1. Compute the debt to equity ratio for each of the following companies. Which company appears to have a riskier financing structure? Explain.

 

Canal Company

Sears Comapany

Total liabilities

$492,000

$ 384,000

Total equity 

656,000

1,200,000

2. Kemper Company plans to issue 6% bonds on January 1, 2011, with a par value of $1,000,000. The company sells $900,000 of the bonds on January 1, 2011. The remaining $100,000 sells at par on March 1, 2011. The bonds pay interest semiannually as of June 30 and December 31. Record the entry for the March 1 cash sale of bonds.

3. Lauren Wright, an employee of ETrain.com, leases a car at O’Hare airport for a three day business trip.

The rental cost is $350. Prepare the entry by ETrain.com to record Lauren’s short term car lease cost.

4. Juicyfruit, Inc., signs a five year lease for office equipment with Office Solutions. The present value of the lease payments is $20,859. Prepare the journal entry that Juicyfruit records at the inception of this capital lease.