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Following Are Selected Accounts for Green Corporation and Vega

question 120

Multiple Choice

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Following are selected accounts for Green Corporation and Vega Company as of December 31, 2013. Several of Green's accounts have been omitted. $$\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Green } & \text { Vega } \\\text { Revenues } & \$ 900,000 & \$ 500,000 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 360,000 & 200,000 \\\text { Depreciation expense } & 140,000 & 40,000 \\\text { Other expenses } & 100,000 & 60,000 \\\text { Equity in Vega's income } & ? & \\\text { Retained earnings, 1/1/13 } & 1,350,000 & 1,200,000 \\\text { Dividends } & 195,000 & 80,000 \\\text { Current assets } & 300,000 & 1,380,000 \\\text { Land } & 450,000 & 180,000 \\\text { Building (net) } & 750,000 & 280,000 \\\text { Equipment (net) } & 300,000 & 500,000 \\\text { Liabilities } & 600,000 & 620,000 \\\text { Common stock } & 450,000 & 80,000 \\\text { Additional paid-in capital } & 75,000 & 320,000\end{array}$$ Green acquired 100% of Vega on January 1, 2009, by issuing 10,500 shares of its $10 par value common stock with a fair value of $95 per share. On January 1, 2009, Vega's land was undervalued by $40,000, its buildings were overvalued by $30,000, and equipment was undervalued by $80,000. The buildings have a 20-year life and the equipment has a 10-year life. $50,000 was attributed to an unrecorded trademark with a 16-year remaining life. There was no goodwill associated with this investment.
-Compute the December 31, 2013 consolidated retained earnings.

• A) $1,645,375.
• B) $1,350,000.
• C) $1,565,375.
• D) $1,840,375.
• E) $1,265,375.

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Definitions:

Bad Debt Expense

An accounting expense representing accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to estimate the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable that will not be paid by debtors, allowing companies to record these anticipated losses as an expense.

Bad Debt Expense

An expense reported on the income statement, representing the estimate of receivables that a company does not expect to collect.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that represents the estimated portion of accounts receivable that may not be collectible.