On january 1, year 1, fox corp. issued 1,000 of its 10%, $1,000 bonds for $1,040,000. these bonds were to mature on january 1, year 11, but were callable at 101 any time after december 31, year 4. interest was payable semiannually on july 1 and january 1. on july 1, year 6, fox called all of the bonds and retired them. bond premium was amortized on a straight-line basis. before income taxes, fox's gain or loss in year 6 on this early extinguishment of debt was:

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.

Which statement was true in the past but is not generally true today? a. the training and education costs for some jobs will prohibit some people from entering that career be b. young people tend to go into the same job that their parents and grandparents did see c. people need a basic level of education before they meet requirements to professional schools d. people will probably have more than one job in their active working lives

The ledger of laurie rental agency on march 31 of the current year includes the following selected accounts before adjusting entries have been prepared. debit credit prepaid insurance $ 5,400 supplies $ 4,500 equipment 40,000 accumulated depreciation—equipment $12,600 notes payable 25,000 unearned rent revenue 11,100 rent revenue 90,000 interest expense –0– salaries and wages expense 20,000 an analysis of the accounts shows the following. 1. the equipment depreciates $600 per month. 2. two-thirds of the unearned rent revenue was earned during the quarter. 3. the note payable is dated january 1 and bears 12% interest. 4. supplies on hand total $800. 5. the insurance policy is a two-year policy dated january 1. instructions: a. prepare the adjusting entries at march 31, assuming that adjusting entries are made quarterly. additional accounts are: depreciation expense, insurance expense, interest payable, and supplies expense. b. compute the ending balances for prepaid insurance, unearned rent revenue, and rent revenue, and indicate in which financial statement those items will be reported.