The bacon company acquired new machinery with a price of $15,200 by trading in similar old machinery and paying $12,700. the old machinery originally cost $9,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $5,000. in recording this transaction, bacon company should record:
a. a loss of $1,500
b. the new machinery at $12,700
c. the new machinery at $16,700
d. a gain of $1,500

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Joe pays ann to mow his lawn and ann mows vanna's lawn by mistake. vanna peers out her window and sees ann mowing, yet says nothing to ann about her mistake since vanna needs to have her lawn mowed. when ann approaches vanna for payment, vanna refuses, arguing that she never asked ann to mow her lawn. under these circumstances, ann can recover payment from vanna under:

Edna gomez is the founder of the restaurant chain good and green. she ensures that the products in her stores are ethically and responsibly sourced. most products are therefore 100 percent organic and all packaging is manufactured from recycled material. also, her company sources ingredients from farms within 100 miles from her locations. edna's belief is that her restaurants should be able to support the community at large. which of the following terms best describes edna gomez? a. headhunter b. category captain c. social entrepreneur d. trade creditor