Definition Definition Assets available to stockholders after a company's liabilities are paid off. Stockholders’ equity is also sometimes referred to as owner's equity. A stockholders’ equity or book value generally includes common stock, preferred stock, and retained earnings and is an indicator of a company's financial strength.
Chapter 19, Problem 19.16BYP
(1)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): FASB is the organization which creates, develops, and approves accounting standards; and administrates generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
To determine
To mention: The specific citation for accounting for a change in classification due to change in probable settlement outcome.
(2)
To determine
Stock appreciation rights (SARs): Stock appreciation rights are the compensation plans provided in the form of rights to receive cash or shares for the appreciated value (difference between the market price of shares on the exercise date and the market price of shares on the grant date). The choice between the cash or shares would be chosen either by employers or employees.
Journal entry: Journal entry is a set of economic events which can be measured in monetary terms. These are recorded chronologically and systematically.
Debit and credit rules:
Debit an increase in asset account, increase in expense account, decrease in liability account, and decrease in stockholders’ equity accounts.
Credit decrease in asset account, increase in revenue account, increase in liability account, and increase in stockholders’ equity accounts.
To journalize: The entry to record the change in the given circumstance
Repsola is a drilling company that operates an offshore Oilfield in Feeland. Five yearsago, Feeland had a major oil discovery and granted licenses to drill oil to reputable,experienced drilling companies. The licensing agreement requires the company toremove the oil rig at the end of production and restore the seabed. Ninety percent ofthe eventual costs of undertaking the work relate to the removal of the oil rig andrestoration of damage caused by building it and ten percent arise through theextraction of the oil. At the Statement of Financial Position (SOFP) date (December 312025), the rig has been constructed but no oil has been extractedOn January 1st 2023, Repsola obtained the license to construct an oil rig at a cost of$500 million. Two years later the oil rig was completed. The rig is expected to beremoved in 20 years from the date of acquisition. The estimated eventual cost is 100million. The company’s cost of capital is 10% and its year end is December 31st. Repsolauses…
Maharaj Garage & Car Supplies sells a variety of automobile cleaning gadgets including a variety of hand
vacuums. The business began the first quarter (January to March) of 2024 with 20 (Mash up Dirt) deep clean,
cordless vacuums at a total cost of $126,800.
During the quarter, the business completed the following transactions relating to the "Mash up Dirt" brand.
January 8
January 31
February 4
February 10
February 28
March 4
March 10
March 31
March 31
105 vacuums were purchased at a cost of $6,022 each. In addition, the business paid a freight
charge of $518 cash on each vacuum to have the inventory shipped from the point of purchase
to their warehouse.
The sales for January were 85 vacuums which yielded total sales revenue of $768,400. (25 of
these units were sold on account to Mandys Cleaning Supplies, a longstanding customer)
A new batch of 65 vacuums was purchased at a total cost of $449,800
8 of the vacuums purchased on February 4 were returned to the supplier, as they were…