a. Calculate Doner Company’s Year 1 purchasing power gain or loss on net monetary items. b. Determine Doner Company’s Year 1 income AND Balance Sheets on a general purchasing power basis (ignore income taxes).

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Doner Company Inc. begins operations on January 1, Year 1. The company’s
unadjusted financial statements for the year ended December 31, Year 1,
appear as follows:
Date Transaction Cost Useful Life GPI
January 15, Year 1 . . . . . . . . . Purchase Machine X $ 20,000 4 years 100
March 20, Year 1 . . . . . . . . . . Purchase Machine Y 55,000 5 years 110
October 10, Year 1 . . . . . . . . Purchase Machine Z 130,000 10 years 130
December 31, Year 1 . . . . . . . 140
April 15, Year 2 . . . . . . . . . . . Sold Machine X 160
December 31, Year 2 . . . . . . . 180
Balance Sheets 1/1/Y1 12/31/Y1
Cash and receivables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 $35,000
Fixed assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 45,000
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 $80,000
Payables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 $15,000
Contributed capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,000 55,000
Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 10,000
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 $80,000
Income Statement, Year 1
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000
Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,000)
Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (35,000)
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
Revenues and expenses occur evenly throughout the year; revenues and other
expenses are realized in terms of monetary assets (cash and receivables).

General price indexes for Year 1 are as follows:
1/1/Y1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Average Y1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
12/31/Y1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

equired:
a. Calculate Doner Company’s Year 1 purchasing power gain or loss on net
monetary items.
b. Determine Doner Company’s Year 1 income AND Balance Sheets on a general purchasing
power basis (ignore income taxes).

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