ACCT 1201 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Asset, Asset Turnover, Accrual

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21 Mar 2013

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Northeastern University

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Accounting

Course

ACCT 1201

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Ronen Gal-or

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Length depends on nature of business, all companies want to shorten their operating cycle. Shortening the operating cycle means higher profit and faster growth. Revenues (operating activities) are ordinary earnings; peripheral activities are other earnings. Cost of sales aka cost of goods/services sold. Revenue recognition principle (revenue recognition is most often used for fraud) Cash accounting: revenue is recorded when cash is received (used only by private companies) Accrual accounting: records revenues when earned, regardless of the timing of cash receipts, using holding accounts (public companies must use accrual accounting, gaap requires it) If any of the following four criteria are not met, revenue is not recognized & can"t be recorded: goods or services are delivered. There is persuasive evidence of an arrangement for customer payment. Cash accounting: expenses are recorded when cash is paid. Accrual accounting: records expenses when incurred, regardless of the timing of cash payments. In the period in which the good or service is received.

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1. Which of the following identifies the proper order of theaccounting cycle?

A. Analyze, Journalize, Unadjusted Trial Balance

B. Analyze, Post, Unadjusted Trial Balance

C. Journalize, Post, Adjusted Trial Balance

D. Unadjusted Trial Balance, Adjusted Trial Balance, Close

E. Adjusted Trial Balance, Adjustments, Financial Statements

2. Interim financial statements refer to financial reports:

A. That cover less than one year, usually spanning one, three orsix-month periods

B. That are prepared before any adjustments have beenrecorded

C. That show the assets above the liabilities and theliabilities above the equity

D. Where revenues are reported on the income statement when cashis received and expenses are reported when cash is paid

E. Where the adjustment process is used to assign revenues tothe periods in which they are earned and to match expenses withrevenues

3. The accounting principle that requires revenue to be reportedwhen earned is the:

A. Matching principle

B. Revenue recognition principle

C. Time period principle

D. Accrual reporting principle

E. Going-concern principle

4. Adjusting entries:

A. Affect only income statement accounts

B. Affect only balance sheet accounts

C. Affect both income statement and balance sheet accounts

D. Affect only cash flow statement accounts

E. Affect only equity accounts

5. The system of preparing financial statements based onrecognizing revenues when the cash is received and reportingexpenses when the cash is paid is called:

A. Accrual basis accounting

B. Operating cycle accounting

C. Cash basis accounting

D. Revenue recognition accounting

E. Current basis accounting

6. If throughout an accounting period the fees for legalservices paid in advance by clients are recorded in an accountcalled Unearned Legal Fees, the end-of-period adjusting entry torecord the portion of those fees that has been earned is:

A. Debit Cash and credit Legal Fees Earned

B. Debit Cash and credit Unearned Legal Fees

C. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Legal Fees Earned

D. Debit Legal Fees Earned and credit Unearned Legal Fees

E. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Accounts Receivable

7. A company had no office supplies available at the beginningof the year. During the year, the company purchased $250 worth ofoffice supplies. On December 31, $75 worth of office suppliesremained. How much should the company report as office suppliesexpense for the year? A. $75 B. $125 C. $175 D. $250 E. $325 8. OnJanuary 1 a company purchased a five-year insurance policy for$1,800 with coverage starting immediately. If the purchase wasrecorded in the Prepaid Insurance account and the company recordsadjustments only at year-end, the adjusting entry at the end of thefirst year is:

A. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,800; credit Cash, $1,800

B. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,440; credit Insurance Expense,$1,440

C. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $360; credit Insurance Expense,$360

D. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$360

E. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$1,440

9. Unearned revenue is reported on the financial statementsas:

A. A revenue on the balance sheet

B. A liability on the balance sheet

C. An unearned revenue on the income statement

D. An asset on the balance sheet

E. An operating activity on the statement of cash flows

10. Which of the following assets is not depreciated?

A. Store fixtures

B. Computers

C. Land

D. Buildings

E. Vehicles

11. On April 30, 2011, a three-year insurance policy waspurchased for $18,000 with coverage to begin immediately. What isthe amount of insurance expense that would appear on the company'sincome statement for the year ended December 31, 2011? A. $500 B.$4,000 C. $6,000 D. $14,000 E. $18,000 12. Expenses incurred butunpaid that are recorded during the adjusting process with a debitto an expense and a credit to a liability are:

A. Intangible expenses

B. Prepaid expenses

C. Unearned expenses

D. Net expenses

E. Accrued expenses

13 The difference between the cost of an asset and theaccumulated depreciation for that asset is called

A. Depreciation Expense

B. Unearned Depreciation

C. Prepaid Depreciation

D. Depreciation Value

E. Book Value

14. A company purchased a new truck at a cost of $42,000 on July1, 2011. The truck is estimated to have a useful life of 6 yearsand a salvage value of $3,000. How much depreciation expense willbe recorded for the truck for the year ended December 31, 2011?

A. $3,250

B. $3,500

C. $4,000

D. $6,500

E. $7,000

15. A company's Office Supplies account shows a beginningbalance of $600 and an ending balance of $400. If office suppliesexpense for the year is $3,100, what amount of office supplies waspurchased during the period?

A. $2,700

B. $2,900

C. $3,300

D. $3,500

E. $3,700

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Which of the following characteristics may result in theclassification of a liability being changed from current tononcurrent:

a) violation of a subjective acceleration clause

b) violation of a objective acceleration clause

c) a demand provision for payment

d) refiancing after the balance sheet date

Pending litigation would generally be considered:

a) nonmonetary liabilty

b) contingent liability

c) estimated liability

d) current liability

Barrons Co. current ratio is 2:1. Which of the followingtransactions would normally increase Barney's current ratio?

a) purchasing inventory on account

b) borring money by signing a long-term note

c) collecting an account receivable

d) purchasing land for cash

On multiple step income statement, gains or losses on sale ofequipment would be shown

a) before gross profit on sales

b) after gross profit on sales but before income from conitnuingoperations

c) after income from continuing operations but before incomefrom extraordinary items

d) after income before extraordinary items but before netincome

A single step income statement is a format that

a) compares the current years income with last year's income

b) recongnizes subtotals at intermediate stages such as grossmargin

c) combines revenues and gains and subtracts from them expensesand losses, resulting in income from operations

d) reports sales revenue, cost of goods sold, gross margin, andall other expenses

In contrast with a multiple-step income statement, a single stepincome statement does NOT show the amount of

a) income taxes on continuing operations

b) cost of goods sold

c) gross profit

d) earnings per share

The amount of income reported for tax purposes

a) is nomally greater than the net income reported tostockholders

b) must be computed according to GAAP

c) is used to compute earnings per share

d) may differ from the amount of income detemined for financialreporting purposes

Under the general rule of revenue recognition, revenue isrecognized when

a) marketability and market price are assured

b) a contractual agreement exists, and cash collection isassured

c) the earnings process is complete, and a valid promise ofpayment has been received

d) all related expenses have been incurred

Seaworth Company's gross sales in 2014 were 3930000. Assumingsales returns and allowances were 74000 sales discounts were 35000and freight-out was 28000 what were Seaworthy's net sales in2014?

a) 3792000

b) 3821000

c)3856000

d) 3930000

On June 30, 2014 Sonata COmpanys operating facilities inNebraska were detroyed by a flood. The loss of $700000 was notcovered by insurance. Sonata's tax rate for 2014 is 40 percent. InSonatas income statement for the year ended sept 30 2014 this eventshould be reported as an extraordinary loss of

a) 0

b) 280000

c) 420000

d) 700000

In a statement of cash flows, payments to acquire debtinstruments of other entities would typically be classified as cashoutflows for

a) financing activities

b) equity activities

c) operating activities

d) investing activities

A gain on the sale of a plan asset in the ordinary course ofbusiness should be presented in a staement of cash flows preparedusing the indirect method as

a) a cash inflow from investing activities

b) a cash inflow from financing activities

c) a deduction from net income

d) a addition to net income

In a statement of cash flows, proceeds from issuing equityinstruments should be classified as cash inflows from

a) brokerage activities

b) financing activities

c) investing activites

d) operating activities

When preparing a statement of cash flows using the indirectmethod, the amortization of trademarks should be reported as a

a) increase in cash flows from investing activities

b) reduction in cash flows from investing activities

c) increase in cash flows from operating activities

d) reduction in cash flows from operating activites

A loss in the sale of machinery in the ordinary course ofbusiness should be presented in a statement of cash flows( indirectmethod) as

a) an addition to net income

b) a deduction from net income

c) an inflow and outflow of cash

d) an outflow of cash

In preparing a statement of cash flows, which of the followingtransactions would be considered an investing activity?

a) sale of a business segment

b) Issuance of bonds payable at a discount

c) purchase of treasury stock

d) sale of capital stock

In a statement of cash flows (indirect method), depreciation istreated as an adjustment to reported net income becausedepreciation

a) is an inflow of cash to reserve account for assetreplacement

b) reduces the reported net income and involves an inflow ofcash

c) reduces the reported net inome but does not involve anoutflow of cash

d) usually represents a significant portion of operatingexpense

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1. Which statement is normally prepared first? (Points : 3) Income statement Balance sheet Statement of cash flows Retained earnings statement2. When a business borrows money, it incurs a(n) (Points : 3) tax. liability. cash payment. all of these.3. More than 70% of businesses are organized as what type of business? (Points : 3) Not-for-profit Corporation Partnership Sole proprietorship4. Brennan, Inc. had revenues of $234,000, expenses of $175,000, and dividends of $40,000 during 2009. Which of the following statements is correct? (Points : 3) Net income for 2009 totaled $19,000. Net income for 2009 totaled $59,000. Total retained earnings increased by $59,000 during 2009. Total retained earnings decreased by $40,000 during 2009.5. The statement of cash flows is integrated with the balance sheet because (Points : 3) the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the net income equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus assets and liabilities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet. the cash at the beginning of the period plus or minus the cash flows from operating activities equals the end of period cash reported on the balance sheet.6. The basic financial statements do NOT include the (Points : 3) income statement. tax return balance sheet. statement of cash flows.7. A __________ is an economic event that under generally accepted accounting principles affects an element of the financial statements and must be recorded. (Points : 3) framework control set of rules transaction8. The payment of a liability (Points : 3) decreases assets and stockholders' equity. increases assets and decreases liabilities. decreases assets and increases liabilities. decreases assets and decreases liabilities. 9. Co. received $1,000 from Newbie as rent for the use of a building owned by UNI. How does this transaction affect UNI's accounts if UNI recognizes a liability? (Points : 3) Cash is increased and revenue is increased. Cash is increased and revenue is decreased. Cash is increased and unearned revenue is increased. It is not recorded.10. Depreciation Expense and Accumulated Depreciation are classified, respectively, as (Points : 3) expense and contra asset. asset and contra liability. revenue and asset. contra asset and expense.11. Deferred expenses (prepaid expenses) are items initially recorded as assets but are expected to become __________ over time. (Points : 3) Liabilities Assets stockholders%u2019 equity Expenses12. A&M Co. provided services of $1,000,000 to clients on account. How does this transaction affect A&M%u2019s accounts? (Points : 3) Increase accounts receivable and cash by $1,000,000 each Increase accounts receivable and revenues by $1,000,000 each Increase accounts receivable and unearned revenues by $1,000,000 each No effect at this time13. Multiple-step income statements show: (Points : 3) gross profit but not income from operations. neither gross profit nor income from operations. both gross profit and income from operations. income from operations but not gross profit.14. Since merchandise inventory is normally sold within a year, how is it reported on the balance sheet? (Points : 3) As a revenue As the cost of merchandise sold It does not appear on the Balance Sheet As a current asset15. The credit terms of a sale are normally indicated on a(n) (Points : 3) purchase order. invoice. bill of lading. account receivable.16. Inventory shortage is recorded when (Points : 3) merchandise is returned by a buyer. merchandise purchased from a seller is incomplete or short. merchandise is returned to a seller. there is a difference between a physical count of inventory and inventory records. 17. The bank reconciliation (Points : 3) should be prepared by an employee who records cash transactions. is part of the internal control system. is for information purposes only. is sent to the bank for verification.18. A special cash fund used to make small payments that occur frequently is called a(n) (Points : 3) operating expenses fund. change fund. market fund. petty cash fund.19. The objectives of internal control are to (Points : 3) control the internal organization of the accounting department personnel and equipment. provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, information is processed accurately, and laws and regulations are complied with. prevent fraud and promote the social interest of the company. provide control over %u201Cinternal-use only%u201D reports and employee internal conduct.20. When a firm uses internal auditors, it is adhering to which of the following internal control elements? (Points : 3) Risk assessment Proofs and security measures Monitoring Separating responsibilities for related operations21. What type of account is Allowance for Doubtful Accounts? (Points : 3) Contra asset Asset Revenue Expense22. Merchandise inventory is reported on the balance sheet in the section entitled (Points : 3) current assets. fixed assets. current liabilities. stockholders' equity.23. Receivables are usually a significant portion of (Points : 3) total current liabilities. total liabilities. total current assets. total assets.24. The inventory data for an item for November are: Nov.1 Inventory 25 units at $20 10 Purchased 30 units at $21 30 Purchased 10 units at $22 Sold 35 unitsUsing the first-in, first-out method, what is the cost of the merchandise inventory of 30 units on November 30? (Points : 3) $640 $605 $623 $66025. All amounts paid to get an asset in place and ready for use are referred to as (Points : 3) capital expenditures. revenue expenditures. residual value. cost of an asset.26. Fixed assets are ordinarily presented in the balance sheet (Points : 3) at current market values. at replacement costs. at cost less accumulated depreciation. in a separate section along with intangible assets.27. Goodwill is (Points : 3) amortized similar to other intangibles. only written down if an impairment in value occurs. charged to expense immediately. amortized over 40 years or its economic life, whichever is shorter.28. If a capital expenditure is treated as a revenue expenditure, then (Points : 3) expenses are overstated and owners' equity is understated. expenses are overstated and assets are overstated. expenses are understated and owners' equity is overstated. net income is overstated and owners' equity is understated.29. A bond indenture is (Points : 3) a contract between the corporation issuing the bonds and the underwriters selling the bonds. the amount due at the maturity date of the bonds. a contract between the corporation issuing the bonds and the bondholders. the amount for which the corporation can buy back the bonds prior to the maturity date.30. Gross earnings for a payroll period less payroll deductions are referred to as (Points : 3) overtime pay. bonus pay. gross pay. net pay.31. How is treasury stock shown on the balance sheet? (Points : 3) As an asset As a decrease in stockholders' equity As an increase in stockholders' equity Treasury stock is not shown on the balance sheet.32. Current liabilities are (Points : 3) due but not receivable for more than one year. due but not payable for more than one year. due and receivable within one year. due and payable within one year.33. The total earnings of an employee for a payroll period are referred to as (Points : 3) take-home pay. pay net of taxes. net pay. gross pay.34. Where is interest expense listed on the income statement? (Points : 3) Other expense section Cost of merchandise sold Operating expenses Interest expense is on the balance sheet, not the income statement.35. A corporation has 50,000 shares of $100 par value stock outstanding. If the corporation issues a 4-for-1 stock split, the number of shares outstanding after the split will be (Points : 3) 200,000 shares. 50,000 shares. 250,000 shares. 12,500 shares.

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