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Chapter 24: 7BE (page 1446)

Identifiable assets for the seven industry segments of Foley Corporation are:

Penley $ 500 Cheng 200

Konami 550 Takuhi 150

KSC 250 Molina 475

Red Moon 400

Based only on the identifiable assets test, which industry segments are reportable?

Short Answer

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Penley, Konami, Red Moon, and Molina’s industries are reportable.

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01

Meaning of Segment Reporting

Segment reporting is a description of the working parts of a company's disclosures that accompany its financial statements. Segment reporting is mandatory for publicly traded companies, but not for privately-owned companies.

02

Determining the industry segments that are reportable

Total Asset is $2,525

Working Notes:

Totalassets=Totalvalueofallassetsofalldifferentindustries=$500+$550+$250+$400+$200+$150+$475=$2,525

Asset Test Value is $252.50

Working Notes:

Assettestvalue=Totalasset×assetrate=$2,525×10%=$252.50

This condition is met by Penley, Konami, Red Moon, and Molina because their identifiable assets are equal to or greater than $252.50.

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Konami 40 Takuhi (34)

KSC (25) Molina 150

Red Moon 50

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Okay. Last fall, someone with a long memory and an even longer arm reached into that bureau drawer and came out with a moldy cheese sandwich and the equally moldy notion of corporate forecasts. We tried to find out what happened to the cheese sandwich—but, rats!, even recourse to the Freedom of Information Act didn’t help. However, the forecast proposal was dusted off, polished up and found quite serviceable. The SEC, indeed, lost no time in running it up the old flagpole—but no one was very eager to salute. Even after some of the more objectionable features—compulsory corrections and detailed explanations of why the estimates went awry—were peeled off the original proposal.

Seemingly, despite the Commission’s smiles and sweet talk, those craven corporations were still afraid that an honest mistake would lead them down the primrose path to consent decrees and class action suits. To lay to rest such qualms, the Commission last week approved a “Safe Harbor” rule that, providing the forecasts were made on a reasonable basis and in good faith, protected corporations from litigation should the projections prove wide of the mark (as only about 99% are apt to do).

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