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Chapter 7: 5CA_c (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

At December 31, 2017, how should Corrs measure and account for the impact of estimated losses resulting from notes receivable that it

(1) Retained and did not sell?

(2) Sold to bank with recourse?

Short Answer

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Bad debt expenses must be recognized using the aging method when the business entity retains receivables. When receivables are sold using resource liability, it will increase the loss of the business entity because it is reported on the credit side.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Equipment

Equipment can be defined as the resource or any tool used by the business entity in the production process or essential business function. It is reported as a fixed asset of the business.

02

Measure and Accounting for Estimated Loss

1. For notes receivable not sold: In this case, the business entity will recognize bad debt expenses by using the aging method or discounted cash flow. The amount of bad debt expenses equals the difference of allowance for doubtful accounts and the amount recovered from the equipment.

2. Sold to bank with the resource: In this case, the business entity will report resource liability on the credit side. The liability will be used to measure the bad debts at the time of sale of receivable and increase the loss for the business entity.

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(Bank Reconciliation and Adjusting Entries) Logan Bruno Company has just received the August 31, 2017, bank statement, which is summarized below.

Country National Bank

Disbursement

Receipts

Balance

Balance August 1

\(9,369

Deposits during August

\)32,200

\(41,569

Note collected for depositor, including \)40 interest

1,040

42,609

Checks cleared during August

34,500

8,109

Bank service charges

20

8,089

Balance, August 31

8,089

The general ledger Cash account contained the following entries for the month of August.

Cash

Balance, August 1

10,050

Disbursement in August

34,903

Receipt during August

35,000

Deposits in transit at August 31 are \(3,800, and checks outstanding at August 31 total \)1,050. Cash on hand at August 31 is \(310. The bookkeeper improperly entered one check in the books at \)146.50 which was written for $164.50 for supplies (expense); it cleared the bank during the month of August.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation dated August 31, 2017, proceeding to a correct balance.

(b) Prepare any entries necessary to make the books correct and complete.

(c) What amount of cash should be reported in the August 31 balance sheet?

What is the fair value option? Where do companies that elect the fair value option report unrealized holding gains and losses?

(Petty Cash) Carolyn Keene, Inc. decided to establish a petty cash fund to help ensure internal control over its small cash expenditures. The following information is available for the month of April.

1. On April 1, it established a petty cash fund in the amount of \(200.

2. A summary of the petty cash expenditures made by the petty cash custodian as of April 10 is as follows

Delivery charges paid on merchandise purchased

\)60

Supplies Purchased and used

25

Postage expenses

33

I.O.U from employees

17

Miscellaneous expenses

36

The petty cash fund was replenished on April 10. The balance in the fund was \(27.

3. The petty cash fund balance was increased \)100 to $300 on April 20.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries to record transactions related to petty cash for the month of April

(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.

On July 1, 2017, Moresan Company sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return an interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. Moresan will receive interest at the prevailing rate for a note of this type. Both the principal and interest are due in one lump sum on June 30, 2018.

On September 1, 2017, Moresan sold special-order merchandise on credit and received in return a zero-interest-bearing note receivable from the customer. The prevailing rate of interest for a note of this type is determinable. The note receivable is due in one lump sum on August 31, 2019.

Moresan also has significant amounts of trade accounts receivable as a result of credit sales to its customers. On October 1, 2017, some trade accounts receivable were assigned to Indigo Finance Company on a non-notification (Moresan handles collections) basis for an advance of 75% of their amount at an interest charge of 8% on the balance outstanding.

On November 1, 2017, other trade accounts receivable were sold without recourse. The factor withheld 5% of the trade accounts receivable factored as protection against sales returns and allowances and charged a finance charge of 3%.

Instructions

(b) How should Moresan report the interest-bearing note receivable and the zero-interest-bearing note receivable on its balance sheet at December 31, 2017?

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