Amber Machinery Company Purchased a Building from Ted for $250,000

question 5

True/False

Amber Machinery Company purchased a building from Ted for $250,000 cash and a mortgage of $750,000.One year after the transaction, the mortgage had been reduced to $725,000 by principal payments by Amber, but it was apparent that Amber would not be able to continue to make the monthly payments on the mortgage.Ted reduced the amount owed by Amber to $600,000.This reduced the monthly payments to a level that Amber could pay.Amber must recognize $125,000 income from the reduction in the debt by Ted.

---

Definitions:

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used to allocate costs to units of production, applicable in industries where products are indistinguishable from each other, such as chemicals or food processing.

Conversion Costs

The total of direct labor costs added to manufacturing overhead expenses, symbolizing the cost incurred to transform raw materials into completed products.

Casting Department

A specialized department in a manufacturing company where materials are poured into molds to create a part or component of the final product.

Equivalent Unit

A term used in cost accounting to represent a unit of production in partially completed goods adjusted for the degree of completion.