Poole Contractors Makes a Contract with Delta Resources to Pay

question 56

Multiple Choice

Poole Contractors makes a contract with Delta Resources to pay $50,000 for the supply of 500 truckloads of sand within a week. Delta Resources delivers the sand two days after the contract was made, and Poole Contractors pays it $50,000 promised in the contract. This is an instance of ________.

• A) substantial performance
• B) material breach
• C) minor breach
• D) strict performance

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Definitions:

Initial Value Method

An accounting approach where investments are reported at their acquisition cost without subsequent adjustment for changes in market value.

Goodwill

An intangible asset on a company's balance sheet that arises when a company acquires another for a price higher than the fair value of its net tangible assets.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is not distributed as dividends to shareholders, but rather reinvested in the business or kept as reserve.

Equity Method

A method of accounting employed by a business to log its investment in another firm when it possesses considerable sway but lacks complete authority.