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Week Four Exercise Assignment

Liability

1. Payroll accounting. Assume that the following tax rates and payroll information pertain to Brookhaven Publishing:

· Social Security taxes: 6% on the first $55,000 earned

· Medicare taxes: 1.5% on the first $130,000 earned

· Federal income taxes withheld from wages: $7,500

· State income taxes: 5% of gross earnings

· Insurance withholdings: 1% of gross earnings

· State unemployment taxes: 5.4% on the first $7,000 earned

· Federal unemployment taxes: 0.8% on the first $7,000 earned

The company incurred a salary expense of $50,000 during February. All employees had earned less than $5,000 by month-end.

a. Prepare the necessary entry to record Brookhaven’s February payroll. The entry will include deductions for the following:

· Social Security taxes

· Medicare taxes

· Federal income taxes withheld

· State income taxes

· Insurance withholdings

b. Prepare the journal entry to record Brookhaven’s payroll tax expense. The entry will include the following:

· Matching Social Security taxes

· Matching Medicare taxes

· State unemployment taxes

· Federal unemployment taxes

2. Current liabilities: entries and disclosure. A review of selected financial activities of Visconti’s during 20XX disclosed the following:

12/1	Borrowed $20,000 from the First City Bank by signing a 3- month, 15% note payable. Interest and principal are due at maturity.
2/10	Established a warranty liability for the XY-80, a new product. Sales are expected to total 1,000 units during the month. Past experience with similar products indicates that 2% of the units will require repair, with warranty costs averaging $27 per unit.
12/22	Purchased $16,000 of merchandise on account from Oregon Company, terms 2/10, n/30.
12/26	Borrowed $5,000 from First City Bank; signed a note payable due in 60 days.
12/31	Repaired six XY-80s during the month at a total cost of $162.
12/31	Accrued 3 days of salaries at a total cost of $1,400.

Instructions

a. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions.

b. Prepare adjusting entries on October 31 to record accrued interest.

c. Prepare the Current Liability section of Red Bank’s balance sheet as of October 31. Assume that the Accounts Payable account totals $203,600 on this date.

3. Notes payable. Red Bank Enterprises was involved in the following transactions during the fiscal year ending October 31:

8/2:	Borrowed $75,000 from the Bank of Kingsville by signing a 120-day note.
8/20:	Issued a $40,000 note to Harris Motors for the purchase of a $40,000 delivery truck. The note is due in 180 days and carries a 12% interest rate.
9/10:	Purchased merchandise from Pans Enterprises in the amount of $15,000. Issued a 30-day, 12% note in settlement of the balance owed.
9/11:	Issued a $60,000 note to Datatex Equipment in settlement of an overdue account payable of the same amount. The note is due in 30 days and carries a 14% interest rate.
10/10:	The note to Pans Enterprises was paid in full.

10/31: The note to Datatex Equipment was paid in full.

11/30: Paid note to Bank of Kingville

Instructions

a. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions.

b. Prepare adjusting entries on October 31 to record accrued interest.

c. Prepare the Current Liability section of Red Bank’s balance sheet as of October 31. Assume that the Accounts Payable account totals $203,600 on this date.

Week Five Exercise Assignment

Financial Ratios

1. Liquidity ratios. Edison, Stagg, and Thornton have the following financial information at the close of business on July 10:

	Edison	Stagg	Thornton
Cash	$4,000	$2,500	$1,000
Short-term investments	3,000	2,500	2,000
Accounts receivable	2,000	2,500	3,000
Inventory	1,000	2,500	4,000
Prepaid expenses	800	800	800
Accounts payable	200	200	200
Notes payable: short-term	3,100	3,100	3,100
Accrued payables	300	300	300
Long-term liabilities	3,800	3,800	3,800

a. Compute the current and quick ratios for each of the three companies. (Round calculations to two decimal places.) Which firm is the most liquid? Why?

2. Computation and evaluation of activity ratios. The following data relate to Alaska Products, Inc:

	19X5	19X4
Net credit sales	$832,000	$760,000
Cost of goods sold	440,000	350,000
Cash, Dec. 31	125,000	110,000
Average Accounts receivable	180,000	140,000
Average Inventory	70,000	50,000
Accounts payable, Dec. 31	115,000	108,000

a. Compute the accounts receivable and inventory turnover ratios for 19X5. Alaska rounds all calculations to two decimal places.

3. Profitability ratios, trading on the equity. Digital Relay has both preferred and common stock outstanding. The company reported the following information for 19X7:

Net sales	$1,500,000
Interest expense	120,000
Income tax expense	80,000
Preferred dividends	25,000
Net income	130,000
Average assets	1,100,000
Average common stockholders' equity	400,000

a. Compute the gross profit margin ratio, the return on equity and the return on assets, rounding calculations to two decimal places.

b. Does the firm have positive or negative financial leverage? Briefly explain.

4. Horizontal analysis. Mary Lynn Corporation has been operating for several years. Selected data from the 20X1 and 20X2 financial statements follow.

20X2	20X1
Current Assets	$ 76,000	$ 80,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)	99,000	90,000
Intangibles	25,000	50,000
Current Liabilities	40,800	48,000
Long-Term Liabilities	143,000	160,000
Stockholders’ Equity	16,200	12,000
Net Sales	500,000	500,000
Cost of Goods Sold	332,500	350,000
Operating Expenses	93,500	85,000

Prepare a horizontal analysis for 20X1 and 20X2. Briefly comment on the results of your work.

5. Vertical analysis. Mary Lynn Corporation has been operating for several years. Selected data from the 20X1 and 20X2 financial statements follow.

20X2	20X1
Current Assets	$ 76,000	$ 80,000
Property, Plant, and Equipment (net)	99,000	90,000
Intangibles	25,000	50,000
Current Liabilities	40,800	48,000
Long-Term Liabilities	143,000	160,000
Stockholders’ Equity	16,200	12,000
Net Sales	500,000	500,000
Cost of Goods Sold	332,500	350,000
Operating Expenses	93,500	85,000

Prepare a vertical analysis for 20X1 and 20X2. Briefly comment on the results of your work.

6. Ratio computation. The financial statements of the Lone Pine Company follow.

LONE PINE COMPANY Comparative Balance Sheets December 31, 20X2 and 20X1 ($000 Omitted)
20X2	20X1
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Short-Term Investments	$ 400	$ 600
Accounts Receivable (net)	3,000	2,400
Inventories	2,000	2,200
Total Current Assets	$5,400	$5,200
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Land	$1,700	$ 600
Buildings and Equipment (net)	1,500	1,000
Total Property, Plant, and Equipment	$3,200	$1,600
Total Assets	$8,600	$6,800
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable	$1,800	$1,700
Notes Payable	1,100	1,900
Total Current Liabilities	$2,900	$3,600
Long-Term Liabilities
Bonds Payable	4,100	2,100
Total Liabilities	$7,000	$5,700
Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock	$ 200	$ 200
Retained Earnings	1,400	900
Total Stockholders’ Equity	$1,600	$1,100
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$8,600	$6,800

LONE PINE COMPANY Statement of Income and Retained Earnings For the Year Ending December 31,20X2 ($000 Omitted)
Net Sales*	$36,000
Less: Cost of Goods Sold	$20,000
Selling Expense	6,000
Administrative Expense	4,000
Interest Expense	400
Income Tax Expense	2,000	32,400
Net Income	$ 3,600
Retained Earnings, Jan. 1	900
$ 4,500
Cash Dividends Declared and Paid	3,100
Retained Earnings, Dec. 31	$ 1,400
*All sales are on account.

Instructions

Compute the following items for Lone Pine Company for 20X2, rounding all calculations to two decimal places when necessary:

a. Quick ratio

b. Current ratio

c. Inventory-turnover ratio

d. Accounts-receivable-turnover ratio

e. Return-on-assets ratio

f. Net-profit-margin ratio

g. Return-on-common-stockholders’ equity

h. Debt-to-total assets

i. Number of times that interest is earned

j. Dividend payout rate

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