Study on Mutual Funds

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The main objective of the present study to understand how mutual funds function in India. Specifically the study seeks to answer the following question: 1. What is the present status of mutual funds industry in India? How does it compare with mutual funds in foreign countries? 2. How mutual funds operate to create value for their investors? 3. What consideration an investors should keep in mind while making investment in mutual funds? 4. What is the regulatory frame work for mutual funds in India? 5. What are the problems faced by mutual funds industry in India & what are its future prospects? RESEARCH DESIGN & METHADOLOGY The Present study has been completed on the basis of secondary data colleted from internet and from various books, publicity materials and brochures issued by various mutual funds co. Reference has also been made to the regulations issued by securities and exchange board of India in regard to mutual funds. The data and the resource material so collected have been analysed within the frame work of 5 sections each focusing on a particular questions the study seeks to answer. PLAN OF THE STUDY The Study has been completed within the frame work of five sections. The Section wise plan is as follows:- I. PRESENT STATUS OF MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY II. OPERATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS III. INVESTMENT CRITERIA IV. REGULATORY FRAME WORK OF MUTUAL FUNDS V. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTUS I PRESENT STATUS OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET Retail investors usually want to participate in the capital market, but due to paucity of funds, lack of expertise knowledge and limited risk-bearing capital, they have limited access to capital market. Mutual funds provide a mechanism that helps the retail investors enter the capital market. the mutual funds manage their funds for maximum gain with minimum risk and in the most professional way and work as agent for growth and stability of capital market. Till 1964, there were no mutual funds in India. In 1963, UTI Act, 1963 was enacted for the establishment of first mutual fund. The UTI launched its first scheme, US-64; in1964 which later became the most popular unit scheme in India. In1987, the RBI issued guidelines for bank-sponsored mutual funds. The evolution of mutual funds in India is consisting of different phases as follows: PHASE I: History of mutual funds started in India in 1964 when the first mutual fund in the name of Unit Trust of India was established in July 1964. UTI launched its first scheme US-64 which eventually became the most popular scheme and could accumulate the largest corpus. After 1964, it started several other schemes also. Till 1987, UTI remained the synonym for mutual fund in India. It was a sole player and gathered shape of monolithic mutual fund with millions of investors in several schemes. PHASE II: In 1987, the Government allowed the public sector banks to establish mutual funds. SBI Mutual Fund in 1987. Other mutual funds to follow suit were Canbank Mutual Fund (1987), PNB Mutual Fund (1989), IndBank Mutual Fund (1989), LIC Mutual Fund (1989), GIC Mutual Fund (1990), etc. The position continued till 1992 and other mutual funds were also established. PHASE III: There was a historical change in 1993 when the government allowed private sector mutual funds also. The first mutual fund in the private sector was Kothari Pioneer. Thereafter, in 1994, the foreign mutual funds were also allowed to operate schemes in India, and Morgan Stanley was the first foreign mutual fund in India whose initial issue of units was overwhelmingly subscribed by the investors. In 1992, SEBI was established and it issued guidelines for the working and supervision of mutual funds. PHASE IV: In 1966 a need was felt for the modification of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations. On the basis of ‘Mutual Funds-2000’ Report, SEBI framed new Regulations in 1996. There have been several amalgamations of mutual funds. After 1996, a number of foreign mutual funds as well as Indian mutual funds have been established. At the end of march 2004, there were 33 mutual funds and Assets Under Management of Rs 1,39,616 crores. After 1996, mutual funds have become very popular among retail investors. The increase in number of mutual funds and their schemes speak of the underlying strength of the investors’ confidence in them. As in April, 2005, there were 28 mutual funds operating in India. Some of the mutual funds operating in India at present are as follows (in alphabetical order): ABN AmroDSP Merril LynchJM Sahara Bank of Beroda Escorts Kotak Mahindra SBI Benchmark Fidelity LIC Standard Chartered Birls Sunlife Franklin Tempelton Morgan Sundarum Canbank HDFC Principal Tata Cholamandalam HSBC Prudential Tauras Deutsche ING Vysya Reliance UTI A large number of mutual funds have intensified competition and led go to product innovation. Each of these mutual funds has a number of schemes operating with different features and characteristics. There are more than 500 schemes in operation at present. II OPERATION OF MUTUAL FUNDS A mutual fund is a financial intermediary which acts as an instrument of investment. It collects funds from different investors to a common pool of investible funds and then invests these funds in a wide variety of investment opportunities. Small investors who are unable to participate in capital market, can access the stock market through the medium of mutual funds which can manage their funds for maximizing return. The investment may be diversified to spread risk and to ensure a good return (dividend or capital gain or both) to the investors. The mutual funds employ professional experts and investment consultants to conduct investment analysis and then select the portfolio of securities where the funds are to be invested. Thus, a mutual fund is a pool of funds contributed by individual investors having common investment preferences. FEATURES AND CHRACTERISTICS OF MUTUAL FUNDS A mutual fund is a financial intermediary and works as an investment company. It has distinct features and characteristics which differentiate it from other financial intermediaries. Some of the features of mutual funds are: (i) Mutual fund is a pool of financial resources. Investors bring their individual funds together. Sometimes, the funds which otherwise may not come for investment in the capital market, are invested through mutual funds. (ii)Mutual funds are professionally managed. The resources collected by mutual funds are managed by professionals and experts in investment. These professionals can undertake specialized investment analysis such as fundamental analysis, technical analysis, etc. , which are not otherwise expected on the part of individual investors. (iii)Mutual fund is an indirect investing. The individual investors invest in the mutual funds which in turn invest in the shares, debentures and other securities in the capital market. The proportionate funds given by an investor are represented by the units of mutual fund. Investors own these units. The shares, debentures are owned by the mutual fund. Investors have no direct claim on these securities. In case of closure or liquidation of the proceeds of these securities are proportionally distributed among the unitholders. (iv)Investment in mutual fund in not borrowing-lending relationship. Investors do not lend money to the mutual fund. Consequently, the investors have to share the gains or losses of operations of the mutual fund. (v)Mutual fund is a representative of investors. The mutual funds collect the funds from investors under a particular investment scheme. as a representative, the mutual fund has to invest these funds as per the designated scheme only. MECHANISM OF MUTUAL FUND OPERATIONS A mutual fund represents pooled savings/funds of individual investors. Professional managers of the mutual fund invest these funds in different types of securities. They have to take different decisions from time to time. The revenue returns may be distributed by the mutual funds to the unitholders. Capital appreciation in the mutual funds also belong to the investors. MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES One of the main objectives of mutual funds is to provide better returns to investors at minimum risk. Mutual funds issue units to the investors in proportion to the funds contributed by the investors. The income of the funds are shared by the investors in the proportion to the number of units held. These mutual funds offer different types of schemes from time to time to attract investors and to take care of their needs, on the basis of nature of investment, type of operations and type of income distribution. Mutual funds may launch different schemes to offer one or more of the following: (a)Regular and steady flow of income, (b)High capital appreciation, c)Capital appreciation and regular return,and (d)Return with tax benefits. There are different ways in which various mutual fund schemes can be classified. Following shows the classification of mutual fund schemes with reference to schemes being offered in India: 1. On the basis of Life Span. (a) Close-ended Schemes (b) Open-ended Schemes 2. On the basis of Income Mode (a) Income schemes (b) Growth schemes 3. On the basis of Portfoli o (a) Equity schemes (b) Debt schemes (c) Balanced schemes 4. On the basis of Maturity of Securities (a)Capital Market Schemes (b)Money market Schemes 5. On the basis of Sectors Different Sectoral Schemes 6. On the basis of Load (a) Load Schemes (b)No Load Schemes 7. Special Schemes: (a) Index Schemes (b)Offshore Schemes (c) Gilt Securities Schemes (d) Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) (e) Fund of Funds. Some of these schemes have been explained below: OPEN-ENDED AND CLOSE-ENDED MUTUAL FUNDS SCHEMES As per SEBI Regulations, 1996, open-ended scheme means a scheme of mutual fund which offers units for sale without specifying any duration for redemption. On the other hand, close-ended scheme is one in which the period of redemption is specified. The open-ended mutual fund scheme sells and repurchases the units of mutual fund on a continuous basis. Any investor can become a member (by purchasing units) or can exit (by selling these units back to the mutual fund). These sales and repurchases of units take place at a price called Net Assets Value (NAV) which is calculated periodically on the basis of the market value of the portfolio of the mutual fund. The sale and repurchase prices are announced by the mutual fund on a periodic basis. The Unit Scheme-1964 (US-64) was an open-ended mutual fund scheme. The essential feature of open-ended scheme is the liquidity. On the other hand, close-ended mutual fund scheme is only one in which the limited number of units are sold to investors during a specified period only. Thereafter, any transaction in these units can take place only in secondary market, ie, the stock exchanges. So, after the initial public offering, the mutual fund goes out of the picture and subsequent sale and purchase take place among the investors. The market price of the units of a closed-ended mutual fund scheme is determined by the market forces of demand and supply. The liquidity to investors provided by the market. However, all the closed-ended mutual fund schemes are redeemable at the end of a specified period when all the investment of the scheme are sold and the proceeds are distributed among the unit holders on a proportionate basis. There are several close-ended schemes such as Master Share Scheme of the UTI. INCOME FUND AND GROWTH FUND The mutual funds are called income funds when they promise a regular and/or guaranteed return in the form of dividends to the investors. For example, UTI launched several Monthly Income Schemes. The portfolio of these schemes is usually consisting of fixed income investments such as bonds, debentures, etc. The income schemes are also known as dividend schemes. These schemes are ideal for investors who need or seek intermediate cash flows in the form of dividend payment. A growth fund scheme is one which offers capital appreciation as well as a variable dividend opportunity to the investors. The investors may get dividend income from the mutual fund on a regular basis and the capital appreciation is available in the form of increase in market price. Growth schemes are good and suitable for investors having long-term investment perspective. In addition, there may also be income-cum-growth (hybrid funds) where the investor may be offered fixed incomes as well as growth opportunities. An example of a growth fund is UTI Growth and Value Fund which is an open-ended equity oriented scheme. The objective is to seek capital appreciation by making investments primarily in listed securities of Indian companies. A variant of income fund is known as Dividend Yield Fund. These invest funds in shares of those companies that pay high dividends. In addition, any appreciation of share price adds or subtracts investors return. DOMESTIC FUNDS AND OFF-SHORE FUNDS The domestic funds schemes are those which are open for subscription by the investors of the country of origin only. Most of the mutual funds launched in India are domestic mutual funds. The off-shore mutual funds bring funds (in the form of foreign exchange) to the capital market. At present, several off-shore mutual fund schemes have been floated in India. Ind Bank Off-Shore Mutual Fund, 1993 and Common Wealth Equity Mutual Fund, 1993 are examples of off-shore mutual fund schemes. TAX-SAVING SCHEMES These mutual fund schemes are designed to avail tax exemptions and concessions to the investors. These schemes help individual investors in their tax planning. CANPEP MEP 1994, PNB-ELSS were some of the tax-savings schemes. These schemes are also known as Equity-linked savings schemes were entitled to tax benefit under Section 88 of the Income Tax Act. Recently, private sector mutual funds have also launched these schemes such as HDFC Tax Plan, KP Tax Shields, etc. MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS (MMMF) SEBI Regulations, 1996 define an MMMF, as one which has been set up with the objective of investing in money market investments which include commercial papers, commercial bills, ‘T-Bills, etc. The funds collected by these mutual funds are invested exclusively in money market instruments. Money market mutual funds are a part of short-term pooling arrangement of funds. These are open-end funds. These funds are very liquid and risk free because of nature of their investments. MMMF provide better returns than short-term bank deposits and are often considered to be good alternative to bank deposits. The Reserve Bank of India has announced Guidelines for money market mutual fund in April 1992. However, at present, the MMMF are also regulated under SEBI Regulations, 1996. SPECIALISED SECTOR FUNDS Sector funds schemes are those under which the funds are planned to be invested in a particular region, industry or sector. For example, Pharma (D) Scheme of Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund, Technology Company Scheme of DSP Merill Lynch Mutual Fund, Banking (D) of Reliance Mutual Fund are some specialised sector schemes of mutual funds. INDEX SCHEMES In this case, the funds collected by the mutual funds are invested in the shares forming the Stock Exchange Index. These funds are also known as growth funds. The funds are allocated o the basis of proportionate weight of different shares in the underlying Index. For example, Nifty Index Scheme of UTI Mutual Fund, Index Fund (Sensex) of Tata Mutual Fund, Index Fund (D) of Principal Mutual Fund are Index Schemes. There are 13 Index Funds which use S & P CNX NIFTY as the underlying index. EQUITY FUNDS SCHEMES Under these schemes, the funds are invested primarily in equity shares only. The equity fund schemes are high on the risk scale as the share prices are volatile. These funds try to reduce the risk by diversifying the investments in different types of shares. If invested rationally and properly, these schemes may give high returns commensurate with risk taken. The choice of investee companies is made by the mutual fund. These schemes may be income schemes or growth schemes. Fidelity Equity Fund is an open ended equity growth scheme with the objective of generating long term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of equity and equity-related securities (95%) and Money Market Instrument (5%). DEBT FUNDS SCHEMES In case of debt funds, the collected funds are invested in debt securities. A variant of debt funds schemes may be in the form of government securities funds scheme wherein the funds are invested in government securities only. Debt schemes are generally income scheme. A debt fund scheme is an ideal option for investors who are averse to risk which is associated wit equity schemes. BALANCED FUNDS A balanced fund provides both growth and regular incomes as these schemes invest both in debts and equity instruments in the proportion as disclosed in the offer document. These schemes are appropriate for investors who look for moderate growth. The NAV of these schemes are likely to be less volatile than the pure equity funds. GILT FUNDS The funds of these schemes are invested exclusively in government securities. These funds are low return and low risk and popular among the risk averse investors. Some of the gilt funds operating in India are Gilt Plus (Birla Sunlife Mutual Fund), Gilt Investment (Cholamandalum Mutual Fund), FT Gilt (Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund), Gilt long-term (HDFC Mutual Fund), Gilt Treasury (Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund), etc. SCHEMES BASED ON MARKET CAPITALIZATION In recent past, mutual funds in India have launched several schemes with a focus on market capitalization of companies. For example, UTI Large Cap Fund, UTI Small-Cap Fund, Chola Multi-Cap Fund, HDFC Premier Multi-Cap Fund, etc. are schemes based on market capitalization. It may be noted that the classification between large, small and mid-cap is arbitrary and can vary from market to market. In India, the National Stock Exchange defines mid-cap companies as those having average 6-months market capitalization between Rs. 75 crores to Rs. 750 crores. In Case of multi-cap or flexi-cap schemes, the investments ar e made across companies with different market capitalization-large, small or mid. LOAN AND NO-LOAN FUNDS A load fund is one that charges a % of NAV (Net Assets Value) as entry or exit fees. Whenever an investor buys or sells the units, a fee is charged by the fund to meet the administrative expenses. On the other hand, a no-loan fund is one which does not charge any fees for entry or exit. In case of no-loan fund, all transactions of sale and repurchase of units are done at NAV while in case of load funds, the repurchase is made at a price less than NAV and sale is made at a price more than NAV. FUND OF FUNDS A fund of funds scheme means a scheme that invests primarily in other schemes of same mutual fund or other mutual funds. Benchmark Mutual Fund has started a FOF under the name of FOF Junior BeES. EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) refers to basket of securities that are tradeable at a stock exchange. They are somewhat similar to Index Fund Schemes. The ETFs are so called because they are listed on a stock exchange and are traded as any other listed security. So, ETFs have characteristics of open-ended mutual funds as well as that of listed shares. ETFs do not sell their units directly to the investors. Rather, a security firm creates an ETF by depositing a portfolio of shares in line with an Index selected. The security firm creates units against this portfolio of shares. These units are sold to the retail investors. So, the ETF has portfolio of shares as well as a liability towards the holders of ETF units. ETFs are different from Mutual Funds in the sense that ETF units are not sold to the public for cash. Instead, the Asset Management Company that sponsors the ETF (fund) takes the shares of companies comprising the index from various categories of investors like authorized participants, large investors and institutions. In turn, it issue them a large block of ETF units. Since dividend may have accumulated for the stocks at any point in time, a cash component to that extent is also taken from such investors. In other words, a large block of ETF units called a â€Å"Creation Unit† is exchanged for a â€Å"Portfolio Deposit† of stocks and â€Å"Cash Component†. The number of outstanding ETF units is not limited, as with traditional mutual funds. It may increase if investors deposit shares to create ETF units; or it may reduce on a day if some ETF holders remeed their ETF units for the underlying shares. These transactions are conducted by sending creation/ redemption instructions to the Fund. In case of mutual funds, the portfolio of the investments made under the scheme may change, but in case of ETF, this is not so, because the ETF portfolio created once does not change. The market value of the units of ETF changes in line with the Index automatically. The funds managers are not required to actively manage the portfolio resulting in lower expense level of the fund. Consequently, the NAV of the ETF would be higher than the NAV of the Index Fund with the same portfolio. As the ETFs are listed on a stock exchange, they provide a lot of liquidity and price is determined by the demand and supply forces and the market value of the shares held. As opposed to ETF, the sale/ purchase prices of the units of a mutual fund are based on the NAV. A comparison of ETF, Open-ended funds and close-ended funds has been presented in table below: 1. Parameter Open-ended Fund (OEF) Closed-ended Fund (CEF) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Find Size Flexible Fixed Flexible 2. NAV Daily Daily Real Time 3. Liquidity Provider Fund itself Stock Market Stock Market/Fund itself 4. Sale price At NAV plus load, if any Significant Premium/Discount to NAV Very close to actual NAV of Scheme 5. Availability Fund itself Through Exchange where listed Through Exchange where listed/ fund itself. 6. Portfolio Disclosure Monthly Monthly Daily/Real-time ETFs have edge over the ordinary mutual funds. In case of latter, an investor cannot take the benefit of intra-day movement of price of shares because the mutual fund units can be traded at the closing NAV based rate. However, the performance of ETF is based on the underlying index and ETF can be traded through out the day taking benefit of intra-day movement in price. In India, several ETFs, have been created so for. Bench Mark Mutual Fund has created 5 ETFs. 1. Liquid BeES 2. Nifty BeES 3. Nifty Junior BeES 4. Bank BeES, and 5. FOF Junior BeES All these 5 ETFs are listed and traded at the capital market segment of the NSE. Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund has launched SPICE which tracks the Sensex. It combines features of both open-ended scheme and exchange traded share. It is listed at Mumbai Stock Exchange and can be traded in a lot of one unit. Value of one SPICE is 1/100 of the Sensex value. UTI Mutual Funds has launched SUNDERS, which is also listed at Mumbai Stock Exchange. Certain ETFs traded at American Stock Exchange are QUBES (Representing NASDAQ-100), SPIDERS (representing S&P 500), DIAMONDS (Representing Dow Jones Industrial Average), etc. NET ASSETS VALUE (NAV) OF A MUTUAL FUND Investors are the owners of the mutual fund. Funds collected under a particular scheme are invested in different securities. So the ownership interest of the unit holders is represented by these securities. Net Assets Value (NAV) refers to the ownership interest per unit of the mutual fund, i. . , NAV refers to the amount which a unit holder would receive per unit if the scheme is closed. NAV is represented as follows: An amount of Rs. 50,00,000 has been collected by a mutual fund by the issue of 5,00,000 units of Rs. 10 each. The amount has been invested in different securities. The market value of these securities at present is Rs. 56,00,000 and the mutual fund has a liability of Rs. 4, 50,000 in respect of expenses, etc. The NAV of the fund is: The units of an open-ended mutual fund scheme are sold and purchased by the mutual fund at a price based on NAV. The NAV of a mutual fund scheme is calculated by dividing the net assets of the scheme by the number of outstanding units under that scheme on the date of valuation. SEBI Regulations, 1996 provide that while determining the price of the units, the mutual fund has to ensure that the repurchase price is not lower than 93% of the NAV and the selling price is not higher than 107% of the NAV. Further that the difference between the selling price and the repurchase price shall not exceed 7%, calculated on the selling price of the units. The NAV varies from time to time and is published in newspapers so as to enable the nvestors to know the value of their investments. SEBI Regulations, 1996 require that the NAV of a mutual fund scheme shall be calculated and published at least in two daily newspapers at an interval of not exceeding one week. III INVESTMENT CRITERIA MAKING THE INVESTMENT DECISION Ones main considerations as an investor, besides choosing which vehicles are right, lie in the a reas of risk management, taxes and inflation, and asset allocation. In order to reach your financial objectives, you must choose from diverse investment alternative – all of which vary greatly in the degree and type of risk and potential return. The key to developing a sound portfolio is to strike the right balance between potential reward and risk, based on your financial objectives, financial situation and investment style. We’ve all heard the expression, â€Å"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. † Perhaps nowhere does this maxim hold truer than in the financial markets, where pursuing potentially higher returns means accepting higher levels of risk. Before you venture anything, you should determine your personal level of risk tolerance, given your needs and goals. To do this, you should familiarize yourself with the various kinds of risk and how they affect different types of investments. THE MANY OF FACES OF RISK Risk is the possibility that one may lose some or all of his investment in real terms, or that his investment may not increase in value. Several factors may influence the amount of risk one can comfortably accept, including ones age, family situation, income, time horizon and financial goals. When investing, one faces the following key risks: †¢Market Risk: This is the possibility that an investment (e. g. , a stock) will decline in value. As a result, if you sold the investment, you would receive less than what you initially paid for it. †¢Credit Risk: This is the possibility that the issuer of an investment (e. g. , a corporate bond) may not live up to its financial obligations. A default by the issuer could mean that you lose your invested capital and the expected interest payments. †¢Inflation Risk: This is the possibility that the value of a long-term asset (e. g. , a government bond) may not grow enough to keep up with inflation, reducing your purchasing power as a result. †¢Reinvestment Risk: This is the possibility that interest rates will fall as an investment (e. . , a bond) matures. If this occurs, you may be unable to reinvest matured assets at the rate of return you were accustomed to receiving. This type of risk also applies to reinvesting the coupon payments received from bonds and other fixed-income payments. †¢Liquidity Risk: This is the possibility that you will be unable to liquid ate an asset (e. g. , real estate) when you want and at the price you want. As a result, you may be forced to retain the asset or accept less than you wanted for the sake of liquidity. †¢National, International, and Political Risk: The possibility that a country’s government will suddenly change its policies. Events such as wars, embargos, coups, and the appointments of individuals with unfavorable economic policies can impact the financial markets, especially concerning investments related to that country. Possible results changes in tax structures and changes in bond or stock ratings. †¢Economic Risk: The risk that the economy will suffer a downturn as a whole. Such an event generally affects all the financial markets across the board, from product prices to the job market. †¢Industry Risk: The risk that a specific industry will suffer a downturn. Often, industries related to the one that experiences problems will suffer as well. Tax Risk: The risk that high taxes will make investments less profitable for both businesses and investors. Businesses that have no pay expand or improve. Investments that carry heavy tax baggage generally lead to lower dividends for an investor. How Much Risk Is Right? The amount of risk that is right depends upon person to person. To determine the r isk comfort level, one may ask this himself: Am I willing to tolerate greater volatility for potentially higher returns from my investments, or do I place more emphasis on quality, with less risk? Several factors may influence the amount of risk one can comfortably accept in ones portfolio, including: †¢Age †¢Family situation †¢Income †¢Financial goals In addition, the markets evolve and ones personal goals will inevitably change with time. One of the best ways to keep ones investments on target is to meet with financial professional regularly. In these meetings, the investor and his financial professional can discuss the investment objectives, determine the individual risk tolerance level and help to understand the various risks associated with an investment. The financial professional can also help an investor build a portfolio that has the potential to provide the highest returns consistent with the amount of risk one wish to assume. HOW TO CHOOSE WHICH RISKS TO TAKE? Whenever one considers a new investment, he may wish to ask his financial professional the following questions: †¢What types of risk are involved? Once the financial professional has explained the risks, one must ask how he or she can help to manage or minimize the different kinds or risk for the investment one is considering. Not all kinds of risk will apply to every investment. †¢What could happen to the principal in a â€Å"worst-case† scenario? The financial professional can explain how diversifying ones portfolio can help mitigate the effect of a downturn in any one market or industry. For example, assume you invested in the stock of a highly speculative biotechnology company. The stock’s trading price could fall substantially if the company’s only product fails to get FDA approval or is shown to be inferior to a competitor’s product. Spreading ones money across different asset classes – stocks, fixed – income investments, and cash equivalents – could help one manage the risk better than investing all his funds in this one stock. †¢How will adding this investment to the holdings help to manage the portfolio’s overall risk? Managing market risk through a balance of financial assets in ones portfolio is a significant component of long-ter m investment success. Ideally, ones portfolio should offer a measure of protection during inevitable market downturns and be positioned for opportunity when markets heat up. In addition to risk there are other factors also which need to be considered before investing, as stated below: INFLATION: Inflation taxes are two factors always on the minds of investors. Inflation is the persistent increase in the cost of goods and services, and the reason why the same loaf of bread that costs you $1. 00 today will probably cost you $1. 05 next year. For your purchasing power to grow in â€Å"real† terms, your returns must outpace the inflation rate. TAXES: Additionally, taxes must be a consideration. There are investments available that are both taxable and tax-free; others are tax-deferred or tax-deductible. The differences are significant, but not as dizzying as they seem. ASSET ALLOCATION: Asset allocation refers to the diversification of your portfolio across all the different classes of assets. The goal of effective asset allocation is to develop an appropriate mix of investments based on your specific investment objectives that maximizes performance potential with an acceptable level of investment risk. The goal is more consistent returns, lower volatility and a greater chance of achieving financial objectives. SELECTION OF A MUTUAL FUNDS There are thousands of funds to choose from, but there are some general guidelines that can help you choose a fund. †¢Define your investment time horizon and financial goals. Meeting a long-term goal (e. g. , starting a college fund for a newborn) will require different investments than in meeting a short-term goal (e. g. , accumulating money to purchase a car). †¢Understand your risk tolerance and the risk of different mutual funds. Risk tolerance is based on your comfort level in the fluctuation of price, which will affect your investment principal. Once this is determined, you can match fund types that have historically shown commensurate price movement. Keep in mind, however, that past performance is no guarantee of future results. †¢Combine your goals, time horizon and risk tolerance and find a fund category that matches these objectives. This will help in deciding what types of funds you may want to consider. You will find that there are still many funds to choose from within a specific category. Your prudential financial professional will be able to perform a comparative analysis of the individual funds to find the most appropriate choice. Check with your tax advisor prior to investing in a tax-exempt or tax-managed fund. Match the term of the investment to the time you expect to keep it invested. Money you may need right away (for example, if your car breaks down) should be in a money market account. Money you will not need until your retire in decades (or for a newborn’s college education) should be in longer- term investments, such as stock or bond funds. Putting money you will need soon in stocks risks having to sell them when the market is low and missing out on the rebound. Expenses matter over the long term, and of course, cheaper is usually better. You can find the expense ratio in the prospectus. Expense ratios are critical in index funds, which seek to match the market. Actively managed funds need to pay the manager, so they usually have a higher expense ratio. Sector funds often make the â€Å"best fund† lists you see every year. The problem is that it is usually a different sector each year. Also, some sectors are vulnerable to industry-wide events (airlines do come to mind). Avoid making these a large part of your portfolio. Closed-end funds often sell at a discount to the value of their holdings. You can sometimes get extra return by buying these in the market. Hedge fund managers love this trick. This also implies that buying them at the original issue is usually a bad idea, since the price will often drop immediately. Mutual funds often make taxable distributions near the end of the year. If you plan to invest money in the fund in a taxable account, check the fund company’s website to see when they plan to pay the dividend; you may prefer to wait until afterwards if it is coming up soon. Research. Read the prospectus, or as much of it as you can stand. It should tell you what these strangers can do with your money, among other vital topics. Check the return and risk of a fund against its peers with similar investment objectives, and against the index most closely associated with it. Be sure to pay attention to performance over both the long-term and the short-term. A fund that gained 53% over a 1-yr. period (which is impressive), but only 11% over a 5-yr. period should raise some suspicion, as that would imply that the returns on four out of those five years were actually very low (if not straight losses) as 11% compounded over 5 years is only 68%. Diversification can reduce risk. Most people should own some stocks, some bonds, and some cash. Some of the stocks, at least, should be foreign. You might not get as much diversification as you think if all your funds are with the same management company, since there is often a common source of research and recommendations. The same is true if you have multiple funds with the same profile or investing strategy; these will rise and fall together. Too many funds, on the other hand, will give you about the same effect as an index fund, except your expenses will be higher. Buying individual stocks exposes you to company-specific risks, and if you buy a large number of stocks the commissions may cost more than a fund will. The compounding effect is your best friend. A little money invested for a long time equals a lot of money later. The decision to invest in a mutual fund is one you have to make on your own. However, when you try to choose an investment, it’s usually best to seek the guidance of an investment representative. Why? Consider that there are more mutual funds than there are stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. While many of these funds share the same objectives, no two are exactly alike. Similarly, as an investor, your goals are unique. An investment representative can help you determine the fund that’s right for you. A mutual fund investor has more options than ever before – stock, bond, and money market funds to satisfy all outlooks, from the most conservative to the most venturesome. Generally speaking, in investment management, intelligently assumed risk creates the opportunity for greater returns. †¢A money market mutual fund aims for current income at minimal risk. †¢A municipal bond mutual fund aims for current tax-free income. †¢Government income funds aim for current income with principal security. †¢Corporate bond funds aim for a high rate of current income. †¢An income fund aims for a higher rate of current income. A balanced fund aims for current income with some capital appreciation. †¢Growth and income funds offer the possibility of more growth than a balanced fund, but probably less income. †¢A growth fund aims for the accumulation of capital, with little or no current income. †¢Aggressive growth funds offer the prospect of maximum capi tal appreciation, with more than average risk. 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The mutual fund shall appoint a custodian to carry out the custodial services for the schemes. The sponsor or its associates shall no have 50% or more of the share capital of the custodian. 7. No scheme shall be launched by the AMC unless the offer document contains disclosures which are adequate in order to enable the investors to make informed investment decisions. 8. Advertisement in respect of every scheme shall be in conformity with the Advertisement Code. 9. Every close-ended scheme shall be listed at a recognized stock exchange, or there will be a repurchase facility. 10. The close-ended schemes may be converted into open-ended schemes under certain conditions. A close-ended scheme may be allowed to be rolled over if necessary disclosures about NAV, etc. , are made to the unit holders. 11. In case of over-subscription for a new scheme, the applicants applying for upto 5,000 units shall be allotted full. The refund to applicants, if any, shall be made within 6 weeks from the data of closure of the list. 12. No guaranteed return shall be provided in a scheme, unless such return is fully guaranteed by the sponsor or the AMC. 13. An open-ended scheme shall be would up after the expiration of the mixed period, or in case, 75% of the nit holders decide so, after repaying the amount due to the unit holders. 14. The money collected under any scheme shall be invested only in transferable securities in money market or capital market or private placed debts or securitized debts. 15. The mutual fund shall not borrow any money except to meet temporary liquidity needs and borrowing, if any, need not be more than 20% of NAV of the scheme, and for period o f less than 6 months. 16. The funds of a scheme shall not be used in option trading or a carry forward transaction. However, derivatives can be traded by a mutual fund at a recognized stock exchange for portfolio balancing. 7. 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All mutual fund must distribute a minimum of 905 of their profits in any given year. The e3arnings must be segregated as current income, short-term capital gain and long-term capital gain. 27. Trading by mutual funds shall be restricted to hedging and portfolio balancing purposes only. The securities held shall be marked to market by the AMC to ensure full coverage of the investments made in derivative products. 28. Mutual funds are permitted to participate in the Securities Lending Scheme of SEBI under certain guidelines. 29. Mutual funds are allowed to invest in ADRs/GDRs issued by Indian companies. They can also invest in foreign securities under certain conditions and within limits. 30. Mutual funds can also invest up to 10% their funds in equity of listed overseas companies which have a shareholding of at least 10% in an Indian company listed on a recognized stock exchange. 31. The AMC and the trustees are required to review and disclose the performance of their schemes. 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Solutions to Problems and Exercises TABLE OF CONTENTS * Chapter 11 Concepts for Analysis 1-51 Concepts for Analysis 1-62 Concepts for Analysis 1-103 Concepts for Analysis 1-113 * Chapter 24 Brief Exercise 2-34 Brief Exercise 2-44 Brief Exercise 2-54 Exercise 2-35 * Chapter 36 Exercise 3-66 Exercise 3-96 Exercise 3-118 Exercise 3-1410 Exercise 3-1510 Exercise 3-1610 * chapter 412 Exercise 4-212 Exercise 4-413 Exercise 4-516 Exercise 4-1217 Exercise 4-1318 Exercise 4-1519 Problem 4-119 Problem 4-721 * Chapter 523 Exercise 5-223 Exercise 5-423 Exercise 5-1325 Exercise 5-1525 Problem 5-227 * Chapter 729 Exercise 7-529 Exercise 7-730 Exercise 7-1330 Exercise 7-1531 Exercise 7-1631 Exercise 7-2432 Problem 7-834 Problem 7-1135 Problem 7-1536 * Chapter 838 Exercise 8-138 Exercise 8-1538 Exercise 8-2539 Exercise 8-2640 * chapter 942 Brief Exercise 9-242 Brief Exercise 9-442 Brief Exercise 9-742 Brief Exercise 9-843 Exercise 9-243 Exercise 9-744 Exercise 9-1245 Exercise 9-1446 Exercise 9-1947 Problem 9-447 * Chapter 1849 Exercise 18-249 Exercise 18-450 Exercise 18-751 Exercise 18-1152 Exercise 18-1553 Exercise 18-1954 Problem 18-755 Problem 18-857 * Chapter 2359 Exercise 23-159 Exercise 23-559 Exercise 23-660 Exercise 23-1160 CHAPTER 1 CA 1-5 (a)One of the committees that the AICPA established prior to the establishment of the FASB was the Committee on Accounting Procedures (CAP). The CAP, during its existence from 1939 to 1959, issued 51 Accounting Research Bulletins (ARB). In 1959, the AICPA created the Accounting Prin-ciples Board (APB) to replace the CAP. We will write a custom essay sample on Ifrs Accounting Solution or any similar topic only for you Order Now Before being replaced by the FASB, the APB released 31 official pronouncements, called APB Opinions. b)Although the ARBs issued by the CAP helped to narrow the range of alternative practices to some extent, the CAP’s problem-by-problem approach failed to provide the well-defined, structured body of accounting principles that was both needed and desired. As a result, the CAP was replaced by the APB. The APB had more authority and responsibility than did the CAP. Unfortunately, the APB was beleaguered throughout its 14-year existence. It came under fire early, charged with lack of productivity and failing to act promptly to correct alleged accounting abuses. The APB also met a lot of industry and CPA firm opposition and occasional governmental interference when tackling numerous thorny accounting issues. In fear of governmental rule making, the accounting profession investigated the ineffectiveness of the APB and replaced it with the FASB. Learning from prior experiences, the FASB has several significant differences from the APB. The FASB has: (1) smaller membership, (2) full-time, compensated membership, (3) greater autonomy, (4) increased independence, and (5) broader representation. In addition, the FASB has its own research taff and relies on the expertise of various task force groups formed for various projects. These features form the bases for the expectations of success and support from the public. In addition, the due process taken by the FASB in establishing financial accounting standards gives interested persons ample opportunity to make their views known. Thus, the FASB is responsive to the needs and viewpoints of the entire economic community, not just the public accounting profession. (c)The AICPA has supplemented the FASB’s efforts in the present standard-setting environment. The issue papers, which are prepared by the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC), identify current financial reporting problems for specific industries and present alternative treat-ments of the issue. These papers provide the FASB with an early warning device to insure timely issuance of FASB standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions. In situations where the FASB avoids the subject of an issue paper, AcSEC may issue a Statement of Position to provide guidance for the reporting issue. AcSEC also issues Practice Bulletins which indicate how the AICPA believes a given transaction should be reported. Recently, the role of the AICPA in standard-setting has diminished. The FASB and the AICPA agreed, that after a transition period, the AICPA and AcSEC no longer will issue authoritative accounting guidance for public companies. CA 1-6 (a)The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) is the sponsoring organization of the FASB. The FAF selects the members of the FASB and its Advisory Council, funds their activities, and generally oversees the FASB’s activities. The FASB follows a due process in establishing a typical FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards. The following steps are usually taken: (1) A topic or project is identified and placed on the Board’s agenda. (2) A task force of experts from various sectors is assembled to define problems, issues, and alternatives related to the topic. (3) Research and analysis are conducted by the FASB technical staff. (4) A preliminary views document is drafted and released. (5) A public hearing is often held, usually 60 days after the release of the preliminary views. (6) The Board analyzes and evaluates the public response. (7) The Board deliberates on the issues and prepares an exposure draft for release. 8) After a 30-day (minimum) exposure period for public comment, the Board evaluates all of the responses received. (9) A committee studies the exposure draft in relation to the public responses, reevaluates its position, and revises the draft if necessary. (10) The full Board gives the revised draft final consideration and votes on issuance of a Standards Statement. The passage of a n ew accounting standard in the form of an FASB Statement requires the support of five of the seven Board members. (b)The FASB issues three major types of pronouncements: Standards and Interpretations, Financial Accounting Concepts, and Technical Bulletins. Financial accounting standards issued by the FASB are considered GAAP. In addition, the FASB also issues interpretations that represent modifications or extensions of existing standards and APB Opinions. These interpretations have the same authority as standards and APB Opinions in guiding current accounting practices. The Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts (SFAC) help the FASB to avoid the â€Å"problem-by-problem approach. † These statements set forth fundamental objectives and concepts that the Board will use in developing future standards of financial accounting and reporting. They are intended to form a cohesive set of interrelated concepts, a body of theory or a conceptual framework, that will serve as tools for solving existing and emerging problems in a consistent, sound manner. The FASB may issue a technical bulletin when there is a need for guidelines on implementing or applying FASB Standards or Interpretations, APB Opinions, Accounting Research Bulletins, or emerging issues. You read "Ifrs Accounting Solution" in category "Essay examples" A technical bulletin is issued only when (1) it is not expected to cause a major change in accounting practice for a number of enterprises, (2) its cost of implementation is low, and (3) the guidance provided by the bulletin does ot conflict with any broad fundamental accounting principle. In addition, the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issues statements to provide guidance on how to account for new and unusual financial transactions that have the potential for creating diversity in reporting prac tices. The EITF identifies controversial accounting problems as they arise and determines whether they can be quickly resolved or whether the FASB should become involved in solving them. In essence, it becomes a â€Å"problem filter† for the FASB. Thus, it is hoped that the FASB will be able to work on more pervasive long-term problems, while the EITF deals with short-term emerging issues. CA 1-10 1. (b), (e) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) CA 1-11 1. (d) 2. (f) 3. (c) 4. (e) 5. (a) 6. (b) CHAPTER 2 BRIEF EXERCISE 2-3 (a)Equity (b)Revenues (c)Equity (d)Assets (e)Expenses (f)Losses (g)Liabilities (h)Distributions to owners (i)Gains (j)Investments by owners BRIEF EXERCISE 2-4 (a)Periodicity (b)Monetary unit (c)Going concern (d)Economic entity BRIEF EXERCISE 2-5 (a)Revenue recognition (b)Expense recognition (c)Full disclosure (d)Historical cost EXERCISE 2-3 (15–20 minutes) a)Gains, losses. (b)Liabilities. (c)Investments by owners, comprehensive income. (also possible would be revenues and gains). (d)Distributions to owners. (Note to instructor: net effect is to reduce equity and assets). (e)Comprehensive income. (also possible would be revenues and gains). (f)Assets. (g)Comprehensive income. (h)Revenues, expenses. (i)Equity. (j)Reven ues. (k)Distributions to owners. (l)Comprehensive income. CHAPTER 3 EXERCISE 3-6 (10–15 minutes) 1. | Accounts Receivable| 750| | | Service Revenue| | 750| | | | | 2. | Utilities Expense| 520| | | Utilities Payable| | 520| | | | | 3. | Depreciation Expense| 400| | Accumulated Depreciation—Dental Equipment| | 400| | | | | | Interest Expense| 500| | | Interest Payable| | 500| | | | | 4. | Insurance Expense ($15,000 X 1/12)| 1,250| | | Prepaid Insurance| | 1,250| | | | | 5. | Supplies Expense ($1,600 – $400)| 1,200| | | Supplies| | 1,200| EXERCISE 3-9 (15–20 minutes) (a)| 10/15| Salaries Expense| 800| | | | Cash| | 800| | | (To record payment of October 15 payroll)| | | | | | | | | 10/17| Accounts Receivable| 2,100| | | | Service Revenue| | 2,100| | | (To record revenue for services performed for which payment has not yet been received)| | | | | | | | | 10/20| Cash| 650| | | Unearned Service Revenue| | 650| | | (To record receipt of cash for services not yet performed)| | | | | | | | (b)| 10/31| Supplies Expense| 470| | | | Supplies| | 470| | | (To record the use of supplies during October)| | | | | | | | | 10/31| Accounts Receivable| 1,650| | | | Service Revenue| | 1,650| | | (To record revenue for services performed for which payment has not yet been received)| | | | | | | | | 10/31| Salaries Expense| 600| | | | Salaries Payable| | 600| | | (To record liability for accrued payroll)| | | | | | | | | 10/31| Unearned Service Revenue| 400| | | | Service Revenue| | 400| | (To reduce the Unearned Service Revenue account for service that has been performed)| | | EXERCISE 3-11 (20–25 Minutes) (a)CAVAMANLIS CO. | Income Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Revenues| | | Service revenue| | $12,590| Expenses| | | Salaries expense| $6,840| | Rent expense| 2,760| | Depreciation expense| 145| | Interest expense| 83| 9,828| Net Income| | $ 2,762| (b)CAVAMANLIS CO. | Statement of Retained Earnings| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Retained earnings, January 1| $11,310| Add: Net income| 2,762| Less: Dividends| 3,000| Retained earnings, December 31| $11,072| c)CAVAMANLIS CO. | Balance Sheet| December 31, 2010| Assets| | | Current Assets| | | Cash| $18,972| | Accounts receivable| 6,920| | Prepaid rent| 2,280| | Total current assets| | $28,172| Property, plant, and equipment| | | Equipment| 18,050| | Less: Accumulated depreciation| (4,895)| 13,155| Total assets| | $41,327| | | | Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity| | | Current liabilities| | | Notes payable| | $ 5,700| Accounts payable| | 4,472| Interest payable| |   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   83| Total current liabilities| | 10,255| Stockholders’ equity| | | Common Stock| $20,000| | Retained Earnings| 11,072*| 31,072| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity| | $41,327| *Beg. Balance + Net Income – Dividends = Ending Balance $11,310 + $2,762 – $3,000 = $11,072 EXERCISE 3-14 (10–15 minutes) Sales| 340,000| | Sales Returns and Allowances| | 13,000| Sales Discounts| | 8,000| Income Summary| | 319,000| | | | Income Summary| 302,000| | Cost of Goods Sold| | 202,000| Freight-out| | 7,000| Insurance Expense| | 12,000| Rent Expense| | 20,000| Salary Expense| | 61,000| | | | Income Summary| 17,000| | Retained Earnings| | 17,000| EXERCISE 3-15 (10–15 minutes) (a) $5,000 ($90,000 – $85,000)(d) $95,000 ($5,000 + $90,000) b) $29,000 ($85,000 – $56,000)(e) $52,000 ($90,000 – $38,000) (c) $14,000 ($29,000 – $15,000) EXERCISE 3-16 (10–15 minutes) Sales| 390,000| | Cost of Goods Sold| | 235,700| Sales Returns and Allowances| | 12,000| Sales Discounts| | 15,000| Selling Expenses| | 16,000| Administrative Expenses| | 38,000| Income Tax Expense| | 30,000| Income Summary| | 43,300| | | | (or)| | | | | | Sales| 390,000| | Income Summary| | 390,000| | | | Income Summary| 346,700| | Cost of Goods Sold| | 235,700| Sales Returns and Allowances| | 12,000| Sales Discounts| | 15,000| Selling Expenses| | 16,000| Administrative Expenses| | 38,000| Income Tax Expense| | 30,000| | | | Income Summary| 43,300| | Retained Earnings| | 43,300| | | | Retained Earnings| 18,000| | Dividends| | 18,000| CHAPTER 4 EXERCISE 4-2 (25–35 minutes) (a)| Total net revenue:| | | | | Sales| | | $400,000| | Less: Sales discounts| | $ 7,800| | | Sales returns| | 12,400| 20,200| | Net sales| | | 379,800| | Dividend revenue| | | 71,000| | Rental revenue| | | 6,500| | Total net revenue| | | $457,300| | | | | | (b)| Net income:| | | | | Total net revenue (from a)| | | $457,300| | Expenses:| | | | | Cost of goods sold| | $184,400| | | Selling expenses| | 99,400| | Administrative expenses| | 82,500| | | Interest expense| | 12,700| | | Total expenses| | | 379,000| | Income before income tax| | | 78,300| | Income tax| | | 26,600| | Net income| | | $ 51,700| (c)| Dividends declared:| | | | | Ending retained earnings| | | $134,000| | Beginning retained earnings| | | 114,400| | Net increase| | | 19,600| | Less: Net income (from (b))| | | 51,700| | Divide nds declared| | | $ 32,100| ALTERNATE SOLUTION (for (c)) | Beginning retained earnings| | | $114,400| | Add: Net income| | | 51,700| | | | | 166,100| Less: Dividends declared| | | ? | | Ending retained earnings| | | $134,000| | | | | | | Dividends declared must be $32,100| | | | ($166,100 – $134,000)| | | | EXERCISE 4-4 (30–35 minutes) (a)Multiple-Step Form| WEBSTER COMPANY| Income Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| (In thousands, except earnings per share)| Sales| | | $96,500| Cost of goods sold| | | 63,570| Gross profit| | | 32,930| | | | | Operating Expenses| | | | Selling expenses| | | | Sales commissions| $7,980| | | Depr. of sales equipment| 6,480| | | Transportation-out| 2,690| $17,150| | Administrative expenses| | | | Officers’ salaries| 4,900| | | Depr. of office furn. and equip. | 3,960| 8,860| 26,010| Income from operations| | | 6,920| | | | | Other Revenues and Gains| | | | Rental revenue| | | 17,230| | | | 24,150| Other Expenses and Losses| | | | Interest expense| | | 1,860| | | | | Income before income tax| | | 22,290| Income tax| | | 7,580| Net income| | | $14,710| | | | | Earnings per share ($14,710 ? 40,550)| | | $. 36| (b)Single-Step Form| WEBSTER COMPANY| Income Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| (In thousands, except earnings per share)| Revenues| | | | Sales| | | $ 96,500| Rental revenue| | | 17,230| Total revenues| | | 113,730| | | | | Expenses| | | | Cost of goods sold| | | 63,570| Selling expenses| | | 17,150| Administrative expenses| | | 8,860| Interest expense| | | 1,860| Total expenses| | | 91,440| | | | | Income before income tax| | | 22,290| Income tax| | | 7,580| Net income| | | $ 14,710| | | | | Earnings per share| | | $0. 36| Note: An alternative income statement format for the single-step form is to show income tax as part of expenses, and not as a separate item. (c)Single-step: 1. Simplicity and conciseness. 2. Probably better understood by users. . Emphasis on total costs and expenses and net income. 4. Does not imply priority of one revenue or expense over another. Multiple-step: 1. Provides more information through segregation of operating and nonoperating items. 2. Expenses are matched with related revenue. Note to instructor: Students’ answers will vary due to the nature of the question; i. e. , it asks for an opinion. However, the discussion supporting the answer should include the above points. EXERCISE 4-5 (30–35 minutes) PARNEVIK CORP. | Income Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Sales Revenue| | | Sales| | $1,280,000| Less: Sales returns and allowances| $150,000| | Sales discounts| 45,000| 195,000| Net sales revenue| | 1,085,000| Cost of goods sold| | 621,000| Gross profit| | 464,000| | | | Operating Expenses| | | Selling expenses| 194,000| | Admin. and general expenses| 97,000| 291,000| Income from operations| | 173,000| Other Revenues and Gains| | | Interest revenue| | 86,000| | | 259,000| Other Expenses and Losses| | | Interest expense| | 60,000| | | | Income before tax and extraordinary item| | 199,000| Income tax ($199,000 X . 34)| | 67,660| Income before extraordinary item| | 131,340| Extraordinary item—loss from earthquake damage| 120,000| | Less: Applicable tax reduction ($120,000 X . 34)| 40,800| 79,200| Net income| | $ 52,140| Per share of common stock:| | | Income before extraordinary item ? ($131,340 ? 100,000)| | $1. 31*| Extraordinary item (net of tax)| | (0. 79)| Net income ($52,140 ? 100,000)| | $0. 52| *Rounded EXERCISE 4-12 (15–20 minutes) Net income:| | | Income from continuing operations before income tax| | $21,650,000| Income tax (35% X $21,650,000)| | 7,577,500| Income from continuing operations| | 14,072,500| Discontinued operations| | | Loss before income tax| $3,225,000| | Less: Applicable income tax (35%)| 1,128,750| 2,096,250| Net income| | $11,976,250| | | | Preferred dividends declared:| | $ 860,000| | | | Weighted average common shares outstanding| | 4,000,000| | | | Earnings per share| | | Income from continuing operations| | $3. 30*| Discontinued operations, net of tax| | (0. 52)**| Net income| | $2. 78***| *($14,072,500 – $860,000) ? 4,000,000. (Rounded) **$2,096,250 ? 4,000,000. (Rounded) ***($11,976,250 – $860,000) ? 4,000,000. EXERCISE 4-13 (15–20 minutes) (a) 2010 Income before income tax$460,000 Income tax (35%) 161,000 Net Income$299,000 (b)Cumulative effect for years prior to 2010: Year| Weighted Average  | FIFO| Difference| Tax Rate (35%)   | Net Effect| 2008| $370,000| $395,000| $25,000| | | 2009| 390,000| 420,000| 30,000| | | | | Total| $55,000| $19,250| $35,750| (c)| |   Ã‚  Ã‚   2010  Ã‚     |   Ã‚  Ã‚   2009  Ã‚     |   Ã‚     2008  Ã‚     | | Income before income tax| $460,000| $420,000| $395,000| | Income tax (35%)| 161,000| 147,000| 138,250| | Net income| $299,000| $273,000| $256,750| EXERCISE 4-15 (15–20 minutes) BRYANT CO. | Statement of Stockholders’ Equity| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| | Total| | Compre-hensive Income| | Retained Earnings| | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income| | Common Stock| Beginning balance| $520,000| | | | $ 90,000| | $80,000| | $350,000| Comprehensive income| | | | | | | | | | Net income*| 170,000| | $170,000| | 170,000| | | | | Other comprehensive income| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized holding loss| (50,000)| | (50,000)| | | | (50,000)| | | Comprehensive income| | | $120,000| | | | | | | Dividends| (10,000)| | | | (10,000)| |   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  | |   Ã‚  Ã‚     Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  | Ending balance| $630,000| | | | $250,000| | $30,000| | $350,000| *($750,000 – $500,000 – $80,000). SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS | PROBLEM 4-1| | DICKINSON COMPANY| Income Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Sales| | $25,000,000| Cost of goods sold| | 16,000,000| Gross profit| | 9,000,000| Selling and administrative expenses| | 4,700,000| Income from operations| | 4,300,000| Other revenues and gains| | | Interest revenue| $ 70,000| | Gain on the sale of investments| 110,000| 180,000| Other expenses and losses| | | Write-off of goodwill| | 820,000| Income from continuing operations before income tax| | 3,660,000| Income tax| | 1,244,000| Income from continuing operations| | 2,416,000| Discontinued operations| | | Loss on operations, net of tax| 90,000| | Loss on disposal, net of tax| 440,000| 530,000| Income before extraordinary item| | 1,886,000| Extraordinary item—loss from flood damage, net of tax| | 390,000| Net income| | $ 1,496,000| Earnings per share:| | | | Income from continuing operations| | $ 4. 67a| Discontinued operations| | | Loss on operations, net of tax| $(0. 18)| | Loss on disposal, net of tax| (0. 88)| (1. 06)| Income before extraordinary item| | 3. 61b| Extraordinary loss, net of tax| | | (0. 78)| Net income| | | $ 2. 83c| DICKINSON COMPANY| Retained Earnings Statement| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Retained earnings, January 1| | $ 980,000| Add: Net income| | 1,496,000| | | 2,476,000| Less: Dividends| | | Preferred stock| $ 80,000| | Common stock| 250,000| 330,000| Retained earnings, December 31| | $ 2,146,000| a$2,416,000 – $80,000| =| $4. 67| 500,000 shares| | | | | | b$1,886,000 – $80,000| =| $3. 61| 500,000 shares| | | | | | c$1,496,000 – $80,000| =| $2. 83| 500,000 shares| | | | PROBLEM 4-7| | WADE CORP. | Income Statement (Partial)| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Income from continuing operations before income tax| | $1,200,000*| Income tax| | | 456,000**| Income from continuing operations| | | 744,000| Discontinued operations| | | | Loss from operations of discontinued subsidiary| $ 90,000| | | Less: Applicable income tax reduction| 34,200| $ 55,800| | Loss from disposal of subsidiary| 100,000| | | Less: Applicable income tax reduction| 38,000| 62,000| 117,800| Income before ex traordinary item| | | 626,200| Extraordinary item:| | | | Gain on condemnation| | 125,000| | Less: Applicable income tax| | 50,000| 75,000| Net income| | | $ 701,200| | | | | Per share of common stock:| | | | Income from continuing operations| | | $4. 96| Discontinued operations, net of tax| | | (0. 79)| Income before extraordinary item| | | 4. 17| Extraordinary item, net of tax| | | 0. 50| Net income ($701,200 ? 150,000)| | | $4. 67| *Computation of income from continuing operations before income tax:| | As previously stated| | | $1,210,000| Loss on sale of equipment [$40,000 – ($80,000 – $30,000)]| (10,000)| Restated| | | $1,200,000| | | | | **Computation of income tax expense:| | | $1,200,000 X . 38 = $456,000| | | | Note: The error related to the intangible asset was correctly charged to retained earnings. CHAPTER 5 EXERCISE 5-2 (15–20 minutes) 1. | h. | 11. | b. | 2. | d. | 12. | f. | 3. | f. | 13. | a. | 4. | f. | 14. | h. | 5| c. | 15. | c. | 6. | a. | 16. | b. | 7. | f. | 17. | a. | 8. | g. | 18. | a. | 9. | a. | 19. | g. | 10. | a. | 20. | f. | EXERCISE 5-4 (30–35 minutes) GULISTAN INC. | Balance Sheet| December 31, 2010| Assets| Current assets| | | | Cash| $XXX| | | Less: Cash restricted for plant expansion| XXX| $XXX| | Accounts receivable| XXX| | | Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts| XXX| XXX| | Notes receivable| | XXX| | Receivables—officers| | XXX| | Inventories| | | | Finished goods| XXX| | | Work in process| XXX| | | Raw materials| XXX| XXX| | Total current assets| | | $XXX| | | | | Long-term investments| | | | Preferred stock investments| | XXX| | Land held for future plant site| | XXX| | Cash restricted for plant expansion| | XXX| | Total long-term investments| | | XXX| | | | | Property, plant, and equipment| | | | Buildings| | XXX| | Less: Accum. depreciation— buildings| | XXX| XXX| | | | | Intangible assets| | | | Copyrights| | | XXX| Total assets| | | $XXX| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity| Current liabilities| | | | | Accrued salaries payable| | $XXX| | | Notes payable, short-term| | XXX| | | Unearned subscriptions revenue| | XXX| | | Unearned rent revenue| | XXX| | | Total current liabilities| | | | $XXX| | | | | | Long-term debt| | | | | Bonds payable, due in four years| | | $XXX| | Less: Discount on bonds payable| | | (XXX)| XXX| Total liabilities| | | | XXX| | | | | | Stockholders’ equity| | | | | Capital stock:| | | | | Common stock| | XXX| | | Additional paid-in capital:| | | | | Paid in capital in excess of par—common stock| | XXX| | | Total paid-in capital| | | XXX| | Retained earnings| | | XXX| | Total paid-in capital and retained earnings| | | XXX| | Less: Treasury stock, at cost| | | (XXX)| | Total stockholders’ equity| | | | XXX| Total liabilities and stock- holders’ equity| | | | $XXX| Note to instructor: An assumption made here is that cash included the cash restricted for plant expansion. If it did not, then a subtraction from cash would not be necessary or the cash balance would be â€Å"grossed up† and then the cash restricted for plant expansion deducted. EXERCISE 5-13 (15–20 minutes) (a)| 4. | (f)| 1. | (k)| 1. | (b)| 3. | (g)| 5. | (l)| 2. | (c)| 4. | (h)| 4. (m)| 2. | (d)| 3. | (i)| 5. | | | (e)| 1. | (j)| 4. | | | EXERCISE 5-15 (25–35 minutes) (a)SONDERGAARD CORPORATION| Statement of Cash Flows| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Cash flows from operating activities| | | Net income| | $160,000| Adjustments to reconcile net income| | | to net cash provided by operating | | | activities:| | | Depreciation expense| $17,000| | Lo ss on sale of investments| 7,000| | Decrease in accounts receivable| 5,000| | Decrease in current liabilities| (17,000)| 12,000| Net cash provided by operating activities| | 172,000| Cash flows from investing activities| | | Sale of investments| | | [($74,000 – $52,000) – $7,000]| 15,000| | Purchase of equipment| (58,000)| | Net cash used by investing activities| | (43,000)| Cash flows from financing activities| | | Payment of cash dividends| | (50,000)| Net increase in cash| | 79,000| Cash at beginning of year| | 78,000| Cash at end of year| | $157,000| (b)Free Cash Flow Analysis| Net cash provided by operating activities| | $172,000| Less: Purchase of equipment| | (58,000)| Dividends| | (50,000)| Free cash flow| | $ 64,000| | PROBLEM 5-2| | MONTOYA, INC. | Balance Sheet| December 31, 2010| Assets| Current assets| | | | Cash| | $ 360,000| | Trading securities| | 121,000| | Notes receivable| | 445,700| | Income taxes receivable| | 97,630| | Inventories| | 239,800| | Prepaid expenses| | 87,920| | Total current assets| | | $1,352,050| | | | | Property, plant, and equipment| | | | Land| | $ 480,000| | Building| $1,640,000| | | Less: Accum. depreciation— building| 270,200| 1,369,800| | Equipment| 1,470,000| | | Less: Accum. depreciation— equipment| 292,000| 1,178,000| 3,027,800| | | | | Intangible assets| | | | Goodwill| | | 125,000| Total assets| | | $4,504,850| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity| Current liabilities| | | | Accounts payable| | $ 490,000| | Notes payable to banks| | 265,000| | Payroll taxes payable| | 177,591| | Taxes payable| | 98,362| | Rent payable| | 45,000| | Total current liabilities| | | $1,075,953| | | | | Long-term liabilities| | | | Unsecured notes payable| | | | (long-term)| | $1,600,000| | Bonds payable| $300,000| | | Less:Discount on bonds payable| 15,000| 285,000| | Long-term rental obligations| | 480,000| 2,365,000| Total liabilities| | | 3,440,953| | | | | Stockholders’ equity| | | | Capital stock| | | | Preferred stock, $10 par; 20,000 shares authorized, 15,000 shares issued| $150,000| | | Common stock, $1 par; 400,000 shares authorized, 200,000 issued| 200,000| $350,000| | Retained earnings ($1,063,897 – $350,000)| | 713,897| | Total stockholders’ equity ($4,504,850 – $3,440,953)| | | 1,063,897| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity| | | $4,504,850| CHAPTER 7 EXERCISE 7-5 (15–20 minutes) (a)| 1. | June 3| Accounts Receivable—Arquette| 2,000| | | | | Sales| | 2,000| | | | | | | | | June 12| Cash| 1,960| | | | | Sales Discounts ($2,000 X 2%)| 40| | | | | Accounts Receivable—Arquette| | 2,000| | | | | | | 2. | June 3| Accounts Receivable—Arquette| 1,960| | | | | Sales ($2,000 X 98%)| | 1,960| | | | | | | | | June 12| Cash| 1,960| | | | | Accounts Receivable—Arquette| | 1,960| (b)| July 29| Cash| 2,000| | | | Accounts Receivable—Arquette| | 1,960| | | Sales Discounts Forfeited| | 40| | | | | | | (Note to instruc tor: Sales discounts forfeited could have been recog-nized at the time the discount period lapsed. The company, however, would probably not record this forfeiture until final cash settlement. )| EXERCISE 7-7 (10–15 minutes) (a)| Bad Debt Expense| 7,500| | | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts| | 7,500*| | | | | . 01 X ($800,000 – $50,000) = $7,500| | | | | | | (b)| Bad Debt Expense| 6,000| | | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts| | 6,000*| | | | | *Step 1:. 05 X $160,000 = $8,000 (desired credit balance in Allowance account) Step 2:$8,000 – $2,000 = $6,000 (required credit entry to bring allowance account to $8,000 credit balance) EXERCISE 7-13 (10–15 minutes) (a)| Cash| 290,000| | | Finance Charge| 10,000*| | | Notes Payable| | 300,000| | | | | *2% X $500,000 = $10,000| | | | | | | (b)| Cash| 350,000| | | Accounts Receivable| | 350,000| EXERCISE 7-13 (Continued) (c)| Notes Payable| 300,000| | | Interest Expense| 7,500*| | Cash| | 307,500| | | | | *10% X $300,000 X 3/12 = $7,500| | | EXERCISE 7-15 (10–15 minutes) Computation of net proceeds:| Cash received| | $190,000| Less: Recourse liability| | 2,000| Net proceeds| | $188,000| Computation of gain or loss:| Carrying value| | $200,000| Net proceeds| | 188,000| Loss on sale of receivables| | $ 12,000| The following journal entry would be made:| Cash| $190,000| | Loss on Sale of Receivables| 12,000| | Recourse Liability| | 2,000| Accounts Receivable| | 200,000| EXERCISE 7-16 (15–20 minutes) (a)| To be recorded as a sale, all of the following conditions would be met:| | | | 1. The transferred asset has been isolated from the transferor (put beyond reach of the transferor and its creditors). | | | | | 2. | The transferees have obtained the right to pledge or to exchange either the transferred assets or beneficial interests in the trans-ferred assets. | | | | | 3. | The transferor does not maintain effective control over the trans-ferred assets through an agreement to repurchase or redeem them before their maturity. | (b)| Computation of net proceeds:| | Cash received ($250,000 X 94%)| $235,000| | | Due from factor ($250,000 X 4%)| 10,000| $245,000| | Less: Recourse obligation| | 3,000| Net proceeds| | $242,000| | Computation of gain or loss:| | Carrying value| | $250,000| | Net proceeds| | 242,000| | Loss on sale of receivables| | $ 8,000| | The following journal entry would be made:| | Cash| $235,000| | | Due from Factor| 10,000| | | Loss on Sale of Receivables| 8,000| | | Recourse Liability| | 3,000| | Accounts Receivable| | 250,000| *EXERCISE 7-24 (15–20 minutes) (a)KIPLING COMPANY| Bank Reconciliation | July 31| Balance per bank statement, July 31| | $ 8,650| Add: Deposits in transit| | 2,850a| Deduct: Outstanding checks| | (1,100)b| Correct cash balance, July 31| | $10,400| | | Balance per books, July 31| | $ 9,250| Add: Collection of note| | 1,500| Less: Bank service charge| $ 15| | NSF check| 335| (350)| Corrected cash balance, July 31| | $10,4 00| aComputation of deposits in transit| | | Deposits per books| | $5,810| Deposits per bank in July| $ 4,500| | Less deposits in transit (June)|   (1,540)| | Deposits mailed and received in July| | (2,960)| Deposits in transit, July 31| | $2,850| bComputation of outstanding checks| | | Checks written per books| | $3,100| Checks cleared by bank in July| $ 4,000| | Less outstanding checks (June)*| (2,000)| | Checks written and cleared in July| | (2,000)| Outstanding checks, July 31| | $1,100| *Assumed to clear bank in July (b)| Cash| 1,150| | | Office Expenses—Bank Charges| 15| | | Accounts Receivable| 335| | | Notes Receivable| | 1,500| | PROBLEM 7-8| | 10/1/10| Notes Receivable| 120,000| | | Sales| | 120,000| | | | | 12/31/10| Interest Receivable| 2,400*| | | Interest Revenue| | 2,400| | | | | *$120,000 X . 08 X 3/12 = $2,400| | | | | | 10/1/11| Cash| 9,600*| | | Interest Receivable| | 2,400| | Interest Revenue| | 7,200**| | | | | *$120,000 X . 08 = $9,600**$120,000 X . 08 X 9/12 = $7,200| | | | | | 2/31/11| Interest Receivable| 2,400| | | Interest Revenue| | 2,400| | | | | 10/1/12| Cash| 9,600| | | Interest Receivable| | 2,400| | Interest Revenue| | 7,200| | | | | | Cash| 120,000| | | Notes Receivable| | 120,000| Note: Entries at 10/1/11 and 10/1/12 assumes reversing entries were not made on January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012. | PROBLEM 7-11| | SANDBURG COMPANY| Income Stateme nt Effects| For the Year Ended December 31, 2010| Expenses resulting from accounts receivable| | | | | assigned (Schedule 1)| | | | $22,320| Loss resulting from accounts receivable| | | | | sold ($300,000 – $270,000)| | | | 30,000| Total expenses| | | | $52,320| Schedule 1 Computation of Expense| for Accounts Receivable Assigned| Assignment expense:| | | | | Accounts receivable assigned| | $400,000| | | | | X 80%| | | Advance by Keller Finance Company| | 320,000| | | | | X 3%| | $ 9,600| Interest expense| | | | 12,720| Total expenses| | | | $22,320| | *PROBLEM 7-15| | (a)The entries for the issuance of the note on January 1, 2010: The present value of the note is: $1,200,000 X . 68058 = $816,700 (Rounded by $4). | Botosan Company (Debtor):| | | | Cash| 816,700| | | Discount on Notes Payable| 383,300| | | Note Payable| | 1,200,000| | | | | National Organization Bank (Creditor):| | | | Notes Receivable| 1,200,000| | | Discount on Notes Receivable| | 383,300| | Cash| | 816,700| (b)The amortization schedule for this note is: SCHEDULE FOR INTEREST AND DISCOUNT AMORTIZATION— EFFECTIVE-INTEREST METHOD $1,200,000 Note Issued to Yield 8% Date| | Cash Paid| | Interest Expense| | Discount Amortized| | Carrying Amou nt of Note| 1/1/10| | | | | | | | $ 816,700| 12/31/10| | $0| | $ 65,336*| | $ 65,336| | 882,036**| 12/31/11| | 0| | 70,563| | 70,563| | 952,599| 12/31/12| | 0| | 76,208| | 76,208| | 1,028,807| 12/31/13| | 0| | 82,305| | 82,305| | 1,111,112| 2/31/14| | 0| | 88,888| | 88,888| | 1,200,000| Total| | $0| | $383,300| | $383,300| | | *$816,700 X 8% = $65,336. **$816,700 + $65,336 = $882,036. (c)The note can be considered to be impaired only when it is probable that, based on current information and events, National Organization Bank will be unable to collect all amounts due (both principal and interest) according to the contractual terms of the loan. (d)| The loss is computed as follows:| | | | Carrying amount of loan (12/31/11)| | $952,599a| | Less: Present value of $800,000 due in 3 years at 8%| |   (635,064)b| | Loss due to impairment| | $317,535| | | | | aSee amortization schedule from answer (b) on page 7-66. | | | b$800,000 X . 79383 = $635,064. | | | | December 31, 2011| | Nationa l Organization Bank (Creditor):| | | | Bad Debt Expense| 317,535| | | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts| | 317,535| Note: Botosan Company (Debtor) has no entry. CHAPTER 8 EXERCISE 8-1 (15–20 minutes) Items 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, and 17 would be reported as inventory in the financial statements. The following items would not be reported as inventory: 1. Cost of goods sold in the income statement. 4. Not reported in the financial statements. 6. Cost of goods sold in the income statement. . Cost of goods sold in the income statement. 9. Interest expense in the income statement. 11. Advertising expense in the income statement. 12. Office supplies in the current assets section of the balance sheet. 15. Not reported in the financial statements. 18. Short-term investments in the current asset section of the balance sheet. EXERCISE 8-15 (15–20 minutes) (a)ESPLANADE COMPANY| Computation of Inventory for Product| BAP Under FIFO Inventory Method| March 31, 2010| | Units| | Uni t Cost| | Total Cost| March 26, 2010| 600| | $12. 00| | $ 7,200| February 16, 2010| 800| | 11. 00| | 8,800| January 25, 2010 (portion)| 100| | 10. 00| | 1,000| March 31, 2010, inventory | 1,500| | | | $17,000| (b)ESPLANADE COMPANY| Computation of Inventory for Product| BAP Under LIFO Inventory Method| March 31, 2010| | Units| | Unit Cost| | Total Cost| Beginning inventory| 600| | $8. 00| | $ 4,800| January 5, 2010 (portion)| 900| | 9. 00| | 8,100| March 31, 2010, inventory| 1,500| | | | $12,900| (c)ESPLANADE COMPANY| Computation of Inventory for Product| BAP Under Weighted Average Inventory Method| March 31, 2010| | Units| | Unit Cost| | Total Cost| Beginning inventory| 600| | $ 8. 0| | $ 4,800| January 5, 2010| 1,100| | 9. 00| | 9,900| January 25, 2010| 1,300| | 10. 00| | 13,000| February 16, 2010| 800| | 11. 00| | 8,800| March 26, 2010| 600| | 12. 00| | 7,200| | 4,400| | | | $43,700| | | | | | | Weighted average cost| | | | | | ($43,700 ? 4,400)| | | $ 9. 93*| | | | | | | | | March 31, 2010, inventory| 1,500| | $ 9. 93| | $14,895| *Rounded off. EXERCISE 8-25 (20–25 minutes) | Curr ent $| | Price Index| | Base Year $| | Change from Prior Year| 2007| $ 80,000| | 1. 00| | $ 80,000| | —| 2008| 111,300| | 1. 05| | 106,000| | +$26,000| 2009| 108,000| | 1. 0| | 90,000| | (16,000)| 2010| 122,200| | 1. 30| | 94,000| | +4,000| 2011| 147,000| | 1. 40| | 105,000| | +11,000| 2012| 176,900| | 1. 45| | 122,000| | +17,000| Ending Inventory—Dollar-value LIFO: 2007| $80,000| | | 2011| $80,000 @ 1. 00 =| $ 80,000| | | | | | 10,000 @ 1. 05 = | 10,500| 2008| $80,000 @ 1. 00 =| $ 80,000| | | 4,000 @ 1. 30 =| 5,200| | 26,000 @ 1. 05 =| 27,300| | | 11,000 @ 1. 40 = | 15,400| | | $107,300| | | | $111,100| | | | | | | | 2009| $80,000 @ 1. 00 =| $ 80,000| | 2012| $80,000 @ 1. 00 =| $ 80,000| | 10,000 @ 1. 05 =| 10,500| | | 10,000 @ 1. 5 =| 10,500| | | $ 90,500| | | 4,000 @ 1. 30 =| 5,200| | | | | | 11,000 @ 1. 40 =| 15,400| 2010| $80,000 @ 1. 00 =| $ 80,000| | | 17,000 @ 1. 45 =| 24,650| | 10,000 @ 1. 05 =| 10,500| | | | $135,750| | 4,000 @ 1. 30 =| 5,200| | | | | | | $ 9 5,700| | | | | EXERCISE 8-26 (15–20 minutes) Date| | Current $| | Price Index| | Base-Year $| | Change from Prior Year| Dec. 31, 2007| | $ 70,000| | 1. 00| | $70,000| | —| Dec. 31, 2008| | 88,200| | 1. 05| | 84,000| | +$14,000| Dec. 31, 2009| | 95,120| | 1. 16| | 82,000| | (2,000)| Dec. 31, 2010| | 108,000| | 1. 0| | 90,000| | +8,000| Dec. 31, 2011| | 100,000| | 1. 25| | 80,000| | (10,000)| Ending Inventory—Dollar-value LIFO: Dec. 31, 2007| $70,000| | | | | Dec. 31, 2008| $70,000 @ 1. 00 =| $70,000| | 14,000 @ 1. 05 =| 14,700| | | $84,700| | | | Dec. 31, 2009| $70,000 @ 1. 00 =| $70,000| | 12,000 @ 1. 05 =| 12,600| | | $82,600| | | | Dec. 31, 2010| $70,000 @ 1. 00 =| $70,000| | 12,000 @ 1. 05 =| 12,600| | 8,000 @ 1. 20 =| 9,600| | | $92,200| | | | Dec. 31, 2011| $70,000 @ 1. 00 =| $70,000| | 10,000 @ 1. 05 =| 10,500| | | $80,500| CHAPTER 9 BRIEF EXERCISE 9-2 Item| | Cost| | Designated Market| | LCM| Jokers| | $2,000| | $2,050| | $2,000| Penguins| | 5,000| | 4,950| | 4,950| Riddlers| | 4,400| | 4,550| | 4,400| Scarecrows| | 3,200| | 3,070| | 3,070| BRIEF EXERCISE 9-4 Group| | Number of CDs| | Sales Price per CD| | Total Sales Price| | Relative Sales Price| | Total Cost| | Cost Allocated to CDs| | Cost per CD| 1| | 100| | $ 5| | $ 500| | 5/100*| X| $8,000| =| $ 400| | $ 4**| 2| | 800| | $10| | 8,000| | 80/100| X| $8,000| =| 6,400| | $ 8| 3| | 100| | $15| | 1,500| | 15/100| X| $8,000| =| 1,200| | $12| | | | | | | $10,000| | | | | | $8,000| | | $500/$10,000 = 5/100**$400/100 = $4 BRIEF EXERCISE 9-7 Beginning inventory| | $150,000| Purchases| | 500,000| Cost of goods available| | 650,000| Sales| $700,000| | Less gross profit (35% X 700,000)| 245,000| | Estimated cost of goods sold| | 455,000| Estimated ending inventory destroyed in fire| | $195,000| BRIEF EXERCISE 9-8 | Cost| | Retail| Beginning inventory| $ 12,000| | $ 20,000| Net purchases| 120,000| | 170,000| Net markups|   | | 10,000| Totals| $132,000| | 200,000| Deduct:| | | | Net markdowns| | | 7,000| Sales| | | 147,000| Ending inventory at retail| | | $ 46,000| | | | | Cost-to-retail ratio: $132,000 ? $200,000 = 66%| | | | Ending inventory at lower-of cost-or-market (66% X $46,000) = $30,360 EXERCISE 9-2 (10–15 minutes) Item| | Net Realizable Value (Ceiling)| | Net Realizable Value Less Normal Profit (Floor)| | Replacement Cost| | Designated Market| | Cost| | LCM| D| | $90*| | $70**| | $120| | $90| | $75| | $75| E| | 80| | 60| | 72| | 72| | 80| | 72| F| | 60| | 40| | 70| | 60| | 80| | 60| G| | 55| | 35| | 30| | 35| | 80| | 35| H| | 80| | 60| | 70| | 70| | 50| | 50| I| | 60| | 40| | 30| | 40| | 36| | 36| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Estimated selling price – Estimated selling expense = $120 – $30 = $90. **Net realizable value – Normal profit margin = $90 – $20 = $70. EXERCISE 9-7 (15–20 minutes) Cost Per Lot (Cost Allocated/ No. of Lots)| $2,040| 2,720| 1,360| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cost Allocated to Lots| $18,360| 40,800| 25,840| $85,000| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Cost| $85,000| 85,000| 85,000| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X| X| X| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Relative Sales Price| $27,000/$125,000| $60,000/$125,000| $38,000/$125,000| | | $78,000| 53,040| 24,960| 18,200| $ 6,760| | | Gross Profit| $ 3,840| 10,240| 10,880| $24,960| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Sales Price| $ 27,000| 60,000| 38,000| $125,000| | Sales (see schedule)| Cost of goods sold (see schedule)| Gross profit| Operating expenses| Net income| | | Sales| $12,000| 32,000| 34,000| $78,000| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sales Price Per Lot| $3,000| 4,000| 2,000| | | | | | | | | | Cost Cost of Per Lots Lot Sold| $2,040 $ 8,160| 2,720 21,760| 1,360 23,120| $53,040| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | No. of Lots| 9| 15| 19| | | | | | | | | | Number of Lots Sold*| 4| 8| 17| 29| | * 9 – 5 = 4| 15 – 7 = 8| 19 – 2 = 17| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Group 1| Group 2| Group 3| | | | | | | | | | | Group 1| Group 2| Group 3| Total| | | | | EXERCISE 9-12 (10–15 minutes) a)| Inventory, May 1 (at cost)| | $160,000| | Purchases (at cost)| | 640,000| | Purchase discounts| | (12,000)| | Freight-in| | 30,000| | Goods available (at cost)| | 818,000| | Sales (at selling price)| $1,000,000| | | Sales returns (at selling price)| (70,000)| | | Net sales (at selling price)| 930,000| | | Less: Gross profit (25% of $930,000)| 232,500| | | Sales (at cost)| | 697,500| | Approximate inventory, May 31 (at cost)| | $120,500| (b)Gross profit as a percent of sales must be comp uted: | 25%| = 20% of sales. | | 100% + 25%| | | Inventory, May 1 (at cost)| | $160,000| Purchases (at cost)| | 640,000| | Purchase discounts| | (12,000)| | Freight-in| | 30,000| | Goods available (at cost)| | 818,000| | Sales (at selling price)| $1,000,000| | | Sales returns (at selling price)| (70,000)| | | Net sales (at selling price)| 930,000| | | Less: Gross profit (20% of $930,000)| 186,000| | | Sales (at cost)| | 744,000| | Approximate inventory, May 31 (at cost)| | $ 74,000| | | | | EXERCISE 9-14 Beginning inventory| | $170,000| Purchases| | 450,000| | | 620,000| Purchase returns| | (30,000)| Goods available (at cost)| | 590,000| Sales| $650,000| | Sales returns| (24,000)| | Net sales| 626,000| | Less: Gross profit (30% X $626,000)| (187,800)| 438,200| Estimated ending inventory (unadjusted for damage)| | 151,800| Less: Goods on hand—undamaged (at cost) $21,000 X (1 – 30%)| | (14,700)| Less: Goods on hand—damaged (at net realizable value)| | (5,300)| Fire loss on inventory| | $131,800| EXERCISE 9-19 (12–17 minutes) | Cost| | Retail| Beginning inventory| $ 200,000| | $ 280,000| Purchases| 1,425,000| | 2,140,000| Totals| 1,625,000| | 2,420,000| Add: Net markups| | | | Markups| | $95,000| | Markup cancellations| _________| (15,000)| 80,000| Totals| $1,625,000| | 2,500,000| | | | | Deduct: Net markdowns| | | | Markdowns| | 35,000| | Markdown cancellations| | (5,000)| 30,000| Sales price of goods available| | | 2,470,000| Deduct: Sales| | | 2,250,000| Ending inventory at retail| | | $ 220,000| Cost-to-retail ratio =| $1,625,000| = 65%| | $2,500,000| | Ending inventory at cost = 65% X $220,000 = $143,000 | PROBLEM 9-4| | Beginning inventory| | $ 80,000| Purchases| | 290,000| | | 370,000| Purchase returns| | (28,000)| Total goods available| | 342,000| Sales| $415,000| | Sales returns| (21,000)| | | 394,000| | Less: Gross profit (35% of $394,000)| 137,900|   (256,100)| Ending inventory (unadjusted for damage)| | 85,900| Less: Goods on hand—undamaged| | | ($30,000 X [1 – 35%])| | 19,500| Inventory damaged| | 66,400| Less: Salvage value of damaged inventory| | 8,150| Fire loss on inventory| | $ 58,250| CHAPTER 18 EXERCISE 18-2 (15–20 minutes) (a)1. 6/3Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount8,000 Sales8,000 6/5Sales Returns and Allowances600 Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount600 6/7Transportation-Out24 Cash24 6/12Cash7,252 Sales Discounts (2% X $7,400)148 Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount7,400 2. 6/3Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount7,840 Sales [$8,000 – (2% X $8,000)]7,840 6/5Sales Returns and Allowances588 Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount [$600 – (2% x $600)]588 6/7Transportation-Out24 Cash24 6/12Cash7,252 Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount7,252 (b)8/5Cash7,400 Accounts Receivable—Ann Mount7,252 Sales Discounts Forfeited (2% X $7,400)148 EXERCISE 18-4 (20–25 minutes) (a)Gross profit recognized in: | 2010| 2011| 2012| Contract price| | $1,600,000| | $1,600,000| | $1,600,000| Costs:| | | | | | | Costs to date| $400,000| | $825,000| | $1,070,000| | Estimated costs to complete| 600,000| 1,000,000| 275,000| 1,100,000| 0| 1,070,000| Total estimated profit| | 600,000| | 500,000| | 530,000| Percentage completed to date| | 40%*| | 75%**| | 100%| Total gross profit recognized| | 240,000| | 375,000| | 530,000| Less: Gross profit recognized in previous years| | 0| | 240,000| | 375,000| Gross profit recognized in current year| | $ 240,000| | $ 135,000| | $ 155,000| **$400,000 ? $1,000,000**$825,000 ? 1,100,000 (b)Construction in Process ($825,000 – $400,000)425,000Materials, Cash, Payables, etc. 425,000Accounts Receivable ($900,000 – $300,000)600,000 Billings on Construction in Process600,000 Cash ($810,000 – $270,000)540,000 Accounts Receivable540,000 Construction Expenses425,000 Construction in Process135,000 Revenue from Long-Term Contracts560,000* *$1,600,000 X (75% – 40%) (c)Gross profit recognized in: | 2010| 2011| 2012| Gross profit| $–0 œ| $–0–| $530,000*| *$1,600,000 – $1,070,000 EXERCISE 18-7 (25–30 minutes) (a)1. Gross profit recognized in 2010: Contract price$1,200,000 Costs: Costs to date$280,000 Estimated additional costs 520,000 800,000 Total estimated profit400,000 Percentage completion to date ($280,000/$800,000) 35% Gross profit recognized in 2010$ 140,000 Gross profit recognized in 2011: Contract price$1,200,000 Costs: Costs to date$600,000 Estimated additional costs 200,000 800,000 Total estimated profit400,000 Percentage completion to date ($600,000/$800,000) 75% Total gross profit recognized300,000 Less: Gross profit recognized in 2010 140,000 Gross profit recognized in 2011$ 160,000 2. Construction in Process ($600,000 – $280,000)320,000 Materials, Cash, Payables, etc. 20,000 Accounts Receivable ($500,000 – $150,000)350,000 Billings on Construction in Process350,000 Cash ($320,000 – $120,000)200,000 Accounts Receivable200,000 Construction in Process160,000 Construction Expenses320,000 Revenues from Long-Term Contracts480,000* *$1,200,000 X [($600,000 – $280,000) ? $800,000] (b)Income Statement (2011)— Gross profit on long-term cons truction contract$160,000 Balance Sheet (12/31/11)— Current assets: Receivables—construction in process$180,000* Inventories—construction in process totaling $900,000** less billings of $500,000$400,000 **$180,000 = $500,000 – $320,000 **Total cost to date$600,000 010 Gross profit140,000 2011 Gross profit 160,000 $900,000 EXERCISE 18-11 (15–20 minutes) (a)Computation of gross profit recognized: | 2010| 2011| $370,000 X 34%*| $125,800| | $350,000 X 34%*| | $119,000| $450,000 X 32%**|   Ã‚     | 144,000| | $125,800| $263,000| *($900,000 – $594,000) ? $900,000 **($1,000,000 – $680,000) ? $1,000,000(b)Installment Accounts Receivable—20111,000,000 Installment Sales1,000,000 Cost of Installment Sales680,000 Inventory680,000 Cash800,000 Installment Accounts Receivable, 2010350,000 Installment Accounts Receivable, 2011450,000 Installment Sales1,000,000 Cost of Installment Sales680,000 Deferred Gross Profit on Installment Sales, 2011320,000 Deferred Gross Profit on Installment Sales, 2010119,000 Deferred Gross Profit on Installment Sales, 2011144,000 Realized Gross Profit on Installment Sales263,000 Realized Gross Profit on Installment Sales263,000 Income Summary263,000 EXERCISE 18-15 (10–15 minutes) (a)Realized gross profit recognized in 2011 under the installment-sales method of accounting is $83,000. When gross profit is expressed as a percentage of cost, it must be converted to percentage of sales to compute the realized gross profit under the installment-sales method of accounting. Thus, 2010 and 2011 gross profits as a percentage of sales are 20% and 21. 875% respectively. Sale Year|   Ã‚  Gross Profit Percentage  Ã‚  | 2011 Collections| 2011 Realized Profit| 2010| . 25/(1. 00 + . 25) = 20%  | $240,000| $48,000| 2011| . 28/(1. 00 + . 28) = 21. 875%| 160,000| 35,000| | | TOTAL| $83,000| (Note to instructor: The problem provides gross profit as a percent of cost. ) (b)The balance of â€Å"Deferred Gross Profit† could be reported on the balance sheet for 2011: 1. As a current liability on the theory that it is related to Installment Accounts Receivables that are normally treated as current assets; . As a deferred credit between liabilities and stockholders’ equity. This treatment is criticized because there is no obligation to outsiders; or 3. As an adjustment or offset to the related Installment Accounts Receivable. This is because the deferred gross profit is a part of revenue from installment sales not yet realized. The related receivable w ill be overstated unless the deferred gross profit is deducted. On the other hand, the amount of deferred gross profit has no direct relationship with the estimated collectibility of the accounts receivable. It is not a settled matter as to the proper classification of â€Å"deferred gross profit† on the balance sheet when the installment-sales method of accounting is used to measure income. As indicated in the text, the FASB in Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 6 indicates that it conceptually is an asset valuation. We support the FASB position. (c)Gross profit as a percent of sales in 2010 is 20% (as computed in (a) above); gross profit therefore is $96,000 ($480,000 X . 20) and the cost of 2010 sales is $384,000 ($480,000 – $96,000). 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Online Grocery Shopping Australian Region

Question: Discuss about theOnline Grocery Shoppingfor Australian Region. Answer: Introduction Online grocery is recognised as one of the most stimulating markets in the Australian region. Australian in the online grocery sales has ranked in the fifth position in the global context. As per the report of IBIS World, the Australian market is valued approximately to $2.2 billion and is estimated with growth at about 15% a year (www.linkedin.com, 2016). Additionally, the researchers conducted by the previous scholars reflects that the Australian online grocery is expected to become a market disruptor of around 12% and the e-commerce sector has the potential to reach 20% of its overall grocery chain. Against the latter statement, Anderson et al. (2010) inferred that despite the considerable potential of online grocery retailing options, the sector is comprised of few challenges which are potentially delaying its future development both in the Australia and in the global market. According to Hinterhuber Bertini (2011), the first point of obstruction is its present complexity of online shopping. In the online segments the customers easily get the facility of ordering the products from home without affecting the productive time, however, sometimes the fails quality fail to match up with the original version. The customers have provided several reviews regarding the product duplicity. With the specific complexities, the customers perceive the physical shopping option to be much easier. Assessing on the latter context, Ying Zhang (2012) mentioned that the unfortunate execution of the online grocery model has also delayed the development of the online grocery. In the majority of the times, the customers just view the online products and purchase it from the physical stores. OCass Carlson (2012) figured out the majority of the Australian customer visit the online grocery sites just to know the price ranges of the products. Moreover, the product security issue is one of the major concerns of online grocery. Literature Review and Application to the Contemporary Issue In the framework of the present context, Markey et al. (2007) denoted that Woolworths and Coles tend to dominate the Australian online segment, the organisations face significant potential competition in this young market. Woolworths and Coles have dedicated staffs who are instructed to pick food for the customers manually. Christ (2007) explained that the GroceryRun has an automated system that leads to picking up and halve a delivery time. The above aspects have created greater competition for the online grocery spacein the Australian market. The previous records reflect that one of the most significant challenges the Australian online grocery retail experience is the lack of quality assurance the target customers have over the products that are received. Since the Australian customers rely heavily on the physical retail store to select the grocery-based products. The physical stores are majorly preferred over the online groceries due to the visibility and the tangibility concept ( www.theguardian.com/money, 2016). The customers can read the in gradients, touch the products and make the procurement after being completely ensured of the product quality and the value it would serve after the consumption. The current statistics on e-commerce indicates that online grocery shopping is an emerging trend across the globe. Many groceries stores offer a new website to demonstrate the goods so that the customers can easily identify the required products. In the opinion of Mehdi (2015), buying groceries online can be very convenient to the customers as it can save the time and energy. However, there are several key issues related to the online grocery shopping. The foremost problem of online shopping faced by the people is the delivery issue. The customers cannot receive the product immediately. Thus, after purchasing the customers have to wait for the arrivals of the products (Belavina et al. 2016). It has been observed that the grocery delivery services dont have any fixed amount as the shipping charge while delivering the products to the customers doorstep. In this current context, several scholars stated that most of the items are cheaper in an online web store. The additional shipping ch arge makes the price of the products similar or more expensive than the nearby local store (Zivic Shea, 2011). Furthermore, due to the shipping problems, delivery risk occurs to the customers by receiving damaged and duplicate products. According to the view of Anesbury et al. (2015), anonymity is the other possible disadvantage while shopping groceries via online. The customers cannot make any human interaction with the store staff while purchasing the products. Adding to this, product quality and freshness are the major barriers for online grocery shopping (Cho, 2011). It has been observed that sometimes the descriptions of the products are different from the actual products. As a consequence, the customers can receive an inferior quality of the products. Moreover, the online scam and fraud cases are also increasing as long as the online grocery shopping is becoming very frequent (Jones, 2014). Returning the item is another factor that disappoints the customers in case of online grocery shopping. It has been recognised that the grocery products are sold without having any international warranty. Supporting the prior statement Hirogaki (2015) added that the group of consumers cannot communicate with the sellers regarding the warranty issues of the products. Thus, it can be treated as one of the major contemporary issues while buying the grocery items via online. The past researches indicate that majority of the Australian buyers are quite pi cky about the groceries. For example Bressolles et al. (2007) mentioned that if people do not find the favourite brand of biscuit, then the people go for the second preference available in the store. But in a case of an online option, the customers do not get such option while purchasing the goods. It has been found that if the favourite brand is not displayed in the online catalogue or it happens to be out of stock, then in both of the cases, customers have to go to the local market (Zivic Shea, 2011). Sub-standard fruits, vegetables, frozen foods and the close to expiry date dairy products are the few significant points that minimise the brand loyalty towards the customers. Finally, the customers have loses the social experience of grocery shopping while buying the groceries products through online. As per the opinion of Thackeray et al. (2007), nearly half of the customers experience issues in the online purchase. The survey conducted by the previous scholars in the specific area reports that 46% of the customers have faced seller related issues. The vendors appointed for the online product delivery procedure requires maintaining a firm and composed attitude. In the high percentages of the times the customers fail to jot the exact address while ordering the products, therefore, the sellers be the victim of the residential misguidance. Grefen (2013) identified that 19% of the customers had faced the issue in the delivery process, 13% of the customers have complained regarding the faulty product, 11% of the customers are unsatisfied because the products were left outside the home without any permission and the unexpected fees charged 4%. The previous statistics reflect that the consumers are increasingly purchasing the majority of the fashion based goods from the online sites. Almost 47% customers prefer buying the clothes and footwear online than the grocery segment. In the context of the previous statement, Markey et al. (2007) determined that the grocery-based products have a high chance of getting perishable within the shorter period. However, Ying Zhang (2012) argued that the majority of the online brands provide a replacement option within the tenure of at least seven days. The customers still are not satisfied with the service lines the brand's online brands provide with regards to the grocery-based products. Therefore, in the Australian market, the e-commerce brands operating with the fashion and other accessories have managed to retain its loyal set of prospects. On the other hand, due to the perishable nature of the grocery-based products, the segment fails to convince the target customers with the product and service lines. The Internet Crime Complaint Centre has denoted that the complaints regarding the online payment fraud made by consumers in 2007 have reached to an approximate figure of $239 million, which is comparatively more than to $198 million complaints raised in 2006. Different consumers are rightfully troubled regarding the financial information system, such as providing the credit card or debit card details. Contrary to the latter statement, Markey et al. (2007) mentioned that the online payment services are offering restricted protections regarding the confidential details. The viewers fail to read the instruction clearly and formulated a wrong perception regarding the financial securities of the online groceries. Considering on the common issue of the online grocery, instability in the product quality is the major hindrance the customers face in the Australian market. Recommendations and Limitations In todays fast changing market Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) food and beverage are looking for an incremental growth to eliminate the wholesale costs by going directly to the consumer. In this current context of online grocery shopping, trust is one of the major factors to achieve a sustainable brand position (Solomon, 2009). Thus, it can be suggested that the online grocery business of Australia would need to have a huge variety of all the products with the regular promotional updates to draw the attention of the customers. This process would also be helpful to offer fresh and standard products to the customers. As the quality and freshness of products like fruits and vegetables is the biggest concern in online grocery purchase, thus the online shopkeeper has kept a special attention for delivering a high quality of products. As per the view of Mehdi (2015), the online grocery companies of Australia have to segment the premium and regular customers to minimise the delivery charge is sues. In this current scenario, it has been observed that the customers are frequently shifting the brand while purchasing the online grocery items due to the issues of impulsive service delivery charge. Therefore, it can be depicted that segmentation between the premium and a regular group of customers could be beneficial to bring the sustainability by eliminating the challenging situation (Hirogaki, 2015). In addition, the grocery companies can schedule a fixed time to deliver the products to the customer doorstep so that the customer can be available to attain the delivery boy. Supporting this De Kervenoael et al. (2014) cited that the grocery companies can set a fixed time for the customers to receive the products from the store after online purchasing. The time gap of 2 to 3 hours would be convenient both for the consumers and the sellers to eliminate the delivery risks. Furthermore, it is suggested that the customers have to be more aware of the credit card fraud and the other spyware troubles while making online payment for the purchased goods. Considering the words of Cho (2011), the management of the online shopping companies have to incorporate secure payment gateway structure and the other secure facilities so that the customers can attain a scam free website to buy the products easily and regularly. Moreover, it is also essential to hire trained staff members to mitigate the queries of customers while online purchasing takes place. As the customers do not get any human interaction while buying the groceries the group of people might get confused about the orderings. Hence, appointing well-trained staff members to resolve the customers queries could be a beneficial involvement for the online grocery shopping organisations (Anesbury et al. 2015). Additionally, checking the products with the company warranty is necessary for the online buyers. In this context, Belavina et al. (2016) mentioned that the online shopping organisations of Australia have to provide company warranty to convince the customers and preserve the brand image. This process would also help the company to verify the product batch code number product ID mentioned on the product. Moreover, it would also be helpful for the online grocery shopping companies to improve brand loyalty index towards the customers. Accumulating the relevant details regarding the subject matter of the persuasive essay has been the major constraints. In the present era, the Australian market is highly inclined towards the online grocery shopping concept. 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