Carpark Services began operations in 20X1 and maintains long-term investments in available-for-sale debt securities. The year-end cost and fair values for its portfolio of debt securities follows. The year-end adjusting entry to record the unrealized gain/loss at December 31, 20X2 is: Available-for-Sale Securities Cost Fair Value
December 31, 20X1 $275,000 $261,000
December 31, 20X2 $360,000 $376,500

a. Debit Fair Value Adjustment â Available-for-Sale (LT) $14,000; Credit Unrealized Gain â Equity $14,000.
b. Debit Unrealized Loss â Equity $14,000; Credit Fair Value Adjustment â Available-for-Sale (LT) $14,000.
c. Debit Fair Value Adjustment â Available-for-Sale (LT) $14,000; Credit Unrealized Loss â Equity $14,000.
d. Debit Unrealized Gainâ Equity $14,000; Credit Fair Value Adjustment â Available-for-Sale (LT) $14,000.
e. Debit Realized Loss â Income $14,000; Credit Fair Value Adjustment â Available-for-Sale (ST) $14,000.

Herman is covered by a cafeteria plan by his employer. his adjusted gross income (agi) is $100,000. he paid unreimbursed medical premiums in the amount of $10,500 and he itemizes deductions. what amount will herman be able to deduct for his medical insurance premium expenses?

Problem 2-18 job-order costing for a service company [lo2-1, lo2-2, lo2-3]speedy auto repairs uses a job-order costing system. the company's direct materials consist of replacement parts installed in customer vehicles, and its direct labor consists of the mechanics' hourly wages. speedy's overhead costs include various items, such as the shop manager's salary, depreciation of equipment, utilities, insurance, and magazine subscriptions and refreshments for the waiting room. the company applies all of its overhead costs to jobs based on direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it made the following estimates: direct labor-hours required to support estimated output 10,000fixed overhead cost $ 90,000variable overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 1.00 required: 1. compute the predetermined overhead rate.2. during the year, mr. wilkes brought in his vehicle to replace his brakes, spark plugs, and tires. the following information was available with respect to his job: direct materials $ 600direct labor cost $ 180direct labor-hours used 2 compute mr. wilkes' total job cost. 3. if speedy establishes its selling prices using a markup percentage of 30% of its total job cost, then how much would it have charged mr. wilkes?

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.