Zork Corporation Was Very Profitable and Had Accumulated Excess Cash

question 78

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Zork Corporation was very profitable and had accumulated excess cash.The company decided to repurchase some of its bonds that had been issued for $1,000,000.Because of an increase in market interest rates, Zork was able to retire the bonds for $900,000.The company is not required to recognize $100,000 of income from the discharge of its indebtedness but must reduce the basis in its assets.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The set of costs associated with the production process that do not change with the level of production, including rent, salaries, and insurance.

Job-Order Costing System

A cost accounting system that accumulates manufacturing costs separately for each job or batch.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders, based on a pre-established criterion such as direct labor hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, representing the number of hours a machine is operated in the production of goods.