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Chapter 13: Q1ISTQ (page 658)

All of the following are critical similarities between GAAPand IFRS concerning accounting for investments except:

(a) IFRS and GAAP require the exact accounting for equity securities.

(b) IFRS and GAAP apply the equity method to significant influence equity investments.

(c) IFRS and GAAP have a fair value option for financial instruments.

(d) the accounting for impairment of investments is similar, although IFRS allows recovery of impairment losses.

Short Answer

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Option (a) is correct option

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01

Definition of GAAP

It stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; it contains all the principles and rules which are used by the accountant for financial reporting purposes

02

Similarities between IFRS and GAAP

From these four statements, three statements are the similarity of IFRS and GAAP, but statement one is not the similarity between IFRS and GAAP. Because both do not require exact accounting for equity securities.

Hence, option (a) is correct.

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(Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities Entries) The following information relates to the debt

securities investments of Wildcat Company.

1. On February 1, the company purchased 10% bonds of Gibbons Co. having a par value of \(300,000 at 100 plus accrued interest.

Interest is payable on April 1 and October 1.

2. On April 1, semiannual interest is received

3. On July 1, 9% of bonds of Sampson, Inc. were purchased. These bonds with a par value of \)200,000 were purchased at 100

plus accrued interest. Interest dates are June 1 and December 1.

4. On September 1, bonds with a par value of $60,000, purchased on February 1, are sold at 99 plus accrued interest.

5. On October 1, semiannual interest is received.

6. On December 1, semiannual interest is received.

7. On December 31, the fair value of the bonds purchased February 1 and July 1 were 95 and 93, respectively.

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(a) Prepare any journal entries you consider necessary, including year-end entries (December 31), assuming these are

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SPRAGUE COMPANY
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2017

Cash

\(40,000

Accounts payable

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Receivables

\(75,0000

Mortgage payable

\)140,000

Inventory

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Common stock (\)1 par)

\(150,000

Plant assets (net)

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Retained earnings

\(60,000

\)430,000

\(430,000

The net income for 2017 was \)25,000. Assume that total assets are the same in 2016 and 2017.

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Compute each of the following ratios. For each of the four, indicate how it is computed and its significance as a tool in the analysis of the financial soundness of the company.

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Administrative expense

Officers’ salaries \)4,900

Depreciation of office furniture and equipment \(3,960

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Rent revenue \(17,230

Selling expense

Delivery expense \)2,690

Sales commissions \(7,980

Depreciation of sales equipment \)6,480

Sales revenue \(96,500

Income tax \)9,070

Interest expense $1,860

Instructions

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