Saturn Corporation issued $300,000 par value 10-year bonds at 107 on January 1, 20X3, which Star Corporation purchased. Pluto Corporation owns 65% of Saturn's voting shares. On Jan 1, 20X7, Pluto Corporation purchased $120,000 face value of Saturn bonds from Star for $118,020. On the date Pluto purchased the bonds, the bonds' carrying value on Saturn's book was $126,019. The bonds pay 12 percent interest annually on December 31. The preparation of consolidated financial statements for Saturn and Pluto at December 31, 20X9, required the following consolidating entry: Based on the information given above, what amount of gain or loss on bond retirement is included in the 20X7 consolidated income statement?
a. $8,000 gain
b. $5,200 gain
c. $8,000 loss
d. $5,200 loss

Aproduct has a demand of 4000 units per year. ordering cost is $20, and holding cost is $4 per unit per year. the cost-minimizing solution for this product is to order: ? a. 200 units per order. b. all 4000 units at one time. c. every 20 days. d. 10 times per year. e. none of the above

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.

Areview of the ledger of sheridan company at december 31, 2017, produces these data pertaining to the preparation of annual adjusting entries. 1. prepaid insurance $19,661. the company has separate insurance policies on its buildings and its motor vehicles. policy b4564 on the building was purchased on july 1, 2016, for $13,290. the policy has a term of 3 years. policy a2958 on the vehicles was purchased on january 1, 2017, for $8,586. this policy has a term of 18 months. 2. unearned rent revenue $468,720. the company began subleasing office space in its new building on november 1. at december 31, the company had the following rental contracts that are paid in full for the entire term of the lease. term (in months) number of leases date monthly rent nov. 1 8 $5,450 6 dec. 1 6 $8,630 4 3. notes payable $43,200. this balance consists of a note for 6 months at an annual interest rate of 7%, dated october 1. 4. salaries and wages payable $0. there are 9 salaried employees. salaries are paid every friday for the current week. 6 employees receive a salary of $620 each per week, and 3 employees earn $755 each per week. assume december 31 is a wednesday. employees do not work weekends. all employees worked the last 3 days of december. prepare the adjusting entries at december 31,2017.