Nicky receives a car for Sam as a gift. Sam paid $48,000 for the car. He had used the car for business purposes and had deducted $10,000 for depreciation up to the time he gave the car to Nicky. The fair market value of the car is $33,000. a. Assuming that Nicky uses the car for business purposes, what is her basis for depreciation? b. Assume that Nicky deducts depreciation of $6500 and then sells the car for $32,500. What is are recognized gain or loss? c. Assume that Nicky deducts depreciation of $6500 and then sells the car for $20,000. What is are recognized gain or loss?

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

3. now assume that carnival booked lady antebellum in december 2016 to perform on the june 2017 western caribbean cruise. further assume that carnival pays lady antebellum its entire performance fee of $52,000 on december 28, 2016, for the june 2017 cruise. what journal entry will carnival make on december 28, 2016, for its payment to lady antebellum?

Select the correct answer. joshua runs a large manufacturing business that is listed on the stock exchange. his company made good profits in the previous financial year. he now plans to reward his shareholders with handsome dividends. under which category of activities in the cash flow statement would the company’s accountants place this outflow of cash? a. investing activities b. operating activities c. financing activities d. non-operating activities