Exam 15: Investments and International Operations

A company has net income of $250,000, net sales of $2,000,000, and average total assets of $1,500,000. Its return on total assets equals:

A company had net income of $2,660,000, net sales of $25,000,000, and average total assets of $8,000,000. Its return on total assets equals:

On January 3, Kostansas Corporation purchased 5,000 shares of Morton, Inc. for $40 per share plus $700 in broker commissions. These shares represent a 40% ownership in Morton, Inc. Prepare the journal entry Kostansas Corporation should record when Morton reports net income of $52,000 for the year on December 31.

A company has an investment in 9% bonds with a par value of $100,000 that pay interest on October 1 and April 1. The amount of interest accrued on December 31 (the company's year-end) would be:

A company that is a controlling investor in another company is known as the __________.

Segmental Manufacturing owns 35% of Glesson Corp stock. Glesson pays a total of $47,000 in cash dividends for the period. Segmental's entry to record the dividend transaction would include a:

A company reported net income of $225,000, net sales of $2,500,000, and average total assets of $2,100,000 for the current year. Calculate this company's profit margin, total asset turnover, and return on total assets.

Cloverton Corporation had net income of $30,000, net sales of $1,000,000, and average total assets of $500,000. Its return on total assets is:

Long-term investments are usually held as an investment of cash for use in current operations.

Held-to-maturity securities are:

___________________________ are investments in securities that management intends to convert to cash within the longer of one year or the operating cycle, and are readily convertible to cash.

A company should report its portfolio of trading securities at its fair value.

Define the foreign exchange rate between two currencies. Explain its effect on business transactions conducted in a foreign currency.

If a U.S. company makes a credit sale to a foreign company, the sales price must be translated into dollars as of the date of _____________.

If a U. S. company's credit sale to an international customer allows payment to be made in a foreign currency, the sale transaction is recorded using the exchange rate on the date of sale.

A company had net income of $350,000 in Year 1 and $520,000 in Year 2. The company had average total assets of $2,500,000 in Year 1 and $3,000,000 in Year 2. Calculate the return on total assets for Year 1 and Year 2. Comment on the results, did the company's performance improve?

Kendall Corp. purchased at par value $160,000 of Barker Company's 7% bonds that mature in 10 months. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 1 and December 1. Kendall plans to hold the bonds until they mature. The journal entry to record Kendall's purchase of the bonds is:

Short-term investments are intended to be converted into cash within the longer of one year or the current operating cycle of the business, and are readily convertible to cash.

In the current year, Largo Co. purchased bonds of MacDermott Corp. with a cost of $125,000 and a market value of $127,000. Largo also purchased 1,500 shares of Armistead common stock with a cost of $25,000 and a market value of $24,700. These are classified as long-term available-for-sale securities. Prepare the journal entry to record the market value of the investments as of December 31.

Trading securities are always reported as current assets.