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Chapter 7: 5CA_b (page 377)

Corrs Wholesalers Co. sells industrial equipment for a standard 3-year note receivable. Revenue is recognized at time of sale. Each note is secured by a lien on the equipment and has a face amount equal to the equipment’s list price. Each note’s stated interest rate is below the customer’s market rate at date of sale. All notes are to be collected in three equal annual installments beginning one year after sale. Some of the notes are subsequently sold to a bank with recourse, some are subsequently sold without recourse, and some are retained by Corrs. At year end, Corrs evaluates all outstanding notes receivable and provides for estimated losses arising from defaults.

Instructions

How should Corrs account for the sale, without recourse, of a February 1, 2017, note receivable sold on May 1, 2017? Why is it appropriate to account for it in this way?

Short Answer

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Carrying value must be added with the effective interest revenue, and the business entity must recognize gain or loss on the sale of receivables.

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Definition of Face Value

The value stated on the financial instrument or financial security is known as face value. It might differ from the value at which the instrument or security is issued.

02

Accounting for Sale Without Resources

The carrying value of the note receivable must be increased by adding the amount of effective interest revenue for the period starting from 1 February 2017 to 1 May 2017. On the sale of receivables without resources, the business entity must increase the cash amount by eliminating the carrying value and recognizing gain or loss equal to the difference between the carrying value and the amount received.

This reporting is appropriate because the note receivable is initially reported at its carrying value. When sold without resources, the business entity must report for gain or loss.

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(Bad-Debt Reporting) Marvin Company is a subsidiary of Hughes Corp. The controller believes that the yearly allowance for doubtful accounts for Marvin should be 8% of gross accounts receivable. Given the recession and the high interest rate environment, the president, nervous that the parent company might expect the subsidiary to sustain its 10% growth rate, suggests that the controller increase the allowance for doubtful accounts to 9%. The president thinks that the lower net income, which reflects a 6% growth rate, will be a more sustainable rate for Marvin Company.

Instructions

(a) In a recessionary environment with tight credit and high interest rates:

(1) Identify steps Marvin Company might consider to improve the accounts receivable situation.

(2) Then evaluate each step identified in terms of the risks and costs involved.

(b) Should the controller be concerned with Marvin Company’s growth rate in estimating the allowance? Explain your answer.

(c) Does the president’s request pose an ethical dilemma for the controller? Give your reasons.

Moon Hardware is planning to factor some of its receivables. The cash received will be used to pay for inventory purchases. The factor has indicated that it will require “recourse” on the sold receivables. Explain to the controller of Moon Hardware what “recourse” is and how the recourse will be reflected in Moon’s financial statements after the sale of the receivables.

(Expected Cash Flows) On December 31, 2017, Iva Majoli Company borrowed \(62,092 from Paris Bank, signing a 5-year, \)100,000 zero-interest-bearing note. The note was issued to yield 10% interest. Unfortunately, during 2019, Majoli began to experience financial difficulty. As a result, at December 31, 2019, Paris Bank determined that it was probable that it would receive back only $75,000 at maturity. The market rate of interest on loans of this nature is now 11%.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the entry to record the issuance of the loan by Paris Bank on December 31, 2017.

(b) Prepare the entry, if any, to record the impairment of the loan on December 31, 2019, by Paris Bank.

(Expected Cash Flows) On January 1, 2017, Botosan Company issued a \(1,200,000, 5-year, zero-interest bearing note to National Organization Bank. The note was issued to yield 8% annual interest. Unfortunately, during 2018 Botosan fell into financial trouble due to increased competition. After reviewing all available evidence on December 31, 2018, National Organization Bank decided that the loan was impaired. Botosan will probably pay back only \)800,000 of the principal at maturity.

Instructions

(a) Prepare journal entries for both Botosan Company and National Organization Bank to record the issuance of the note on January 1, 2017. (Round to the nearest $10.)

(b) Assuming that both Botosan Company and National Organization Bank use the effective-interest method to amortize the discount, prepare the amortization schedule for the note.

(c) Under what circumstances can National Organization Bank consider Botosan’s note to be impaired?

(d) Compute the loss National Organization Bank will suffer from Botosan’s financial distress on December 31, 2018. What journal entries should be made to record this loss?

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