Aquatic equipment corporation decided to switch from the lifo method of costing inventories to the fifo method at thebeginning of 2009. the inventory as reported at the end of 2008 using lifo would have been $60,000 higher using fifo. retained earnings had been reported at the end of 2008 as $780,000 (reflecting the lifo method). the tax rate is 40%.requlred: 1‘ calculate the balance in retained earnings at the time of the change (beginning of 2009) as it would have been reportedif fifo had been used in prior years.2 prepare the journal entry at the beginning of 2009 to record the change in principle.

Orange corporation issued 20-year, noncallable, 7.5% annual coupon bonds at their par value of $1,000 one year ago. today, the market interest rate on these bonds is 5.5%. what is the current price of the bonds, given that they now have 19 years to maturity?

Andrew cooper decides to become a part owner of a corporation. as a part owner, he expects to receive a profit as payment because he has assumed the risk of - serious inflation eroding the purchasing power of his investment.- being paid before the suppliers and employees are paid.- losing his home, car, and life savings.- losing the money he has invested in the corporation and not receiving profits.- the company giving all of the profits to local communities

Assume that all of thurmond company’s sales are credit sales. it has been the practice of thurmond company to provide for uncollectible accounts expense at the rate of one-half of one percent of net credit sales. for the year 20x1 the company had net credit sales of $2,021,000 and the allowance for doubtful accounts account had a credit balance, before adjustments, of $630 as of december 31, 20x1. during 20x2, the following selected transactions occurred: jan. 20 the account of h. scott, a deceased customer who owed $325, was determined to be uncollectible and was therefore written off. mar. 16 informed that a. nettles, a customer, had been declared bankrupt. his account for $898 was written off. apr. 23 the $906 account of j. kenney & sons was written off as uncollectible. aug. 3 wrote off as uncollectible the $750 account of clarke company. oct. 20 wrote off as uncollectible the $1,130 account of g. michael associates. oct. 27 received a check for $325 from the estate of h. scott. this amount had been written off on january 20 of the current year. dec. 20 cater company paid $7,000 of the $7,500 it owed thurmond company. since cater company was going out of business, the $500 balance it still owed was deemed uncollectible and written off. required: prepare journal entries for the december 31, 20x1, and the seven 20x2 transactions on the work sheets provided at the back of this unit. then answer questions 8 and 9 on the answer sheet. t-accounts are also provided for your use in answering these questions. 8. which one of the following entries should have been made on december 31, 20x1?