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MGAB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Current Asset, Intangible Asset, Historical Cost

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MGAB01H3 Full Course Notes

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Called going-concern because business is expected to continue into foreseeable future. violation leads to assets and liabilities to be values on balance sheet as if liquidated. E. g. trade computer and cash for car, the cost of car = cash + market value of computer. Elements of the classified statement of financial position. Consolidated statement of financial position- includes classified elements of company combined with other companies under its control. e. g. haagen-dazs of nestle"s. Two amounts from two different years are shown so that investors can compare value of classified elements from year to year in order to analyze the changes to understand the change in financial position. (exhibit 2. 2) Exhibit 2. 2 explained: amounts rounded to the nearest million swiss francs. fiscal year ends on dec 31st. Typical assets of company: current assets (short-term) a. Assets divided into 2 subgroups: current and non-current.

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Related Questions

Listed below are several terms and phrases associated with basic assumptions, broad accounting principles, and constraints. Pair each item from List A with the item from List B that is most appropriately associated with it.

List A =

1. Expense recognition

2. Periodictiy

3. Historical cost principle

4. Materiality

5. Revenue recognition

6. Going concern assumption

7. Monetary unit assumption

8. Economic entity assumption

9. Full-disclosure principle

List B =

1. A common denominator is the dollar

2. All information that could affect decisions should be reported

3. Concerns the relative size of an item and its effect on decisions

4. Criteria usually satisfied for products at point of sale

5. Record expenses in the preiod the related revenue is recognized

6. The enterprise is separate from its owners and other entities.

7. The entity will continue indefinitely

8. The life of an enterprise can be divided into artificial time periods.

9. Thje original transaction value upon acquistion.

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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

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.