Beckman Enterprises purchased a depreciable asset on October 1, Year 1 at a cost of $100,000. The asset is expected to have a salvage value of $20,000 at the end of its five-year useful life. If the asset is depreciated on the double-declining-balance method, the asset’s book value on December 31, Year 2 will be:

Bonds that mature at more than one date with the result that the principal amount is repaid over a number of periods are known as:

A company’s fixed interest expense is $8,000, its income before interest expense and income taxes is $32,000. Its net income is $9,600. The company’s times interest earned ratio equals:

On December 1, Watson Enterprises signed a $24,000, 60-day, 4% note payable as replacement of an account payable with Erikson Company. What is the journal entry that should be recorded upon signing the note?

The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee’s pay. Assume that an employee earned total wages of $9,900. What is the amount of total unemployment taxes the employer must pay on this employee’s wages?

Depreciation does not measure the decline in market value of an asset each period.

Promissory notes cannot be transferred from party to party because they are nonnegotiable.

Amortizing a bond discount:

A contingent liability is:

An employee earns $5,500 per month working for an employer. The FICA tax rate for Social Security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax rate for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The current FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee’s pay. The employee has $182 in federal income taxes withheld. The employee has voluntary deductions for health insurance of $150 and contributes $75 to a retirement plan each month. What is the amount the employer should record as payroll taxes expense for the employee for the month of January?