Ginvold Co

question 40

Essay

Ginvold Co. began operating a subsidiary in a foreign country on January 1, 2011 by acquiring all of the common stock for §50,000 Stickles, the local currency. This subsidiary immediately borrowed §120,000 on a five-year note with ten percent interest payable annually beginning on January 1, 2012. A building was then purchased for §170,000 on January 1, 2011. This property had a ten-year anticipated life and no salvage value and was to be depreciated using the straight-line method. The building was immediately rented for three years to a group of local doctors for §6,000 per month. By year-end, payments totaling §60,000 had been received. On October 1, §5,000 were paid for a repair made on that date and it was the only transaction of this kind for the year. A cash dividend of §6,000 was transferred back to Ginvold on December 31, 2011. The functional currency for the subsidiary was the Stickle (§). Currency exchange rates were as follows:

Prepare a statement of cash flows for this subsidiary in stickles and then translate the amounts into U.S. dollars.

Differentiate between positive and negative correlations.

Apply critical values for decision making in hypothesis testing with correlation analyses.

Recognize the Spearman rank-order correlation as a measure for ordinal data.

Distinguish between correlational statistics and correlational research.

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Definitions:

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable is the money owed to a business by its clients or customers for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for.

Electronic Funds Transfer

A system that allows the transfer of money between bank accounts without the physical exchange of cash, checks, or other negotiable instruments.

Outstanding Checks

Checks that have been issued and recorded in the payer's financial statements but have not yet been cashed or cleared by the bank.

Bank Reconciliation

The method of aligning the figures in a company's financial records for a cash account with the relevant data on a bank statement.