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WorldCom Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:27 PM The following entries are hypothetical and intended to illustrate the initial recording, and subsequent ‘release’ and ‘capitalization’ of line costs. a. Prepare a journal entry to record $3,500 million of estimated line costs for quarter 1. DR - Accrued Line cost $3,500 CR - Cash and Cash Equivalents $3,500 b. Assume that you find out in quarter 2 that the prior quarter’s estimate was too large by $100 million. Prepare the necessary journal entry to reflect this new information. What is the effect on pre-tax operating income for quarter 2? DR - Cash and Cash Equivalent $100 CR - Accrued Line cost $100 Pre-tax income for the quarter is higher c. Now ignore part b above and assume†¦show more content†¦3. Compute the line cost-to-revenue ratio as reported for quarter 1, 1999 through quarter 1, 2002 from the information in Exhibit 1. Refer to Exhibits 2 and 3, and estimate the revised line cost-to-revenue ratio for each quarter after adjusting for a) the release of accruals, b) the line costs that were capitalized, c) other line cost adjustments not discussed in the case, and d) ‘improper’ and ‘questionable’ adjustments to revenue. What do you observe? Q1 99 Q2 99 Q3 99 Q4 99 Q1 00 Q2 00 Q3 00 Q4 00 Q1 01 Q2 01 Q3 01 Q4 01 Line Cost Rev 4116 9001 3927 8944 3887 9186 4011 9989 4092 9978 4152 10193 3867 10047 3351 8872 4108 9720 3730 8910 3745 8966 3156 7583 2.1868 3188 2.2775 66 2.3632 62 2.4904 01 2.4384 16 2.4549 61 2.5981 38 2.6475 68 2.3661 15 2.3887 4 2.3941 26 2.4027 25 - Line adjustments got increasing higher 4. Refer to Exhibits 1 through 3 and estimate revised quarterly statements of operating income for quarter 1, 1999 through quarter 1, 2002. 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