Several years ago brant, inc., sold $1,000,000 in bonds to the public. annual cash interest of 8 percent ($80,000) was to be paid on this debt. the bonds were issued at a discount to yield 10 percent. at the beginning of 2016, zack corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of brant) purchased $200,000 of these bonds on the open market for $221,000, a price based on an effective interest rate of 6 percent. the bond liability had a carrying amount on that date of $860,000. assume brant uses the equity method to account internally for its investment in zack. a. & b. what consolidation entry would be required for these bonds on december 31, 2016 and december 31, 2018? (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. round your intermediate answers to nearest whole number.)

You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office. in getting to know your departmental staff, you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not following through on assigned tasks. she is enthused about her new job and wants to get ahead in the organization. which alternative represents the most effective leadership style: a. discuss the lack of follow-through with her and explore thealternative ways this problem can be solved. b. specify what she must do to complete the tasks but incorporate any suggestions she may have. c. define the steps necessary for her to complete the assigned tasks and monitor her performance frequently. d. let her know about the lack of follow-through and give hermore time to improve her performance.

Win goods inc. is a large multinational conglomerate. as a single business unit, the company's stock price is estimated to be $200. however, by adding the actual market stock prices of each of its individual business units, the stock price of the company as one unit would be $300. what is win goods experiencing in this scenario? a. diversification discount b. learning-curveeffects c. experience-curveeffects d. economies of scale

Kandon enterprises, inc., has two operating divisions; one manufactures machinery and the other breeds and sells horses. both divisions are considered separate components as defined by generally accepted accounting principles. the horse division has been unprofitable, and on november 15, 2018, kandon adopted a formal plan to sell the division. the sale was completed on april 30, 2019. at december 31, 2018, the component was considered held for sale. on december 31, 2018, the company’s fiscal year-end, the book value of the assets of the horse division was $415,000. on that date, the fair value of the assets, less costs to sell, was $350,000. the before-tax loss from operations of the division for the year was $290,000. the company’s effective tax rate is 40%. the after-tax income from continuing operations for 2018 was $550,000. required: 1. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. ignore eps disclosures. 2. prepare a partial income statement for 2018 beginning with income from continuing operations. assuming that the estimated net fair value of the horse division’s assets was $700,000, instead of $350,000. ignore eps disclosures.