Deck 1: Introduction to Financial Reporting

Question 1

Accountants face a problem of when to recognize revenue.Which of the following methods of recognizing revenue is not used in practice?

A) point of sale
B) point of order acceptance
C) end of production
D) receipt of cash
E) revenue recognized during production

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The going concern assumption:

A) is applicable to all financial statements
B) primarily involves periodic income measurement
C) allows for the statements to be prepared under generally accepted accounting principles
D) requires that accounting procedures be the same from period to period
E) none of the answers are correct

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The principle that assumes the reader of the financial statements is not interested in the liquidation values is:

A) conservatism
B) matching
C) time period
D) realization
E) none of the answers are correct

Answer 3

E

Question 4

The business being separate and distinct from the owners is an integral part of the:

A) time period assumption
B) going concern assumption
C) business entity assumption
D) realization assumption
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 5

The comment that "items that are not material may be recorded in the financial statements in the most economical and expedient manner possible" is representative of:

A) matching
B) conservatism
C) realization
D) materiality
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 6

The Accounting Principles Board issued Opinions between:

A) 1959-1973
B) 1939-1959
C) 1973-present
D) 1966-1976
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 7

An accounting period that ends when operations are at a low ebb is:

A) a calendar year
B) a fiscal year
C) the natural business year
D) an operating year
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 8

All but one of the following statements indicates a difference between the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and prior approaches.Select the one that is not a difference.

A) The FASB is independent of the AICPA.
B) The size of the board is much smaller.
C) The FASB has broader representation.
D) The FASB is the primary board for the development of generally accepted accounting principles.
E) Members of the FASB serve on a full-time basis.

Question 9

The most significant current source of generally accepted accounting principles is the:

A) New York Stock Exchange
B) Accounting Principles Board
C) Accounting Research Studies
D) AICPA committee on Accounting Procedure
E) Financial Accounting Standards Board

Question 10

The accounting principle that assumes that inflation will not take place or will be immaterial is:

A) monetary unit
B) historical cost
C) realization
D) going concern
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 11

Valuing assets at their liquidation values is not consistent with:

A) conservatism
B) materiality
C) going concern
D) time period
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 12

The organization that has by federal law the responsibility to adopt auditing standards is the:

A) New York Stock Exchange
B) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
C) Accounting Principles Board
D) Financial Accounting Standards Board
E) AICPA Committee on Accounting Procedure

Question 13

Understating assets and revenues is justified based on:

A) realization assumption
B) matching
C) consistency
D) realization
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 14

Valuing inventory at the lower of cost or market is an application of the:

A) time period assumption
B) realization principle
C) going concern principle
D) conservatism principle
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 15

The assumption that deals with when to recognize the costs that are associated with the revenue that is being recognized is:

A) matching
B) going concern
C) consistency
D) materiality
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 16

The assumption that enables us to prepare periodic statements between the time that a business commences operations and the time it goes out of business is:

A) time period
B) business entity
C) historical cost
D) transaction
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 17

Charging off equipment that cost less than $20 would be an example of the application of:

A) going concern
B) cost
C) matching
D) materiality
E) realization

Question 18

The realization principle leads accountants to usually recognize revenue at:

A) the end of production
B) during production
C) the receipt of cash
D) the point of sale
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 19

By law, the setting of accounting standards is the responsibility of the:

A) AICPA Committee on Accounting Procedure
B) New York Stock Exchange
C) Accounting Principles Board
D) Securities and Exchange Commission
E) Financial Accounting Standards Board

Question 20

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued statements between:

A) 1960-1973
B) 1939-1959
C) 1973-present
D) 1966-1976
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 21

Other than December, the most popular month for fiscal year-end is:

A) January
B) March
C) June
D) September
E) October

Question 22

Which of these measurement attributes is not currently used in practice?

A) historical cost
B) relevant cost
C) current market value
D) current cost
E) present value

Question 23

It would always be conservative to value inventory at market.

Question 24

At the end of the fiscal year, an adjusting entry is made that increases salaries payable and increases salaries expense.This entry is an application of which accounting principle?

A) full disclosure
B) materiality
C) matching
D) realization
E) historical cost

Question 25

Many of our present financial statement figures would be misleading if it were not for the going concern assumption.

Question 26

In order to determine the economic success of a grocery store, we should view it as separate from the other resources that are owned by this individual.

Question 27

An entity usually cannot reasonably account for the profits related to inventory until that inventory is sold in the normal course of business.

Question 28

Understating expenses is justified based on:

A) time period assumption
B) conservatism assumption
C) materiality assumption
D) matching assumption
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 29

The most accurate way to account for the success or failure of an entity is to accumulate all transactions from the opening of business until the business eventually liquidates.

Question 30

The following data relate to Rocket Company for the year ended December 31, 2010.Rocket Company uses the cash basis.
Sales on credit
$180,000
Cost of inventory sold on credit
130,000
Collections from customers
170,000
Purchase of inventory on credit
140,000
Payment for purchases
150,000
Selling expenses (accrual basis)
20,000
Payment for selling expenses
25,000
Which of the following amounts represents income for Rocket Company for the year ended December 31, 2010?

A) $30,000
B) $5,000 loss
C) $40,000
D) $45,000
E) $50,000

Question 31

To the extent that money does not remain stable, it loses its usefulness as the standard for measuring financial transactions.

Question 32

The following data relate to Gorr Company for the year ended December 31, 2010.Gorr Company uses the accrual basis.
Sales for cash
$200,000
Sales for credit
220,000
Cost of inventory sold
180,000
Collections from customers
300,000
Purchases of inventory on credit
190,000
Payment for purchases
180,000
Selling expenses (accrual basis)
50,000
Payment for selling expenses
60,000
Which of the following represents income for Gorr Company for the year ended December 31, 2010?

A) $180,000
B) $185,000
C) $190,000
D) $200,000
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 33

The going concern assumption does not influence the classification of assets and liabilities.

Question 34

Which of the following does not relate to The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)?

A) Two members of the board must be CPAs
B) In addition to appointing the five members of the PCAOB, the SEC is responsible for the oversight and enforcement authority over the Board
C) The PCAOB consists of five members appointed by the SEC
D) The PCAOB is to adopt auditing standards
E) The PCAOB is to adopt accounting standards

Question 35

The assumption that allows accountants to accept some inaccuracy, because of incomplete information about the future, in exchange for more timely reporting is:

A) conservatism
B) time period
C) business entity
D) materiality
E) realization

Question 36

Accountants provide for inflation using which of the following accounting principles?

A) going concern
B) time period
C) conservatism
D) materiality
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 37

At the time of originally recording a transaction, historical cost also represents the fair market value.

Question 38

A loss in value of money is called inflation.

Question 39

The following data relate to Swift Company for the year ended December 31, 2010.Swift Company uses the accrual basis.
Sales on credit
$250,000
Cost of inventory sold on credit
170,000
Collections from customers
220,000
Purchase of inventory on credit
150,000
Payment for purchases
140,000
Selling expenses (accrual basis)
40,000
Payment for selling expenses
45,000
Which of the following amounts represents income for Swift Company for the year ended December 31, 2010?

A) $60,000
B) $50,000
C) $40,000
D) $35,000
E) $30,000

Question 40

The following data relate to Falcon Company for the year ended December 31, 2010.Falcon Company uses the cash basis.
Sales for cash
$180,000
Sales for credit
190,000
Cost of inventory sold
210,000
Collections from customers
350,000
Purchases of inventory on credit
200,000
Payment for purchases
220,000
Selling expenses (accrual basis)
60,000
Payment for selling expenses
70,000
Which of the following amounts represents income for Falcon Company for the year ended December 31, 2010?

A) $90,000
B) $80,000
C) $70,000
D) $60,000
E) none of the answers are correct

Question 41

According to the second Financial Accounting Concept, those characteristics of information that make it a desirable commodity can be viewed as a hierarchy of qualities, with understandability and usefulness for decision making of most importance.

Question 42

Some industry practices lead to accounting reports that do not conform to the general theory that underlies accounting.

Question 43

The time period assumption indicates that the entity will remain in business for an indefinite period time.

Question 44

Reasonable inaccuracies of accounting for an entity, short of its complete life span, are accepted.

Question 45

The 1933 and 1934 U.S.federal securities laws virtually gave the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) authority and responsibility for the development of generally accepted accounting principles.

Question 46

Accountants normally recognize revenue when cash is received.

Question 47

Eventually, the Financial Accounting Standards Board intends to evaluate current principles in terms of the concepts established in the Financial Accounting Concepts.

Question 48

The Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts are intended to provide the Financial Accounting Standards Board with a common foundation and the basic underlying reasoning on which to consider the merits of various alternative accounting principles.

Question 49

Using the business entity assumption, the financial statements are prepared separate and distinct from the owners of the entity.

Question 50

Decision usefulness is a pervasive constraint imposed upon financial accounting information.

Question 51

Relevance is a quality requiring that the information be timely and that it also have predictive value or feedback value or both.

Question 52

The accrual basis of accounting recognizes revenue when realized (realization concept) and expenses when incurred (matching concept).

Question 53

The cash basis recognizes revenue when cash is received and expenses when cash is paid.

Question 54

Performance indicators for nonbusiness organizations are usually formal budgets and donor restrictions.

Question 55

Relevance and reliability are two primary qualities that make accounting information useful for decision making.

Question 56

Timeliness is a pervasive constraint imposed upon financial accounting information.

Question 57

All important events that influence the prospects for the entity are recorded and therefore are reflected in the financial statements.

Question 58

Predictive value, feedback value, and timeliness are ingredients needed to ensure that the information is reliable.

Question 59

The SEC has the authority to determine generally accepted accounting principles and to regulate the accounting profession.

Question 60

Financial Accounting Concepts establish generally accepted accounting principles.

Question 61

The accountant records only the events that affect the financial position of the entity and that can be reasonably determined in monetary terms.

Question 62

Accounting standards codification ^TM reorganizes the accounting pronouncements into approximately 90 accounting topics.

Question 63

Accounting Trends & Techniques is a compilation of data obtained by a survey of 600 annual reports to stockholders undertaken for the purpose of analyzing the accounting information disclosed in such reports.

Question 64

For many companies that use December 31 for the year-end, we cannot tell if December 31 was selected because it represents a natural business year or if it was selected to represent a calendar year.

Question 65

Reporting under Sarbanes-Oxley revealed that very few companies had material weaknesses in their controls and processes.

Question 66

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has materiality implications.

Question 67

Private companies are required to report under Sarbanes-Oxley.

Question 68

Web sites are not very useful when performing analysis.

Question 69

For a public company, the SEC requires that a report be filed annually on its internal control systems.

Question 70

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has had an insignificant effect on the relationship between the company and the internal auditor.

Question 71

Many companies are on a 51-52 week fiscal year.

Question 72

Among the many responsibilities of the PCAOB is to adopt accounting standards.

Question 73

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has far-reaching consequences for financial reporting and the CPA profession.

Question 74

Some firms question the costs/benefits of implementing Sarbanes-Oxley.