A discount reduces the interest expense of a bond over its life.

An employee earned $128,500 working for an employer in the current year. The current rate for FICA Social Security is 6.2% payable on earnings up to $118,500 maximum per year and the rate for FICA Medicare 1.45% of all earnings. The employer’s total FICA payroll tax for this employee is:

During August, Boxer Company sells $356,000 in merchandise that has a one year warranty. Experience shows that warranty expenses average about 5% of the selling price. The warranty liability account has a credit balance of $12,800 before adjustment. Customers returned merchandise for warranty repairs during the month that used $9,400 in parts for repairs. The entry to record the estimated warranty expense for the month is:

A discount reduces the interest expense of a bond over its life.

Employees earn vacation pay at the rate of one day per month. During the month of July, 25 employees qualify for one vacation day each. Their average daily wage is $100 per day. What is the amount of vacation benefit expense to be recorded for the month of July?

On January 1, a company issues bonds dated January 1 with a par value of $200,000. The bonds mature in 3 years. The contract rate is 4%, and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The market rate is 5%.  Using the present value factors below, the issue (selling) price of the bonds is:   n=   i=   Present Value of an Annuity   Present value of $1 3   4.0 %     2.7751   0.8890 6   2.0 %     5.6014   0.8880 3   5.0 %     2.7232   0.8638 6   2.5 %     5.5081   0.8623

A trademark is an exclusive right granted to its owner to publish and sell a musical, literary, or artistic work during the life of the creator plus 70 years.

Wickland Company installs a manufacturing machine in its production facility at the beginning of the year at a cost of $87,000. The machine’s useful life is estimated to be 5 years, or 400,000 units of product, with a $7,000 salvage value. During its second year, the machine produces 84,500 units of product. Determine the machines’ second year depreciation under the double-declining-balance method.

Riverboat Adventures pays $310,000 plus $15,000 in closing costs to buy out a competitor. The real estate consists of land appraised at $35,000, a building appraised at $105,000, and paddleboats appraised at $210,000. Compute the cost that should be allocated to the land.

A company issues 9%, 5-year bonds with a par value of $100,000 on January 1 at a price of $106,160, when the market rate of interest was 8%. The bonds pay interest semiannually. The amount of each semiannual interest payment is: