On January 1, 2017, QuickPort Company acquired 90 percent of the outstanding voting stock of NetSpeed, Inc., for $918,000 in cash and stock options. At the acquisition date, NetSpeed had common stock of $950,000 and Retained Earnings of $47,500. The acquisition-date fair value of the 10 percent noncontrolling interest was $102,000. QuickPort attributed the $22,500 excess of NetSpeed's fair value over book value to a database with a five-year remaining life. During the next two years, NetSpeed reported the following: Net Income Dividends Declared 2017 $ 29,900 $ 2,900 2018 43,000 2,900 On July 1, 2017, QuickPort sold communication equipment to NetSpeed for $15,300. The equipment originally cost $17,400 and had accumulated depreciation of $3,300 and an estimated remaining life of three years at the date of the intra-entity transfer. Compute the equity method balance in QuickPort's Investment in NetSpeed, Inc., account as of December 31, 2018. Prepare the worksheet adjustments for the December 31, 2018, consolidation of QuickPort and NetSpeed.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Wilson center is a private not-for-profit voluntary health and welfare entity. during 2017, it received unrestricted pledges of $638,000, 65 percent of which were payable in 2017, with the remainder payable in 2018 (for use in 2018). officials estimate that 14 percent of all pledges will be uncollectible. a. how much should wilson center report as contribution revenue for 2017? b. in addition, a local social worker, earning $20 per hour working for the state government, contributed 600 hours of time to wilson center at no charge. without these donated services, the organization would have hired an additional staff person. how should wilson center record the contributed service?

At the end of year 2, retained earnings for the baker company was $3,550. revenue earned by the company in year 2 was $3,800, expenses paid during the period were $2,000, and dividends paid during the period were $1,400. based on this information alone, retained earnings at the beginning of year 2 was: