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Chapter 24: 4CA_6 (page 1454)

At December 31, 2017, Coburn Corp. has assets of \(10,000,000, liabilities of \)6,000,000, common stock of \(2,000,000 (representing 2,000,000 shares of \)1 par common stock), and retained earnings of \(2,000,000. Net sales for the year 2017 were \)18,000,000, and net income was \(800,000. As auditors of this company, you are making a review of subsequent events on February 13, 2018, and you find the following.

6) On February 1, 2018, the board of directors adopted a resolution accepting the offer of an investment banker to guarantee the marketing of \)1,200,000 of preferred stock.

Instructions

State in each case how the 2017 financial statements would be affected, if at all.

Short Answer

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A new stock issue should be disclosed.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Preferred Stocks

Preferred stock is a type of stock that has particular advantages or qualities that common stock does not have. The characteristics that separate preferred stock from ordinary stock may be more limiting and negative than preferences.

02

Explaining the effect in the financial statements

In the footnote of the balance sheet, describe the functions of the new stock issue.

New issues, whether stocks or bonds, are a way for a firm to raise funds. An initial public offering (IPO) is a type of stock offering that allows investors to purchase the stock of a private company for the first time.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Carlton Company is involved in four separate industries. The following information is available for each of the four industries.

Operating Segment
Total Revenue
Operating Profit (Loss)
Identifiable Assets
W
 \( 60,000
15,000
\)167,000
X
 10,000
 3,000
 83,000
Y
 23,000
 (2,000)
 21,000
Z
 9,000
 1,000
 19,000

\(102,000
\)17,000
$290,000

Instructions

Determine which of the operating segments are reportable based on the:

c) Identifiable assets test.

Snider Corporation, a publicly-traded company, is preparing the interim financial data which it will issue to its shareholders at the end of the first quarter of the 2017–2018 fiscal year. Snider’s financial accounting department has compiled the following summarized revenue and expense data for the first quarter of the year.

Sales revenue \(60,000,000

Cost of goods sold 36,000,000

Variable selling expenses 1,000,000

Fixed selling expenses 3,000,000

Included in the fixed selling expenses was the single lump-sum payment of \)2,000,000 for television advertisements for the entire year.

Instructions

a) Snider Corporation must issue its quarterly financial statements in accordance with IFRS regarding interim financial reporting.

  1. Explain whether Snider should report its operating results for the quarter as if the quarter were a separate reporting period in and of itself, or as if the quarter were an integral part of the annual reporting period.

What are diversified companies? What accounting problems are related to diversified companies?

What approaches have been suggested to overcome the seasonality problem related to interim reporting?

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