681\nother financial information, 682–683\nprofitability ratios, 669–673\nquality of income ratio, 615\nsolvency ratios, 679–680\nstatement of cash flows, 661–662\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nHonda Motor Co., 29, 332, 344, 349–350\nI\nIBM Corporation, 415\nInternational Airlines Group, 407\nInternational Paper Company, 379–380, 418\nInvestors Chronicle, 616\nIowa State University, 143\nJ\nJack in the Box, Inc., 104\nJCPenney Company, Inc., 366\nJefferson Research, 658, 673\nJetBlue Airways, 389, 400\nJones Soda, 493–494\nK\nKaplan, Inc., A-0\nKFC, 416\nKmart, 410\nKPMG, 23, 234\nKraft Foods Group, 469, A-19\nThe Kroger Co., 234, 266\nL\nLands’ End, Inc., D-0\nLEGO Group, 417\nLe-Nature’s Inc.\naccounting communication process, 16–21\naccounting scandal, 2, 18–21, 231, 233\naccounting system, 3–4\naccuracy of financial statements, 2, 18–21, \n231, 233\nbalance sheet, 6–8, 15, 16\nbusiness description, 2, 3\ngenerally accepted accounting principles \n(GAAP), 16–18\nincome statement, 6, 9–10, 15, 16\nnotes to financial statements, 15–16\nstatement of cash flows, 6, 13–14, 16\nstatement of stockholders’ equity, 6, \n11–12, 15, 16\nLexis Corporation, A-21\nLibby’s, 385\nLowe’s, 659, 664, 667, 668, 690\nasset turnover ratios, 674–675\ncomponent percentages, 668\nliquidity ratios, 678\nmarket ratios, 680–681\nprofitability ratios, 669–672\nsolvency ratios, 680\n\n\nC O M PA N Y I N D E X\nIND-3\nM\nMacy’s, Inc., 142, 143, 264, A-30, A-33\nMadoff Investment Securities, 115\nMarCon, Inc., 115\nMarket Watch, 235\nMarriott International, Inc., 408, 417, 437, 456\nMasterCard, 285, 675\nMattel, Inc., 93–94, 128–129\nMcDonald’s Corporation, 9, 42–43, 104, \n107, 395–396, 494\nMcGraw-Hill Education, 143\nMerrill Lynch, 655\nMichigan State University, 142, 151\nMicro Warehouse, 385–386\nMicrosoft Corporation, 255–256, 317, A-11\nMillerCoors Brewing Company, 634\nMoody’s, 511\nN\nNational Beverage Corp.\nbalance sheet, 606–609, 619\nbusiness description, 600–601\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ncash flows from financing activities, 605, \n607, 619–621\ncash flows from investing activities, \n604–605, 607, 616–619\ncash flows from operating activities, \n603–604, 607, 609–614, 625–627\nincome statement, 606–607, 608\ninventory turnover, 350\nnet increase (decrease) in cash, 605–606\nnoncash activities, 623\nplant and equipment as percent of total \nassets, 391\nquality of income ratio, 615\nstatement of cash flows classifications, \n602–609\nstatement of cash flows relationships to \nother financial statements, 606–607\nstatement of cash flows structure, \n621–622\nstatement of cash flows T-accounts, \n629–630\nsupplemental information, 622–623\nNeiman Marcus, 492\nNewell Rubbermaid Inc., 273\nNexis Company, A-21\nNike, Inc., 84\nNordstrom Inc., 588, 667, D-0\nNorth Face, 493\nNotre Dame, 151\nO\nOppenheimer & Co., 236\nOuterwall, 583\nP\nPanera Bread Company, 44, 49\ncurrent ratio, 69\nnet operating margin, 127\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nPapa John’s International, 112, 114, 211, \n267, 350, 416\nParamount Parks, 414\nParmalat, 109\nPatagonia, 481\nPatriot Coal, 698\nPeet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc., 321–322\nPepsiCo, Inc., 2, 374, 498–499, 540, \n641, 698\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ndeferred tax liabilities, 408\nquality of income ratio, 615\nPhilip Morris, 598\nPier 1 Imports, Inc., 21–22\nPizzeria Locale, 42\nPolaris, 349–350\nPollo Tropical, 69\nPool Corporation, Inc., 38, 96, 158, 219, \n276–277, 328–329, 383, 450, 503, \n550, 595–596, 652, 701, A-40\nPrecision Builders, 142\nPricewaterhouseCoopers, 23, 234\nProcter & Gamble (P&G), 28–29, 586, \n588–590, 678, 691\nPublic Storage, 572\nPurity Ice Cream Company, Inc., \n433–434\nPVH Corp., 142, 143\nQ\nQdoba Mexican Grill, 104\nR\nRedbox, 583\nReebok International Ltd., 636\nRite Aid Corporation, 115\nRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., \n653–654\nRoss Stores, Inc., D-0\nRoyal Ahold, 100, 280–281\nRungano Corporation, 445\nRuth’s Chris Steakhouse, 585\nS\nSafeway\ndividend yield, 563\nearnings per share (EPS), 559\nSanex, A-32\nSaucony, Inc., 326\nSears Holdings Corporation, 41, 142, \n410, 417\nSeneca Foods, 385\nSherwin-Williams Company, 664\nShophouse Southeast Asian \nKitchen, 42\nSiemens AG, 316\nSingapore Airlines, 401, 407, 443\nSkechers U.S.A., 296, 316\nSkullcandy, 493\nSnyder’s-Lance, 263–264, 372–373\nSocialCode, A-0\nSonic Corp., A-38\nSony Corporation, 279\nSouthwest Airlines, 429\nasset impairment, 409–410\nbalance sheet, 391\nbook value as approximation of remaining \nlife, 400–401\nbusiness description, 388–390\ndeferred tax liabilities, 408\ndepreciation, 398–409, 418–419, \n423–424\ndisposal of property, plant, and equipment, \n410–411\nfixed asset turnover, 392\nintangible assets, 416–417\nnet profit margin, 127\nnotes to financial statements, 394\nplant and equipment, 391–411\nrepairs and maintenance, 396–397\nstatement of cash flows, 418–419\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nStage Stores, Inc., D-0\nStandard & Poor’s, 511\nStanley Black & Decker, 417\nStanley Furniture Company, 637\nStaples, 80\nStarbucks Corporation, 215, 234, 438, \n698, A-33\naccounts payable turnover, 462\nbalance sheet, 460, 468\nbusiness description, 458–459\ncurrent liabilities, 461–470\ncurrent ratio, 69\ndeferred taxes, 485\nliability accounting, 460–473\nlong-term liabilities, 471–473\nnotes to financial statements, 463, \n468–469\npresent value concepts, 473–480\nquality of income ratio, 615\nworking capital management, 470\nStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, \nInc., 89\nState Street Corp., 237\nStein Mart, Inc., D-0\nStoney’s Beer, 3\nStop & Shop, 280–281\nStride Rite Corporation, 319\nSubway, 44\nSymbol Technologies, Inc., 330\nSysco Corporation, 144–145, 453\nT\nTaco Bell, 104\nTaco Cabana, 69\nTarget, 317, 340, 667\nTelstra, 635\nThomsonReuters, 235, 238\nTiffany & Co., 267\nTime Warner Inc., 639\nTJX Companies, Inc., D-0\nTootsie Roll Industries, 29, 501\nToyota Motor Corporation, 405\nToys R Us, 105, 187\nTrader Joe’s, 560, 561, 567, 569\nTurner Construction Company, 143\nTwitter, Inc., 98–99\n\n\nIND-4\nC O MPAN Y I NDE X\nU\nU-Haul International, Inc., 446–447\nUnilever Group, 109\nUnited Airlines, 622\nUnited Continental Holdings, 389\nbook value as approximation of remaining \nlife, 400\nfixed asset turnover, 392\nUnited Parcel Service Inc., 436\nUnited Way, 155\nUniversity of Florida, 143\nThe University of Pennsylvania, 151\nThe University of Texas at Austin, 151\nUrban Outfitters, Inc., 38–39, 96–97, \n159–160, 222–223, 278, 329, \n383–384, 452–453, 503–504, 551, \n597–598, 653, 701, A-41, D-0\nannual report, C-1–C-23\nbalance sheet, C-5\nForm 10-K report, C-1–C-23\nincome statement, C-6–C-7\nnotes to financial statements, C-10–C-23\nstatement of cash flows, C-9\nstatement of shareholders’ equity, C-8\nU.S. Bank, 493\nU.S. Foodservice, Inc., 100\nV\nVail Resorts, Inc., 145\nValleyfair, 154\nValue Line, 236\nVanguard Group Inc., 237\nVerizon Communications, Inc., 83, 231, \n397, 456\nVersailles, 616\nVisa, 285, 675\nW\nW. T. Grant, 616\nWachovia Capital Markets, 18, 20–21\nWalgreen Co., 30\nWalmart, 9, 340, 513, 667\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527\ntimes interest earned, 517\nThe Walt Disney Company, 414–415, 417, \n498, 540, A-30, A-40\nThe Washington Post Company, A-0\nWells Fargo Bank, 3, 8, 10, 12, 18, 236\nThe Wendy’s Company, 59, 143, 152\nWhole Foods Market, 494, 582\nbalance sheet, 556\nbusiness description, 554–556\ncash dividends, 563–565, 569\ncash flows from financing activities, \n572–573\ncommon stock transactions, 558, 559–562\ndividend yield, 563\nearnings per share (EPS), 559\nnotice of annual meeting, 557–558\nstatement of cash flows, 572–573\nstatement of shareholders’ equity, 569–570\nstock ownership, 557–559\nWildwater Kingdom, 154\nWolverine World Wide, Inc., 144\nWoolworths Limited, 636–637\nWorldCom, 21, 115, 231–232, 233\nWorldCom Verizon, 398, 456\nWorlds of Fun, 154\nY\nYahoo!, 698\nYahoo! Finance, 235, 667\nYum! Brands, Inc., 70, 416\nZ\nZacks Investment Research, 664\nZZZZ Best, 115\n\n\nIND-5\nNote: Page numbers followed by “n” indicate \nnotes.\nA\nAccelerated depreciation, 404–406\nAccount(s)\nchart of, 50–51\ndefined, 50\nimpact of transactions on, 51–55\nnature of, 50–51\nAccounting\naccrual basis. See Accrual basis accounting\nassumptions of, 45–46\ncareers in, 23–24\ncash basis, 109–110\ncommunication in. See Accounting \ncommunication process\ndefined, 4\ntypes of, 4\nAccounting communication process, 16–21, \n233–258\nauditing in, 20–21\ndisclosure process, 238–240\nethics and, 20\nfinancial statements in. See Financial \nstatement(s)\nlegal liability and, 20–21\nplayers in, 233–237\nreturn on assets (ROA) analysis, 250–254, \n670, 671\nAccounting cycle\nbasic steps in, 166, 167\ndefined, 56–57\nduring-period steps in, 56–57, 166\nend-of-period steps in, 56–57, 166, 167, \n168–178, 185–187, 290\nAccounting entity, 6\nAccounting equation, 6, 52–53, \n116–117, 606\nAccounting period, 9\nAccounting staff, 234\nAccounting standards. See Financial \nAccounting Standards Board (FASB); \nGenerally accepted accounting \nprinciples (GAAP); International \nAccounting Standards Board (IASB); \nInternational Financial Reporting \nStandards (IFRS)\nAccounting Standards Codification, 17\nAccounting systems, nature of, 3–4\nAccounts payable, 461–462, 612\nAccounts payable turnover, 462\nAccounts receivable\naccrued revenues, 171\naging of, 294–295\nbad debts and, 289–292\non the balance sheet, 283\ncash flows and, 297, 299\nchange in, 611\ncontrol over, 295–297\ndefined, 289\nreceivable turnover ratio, 296, 670, \n674–675\nreporting, 292–293\nAccrual basis accounting, 110–115\naccrued expenses, 168, 169, 174–178, \n612–613\naccrued liabilities, 462–465, 485\naccrued revenues, 110–112, 168, 169, 171\ndefined, 110\nincome taxes, 176–178, 463\nAccrued expenses\nadjusting journal entries, 168, 169, \n174–178\nchange in, 612–613\ndefined, 168, 174–175\ntypes of, 174–178\nAccrued liabilities, 462–465\naccrued compensation and related costs, \n463–464\naccrued taxes payable, 463, 476–477\ndeferred taxes, 485\ndefined, 462\npayroll taxes, 464–465\nAccrued revenues, 110–112\nadjusting journal entries, 168, 169, 171\ndefined, 168, 171\ntypes of, 171\nAccumulated amortization, 242\nAccumulated depreciation, 40n, 173–174, \n399–400\nAccumulated other comprehensive income \n(OCI), A-7–A-8\nAcid test, 670, 678\nAcquisition cost, 391–395\nfor cash, 393\nby construction, 394–395\nfor debt, 393–394\nfor equity, 394\nof intangible assets, 423–424\nof natural resources, 417\nAcquisition method, A-19–A-20\nAdditional paid-in capital (paid-in capital), \n 53, 620\nAdditions, to property, plant, and equipment, \n396–397\nAdjusted trial balance, 182\nAdjusting journal entries (AJE), 166–180\naccrued expenses, 168, 169, 174–178\naccrued revenues, 168, 169, 171\nadjustment process, 168–178\navailable-for-sale securities, A-7–A-8\nbad debt expense estimates, 290\ndeferred expenses, 168, 169, 171–174\ndeferred (unearned) revenues, 168, 169, \n170–171, 242, 467–468\ndefined, 166\nend of the accounting period, 56–57, 167, \n168–178, 185–187, 290\nethical issues concerning, 179\npurpose of, 166–167\ntypes of, 167–168\nAdvertising, truth in, 477\nAffiliates, investments in, A-0–A-3, \nA-14–A-18\nAging method\nfor accounts receivable, 294–295\nfor bad debt expense, 298\nAging of accounts receivable method, \n294–295\nAJE. See Adjusting journal \nentries (AJE)\nAllowance for doubtful accounts, \n290–292, 295\nAllowance method, 290\nAmerican Institute of Certified Public \nAccountants (AICPA), 23–24\nAmerican Stock Exchange (AMEX), 560\nAmortization\naccumulated, 242\nof bonds issued at a discount, 512, \n517–521\nof bonds issued at a premium, 512, \n521–523, 533–534, A-4\ndefined, 413\neffective-interest methods, 518–521, \n522–523, 529–534\nof intangible assets, 412–417\nstraight-line methods, 413, 525–526\nAmortized cost method, A-3–A-5, A-24\nAndreycak, Tammy Jo, 19\nAnnouncements, stock market reactions \nto, 239\nAnnual interest rate, notes \npayable, 466\nAnnual reports, 6, 239–240\nexamples, B-1–B-40, C-1–C-23\nAnnuity\ndefined, 475\nfuture value of, E-4(table)\npresent value of, 475–476, 478–480, \n482–484, E-2(table)\nAsset(s). See also specific assets\nadjusting journal entries for, 167\non balance sheet, 7, 8, 47\ndefined, 7, 47\ndepreciation of. See Depreciation\ndisposal of, 108, 410–411, \n628–629\nhistorical cost principle and, 46–47, \n391–392, 413, 417\nimpairment of, 409–410\nintangible, 242, 391, 412–417\ninterpreting, 8\nliquidity order of, 47, 67–68\ntangible, 391\nturnover. See Asset turnover ratios\ntypical account titles, 50\nunrecorded, 49\nS U B J E C T I N D E X\n\n\nIND-6\nS UBJ E C T I NDE X\nAsset turnover ratios, 670, 673–677\ndefined, 673\nfixed asset turnover, 392, 670, 674\ninventory turnover, 349–350, 352, 670, \n675–676\nreceivable turnover, 296, 670, 674–675\ntotal asset turnover, 185, 251–252, \n670, 674\nAssociated companies, investments in, \nA-0–A-3, A-14–A-18\nAssurance services, 23\nAudit(s)\naudit or assurance services, 23\nclean audit opinions, 234\ndefined, 20\nmanagement responsibility for, 20–21\nnature of, 20–21\nAudit committee, 234\nAuditors, 23, 24, 234\nAuthorized number of shares, 558\nAvailable-for-sale securities, A-6–A-11\ncompared with trading securities, \nA-9–A-11\ndefined, A-6\ndividends earned, A-7\nportfolio of, A-9, A-10–A-11\npurchase of stock, A-7\nsale of stock, A-9\nyear-end valuation, A-7–A-8\nAverage collection period, 296\nAverage cost inventory method, 343\nAverage days’ sales in receivables, 296\nAverage days to collect, 675\nB\nBad debt(s), 289–295\naccounting process for, 289–292\nactual write-offs compared with \nestimates, 295\nallowance method, 290–292\nestimating, 290, 293–295\nrecording, 290\nrecoveries, 291\nreporting, 292–293\nsummary of accounting process, 291–292\nwriting off specific uncollectible accounts, \n290–291, 295\nBad debt expense, 290–292, 293–295, 298\nBalance sheet, 6–8\naccount balances on, 56–64\naccounts receivable on, 283\nanalyzing, 7\nbasic accounting equation and, 6, 52–53, \n116–117, 606\nchart of accounts, 50–51\nclassified, 67–68, 241–242\ncomparative, 606\nconsolidated, A-1, A-2\ncontingent liabilities reported on, 468\nconverting to FIFO inventory method, 352\ndefined, 6\nelements of, 7–8, 17, 47–48\nexample, 7\nfinancing assets and liabilities, 607\nformula for, 6, 52–53, 116–117, 606\ninternational perspective on, 68\ninterpreting, 8\ninvestment assets and liabilities, 607\noperating assets and liabilities, 607–609\npassive investments on, A-5, A-7–A-8\npermanent (real) accounts, 179, 185–187\npreparing, 66–70, 180, 183–184\npurpose of, 6, 17\nrelationships with other financial \nstatements, 15, 16, 180, 606–607\nstructure of, 6–7, 17\ntransaction analysis, 51–55, 115–123\nBalance sheet equation, 6, 52–53, \n116–117, 606\nBank reconciliation, 300–304\ndefined, 301\nillustration of, 302–304\nneed for, 301–304\nobjectives of, 303–304\nBank service charges, 301, 302, 303\nBank statements\ncontents of, 300–301\ndefined, 300\nexample of, 301\nreconciliation of, 300–304\nBankruptcy, bonds payable and, 509\nBasic accounting equation, 6, 52–53, \n116–117, 606\nBasket purchase, 392\nBeginning inventory (BI), in cost of goods \nsold, 338\nBeginning-of-the-year retained earnings, 12\nBoard of directors, 234, 557\nBond(s), 471–472, 506–536. See also Bonds \npayable\ncash flows from financing activities, \n619–620\nheld-to-maturity, A-3–A-5, A-24\nas investments, A-3–A-5, A-24\nnotes (footnotes), 508, 511\ntypes of, 510\nzero coupon, 525\nBond certificate, 511\nBond discount, 512, 517–521, A-4\nBond premium, 512, 521–523, 533–534, A-4\nBond principal, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\nBond rating agencies, 511\nBonds payable, 471–472. See also Bond(s)\nbankruptcy risk and, 509\nbook value over time, 524–526\ncash flows and, 509, 528\ncharacteristics of, 508–509\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527, 670, 680\nearly retirement of, 527\nissuance process, 510–511\nissued at a discount, 512, 517–521, A-4\nissued at a premium, 512, 521–523, \n533–534, A-4\nissued at par, 514–517\npar value of, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\nreasons for issuing, 508–509\nreporting transactions in, 512–527\ntimes interest earned, 516–517, 670, 679\ntypes of, 510, 527\nBongiorno, Annette, 115\nBook value\nas approximation of remaining life, \n400–401\nof bonds over time, 524–526\nfair value versus, 409\nnet, 174, 292, 399–401\nBuildings and equipment. See Property, \nplant, and equipment\nBusiness activities. See Financing \nactivities; Investing activities; \nOperating activities\nBusiness entities\naccounting for owners’ equity, 574–578\nsales discounts to, 285–286\nsales to, 285–286\ntypes of, 22–23, 574–578\nBusiness strategy, 251–252, 664–666\nC\nCallable bonds, 510, 527\nCapital acquisitions ratio, 618\nCapital, contributed, 47, 556, 620\nCapital expenditures, 397\nCapital leases, 394, 472–473\nCapital structure, 458–459, 507\nCapitalization, 391–392, 397, 417\nCapitalized interest, 395\nCareers\naccounting, 23–24\njob searches, 237\nCarrying value. See Net book value\nCash, 299–304\nacquisition cost based on, 393\non the balance sheet, 283\nbank reconciliations, 300–304\nfor cash dividends, 565\ncash management, 299\nconverting operating expenses to cash \noutflows, 626–627\nconverting revenues to cash inflows, 625\ndefined, 299\nexpense recognition principle, 113–115, \n167, 398, 417, 615\ninternal control of, 299–300\nnet increase (decrease) in, 605–606\nrevenue recognition principle, 110–112, \n167, 284, 615\nCash basis accounting, 109–110\nCash coverage ratio, 670, 679–680\nCash (sales) discounts, 285–286, 307\nCash dividends\non common stock, 557, 563–565\nimpact on stock price, 565\non preferred stock, 571–572\nCash equivalent price, 393\nCash equivalents, 299–304\nbank reconciliations, 300–304\nin cash management, 299\ndefined, 39n, 299, 602\ninternal control of, 299–300\non statement of cash flows, 602\nCash flow statement. See Statement \nof cash flows\n\n\nSUB J E C T I N D E X\nIND-7\nCash flows. See also Statement of cash flows\naccounts receivable and, 297, 299\nbonds payable and, 509, 528\ndepreciation of productive assets, 418–419\nfrom financing activities. See Cash flows \nfrom financing activities\ninventory management and, 355–356\nfrom investing activities. See Cash flows \nfrom investing activities\nfrom operating activities. See Cash flows \nfrom operating activities\nworking capital and, 470, 614\nCash flows from financing activities, 70, 246, \n572–573, 619–621\ndefined, 14, 605\ninterpreting, 620–621\nreporting, 619–620\nCash flows from investing activities, 70, 246, \n604–605, A-18\nadjustments for gains and losses on sale of \nlong-term assets, 628–629\ndefined, 14, 604\nfair value method for passive investments, \nA-3, A-5–A-12, A-18\ninterpreting, 617–619\nreporting, 616–617\nCash flows from operating activities, \n127–128, 603–604\nadjustments for gains and losses on sale of \nlong-term assets, 628–629\nconversion of net income to, 609–613\ndefined, 14, 603\ndirect method, 246, 603–604, 625–627\nfraud and, 616\nindirect method, 246–247, 609–613, \n622–623\ninterpreting, 614\nquality of earnings and, 183\nreporting, 603–604, 609–613\nCash interest payments, 512\nCash management, 299\nCash ratio, 670, 678–679\nCash-to-cash (operating ) cycle, \n104–106, 676\nCertified internal auditors (CIAs), 23, 24\nCertified management accountants (CMAs), \n23, 24\nCertified public accountants (CPAs), \n23–24, 233\nChapman, James, 616n\nChart of accounts, 50–51\nChief executive officer (CEO), 233–234\nChief financial officer (CFO), 233–234\nClassified balance sheet, 67–68, 241–242\nClassified income statement, 126, 242–243\nClean audit opinions, 234\nClosing entries, 186–187\nClosing the books, 166\nCommon stock, 557–570. See also Stock \nmarket\nauthorized shares, 558\navailable-for-sale securities, A-6–A-11\ncash dividends on, 557, 563–565\ncash flows from financing activities, \n619, 620\ncharacteristics of ownership, 557–558\ncontrolling interests in, A-3, A-19–A-21\ndefined, 53, 559\ndividends payable, 557, 563–565, \n566–567\nearnings per share (EPS), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\ninitial sale of, 560\nissued for employee compensation, 561\nissued shares, 558\noutstanding shares, 558\npassive investment in, A-3, A-5–A-12\nrepurchase of, 561–562\nsale in secondary markets, 560–561\nstock dividends on, 566–567\nstock splits on, 567–568\ntrading securities, A-6, A-9–A-11\nCommon-size income statements, 127\nCommunication. See Accounting \ncommunication process\nCompany strategy, 251–252, 664–666\nComparative balance sheets, 606\nComparative data, balance sheet, 68\nComparative financial statements, \n240, 606\nComparison with similar companies, 667. \nSee also Industry comparisons\nCompensation\naccrued compensation and related costs, \n463–464\npayroll taxes, 464–465\nsalaries expense in, 107, 175\nstock issued for, 561\nwages expense in, 107, 175\nComplete income statement, 606\nComponent percentages, 667–668\nCompound entries, 59\nComprehensive income, 9n, 243, A-7–A-8\nConceptual framework, for financial \naccounting, 45–48\nConference calls, with press releases, 238\nConservatism principle, 348\nConsolidated financial statements\nbalance sheet, A-1, A-2\nfor a controlling interest, A-1, A-2, \nA-20–A-21\nnature of, A-21\nConstruction, acquisition cost based on, \n394–395\nConsumers\ncredit card sales to, 285, 307\nsales to, 285\nContingent liabilities, 468–469\nContinuity assumption, 46\nContra-accounts, 173–174\nContract rate of interest. See Coupon rate\nContributed capital in excess of par, \n53, 620\nControlling interests, A-19–A-21\nconsolidated financial statements for, A-1, \nA-2, A-20–A-21\ndefined, A-3\nConvertible bonds, 510\nCook, Timothy, 230–231\nCopyrights, 415\nCorporate governance, 231, \n233–234, 557\nCorporate life cycle, quality of income \nratio, 615\nCorporations, 23\nlimited liability (LLCs), 23\nownership of, 557–559, 570–571. See also \nStockholders’ equity\nCost (historical cost), 46–47, 391–392, \n413, 417\nCost allocation, in depreciation, 399\nCost effectiveness, in accounting \ncommunication process, 237\nCost flow assumptions, 341–344\nCost in excess of net assets acquired, \nA-19–A-20\nCost of goods sold (CGS)\nconverting to cash paid to suppliers, \n625–626\nequation for, 337–338\ninventory in, 337–338, 340, 341–343\nLIFO liquidation effects, 358\nnature of, 333, 337–338\nCost of goods sold (CGS) equation, \n337–338\nCost of sales. See Cost of goods sold (CGS)\nCost principle, 46–47, 391–392, 413, 417\nCost-differentiation strategy, 252, 665\nCoupon payments, 512\nCoupon rate, 509–510, 512–514\nCovenants, bond, 510–511\nCredit balances, 116\nCredit card discounts, 285, 307\nCredit card sales, 285, 307\nCredit managers, 4\nCredit sales, 293–294\nbad debts, 289–295\nbusiness, 285–286\nconsumer, 285\nterms for, 285–286\nCredit terms, 285–286\nCreditors. See Lenders (creditors)\nCredits, 57–58, 61, 62\nCross-sectional analysis, 254–255\nCrupi, Joann, 115\nCumulative dividend preference, 571–572\nCurrent assets\ndefined, 47\nnature of, 47, 67–68\ntrading securities as, A-6, A-9–A-11\nworking capital management, 470, 614\nCurrent dividend preference, 571\nCurrent liabilities, 461–470\naccounts payable, 461–462, 612\naccrued liabilities, 176–178, \n462–465, 485\ncurrent portion of long-term debt, 467\ndeferred revenues, 168, 170–171, 242, \n467–468\ndefined, 47, 461\nnature of, 67–68\nnotes payable, 466, 471–472\nrefinanced debt, 467\nworking capital management, 470\nCurrent market value, 399\n\n\nIND-8\nS UBJ E C T I NDE X\nCurrent portion of long-term debt, 467\nCurrent ratio, 69, 254, 670, \n677–678\nCurrent receivables, 289\nD\nDebentures, 510\nDebit balances, 116\nDebits, 57–58, 61, 62\nDebt. See also Bad debt(s); Bond(s); Bonds \npayable; Notes payable\nacquisition cost based on, 393–394\nin capital structure, 507\ncash flows from financing activities, \n619–620\ncurrent portion of long-term, 467\nheld to maturity, A-3–A-5, A-24\nnotes receivable, 289–292\npassive investments in, A-3\nrefinanced, 467\nDebt covenants, restrictive, 510–511\nDebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527, 670, 680\nDecision makers\nexternal, 3–4, 17–18, 45–48\ninternal, 3–4\nratio analysis and. See Ratio analysis\nDeclaration date, of dividends, 564\nDeclining-balance depreciation method, \n404–406\nDecomposition analysis, 251–252\nDecreasing cost inventories, 346\nDefault risk, 511\nDeferred expenses, 171–174\nadjusting journal entries, 168, 169, \n171–174\ndefined, 168, 171–172\ntypes of, 171–174\nDeferred (unearned) revenues, 242\nadjusting journal entries, 168, 169, \n170–171, 242, 465–468\ndefined, 168, 170, 467\nexamples of, 170–171\ntypes of, 170–171\nDeferred tax liability, 485\nDefinite life, of intangible assets, 413\nDepletion, 417–419\nDeposits in transit, 302, 303\nDepreciable cost, 402\nDepreciation, 107, 398–409\naccelerated, 404–406\naccumulated, 40n, 173–174, 399–400\nalternative methods, 401–406\ncalculating, 400\nchanges in estimates, 407, 423–424\nconcepts concerning, 398–401\ndeclining-balance method, 404–406\nas deferred expense, 173–174\ndeferred tax liability, 485\ndefined, 399\neffect on statement of cash flows, 418–419\nestimating, 173–174\nmanager choice of method, 407–409\nstraight-line method, 402–403, 406, \n423–424\nsummary of methods, 406\nin tax reporting, 408–409, 419\nunits-of-production method, 403–404, 406\nDepreciation expense, 399\nDepreciation rate per unit of production, \n403–404\nDepreciation schedule, 402–403\nDirect labor cost, 337\nDirect materials. See Raw materials inventory\nDirect method, for cash flows from operating \nactivities, 246, 603–604, 625–627\nDisclosure, 238–240. See also Financial \nstatement(s)\nannual reports in, 6, 239–240\nfair-disclosure principle, 238\npress releases in, 238–239\nquarterly reports in, 6, 105n, 240\nSEC reports in, 239–240\nstock market reactions to earnings \nannouncements, 239\ntypes of reports, 240\nvoluntary, 249\nDiscontinued operations, 242\nDiscount(s)\nbond, 512, 517–521, A-4\ncash, 285–286, 307\ncredit card, 285, 307\ndeciding to take, 286\npurchase, 336, 361\nrecording, 307\nsales, 285–286, 307\ntrade, 286n\nDisposal of assets, 108, 410–411, 628–629\nDividend income\non available-for-sale securities, A-7\nunder equity method, A-16\nDividend revenue, 108\nDividend yield, 563, 670, 681\nDividends in arrears, 571–572\nDividends payable, 3\ncash, 557, 563–565, 571–572\ncommon stock, 557, 563–565, 566–567\npreferred stock, 571–572\nrestrictions on payment of, 511\non statement of stockholders’ equity, 12\nstock, 566–567\nDouble-declining-balance rate, 404–406\nDoubtful accounts, allowance for, \n290–292, 295\nDual effects concept, 52\nDuPont model, 251–252, 677\nDuring-period steps, in accounting cycle, \n56–57, 166\nE\nEarned capital. See Retained earnings\nEarnings\nquality of, 183\nstock market reactions to \nannouncements, 239\nunexpected, 239\nEarnings forecasts, 235–236\nEarnings per share (EPS), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\nEarnings quality ratio, 615, 670, 672–673\nEbbers, Bernie, 115\nEconomic life, 400–401\nEconomic return from investing, A-13–A-14\nEconomy-wide factors, in investment \ndecision, 664, 682–683\nEDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering and \nRetrieval Service; SEC), 235\nEffective-interest amortization, 529–534\nbonds issued at a discount, 518–521, \n529–531\nbonds issued at a premium, 522–523, \n533–534\nEffective-interest rate (yield), 512, 518\nEfficiency, inventory turnover and, 349–350\nElectronic funds transfer (EFT), 300\nElls, Steve, 42–43\nEmployee compensation. See Compensation\nEmployee FICA taxes, 464\nEmployee income taxes, 464\nEmployee stock options, 561\nEmployer FICA taxes, 464\nEnd of the accounting period\nadjusting journal entries, 56–57, 167, \n168–178, 185–187, 290\ninventory in, 338, 340, 342–343, 353–354\nsteps in accounting cycle, 56–57, 166, 167, \n168–178, 185–187, 290, 291–292\nEnding inventory\nin cost of goods sold, 338, 340, 342–343\nerrors in measuring, 353–354\nincome before income taxes, 354\nEnd-of-the-year retained earnings, 12\nEPS (earnings per share), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\nEquipment. See also Property, plant, and \nequipment\ncash flows from investing activities, 617\ndefined, 391\nEquity. See Common stock; Preferred stock; \nStatement of stockholders’ equity; \nStockholders’ equity\nEquity method\ndefined, A-14\nfor investments of significant influence, \nA-3, A-14–A-18\nrecording investments under, A-14–A-16\nreporting investments under, A-16\nErrors\nin bank reconciliation process, 302, 303\nin measuring ending inventory, 353–354\nEstimated ending balance, 295\nEstimated liabilities\non the balance sheet, 468\nin the notes, 468–469\nEstimated useful life, 400–401, 423–424\nEstimates\nactual write-offs compared with, 295\nbad debt expense, 290, 293–295\nchange in, 423–424\ndepreciation, 173–174\nEthics. See also Fraud\naccounting communication and, 20\naccounting methods for minority \ninvestments, A-18\n\n\nSUB J E C T I N D E X\nIND-9\nadjustments and incentives, 179\ncapitalization of expenses, 397\nfraud and cash flow from operations, 616\nfraud triangle, 232\ninsider information, 683\ninternal control of cash, 300\ninventory costing methods and, 346\nmanagement incentives to violate \naccounting rules, 115, 179\nnature of ethical conduct, 20\nseparate records for tax and financial \nreporting, 408\ntruth in advertising, 477\nExchange rate risk, 471–472\nExchanges, 50\nEx-dividend date, 565\nExpense recognition principle, 113–115, \n167, 398, 417, 615\nExpenses\naccrued, 168, 169, 174–178, 612–613\nadjusting journal entries for, 168, 169, \n174–178\nbad debt, 290–292, 293–295, 298\nconverting operating expenses to cash \noutflow, 626–627\ndeferred, 168, 169, 171–174\ndefined, 10, 107\ndepreciation, 399\nexpenditures versus, 107\nincome tax, 29n, 108\ninterest. See Interest expense\noperating, 107–108, 626–627\nprepaid, 172–173, 612\nrecording, 167, 168\nrepair and maintenance, 107, 396–397\ntypical account titles, 50\nExternal decision makers, 3–4\ngenerally accepted accounting principles \nand, 17–18\nprimary objective of external financial \nreporting and, 45–48\nExternal events, 50\nF\nFace value, bond, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\nFactory overhead, 337\nFair value method\nbook value versus, 409\nclassifying passive investments, \nA-6–A-9\ndefined, A-5\nfor passive investments, A-3, \nA-5–A-12, A-18\nFair-disclosure principle, in accounting \ncommunication process, 238\nFaithful representation, 46\nFASB (Financial Accounting Standards \nBoard), 17, 45–48, 111–112, 233, \n243, A-12\nFederal Communications Commission \n(FCC), 24\nFederal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), \n464–465\nFICA taxes, 464\nFIFO inventory. See First-in, first-out (FIFO) \ninventory\nFinancial accounting\ncareers in, 23–24\nconceptual framework for, 45–48\nexternal decision makers and, 45–48\nnature of, 4\nqualitative characteristics of information, \n45–46\nreasons to study, 4–5\nseparate records for tax accounting and, \n408–409\nFinancial Accounting Standards Board \n(FASB), 17, 45–48, 111–112, 233, \n243, A-12\nFinancial analysts, in accounting \ncommunication process, 235–236\nFinancial leverage percentage, 670, 671\nFinancial position, 7\nFinancial ratios. See Ratio analysis\nFinancial reporting. See also Financial \nstatement(s)\naccounts receivable, 292–293\nannual reports, 6, 239–240, B-1–B-40, \nC-1–C-23\nbad debts, 292–293\nbonds payable, 512–527\ncash and cash equivalents, 299–304\ncash flows from financing activities, \n619–620\ncash flows from investing activities, \n616–617\ncash flows from operating activities, \n603–604, 609–613\nfair value of investments, A-11\nmanager choice of depreciation method, \n407–409\nmergers and acquisitions, A-20–A-21\nprimary objective of external, 45\nquarterly reports, 6, 105n, 240\nseparate records for tax reporting and, \n408–409\nFinancial statement(s). See also Annual \nreports; Balance sheet; Generally \naccepted accounting principles (GAAP); \nIncome statement; Statement of cash \nflows; Statement of stockholders’ equity\naccounts on, 50–51\nanalysis of. See Financial statement analysis\nbusiness activities causing changes in, \n49–51\ncomparative, 240, 606\nconsolidated, A-1, A-2, A-20–A-21\nensuring accuracy of, 18–21. See also \nAudit(s)\nforeign, 68, 109. See also International \nperspective\nformats of, 15–16, 240–250\nfraud and, 2, 18–21, 115, 179, \n231–232, 233\ninventory costing methods and, 344–345, \n350–352, 358–359\nmanagement use of, 4–5\nnotes to. See Notes (footnotes)\noverview of, 6–16\npreparation and analysis of, 125–128, \n179–185\nrelationships among, 15, 16, 180, 606–607\nsummary of, 17\nvoluntary disclosures, 249\nFinancial statement analysis, 658–685. See \nalso Balance sheet; Income statement; \nInternational perspective; Ratio analysis; \nStatement of cash flows; Statement of \nstockholders’ equity\napplying materiality constraint in \npractice, 336\nassessing default risk, 511\nasset turnover ratios, 670, 673–677\nbad debt recoveries, 291\nbalance sheet interpretation. See \nBalance sheet\nbond information from business press, 513\nbook value as approximation of remaining \nlife, 400–401\nbusiness strategy and, 251–252, 664–666\ncapitalization and, 397\nchanges in accounting estimates, 407\ncompany strategy and, 251–252, 664–666\ncomparison with similar companies, 667. \nSee also Industry comparisons\ncomponent percentages in, 667–668\ncross-sectional analysis, 254–255\ndepreciation in, 418–419\ndifferences in estimated lives within single \nindustry, 401\nof discounts, 286\nDuPont model, 251–252, 677\nfair value of investments, A-11\nfree cash flow, 618–619\nimpact of alternative depreciation \nmethods, 406\nimpact of change on accounting \nadjustments, 406\nimpact of dividends on stock price, 565\nincome statement analysis. See Income \nstatement\ninformation services and, 235–236, 237\ninsider information and, 683\nintangible assets, 242, 391, 412–417\ninterpreting retained earnings, 12\ninterpreting statement of cash flows, 14\ninventory costing methods and, 344–345, \n350–352, 358–359\ninvestment decisions in, 663–664, \n682–683\njob searches and, 237\nLIFO and inventory turnover ratio, 352\nLIFO liquidations and inventory \nmanagement, 358–359\nlimited voting rights of preferred stock, 572\nliquidity ratios, 670, 677–680\nmarket ratios, 670, 680–681\nnature of, 666–667\nnoncash expenses, 419\nother financial information in, 682–683\npercentage analysis in, 667–668\nprofitability ratios, 669–673\nproposed changes to measuring certain \ninvestments, A-12\n\n\nIND-10 S UBJ E C T I NDE X\nFinancial statement analysis—Cont.\nquality of earnings, 183\nrefinancing debt, 467\nresearch and development costs not \nintangible asset, 415\nrestriction on payment of dividends, 511\nrevenue recognition for complex contracts, \n111–112\nsignificant accounting policies, 248, 288, \n295, 405\nsolvency ratios, 670, 679–680\nstatement of comprehensive income, 243\nstock market reactions to accounting \nannouncements, 239\nT-accounts in, 57–58, 61, 62–64\ntime-series analysis in, 254–255, 666–667\nunderstanding foreign financial \nstatements, 68\nunrecorded assets and liabilities, 49\nusers of financial information, 237\nzero coupon bonds, 525\nFinancing activities\nbalance sheet assets and liabilities, 607\ncash flows from. See Cash flows from \nfinancing activities\nevents in, 70\nnature of, 4, 44\nstock transactions, 572–573\nFinancing leases, 394, 472–473\nFinished goods inventory, 335\nFirst-in, first-out (FIFO) inventory, 341–342\nconverting balance sheet to, 352\nconverting income statement to, 351–352\ndefined, 341\ndescribed, 341–342\nfinancial statement effects of, 344–345\nperiodic versus perpetual inventory \nsystems, 359–360\nFixed asset turnover, 392, 670, 674\nFixed assets. See Property, plant, and \nequipment\nFixtures, 391. See also Property, plant, and \nequipment\nFOB (free on board) destination, 284\nFOB (free on board) shipping point, 284\nForecasts, earnings, 235–236\nForeign currency\nborrowing in, 471–472\nreceivables in, 289\ntranslation gains and losses, 569\nForm 8-K, 240\nForm 10-K, 239–240, B-1–B-40, C-1–C-23\nForm 10-Q, 240\nFranchises, 44, 416\nFraud. See also Ethics\ncapitalization of expenses, 397\nand cash flow from operations, 616\nfinancial reporting and, 2, 18–21, 115, \n179, 231–232, 233\nfraud triangle, 232\nmanagement incentives to violate \naccounting rules, 115, 179\nrole of accounting in preventing, 233\nFree cash flow, 618–619\nFreight-in, 336\nFundamental accounting model, 51\nFUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax Act), \n464–465\nFuture value (FV)\nannuity, E-4(table)\ndefined, 473\nsingle amount, E-3(table)\nG\nGAAP. See Generally accepted accounting \nprinciples (GAAP)\nGains\ndefined, 108\non disposal of assets, 108, 628–629\nforeign currency translation, 569\non sale of investments, 108\nunrealized holding, 569, A-5–A-6\nGeneral and administrative expenses, 107\nGeneral journal, 57, 59–60\nGeneral ledger, 57, 60\nGenerally accepted accounting principles \n(GAAP), 16–18\napplication to company’s statements, 248\ndefined, 16\ndepreciation method and, 407\ndetermination of, 16–17\nimportance to managers and external users, \n17–18\nInternational Financial Reporting Standards \n(IFRS) versus, 68, 109, 249–250\ninternational perspective on interest, 613\nsetting of, 233\nsignificant accounting policies, 248, 288, \n295, 405\nGoing concern assumption, 46\nGoods available for sale, 338\nGoodwill, 242\namortization of, 413–414\ndefined, 413, A-19\nin mergers and acquisitions, A-19–A-20\nGovernment Accountability Office (GAO), 24\nGrass, Martin, 115\nGross method, 361\nGross profit (gross margin), 242, 244–245\nGross profit percentage, 244–245\nGrowth\nhorizontal, A-19\nrapid, 682\nH\nHeading, financial statement, 6\nHeld-to-maturity investments, A-3–A-5, A-24\nHigh-value strategy, 252\nHistorical cost principle, 46–47, 391–392, \n413, 417\nHorizontal growth, A-19\nHuman resource managers, 5\nI\nIASB (International Accounting Standards \nBoard), 18, 111–112, 243\nIFRS. See International Financial Reporting \nStandards (IFRS)\nIIA (Institute of Internal Auditors), 23\nImmaterial amounts, in accounting \ncommunication process, 237\nImpairment of assets, 409–410\nImprovements, 396–397\nIncome before income taxes, 108, 242, 354\nIncome statement, 6, 9–10, 104–135\naccrual basis accounting, 110–115\nanalyzing, 10\nclassified, 126, 242–243\ncommon-size, 127\ncomplete, 606\nconverting to FIFO inventory method, \n351–352\ndefined, 9\neffect of business activities on, 104–109\nelements of, 9–10, 17, 106–109\nequation for, 9\nexample, 10\ninterest expense reported on, 515–516\ninternational perspective on, 109\nLIFO liquidation effects, 358\noperating cycle, 104–106, 676\npreparing, 125–128, 180, 182–183\npurpose of, 17\nrecognizing and measuring operating \nactivities, 109–115\nrelationships with other financial \nstatements, 15, 16, 180, 606–607\nstructure of, 9, 17\ntemporary (nominal) accounts, 179, 186–187\ntransaction analysis, 115–123\nIncome tax expense, 29n, 108\nIncome taxes. See also Tax reporting\ndeferred tax liability, 485\nincome before, 108, 354\npayable. See Income taxes payable\nIncome taxes payable\naccrued, 176–178, 463\nemployee, 464\nIncreasing cost inventories, 345–346\nIndefinite life, of intangible assets, 413\nIndenture, bond, 510, 512\nIndirect method, for cash flows from \noperating activities, 246–247, 604, \n609–613, 622–623, 628–630\nIndividual company factors, in investment \ndecision, 664\nIndustry comparisons\naccounts payable turnover, 462\nairline industry, 400–401\nbeverage industry, 615, 618\nbook value as approximation of remaining \nlife, 400–401\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ncoffee, 462\ncomputer industry, 244–245, 250–251\ncurrent ratio, 69\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527\ndifferences in estimated life within single \nindustry, 401\ndividend yield, 563\nearnings per share (EPS), 559\nearnings quality ratio, 615\nfood retailing, 559, 563\n\n\nSUB J E C T I N D E X\nIND-11\nfootwear industry, 296\ngross profit percentage, 244–245\ninventory turnover, 349–350\nmotorcycle industry, 349–350\nnet profit margin, 126–127\nquality of income ratio, 615\nreceivable turnover ratio, 296\nrestaurant industry, 44, 69, 104, \n126–127, 185\nretail, 516–517, 526–527, D-0(table)\nreturn on assets (ROA), 250–251\nsample industry ratio report, D-0(table)\ntimes interest earned, 516–517\ntotal asset turnover ratio, 185\nIndustry factors, in investment decision, 664\nInformation services\nin accounting communication process, \n235–236\ndefined, 235\ntypes of, 235–236, 237\nInitial public offering (IPO), 560\nInsider information, 683\nInstitute of Internal Auditors (IIA), 23\nInstitute of Management Accountants \n(IMA), 23\nInstitutional investors, 237\nInsurance expense, 107\nIntangible assets, 242\nacquisition of, 412–413\namortization of, 412–417\ndefined, 391\ninternational accounting differences, \n416–417\ntypes of, 412–413\nInterest, defined, 175\nInterest earned, held-to-maturity bonds, \nA-4, A-24\nInterest expense, 108, 289\naccrued interest on debt, 175–176\nbonds issued at a discount, 518–521\nbonds issued at par value, 515–516\nbonds issued at premium, 533–534\ncapitalized, 395\neffective-interest amortization of, \n518–521, 522–523, 529–534\ninternational perspective on, 613\nstraight-line amortization of, 525–526\ntax deductibility, 510\ntimes interest earned, 516–517, 670, 679\nInterest income\non bank statements, 302\ninternational perspective on, 613\nInterest payable, 3, 512\nInterest periods\nin future value computations, 477\nin present value computations, 477\nInterest rates\ncoupon rate, 509–510, 512–514\neffective, 512, 518–521, 522–523, \n529–534\nin future value computations, 477\nmarket, 512–513, 513n\nin present value computations, 477\nInterest receivable, 289\nInterest revenue, 108\nInterim reports. See Quarterly reports\nInternal controls\nof cash, 299–300\ndefined, 299\nethical issues, 300\nof inventory, 353\nInternal decision makers, 3–4\nInternal events, 50\nInternational Accounting Standards Board \n(IASB), 18, 111–112, 243\nInternational Financial Reporting Standards \n(IFRS), 18\naccounting for tangible and intangible \nassets, 416–417\nassessment of future probabilities, 469\ncomponent allocation, 407\nGAAP versus, 68, 109, 249–250\nimpact of company name, 571\ninterest classification, 613\nLIFO inventory systems, 349\nInternational perspective\nassessment of future probabilities, 469\nbalance sheet differences, 68\nborrowing in foreign currencies, 471–472\ncurrency translation gains and losses, 569\ndifferences in accounting methods, 249–250\nforeign currency receivables, 289\nglobal convergence in accounting, 18\nimpact of company name, 571\nincome statement differences, 109\ninterest classification on statement of cash \nflows, 613\nLIFO and international comparisons, 344\nmeasurement basis for property, plant, and \nequipment, 407\non research and development expense, \n416–417\nrevenue recognition, 111–112\nstatement of comprehensive income, 243\nunderstanding foreign financial \nstatements, 68\nInventory\nbeginning, 338\nchange in, 611–612\ncosts included in purchases, 336\ndefined, 335\nending, 338, 340, 342–343, 353–354\nfinancial statement analysis and, 344–345, \n350–352, 358–359\nitems included in, 335–336\njust-in-time, 350, 677–678\nmerchandise, 335–338\nnature of, 333\ntypes of, 334, 335–336, 337–338\nInventory control, 353–356\ncash flows, 355–356\nerrors in measuring ending inventory, \n353–354\ninternal, 353\nperiodic inventory system, 340, 359–360\nperpetual inventory system, 340, 344, \n359–360\nInventory costing methods, 340–347\naverage cost method, 343\nconsistency in use of, 346\ncost flow assumptions in, 341–344\nfinancial statement effects of, 344–345, \n350–352, 358–359\nfirst-in, first-out (FIFO) method, 341–342, \n344–345, 351–352, 359–360\nlast-in, first-out (LIFO) method, 342–346, \n352, 358–359\nLIFO average cost, 344–345\nmanagers’ choice of, 345–346\nspecific identification, 341\nInventory management, 349–352\ncash flows and, 355–356\nLIFO liquidations and, 358–359\nmeasuring efficiency in, 349–350\npurchase discounts, 336, 361\npurchase returns and allowances, 336, \n360–361\nstatement of cash flows and, 355–356\nInventory turnover ratio, 349–350, 352, 670, \n675–676\nInventory valuation, 348–349\nInvestee earnings, under equity method, \nA-15–A-16\nInvesting activities\nbalance sheet assets and liabilities, 607\ncash flows from. See Cash flows from \ninvesting activities\nevents in, 70\nnature of, 4, 44\nInvestment(s), A-0–A-26\nin affiliates or associated companies, \nA-0–A-3, A-14–A-18\ncash flows from. See Cash flows from \ninvesting activities\nfor control, A-3, A-19–A-21\nheld-to-maturity, A-3–A-5, A-24\npassive, A-3, A-5–A-12\nreturn on assets (ROA), 251–252, 670, 671\nfor significant influence, A-3, A-14–A-18\nInvestment decision, 663–664, 682–683\neconomy-wide factors in, 664, 682–683\nindividual company factors in, 664\nindustry factors in, 664\nInvestment income, 108\nInvestors. See also Stockholders \n(shareholders)\nin accounting communication process, 237\ndefined, 237\nas external decision makers, 3–4, \n17–18, 45\nInvoluntary disposal of assets, 410–411\nIssuance costs, bond, 525\nIssued shares, 558\nJ\nJob searches, 237\nJobs, Steve, 230\nJournal entries\ndefined, 59\nnature of, 59–60\nrecording discounts and returns, 307\nin transaction analysis, 59–60, 62–64, \n117–123\nJust-in-time inventory, 350, 677–678\n\n\nIND-12 S UBJ E C T I NDE X\nK\nKumar, Sanjay, 115\nL\nLand, 391\nLast-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory, 342–343\ndefined, 342\nethical issues, 346\nfinancial statement effects of, 344–345\ninternational comparisons, 344\ninventory turnover ratio and, 352\nLIFO liquidations, 358–359\nmanagers’ choice of, 345–346\nperiodic versus perpetual inventory system, \n359–360\nLease liabilities, 472–473\ncapital (financing) leases, 394, 472–473\noperating leases, 393–394, 472\nLeasehold improvements, 444, 449\nLeast-latest rule of thumb, 345, 408\nLegal capital, 560\nLegal liability, 20–21, 22–23\nLenders (creditors), 3, 4\nin accounting communication process, 237\ndefined, 47, 237\nLessee, 472\nLessor, 472\nLeverage, financial leverage percentage, \n670, 671\nLiabilities, 458–487. See also specific \nliabilities\naccrued, 462–465, 485\nadjusting journal entries for, 167\non balance sheet, 7–8, 47, 468\ncontingent, 468–469\ncurrent. See Current liabilities\ndefined, 7, 47, 460\ninterpreting, 8\nmaturity order of, 47, 67–68\noff-balance-sheet financing, 49\npresent values in calculating, 477–480\nrecording, 168\nshort-term, 619–620\ntypical account titles, 50\nunrecorded, 49\nLiability (legal), 20–21\nlimited, 23\nunlimited, 22–23\nLicenses and operating rights\namortization of, 416–417\ndefined, 416\nLIFO average cost, 344–345\nLIFO conformity rule, 345–346\nLIFO inventory. See Last-in, first-out (LIFO) \ninventory\nLIFO liquidations, 358–359\nLIFO reserve, 352\nLimited liability, 23\nLimited liability companies (LLCs), 23\nLimited liability partnerships (LLPs), 23\nLiquidity\nof bonds, 507–508\ndefined, 470, 677\nLiquidity order, of assets, 47, 67–68\nLiquidity ratios, 670, 677–680\ncash ratio, 670, 678–679\ncurrent ratio, 69, 254, 670, 677–678\ndefined, 677\nquick ratio, 670, 678\nLong-lived assets. See also Property, plant, \nand equipment\nclassifying, 391\ndefined, 391\nfixed asset turnover, 392, 670, 674\nmeasuring and recording acquisition costs, \n391–396\nLong-term liabilities, 471–473\nbonds payable. See Bonds payable\nborrowing in foreign currencies, 471–472\ncash flows from financing activities, \n619–620\ncurrent portion of long-term debt, 467\ndefined, 471\nlease liabilities, 393–394, 472–473\nnotes payable, 466, 471–472\nrefinanced debt, 467\nLosses\ndefined, 108\non disposal of assets, 108, 628–629\nforeign currency translation, 569\non sale of investments, 108\nunrealized holding, 569, A-5–A-6\nLotteries, 477\nLow-cost strategy, 252\nLower of cost or market (LCM) inventory \nvaluation, 348–349\nLynn, Robert, 19\nM\nMACRS (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery \nSystem), 408–409\nMadoff, Bernard, 115\nMaestri, Luca, 230–231\nMaintenance expenses, 396–397\nManagement consulting services, 23–24\nManagement’s discussion and analysis, 240, 665\nManagerial (management) accounting, 4, 23, 24\nManagers. See also Ethics\nin accounting communication process, \n233–234\nchoice of depreciation method, 407–409\nchoice of inventory costing method, \n345–346\ngenerally accepted accounting principles \nand, 17–18\nincentives to violate accounting rules, 115, 179\nas internal decision makers, 3–4\nowner-managers, 2, 3, 18–19, 115, 179\nresponsibility and need for controls, 20–21\nresponsibility for auditing, 20–21\nstock issued for compensation, 561\nstock options, 561\ntypes of, 4–5\nuse of financial statements, 4–5\nManufacturers\ncost of goods sold, 337–338\ndirect labor cost, 337\nfactory overhead, 337\nflow of inventory costs, 336–337\ninventory types, 334, 335–336, 337\nMarket interest rate, 512–513, 513n\nMarket ratios, 670, 680–681\ndefined, 680\ndividend yield ratio, 563, 670, 681\nprice/earnings (P/E) ratio, 670, 680–681\nMarketing managers, 4\nMartin, Elaine, 115\nMatching principle, 113–115, 167, 398, \n417, 615\nMaterial amounts, 237, 336\nMaturity date(s)\nbonds payable, 509\ndefined, 471\nlong-term liability, 471, 509\nMaturity order, of liabilities, 47, 67–68\nMaturity value, bond, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\nMeasurability, of passive investments, A-5\nMerchandise inventory, 335–338\nMergers and acquisitions, A-3, A-19–A-21\nconsolidated financial statements for, A-1, \nA-2, A-20–A-21\nmergers, defined, A-19\nreporting, A-20–A-21\ntypes of, A-19\nMinkow, Barry, 115\nMixed-attribute measurement model, 46–47\nModified Accelerated Cost Recovery System \n(MACRS), 408–409\nMonetary unit assumption, 46\nMultiple-step income statements, 106\nMurin, Andrew, 19\nN\nn/30, 286\nNAICS (North American Industry \nClassification System), 667\nNASDAQ market, 560\nNatural resources\nacquisition of, 417\ndefined, 391, 417\ndepletion of, 417–419\nNet book value, 174, 183, 292, 399–401\nNet earnings, 569\nNet income\nconversion to net cash flow from operating \nactivities, 609–613\ndefined, 9, 10\nquality of earnings, 183\non statement of stockholders’ equity, 12\nNet increase (decrease) in cash, 605–606\nNet profit margin, 126–127, 251–252, 253, \n670, 671–672\nNet realizable value, 348\nNet sales, 282–283\ncomputing, 286\ndefined, 287\nreporting, 287–288\nNew issues, 560\nNew York Bond Exchange, 507\nNew York Stock Exchange, 560\n“Nigerian barge” transactions, 655\n\n\nSUB J E C T I N D E X\nIND-13\nNominal rate of interest. See Coupon rate\nNoncash expenses, 419\nNoncash investing and financing \nactivities, 623\nNoncurrent assets, 47, 67–68, 289\nNoncurrent liabilities, 67–68\nNoncurrent receivables, 289\nNonoperating (other) items, 242\nNonrecurring items, discontinued \noperations, 242\nNontrade receivables, 289\nNonvoting stock, 570\nNo-par value stock, 560\nNorth American Industry Classification \nSystem (NAICS), 667\nNotes (footnotes), 15–16, 247–250\nadditional detail supporting reported \nnumbers, 248\ncontingent liabilities reported in, 468–469\ndebt and, 508, 511\ndefined, 16\nexamples, B-21–B-40, C-10–C-23\nformats of, 15–16\nprofits from accounting adjustment, 407\nrelevant financial information not disclosed \non statements, 248–249\nsignificant accounting policies, 248, 288, \n295, 405\nNotes payable\ndefined, 466\nlong-term, 471–472\ntime value of money, 466\nNotes receivable, 289–292\nNot-for-profit sector, 24\nNSF (not sufficient funds) checks, 300, 302\nO\nOff-balance-sheet financing, 49\nOngoing operations, 106–107\nOperating activities\naccrual basis accounting. See Accrual basis \naccounting\nbalance sheet assets and liabilities, \n607–609\ncash basis accounting, 109–110\ncash flows from. See Cash flows from \noperating activities\nevents in, 127–128\nexpense recognition principle, 113–115, \n167, 398, 417, 615\nnature of, 4\nrevenue recognition principle, 110–112, \n167, 284, 615\nOperating (cash-to-cash) cycle, 104–106, 676\nOperating expenses, 107–108, 626–627\nOperating income (income from operations), \n108, 242\nOperating leases, 393–394, 472\nOperating revenues, 106–107\nOrdinary repairs and maintenance, 396–397\nOriginal maturity, 602n\nOther comprehensive income (OCI), \nA-7–A-8\nOtto, Doug, 282\nOutstanding checks, 302–303\nOutstanding shares, 558\nOwner-managers, 2, 3, 18–19, 115, 179\nOwners’ equity, 574–578. See also \nStockholders’ equity\nfor partnerships, 576–578\nfor sole proprietorships, 574–576\nP\nPacioli, Luca, 16–17\nPaid-in capital, 53, 620\nPar value\nbond, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\nbond purchases and, A-4, A-24\nbonds issued at, 514–517\ncommon stock, 560\ndefined, 53, 509, 560\npercentage of, A-4n\nPartnerships, 22–23\naccounting for owners’ equity, \n576–578\ndefined, 22\nlimited liability (LLPs), 23\npartners, defined, 22\nPassive investments\navailable-for-sale securities, A-6–A-11\non the balance sheet, A-5, A-7–A-8\ndefined, A-3\nfair value option, A-3, A-5–A-12, A-18\ntrading securities, A-6, A-9–A-11\nPatents, 416\nPayment date, of dividends, 564\nPayroll taxes, 464–465\nPercentage analysis\ncomponent percentages, 667–668\nratios. See Ratio analysis\nPercentage of par, A-4n\nPercentage of sales method\nbad debt expense, 298\ncredit sales, 293–294, 295\nPeriodic inventory system\ncompared with perpetual inventory system, \n359–360\ndefined, 340\nPermanent (real) accounts, 179, 185–187\nPerpetual inventory system\ncompared with periodic inventory system, \n359–360\ncost flow assumptions in, 344\ndefined, 340\nPlant and equipment. See Property, plant, \nand equipment\nPodlucky, G. Jesse, 19\nPodlucky, Gregory, 2, 3, 18–19, 20\nPodlucky, Jonathan, 3, 19\nPodlucky, Karla, 19\nPollinger, Donald, 19\nPonzi schemes, 19, 115\nPost-closing trial balance, 188\nPosting, 60–64\nPreferred stock, 570–572\ncharacteristics of ownership, 570–571\ndefined, 570\ndividends on, 571–572\nPremium\namortization of bonds issued at, 512, \n521–523, 533–534, A-4\nbond, 512, 521–523, 533–534, A-4\nPrepaid expenses\nchange in, 612\nas deferred expenses, 172–173\nPresent value (PV), 473–480\naccounting applications, 477–480\nannuity, 475–476, 478–480, 482–484, \nE-2(table)\nbond payments and, 514–515, 521–523\ncalculator computations, 482–483\npresent value, defined, 473\nsingle amount, 474–475, 477–478, 480, \n482–484, E-1(table)\nspreadsheet computations, 484\nPress releases, 238–239\nPretax earnings, 108, 242, 354\nPrice/earnings (P/E) ratio, 670, 680–681\nPrimary objective of financial reporting to \nexternal users, 45\nPrincipal\nbond, 509, 512, A-4–A-5\ndefined, 175, 289\nat maturity, for held-to-maturity \ninvestments, A-4–A-5\nnotes payable, 466\nPrivate investors, 237\nPrivate placements, 471\nPro rata basis, 566\nProduct-differentiation strategy, 252, 665\nProfit drivers, 251–252\nProfit levers, 251–252\nProfit margin. See Net profit margin\nProfitability ratios, 669–673\ndefined, 669\nearnings per share (EPS), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\nearnings quality, 615, 670, 672–673\nfinancial leverage percentage, 670, 671\ngross profit percentage, 244–245\nnet profit margin, 126–127, 251–252, 253, \n670, 671–672\nquality of income ratio, 615, 670, \n672–673\nreturn on assets (ROA), 250–254, \n670, 671\nreturn on equity (ROE), 509, 669, 670\nProperty, plant, and equipment, 388–427. \nSee also Equipment\nacquisition cost, 391–395\nadditions, 396–397\nadjustment for gains and losses on sale, \n628–629\nasset impairment, 409–410\ncash flows from investing activities, 617\nclassifying long-lived assets, 391\ndepreciation. See Depreciation\ndisposal of, 108, 410–411, 628–629\nfixed asset turnover, 392, 670, 674\nmaintenance, 396–397\nrepairs, 396–397\ntotal asset turnover, 185, 251–252, \n670, 674\n\n\nIND-14 S UBJ E C T I NDE X\nProspectus\nbond, 510–511\ndefined, 510\nPublic accounting, employment in, 23–24\nPublic Accounting and Investor Protection \nAct of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act), 232\nPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board \n(PCAOB), 233, 234\nPurchase discounts, 336, 361\nPurchase of stock\nunder equity method, A-15\nunder fair value method, A-7\nPurchase returns and allowances, 336, \n360–361\nPurchases\nin cost of goods sold, 338\nin inventory control, 340, 361\nmeasuring, 361\nPV. See Present value (PV)\nQ\nQuality of earnings, 183\nQuality of income ratio, 615, 670, 672–673\nQuarterly reports, 6, 105n, 240\nQuick ratio, 670, 678\nR\nRapid growth, 682\nRatio analysis, 668–681\naccounts payable turnover, 462\nin analysis of operating cycle, 676\ncapital acquisitions ratio, 618\ncash coverage ratio, 670, 679–680\ncash ratio, 670, 678–679\ncurrent ratio, 69, 254, 670, 677–678\ndebt-to-equity, 526–527, 670, 680\nin decision making, 68–69, 252–254\ndefined, 667\ndividend yield, 563, 670, 681\nDuPont model, 251–252, 677\nearnings per share (EPS), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\nearnings quality ratio, 615, 670, 672–673\neconomic return from investing, \nA-13–A-14\nfinancial leverage percentage, 670, 671\nfixed asset turnover, 392, 670, 674\ngross profit percentage, 244–245\nindustry ratio report, D-0(table)\ninterpreting ratios, 682\ninventory turnover, 349–350, 352, 670, \n675–676\nnet profit margin, 126–127, 251–252, 253, \n671–672\nprice/earnings (P/E), 670, 680–681\nquality of income ratio, 615, 670, \n672–673\nquick ratio, 670, 678\nreceivable turnover, 296, 670, 674–675\nreturn on assets (ROA), 250–254, 670, 671\nreturn on equity (ROE), 509, 669, 670\ntimes interest earned, 516–517, \n670, 679\ntotal asset turnover, 185, 251–252, \n670, 674\ntransaction impact on ROA, 252–254\nRaw materials inventory, 335, 337\nReady for shipment inventory, 336\nReady for use inventory, 336\nRealization principle. See Revenue \nrecognition principle\nReceivable turnover ratio, 296, 670, \n674–675\nReceivables, 289–297\naccounts receivable. See Accounts \nreceivable\nbad debt, 289–292\nclassifying, 289\nforeign currency, 289\nnontrade, 289\nnotes receivable, 289–292\ntrade, 289\ntypes of, 289\nRecognition principle. See Revenue \nrecognition principle\nReconciliation. See Bank reconciliation\nRecord date, of dividends, 564\nRefinanced debt, 467\nRelevant information, 45–46, A-5\nRent expense, 107\nRepair expenses, 107, 396–397\nReporting. See Financial reporting\nRepurchase, of common stock, 561–562\nResearch and development expenses\namortization of, 415\ninternational perspective on, 416–417\nResidual claim, 557\nResidual (salvage) value, 401, 423–424\nRestrictive covenants, 510–511\nRetailers\nflow of inventory costs, 336–337\ninventory types, 334\nsales to, 285\nRetained earnings, 8, 556. See also \nStatement of stockholders’ equity\nbeginning-of-the-year, 12\nfor cash dividends, 564, 565\ncash flows from financing activities, 620\ndefined, 48\nend-of-the-year, 12\ninterpreting, 12\nfor stock dividends, 566–567\nReturn on assets (ROA), 250–254, \n670, 671\nReturn on equity (ROE), 509, 669, 670\nRevenue expenditures, 397\nRevenue recognition principle, 110–112, \n167, 284, 465, 615\nRevenues\naccrued, 110–112, 168, 169, 171\nadjusting journal entries for, 168–178\nconverting to cash inflows, 625\ndeferred, 168, 170–171, 242, 467–468\ndefined, 9, 106\noperating, 106–107\nrecording, 167, 168\nsales, 284–288\ntypical account titles, 50\nRisk\nof bonds payable, 509, 511\nfinancial leverage percentage and, \n670, 671\nof preferred versus common stock \ninvestments, 571\nROA (return on assets), 250–254, 670, 671\nROA decomposition (DuPont model), \n251–252, 677\nROA profit driver analysis, 251–252\nROE (return on equity), 509, 669, 670\nS\nSalaries expense, 107\naccrued, 175\npayroll taxes, 464–465\nSales (cash) discounts, 285–286, 307\nSales returns and allowances, 287, 307\nSales revenues, 284–288\ncredit sales, 285, 289–295\ngross profit percentage, 244–245\nreporting net sales, 287–288\nsales discounts to businesses, \n285–286, 307\nsales returns and allowances, 287, 307\nSalvage (residual) value, 401, 423–424\nSarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Accounting \nand Investor Protection Act of \n2002), 232\nSeasonality, quality of income, 615\nSeasoned offerings, 560\nSEC. See Securities and Exchange \nCommission (SEC)\nSecondary markets, common stock, \n560–561\nSecured debt, 471\nSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)\ncareers, 24\ncreation of, 17\ndefined, 233\nEDGAR database, 235\nenforcement actions, 179, 233, 238\nincentives to violate accounting rules, \n115, 179\ninsider information and, 683\nregulation of bond issues, 510–511\nregulation of new issues, 561\nregulation of secondary issues, 561\nreports to, 230–231, 233–234, 239–240, \nB-1–B-40, C-1–C-23\nSegment information, 249\nSeparate-entity assumption, 46\nSeparation of duties, 299–300\nShareholders. See Stockholders \n(shareholders)\nShareholders’ equity. See Stockholders’ \nequity\nShort-term liabilities, 619–620\nSignificant accounting policies, 248, 288, \n295, 405\nSignificant influence\ndefined, A-3\nequity method for investments, A-3, \nA-14–A-18\n\n\nSUB J E C T I N D E X\nIND-15\nSingle amount\nfuture value of, E-3(table)\npresent value of, 474–475, 477–478, 480, \n482–484, E-1(table)\nSingle-step income statements, 106n\nSole proprietorships, 22, 574–576\nSolvency ratios, 670, 679–680\ncash coverage ratio, 670, 679–680\ndebt-to-equity ratio, 526–527, 670, 680\ndefined, 679\ntimes interest earned, 516–517, \n670, 679\nSpecific identification method, 341\nStandards, accounting. See Financial \nAccounting Standards Board (FASB); \nGenerally accepted accounting \nprinciples (GAAP); International \nAccounting Standards Board (IASB); \nInternational Financial Reporting \nStandards (IFRS)\nState Unemployment Tax Acts (SUTA), \n464–465\nStated rate of interest. See Coupon rate\nStatement of cash flows, 6, 13–14, 246–247, \n600–632\naccounts receivable and, 297\nanalyzing, 14\nbonds payable and, 528\nclassifications of, 603–605\ndefined, 13\ndirect method, 246, 603–604, 625–627\neffect of depreciation on, 418–419\nelements of, 14, 17, 70, 246–247. See also \nCash flows from financing activities; \nCash flows from investing activities; \nCash flows from operating activities\nequation for, 13\nexample, 14\nfair value method for passive \ninvestments, A-18\nindirect method, 246–247, 604, 609–613, \n622–623, 628–630\ninterpreting, 14\ninventory impact on, 355–356\nnet increase (decrease) in cash, 605–606\nnoncash investing and financing \nactivities, 623\npreliminary steps, 607–609\npreparing, 629–630\npurpose of, 17\nquality of earnings, 183\nrelationships with other financial \nstatements, 15, 16, 180, 606–607\nstructure of, 13, 17, 621–622\nsupplemental cash flow information, \n622–623\nT-account approach to, 629–630\nworking capital and, 470, 614\nStatement of comprehensive income. See \nIncome statement\nStatement of earnings. See Income \nstatement\nStatement of financial position. See Balance \nsheet\nStatement of income. See Income statement\nStatement of operations. See Income \nstatement\nStatement of retained earnings. See \nStatement of stockholders’ equity\nStatement of stockholders’ equity, 6, \n245–246\nanalyzing, 12\nchanges in, 569–570\ndefined, 11\nelements of, 12, 17\nequation for, 12\nexample, 12\ninterpreting retained earnings, 12\npreparing, 180, 183\npurpose of, 11, 17\nrelationships with other financial \nstatements, 15, 16, 180\nstructure of, 11–12, 17\nStock. See Common stock; Preferred stock\nStock dividends, 566–567\nStock market. See also Common stock\nfinancial analysts in communication \nprocess, 235–236\nimpact of dividends on stock price, 565\nreactions to earnings announcements, 239\nStock options, 561\nStock splits, 567–568\nStockholders (shareholders), 8n, 23\ncontrol with bond issuance, 508\nowner-managers, 2, 3, 18–19, 115, 179. \nSee also Owners’ equity\nStockholders’ equity, 554–580. See \nalso Owners’ equity; Statement of \nstockholders’ equity\nacquisition cost based on, 394\nauthorized, issued, and outstanding \nshares, 558\non balance sheet, 8\nbenefits of stock ownership, 557–558, \n571–572\ncash dividends, 557, 563–565, 571–572\ncommon stock transactions, 559–562\ncontributed capital, 47, 556, 620\ndefined, 8, 47\ndividend yield, 563, 670, 681\nearnings per share (EPS), 108, 182–183, \n242, 559, 670, 672\ninterpreting, 8\nlast-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory costing \nmethod and, 346\npreferred stock transactions, 571–572\nstock dividends, 566–567\nstock splits, 567–568\ntypical account titles, 50\nStraight-line amortization\nof bonds issued at a premium, 525–526\ndefined, 525\nof intangible assets, 413\nStraight-line depreciation, 402–403, 406, \n423–424\nSubjective factors, 683\nSubramanyan, K., 184n\nSubsidiary accounts, 289\nSuppliers, converting cost of goods sold to \ncash paid to, 625–626\nSupplies expense, 107, 172\nSupply chain managers, 4–5\nSUTA (State Unemployment Tax Acts), \n464–465\nSynergy, in mergers and acquisitions, A-19\nT\nT-accounts\ncredits in, 57–58, 61, 62\ndebits in, 57–58, 61, 62\ndefined, 60\ninferring business activities from, 61\nin preparing statement of cash flows, \n629–630\nstructure of, 60–61\nin transaction analysis, 60–64, 115–123\nTangible assets, 391, 416–417\nTax reporting. See also Income taxes; Income \ntaxes payable\naccrued taxes payable, 176–178, 463\ndeferred taxes, 485\ndepreciation in, 408–409, 419\npayroll taxes, 464–465\nseparate records for financial reporting \nand, 408–409\nTax services, 24\nTechnology\namortization of, 415\ndefined, 415\nTemporary (nominal) accounts, 179, 186–187\nTemporary tax differences, 485\nTime period assumption, 105\nTime period for the loan, notes payable, 466\nTime value of money, 466. See also \nFuture value (FV); Present value (PV) \ndefined, 466\nTimes interest earned, 516–517, 670, 679\nTime-series analysis, 254–255, 666–667\nTotal asset turnover ratio, 185, 251–252, \n670, 674\nTotal cash flow of the firm, 618n\nTrade accounts payable, 461. See also \nAccounts payable\nTrade discounts, 286n\nTrade receivables. See Accounts receivable\nTrademarks, 414–415\nTrading securities\ncompared with available-for-sale securities, \nA-9–A-11\ndefined, A-6\nportfolio of, A-9–A-11\nTransaction(s). See also Transaction analysis\ndefined, 49\nimpact on accounts, 51–55\nnature of, 49–50\nreporting bond, 512–527\nTransaction analysis\naccount balances and, 56–64\nanalytical tools for, 59–61\nbalance sheet, 51–55, 117–123\nbalancing the accounting equation, 52–53\nbasic model, 57–58\ndefined, 51\ndirection of transaction effects, 57–58\n\n\nIND-16 S UBJ E C T I NDE X\nTransaction analysis—Cont.\ndual effects of, 52\nexpanded model, 115–117\nillustration of, 53–55, 62–64, 117–123\nincome statement, 115–123\njournal entries, 59–60, 62–64, 117–123\nprinciples of, 51–55\nreturn on assets (ROA), 252–254\nrules of, 115–117\nT-accounts in, 60–64, 115–123\nTreasury stock, 558, 561–562\nTrial balance, 117–118, 125\nadjusted, 182\ndefined, 66\npost-closing, 188\nunadjusted, 169–170\nTrustees, 511\nTruth in advertising, 477\nTurnover\naccounts payable, 462\nasset. See Asset turnover ratios\n2/10, n/30, 286\nU\nUnadjusted trial balance, 169–170\nUnaudited reports, 240\nUncollectible accounts, writing off, \n290–291, 295\nUnderwriters\nbond issue, 525\nstock issue, 560–561\nUnearned revenues. See Deferred (unearned) \nrevenues\nUneconomical expansion, 683\nUnemployment taxes, 464–465\nUnexpected earnings, 239\nUniform Partnership Act, 576–578\nU.S. Green Building Council, 43–44\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission \n(SEC). See Securities and Exchange \nCommission (SEC)\nUnits-of-production depreciation, \n403–404, 406\nUnlimited liability, 22–23\nUnqualified (clean) audit opinions, 234\nUnrealized holding gains and losses, 569, \nA-5–A-6\nUnrecorded assets and liabilities, 49\nUtilities expense, 107, 176\nV\nVariable expenses, 403\nVertical integration, A-19\nVoluntary disclosure, 249\nVoluntary disposal of assets, 410–411\nVoting rights, 557, 570, 572\nW\nWages expense, 107\naccrued, 175\npayroll taxes, 464–465\nWasting assets, 417–419\nWholesalers\nflow of inventory costs, 336–337\ninventory types, 334\nWork in process inventory, 335\nWorking capital\ncash flows and, 470, 614\ndefined, 470\nWozniak, Steve, 230\nX\nXBRL, 235\nY\nYear-end valuation, of available-for-sale \nsecurities, A-7–A-8\nYield\nbond, 512, 518\ndividend, 563, 670, 681\nZ\nZero coupon bonds, 525\n\n\nMBA Companion\nI\nn 1995, Kevin Plank, a former University of Maryland football player, dreamed \nof a better t-shirt: one that wicks perspiration off your skin rather than absorb-\ning it. In pursuit of his dream, he founded Under Armour with $16,000 in cash \nand $40,000 in credit. Badly needing additional capital, he asked his friend and \nformer Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George to invest in the company. Eddie \ndeclined, and likely regrets doing so. In 2012, Under Armour reported assets of \n$1.2 billion and sales of $1.8 billion. An initial investment of $10,000 would be \nworth over $100 million today. Ouch! Who would have known?\nWhile rapidly growing over the last 21 years, Under Armour signed leases, \npaid income taxes, and helped its employees plan for retirement by setting up \na \npension plan and providing other postretirement benefits. This supplement \nexplores the accounting for each of these operating activities. Having a basic \nunderstanding of how a firm accounts for leases, taxes, and retirement obliga-\ntions will help you make more informed decisions about companies and their \n \ncurrent and future obligations.\nLeases, Income Taxes, \nand Retirement Obligations\nLearning Objectives\nAfter studying this supplement, you should be able to:\n \nS-1 \nDistinguish between operating and capital leases. \n \nS-2 \nDefine a leasehold improvement. \n \nS-3 \nAnalyze the impact of accounting for leases on a company’s \nfinancial statements. \n \nS-4 \nExplain why income tax expense reported on the income \nstatement does not typically equal taxes paid to the Internal \nRevenue Service. \n \nS-5 \nDefine deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. \n \nS-6 \nDistinguish between a defined benefit and a defined \ncontribution pension plan. \n \nS-7 \nDefine other postretirement obligations. \nFOCUS COMPANY:\nUnder Armour\nMAKING ATHLETES BETTER \nTHROUGH PASSION, SCIENCE, \nAND THE RELENTLESS PURSUIT \nOF INNOVATION\nwww.underarmour.com\n\n\n2\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nL EA S E OVE RVI E W\nCompanies often lease assets (that is, pay for the right to use the assets) rather than purchasing \nthem. Three common reasons for doing so are:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 To avoid the initial cash outflow required to outright purchase an asset.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 To avoid the hassle of disposing of a used asset at some point in the future.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 To secure a desired location or piece of equipment that is not available for sale (e.g., retail \nspace in a mall).\nWhen a company leases an asset, it enters into a contractual agreement with the owner of \nthe asset. In the language of contracts (and accounting), the party that owns the asset is referred \nto as the lessor. The party that pays for the right to use the asset is referred to as the lessee. \nFor accounting purposes, a lessee can lease an asset by signing either an operating lease or a \ncapital lease. The terms of a capital lease resemble the financing and outright purchasing of \nan asset and therefore require companies to recognize both a lease asset and a lease liability on \ntheir balance sheets. In contrast, the terms of an operating lease are more similar to a short-term \nrental and therefore do not require companies to recognize a lease asset or a lease liability on \ntheir balance sheets. Since managers often prefer to minimize the liabilities they report on their \nbalance sheets, they have an incentive to structure lease contracts so that they are accounted for \nas operating leases rather than capital leases.\nBefore we discuss analyzing a company’s lease disclosures and why you might want to \nconduct such an analysis, let’s review the criteria that a company uses to determine whether a \nlease is accounted for as an operating lease or a capital lease. For accounting purposes, a lease \nis classified as a capital lease if it meets any of the following four criteria:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The lease term is 75 percent or more of the leased asset’s expected economic life.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Ownership of the leased asset is transferred to the lessee at the end of the lease term.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The lease contract permits the lessee to purchase the leased asset at a price that is lower than \nits fair market value.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 When the lease is signed, the present value of the lease payments is 90 percent or more of \nthe fair market value of the leased asset.\nAccounting for Operating Leases\nNo assets or liabilities are recorded when a company signs an operating lease. Instead, the \ncompany simply records rent expense over the life of the lease. For example, assume that on \nJanuary 1, 2014, Under Armour signs a lease contract to secure retail space in the Univer-\nsity Village Mall. Assume further that none of the four capital lease criteria above are met, \nallowing Under Armour to account for the lease as an operating lease. Terms of the lease \nrequire Under Armour to pay $100,000 at the end of each month for a defined period of time. \nWhen Under Armour pays the $100,000 at the end of January, it will record the following \njournal entry:\nRent expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n100,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-100,000\nRent expense (+E \n \n)\n-100,000\nUnder Armour will record the same journal entry at the end of each month for the duration of \nthe lease.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-1\nDistinguish between operating \nand capital leases.\nLESSOR \nThe party that owns a leased \nasset.\nLESSEE \nThe party that pays for the right \nto use the leased asset.\nOPERATING LEASE \nDoes not require a lessee to \nrecognize an asset or liability.\nCAPITAL LEASE \nDoes require a lessee to \nrecognize an asset and a liability.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n3\nAccounting for Leasehold Improvements\nBefore we move on to accounting for capital leases, let’s quickly touch on a topic that goes \nhand-in-hand with leases: leasehold improvements. Leasehold improvements are modifica-\ntions that a lessee makes to a leased property. Such modifications are what make an Under \nArmour store look like an Under Armour store: the installation of specific types of display \ncases, logos, colors, and so on. In its 2012 “Property and Equipment” footnote, Under Armour \nreports leasehold improvements of $75.1 million. The accounting for leasehold improvements \nresembles the accounting for any other piece of equipment. For example, assume that when \nUnder Armour signed the operating lease on January 1, 2014, to rent retail space at the Univer-\nsity Village Mall, it paid cash totaling $600,000 to modify the space. Also assume that Under \nArmour expects these modifications to be beneficial over the life of the lease. When Under \nArmour pays cash to make these modifications, it will record the following journal entry:\nLeasehold improvements (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n600,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nLeasehold improvements\n+600,000\nCash\n-600,000\nAt the time Under Armour makes the modifications, it has simply exchanged one type of asset \n(cash) for another type of asset (a modification/improvement to one of its stores). Since leasehold \nimprovements are directly tied to the leased asset, they are depreciated over the life of the lease. \nAssume that Under Armour is leasing the space at the University Village Mall for five years (60 \nmonths), that it depreciates leasehold improvements using the straight-line method with zero \nsalvage value, and that it records depreciation expense at the end of each month. At the end of \nJanuary (and each subsequent month), Under Armour would record the following journal entry:1\nDepreciation expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Accumulated depreciation (+XA, -A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nAccumulated depreciation (+XA)\n-10,000\nDepreciation expense (+E)\n-10,000\nAccounting for Capital Leases\nLet’s now consider how Under Armour would account for a lease that meets one or more of the \ncapital lease criteria. It is helpful to think of the signing of a capital lease as a transaction consist-\ning of two components: the purchase of an asset and the financing of that purchase. A company \nmust account for both components. Assume that on January 1, 2014, Under Armour’s research \nand development division signs a five-year capital lease for the right to use a high-speed sewing \nmachine that produces flat seams. The lease is based on an effective interest rate of 8 percent and \nrequires annual lease payments of $10,000 on December 31 of each year. The effective interest \nLEASEHOLD \nIMPROVEMENTS \nModifications that a lessee makes \nto a leased property.\n1We made the assumption that Under Armour would benefit from the leasehold improvements for the entire life of \nthe lease. For this reason, Under Armour depreciates the leasehold improvements over the life of the lease. If some \nof the leasehold improvements had useful lives that were less than the life of the lease, these improvements would \nbe depreciated over their useful lives rather than over the full life of the lease.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-2\nDefine a leasehold improvement.\n\n\n4\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nrate is typically a lessee’s market rate of interest on long-term debt (e.g., bank borrowings or \nbond issuances) at the time the lease is signed. The lease liability that Under Armour records \nupon signing the capital lease equals the present value of all future lease \npayments. Since Under \nArmour must make a payment every December 31 for five years, computing the present value of \nthe lease payments requires us to take the present value of a $10,000 annuity, over five periods, \nat a discount rate of 8 percent. Here are the inputs for computing the present value in Excel:\nEXCEL INPUTS\nRate\nPeriods\nPayment\nFuture Value\n0.08\n5\n-10,000\n0\nEXCEL OUTPUT\nPV \n(rounded)\n39,927\nThis is the value of the lease liability that Under Armour must record, as well as the \nvalue of the lease asset. Upon signing the lease, Under Armour would therefore record the \nfollowing entry:\nLeased sewing equipment (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n39,927\n Lease payable (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n39,927\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nLeased sewing equipment \n+39,927\nLease payable\n+39,927\nOver the life of the five-year lease, Under Armour will systematically write down:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The book value of the sewing equipment asset and\n\u0016\nš\u0016 The book value of the lease payable liability.\nFirms almost always use the straight-line method to depreciate leased assets, and they are \nrequired to use the effective interest rate method to amortize lease liabilities. (As discussed in \nChapter 10, the effective interest rate method is also used to amortize the amount in the bond pay-\nable account over a bond’s life.) The journal entries that Under Armour will record on Decem-\nber 31, 2014, to depreciate the leased sewing equipment and amortize the lease payable are:\nDepreciation of the sewing equipment (using the straight-line method):\nDepreciation expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,985\n Leased sewing equipment (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,9852\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nLeased sewing equipment \n-7,985\nDepreciation expense (+E)\n-7,985\nUsing a present value table:\nInterest rate = 8%\nN = 5\n2You likely noticed that we did not credit the contra-asset account called accumulated depreciation, but rather directly \nreduced the value of the sewing equipment. This is the way most firms reduce the book value of a leased asset, though \nit would not be wrong to credit accumulated depreciation over the life of the leased asset and then debit accumulated \ndepreciation and credit sewing equipment at the end of the leased asset’s life to remove the asset from the books.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n5\nInterest expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3,194\nLease payable (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,806\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-10,000\nLease payable\n-6,806\nInterest expense (+E)\n-3,194\nUnder Armour will record the same depreciation expense entry each year over the life of the \nlease. The general form of the lease liability amortization entry will be the same each period, \nbut the amounts will change. Exhibit S.1 shows the amounts that Under Armour will record \nfor each asset depreciation and liability amortization journal entry over the five-year life of \nthe lease.\nEXHIBIT S.1\nDepreciation and \n \nAmortization Schedule for \nLeased Sewing Equipment\nYear\nBook Value \nof Sewing \nEquipment \non Jan. 1\nDepreciation \nExpense \nRecorded on \nDec. 31\nBook Value \nof Lease \nPayable on \nJan. 1\nInterest \nExpense \nRecorded on \nDec. 31\nCash Paid to \nLessor on \nDec. 31\nAmortization \nof Lease \nPayable \nRecorded on \nDec. 31\n2014\n$39,927\n$7,985\n$39,927\n$3,194\n$10,000\n$6,806\n2015\n31,942\n7,985\n33,121\n2,650\n10,000\n7,350\n2016\n23,956\n7,985\n25,771\n2,062\n10,000\n7,938\n2017\n15,971\n7,985\n17,833\n1,427\n10,000\n8,573\n2018\n7,985\n7,985\n9,259\n741\n10,000\n9,259\nCALCULATIONS:\nBook value of sewing equipment: Beginning book value - Depreciation expense for the year.\nDepreciation expense (straight-line method): Beginning book value/5 years.\nBook value of lease payable: Beginning book value – Amortization of lease payable for the year. \nInterest expense (effective interest rate method): Beginning book value × Effective interest rate (8%).\nCash paid to lessor: Lease payment as specified in the lease contract.\nAmortization of lease payable: Cash paid to lessor – Interest expense. \nNote: Due to rounding, the amounts in Exhibit S.1 may be off by a couple of dollars. For example, depreciation \nexpense ($7,985) over the five years sums to $39,925, slightly less than the full value ($39,927) of the sewing \nequipment. Depreciation expense to the nearest cent is $7,985.42, which when summed over the five years \nexactly equals the full value of the sewing equipment.\nThere are three things worth noting about the amounts in Exhibit S.1. First, the amount in \nthe lease payable account at any point in time is simply the present value of all remaining lease \npayments at that point in time. For example, at the beginning of 2016, there are three years left \non the lease. Using Excel, the present value is $25,771, the exact amount shown in Exhibit S.1 \nfor 2016.\n\n\n6\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nEXCEL INPUTS\nRate\nPeriods\nPayment\nFuture Value\n0.08\n3\n-10,000\n0\nEXCEL OUTPUT\nPV \n(rounded)\n25,771\nThe second thing worth noting is that the last depreciation expense entry zeros out the sew-\ning equipment account, and the last amortization of lease payable entry zeros out the lease \npayable account; the lease has ended, and the accounts associated with the lease are therefore \nremoved from Under Armour’s balance sheet. The last thing worth noting is that the sum of all \nof the lease-related expenses recognized on the income statement over the five-year life of the \nlease (depreciation expenses + interest expenses) is exactly equal to $50,000, which is the sum \nof all of the cash payments made over the life of the lease. Exhibit S.2 graphs this relationship. \nNote that:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In each year prior to 2016, total lease-related expenses are greater than the $10,000 cash \npayment.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 In each year after 2016, total lease-related expenses are less than the $10,000 cash \n \npayment.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Over the five-year life of the lease, total lease-related expenses ($50,000) are exactly equal \nto total cash payments ($50,000).\nUsing a present value table:\nInterest rate = 8%\nN = 3\nEXHIBIT S.2\nTotal Expenses and Cash \nPayments for the 5-Year \nSewing Equipment Lease\n$12,000\n$10,000\n$8,000\n$6,000\n$4,000\n$2,000\n2014\n2015\n2016\n2017\n2018\n$0\nCash paid\nTotal expense\nExhibit S.3 provides a side-by-side comparison of the sewing equipment lease if we \naccounted for it as an operating lease versus a capital lease. The dollar figures on the right side \nof Exhibit S.3 are taken directly from Exhibit S.1.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n7\nEXHIBIT S.3\nComparing the Accounting for \nOperating and Capital Leases\nIf the sewing equipment lease is \naccounted for as an operating lease\nIf the sewing equipment lease is accounted \nfor as a capital lease\nInception\nNo entry\nLeased sewing equipment . . .\n39,927\n Lease payable . . . . . . . . .\n39,927\nEnd of 2014 Rent expense . . . . .\n10,000\nDepreciation expense . . . . .\n7,985\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Leased sewing equipment .\n7,985\nInterest expense . . . . . . . . .\n3,194\nLease payable . . . . . . . . . . .\n6,806\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nEnd of 2015 Rent expense . . . . .\n10,000\nDepreciation expense . . . . .\n7,985\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Leased sewing equipment \n7,985\nInterest expense . . . . . . . . .\n2,650\nLease payable . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,350\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nEnd of 2016 Rent expense . . . . .\n10,000\nDepreciation expense . . . . .\n7,985\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Leased sewing equipment \n7,985\nInterest expense . . . . . . . . .\n2,062\nLease payable . . . . . . . . . . .\n7,938\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nEnd of 2017 Rent expense . . . . .\n10,000\nDepreciation expense . . . . .\n7,985\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Leased sewing equipment\n7,985\nInterest expense . . . . . . . . .\n1,427\nLease payable . . . . . . . . . . .\n8,573\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nEnd of 2018 Rent expense . . . . .\n10,000\nDepreciation expense . . . . .\n7,985\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\n Leased sewing equipment\n7,985\nInterest expense . . . . . . . . .\n741\nLease payable . . . . . . . . . . .\n9,259\n Cash \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n10,000\nTotal cash paid . . . .\n50,000\nTotal cash paid . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\nTotal depreciation expense .\n39,927\nTotal interest expense . . . . .\n,,,,,10,073\nTotal rent expenses 50,000\nTotal expenses . . . . . . . . . . .\n50,000\nOff-Balance-Sheet Financing\nAnalysts know that managers face incentives to minimize the liabilities reported on the balance sheet, that \nmanagers have the flexibility to structure leases so they are accounted for as operating leases rather than as \ncapital leases, and that the future lease payments associated with operating leases are not included as a lia-\nbility on the balance sheet. Structuring contracts in order to avoid reporting liabilities is commonly referred \nto as off-balance-sheet financing. Examples of arrangements that keep liabilities off of a company’s bal-\nance sheet include entering into joint venture arrangements, partnering with other companies to conduct \nresearch and development, and structuring lease contracts so that they are accounted for as operating leases \nrather than capital leases. Since analysts want to consider all contractual obligations when assessing a com-\npany’s underlying economics, they often attempt to adjust the company’s financial statements to reflect any \noff-balance-sheet arrangements. One of the most common adjustments they make is to include the future \npayments associated with operating leases as a liability on a company’s balance sheet.\nF I N A N C I A L\n A N A LYS I S\nOFF-BALANCE-SHEET \nFINANCING \nStructuring contracts to avoid \nreporting liabilities.\n\n\n8\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nConverting Operating Leases to Capital Leases\nCompanies disclose in their footnotes much, but not all, of the information needed to account \nfor their operating leases “as if ” they were accounted for as capital leases. To fill in any miss-\ning information, we need to make some general assumptions during the conversion process. \nThe first assumption we need to make pertains to interest rates (the discount rate we will use). \nWhy do we need an interest rate? Recall that the lease liability placed on a company’s balance \nsheet reflects the present value of all future lease payments. Thus, we need an interest rate to \nhelp us compute the present value of the future lease payments associated with the company’s \noperating leases. Since we are going to convert Under Armour’s operating leases to capital \nleases, we will use 8 percent, the assumed market rate of interest for Under Armour in our capi-\ntal lease example. Unless interest rates are changing rapidly, it is quite common for analysts to \nuse the market rate of interest reflected in a company’s capital leases or other long-term debt at \nthe time they are doing the conversion.\nIn the footnotes to its 2012 financial statements, Under Armour reports “total future mini-\nmum lease payments” associated with operating leases of $202,895 thousand. The total pay-\nments due each year through 2018 are shown in Exhibit S.4.\nThe first step in our conversion process is to determine the present value of these future \nrental payments; this calculation provides an estimate of the amount Under Armour would have \nrecognized as a liability on its balance sheet if the leases were accounted for as capital leases. \nThe Excel inputs for the total lease payments due in 2013 are:\nEXCEL INPUTS\nRate\nPeriods\nPayment\nFuture Value\n0.08\n1\n0\n30,610\nEXCEL OUTPUT\nPV \n(rounded)\n28,343\nTo calculate the present values for the remaining years, simply insert the appropriate future \nvalue and update the number of periods. Exhibit S.5 reflects the present values for each of \nUsing a present value table:\nInterest rate = 8%\nN = 1\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nUNDER ARMOUR\nEXHIBIT S.4\nUnder Armour’s Leases \n(in thousands)\nFiscal Year Ending\nOperating\n2013\n$  30,610\n2014\n33,558\n2015\n31,848\n2016\n24,980\n2017\n20,181\n2018 and thereafter\n 61,718\nTotal future minimum lease payments\n$202,895\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-3\nAnalyze the impact of \naccounting for leases on a \ncompany’s financial statements.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n9\n3Assuming that all of the payments in the “2018 and thereafter” row take place in 2018 is a simplifying assumption. \nI encourage you to conduct sensitivity analysis by exploring how the present value total ($153,384) changes if you \nalter this assumption. For example, if we assume that the “2018 and thereafter” row is equally spread over the next \nfive years (periods 6–10), the present value total becomes $148,033.\nEXHIBIT S.5\nPresent Value of Under \nArmour’s Future Operating \nLease Payments (dollar values \nin thousands)\nFiscal Year Ending\nFuture Payment\nPeriods\nDiscount Rate\nPresent Value\n2013\n$  30,610\n1\n  8.00%\n$  28,343\n2014\n33,558\n2\n8.00\n28,771\n2015\n31,848\n3\n8.00\n25,282\n2016\n24,980\n4\n8.00\n18,361\n2017\n20,181\n5\n8.00\n13,735\n2018 and thereafter\n 61,718\n6\n8.00\n 38,893\nTotal\n$202,895\n$153,384\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nUNDER ARMOUR \nthe five years assuming an interest (discount) rate of 8 percent, and assuming that all of the \n \npayments in the “2018 and thereafter” row take place in 2018.3\nThe next step in the conversion process is to recognize our “as if” capital lease liability on \nUnder Armour’s balance sheet. At this point we will make another general assumption: that the \nasset amount recognized on the balance sheet is equal to the liability amount we just calculated. \nFrom examining Exhibit S.1, you know that this is only true at the beginning and end of a lease. \nSince we do not have information about when Under Armour signed the operating leases dis-\nclosed in Exhibit S.4, we need to make an assumption about the signing date. The simplest is \nto assume that our conversion date is the signing date, as this precludes the need for additional \npresent value calculations. Adding the present value of the future rental payments ($153,384 \nthousand) to long-term liabilities and long-term assets on Under Armour’s 2012 balance sheet \nresults in the following:\n(in thousands)\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\n2012 (as reported):\n1,157,083\n340,161\n816,922\n2012 (adjusted):\n1,310,467\n493,545\n816,922\nNotice that we did not make any adjustments to stockholders’ equity. We could have, but \ntypically the impact of converting operating leases to capital leases has a negligible impact \non net income over time (recall that net income is closed to retained earnings in stockhold-\ners’ equity at the end of each period), as long as approximately 50 percent of a company’s \nleases are in the first half of their lives and the other 50 percent are in the latter half of \ntheir lives. If you are wondering why this is the case, look back at the summary data at the \nbottom of Exhibit S.3. These data show that over the life of the lease, the total expenses \nrecognized when the lease is accounted for as a capital lease are identical in aggregate \ndollar terms to the total rent expense that Under Armour would have recognized if it had \naccounted for the lease as an operating lease (in our example both equal $50,000). For this \nreason, some analysts do not take the time required to convert the income statement (and \nthus stockholders’ equity) when examining the impact of converting a company’s operating \nleases to capital leases.\n\n\n10\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nAbove, we added the present value of the future rental payments ($153,384 thousand) to \nlong-term liabilities on Under Armour’s 2012 balance sheet. Let’s now examine how this \nadjustment alters Under Armour’s debt-to-equity ratio.\nSome academic research suggests that, on average, greater than 50 percent of companies’ outstanding \nleases are in the first half of their lives. If you believe this to be the case for a company you are analyzing, \nyou will need to adjust stockholders’ equity as well as the company’s assets and liabilities when convert-\ning its operating leases to capital leases. The academic research suggests that a useful rule of thumb is to \nrecord the lease asset at 70 percent of the value of the lease liability. If you were to use this rule of thumb, \nwhen you record the asset you would also decrease stockholders’ equity by 30 percent so that assets equal \nliabilities plus stockholders’ equity. The 30 percent reduction in stockholders’ equity reflects that total \ncapital lease expenses (depreciation + interest) exceed total operating lease expenses (rent) in the first \nhalf of a lease’s life (as shown in Exhibits S.2 and S.3).\nAn Alternate Lease Capitalization Assumption\nF I N A N CI A L\n A N A LYS I S \nThe debt-to-equity ratio reflects the amount of debt (liabilities) in a company’s capital structure rela-\ntive to its equity. Analysts often compute a company’s debt-to-equity ratio to assess how the company’s \ndebt per dollar of equity compares to that of its competitors or an industry average. Here is what Under \nArmour’s debt-to-equity ratio looks like pre- and post-conversion:\n(in thousands)\nTotal Liabilities\n÷\nTotal Stockholders’ Equity\n=\nRatio\n2012 (as reported):\n$340,161\n÷\n$816,922\n=\n0.42\n2012 (adjusted):\n$493,545\n÷\n$816,922\n=\n0.60\nAdjusting Under Armour’s liabilities to include the obligations associated with its operating leases \nincreases its debt-to-equity ratio by 43 percent! Imagine yourself in the role of a loan officer who is \ndeciding whether to grant Under Armour a loan. Before making your decision, you would definitely \nwant to consider the future obligations associated with Under Armour’s operating leases. Would you \ndeny Under Armour the loan? Probably not, given that Under Armour generated $199,761 thousand \nin operating cash flows in fiscal 2012, which is more than enough to satisfy its total lease obligations \nin any given year. For other firms, however, understanding the impact of future operating lease pay-\nments on overall liabilities could determine whether you grant a loan that gets repaid or one that ends \nup in default.\nDebt-to-Equity Ratio\nK E Y R AT I O\nA N A LYS I S\nFor several years, the FASB and IASB have been working jointly to finalize a new lease accounting \nstandard. The new standard, which is scheduled to go into effect for calendar year-end firms in 2019, will \nrequire companies to recognize more lease assets and lease liabilities on their balance sheets.\nImpending Lease Accounting Changes\nI N T E R NAT I ON A L\nP E R S PE CT I V E\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that Over Armour has a three-year operating lease that requires a $32,000 cash payment at \nthe end of each year. You want to convert Over Armour’s operating lease to a capital lease. Using a \ndiscount rate of 6 percent, what value associated with the three-year lease would you assign to the \nlease asset on Over Armour’s balance sheet?\nAfter you have completed your answer, check the solution below.\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n11\nThe present value of the lease payments is $85,536, which is the value you would assign to the lease asset on \nOver Armour’s balance sheet.\nS o l u t i o n t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nI N C OME TA X ES OVERV IE W\nIn this section, we will consider two income tax disclosures that companies report in their \nfootnotes. Both disclosures are the result of companies following different rules for finan-\ncial reporting and tax reporting. The first disclosure pertains to deferred taxes. The second \ndisclosure reconciles a company’s tax rate prior to any adjustments with its tax rate after \nadjustments.\nFor financial reporting purposes, companies follow generally accepted accounting principles \n(GAAP) when preparing financial statements for submission to the Securities and Exchange \nCommission (SEC). These are the statements you and I can access. At the same time, compa-\nnies follow the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) when preparing tax returns for submission to the \nInternal Revenue Service (IRS). Companies’ tax filings are not publicly available. Differences \nin GAAP and the IRC create differences in the tax expense reported to the SEC on a company’s \nincome statement and the tax obligation reported to the IRS on the company’s tax return. These \ndifferences can be either permanent or temporary.\nPermanent Tax Differences\nPermanent tax differences are the result of a company reporting revenues and expenses on its \nincome statement that it never reports on its tax return. An example of a permanent differ-\nence is municipal bond interest, which a company reports as income for financial reporting \npurposes but does not (ever) report as income for tax purposes; interest on municipal bonds \nis tax exempt. Permanent differences result in a company’s statutory tax rate being different \nfrom its effective tax rate. A company’s statutory tax rate is the rate tax law (i.e., the IRC) \nsays a company should pay given its level of income. A company’s effective tax rate is the rate \nreflected on its income statement. Companies are required to reconcile the difference between \ntheir statutory and effective tax rates in their footnotes.\nReconciling Statutory and Effective Tax Rates\nUnder Armour reconciles the difference between its statutory tax rate and its effective tax \nrate in its “provision for income taxes” footnote. The items listed in the reconciliation reflect \npermanent differences between the tax expense Under Armour reports on its income statement \nand the tax obligation it reports on its tax return. Under Armour’s reconciliation is shown in \nExhibit S.6.\nSTATUTORY TAX RATE \nThe rate tax law says a company \nshould pay given its level of \nincome.\nEFFECTIVE TAX RATE \nThe tax rate reflected on a \ncompany’s income statement.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-4\nExplain why income tax expense \nreported on the income \nstatement does not typically \nequal taxes paid to the Internal \nRevenue Service.\n\n\n12\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nLet’s walk through the logic associated with one of the items listed in the reconciliation: for-\neign rate differential. This item decreased Under Armour’s effective tax rate in all three years. \nThis item reflects income that Under Armour earned outside of the United States. Foreign income \nis taxed in the country in which it is earned rather than in the United States. If the foreign tax \nrate is lower than the U.S. tax rate, and Under Armour does not plan to bring this income back to \nthe United States, Under Armour pays only the lower foreign tax rate, thereby lowering its effec-\ntive tax rate. If the foreign tax rate is higher than the U.S. tax rate, Under Armour must pay the \nforeign government the higher rate, thereby increasing Under Armour’s effective tax rate.\nAs an alternative to looking in the footnotes, you can also calculate a company’s effective \ntax rate using information from its income statement. Simply divide tax expense by income \nbefore taxes, as shown below for Under Armour in 2012:\nTax expense:\n$74,661 thousand\nIncome before taxes:\n$203,439 thousand\nEffective tax rate:\n$74,661 ÷ $203,439 = 36.7%\nTemporary Tax Differences\nIn contrast to permanent tax differences, temporary tax differences result when a company \nreports revenues and expenses on its income statement in a different time period than when it \nreports them on its tax return. If the difference between financial reporting and tax reporting \ntemporarily delays a benefit, it results in the creation of an asset. If the difference temporarily \ndelays an obligation, it results in the creation of a liability. Since these assets and liabilities are \ntax-related and result in either the deferral of a benefit or the deferral of an obligation, we call \nthem deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. Exhibit S.7 outlines the general situations \nthat create deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities.\nDeferred Tax Assets\nAs summarized in Exhibit S.7, a company creates a deferred tax asset when it:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Reports an expense on this period’s income statement that it does not report on its tax return \nuntil a future period or\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Does not report revenue on this period’s income statement that it does report on this period’s \ntax return.\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-5\nDefine deferred tax assets and \ndeferred tax liabilities.\nDEFERRED TAX ASSET \nAsset created when differences \nin financial reporting and tax \nreporting cause accounting \nincome to be lower than tax \nincome in a given period.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nUNDER ARMOUR \nEXHIBIT S.6\nReconciliation of Under \nArmour’s Statutory and \nEffective Tax Rates\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31\n2012\n2011\n2010\nU.S. federal statutory tax rate\n35.0%\n35.0%\n35.0%\nState taxes, net of federal impact\n2.1\n4.1\n1.2\nUnrecognized tax benefits\n2.7\n3.1\n2.3\nNondeductible expenses\n0.6\n0.8\n1.4\nForeign rate differential\n(4.1)\n(4.8)\n(1.6)\nOther\n 0.4\n__\n,,,,,,,(1.2)\nEffective income tax rate\n36.7%\n38.2%\n37.1%\nEXHIBIT S.7\nSituations That Create \nDeferred Tax Assets and \nLiabilities\nCreates a Deferred Tax Asset\nCreates a Deferred Tax Liability\nGAAP revenue is:\nLower than taxable revenue\nHigher than taxable revenue\nGAAP expense is:\nHigher than taxable expense\nLower than taxable expense\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n13\nEXHIBIT S.8\nThe Creation and Use of a \nDeferred Tax Asset\nTAX\nFINANCIAL REPORTING\nFiscal Year \n \nEnding\nTax \nIncome\nTax Obligation \n \n(35%)\nAccounting \n \nIncome\nTax Expense \n \n(35%)\nDeferred Tax \n \nAsset\n2012\n$1,000\n$350\n$ ,,,, 0\n$, 0\n$ 350\n2013\n  0\n   0\n  1,000\n  350\n  (350) \nTotal\n$1,000\n$350\n$1,000\n$350\n$  0\nBoth circumstances result in this period’s accounting income being lower than this period’s \ntax income. An example is when a company collects revenue in advance. For tax purposes, the \ncompany is required to report the revenue on its tax return in the period it receives the cash. \nFor financial reporting purposes, the company is required to recognize the advance payment \nas a liability (e.g., as unearned or deferred revenue) until it provides the good or service in a \nfuture period.\nLet’s work through a deferred tax asset example. Assume that a customer comes into an \nUnder Armour store just before the end of fiscal 2012 and pays cash for a $1,000 gift card. The \ngift card is redeemed in fiscal 2013. For simplicity, we will assume that this is the only transac-\ntion Under Armour entered into and that the tax rate is 35 percent. Exhibit S.8 shows how this \ntransaction creates a deferred tax asset for Under Armour at the end of fiscal 2012, and how \nin fiscal 2013 Under Armour uses the deferred tax asset to offset the tax expense listed on its \nincome statement.\nAt the end of fiscal 2012, Under Armour does not recognize any revenue for financial \nreporting purposes because it has yet to provide the good or service. The $1,000 is listed on \nits balance sheet as unearned or deferred revenue (a liability). In 2013, when Under Armour \nprovides the good or service, it recognizes revenue. Therefore, the receipt of the $1,000 \ndoes not affect accounting income in 2012. In contrast, the IRS requires Under Armour to \ninclude the $1,000 as revenue on its 2012 tax return. This timing difference results in Under \nArmour booking a deferred tax asset in 2012 that it uses to offset its tax expense for financial \nreporting purposes in 2013. An important take-away from the above example is that over the \ntwo-year period, Under Armour’s tax obligation to the IRS ($350) is equal to tax expense \nlisted on its income statement ($350); the difference in any given year is simply a timing \n(and therefore temporary) difference. Under Armour would record these transactions in the \nfollowing manner:4\n2012\nIncome tax expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n0\nDeferred tax asset (+A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\n Taxes due to the IRS (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDeferred tax asset\n+350\nTaxes due to the IRS\n+350\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n-0\n4Under Armour would not actually include in the journal entry “income tax expense” of $0 in 2012 or “taxes due to \nthe IRS” of $0 in 2013. These accounts are included in the journal entries for illustrative purposes only.\n\n\n14\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n2013\nIncome tax expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\n Deferred tax asset (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\n Taxes due to the IRS (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n0\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDeferred tax asset\n-350\nTaxes due to the IRS\n+0\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n-350\nDeferred Tax Liabilities\nAs summarized in Exhibit S.7, a company creates a deferred tax liability when it:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Reports revenue on this period’s income statement that it does not report on its tax return \nuntil a future period or\n\u0016\nš\u0016 Does not report an expense on this period’s income statement that it does report on this \nperiod’s tax return.\nBoth circumstances result in this period’s accounting income being higher than this period’s \ntax income. An example is when a company pays expenses in advance. The company is required \nto include the advance payment as an expense on its tax return in the period it pays the cash. \nFor financial reporting purposes, the company is required to recognize the advance payment as \nan asset (e.g., as a prepaid expense) until it actually incurs the expense in a future period. When \nthis happens, the company then uses the asset (the prepaid expense) to satisfy the expense.\nAs an example, assume that Under Armour prepays $600 of rent for a new location at the \nend of fiscal 2012 and uses the prepaid asset in fiscal 2013 to satisfy its first rent bill. For sim-\nplicity, we will assume that this is the only transaction Under Armour entered into, that Under \nArmour reports revenue of $1,000, and that the tax rate is 35 percent. Exhibit S.9 shows how \nthis transaction creates a deferred tax liability for Under Armour at the end of fiscal 2012, and \nhow Under Armour removes this deferred obligation from its books in fiscal 2013.\nAt the end of fiscal 2012, Under Armour does not recognize the prepaid amount as an \nexpense for financial reporting purposes because it has yet to physically use the space, and \nthus has not yet incurred rent expense. The $600 is listed on its balance sheet as an asset called \nprepaid rent. In 2013, when Under Armour uses the space and therefore owes rent, it reduces \nprepaid rent and records rent expense. This means that Under Armour’s accounting income \ndoes not reflect the prepayment as an expense in 2012. In contrast, the IRS requires Under \nArmour to report the $600 prepayment as an expense on its tax return in 2012. This timing \ndifference results in Under Armour booking a deferred tax liability in 2012 and then removing \nDEFERRED TAX LIABILITY \nIs created when differences \nin financial reporting and tax \nreporting cause accounting \nincome to be higher than tax \nincome in a given period.\nEXHIBIT S.9 \n \nThe Creation and Use of a Deferred Tax Liability\nTAX\nFINANCIAL REPORTING\nFiscal Year \nEnding\nAssumed \nRevenue\nRent \nExpense\nTax \nIncome\nTax \nObligation \n \n(35%)\nAssumed \nRevenue\nRent \nExpense\nAccounting \nIncome\nTax \nExpense \n \n(35%)\nDeferred \n \nTax \nLiability\n2012\n$1,000\n$600\n$ ,,,,400\n$140\n$1,000\n$ 0\n$1,000\n$350\n$210\n2013\n,,,,,,,,,,1,000\n 0\n,,,,,,,,,,1,000\n,,,,,,,,,,350\n,,,,,,,,,,1,000\n,,,,,,,,,,,600\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,400\n,,,,,,,,,,,140\n,,,,,,,(210)\nTotal\n$2,000\n$600\n$1,400\n$490\n$2,000\n$600\n$1,400\n$490\n$ 0\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n15\nthat liability from its books in 2013. It is worth repeating that over the two-year period, Under \nArmour’s tax obligation to the IRS ($490) is equal to the tax expense listed on its income state-\nment ($490); the difference in any given year is simply a timing (and therefore temporary) dif-\nference. Under Armour would record these transactions in the following manner:\n2012\nIncome tax expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\n Deferred tax liability (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n210\n Taxes due to the IRS (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n140\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDeferred tax liability\n+210\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n-350\nTaxes due to the IRS\n+140\n2013\nIncome tax expense (+E, -SE) \n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n140\nDeferred tax liability (-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n210\n Taxes due to the IRS (+L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n350\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nDeferred tax liability\n-210\nIncome tax expense (+E)\n-140\nTaxes due to the IRS\n+350\nUnder Armour’s Deferred Tax Disclosures\nIn the footnotes to its 2012 financial statements, Under Armour lists the deferred tax assets \nand liabilities shown in Exhibit S.10.\nAll of the deferred tax assets listed in Exhibit S.10 are probable future economic benefits \nthat Under Armour plans to use to offset the tax expense listed on its income statement. All of \nthe deferred tax liabilities are obligations that Under Armour must satisfy in the future. These \nobligations were created by temporary differences between accounting income reported on \nthe financial statements and tax income reported on the tax return. As discussed in Chapter 8, \nproperty, plant, and equipment is listed because firms almost always depreciate their assets \nmore quickly for tax purposes than they do for financial reporting purposes; this timing differ-\nence creates a deferred tax liability.\nReporting Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities\nIn general, if a company intends to use an asset or convert the asset to cash within one year, it \nclassifies that asset as a current asset on its balance sheet. Assets not classified as current assets \nare classified as long-term assets. The same general rule applies to liabilities. If a company \nintends to satisfy a liability within one year, it classifies the liability as a current liability on its \nbalance sheet. Liabilities not classified as current liabilities are classified as long-term liabilities.\nCompanies are required to report deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities on their bal-\nance sheets in the following way:\n\u0016\nš\u0016 CURRENT: Compare current deferred tax assets with current deferred tax liabilities. If the \ncurrent asset exceeds the current liability, report the net amount as a current asset. If the cur-\nrent liability exceeds the current asset, report the net amount as a current liability.\n\u0016\nš\u0016 LONG-TERM: Compare long-term deferred tax assets with long-term deferred tax liabili-\nties. If the long-term asset exceeds the long-term liability, report the net amount as a long-\nterm asset. If the long-term liability exceeds the long-term asset, report the net amount as a \nlong-term liability.\n\n\n16\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nUNDER ARMOUR \nEXHIBIT S.10\nUnder Armour’s Deferred Tax \nAssets and Liabilities\nDeferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:\nDecember 31\n(in thousands)\n2012\n2011\nDeferred tax asset\nAllowance for doubtful accounts and other reserves\n$ 14,000\n$ ,9,576\nStock-based compensation\n13,157\n11,238\nForeign net operating loss carryforward\n12,416\n11,078\nDeferred rent\n6,007\n4,611\nInventory obsolescence reserves\n4,138\n3,789\nTax basis inventory adjustment\n3,581\n4,317\nState tax credits, net of federal tax impact\n2,856\n—\nForeign tax credits\n2,210\n1,784\nDeferred compensation\n1,170\n1,448\nOther\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4,918\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,3,427\n Total deferred tax assets\n64,453\n51,268\n Less: valuation allowance\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(3,966)\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(1,784)\n Total net deferred tax assets\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,60,487\n,,,,,,,,,,,,49,484\nDeferred tax liability\nIntangible asset\n(610)\n(341)\nPrepaid expenses\n,,,,(4,153)\n(2,968)\nProperty, plant, and equipment\n,,,,,,,,,,,,(10,116)\n,,,,,,,,(13,748)\n Total deferred tax liabilities\n (14,879)\n,,,,,,,,(17,057)\n Total deferred tax assets, net\n$,,,,,45,608\n$,,32,427\nThe Company establishes a valuation allowance if either it is more likely than not that a deferred tax \nasset will expire before the Company is able to realize its benefits, or the future deductibility is uncertain. \nPeriodically, the valuation allowance is reviewed and adjusted based on management’s assessments of \nrealizable deferred tax assets.\nAs a result of the above reporting requirements, you may occasionally see a company that \nshows a current deferred tax asset and a long-term deferred tax liability, or vice versa, on its \nbalance sheet. This is not the case with Under Armour. Under Armour has more current and \nlong-term deferred tax assets than it does current and long-term deferred tax liabilities, so it \nreports both a current and a long-term deferred tax asset on its balance sheet.\nUnder Armour lists a “valuation allowance” in the deferred asset portion of its footnote disclosure. \nFinancial reporting standards require companies to estimate the amount of deferred tax assets they may \nnever use. This account is similar to the “allowance for doubtful accounts” associated with Accounts \nReceivable that you learned about in Chapter 6. In that case, management made an estimate of the uncol-\nlectible accounts in accounts receivable. It then subtracted that estimate from gross accounts receivable \nto arrive at net accounts receivable reported on the balance sheet. The valuation allowance associated \nwith deferred tax assets works in the same way: Management makes an estimate of the amount it thinks \nis likely to be “unusable” and then subtracts that estimate from the asset reported on the balance sheet.\nUnderstanding a Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance\nF I N A N CI A L\nA N A LYS I S\n\n\nP A U S E F O R F E E D B A C K\nS E L F - S T U D Y Q U I Z\nAssume that on January 1, Over Armour purchases a car for $21,000 and expects to use the car \nfor three years, after which its salvage value is $0. For financial reporting purposes, Over Armour \nintends to depreciate the car using the straight-line method. For tax reporting purposes, Over Armour \nintends to depreciate the car using an accelerated method in the following manner: Year 1 = $12,600; \nYear 2 = $6,300; Year 3 = $2,100. Will the difference in depreciation methods result in Over Armour \nrecognizing a deferred tax asset or a deferred tax liability at the end of the first year?\nAfter you have completed your answer, check the solution below.\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n17\nThe Importance of Understanding Tax Disclosures\nCompanies pay taxes with cash. If you were an uninformed reader of Under Armour’s finan-\ncial statements and footnotes, you might incorrectly assume that Under Armour paid the IRS \ncash for the full $74,661 thousand tax expense listed on its 2012 income statement. As an \ninformed reader, you now know that accounting income is different from tax income, and as a \nresult, the tax expense listed on Under Armour’s 2012 income statement does not reflect the \namount of cash the company paid for taxes. Under Armour reports on its 2012 cash flow state-\nment that “cash paid for income taxes” was $57,739 thousand. Having a clearer understanding \nof how taxes affect a company’s cash position allows you to make more informed judgments \nabout the company’s current and future financial health. In addition, knowledge (even cursory \nknowledge) about the differences between financial reporting and tax reporting allow you to \nbetter understand why management may be differentially concerned about its tax obligation to \nthe IRS and the tax expense reported on the income statement.\nAs summarized in Exhibit S.7, when expenses for financial reporting exceed expenses for tax reporting, the \ncompany recognizes a deferred tax liability.\nS o l u t i o n t o \nS E L F - S T U DY Q U I Z\nP EN S IO NS A ND OT HER P OST R E T I R E ME N T \nBE NEFITS OVERVIEW\nThis section discusses two additional important long-term liabilities: pensions and other post-\nretirement benefits. Companies typically offer employees pension plans and other postretire-\nment benefits as a component of their compensation. A pension is an amount of money paid \nto a retired employee. There are two general types of pension plans: defined contribution plans \nand defined benefit plans.\nDefined Contribution Plans\nDefined contribution pension plans are what virtually all new companies establish for their \nemployees and what most established companies with defined benefit plans are switching \nto over time. Defined contribution plans simply require companies to contribute a defined \namount every year to a retirement fund (which is often managed by a third party); it does \nnot make any promises about what will be available from the fund when an employee retires. \nThus, all of the risk associated with the retirement fund resides with the employee. Accounting \nfor defined contribution plans is quite simple. Under Armour offers a defined contribution \nplan to its employees. If we assume that Under Armour promises to contribute 2 percent of an \nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-6\nDistinguish between a \ndefined benefit and a defined \ncontribution pension plan.\nA PENSION \nAn amount of money paid to a \nretired employee.\nDEFINED CONTRIBUTION \nPENSION PLANS \nRequire companies to contribute \na defined amount to a retirement \nfund.\n\n\n18\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nemployee’s salary to a retirement fund, and the employee earns $100,000 in 2012, then Under \nArmour would recognize 2012 pension expense for that employee in the following manner:\nPension expense (+E, -SE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\n Cash (-A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2,000\nAssets\n=\nLiabilities\n+\nStockholders’ Equity\nCash\n-2,000\nPension expense (+E)\n-2,000\nDefined Benefit Plans\nUnder a defined benefit pension plan, a company defines the benefits available to employ-\nees upon retirement and assumes the risk associated with making sure those benefits are avail-\nable when employees retire. The total liability associated with a defined benefit plan varies and \ndepends on many factors, all of which a company has to take into account when determining how \nmuch to contribute to the retirement fund in any given year. Factors include rates of return on \nfund assets, the number of employees covered by the plan, the ages of employees and when they \nare likely to retire and start receiving benefits, how long employees are likely to receive benefits \n(stated differently, when the employees are likely to die), future compensation levels, and so on. \nThis is a lot to think about, let alone accurately predict! That is why companies often hire actuar-\nies to help them estimate these factors. Actuaries are statisticians who specialize in assessing \nvarious risks and probabilities. Given all the factors that must be considered under a defined \nbenefit plan, and how these factors can cause wide swings in a company’s pension expense dur-\ning volatile economic times, you can see why companies today favor defined contribution plans.\nCalculating pension expense under a defined benefit plan is quite complex. We will not go \nthrough a detailed example, but rather will discuss the typical components that make up a com-\npany’s pension expense. We will also discuss how a company calculates the value of its pro-\njected pension obligation and pension plan assets under a defined benefit plan. Following each \ndiscussion, we will examine how Eli Lilly and Company discloses its retirement obligations \nunder a defined benefit plan. We cannot examine how Under Armour discloses this informa-\ntion because Under Armour does not offer its employees a defined benefit pension plan. Eli \nLilly is a large pharmaceutical company based in Indianapolis, Indiana.\nUnder a defined benefit pension plan, pension expense for a given period typically consists \nof the following components:\nPension expense components\n+\nService cost (additional pension benefits earned by employees during the period)\n+\nInterest cost (interest that has accrued on the pension liability during the period)\n-\nExpected return on pension plan assets (estimated)\n-\nAmortization of prior service costs (only exists if a company has amended its pension plan)\n+/- Other (typically minor)\n=\nPension expense\nCompanies seldom report their defined benefit pension expense as a distinct line item on \ntheir income statements. Instead, they typically include it in an account such as “Sales, \nGeneral, \nand Administrative Expense.” They do, however, disclose the expense and its components in \ntheir pension footnote. Exhibit S.11 shows Eli Lilly’s footnote disclosure.\nDEFINED BENEFIT PENSION \nPLANS \nRequire companies to provide a \ndefined amount to an employee \nduring retirement.\nACTUARIES \nStatisticians who specialize in \nassessing risks and probabilities.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nELI LILLY\nEXHIBIT S.11\nEli Lilly’s Defined Benefit \nPension Plan Footnote \nDisclosure\n(in millions)\n2012\n2011\n2010\nService cost\n$253.1\n$236.3\n$219.2\nInterest cost\n455.1\n447.9\n431.6\nExpected return on plan assets\n(684.8)\n(685.9)\n(638.2)\nAmortization of prior service (benefit) cost\n4.2\n8.6\n8.8\nRecognized actuarial loss\n,,,,,,,,,,,285.7\n,,,,,,,,,,200.4\n,,,,,,,,,163.0\nDefined benefit expense\n$313.3\n$207.3\n$184.4\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n19\nIn their footnotes, companies with defined benefit pension plans are also required to provide \ndetailed disclosures about changes in the pension plan obligation and pension plan assets. Here \nare the typical components of each:\nPension plan obligation\nPension plan obligation at the beginning of the period\n+\nService cost incurred during the period\n+\nInterest cost incurred during the period\n+/-\nActuarial gains or losses (as a result of changes to pension obligation estimates)\n-\nBenefits paid to retired employees during the period\n+\nPlan amendments (exists only if a company has amended its pension plan)\n+/-\nOther (typically minor)\n=\nPension plan obligation at the end of the period\nPension plan assets\nPension plan assets at the beginning of the period\n+/-\nActual gains or losses on plan assets during the period\n+\nCompany contributions during the period\n-\nBenefits paid to retired employees during the period\n+/-\nOther (typically minor)\n=\nPension plan assets at the end of the period\nA company’s defined benefit pension plan is underfunded if its pension plan liability is \ngreater than its pension plan assets, and it is overfunded if its pension plan assets are greater \nthan its pension plan liability. Eli Lilly’s plan was underfunded in 2011 and 2012. Exhibit S.12 \nshows what Eli Lilly discloses in its pension footnote with respect to its pension plan obligation \nand pension plan assets.\nUNDERFUNDED \nWhen a defined benefit pension \nplan’s liability is greater than its \nassets.\nOVERFUNDED \nWhen the plan’s assets are \ngreater than its liability.\nEXHIBIT S.12\nEli Lilly’s Defined Benefit \nPension Plan Assets and \nLiability\n(in millions)\n2012\n2011\nBenefit obligation at beginning of year\n$,,9,191.2\n$,,,8,115.0\nService cost\n253.1\n236.3\nInterest cost\n455.1\n447.9\nActuarial (gain) loss\n834.0\n794.7\nBenefits paid\n(404.2)\n(400.1)\nPlan amendments\n(0.6)\n10.0\nForeign currency exchange rate changes and other adjustments\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,95.2\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(12.6)\nBenefit obligation at end of year\n,,10,423.8\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9,191.2\nPlan assets at beginning of year\n7,186.3\n6,983.0\nActual return on plan assets\n922.7\n209.2\nEmployer contribution\n469.7\n402.4\nBenefits paid\n(404.2)\n(400.1)\nForeign currency exchange rate changes and other adjustments\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,112.1\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(8.2)\nPlan assets at end of year\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,8,286.6\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,7,186.3\nFunded status\n$(2,137.2)\n$(2,004.9)\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT:\nAnnual Report\nELI LILLY \nEli Lilly recognizes the underfunded amount of $2,137.2 million as a component of a liabil-\nity account labeled “Accrued retirement benefits” on its 2012 balance sheet.\n\n\n20\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nOther Postretirement Obligations\nIn addition to pension benefits, many companies also cover at least a portion of retired \nemployees’ health care and insurance costs. Estimating the liability associated with these \nbenefits, along with the asset needed to satisfy the liability, is similar to estimating a com-\npany’s pension plan obligation and pension plan assets under a defined benefit pension plan. \nSince the appropriate accounting methods are also essentially the same, we will not cover \nthem in detail. Just be aware that some companies provide a breakdown in their footnotes of \ntheir other postretirement obligations along with their pension obligations. Eli Lilly is one \nsuch company. Exhibit S.13 shows the calculation of the company’s retiree health benefit \nexpense. This information is provided in the same footnote in which Eli Lilly discusses its \npension plan obligations.5\nThe Importance of Understanding Pension and Other \nPostretirement Obligation Disclosures\nLike taxes, companies typically satisfy pension and other postretirement obligations with cash. \nFor some companies, these commitments are substantial. For example, in its 2012 annual \nreport, General Motors reported pension and other postretirement liabilities of $35 billion. \nThis liability exceeded $54 billion prior to General Motors’s reorganization in 2009. Under-\nstanding General Motors’s employee retirement obligation is critical to understanding the \nhealth (or lack thereof) of the company and its future cash commitments.\nIt is also important for you to keep in mind the subjectivity inherent in many of the estimates \nrequired to calculate retirement-related expenses, liabilities, and assets. For example, calculat-\ning pension expense in a given period requires an estimate of the expected return on plan assets. \nThe expected return acts to reduce pension expense. If a company’s expected return is overly \noptimistic, its pension expense will be understated. Having an understanding of how compa-\nnies calculate pension and other postretirement expenses allows you to make more informed \ndecisions about a company’s current and future financial health.\n5Unlike pensions, companies are not legally required to set aside assets to fund their other postretirement obligations. \nEli Lilly does, but you may encounter other companies that provide information about their postretirement expenses \nwithout showing any “plan assets” to satisfy their other postretirement obligations. These firms fund their programs \non a “pay-as-you-go” basis.\nREAL WORLD EXCERPT: \nAnnual Report\nELI LILLY \nEXHIBIT S.13\nEli Lilly’s Other Retiree Health \nBenefits\nRetiree Health Benefit Plans\n(in millions)\n2012\n2011\n2010\nComponents of net periodic benefit cost\nService cost\n$,,,,,,,,,,,63.3\n$,,,,,,,,,,,,72.4\n$,,,,,,,,,,,56.5\nInterest cost\n114.9\n118.0\n121.4\nExpected return on plan assets\n(127.2)\n(129.4)\n(122.6)\nAmortization of prior service cost (benefit)\n(39.8)\n(42.9)\n(37.2)\nRecognized actuarial loss\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,98.4\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,88.7\n,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,85.0\nNet period benefit cost\n$109.6\n$106.8\n$103.1\nLEARNING OBJECTIVE S-7\nDefine other postretirement \nobligations.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n21\nAfter studying this supplement you should be able to:\nS-1 Distinguish between operating and capital leases. p. 2\nFor accounting purposes a company can lease an asset by signing either an operating lease or a \ncapital lease. Signing a capital lease requires the company to recognize a lease asset and a lease \nliability on its balance sheet. The lease asset and lease liability are depreciated (some use the term \n“amortized”) over the life of the lease. Signing an operating lease does not require the company to \nrecognize an asset or liability, but rather to simply recognize rent expense at the end of each period.\nS-2 Define a leasehold improvement. p. 3\nLeasehold improvements are modifications that a lessee makes to a leased property. Companies \ndepreciate leasehold improvements over the life of a lease, or over the life of the improvement if it \nis shorter than the life of the lease.\nS-3 Analyze the impact of accounting for leases on a company’s financial statements. p. 8\nIn their footnotes, companies disclose much of the information analysts need to convert a compa-\nny’s operating leases (which do not impact liabilities on the balance sheet) to capital leases (which \ndo impact liabilities on the balance sheet). Analysts carry out this conversion in order to better \nassess a company’s total set of future financial obligations.\nS-4 Explain why income tax expense reported on the income statement does not typically equal \ntaxes paid to the Internal Revenue Service. p. 11\nFor financial reporting purposes, companies follow generally accepted accounting principles \n(GAAP) when preparing financial statements for submission to the Securities and Exchange Com-\nmission. For tax reporting purposes, companies follow the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) when pre-\nparing tax returns for submission to the Internal Revenue Service. Differences in GAAP and the \nIRC create differences in the tax expense reported on a company’s income statement and the tax \nobligation reported on the company’s tax return.\nS-5 Define deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. p. 12\nA deferred tax asset is an asset created by deferring a tax benefit to a future period. A deferred tax \nliability is a liability created by deferring a tax obligation to a future period. Both deferred tax assets \nand deferred tax liabilities are created by companies reporting revenues and expenses in different \nperiods for financial reporting purposes rather than for tax purposes.\nS-6 Distinguish between a defined benefit and a defined contribution pension plan. p. 17\nA defined contribution pension plan requires a company to contribute a defined amount to a retire-\nment fund; it does not make any promises about what will be available from the fund when an \nemployee retires. A defined benefit pension plan requires a company to contribute an estimated \namount to a retirement fund in order to provide a defined set of benefits in the future. Under a \ndefined benefit plan, the risk associated with making sure those benefits are available when employ-\nees retire resides with the company, not the employee.\nS-7 Define other postretirement obligations. p. 20\nMany companies cover at least a portion of retired employees’ health care and insurance costs. \nBenefits other than pension benefits are typically referred to as “other postretirement obligations.” \nEstimating the liability associated with these benefits, and the assets needed to satisfy the liability, \nis very similar to estimating a company’s pension plan obligation and pension plan assets under a \ndefined benefit pension plan.\nC H A P T E R T A K E - A W A Y S\nDefining a Lessor\nWhich of the following best describes a lessor?\n \na. The party that pays rent expense under an operating lease.\n \nb. The party that owns a leased asset.\n \nc. The party that services a leased asset under an operating lease.\n \nd. The party that pays for the right to use a leased asset.\nS MC-1\nLOS-1\nM U L T I P L E - C H O I C E Q U E S T I O N S\n\n\n22\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nDefining a Capital Lease\nWhich of the following best describes a capital lease?\n \na. A lease that requires the lessor to recognize a lease asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet.\n \nb. A lease that does not require the lessee to recognize a lease asset or a lease liability on its balance \nsheet.\n \nc. A lease that is for a period longer than three years.\n \nd. A lease that requires the lessee to recognize a lease asset and a lease liability on its balance sheet.\nDefining a Company’s Statutory Tax Rate\nWhich of the following best describes a company’s statutory tax rate?\n \na. The rate tax law says a company should pay given its level of income.\n \nb. The tax rate reflected on a company’s income statement.\n \nc. The tax rate a company actually pays to the IRS.\n \nd. The tax rate a company pays in the state in which it is incorporated.\nDefining Deferred Tax Assets\nWhich of the following best describes a deferred tax asset?\n \na. An asset created when a company purchases tax-free bonds.\n \nb. An asset created by deferring a tax benefit to a future period.\n \nc. An asset created when a company prepays its income taxes to the IRS.\n \nd. An asset created by deferring a tax obligation to a future period.\nDefining a Defined Benefit Pension Plan\nWhich of the following best describes a defined benefit pension plan?\n \na. A plan that provides medical benefits to retired employees.\n \nb. A plan that requires a company to contribute a defined amount to a retirement fund.\n \nc. A plan that defines the benefits available to employees upon retirement.\n \nd. The type of plan being offered to employees by most new companies.\nDefining an Underfunded Pension Plan\nWhich of the following best describes an underfunded pension plan?\n \na. A pension plan with plan liabilities greater than plan assets.\n \nb. A pension plan that is in technical default.\n \nc. A pension plan that does not meet legal pension requirements.\n \nd. A pension plan with plan assets greater than plan liabilities.\nS MC-2\nLOS-1\nS MC-3\nLOS-4\nS MC-4\nLOS-5\nS MC-5\nLOS-6\nS MC-6\nLOS-6\nM I N I - E X E R C I S E S \nComputing the Present Value of a Lease\nIntel Corporation is leasing an office building for three years. Terms of the lease require Intel to make \na $5,000 rental payment at the end of each month over the life of the lease. Assuming an annual discount \nrate of 10 percent, what is the present value of this lease?\nComputing the Present Value of a Lease\nMicrosoft Corporation is leasing an office building for four years. Terms of the lease require Microsoft \nto make a $20,000 rental payment at the end of each year over the life of the lease, as well as a lump-sum \npayment at the end of the lease of $10,000. Assuming an annual discount rate of 5 percent, what is the \npresent value of this lease?\nComparing Lease Terms\nApple Corporation is deciding between two leases. The first lease is a five-year lease and requires \nApple to make a $2,000 rental payment at the end of each month over the life of the lease. The second \nS M-1 \nLOS-1, S-3\nS M-2\nLOS-1, S-3\nS M-3\nLOS-1, S-3\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n23\nlease is also a five-year lease. It requires Apple to make a lump-sum payment of $120,000 at the end of \nthe lease. Assume that for both leases interest accrues monthly and the appropriate annual discount rate \nis 4 percent. Which lease is a better deal in present value terms?\nComputing the Present Value of a Future Retirement Obligation\nCostco Corporation has agreed to pay employees who have worked for the company more than 10 years \na retirement bonus of $20,000 upon retirement. Rick Jamison has worked for Costco for 15 years. Costco \nestimates that Rick will retire in seven years. If interest accrues quarterly and Costco can earn an annual \nreturn on deposits of 3 percent, how much would Costco have to deposit today in order to have exactly \n$20,000 to pay Rick at the end of seven years?\nS M-4\nLOS-6\nE X E R C I S E S \nRecording Rent Expense\nAmazon Corporation signed a five-year operating lease on January 1 to rent a distribution center. Rent \npayments of $10,000 are due at the end of each month. Prepare the journal entry to record the payment \nof cash for rent on January 31.\nDepreciating Leasehold Improvements\nAt the beginning of its first fiscal quarter, Caribou Coffee signed a five-year lease for retail space in the \nIthaca Mall. Before opening the space, Caribou made various leasehold improvements, one of which was \nto build a new coffee counter where customers can watch baristas make their espresso drinks. The cost \nto build the coffee counter was $12,500, which Caribou paid for with cash. The counter is expected to \nprovide benefits for the duration of the lease. Caribou depreciates equipment on a quarterly basis using \nthe straight-line method of depreciation. Prepare the journal entry to record the depreciation of the coffee \ncounter at the end of the first quarter. Assume that Caribou takes a full quarter of depreciation during the \nfirst quarter.\nDepreciating and Amortizing Lease Assets and Liabilities\nOn January 1, 2013, Google Corporation leased a package of high-speed servers by signing a five-year \ncapital lease. Lease payments of $300,000 are due at the end of each year. Google uses the straight-line \nmethod to depreciate leased assets and the effective interest rate method to amortize lease liabilities. \nAssume that the appropriate annual discount rate is 9 percent. Fill in the depreciation and amortization \ntable below.\nDEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE FOR LEASED SERVERS\nYear\nBook value \nof servers on \nJanuary 1\nDepreciation \nexpense \nrecorded on \nDecember 31\nBook value \nof lease \npayable on \nJanuary 1\nInterest \nexpense \nrecorded on \nDecember 31\nCash paid \nto lessor on \nDecember 31\nAmortization \nof lease payable \nrecorded on \nDecember 31\n2013\n2014\n2015\n2016\n2017\nDepreciating and Amortizing Lease Assets and Liabilities\nRefer to your answer for S E-3. Provide the journal entries to record the depreciation of the lease asset \nand the amortization of the lease liability on December 31, 2014.\nS E-1\nLOS-1\nS E-2\nLOS-2\nS E-3\nLOS-1, S-3\nS E-4\nLOS-1, S-3\n\n\n24\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nCalculating a Deferred Tax Liability\nOn January 1, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway purchased a piece of equipment for $90,000. The following \ntable reflects how Berkshire is depreciating the equipment for financial reporting purposes and for tax \npurposes:\nTAX\nFiscal Year \nEnding\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nBook Value\n90,000\n2013\n30,000\n30,000\n60,000\n2014\n40,005\n70,005\n19,995\n2015\n19,995\n90,000\n0\nFINANCIAL REPORTING\nFiscal Year \nEnding\nDepreciation \nExpense\nAccumulated \nDepreciation\nBook Value\n90,000\n2013\n30,000\n30,000\n60,000\n2014\n30,000\n60,000\n30,000\n2015\n30,000\n90,000\n0\nUse the information above to fill in the deferred tax liability column below:\nFINANCIAL REPORTING\nFiscal Year \nEnding\nRevenue\nTaxable \nIncome\nTax \nExpense\nDeferred Tax \nLiability\n2013\n200,000\n170,000\n59,500\n2014\n200,000\n170,000\n59,500\n2015\n200,000\n170,000\n59,500\nAccounting for a Deferred Tax Liability\nRefer to your answer for S E-5. Provide the journal entries to record income tax expense for financial \nreporting purposes at the end of each fiscal year (2013–2015).\nUsing a Company’s Effective Tax Rate\nBelow is information from Amazon’s 2012 income tax footnote:\nRECONCILIATION OF AMAZON’S STATUTORY AND EFFECTIVE TAX RATES\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31\n2012\n2011\n2010\nFederal statutory tax rate\n35.0%\n35.0%\n35.0%\nState taxes, net of federal impact\n0.2\n1.5\n1.5\nImpact of foreign tax differential\n31.5\n(8.4)\n(12.7)\nTax credits\n(4.4)\n(3.2)\n(1.1)\nNondeductible stock-based compensation\n11.1\n4.1\n1.6\nOther\n 5.2\n 2.2\n (0.8)\nEffective income tax rate\n21.8%\n27.4%\n27.9%\nS E-5\nLOS-5\nS E-6\nLOS-5\nS E-7\nLOS-4\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n25\nAmazon reported tax expense on its 2012 income statement of $428 million. What did Amazon report as \nincome before income taxes on its 2012 income statement?\nReporting Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Liabilities\nIn 2012, Trek Bicycle Company reported the following information related to its deferred tax assets and \ndeferred tax liabilities:\nLong-term deferred tax assets\n$17 million\nLong-term deferred tax liabilities\n$16 million\nValuation allowance\n$ 2 million\nWill Trek report a long-term net deferred tax asset or a long-term net deferred tax liability on its 2012 \nbalance sheet?\nRecording a Company’s Defined Contribution Pension Expense\nCaribou Coffee Company offers employees a defined contribution pension plan. At the end of fiscal \n2012, the company contributed $100,000 to the plan. Prepare the journal entry to record Caribou’s con-\ntribution to the pension plan.\nRecording a Company’s Other Postretirement Obligations Expense\nThe Walt Disney Company offers employees postretirement medical benefits. The table below sum-\nmarizes Disney’s expense associated with this benefit in 2012. Assume Disney paid for this benefit with \ncash. Prepare the journal entry to record Disney’s “other postretirement benefit expense” for 2012.\nDISNEY’S POSTRETIREMENT MEDICAL PLANS (IN MILLIONS)\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31\n2012\n2011\n2010\nService cost\n$ 21\n$ 18\n$ 21\nInterest cost\n74\n66\n70\nExpected return on plan assets\n(23)\n(24)\n(26)\nAmortization of prior year service costs\n(2)\n(1)\n(2)\nRecognized net actuarial (gain)/loss\n 31\n 9\n 7\nTotal other postretirement expense\n$101\n$ 68\n$ 70\nS E-8\nLOS-5\nS E-9\nLOS-6\nS E-10\nLOS-7\nConverting Operating Leases to Capital Leases\nApple Corporation discloses the following information about its noncancelable operating leases in its \n2012 annual report.\n(in millions)\n2013\n$ 516\n2014\n556\n2015\n542\n2016\n513\n2017\n486\nThereafter\n 1,801\nTotal minimum lease payments\n$4,414\nS P-1\nLOS-1, S-3\nP R O B L E M S \n\n\n26\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nAssume that the payment amount in the “thereafter” row is all due at the end of 2018 and that the appro-\npriate discount rate is 6 percent. What is the present value of Apple’s “total minimum lease payments” at \nthe end of fiscal 2012?\nConverting Operating Leases to Capital Leases\nRefer to Apple’s operating lease disclosure provided in S P-1. Assume that the payment amount in the \n“thereafter” row is equally spread out over the years 2018–2022 and that the appropriate discount rate \nis still 6 percent. What is the present value of Apple’s “total minimum lease payments” at the end of \nfiscal 2012?\nComputing Effective Tax Rates\nBelow is Columbia Sportwear’s 2012 income statement. What is Columbia’s effective tax rate?\nCOLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR COMPANY\nConsolidated Statements of Operations\n(in thousands, except per share amounts)\nYear Ended December 31\n2012\n2011\n2010\nNet sales\n$1,669,563\n$1,693,985\n$1,483,524\nCost of sales\n 953,169\n 958,677\n 854,120\nGross profit\n716,394\n735,308\n629,404\nSelling, general, and administrative expenses\n596,635\n614,658\n534,068\nNet licensing income\n 13,769\n 15,756\n 7,991\nIncome from operations\n133,528\n136,406\n103,327\nInterest income, net\n 379\n 1,274\n 1,564\nIncome before income tax\n133,907\n137,680\n104,891\nIncome tax expense (Note 10)\n (34,048)\n (34,201)\n (27,854)\nNet income\n$ 99,859\n$ 103,479\n$ 77,037\nClassifying and Reporting Deferred Taxes\nBelow is deferred tax information for 2012 for Whole Foods Market. How will Whole Foods report \ndeferred taxes on its 2012 balance sheet?\n(in thousands)\nCurrent deferred tax assets\n$150,000\nNoncurrent deferred tax assets\n135,116\nCurrent deferred tax liabilities\n17,754\nNoncurrent deferred tax liabilities\n92,282\nClassifying and Reporting Defined Benefit Pension Obligations\nBelow is The Walt Disney Company’s defined benefit pension disclosure for fiscal 2012. What amount \nwill Disney report on its 2012 balance sheet, and will that amount be reported as a net pension plan asset \nor liability?\nS P-2\nLOS-1, S-3\nS P-3\nLOS-4\nS P-4\nLOS-5\nS P-5\nLOS-6\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n27\n(in millions)\nPension Plans\nSeptember 29, \n2012\nOctober 1, \n2011\nProjected benefit obligations\n Beginning obligations\n$ (9,481)\n$(8,084)\n Service cost\n(278)\n(293)\n Interest cost\n(440)\n(411)\n Actuarial (loss)/gain\n(1,635)\n(919)\n Plan amendments and other\n51\n8\n Benefits paid\n 253\n 218\n Ending obligations\n$(11,530)\n$(9,481)\nFair value of plan’s assets\n Beginning fair value\n$ 6,551\n$ 5,684\n Actual return on plan assets\n972\n188\n Contributions\n833\n926\n Benefits paid\n(253)\n(218)\n Expenses and other\n (54)\n (29)\n Ending fair value\n$ 8,049\n$ 6,551\nCalculating Defined Contribution Pension Expense\nTrader Joe’s offers its employees a defined contribution pension plan. For every dollar that an employee \ncontributes to the plan, Trader Joe’s contributes $0.50. Assume that during fiscal 2013, Trader Joe’s \nhad 2,000 employees and each employee on average contributed $1,200 to the pension fund. What will \nTrader Joe’s recognize as pension expense in fiscal 2013?\nS P-6\nLOS-6\nC A S E S\nAnalyzing Starbucks’s Lease Disclosures\nThe following questions pertain to Starbucks’s 2012 balance sheet and lease footnote shown below.\n 1. Does Starbucks sign mainly operating or capital leases?\n 2. Where does Starbucks disclose its operating leases on its balance sheet?\n 3. Assume a discount rate of 6 percent and that the amount in the “thereafter” row in Starbucks’s foot-\nnote disclosure is equally spread over the years 2018–2022. What is the present value of Starbucks’s \noperating leases at the end of fiscal 2012?\n 4. What is the impact on Starbucks’s 2012 debt-to-equity ratio of adding the present value of its operat-\ning leases to the liability section of its 2012 balance sheet?\n 5. Would making the adjustment in requirement (4) change your opinion about Starbucks’s \ncreditworthiness?\nS C-1\nLOS-1, S-3\n\n\n28\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nSTARBUCKS CORPORATION\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in millions, except per share data)\nSeptember 30, \n \n2012\nOctober 2, \n \n2011\nASSETS\nCurrent assets:\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$1,188.6\n$1,148.1\n Short-term investments\n848.4\n902.6\n Accounts receivable, net\n485.9\n386.5\n Inventories\n1,241.5\n965.8\n Prepaid expenses and other current assets\n196.5\n161.5\n Deferred income taxes, net\n 238.7\n 230.4\n Total current assets\n4,199.6\n3,794.9\nLong-term investments—available-for-sale securities\n116.0\n107.0\nEquity and cost investments\n459.9\n372.3\nProperty, plant and equipment, net\n2,658.9\n2,355.0\nOther assets\n385.7\n409.6\nGoodwill\n 399.1\n 321.6\nTotal assets\n$8,219.2\n$7,360.4\nLIABILITIES AND EQUITY\nCurrent liabilities:\n Accounts payable\n$ 398.1\n$ 540.0\n Accrued liabilities\n1,133.8\n940.9\n Insurance reserves\n67.7\n145.6\n Deferred revenue\n 510.2\n 449.3\n Total current liabilities\n2,209.8\n2,075.8\nLong-term debt\n549.6\n549.5\nOther long-term liabilities\n 345.3\n 347.8\n Total liabilities\n3,104.7\n2,973.1\nShareholders’ equity:\n \nCommon stock ($0.001 par value)—authorized, \n1,200.0 shares; issued and outstanding, 749.3 and \n \n744.8 shares, respectively (includes 3.4 common \nstock units in both periods)\n0.7\n0.7\n Additional paid-in capital\n39.4\n40.5\n Retained earnings\n5,046.2\n4,297.4\n Accumulated other comprehensive income\n 22.7\n 46.3\n Total shareholders’ equity\n5,109.0\n4,384.9\n Noncontrolling interests\n 5.5\n 2.4\n Total equity\n 5,114.5\n 4,387.3\nTotal liabilities and equity\n$8,219.2\n$7,360.4\nSee Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.\nSTARBUCKS’S 2012 BALANCE SHEET\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n29\nSTARBUCKS’S 2012 LEASE FOOTNOTE EXCERPTS\nThe company mainly uses operating leases. Rental expense under operating lease agreements (in millions):\nFiscal Year \nEnded\nSeptember 30, \n \n2012\nOctober 2,\n 2011\nOctober 3,\n 2010\nMinimum rentals\n$759.0\n$715.6\n$688.5\nContingent rentals\n 44.7\n 34.3\n 26.1\nTotal\n$803.7\n$749.9\n$714.6\nMinimum future rental payments under noncancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2012 (in millions):\nFiscal Year Ending\n2013\n$ 787.9\n2014\n728.5\n2015\n640.4\n2016\n531.5\n2017\n403.4\nThereafter\n 968.5\nTotal minimum lease payments\n$4,060.2\nThe company has subleases related to certain of its operating leases. During fiscal 2012, 2011, and 2010, \nwe recognized sublease income of $10.0 million, $13.7 million, and $10.9 million, respectively.\nAnalyzing Disney’s Income Tax Disclosures\nThe following questions pertain to Disney’s 2012 financial statements and income taxes footnote shown \nbelow.\n 1. How much did Disney report as income tax expense in fiscal 2012? How much cash did Disney pay \nduring the year for income taxes? In general, why do these numbers differ?\n 2. What is Disney’s 2012 statutory tax rate? What is its 2012 effective tax rate? In general, why do \nthese rates differ?\n 3. Why does Disney deduct a “valuation allowance” from its net deferred tax liability in its income tax \nfootnote?\n 4. Disney reports a net deferred tax liability of $1,486 million in fiscal 2012. How is this amount \nreflected on Disney’s balance sheet?\n 5. In its income taxes footnote, speculate as to why Disney reports “depreciable, amortizable and other \nproperty” as a deferred tax liability rather than a deferred tax asset.\nDISNEY’S 2012 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS\nConsolidated Statements of Income\n(in millions, except per share data)\n2012\n2011\n2010\nRevenues\n$ 42,278\n$ 40,893\n$38,063\nCosts and expenses\n(33,415)\n(33,112)\n(31,337)\nRestructuring and impairment charges\n(100)\n(55)\n(270)\nOther income/(expense), net\n239\n75\n140\nNet interest expense\n(369)\n(343)\n(409)\nEquity in the income of investees\n 627\n 585\n 440\nIncome before income taxes\n9,260\n8,043\n6,627\nIncome taxes\n (3,087)\n (2,785)\n (2,314)\nS C-2\nLOS-4, S-5\n(continued)\n\n\n30\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nConsolidated Statements of Income\n(in millions, except per share data)\n2012\n2011\n2010\nNet income\n6,173\n5,258\n4,313\nLess: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests\n (491)\n (451)\n (350)\nNet income attributable to Disney\n$ 5,682\n$ 4,807\n$ 3,963\nEarnings per share attributable to Disney:\n Diluted\n$ 3.13\n$ 2.52\n$ 2.03\n Basic\n$ 3.17\n$ 2.56\n$ 2.07\nWeighted average number of common and common\n equivalent shares outstanding:\n Diluted\n 1,818\n 1,909\n 1,948\n Basic\n 1,794\n 1,878\n 1,915\nSee Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.\nConsolidated Balance Sheets\n(in millions, except per share data)\nSeptember 29, \n \n2012\nOctober 1, \n \n2011\nASSETS\nCurrent assets\n Cash and cash equivalents\n$ 3,387\n$ 3,185\n Receivables\n6,540\n6,182\n Inventories\n1,537\n1,595\n Television costs\n676\n674\n Deferred income taxes\n765\n1,487\n Other current assets\n 804\n 634\n Total current assets\n13,709\n13,757\nFilm and television costs\n4,541\n4,357\nInvestments\n2,723\n2,435\nParks, resorts and other property, at cost \nattractions, buildings and equipment\n38,582\n35,515\n Accumulated depreciation\n (20,687)\n (19,572)\n17,895\n15,943\nProjects in progress\n2,453\n2,625\n Land\n 1,164\n 1,127\n21,512\n19,695\nIntangible assets, net\n5,015\n5,121\nGoodwill\n25,110\n24,145\nOther assets\n 2,288\n 2,614\n Total assets\n$ 74,898\n$ 72,124\nLIABILITIES AND EQUITY\nCurrent liabilities\n Accounts payable and other accrued \n liabilities\n$ 6,393\n$ 6,362\n Current portion of borrowings\n3,614\n3,055\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n31\nSeptember 29, \n \n2012\nOctober 1, \n \n2011\n Unearned royalties and other advances\n 2,806\n 2,671\n Total current liabilities\n12,813\n12,088\nBorrowings\n10,697\n10,922\nDeferred income taxes\n2,251\n2,866\nOther long-term liabilities\n7,179\n6,795\nCommitments and contingencies (Note 14)\nEquity\n Preferred stock, $0.01 par value \n \nAuthorized—100 million shares, \nIssued—none\n—\n—\n Common stock, $0.01 par value\n Authorized—4.6 billion shares, \n \nIssued—2.8 billion shares at \n \nSeptember 29, 2012, and 2.7 billion \nshares at October 1, 2011\n31,731\n30,296\n Retained earnings\n42,965\n38,375\n Accumulated other comprehensive loss\n (3,266)\n (2,630)\n71,430\n66,041\n \nTreasury stock, at cost, 1.0 billion \n \nshares at September 29, 2012, and \n0.9 billion shares at October 1, 2011\n (31,671)\n(28,656)\n Total Disney shareholders’ equity\n39,759\n37,385\nNoncontrolling interests\n 2,199\n 2,068\n Total equity\n 41,958\n 39,453\nTotal liabilities and equity\n$ 74,898\n$ 72,124\nSee Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.\nConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows\n(in millions)\n2012\n2011\n2010\nOPERATING ACTIVITIES\nNet income\n$ 6,173\n$ 5,258\n$ 4,313\nDepreciation and amortization\n1,987\n1,841\n1,713\nGains on acquisitions and dispositions\n(184)\n(75)\n(118)\nDeferred income taxes\n472\n127\n133\nEquity in the income of investees\n(627)\n(585)\n(440)\nCash distributions received from equity investees\n663\n608\n473\nNet change in film and television costs\n(52)\n332\n238\nEquity-based compensation\n408\n423\n391\nImpairment charges\n22\n16\n132\nOther\n195\n188\n9\n(continued)\n\n\n32\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n2012\n2011\n2010\nChanges in operating assets and liabilities\nReceivables\n(108)\n(518)\n(686)\nInventories\n18\n(199)\n(127)\nOther assets\n(151)\n(189)\n42\nAccounts payable and other accrued liabilities\n(608)\n(367)\n649\nIncome taxes\n (242)\n 134\n (144)\nCash provided by operations\n 7,966\n 6,994\n 6,578\nINVESTING ACTIVITIES\nInvestments in parks, resorts, and other property\n(3,784)\n(3,559)\n(2,110)\nProceeds from dispositions\n15\n564\n170\nAcquisitions\n(1,088)\n(184)\n(2,493)\nOther\n 98\n (107)\n (90)\nCash used in investing activities\n (4,759)\n (3,286)\n (4,523)\nFINANCING ACTIVITIES\nCommercial paper borrowings, net\n467\n393\n1,190\nBorrowings\n3,779\n2,350\n—\nReduction of borrowings\n(3,822)\n(1,096)\n(1,371)\nDividends\n(1,076)\n(756)\n(653)\nRepurchases of common stock\n(3,015)\n(4,993)\n(2,669)\nProceeds from exercise of stock options\n1,008\n1,128\n1,133\nOther\n (326)\n (259)\n (293)\nCash used in financing activities\n (2,985)\n (3,233)\n (2,663)\nImpact of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents\n (20)\n (12)\n (87)\nIncrease/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents\n202\n463\n(695)\nCash and cash equivalents, beginning of year\n 3,185\n 2,722\n 3,417\nCash and cash equivalents, end of year\n$ 3,387\n$ 3,185\n$ 2,722\nSupplemental disclosure of cash flow information:\nInterest paid\n$ 718\n$ 377\n $393\nIncome taxes paid\n$ 2,630\n$ 2,341\n$ 2,170\nSee Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.\n\n\nM BA C OM PA NI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\n33\nDISNEY’S 2012 INCOME TAXES FOOTNOTE EXCERPTS\nIncome Taxes\n2012\n2011\n2010\nIncome Before Income Taxes\nDomestic (including U.S. exports)\n$8,105\n$7,330\n$6,074\nForeign subsidiaries\n 1,155\n 713\n 553\n$9,260\n$8,043\n$6,627\nIncome Tax Expense/(Benefit)\nCurrent\nFederal\n$1,975\n$1,851\n$1,530\nState\n227\n272\n236\nForeign\n 422\n 521\n 432\n 2,624\n 2,644\n 2,198\nDeferred\nFederal\n465\n147\n307\nState\n (2)\n (6)\n (191)\n 463\n 141\n 116\n$3,087\n$2,785\n$2,314\nSeptember 29, \n \n2012\nOctober 1, \n \n2011\nComponents of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities\nDeferred tax assets\n Accrued liabilities\n$(3,034)\n$(2,806)\n Foreign subsidiaries\n(579)\n(566)\n Equity-based compensation\n(160)\n(323)\n Noncontrolling interest net operating losses\n(584)\n(554)\n Other\n (361)\n (386)\n Total deferred tax assets\n (4,718)\n (4,635)\nDeferred tax liabilities\n Depreciable, amortizable, and other property\n4,924\n4,959\n Licensing revenues\n336\n301\n Leveraged leases\n33\n38\n Other\n 100\n 136\n Total deferred tax liabilities\n 5,393\n 5,434\nNet deferred tax liability before valuation allowance\n675\n799\nValuation allowance\n 811\n 580\nNet deferred tax liability\n$ 1,486\n$ 1,379\nThe valuation allowance principally relates to tax attributes of $193 million acquired with UTV and a \n$584 million deferred tax asset for the noncontrolling interest share of net operating losses at the Inter-\nnational Theme Parks. The ultimate recognition of the noncontrolling interest share of the net operating \nlosses, which have an indefinite carryforward period, would not have an impact on net income attribut-\nable to Disney as any income tax benefit would be offset by a charge to noncontrolling interests in the \nincome statement.\n\n\nImages used throughout: Pause for Feedback: Comstock Images/Alamy; Financial Analysis: Jason Reed/\nGetty Images; International Perspective: PhotoDisc/Getty Images; Focus on Cash Flows: Royalty-Free/\nCorbis; Written Communication: Duncan Smith/Photodisc/Getty Images; Questions of Ethics: PhotoDisc/\nGetty Images; Internet icon: Tom Grill/Photographer’s Choice RF/Getty Images; Team icon: Ryan McVay/\nGetty Image 2\n34\nMBA C O MPANI ON Leases, Income Taxes, and Retirement Obligations\nA reconciliation of the effective income tax rate to the federal rate is as follows:\n2012\n2011\n2010\nFederal income tax rate\n35.0%\n35.0%\n35.0%\nState taxes, net of federal benefit\n2.0\n2.1\n2.6\nDomestic production activity deduction\n(2.5)\n(2.3)\n(1.7)\nOther, including tax reserves and related interest\n (1.2)\n (0.2)\n (1.0)\n33.3%\n34.6%\n34.9%","difficulty":"easy","domain":"Long In-context Learning","length":"long","question":"When the accountant registers according to the bookkeeping, he mistakenly fills in 3,000 yuan as 300 yuan, what is the method of correcting the wrong account?","sub_domain":"User guide QA"} Source: https://huggingface.co/datasets/zai-org/LongBench-v2 initial import Posting: /agents GET /api/v1/write?intent=publish&task_id=33877730-6065-5bcc-9dd2-c1264dec0155&body={url_encoded_text}&agent_name={optional_name}&nonce={optional_random_id}