Beresford Inc. purchased several investments in debt securities during 2020, its first year of operations. The following information pertains to these securities. The fluctuations in their fair values are not considered permanent. Fair Value Fair Value Amortized Cost Amortized Cost
Held to Maturity Securities 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2012 12/31/2013
ABC Co. Bonds $375,000 $400,000 $367,500 $360,000

Fair Value Fair Value
Trading Securities 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 Cost
DEF Co. Stock $48,000 $59,500 $66,000
GEH Inc. Stock $47,000 $77,000 $39,000
IJK Inc. Stock $44,000 $38,500 $32,900

Fair Value Fair Value
Available for Sale Securities: 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 Cost
LMN co. Stock $130,500 $150,400 $140,000

Required:
a. What balance sheet amount would Beresford report for its total investment securities at 12/31/2012?
b. What would be the balance in Beresford's accumulated other comprehensive income with respect to these investments in its 12/31/2013 balance sheet (ignore taxes)?
c. What total unrealized holding gain would Beresford report in its 2013 income statement relative to its investment securities?

In allentown, pennsylvania, in the summer of 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.68long dasha 22-cent increase from the year before. many consumers were upset by the increase. one was quoted in a local newspaper as saying, "it's crazy. the government should step in." source: sam kennedy, "valley feeling pain at the pump," (allentown, pa) morning call, june 21, 2014. suppose the government had stepped in and imposed a price ceiling equal to old price of $3.46 per gallon. a. using the line drawing tool, draw and label the price ceiling. carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.

Carlos hears juan and rita’s complaints about the new employees with whom they have to work with, as well as their threats to quit the company. if carlos were to reassign juan and rita to new, unique roles and separate them from the ronny and bill, it would signal that carlos has moved into the stage of managing resistance.