On December 31, 2015, Waterway Industries is in financial difficulty and cannot pay a note due that day. It is a $2900000 note with $290000 accrued interest payable to Carla Vista, Inc. Carla Vista agrees to accept from Waterway equipment that has a fair value of $1440000, an original cost of $2400000, and accumulated depreciation of $1160000. Carla Vista also forgives the accrued interest, extends the maturity date to December 31, 2018, reduces the face amount of the note to $1230000, and reduces the interest rate to 5%, with interest payable at the end of each year.

Nolte should recognize a gain or loss on the transfer of the equipment of

a. $0.

b. $120,000 gain.

c. $180,000 gain.

d. $570,000 loss.

Nolte should recognize a gain on the partial settlement and restructure of the debt of

a. $0.

b. $45,000.

c. $165,000.

d. $225,000.

Balance sheet the assets of dallas & associates consist entirely of current assets and net plant and equipment. the firm has total assets of $2 5 million and net plant and equipment equals $2 million. it has notes payable of $150,000, long-term debt of $750,000, and total common equity of $1 5 million. the firm does have accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet. the firm only finances with debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock on its balance sheet. a. what is the company's total debt? b. what is the amount of total liabilities and equity that appears on the firm's balance sheet? c. what is the balance of current assets on the firm's balance sheet? d. what is the balance of current liabilities on the firm's balance sheet? e. what is the amount of accounts payable and accruals on its balance sheet? [hint: consider this as a single line item on the firm's balance sheet.] f. what is the firm's net working capital? g. what is the firm's net operating working capital? h. what is the explanation for the difference in your answers to parts f and g?

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results from the government having a budget surplus? a. consumers save more and spend less, enabling long-term financial planning. b. overall demand decreases, reducing the incentive for producers to increase production. c. banks have more deposits, enabling them to make more loans to investors. d. government spending increases, increasing competition for goods and services and driving prices up.