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1. The effect of a material transaction that is infrequent in occurrence but not unusual in nature should be presented separately as a component of income from continuing operations when the transaction results in a:

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

2. In 1992, hail damaged several of Toncan Co.'s vans. Hailstorms had frequently inflicted similar damage to Toncan's vans. Over the years, Toncan had saved money by not buying hail insurance and either paying for repairs, or selling damaged vans and then replacing them. In 1992, the damaged vans were sold for less than their carrying amount.

How should the hail damage cost be reported in Toncan's 1992 financial statements?

The actual 1992 hail damage loss as an extraordinary loss, net of income taxes.

The actual 1992 hail damage loss in continuing operations, with no separate disclosure.

The expected average hail damage loss in continuing operations, with no separate disclosure.

The expected average hail damage loss in continuing operations, with separate disclosure.

3. Arpco, Inc., a for-profit provider of healthcare services, recently purchased two smaller companies and is researching accounting issues arising from the two business combinations.

Which of the following accounting pronouncements are the most authoritative?

AICA Statements of Position.

AICPA Industry and Audit Guides.

FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts.

FASB Statements of Financial Accounting Standards.

4. A segment of Ace Inc. was discontinued during 1992. Ace's loss from discontinued operations should not:

Include employee relocation costs associated with the decision to dispose.

Exclude operating losses from the date the decision to dispose of the segment was made until the end of 1992.

Include additional pension costs associated with the decision to dispose.

Include operating losses of the current period up to the date the decision to dispose of the segment was made.

5. On August 31, 1992, Harvey Co. decided to change from the FIFO periodic inventory system to the weighted average periodic inventory system. Harvey is on a calendar year basis.

The cumulative effect of the change is determined:

As of January 1, 1992.

As of August 31, 1992.

During the eight months ending August 31, 1992, by a weighted average of the purchases.

During 1992 by a weighted average of the purchases.

6. If a company is not presenting comparative financial statements, the correction of an error in the financial statements of a prior period should be reported, net of applicable income taxes, in the current:

Retained earnings statement after net income but before dividends.

Retained earnings statement as an adjustment of the opening balance.

Income statement after income from continuing operations and before extraordinary items.

Income statement after income from continuing operations and after extraordinary items.

7. In Yew Co.'s 1992 annual report, Yew described its social awareness expenditures during the year as follows:

"The Company contributed $250,000 in cash to youth and educational programs. The Company also gave $140,000 to health and human-service organizations, of which $80,000 was contributed by employees through payroll deductions. In addition, consistent with the Company's commitment to

the environment, the Company spent $100,000 to redesign product packaging."

What amount of the above should be included in Yew's income statement as charitable contributions expense?

$310,000

$390,000

$410,000

$490,000

8. On November 1, 20X2, Smith Co. contracted to dispose of an industry segment. Throughout 20X2 the segment had operating losses. These losses were expected to continue until the segment's disposition.

If a loss is projected on final disposition, how much of the operating losses should be included in the loss from discontinued operations reported in Smith's 20X2 income statement?

I. Operating losses for the period January 1 to October 31, 20X2.

II. Operating losses for the period November 1 to December 31, 20X2.

III. Estimated operating losses for the period January 1 to February 28, 20X3.

II only.

II and III only.

I and III only.

I and II only.

9. Which of the following is true regarding the comparison of managerial to financial accounting?

Managerial accounting is generally more precise.

Managerial accounting has a past focus and financial accounting has a future focus.

The emphasis on managerial accounting is relevance and the emphasis on financial accounting is timeliness.

Managerial accounting need not follow generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) while financial accounting must follow them.

10. A transaction that is unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence should be reported separately as a component of income:

After cumulative effect of accounting changes and before discontinued operations of a segment of a business.

After cumulative effect of accounting changes and after discontinued operations of a segment of a business.

Before cumulative effect of accounting changes and before discontinued operations of a segment of a business.

After discontinued operations of a segment of a business.

11. According to the FASB conceptual framework, the process of reporting an item in the financial statements of an entity is:

Allocation.

Matching.

Realization.

Recognition.

12. A material loss should be presented separately as a component of income from continuing operations when it is:

An extraordinary item.

A cumulative effect type change in accounting principle.

Unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence.

Not unusual in nature but infrequent in occurrence.

13. In which of the following situations should a company report a prior-period adjustment?

A change in the estimated useful lives of fixed assets purchased in prior years.

The correction of a mathematical error in the calculation of prior years' depreciation.

A switch from the straight-line to double-declining balance method of depreciation.

The scrapping of an asset prior to the end of its expected useful life.

14. Conceptually, interim financial statements can be described as emphasizing:

Timeliness over reliability.

Reliability over relevance.

Relevance over comparability.

Comparability over neutrality.

15. Which of the following is a generally accepted accounting principle that illustrates the practice of conservatism during a particular reporting period?

Capitalization of research and development costs.

Accrual of a contingency deemed to be reasonably possible.

Reporting investments with appreciated market values at market value.

Reporting inventory at the lower of cost or market value.

16. How should the effect of a change in accounting estimate be accounted for?

By restating amounts reported in financial statements of prior periods.

By reporting pro forma amounts for prior periods.

As a prior period adjustment to beginning retained earnings.

In the period of change and future periods if the change affects both.

17. Envoy Co. manufactures and sells household products. Envoy experienced losses associated with its small appliance group. Operations and cash flows for this group can be clearly distinguished from the

rest of Envoy's operations. Envoy plans to sell the small appliance group with its operations.

What is the earliest point at which Envoy should report the small appliance group as a discontinued operation?

When Envoy classifies it as held for sale.

When Envoy receives an offer for the segment.

When Envoy first sells any of the assets of the segment.

When Envoy sells the majority of the assets of the segment.

18. According to the FASB conceptual framework, the usefulness of providing information in financial statements is subject to the constraint of:

Consistency.

Cost-benefit.

Reliability.

Representational faithfulness.

19. Income tax-basis financial statements differ from those prepared under GAAP in that income tax-basis financial statements:

Do not include nontaxable revenues and nondeductible expenses in determining income.

Include detailed information about current and deferred income tax liabilities.

Contain no disclosures about capital and operating lease transactions.

Recognize certain revenues and expenses in different reporting periods.

20. Which of the following statements best describes an operating procedure for issuing a new Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statement?

The emerging issues task force must approve a discussion memorandum before it is disseminated to the public.

The exposure draft is modified per public opinion before issuing the discussion memorandum.

A new statement is issued only after a majority vote by the members of the FAS

A new FASB statement can be rescinded by a majority vote of the AICPA membership.

21. The following costs were incurred by Griff Co., a manufacturer, during 1992:





What amount of these costs should be reported as general and administrative expenses for 1992?

$260,000

$550,000

$635,000

$810,000

22. During a period when an enterprise is under the direction of a particular management, its financial statements will directly provide information about:

Both enterprise performance and management performance.

Management performance but not directly provide information about enterprise performance.

Enterprise performance but not directly provide information about management performance.

Neither enterprise performance nor management performance.

23. In September 1996, Koff Co.'s operating plant was destroyed by an earthquake. Earthquakes are rare in the area in which the plant was located. The portion of the resultant loss not covered by insurance was $700,000. Koff's income tax rate for 1996 was 40%.

In its 1996 income statement, what amount should Koff report as extraordinary loss?

$0

$280,000

$420,000

$700,000

24. Which of the following assumptions means that money is the common denominator of economic activity and provides an appropriate basis for accounting measurement and analysis?

Going concern.

Periodicity.

Monetary unit.

Economic entity.

25. Which of the following is correct concerning financial statement disclosure of accounting policies?

Disclosures should be limited to principles and methods peculiar to the industry in which the company operates.

Disclosure of accounting policies is an integral part of the financial statements.

The format and location of accounting policy disclosures are fixed by generally accepted accounting principles.

Disclosures should duplicate details disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements.

26. In the hierarchy of generally accepted accounting principles, APB Opinions have the same authority as AICPA:

Statements of Position.

Industry Audit and Accounting Guides.

Issues Papers.

Accounting Research Bulletins.

27. What is the underlying concept that supports the immediate recognition of a contingent loss?

Substance over form.

Consistency.

Matching.

Conservatism.

28. On December 31, 20X2, the Board of Directors of Maxy Manufacturing, Inc. committed to a plan to discontinue the operations of its Alpha division. Maxy estimated that Alpha's 20X3 operating loss would be $500,000 and that the fair value of Alpha's facilities was $300,000 less than their carrying amounts.

The estimate for 20X3 turned out to be correct. Alpha's 20X2 operating loss was $1,400,000, and the division was actually sold for $400,000 less than its carrying amount. Maxy's effective tax rate is 30%.

In its 20X3 income statement, what amount should Maxy report as loss from discontinued operations?

$350,000

$500,000

$420,000

$600,000

29. According to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following statements conforms to the realization concept?

Equipment depreciation was assigned to a production department and then to product unit costs.

Depreciated equipment was sold in exchange for a note receivable.

Cash was collected on accounts receivable.

Product unit costs were assigned to cost of goods sold when the units were sold.

30. Which of the following should be disclosed in a summary of significant accounting policies?

Basis of profit recognition on long-term construction contracts.

Future minimum lease payments in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Depreciation expense.

Composition of sales by segment.

31. Which of the following describes how comprehensive income should be reported?

Must be reported in a separate statement, as part of a complete set of financial statements.

Should not be reported in the financial statements but should only be disclosed in the footnotes.

May be reported in a separate statement, in a combined statement of income and comprehensive income, or within a statement of stockholders' equity.

May be reported in a combined statement of income and comprehensive income or disclosed within a statement of stockholders' equity; separate statements of comprehensive income are not permitted.

32. During 1992, Krey Co. increased the estimated quantity of copper recoverable from its mine. Krey uses the units of production depletion method.

As a result of the change, which of the following should be reported in Krey's 1992 financial statements?

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

33. According to the FASB conceptual framework, the quality of information that helps users increase the likelihood of correctly forecasting the outcome of past or present events is called:

Feedback value.

Predictive value.

Representational faithfulness.

Reliability.

34. Which of the following must be included in a company's summary of significant accounting policies in the notes to the financial statements?

Description of current year equity transactions.

Summary of long-term debt outstanding.

Schedule of fixed assets.

Revenue recognition policies.

35. Rock Co.'s financial statements had the following balances at December 31:





What amount should Rock report as comprehensive income for the year ended December 31?

$400,000

$420,000

$520,000

$570,000

36. The following question is based on the following:

Vane Co.'s trial balance of income statement accounts for the year ended December 31, 2002, included the following:





Vane's income tax rate is 30%.

In Vane's 2002 multiple-step income statement, what amount should Vane report as income from continuing operations?

$126,000

$129,500

$140,000

$147,000

37. According to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following attributes would not be used to measure inventory?

Historical cost.

Replacement cost.

Net realizable value.

Present value of future cash flows.

38. Belle Co. determined after four years that the estimated useful life of its labeling machine should be 10 years rather than 12 years. The machine originally cost $46,000 and had an estimated salvage value of $1,000. Belle uses straight-line depreciation.

What amount should Belle report as depreciation expense for the current year?

$3,200

$3,750

$4,500

$5,000

39. An extraordinary item should be reported separately on the income statement as a component of income:

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

40. According to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following relates to both relevance and reliability?

Comparability.

Feedback value.

Verifiability.

Timeliness.

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