Question: Selected financial statement information for Long Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2019, is as follows: 2019 2018 Balance sheet Employee benefits payable $

Selected financial statement information for Long Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2019, is as follows:

2019 2018

Balance sheet

Employee benefits payable $ 157,000 $ 178,600

Interest payable 42,300 35,600

Stock appreciation rights (SAR) liability 331,200 441,600

Bonds payable unknown 31,050,717

Income statement

Employee benefits expense $3,563,000

Interest expense 1,356,000

Additional information:

The bonds payable were issued on December 31,2013,and mature on December 31, 2028. The face value of the bonds is $30,000,000. The coupon rate is 3%, and coupons are paid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were issued to yield 2.6%.

OnJanuary1,2017, LongCorp. granted 100 SARs to each of its 400employees. The vesting period of the SARs was from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018. The exercise period is from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020. The fair values per SAR are $12 and $15 at December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2019, respectively. Those employees who cashed out their SARs in 2019 received a cash payment of $13 per SAR.

Calculate the number of SARs that vested onDecember31,2018, and the number of SARs cashed out during 2019.

Calculate the cash paid out for employee benefits.

Calculate the balance in the bond payable account at December31,2019.

Calculate the cash paid out for interest expense.

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