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Chapter 4: Q36Q (page 181)
Question: What are the two ways that other comprehensive income may be displayed (reported)?
The other comprehensive income can be displayed by using the following approaches:
Single statement approach
Two statements approach
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(Multiple-Step Statement) The following balances were taken from the books of Alonzo Corp. on December 31, 2017.
Interest revenue \(86,000 Accumulated depreciation equipment \)40,000
Cash \(51,000 Accumulated depreciation鈥攂uildings \)28,000
Sales revenue \(1,380,000 Notes receivable \)155,000
Accounts receivable \(150,000 Selling expenses \)194,000
Prepaid insurance \(20,000 Accounts payable \)170,000
Sales returns and allowances \(150,000 Bonds payable \)100,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts \(7,000 Administrative and general expense \)97,000
Sales discounts \(45,000 Accrued liabilities \)32,000
Land \(100,000 Interest expense \)60,000
Equipment \(200,000 Notes payable \)100,000
Buildings \(140,000 Loss from earthquake damage \)150,000
Cost of goods sold \(621,000 Common stock \)500,000
Retained earnings $21,000
Assume the total effective tax rate on all items is 34%.
Instructions
Prepare a multiple-step income statement; 100,000 shares of common stock were outstanding during the year.
Presented below is information related to Viel Company at December 31, 2017, the end of its first year of operations.
Sales revenue \(310,000
Cost of goods sold \)140,000
Selling and administrative expenses \(50,000
Gain on sale of plant assets \)30,000
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments \(10,000
Interest expense \)6,000
Loss on discontinued operations \(12,000
Dividends declared and paid \)5,000
Instructions
Compute the following: (a) income from operations, (b) net income, (c) comprehensive income, and (d) retained earnings balance at December 31, 2017. (Ignore income tax effects.)
How can earnings management affect the quality of earnings?
Discuss the appropriate treatment in the financial statements of each of the following.
(a) Gain on sale of investment securities.
(b) A profit-sharing bonus to employees computed as a percentage of net income.
(c) Additional depreciation on factory machinery because of an error in computing depreciation for the previous year.
(d) Rent received from subletting a portion of the office space.
(e) A patent infringement suit, brought 2 years ago against the company by another company, was settled this year by a cash payment of $725,000.
(f) A reduction in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts balance because the account appears to be considerably in excess of the probable loss from uncollectible receivables.
A Wall Street Journal article noted that Apple reported higher income than its competitors by using a more aggressive policy for recognizing revenue on future upgrades to its products. Some contend that Apple鈥檚 quality of earnings is low. What does the term 鈥渜uality of earnings鈥� mean?
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