Talkington Electronics issues a R$400,000, 8%, 10-year mortgage note on Decem- ber 31, 2016. The proceeds from the note are to be used in financing a new research laboratory. The terms of the note provide for annual installment payments, exclusive of real estate taxes and insurance, of R$59,612. Payments are due on December 31.

a) Show how the total mortgage liability should be reported on the statement of financial position at December 31, 2017.

b) Assume that Talkington Electronics prepares annual adjusting entries on March 31 each year.

1) Prepare the required adjusting entry on March 31, 2017.

2) Prepare the entry for the first installment payment on December 31, 2017.

3) Under these revised facts, would your answer to (c) in the text change? Why or why not?

4) What is the total amount of interest expense that will be recognized over the life of the mortgage? Given that it is probable that the interest will be paid, explain why the total amount of interest is not recognized as a liability on the March 31, 2017, balance sheet.

Jodi is trying to save money for a down payment on a house. she invests $6,000 into an account paying 5.5% simple interest. for how long must she save if she needs $7,300 for the down payment? a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years d. 5 years

An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $

The following information relates to the pina company. date ending inventory price (end-of-year prices) index december 31, 2013 $73,700 100 december 31, 2014 100,092 114 december 31, 2015 107,856 126 december 31, 2016 123,009 131 december 31, 2017 113,288 136 use the dollar-value lifo method to compute the ending inventory for pina company for 2013 through 2017.