On january 1, 2018, riley corp. acquired some of the outstanding bonds of one of its subsidiaries. the bonds had a carrying value of $421,620, and riley paid $401,937 for them. how should you account for the difference between the carrying value and the purchase price in the consolidated financial statements for 2018?

The gain on exthinguish will be       19,683

Explanation:

The bond had a carrying value of 421,620

They were purchase at                   401,937

The gain on exthinguish will be       19,683

That's because the bonds payable were purchase from third parties.

The subsidiary already issued the bond in a previous period.

When the parent company purchase the bonds, they were retired from other entities, so it is not a intra-entity transaction, therefore produces gains or losses.

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henry is an economist and wants to understand the relationship between inflation and consumer spending habits. for his research, he needs the consumer price index for 2014 and the inflation rate. based on the prices of goods given, what will he find to be the cpi and inflation rate for 2014? assume that a consumer’s basket for three consecutive years consists of the following:

you dont privide answer choices.

answer - 15% of a inflatation rate is 15% less in cpi