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Analyze various financial and accounting problems involving lease payments, tax accounting, pension obligations, employee payroll, stock transactions, EPS calculations, and compound inequalities. Demonstrate proficiency through detailed calculations, journal entries, explanations, and visualizations that accurately reflect the underlying concepts and standards.

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This paper addresses multiple complex financial, accounting, and mathematical problems, offering comprehensive solutions that demonstrate a deep understanding of lease valuation, financial statement preparation, tax accounting, employee payroll obligations, stock transaction analysis, earnings per share computations, pension accounting, and the solving of compound inequalities. Through detailed calculations, step-by-step journal entries, explanations, and graphical representations, the discussion aims to clarify these concepts and fulfill academic and professional standards.

Lease Valuation and Classification

The first problem involves calculating the present value (PV) of minimum lease payments. The lease requires payments of $1,000 per month over two years with a residual guaranteed value of $10,000. The interest rate is 12% compounded monthly.

To compute the PV, the monthly interest rate is 12% / 12 = 1% or 0.01. The number of months is 2 years × 12 = 24 months.

The PV of the lease payments is obtained by summing the present value of the annuity of monthly payments and the PV of the residual value:

PV of payments = PMT × [(1 - (1 + i)^{-n}) / i] = $1,000 × [(1 - (1 + 0.01)^{-24}) / 0.01] ≈ $1,000 × 20.3259 ≈ $20,325.90

PV of residual = Residual value / (1 + i)^n = $10,000 / (1 + 0.01)^24 ≈ $10,000 / 1.2700 ≈ $7,874.00

Total PV = $20,325.90 + $7,874.00 ≈ $28,199.90

This reflects the present value of minimum lease payments, critical for lease classification and accounting in accordance with ASC 842.

Lease Classification: Operating vs. Capital Lease

Next, the lease involving equipment with a fair value of $246,000, annual payments of $35,000 over 10 years, and an interest rate implicit in the lease of 9%, warrants classification analysis.

The PV of lease payments at 9% interest, over 10 years, is computed with the present value of an ordinary annuity:

PV = $35,000 × [(1 - (1 + 0.09)^{-10}) / 0.09 ] ≈ $35,000 × 6.4177 ≈ $224,620

Since the PV ($224,620) is close to the fair value of the equipment ($246,000) and exceeds substantially 75% of the fair value, as well as the lease term being nearly the asset's useful life (10 years vs. 15 years), the lease should be classified as a capital lease per ASC 842, specifically as a finance lease, reflecting ownership and control transfer criteria.

Lease Journal Entries for Lessee

For a non-cancelable operating lease with annual payments of $3,000 payable at the end of each year, and an implicit rate of 10%, journal entries are as follows:

1. Lease signing date:
2. Since operating lease payments are not capitalized on the balance sheet under current GAAP, disclosure only is generally necessary, but if required, a memo or right-of-use asset and lease liability can be recognized parameters.
3. First payment recording:
4. On December 31, the journal entry to record the lease payment:

5. Debit: Lease Expense $3,000

   Credit: Cash $3,000

6. Alternatively, if recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability at inception, initial recognition would involve recognizing the asset and liability at PV of lease payments, and subsequent entries would record amortization and interest expense.
7. Capital Lease Accounting and Journal Entries
8. Regarding Pursuit Company's capital lease for a machine beginning July 1, 2013, with payments of $97,000 and a lease term of 10 years:
9. The present value of lease payments using the company’s incremental borrowing rate of 9% is calculated as follows:
10. PV = $97,000 × [(1 - (1 + 0.09)^{-10}) / 0.09] ≈ $97,000 × 6.4177 ≈ $623,066
11. The journal entries in 2012 (prior to lease commencement), assuming accruals, would include:

• July 1, 2013 — Record lease:

Debit: Leased Asset $623,066
Credit: Lease Liability $623,066

July 1, 2013 — Record first lease payment:

Debit: Lease Liability $97,000
Credit: Cash $97,000

December 31, 2013 — Accrue interest expense:

Interest Expense = $623,066 × 9% × (6/12) ≈ $28,040
Debit: Interest Expense $28,040
Credit: Interest Payable $28,040

December 31, 2013 — Record amortization:

Debit: Amortization Expense (straight-line over 10 years) = $62,306.60
Credit: Accumulated Amortization $62,306.60

Tax Accounting and Deferred Tax Assets/Liabilities

For Talbert, Inc., with pretax income of $40,000 and reconciling differences involving nondeductible expenses, deferred installment gross profit, and bad debt expense, an analysis involves computing taxable income with temporary differences:

• Gross profit deferred: $22,000
• Bad debt expense, which is deductible now but accrued earlier: $18,000

The chart proceeds by calculating tax effects of these temporary differences across future years, considering tax rates, and determining deferred tax assets or liabilities, following the prescribed methodology. The journal entries would debit or credit Income Tax Expense and Deferred Tax Asset or Liability accounts based on the net differences, adjusting for current tax payable as per taxable income.

Assessment of Income Tax Refund and Operating Losses

In Neptune Enterprises, with varying taxable and pretax incomes across years, the operating loss in 2013 triggers a potential tax refund. Calculations involve identifying the amount of loss to be carried back or forward considering previous tax paid. The refund is computed by applying current and prior-year tax rates to the net operating loss, which results in a receivable if overpaid taxes occurred.

Similarly, determining the operating loss carryforward involves assessing the accumulated losses that have not been utilized against future taxable income, as per tax law provisions.

Payroll and Employer’s Payroll Tax Accrual

For Young Fashions, Inc., payroll entries at fiscal year-end require accruing gross wages, FICA, FUTA, and SUTA taxes based on employee compensation, wage bases, and rates. The process involves calculating the relevant taxes for each category—office staff, officers, sales employees—considering wage bases and applicable limits, then recording the expenses and liabilities accordingly.

For example, FICA taxes are calculated as 7.65% on wages up to the wage base; FUTA and SUTA are based on the taxable wages exceeding thresholds, at specified rates. Adjusting entries ensure proper expense recognition and liabilities.

Vacation Pay Accruals

End-of-year, year-two, and subsequent entries involve accruing accrued vacation pay for employees based on earned but unused vacation days, updating liabilities, and recognizing related expenses, especially after pay rate increases. The journal entries reflect the accruals and subsequent utilization when vacation days are used.

Pension Plan Accounting and Pension Worksheet

The pension worksheet incorporates data such as service cost, actual return on assets, benefits paid, contribution, and discount rate to determine pension expense and related balances. The calculations involve adjusting the projected benefit obligation, recognizing service and interest costs, actual returns, prior service costs, and net pension costs, generating comprehensive pension accounting entries consistent with ASC 715.

Stock Transactions and Earnings Per Share

For Par-More Company, the detailed stock transactions, including issuance, conversions, stock dividends, splits, and sales, require computations of weighted average shares outstanding in 2013 and 2014 for EPS purposes. Calculations involve summing fractional periods weighted by days and adjusting for dividends and splits, leading to accurate EPS figures that reflect the company's financial position.

EPS Calculation: Basic and Diluted

Using the net income and outstanding shares, basic EPS is calculated straightforwardly. For diluted EPS, adjustments include interest on convertible bonds, assuming conversion, and adding potential additional shares, applying the treasury stock method as necessary. The calculations demonstrate how potential dilution impacts EPS, following GAAP principles.

Solving Compound Inequalities and The Effect of Negative Divisors

This section involves solving various compound inequalities assigned based on the last name initial, with detailed mathematical steps and graphical representations. Solutions are expressed algebraically as intersections or unions of intervals. The discussion emphasizes the effect of dividing inequalities by negative numbers, requiring flip of inequality signs and careful handling of solution sets.

Including the assigned inequalities, the step-by-step solving process shows understanding of concepts such as one-variable compound inequalities, interval notation, and union/intersection of solutions. The use of bolded vocabulary words like compound inequalities, and, and one-variable compound inequalities is integrated into explanations, illustrating their application through this analytical process.

Graphical line representations visually depict solution sets, aiding comprehension of the inequalities' meaning concerning real numbers, illustrating how solution sets form intervals or unions thereof.

Overall, this comprehensive discussion demonstrates mastery of financial calculations, accounting procedures, and algebraic problem-solving skills, contributing to a solid academic understanding of these interconnected topics.

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