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a) (10 pts) Mobile services business can be a capital intensive. There is a significant investment upfront to acquire the spectrum license and network equipment needed to start the business, although an operator may meet part of the investment needs by borrowing.
ABC Mobile provides mobile phone service with a handset subsidy model. Each customers signing up for 2-year service contract can purchase a handset at a discounted price. The amount below cost is subsidized by ABC Company and is capitalized as an asset to be amortized linearly over 2 years. Customers are billed monthly and required to pay within 30 days. Revenue is recognized when billed.
Greatly simplified, ABC Mobile’s ledger includes the accounts listed below. The company’s operating expenses include salary, rental, electricity, consumables, and so on. For simplicity, no contra account is used and all operating expenses are paid through account payable, not directly by cash.
1. Cash 6. Account Payable
2. Accounts Receivable 7. Debt Payable
3. Capitalized Handset Subsidy 8. Operating Expenses (OPEX)
4. Network Equipment 9. Depreciation and Amortization Expenses
5. Spectrum Licenses 10. Interest Expense
11. Revenue
12. Owner Equity
The list of transactions below includes all the revenue and expense recognitions of ABC Mobile for the year 2013, plus some of the other transactions (dollar in $millions). For each transaction, place the number of the account to be debited and credited in the corresponding column below.
Debit Credit
(i) Borrow $9,000 from bank to purchase new 4G spectrum license _____ _____
(ii) Recognize service revenue and bill customers: $7,000 _____ _____
(iii) Recognize operation expenses: $2,200 _____ _____
(iv) Receive customer payments for outstanding bills: $7,100 _____ _____
(v) Record Handset Subsidy amortization of $800 _____ _____
(vi) Record equipment depreciation: $900 _____ _____
(vii) Record amortization of mobile licenses: $1,100 _____ _____
(viii) Pay interest of $720 for debt _____ _____
(ix) Pay principle of $2,300 for debt _____ _____
(x) In 2013, pay dividend of $280 in total to share-holders _____ _____
(2 pt) Assume no income tax, what is ABC Mobile’s net earnings and retained earnings in 2013?
(3 pts) ABC Mobile’s balance sheets at year-end 2012 and year-end 2013 are shown below:
Determine the unknown values X, Y, and Z in the year-end 2013 balance sheet.
Balance Sheet Year-End 2012
Cash 35 Account Payable 125
Account Receivable 530 Debt Payable 4,900
Capitalized Handset Subsidy 860
Network Equipment 6,300
Spectrum Licenses (3/4G) 4,500 Owner Equity 7,200
Total 12,225 Total 12,225
Balance Sheet Year-End 2013
Cash Z Account Payable 190
Account Receivable 520 Debt Payable 11,600
Capitalized Handset Subsidy 940
Network Equipment 5,900
Spectrum License (3/4G) 12,400 Owner Equity X
Total Y Total Y
(1 pt) “Network Equipment” of $6,300 in 2012 is depreciated by $800 in 2013, but some new equipment has been purchased and installed in 2013. What is the value of the new equipment installed in 2013?
(2 pts) To sign up 1,000 new customers with phone purchase discount requires handset subsidy of $2 in total (dollar amount in millions). How many new 2-year customers has ABC Mobile signed up in 2013?
(2 pts) On January 1, 2014, Big Com acquired ABC Mobile with cash of $10,000. How much is the Goodwill that will appear on Big Com’s balance sheet as a result of this acquisition?
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