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If the portions of the firm's foreign operations in higher-tax-rate countries grew more rapidly than foreign operations in lower-tax-rate countries, the company may seek out more tax effective ways of operating abroad through all of the following means except: A

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  1. If the portions of the firm's foreign operations in higher-tax-rate countries grew more rapidly than foreign operations in lower-tax-rate countries, the company may seek out more tax effective ways of operating abroad through all of the following means except:
    A.) Assess whether transfer prices or cost allocations can be adjusted to shift income from high-tax-rate to low-tax-rate jurisdictions.
    B.) Shift from domestic to foreign borrowing to increase deductions for interest against foreign-source income.
    C.) Shift from debt to equity financing of foreign operations to increase interest deductions against foreign-source income.
    D.) Shift some operations, like marketing, to the United States where the average tax rate is lower.
  2. Whcih of the following is not part of the balance sheet approach when computing income tax expense?
    A.) Identifying at each balance sheet date all differences between the book basis of assets, liabilities, and tax loss carryforwards
    B.) Eliminating permanent differences between book and tax basis.
    C.) Eliminating deferred tax assets.
    D.) Assessing the likelihood that the firm will realize the benefits of deferred tax assets in the future.
  3. To calculate a company's average tax rate an analyst would do what?
  4. The following information is available from Sheldon Corp.: Information from the Balance Sheet: At Dec. 31, 2012 Depreciable Assets = $2,458,600 Accumulated Depreciation = (1,350,700) Depreciable Assets (Net) = $1,107,900 From the 2012 Income Statement Depreciation Expense = $384,500 At Dec. 31, 2011 Depreciable Assets = $1,985,400 Accumulated Depreciation = (1,046,000) Depreciable Assets (Net) = $939,400 From the 2011 Income Statement Depreciation Expense = $312,300 What is the average age of the depreciable assets (use accumulated depreciation) and average remaining useful life of the depreciable assets at the end of 2012 (use net depreciable assets)?
  5. Parnell Industries sold a copy machine to Ranger Inc. on January 1, 2012. The sale price of the machine was $4,000,000 and the machine cost $3,200,000 for Parnell to manufacture. Ranger will make four payments at the end of each year, beginning with 2012, of $1,261,883 each. The four payments of $1,261,883 when discounted at 10% have a present value of $4,000,000. A 2012 amortization table appears below: Note Receivable balance Jan. 1, 2012 = $4,000,000 Interest revenue @ 10% = 400,000 Cash payment received = 1,261,883 Repayment of principal = 861,886 Note receivable balance Dec. 31, 2012 = 3,138,117 After 2012, three additional payments of 1,261,833 will be made. If Parnell Industries is CERTAIN that it will collect all four payments from Ranger Inc. what amount of gross profit should Parnell recognize in 2012 from the sale?
  6. All of the following conditions signal that revenue recognition may have been recorded too early except:
    A.) large and volatile amounts of uncollectible accounts receivable.
    B.) a decrease in the number of days accounts receivable are outstanding.
    C.) unusually large amounts of returned goods.
    D.) excessive warranty expenditures
  7. Which of the following accounts would not be considered a reserve account?
    A.) Allowance of Doubtful Accounts
    B.) Estimated Warranty Liability
    C.) Prepaid Expense
    D.) Accumulated Depreciation
  8. All of the following are considered by analysts when assessing the quality of accounting except:
    A.) Price variation and the speed at which inventory turns over
    B.) Any liquidation of FIFO inventory layers
    C.) Any physical deterioration or obsolescence of inventory
    D.) The inventory cost-flow assumption chosen by management
  9. The following information is related to the defined benefit pension plan of Xavier Company for 2012: Service cost = $60,000 Contributions to pension plan = 142,400 Benefits paid to retirees = 150,000 Plan assets (fair value) January 1 = 850,000 December 31 = 992,400 Unamortized Prior Service Cost, January 1,= 160,000 December 31, = 110,000 Actual return on plan assets = 150,000 PBO January 1 = 900,000 December 31 = 960,000 Discount rate = 10% Long-term expected return on plan assets = 9% What is Xavier's 2012 pension expense?
  10. Analysts concerns with postretirement benefits include all of the following except:
    A.) should the underfunded postretirement benefit obligation be added to liabilities in assessing risk?
    B.) How reasonable are the firms' assumptions regarding health care cost increases?
    C.) Is the postretirement benefit fund adequately paying benefits.
    D.) Is the postretirement benefit fund generating returns consistent with the expected rate of return?

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