Conservative Bank offers loans at various interest rates, depending on the nature of the loan. Jake wants to borrow $200,000 for a new home. He promises to pay back the loan in 10 years. Alyssa also wants to borrow $200,000 for a new home. She promises to pay back the loan in 15 years. Assume Jake and Alyssa are equally creditworthy and that the two home mortgages are the same in all other aspects. If all else is constant, the bank would most likely charge a higher interest rate to___.

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.