World Doctors (WD)is a Not-For-Profit Organization That Provides Medical Expertise

question 20

Essay

World Doctors (WD)is a not-for-profit organization that provides medical expertise and equipment in areas of the world that cannot afford this type of service or have been struck with a disaster and need additional medical expertise. It is organized with numerous affiliated organizations. Recently, you have been appointed treasurer and the accountant has come to you with the following questions:
1. WD set up a new NFP, which it will use specifically for fundraising purposes. The board of directors of this agency is a separate board, but any funds raised will be paid to WD at the end of each year, after all related costs have been deducted.
2. WD purchased shares in a profit-seeking enterprise that manufactures and distributes medical equipment. The rational for this decision was to be able to get a seat on the board and influence the level of donated equipment made to WD each year. WD purchased 25% in this company.
3. Two directors of WD's board sit on a board (of a total of six members)of an NFP involved in providing relief when disaster strikes around the world.
Required:
Determine the accounting and reporting treatment of the affiliates described above.

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Definitions:

Perfect Complements

Goods that are consumed together in fixed proportions, where the utility of one item increases with the consumption of the other.

Income Effect

The change in consumption that results from a change in real income (purchasing power), holding prices constant, reflecting how higher income increases consumption of goods while lower income reduces it.

Income Effect

The change in an individual's consumption choices resulting from a change in their real income.

Substitution Effect

The economic understanding that as prices rise (or incomes decrease), consumers will replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.