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Question: Michek Company loans Sarasota Company \(2,000,000 at 6% for 3 years on January 1, 2017. Michek intends to hold this loan to maturity. The fair value of the loan at the end of each reporting period is as follows.

December 31, 2017 \)2,050,000

December 31, 2018 2,020,000

December 31, 2019 2,000,000

Prepare the journal entry(ies) at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2019, for Michek related to these bonds, assuming (a) itdoes not use the fair value option, and (b) it uses the fair value option. Interest is paid on January 1.

Short Answer

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Unrealized holding income on December 31, 2017, is $50,000

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Loan

When a lender lends money to a borrower, this is known as a loan.

02

When Fair Value Option is not chosen

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

December 31, 2017

Loan

$50,000

Unrealized Holding Income

$50,000

Being year-end adjustment entry of fair value.

On December 31, 2019, the value of the loan was $2,000,000, which is the same as on January 1, 2017. Hence, there is no unrealized gain or loss, so no entry will pass in this situation.

03

When the Fair value option is chosen

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

December 31, 2017

Fair Value Adjustment

$50,000

Unrealized Holding Income

$50,000

Being year-end adjustment entry of fair value.

On December 31, 2019, the value of the loan was $2,000,000, which is the same as on January 1, 2017. Hence, there is no unrealized gain or loss, so no entry will pass in this situation.

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Question: (Recording and Amortization of Intangibles) Marshall Company, organized in 2016, has set up a single account for all intangible assets. The following summary discloses the debit entries that have been recorded during 2017.

1/2/17

Purchased patent (8-year life)

\( 350,000

4/1/17

Purchase goodwill (indefinite life)

360,000

7/1/17

Purchased franchise with 10-year life; expiration date 7/1/27

450,000

8/1/17

Payment of copyright (5-year life)

156,000

9/1/17

Research and development costs

215,000

\)1,531,000

Instructions

Prepare the necessary entries to clear the Intangible Assets account and to set up separate accounts for distinct types of intangibles. Make the entries as of December 31, 2017, recording any necessary amortization and reflecting all balances accurately as of that date. (Use straight-line amortization.)

What is the purpose of a fair value hedge?

Taylor Swift Corporation purchases a patent from Salmon Company on January 1, 2017, for $54,000. The patent has a remaining legal life of 16 years. Taylor Swift feels the patent will be useful for 10 years. Prepare Taylor Swift’s journal entries to record the purchase of the patent and 2017 amortization.

(Accounting for R&D Costs) In 2015, Wright Tool Company purchased a building site for its proposed research and development laboratory at a cost of \(60,000. Construction of the building was started in 2015. The building was completed on December 31, 2016, at a cost of \)320,000 and was placed in service on January 2, 2017. The estimated useful life of the building for depreciation purposes was 20 years. The straight-line method of depreciation was to be employed, and there was no estimated residual value.

Management estimates that about 50% of the projects of the research and development group will result in long-term benefits (i.e., at least 10 years) to the corporation. The remaining projects either benefit the current period or are abandoned before completion. A summary of the number of projects and the direct costs incurred in conjunction with the research and development activities for 2017 appears below.

Number of Projects

Salaries and Employee Benefits

Other Expenses (excluding Building Depreciation Charges)

Completed projects with long-term benefits

15

\( 90,000

\)50,000

Abandoned projects or projects that benefit the current period

10

65,000

15,000

Projects in process—results indeterminate

5

40,000

12,000

Total

30

\(195,000

\)77,000

Upon recommendation of the research and development group, Wright Tool Company acquired a patent for manufacturing rights at a cost of $88,000. The patent was acquired on April 1, 2016, and has an economic life of 10 years.

Instructions

If generally accepted accounting principles were followed, how would the items above relating to research and development activities be reported on the following financial statements?

(a) The company’s income statement for 2017.

(b) The company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

Be sure to give account titles and amounts, and briefly justify your presentation.

Question: As the recently appointed auditor for Bryan Corporation, you have been asked to examine selected accounts before the 6-month financial statements of June 30, 2017, are prepared. The controller for Bryan Corporation mentions that only one account is kept for intangible assets. The account is shown below.

Intangible assets

Debit

Credit

Balance

Jan. 4

Research and development costs

940,000

940,000

Jan. 5

Legal costs to obtain patent

75,000

1,015,000

Jan. 31

Payment of 7 months’ rent on property leased by Bryan

91,000

1,106,000

Feb. 11

Premium on common stock

250,000

856,000

March 31

Unamortized bond discount on bonds due March 31, 2037

84,000

940,000

April 30

Promotional expenses related to start-up of business

207,000

1,147,000

June 30

Operating losses for first 6 months

241,000

1,388,000

Instructions

Prepare the entry or entries necessary to correct this account. Assume that the patent has a useful life of 10 years.

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