ACG3101 Discussion Board

mikey896
Sep 14, 2022
1 min read

Feel free to ask any questions regarding the new FAR 1 material or in general about the class! Remember, its Automatic!

If you have questions about a specific textbook problem or question in a review packet, please be very clear (Exam 1 Review, page 18, question #, etc).

Good luck studying!

286 Comments

m.denhaese

Dec 08

With nonmonetary exchanges, if the 25% cash rule applies only when cash is received, then why is it used in part b of this example, where there is no commercial substance and cash is only given up by the company.

Max Schwartz

Dec 09

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This is a good question and requires the application of a weird rule, which can be found in chapter 9 of the textbook. Basically, if the cash received is 25% or more of the FV of the exchange, then it is technically considered a monetary exchange for both parties. In a monetary exchange, gains and losses are fully recognized. So, in this case even though the question states for part b the exchange lacks commercial substance, because the amount of cash given is greater than the 25% of the FV of the exchange, Cannondale will still have to recognize the full gain because this is now a monetary transaction. Hope this helped!

joshuagordon

Dec 07

Are there answers to the Mock exam A FRQs?

Mikey Brown

Dec 09

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a) Avoidable Interest (2022)

Expenditures on 11/1/22:

Land 120,000 + Title Insurance 3,000 + Survey 2,000 + Net Demolition 10,000 = 135,000

Weighted for 2 months: 135,000 × (2/12) = 22,500

Architectural Plans 60,000 × (2/12) = 10,000

Building Permit 6,000 × (1/12) = 500

WAAE = 22,500 + 10,000 + 500 = 33,000

Avoidable Interest = 33,000 × 6% = $1,980

b) Account Balances on 12/31/22

Land = 120,000 + 3,000 + 2,000 + (15,000 – 5,000) = 135,000

Building = 60,000 + 6,000 + 1,980 = 67,980

Interest Expense = Actual Interest (1,000,000 × 6% × 2/12 = 10,000) – 1,980 = 8,020

c) Building at Completion (11/1/23)

Building balance at 12/31/22: 67,980

2023 payments: 250,000 + 200,000…

Evan Feldstein

Dec 07

Are there solutions to the Monk Mock Exam B FRQ's? If not can you give the solution for the SYD question 28.

Max Schwartz

Dec 07

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Hey Evan! For question 28 on Monk Mock B, this is what I did for the SYD depreciation. First I found n, which I got by taking (9 x 10)/2 = 45. Then I found the Depreciation per n = ($121,000 - $26,500)/45 = $2,100. From there I would start doing my actual depreciation calculations.

For 2022, since this is year 1, you would multiply:

9 x $2,100 x 10/12 (because the asset was purchased on Feb 28) = $15,750.

Then 2023 is where it gets kinda weird.

You have to use the leftover 2/12 from year 1 depreciation and also add 10/12 of year 2 depreciation. It look something like this:

(9 x $2,100 x 2/12) + (8 x…

Lily Andersen

Dec 06

For Exam Review Chapter 11, end of packet problem number 9- shouldn't Parker's Paper inc be recording the goodwill, and not Club Shore because Parker's paid more than Club Shore's net assets were worth, not the other way around?

Max Schwartz

Dec 07

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Hi Lily! Great question and I think you're totally right on this one. The main point of the problem was to be able to calculate goodwill with the given facts (i.e. difference in BV vs FV of assets of the company being acquired), but the problem should have been asking for the goodwill recorded by Parker's Paper, not Club Shore. A good rule of thumb is the acquisitioner is always going to be the one recording the Goodwill.

bradygrooters

Dec 04

For part C on the interest capitalization practice question on page 6 of the exam 3 review packet: Why is the $400,000 of expenditures matching the loan amount not multiplied by 10/12. I thought that when the project was only 10 months interest had to be adjusted to match that. Therefore, when calculating avoidable interest you would multiply 400,000 x .05 x 10/12. Is this incorrect?

Max Schwartz

Dec 05

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Good question! This can be confusing, but when calculating the interest for the loan, you wouldn't multiply $400,000 x .05 x 10/12. When calculating the Weighted Avg Accumulated Expenditures it makes sense to mulitply the $400,000 expenditure on Jan 1 by 10/12 because the construction period lasts for only 10 months. However, the loan and respective interest on the loan is going to be calculated as if it extended for the entire year. Unless the problem states otherwise, you should assume that the loan is going to be until December 31, not October 31. So, when calculating interest for this loan you wouldn't include the 10/12 and would caluclate it similarly to how you did the other two outstanding loans.…