December 2010
Intermediate to advanced
848 pages
31h 28m
English
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BRIEF EXERCISES
REAL DATA
BE11-1
Inferring debt transactions
The following table was taken from the 2009 annual report of RadioShack. Long-term debt (in millions)
a. Briefly explain the transactions entered into by RadioShack during 2009. Which financial statements were affected?
b. Approximately how much interest expense was recognized in 2009 on the 2.5 percent notes?
c. Assume that RadioShack paid $300 million to retire the 7.375 percent notes in 2009. How much gain or loss would RadioShack have recognized on the transaction? Where in the financial statements would it be found?
REAL DATA
BE11-2
Bond issuance
In October 1997, Hewlett-Packard issued zero coupon (stated interest rate = zero) bonds with a face value of $1.8 billion, due in 2017, for proceeds of $968 million.
a. What is the life of these bonds?
b. What is the stated interest rate on these bonds?
c. Estimate the effective rate of interest on these bonds.
d. How many bonds did HP issue?
REAL DATA
BE11-3
Operating and capital leases
During fiscal 2007, the SUPERVALU grocery chain paid approximately $569 million on its lease contracts—$168 million on capital leases and $401 million on operating leases.
a. How did the operating lease payments affect the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows?
b. How did the capital lease payments affect the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows? ...
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