A business has been involved in a lawsuit that they have lost in court. The judge has ordered money to be put in escrow during the appeal. This is to guarantee that the plaintiff will be able to receive the judgement, if the company loses its appeal. The plaintiff has been awarded quarterly payments in the amount of $14,000.00 for 20 years with the first payment to be made as soon as the appeal is decided. It was agreed by the judge and both parties that an estimated time for the the appeals process will last 7 years. If money is worth 4%, compounded quarterly. How much did the judge order the company to put into the annuity today at the start of the appeal process?

Finley Roofing is involved with several situations that possibly involve contingencies. Each is described below. Finley's fiscal year ends December 31, and the 2023 financial statements are issued on March 20, 2024. 1. Finley is involved in a lawsuit resulting from a dispute with a customer. On January 25, 2023, judgment was rendered against Finley in the amount of $10 million plus interest, a total of $11 million. Finley plans to appeal the judgment, but does not expect the appeal to succeed. 2. At March 20, 2023, the EPA is in the process of investigating possible environmental violations at one of Finley's work sites, but has not proposed a deficiency assessment. Management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement between $15 million to $23 million is probable. 3. Finley is the plaintiff in a $41 million lawsuit filed against AA Asphalt for damages due to lost profits from rejected contracts and for unpaid receivables. The case is in…

Riker receives $43,000 from Troy as payment for a vehicle that has a fair value of $54,300. The $43,000 constitutes full payment for the vehicle as specified in the sales contract. Assume that the time value of money is viewed as significant for this contract. Required: (a) Did Troy pay Riker before or after delivery of the vehicle? (b) Prepare the journal entry Riker would make to record receipt of Troy’s payment, assuming no interest revenue or interest expense had been recorded previously. (c) Prepare the journal entry Riker would make to record delivery of the vehicle, assuming no interest revenue or interest expense had been recorded previously.

Dr. Superhook, a private towing contractor, has an opportunity for a towing contract with the city over the next 5 years. The contract calls for the city to pay Dr. Superhook $4,000,000 at the start of the contract and nothing for the remainder of the contract. Dr. Superhook estimates that its expenses will be $1,200,000 at the end of each of the 5 years If Dr. Superhook uses IRR to evaluate its opportunities, under what values of the discount rate would the company accept the contract? Briefly explain why.