On January 1, 2019, Mopps Corp. agrees to provide Conklin Company 3 years of cleaning and janitorial services. The contract sets the price at $12,000 per year, which is the normal standalone price that Mopps charges. On December 31, 2020, Mopps and Conklin agree to modify the contract. Mopps reduces the fee for the third year to $10,000, and Conklin agrees to a 4-year extension that will extend services through December 31, 2024, at a price of $15,000 per year. At the time that the contract is modified, Mopps is charging other customers $13,500 for the cleaning and janitorial service. Required: Should Mopps and Conklin treat the modification as a separate contract? If so how should Mopps account for the contract modification on December 31, 2020? Support your opinion by discussing the application to this case of the factors that need to be considered for determining the accounting for contract modifications.
On January 1, 2019, Mopps Corp. agrees to provide Conklin Company 3 years of cleaning and janitorial services. The contract sets the price at $12,000 per year, which is the normal standalone price that Mopps charges. On December 31, 2020, Mopps and Conklin agree to modify the contract. Mopps reduces the fee for the third year to $10,000, and Conklin agrees to a 4-year extension that will extend services through December 31, 2024, at a price of $15,000 per year. At the time that the contract is modified, Mopps is charging other customers $13,500 for the cleaning and janitorial service. Required: Should Mopps and Conklin treat the modification as a separate contract? If so how should Mopps account for the contract modification on December 31, 2020? Support your opinion by discussing the application to this case of the factors that need to be considered for determining the accounting for contract modifications.
Solution Summary: The author explains that a contract modification is an agreed-upon change in the goods or services that must be delivered or the contract’s price.
On January 1, 2019, Mopps Corp. agrees to provide Conklin Company 3 years of cleaning and janitorial services. The contract sets the price at $12,000 per year, which is the normal standalone price that Mopps charges. On December 31, 2020, Mopps and Conklin agree to modify the contract. Mopps reduces the fee for the third year to $10,000, and Conklin agrees to a 4-year extension that will extend services through December 31, 2024, at a price of $15,000 per year. At the time that the contract is modified, Mopps is charging other customers $13,500 for the cleaning and janitorial service.
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Should Mopps and Conklin treat the modification as a separate contract? If so how should Mopps account for the contract modification on December 31, 2020? Support your opinion by discussing the application to this case of the factors that need to be considered for determining the accounting for contract modifications.
Buffalo Inc. issued $4,200,000 of convertible 5-year bonds on July 1, 2025. The bonds provide for 6% interest payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The discount in connection with the issue was $102,000, which is being amortized monthly on a straight-line basis.
The bonds are convertible after one year into 15 shares of Buffalo Inc's $1 par value common stock for each $1,000 of bonds.
On October 1, 2026, $504,000 of bonds were turned in for conversion into common stock. Interest has been accrued monthly and paid as due. At the time of conversion, any accrued interest on bonds being converted is paid in cash.
Prepare the journal entries to record the conversion, amortization, and interest in connection with the bonds as of the following dates.
Buffalo Inc. issued $4,200,000 of convertible 5-year bonds on July 1, 2025. The bonds provide for 6% interest payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The discount in connection with the issue was $102,000, which is being amortized monthly on a straight-line basis.
The bonds are convertible after one year into 15 shares of Buffalo Inc's $1 par value common stock for each $1,000 of bonds.
On October 1, 2026, $504,000 of bonds were turned in for conversion into common stock. Interest has been accrued monthly and paid as due. At the time of conversion, any accrued interest on bonds being converted is paid in cash.
Prepare the journal entries to record the conversion, amortization, and interest in connection with the bonds as of the following dates. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries.
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