Davis acquires 100% of Reynolds in an acquisition . At date of acquisition , Reynolds had in process research and development costs they had spent $300, 000 for 3 years ago and is now recorded on its books at $100, 000 This R and D has not yet reached technological feasibility and no alternative use has been identified. At acquisition date, Reynolds continues to work on this project and the fair value is considered to be $200, 000. How much will Davis recorded this for at acquisition date using the:. a. Acquisition method
b. Purchase method
c. Pooling of interests method
d. Do either of answers a, b, c above differ is this transaction was structured as either a statutory merger or statutory consolidation.

At the beginning of the accounting period, nutrition incorporated estimated that total fixed overhead cost would be $50,600 and that sales volume would be 10,000 units. at the end of the accounting period actual fixed overhead was $56,100 and actual sales volume was 11,000 units. nutrition uses a predetermined overhead rate and a cost plus pricing model to establish its sales price. based on this information the overhead spending variance is multiple choice $5,500 favorable. $440 favorable. $5,500 unfavorable. $440 unfavorable.

Miko willingly admits that she is not an accountant by training. she is concerned that her balance sheet might not be correct. she has provided you with the following additional information. 1. the boat actually belongs to miko, not to skysong, inc.. however, because she thinks she might take customers out on the boat occasionally, she decided to list it as an asset of the company. to be consistent, she also listed as a liability of the corporation her personal loan that she took out at the bank to buy the boat. 2. the inventory was originally purchased for $27,500, but due to a surge in demand miko now thinks she could sell it for $39,600. she thought it would be best to record it at $39,600. 3. included in the accounts receivable balance is $11,000 that miko loaned to her brother 5 years ago. miko included this in the receivables of skysong, inc. so she wouldn’t forget that her brother owes her money. (b) provide a corrected balance sheet for skysong, inc.. (hint: to get the balance sheet to balance, adjust stockholders’ equity.) (list assets in order of liquidity.)

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