On February 5, 2001, an employee filed a P2,000,000 lawsuit against Steel 5 points Company for damages suffered when one of Steel’s plants exploded on December 29,2000. Steel’s legal counsel expects the company will lose the lawsuit and estimates the loss to be between P500,000 and P1,000,000. The employee has offered to settle the lawsuit out of court for P900,000, but Steel will not agree to the settlement. In its December 31, 2000 balance sheet, what amount should Steel report as liability from lawsuit? 2,000,000 1,000,000 900,000 500,000

Pharoah Inc. recently replaced a piece of automatic equipment at a net price of $4,030, f.o.b. factory. The replacement was necessary because one of Pharoah’s employees had accidentally backed his truck into Pharoah’s original equipment and made it inoperable. Because of the accident, the equipment had no resale value to anyone and had to be scrapped. Pharoah’s insurance policy provided for a replacement of its equipment and paid the price of the new equipment directly to the new equipment manufacturer, minus the deductible amount paid to the manufacturer by Pharoah. The $4,030 that Pharoah paid was the amount of the deductible that it has to pay on any single claim on its insurance policy. The new equipment represents the same value in use to Pharoah. The used equipment had originally cost $65,800. It had a book value of $46,600 at the time of the accident and a second-hand market value of $52,730 before the accident, based on recent transactions involving similar equipment. Freight…

Vinson Co is being sued for illness caused to local residents as a result of negligence on the company's part in permitting the local residents to be exposed to highly toxic chemicals from its plant. Vinson's lawyer states that it is probable that Vinson will lose the suit and be found liable for a judgment costing Vinson anywhere from $600,000 to $3,000,000. However, the lawyer states the most probable cost is $1,800,000. As a result of these facts, Vinson should accrue: O a loss contingency of $600,000 and disclose an additional contingency of up to $2,400,000 O a loss contingency of $1.800,000 and disclose an additional contingency of up to $1,200,000 O a loss contingency of $1.800.000 but NOT disclose any additional contingency. O no loss contingency but disclose a contingency of $600,000 to $3.000.000

A lawsuit has been filed against Sunland Company for wrongful termination. Sunland's legal counsel had encouraged the company to settle because it is likely they will lose the case. The amount of the loss is estimated to be between $573000 and $1062000. Legal counsel believes that the case could be settled for $864000. Sunland should report O a contingent liability for $864000. O an estimated liability for $573000. O a contingent loss of $1062000. O no loss or liability until the case is settled. Attempts: 0 of 1 used Submit Answer

Alliyah Co. was granted a patent on January 1, 20x1. The patent was appropriately recognized at P 800,000 and estimated to have a useful life of 10 years. In 20x3, Alliyah Co. incurred P 100,000 in successfully defending the patent in an infringement suit. However, two months after the suit, the company sold the intangible asset to the plaintiff for P 600,000. It is the company’s policy to recognize the full year’s amortization in the year of acquisition and none in the year of derecognition. How much is the gain(loss) on disposal recognized in the company’s 20x3 statement of profit or loss?

Several months ago, Ayers Industries Inc. experienced a hazardous materials spill at one of its plants. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined the company $470,000. The company is contesting the fine. In addition, an employee is seeking $540,000 in damages related to the spill. Lastly, a homeowner has sued the company for $300,000. The homeowner lives 30 miles from the plant, but believes that the incident has reduced the home's resale value by $300,000. Ayers’ legal counsel believes that it is probable that the EPA fine will stand. In addition, counsel indicates that an out-of-court settlement of $230,000 has recently been reached with the employee. The final papers will be signed next week. Counsel believes that the homeowner's case is much weaker and will be decided in favor of Ayers. Other litigation related to the spill is possible, but the damage amounts are uncertain. a.  Journalize the contingent liabilities associated with the hazardous materials…

ProWasher is the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Sue Case over ProWasher’s use of a hydraulic compressor in several of its products. Anna Turney claims that, if the suit goes against ProWasher, the loss may be as much as $5 million.  It is more likely than not that ProWasher will have to pay some amount on the settlement.  Although the exact amount is not known, the lawyer has been able to assign probabilities and expected payment amounts as follows (based on Statistics - probability distributions): 20% probability that the settlement will be $5 million, 35% probability that the settlement required will be $3 million, and 45% that no settlement will be required.   How much is the patent liability?