ACC422 Week- 5 - On January 1, 2014, Harrington Company has the following defined benefit pension

P20-1 (2-Year Worksheet) On January 1, 2014, Harrington Company has the following defined benefit pension plan balances.
	Projected benefit obligation		$45,00,000
	Fair value of plan assets		42,00,000
The interest (settlement) rate applicable to the plan is		10%		On January 1, 2015, the company amends its pension
agreement so that service costs of		$5,00,000		are created. Other data related to the pension plan are as follows:

		2012		2013
	Service costs		$1,50,000		$1,80,000
	Prior service costs amortization		0		90,000
	Contributions (funding) to the plan		2,40,000		2,85,000
	Benefits paid		2,00,000		2,80,000
	Actual return on plan assets		2,52,000		2,60,000
	Expected rate of return on assets		6%		8%

(a) Prepare a pension worksheet for the pension plan for 2014 and 2015. (b) For 2015, prepare the journal entry to record pension-related amounts.

Question 1

Pam Erickson Construction Company changed from the completed-contract to the percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term construction contracts during 2015. For tax purposes, the company employs the completed-contract method and will continue this approach in the future. (Hint: Adjust all tax consequences through the Deferred Tax Liability account.) The appropriate information related to this change is as follows.

Pretax Income from:

Percentage-of-Completion Completed-Contract Difference

2014 $7,80,000 $5,90,000 $1,90,000

2015 7,00,000 4,80,000 2,20,000

(a) Assuming that the tax rate is 35%, what is the amount of net income that would be reported in 2015?

Net income 4,55,000

(b) What entry(ies) are necessary to adjust the accounting records for the change in accounting principle?(Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Question 2

Taveras Co. decides at the beginning of 2014 to adopt the FIFO method of inventory valuation. Taveras had used the LIFO method for financial reporting since its inception on January 1, 2012, and had maintained records adequate to apply the FIFO method retrospectively. Taveras concluded that FIFO is the preferable inventory method because it reflects the current cost of inventory on the balance sheet. The table presents the effects of the change in accounting principle on inventory and cost of goods sold.

Inventory Determined by Cost of Goods Sold Determined by

Date LIFO Method FIFO Method LIFO Method FIFO Method

01-Jan-12 $0 $0 $0 $0

31-Dec-12 100 80 800 820

31-Dec-13 200 240 1,000 940

31-Dec-14 320 390 1,130 1,100

Retained earnings reported under LIFO are as follows.

Retained Earnings Balance

31-Dec-12 $1,200

31-Dec-13 2,200

31-Dec-14 3,070

Other information:

1 For each year presented, sales are $3,000 and operating expenses are $1,000.

2 Taveras provides two years of financial statements. Earnings per share information is not required.

Prepare income statements under LIFO for 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Prepare income statements under FIFO for 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Prepare income statements reflecting the retrospective application of the accounting change from the LIFO method to the FIFO method for 2014 and 2013.

Prepare comparative retained earnings statements for 2013 and 2014 under FIFO.

Question 3

Kathleen Cole Inc. acquired the following assets in January of 2012.

Equipment, estimated service life, 5 years; salvage value, $15,000 $5,25,000

Building, estimated service life, 30 years; no salvage value $6,93,000

The equipment has been depreciated using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method for the first 3 years for financial reporting purposes. In 2015, the company decided to change the method of computing depreciation to the straight-line method for the equipment, but no change was made in the estimated service life or salvage value. It was also decided to change the total estimated service life of the building from 30 years to 40 years, with no change in the estimated salvage value. The building is depreciated on the straight-line method.

(a) Prepare the general journal entry to record depreciation expense for the equipment in 2015.

(b) Prepare the journal entry to record depreciation expense for the building in 2015.

(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Question 4

Joy Cunningham Co. purchased a machine on January 1, 2012, for $550,000. At that time, it was estimated that the machine would have a 10-year life and no salvage value. On December 31, 2015, the firm’s accountant found that the entry for depreciation expense had been omitted in 2013. In addition, management has informed the accountant that the company plans to switch to straight-line depreciation, starting with the year 2015. At present, the company uses the sum-of-the-years’-digits method for depreciating equipment.

Prepare the general journal entries that should be made at December 31, 2015, to record these events. (Ignore tax effects.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Question 5

Below is the net income of Anita Ferreri Instrument Co., a private corporation, computed under the three inventory methods using a periodic system.

FIFO Average Cost LIFO

2012 $26,000 $24,000 $20,000

2013 30,000 25,000 21,000

2014 28,000 27,000 24,000

2015 34,000 30,000 26,000

(Ignore tax considerations.)

(a) Assume that in 2015 Ferreri decided to change from the FIFO method to the average-cost method of pricing inventories. Prepare the journal entry necessary for the change that took place during 2015, and show net income reported for 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts

Question 6

The reported net incomes for the first 2 years of Sandra Gustafson Products, Inc., were as follows: 2014, $147,000; 2015, $185,000. Early in 2016, the following errors were discovered.

1 Depreciation of equipment for 2014 was overstated $17,000.

2 Depreciation of equipment for 2015 was understated $38,500.

3 December 31, 2014, inventory was understated $50,000.

4 December 31, 2015, inventory was overstated $16,200.

Prepare the correcting entry necessary when these errors are discovered. Assume that the books are closed. (Ignore income tax considerations.) (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)