Chapter 16: Q6IFRS (page 895)
What are the arguments for giving separate accounting recognition to the conversion feature of debentures?
Short Answer
There is an inborn economic value in a conversion feature.
Chapter 16: Q6IFRS (page 895)
What are the arguments for giving separate accounting recognition to the conversion feature of debentures?
There is an inborn economic value in a conversion feature.
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Get started for freeEXCEL (Stock-Option Plan) Berg Company adopted a stock-option plan on November 30, 2016, that provided that 70,000 shares of \(5 par value stock be designated as available for the granting of options to officers of the corporation at a price of \)9 a share. The market price was \(12 a share on November 30, 2017.
On January 2, 2017, options to purchase 28,000 shares were granted to president Tom Winterโ15,000 for services to be rendered in 2017 and 13,000 for services to be rendered in 2018. Also on that date, options to purchase 14,000 shares were granted to vice president Michelle Bennettโ7,000 for services to be rendered in 2017 and 7,000 for services to be rendered in 2018. The market price of the stock was \)14 a share on January 2, 2017. The options were exercisable for a period of one year following the year in which the services were rendered. The fair value of the options on the grant date was \(4 per option.
In 2018, neither the president nor the vice president exercised their options because the market price of the stock was below the exercise price. The market price of the stock was \)8 a share on December 31, 2018, when the options for 2017 services lapsed.
On December 31, 2019, both president Winter and vice president Bennett exercised their options for 13,000 and 7,000 shares, respectively, when the market price was $16 a share.
Instructions
Prepare the necessary journal entries in 2016 when the stock-option plan was adopted, in 2017 when options were granted, in 2018 when options lapsed, and in 2019 when options were exercised.
The 2017 income statement of Wasmeier Corporation showed net income of \(480,000 and a loss from discontinued operations of \)120,000. Wasmeier had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year. Prepare Wasmeierโs income statement presentation of earnings per share.
(Issuance and Conversion of Bonds) For each of the unrelated transactions described below, present the entry(ies) required to record each transaction.
1. Grand Corp. issued \(20,000,000 par value 10% convertible bonds at 99. If the bonds had not been convertible, the companyโs investment banker estimates they would have been sold at 95.
2. Hoosier Company issued \)20,000,000 par value 10% bonds at 98. One detachable stock purchase warrant was issued with each \(100 par value bond. At the time of issuance, the warrants were selling for \)4.
3. Suppose Sepracor, Inc. called its convertible debt in 2017. Assume the following related to the transaction. The 11%, \(10,000,000 par value bonds were converted into 1,000,000 shares of \)1 par value common stock on July 1, 2017. On July 1, there was \(55,000 of unamortized discount applicable to the bonds, and the company paid an additional \)75,000 to the bondholders to induce conversion of all the bonds. The company records the conversion using the book value method.
EPS: Simple Capital Structure) On January 1, 2018, Wilke Corp. had 480,000 shares of common stock outstanding. During 2018, it had the following transactions that affected the common stock account.
February 1 Issued 120,000 shares
March 1 Issued a 10% stock dividend
May 1 Acquired 100,000 shares of treasury stock
June 1 Issued a 3-for-1 stock split
October 1 Reissued 60,000 shares of treasury stock
Instructions
(a) Determine the weighted-average number of shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018.
(b) Assume that Wilke Corp. earned net income of \(3,456,000 during 2018. In addition, it had 100,000 shares of 9%, \)100 par nonconvertible, noncumulative preferred stock outstanding for the entire year. Because of liquidity considerations, however, the company did not declare and pay a preferred dividend in 2018. Compute earnings per share for 2018, using the weighted-average number of shares determined in part (a).
(c) Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that the preferred stock was cumulative. Compute earnings per share for 2018.
(d) Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that net income included a loss from discontinued operations of $432,000 (net of tax). Compute earnings per share for 2018.
Four years after issue, debentures with a face value of \(1,000,000 and book value of \)960,000 are tendered for conversion into 80,000 shares of common stock immediately after an interest payment date. At that time, the market price of the debentures is 104, and the common stock is selling at \(14 per share (par value \)10). The company records the conversion as follows. Bonds Payable 1,000,000 Discount on Bonds Payable 40,000 Common Stock 800,000 Paid-in Capital in Excess of Parโ Common Stock 160,000 Discuss the propriety of this accounting treatment.
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