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ACC 113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Going Concern, A Question Of Balance, Financial Statement

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Economic entity assumption financial activities of a business can be separated from the financial activities of business" owners. Time period assumption assume that economic information can be meaningfully captured and communicated over short periods of time. Many companies communicate to users on both a half-yearly and yearly basis. Monetary unit assumption assumes the dollar is the most effective means to communicate economic activity. Going concern assumption assumes that a company will continue to operate into the foreseeable future. Not going concerns are often in the process of liquidation. Revenue recognition a revenue should be recorded when a resource has been earned and not just when the cash is received. Matching expenses should be recorded in the period resources are used to generate revenues. Cost assets are recorded and maintained at their historical costs. Understandability being comprehensible to those who have a reasonable understanding of business and economic activities and accounting and a willingness to study the information with reasonable diligence".

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Related Questions

1. Economic entity assumption 6. Matching principle
2. Going concern assumption 7. Full disclosure principle
3. Monetary unit assumption 8. Revenue recognition principle
4. Time period assumption 9. Materiality
5. Cost principle 10. Conservatism

(a) Is the rationale for why plant assets are not reported atliquidation value. (Do not use
historical cost principle.)
(b) Indicates that personal and business record-keeping should beseparately maintained.
(c) Ensures that all relevant financial information isreported.
(d) Assumes that the dollar is the âmeasuring stickâ used to reporton financial performance.
(e) Requires that the operational guidelines be followed for allsignificant items.
(f ) Separates financial information into time periods forreporting purpose.
(g) Requires recognition of expenses in the same period as relatedrevenues.
(h) Indicates that market value changes subsequent to purchase arenot recorded in the accounts.

1. Creditors' claims on the assets of a company are called: (Points : 2)

2. The primary objective of financial accounting is: (Points : 2)

To serve the decision-making needs of internal users

To provide financial statements to help external users analyze and interpret an organization's activities

To monitor and control company activitiesTo provide information on both the costs and benefits of managing products and services

To know what, when and how muchto produce

3. Assets created by selling goods and services on credit are: (Points : 2)

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

4. The debt ratio is used: (Points : 2)

To measure the amount of equity relative to the expenses

To reflect the risk associated with a company's debts

Only by banks when a business applies for a loan

To determine how much debt a firm should pay off

5. Net Income: (Points : 2)

Decreases equity

Represents the amount of assets owners put into a business

Equals assets minus liabilities

Is the excess of revenues over expenses

Represents the owners' claims against assets

6. Internal users of accounting information include: (Points : 2)

Government regulators

Line Supervisor

7. Risk is: (Points : 2)

Net income divided by average total assets

The reward for investment

The uncertainty about the expected return that will be earned from an investment

Unrelated to expected return

8. An example of an operating activity is: (Points : 2)

Purchasing office equipment

Borrowing money from a bank

Paying off a loan

9. Which accounting assumption assumes that all accounting information is reported monthly or yearly? (Points : 2)

Business entity assumption

Monetary unit assumption

Value assumption

Cost assumption

Time period assumption

10. Distributions of assets by a business to its stockholders are called: (Points : 2)

Retained earnings

Unit 6 GAAP Application-Conceptual Framework of Accounting TheConceptual Framework allows for the systematic adaptation ofaccounting standards to a changing business environment. The FASBuses the conceptual framework to aid in an organized and consistentdevelopment of new accounting standards. The conceptual frameworkoutlines the objectives of financial reporting and the qualities ofgood accounting information, precisely defines commonly used termssuch as asset and revenue, and provides guidance about appropriaterecognition, measurement, and reporting. Understanding theterminology associated with the framework is imperative. Match thenumbered statements below with the lettered terms. An answer(letter) may used more than once, and some terms require more thanone answer (letter). 1. Key ingredients in quality of relevance. 2.Traditional assumptions that influence the FASB's conceptualframework. 3. The idea that information should represent what itpurports to represent. 4. An important constraint relating to costsand benefits. 5. An example of conservatism 6. The availability ofinformation when it is needed. 7. Recording an item in theaccounting records. 8. Determines the threshold for recognition. 9.Implies consensus. 10. Transactions between independent parties. a)Cost-effectiveness b) Representational faithfulness c) Recognitiond) Verifiability e) Time periods f) Unrealized g) Completeness h)Timeliness i) Materiality j) Predictive value k) Economic entity l)Lower-of-cost-or-market rule m) Phrenology n) Arm's-lengthtransactions Now that you have reviewed the terminology, for eachsituation listed below, indicate by letter the appropriatequalitative characteristic(s) or accounting concept(s) applied. Aletter may be used more than once, and more than one characteristicor concept may apply to a particular situation. Explain why youchose your answer.

1. Goodwill is recorded in the accounts only when it arises fromthe purchase of another entity at a price higher than the fairmarket value of the purchased entity's identifiable assets. 2. Landis valued at cost. 3. All payments out of petty cash are debited toMiscellaneous Expense. 4. Plant assets are classified separately asland or buildings, with an accumulated depre-ciation account forbuildings. 5. Periodic payments of $1,500 per month for services ofH. Hay, who is the sole propri-etor of the company, are reported aswithdrawals. 6. Small tools used by a large manufacturing firm are^recorded as expenses when purchased. 7. Investments in equitysecurities are initially recorded at cost. 8. A retail storeestimates inventory rather than taking a complete physical countfor purposes of preparing monthly financial statements. 9. A notedescribing the company's possible liability in a lawsuit isincluded with the financial statements even though no formalliability exists at the balance sheet date. 10. Depreciation onplant assets is consistently computed each year by thestraight-line method. a) Understandability b) Verifiability c)Timeliness d) Representational faithfulness e) Neutrality f)Relevance g) Going concern h) Economic entity i) Historical cost j)Measurability k) Materiality l) Comparability Type your answers ina Word Document, and submit to the Drop Box.