CFAS MCQ: Accounting Principles Quiz
CFAS MCQ: Accounting Principles Quiz
a. In ternal auditing b. External auditing c. 33. What is a possible danger if politics plays too big a role
Private accounting d. Government accounting in developing IFRS?
24. How many CPD credit units are required for a. Financial reporting standards are not truly generally
accreditation to practice the accountancy profession? accepted. b.
Individuals may influence the standards. c.
a. 120 units b. 100 units c. User groups become active. d.
60 units d. 15 units The IASB delegates its authority to elected officials.
25. A CPA shall be permanently exempted from renewal of 34. Accounting standard-setting
CPA license
a. Can be described as a political process which reflects
a. At the age of 65 years b. political actions of various interested user groups as well
When working abroad c. as a product of research and logic. b. Is based solely
When practicing the profession abroad d. on research and empirical findings. c. Is a legalistic
When studying abroad process d. Is democratic in
the sense that a majority of accountants must agree
26. The International Accounting Standards Board was
with a standard before it becomes enforceable.
formed
35. IFRIC Interpretations issued by IASB
a. To enforce IFRS in foreign countries b.
To develop a single set of high quality IFRS c. To a. Are considered authoritative and must be followed.
eatablish accounting standards for multinational entities b. Cover newly identified financial reporting issues not
d. To develop accounting standards for countries that do specifically addressed. c.
not have their own standard-setting bodies Cover issues where unsatisfactory or conflicting
interpretations have developed. d.
27. The International Accounting Standards Board
All of these are true about IFRIC Interpretations.
a. Was the predecessor to the IASC.
36. Financial accounting in concerned with
b. Can overrule the USA GAAP when their policies
disagree. c. a. General purpose reports on financinl position and
Promotes the use of high-quality and understandable financial performance. b.
global accounting standards. d. Has its Special reports for inventory management. c.
headquarters in Geneva Special reports for income tax computation. d.
General purpose reports on changes in share prices.
28. The IASB declared that the merits of proposed
standards are assessed 37. Financial accounting can be broadly defined as the area
of accounting that prepares
a. From a position of neutrality b.
From a position of materiality c. a. General purpose financial statements to be used by
Based on possible impact on behavior d. parties internal to the entity.
Based on arguments of lobbyist b. Financial statements to be used by investors. c.
General purpose financial statements to be used by
29. The standard-setting process includes in the correct
parties both internal and external to the entity.
order
d. Financial statements to be used primarily by
a. Exposure draft, research, discussion paper and management.
accounting standard b.
38. Financial accounting emphasizes reporting to
Research, exposure draft, discussion paper and
accounting standard c. a. Management b. Regulatory bodies c.
Research, discussion paper, exposure draft and Internal auditors d. Creditors and investors
39. Managerial accounting emphasizes d. All of these statements are true about the Conceptual
Framework.
a. Reporting financial information to external users
b. Reporting to the SEC c. 47. Which is not a purpose of the Revised
Expertise in data processing d. ConceptualFramework?
Developing accounting information for use within an
entity a. To assist the IASB to develop IFRS based on consistent
concepts.
40. Which statement is true regarding managerial and
financial accounting? b. To assist preparers to develop consistent accounting
policy when no Standard applies to a particular transaction
a. Managerial accounting is generally more precise. or when Standard allows a choice of accounting policy.
b. Managerial accounting need not follow generally
accepted accounting principles while financial c. To assist all parties to understand and interpret
accounting must follow GAAP. c. theStandards.
Managerial accounting has a future focus. d.
The emphasis on managerial accounting is relevance and d. To assist regulatory agencies in issuing rules
the emphasis on financial accounting is timeliness. andregulations for a particular industry.
41. Generally accepted accounting principles 48. The scope of the Revised Conceptual
Frameworkcomprises how many chapters?
a. Are accounting adaptations based on law. b.
Derive their credibility and authority from legal rulings a. Five b. Six
and court precedents. c. Derive
c. Seven d. Eight
their credibility and authority from a government
regulatory authority. d. Derive their 49. The Conceptual Framework provides the foundation for
credibility and authority from general recognition and Standards that
acceptance by the accountancy profession.
a. Contribute to transparency by enhancing international
42. Which statement best describes GAAP? comparability and quality of financial information.
a. The accounting principles have been formulated in the b. Strengthen accountability of management
public sector. b. The
accounting principles have been developed on the basis c. Contribute to economic efficiency by helping investors to
of such factors as usage and practical necessity. identify opportunities and risks.
c. The accounting principles are the same as laws. d.
The accounting principles do not apply to small and d. All of these are the result of Standards developed based
medium-sized entities. on consistent concepts.
43. Proper application of accounting principles is most 50. What is the authoritative status of the
dependent upon ConceptualFramework?
a. Existence of specific guidelines b. a. The Conceptual Framework has the highest level of
Oversight of regulatory bodies c. authority.
External audit function d.
Professional judgment of the accountant b. In the absence of a standard or an interpretation that
specifically applies to a transaction, the Conceptual
44. Once an accounting standard has been established framework shall be followed.
a. The standard is continually reviewed to see if c. In the absence of a standard or an interpretation that
modification is necessary. b. specifically applies to a transaction, management shall
The standard is not reviewed unless a regulatory consider the applicability of the Conceptual Framework in
authority makes a complaint. developing and applying an accounting policy that results
in information that is relevant and faithfully represented.
c. The task of reviewing the standard is given to the
national accounting organization. d. d. The Conceptual Framework applies only when theIASB
The principle of consistency requires that no revisions develops new standards.
ever be made to the standard.
51. The Conceptual Framework is intended to establish
45. The primary responsibility for properly applying GAAP
lies with a. GAAP in financial reporting.
[Link] provide specific guidelines for resolving situationsnot c. User group such as employees, customers, governments
covered by existing accounting atandards. and their agencies, and the public
[Link] asnist accountants in selecting among alternative d. Existing and potential investors, lenders and other
accounting and reporting methods. creditors
[Link] assist the International Accounting Standards Board in 61. Which group is not among the external users for whom
the standard-eetting process. financial statements are prepared?
a. Is the foundation for the Conceptual Framework 63. These users require information on risk and return
provided by their investment.
b. Includes the qualitative characteristics of useful
information a. Investors b. Employees
d. All of these are correct choices regarding the objective of 64. These users are interested in information about the
financial reporting profitability and stability of the entity in order to assess the
ability of entity to provide remuneration, retirement
57. Which of the following is not a benefit associated with benefits and employment opportunities.
the Conceptual Framework?
a. Customer
a. A Conceptual Framework should increase users'
understanding and confidence in financial reporting. b. The public
b. Pratical problems should be more quickly solvable. c. Governments and their agencies
d. Business entities will need far less assistance 65. These users are interested in information that enables
fromaccountants. them to assess whether their loans, the related interest
thereon, and other amounts owing to them will be paid
58. Which statement is not true concerning the Conceptual when due.
Framework?
a. Lenders and other creditors b. Borrowers
a. The Conceptual Framework should be a basis for
standard setting. c. Trade creditors d. Owners
b. The Conceptual Framework should allow 66. These users are interested in information about the
practicalproblems to be solved more quickly. continuance of an entity, especially when they have a long-
term involvement with or are dependent on the entity.
c. The Conceptual Framework should be based
onfundamental truth derived from the law of nature. a. Customers b. Employees
68. These users need information on trends and recent b. Information about the financial effects of cash receipts
developments where an entity makes a substantial and cash payments is generally considered the best
contribution to the local economy providing employment indicator of ability to generate favorable cash flows.
and using local suppliers.
c. Over the long run, trends in revenue and expenses are
a. The public generally more meaningful than trends in cash receipts and
disbursements.
b. Governments and their agencies
d. All of the choices are correct regarding assessing cash
c. Finance entities flow prospects.
a. That is useful for decision making. b. It provides a better indication of ability to generate cash
flows than cash basis.
b. About assets, liabilities and equity of an entity.
c. It recognizes revenue when cash is received.
c. About financial performance during a period.
d. It is one of the implicit assumptions.
d. That allows owners to assess management performance.
c. National taxing authorities d. Independent CPAs c. Information regarding the accounting policies used
71. The primary objective of financial reporting is to d. Information regarding the results obtained by using a
provide useful information to wide variety of accounting policies
a. Management b. Capital providers 78. The accrual basis of accounting is most useful for
c. Regulatory body d. Government a. Determining the amount of income tax liability.
72. Which is an objective of financial reporting? b. Predicting the short-term financial performance.
a. To provide information that is useful in making investing c. Predicting the long-term financial performance.
and credit decisions.
d. Determining the amount of dividends to be declared.
b. To provide information that is useful to management.
79. The objective of financial reporting is based on
c. To provide information about the potential users.
[Link] need for conservatism
d. To provide information about ways to solve internal and
external conflicts about the entity. b. Reporting on management stewardship
a. To provide information that is useful to management in d. The needs of the users of the information
making decisions.
80. Which statement is not true about financial reporting?
b. To provide information that clearly portrays nonfinancial
transactions. a. Financial reporting shall provide information about
entity resources, claims against those resources and
c. To provide information that is useful to assess the changes in them.
amount, timing, and uncertainty of prospective cash
receipts. b. Financial reporting shall not provide information useful
in evaluating management stewardship.
d. To provide information that excludes claims against the
resources. c. Financial reporting shall provide information useful in
investment, credit and similar decision.
74. An objective of financial reporting is to provide
d. Financial reporting shall provide information useful in
a. Information about the investors in the entity. assessing cash flow prospects.
b. Information about the liquidation value. 81. Which of the following is not an objective of financial
reporting?
c. Information that in useful in assessing cash flow
prospects. a. To provide information about an entity's assets and
claims against those assets
d. Information that will attract new investors.
b. To provide information that is useful in assessing an
75. Assessing cash flow prospects is interpreted to mean entity's sources and uses of cash
c. To provide information that is useful in lending and c. Predictive value, confirmatory value and materiality
investing decisions
d. Predictive value, confirmatory value, timeliness and
d. To provide information about the liquidation value of an materiality
entity
89. What is the quality of information that gives assurance
82. Financial reporting pertains to information about. that it is reasonably free of error and bias?
a. Entity performance and management performance a. Must have predictive and confirmatory value.
b. Management performance but not entity performance b. Must be complete, neutral and reasonably free from
error.
c. Entity performance but not management performance
c. Are understandable, comparable, verifiable and timely.
d. Neither entity performance nor management
performance. d. Must possess all of these.
84. What are the attributes that make the information 92. The financial accounting information is directed toward
provided in the financial statements useful to the readers? the common needs of users and is independent of
presumptions about particular needs and desires of specific
a. Qualitative characteristics of financial information. b. users.
Quantitative characteristics of financial information c.
Elements of financial statements d. a. Relevance b. Verifiability
Objectives of financial reporting
c. Neutrality d. Completeness
85. Qualitative characteristics
93. In the event of conflict between the economic
a. Are considered either fundamental or enhancing. b. substance of a transaction and the legal form, the
Contribute to the decision-usefulness of financial economic substance shall prevail.
reporting information. c.
Distinguish better information from inferior information a. Form over substance
for decision-making purposes. d. All of the
b. Substance over form
choices are correct.
c. Relevance
86. The fundamental qualitative characteristics are
d. Completeness
a. Relevance and faithful representation
94. The enhancing qualitative characteristics of financial
b. Relevance, faithful representation and materiality
information are
c. Relevance and reliablity
a. Comparability and understandability
d. Faithful representation and materiality
b. Verifiability and timeliness
87. Accounting information is considered relevant when it
c. Comparability, understandability and verifiability
a. Can be depended on to represent the economic
d. Comparability, understandability, verifiability and
conditions and event that it is intended to represent.
timeliness
b. Is capable of making a difference in a decision.
95. Financial information exhibits consistency when
c. Is understandable by reasonably informed users of
a. Accounting procedures are adopted which smooth net
accounting information.
income and make results consistent between years.
d. Is verifiable and neutral.
b. Gains and losses are shown separately on the income
88. The ingredients of relevant financial information are statement.
a. Predictive value and confirmatory value c. Accounting entities give similar events the same
accounting treatment each period.
b. Predictive value, confirmatory value and timeliness
d. Expenditures are reported as expenses.
96. When information about two different entities engaged 104. The overriding qualitative characteristic of accounting
in the same industry has been prepared and presented in information is
similar manner, the information exhibits the
enhancingqualitative characteristic of a. Relevance
114. When there is agreement between a measure or 123. Recognizing expected losses immediately but
description and the phenomenon it purports to represent deferring expected gains is an example of
the information possesses which characteristic?
a. Materiality b. Conservatism
a. Verifiability b. Predictive value
c. Cost effectiveness d. Timeliness
c. Faithful representation d. Timeliness
124. Which statement about materiality is true?
115. The qualitative characteristic of faithful
representation includes a. An item must make a difference or it need not be
disclosed.
a. Predictive value b. Neutrality
b. Materiality is a matter of relative size or importance.
c. Corfirmatory value d. Timeliness
c. An item is material if the omission or mistatement would
116. Enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting influence the judgment of a primary user.
information includes all of the following, except
d. All of these statements are true about materiality.
a. Timeliness b. Materiality
125. An item would be considered material when
c. Comparability d. Verifiability
a. The expected benefit exceeds the additional cost.
117. The enhancing quality of understandability means that
information should be understood by b. The impact on earnings is greater than 10%.
a. Those who are experts in the interpretation of c. The standard definition of materiality is met.
118. Enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting 127. Which best describes the cost-benefit constraint?
information include
a. The benefit of the information must be greater than the
a. Relevance and comparaoility cost of providing it.
b. Comparability and timeliness. b. Financial information should be free from cost to users.
121. When an entity has started placing its quarterly 129. The ability through consensus among measurers to
financial statements on its web page, thereby reducing by ensure that information represents what it purports to
ten days the time to get information to investors and represent is an example of the concept of
creditors, the qualitative concept involved is
a. Relevance b. Verifiability
a. Comparability b. Consistency
c. Comparability d. Feedback value
c. Timeliness d. Faithful representation
130. Which of the following accounting concepts states
122. When an entity changed the inventory valuation that an accounting transaction shall be supported by
method, which characteristic is jeopardized by this change? sufficient evidence to allow two or more qualified
individuals to arrive at easentially similar conclusion?
a. Conservatism b. Objectivity c. Reliability
131. Objectivity is assumed to be achieved when a 139. What is the general objective of financial statements?
transaction
a. To provide information about economic resources of an
a. Is recorded in a fixed amount of pesos entity, claims against the entity and changes in the
economic resources and claims.
b. Involves the payment or receipt of cash
b. To assess future cash flows to the entity.
c. Involves an arm's length transaction between two
independent parties c. To assess management stewardship of economic
resources.
d. Allocates revenue and expenses in a rational and
systematic manner d. To satisfy the information needs of users of financial
statements.
132. The principle of objectivity includes the concept of
140. A reporting entity is
a. Summarization b. Classification
a. Necessarily a legal entity.
c. Conservatism d. Verifiability
b. Necessarily an economic entity.
133. Proponents of historical cost maintain that statements
prepared using historical cost are more c. An entity that is required or chooses to prepare financial
statements.
a. Objective.
d. A regulatory government authority.
b. Relevant
141. A reporting entity
c. Indicative of purchasing power
a. Can be a single entity
d. Conservative
b. Can be a portion of a single entity
134. The consistency standard requires that
c. Can comprise more than one entity
a. Expenses should be reported when incurred.
d. All of these can be considered a reporting entity
b. The effect of accounting changes upon income should be
properly disclosed. 142. If the reporting entity comprises both the parent and
its subsidiaries, the financial statements are referred to as
c. Gains and losses should not bo recognized.
a. Consolidated financial statements
d. Accounting procedures should be adopted when the
result is a consistent rate of return. b. Unconsolidated financial statements
135. Which of the following relates to both relevance and c. Combined financial statements
faithful representation?
d. Separate financial statements
a. Comparability b. Feedback value
143. Combined financial statements provide financial
c. Neutrality d. Free from error information about
136. Which of the following situations violates the concept a. The parent and its subsidiaries
of faithful representation?
b. The parent
a. Financial statements were issued nine months late.
c. The subsidiaries
b. Data on segments having the same expected risks are
reported to analysts estimating future profit. d. Two or more entities without a parent-subsidiary
relationship
c. Financial statements included an item of property, plant
and equipment with carrying amount increased to 144. Which best describes the term going concern?
management estimate of market value.
a. When current liabilities exceed current assets
d. Management reports to shareholders regularly refer to
new projects undertaken. b. The ability of the entity to continue in operation for the
foreseeable future
137. What is the underlying concept governing the GAAP
pertaining to recording gain contingencies? c. The potential to contribute to the flow of cash and cash
equivalents to the entity
a. Conservatism b. Relevance
d. The expenses exceed income
c. Consistency d. Reliability
145. Which is an implication of the going concern
[Link] usefulness of providing information in financial assumption?
statements is subject to the constraint of
a. The historical cost principle is credible.
a. Consistency
b. Depreciation and amortization policies are justifiable and
b. Cost-benefit appropriate.
c. The current and noncurrent classification of assets and a. Only to the legal anpecte of businese organizations
liabilities is justifiable and significant.
[Link] to the economic aspects of business organizations
d. All of these are an implication of going soncern.
c. Only to buniness organizations
146. The relatively stable economic, political and social
environment supports d. Whenever accounting is involved
147. Which of the following is not a basic assumption a. Legal entity b. Economic entity
underlying financial accounting?
c. Stable monetary unit d. Time period
a. Economic entity assumption
156. The valuation of a promise to receive cash in the
b. Going concern assumption future at present value is valid because of what accounting
concept?
c. Periodicity assumption
a. Entity b. Time period
d. Historical cost assumption
c. Going concern d. Monetary unit
148. Which basic assumption may not be followed when an
entity in bankruptcy reports financial results? 157. What is the accounting concept that justifies the
usage of accruals and deferrals?
a. Economic entity assumption
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b. Going concern assumption
[Link] [Link] monetary unit
c. Periodicity assumption
158. During the lifetime of an entity accountants produce
d. Monetary unit assumption financial statements at arbitrary points in time in
accordance with what basic accounting concept?
149. The economic entity assumption
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a. Is inapplicable to unincorporated businesses.
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b. Recognizes the legal aspects of business organizations.
159. The elements directly related to the measurement of
c. Requires periodic income measurement. financial position are
d. Is applicable to all forms of business organizations. a. Asset, liability and equity
150. What is being violated if an entity provides financial b. Asset and liablity
reports in connection with a new product introduction?
c. Income and expense
a. Economic entity b. Periodicity
d. Asset, liability, equity, income and expense
c. Monetary unit d. Continuity
160. The elements of financial position describe amounts
151. Which underlying assumption serves as the basis for of resources and claims against resources
preparing financial statements at regular artificial points in
time? a. During a period of time
c. Accounting period d. Stable monetary unit c. During a period of time and at a moment in time
152. Which basic accounting assumption is threatened by d. Neither during a period of time nor at a moment in time
the existence of severe inflation in the economy?
161. The elements directly related to the measurement of
a. Monetary unit assumption financial performance are
d. Statement of financial position 190. It is the removal of all or part of a rocognized asset or
liability from the statement of financial position.
182. Revenue may result from
a. Writeoff b. Derecognition
a. A decrease in an asset from primary operations.
c. Extinguishment d. Retirement
b. An increase in an asset from incidental transactions.
191. Derecognition normally occurs when
c. An increase in a liability from incidental transactions.
a. An item no longer meets the definition of an asset or a
d. A decrease in a liability from primary operations. liability
183. What is the primary distinction between revenue and b. The entity loses control of the asset.
gain?
c. The entity no longer has a present obligation for the
a. The materiality of the amount liability.
b. The likelihood that the transaction will recur d. Under all of these circumstances.
c. The nature of the activity that gives rise to the 192. Generally, revenue is recognized
d. The method of disclosing the transaction b. When cause and effect are associated.
b. Includes adjustment of prior period error. 193. Which of the following is not an accepted basis for
recognition of revenue?
c. Includes gain resulting from the sale of an asset in an
arm's length transaction. a. Passage of time
187. It is the process of capturing for inclusion in the 195. Which of the following practices may not be an
financial statements an item that meets the definition of acceptable deviation from recognizing revenue at the point
the elements of financial statements. of sale?
188. An item is recognized in the financial statements if 196. Which of the following represents the least desirable
choice for the recognition of revenue?
a. It is probable that economic benefits will flow to or from
the entity. a. Recognition of revenue during production
b. It meets the definition of an asset, liability, equity, b. Recognition of revenue when a sale ocurs
income and expense.
c. Recognition of revenue when cash is collected
c. The entity has ownership of such item.
d. Recognition of revenue when production is completed
d. It is probable that economic benefits will flow to or from
the entity and that the cost can be measured reliably. 197. Revenue recognition conventionally refers to
189. Recognition of an element is appropriate when a. The process of identifying transactions to be recorded as
information results in revenue in an accounting period.
200. The term recognized is synonymous with the term d. To adhere to the accounting concept of conservatism
a. Recorded b. Realized 208. Which of the following principles best describes the
conceptual rationale for the method of matching
c. Matched d. Allocated depreciation with revenue?
201. Which statement conforms to the realization concept? a. Associating cause and effect
a. Depreciation was assigned to product unit cost b. Systematic and rational allocation
d. Product unit costs were assigned to cost of goods sold 209. Which of the following should be expensed under the
principle of systematic and rational allocation?
202. Which of the following is not a theoretical basis for
the allocation of expense? a. Salesmen's monthly salaries
b. Allocated to the specific product based on the best c. Systematic and rational allocation
estimate of the product processing time
d. Objectivity
c. Expensed in the period in which the related revenue is
recognized 211. What is an example of cost that cannot be directly
related to particular revenue but incurred to obtain
d. Capitalized and then amortized over a reasonable period benefits that are exhausted in the period when the cost is
incurred?
204. Which of the following is an example of the cause and
effect association principle? a. Sales commissions b. Sales salaries
c. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment a. Not recognizing any expense unless some revenue is
realized.
d. Officers' salaries
b. Associating effort with accomplishment
205. Which of the following is an application of the
systematic and rational allocation principle? c. Recognizing prepaid rent received as revenue
b. Research and development cost 213. Bad debt expense is recognized according to which
expense recognition principle?
c. Warranty cost
a. Direct matching
d. Amortization of intangible asset
b. Immediate recognition
214. What is the general approach as to when product b. Systematic and rational allocation
costs are recognized as expenses?
c. Immediate recognition
a. In the period when the expenses are paid.
d. Partial recognition
b. In the period when the expenses are incurred.
222. Which statement is true about current vslue?
c. In the period when the vendor invoice is received.
a. Fair value of an asset in the price that would be
d. In the period when the related revenue is recognized.
received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction
215. When should an expenditure be recorded as an asset
rather than an expense? between market participants at the measurement
a. Never date.
d. When there is a right that has the potential to produce c. Fulfillment value is the present value of the cash
economic benefit expected to be transferred for the payment of liability.
216. Which accounting principle is being observed when an d. All of these statements are true about current value.
accountant charges to expense a cost that contributed to
revenue during a period? 223. The measurement bases include
217. Which of the following is not an acceptable basis for c. Assessed value
the recognition of expense?
d. Historical cost and current value
a. Systematic and rational allocation
224. Current value includes
b. Direct matching
a. Fair value and present value
c. Immediate recognition
b. Fair value and current cost
d. Cash disbursement
c. Current cost and present value
218. A cause and effect relationship is implicit in the
d. Fair value, present value and current cost
a. Realization principle
225. Which measurement attribute is not currently used in
b. Historical cost principle practice?
219. An example of direct matching of an expense with 226. It is the amount of cash or cash equivalent that would
revenue would be have to be paid if the same or an equivalent asset was
acquired currently.
a. Depreciation expense
a. Historical cost b. Current cost
b. Office salaries expense
c. Realizable value d. Present value
c. Direct labor costs incurred to produce inventory sold
during a period 227. The presentation and disclosure requirement achieves
all of the following, except
d. Advertising expense
a. An effective communication tool
220. Which category of expenses is subject to immediate
recognition in the income statement? b. More relevant and faithfully represented financial
information
a. Utilities expense for the production line of a
manufacturer c. Understandability and comparability of information
b. Repairs and maintenance expense incurred on d. Financial position, financial performance and cashflows
production equipment of a manufacturer
228. It is the sorting of assets, liabilities, equity, income and
c. The salary of the production foreman expenses with similar characteristics.
221. Which principle best describes the rationale for c. Interpretation d. Recognition
matching distribution costs and administrative expenses
with revenue of the current period?
229. All of the following can considered appropriate 237. The major financial statements include all, except
classification, except
a. Statement of financial position
a. Current and noncurrent assets
b. Statement of changes in financial position
b. Current and noncurrent liabilities
c. Statement of comprehensive income
c. Ordinary share capital and preference share capital
d. Statement of changes in equity
d. Offsetting asset and liability
238. The major financial statements include all, except
230. Income and expenses are classified as
a. Statement of financial position
a. Profit or loss and other comprehensive income
b. Income statement
b. Profit loss and retained earnings
c. Statement of cash flows
c. Retained earnings and other comprehensive income
d. Statement of retained earnings
d. Ordinary and extraordinary
239. What is the objective of financial statements?
231. What is the new term to describe the statement of
profit or loss together with the statement showing other a. To provide information about the financial position,
comprehensive income. financial performance and changes in financial position of
an entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making
a. Income statement economic decisions.
232. Financial capital is defined as d. To present financial statements in accordance with all
applicable standards.
a. Net assets in monetary terms.
240. Financial statements must be prepared at least
b. Net assets in terms of physical productive capacity.
a. Annually b. Quarterly
c. Legal capital.
c. Semiannually d. Every two years
d. Share capital issued and outstanding.
241. When entity changed the end of reporting period
233. The physical capital maintenance concept requires the longer or shorter than one year, the entity shall disclose all,
adoption of which measurement basis? except
a. Historical cost b. Current cost a. Period covered by the financial statements
c. Fair value d. Present value b. The reason for using a longer or shorter period
234. Which concept is applied to net income and other c. The fact that amounts presented are not entirely
comprehensive income? comparable
a. Financial capital b. Physical capital d. The fact that similar entities have done so
c. Legal capital d. Borrowed capital 242. When there is much variability, the operating cycle is
measured at
235. Which statement regarding the term profit is true?
a. The mean vnlue b. The median value
a. Profit is any amount over and above that required to
maintain the capital at the beginning of the period. c. Twelve months d. Three years
b. Profit is equal to income minus expenses. 243. The operating cycle of an entity
c. Profit is the equivalent of net income under IFRS. a. Is the time between the acquisition of materials entering
into a process and their realization in cash.
d. All of these statements are true about the term profit.
b. Is the period of time normally elapsed in converting
236. Under the financial capital concept, net income occurs
trade receivables back into cash.
when
c. Is a period of one year.
a. The nominal amount of net assets at year-end increased.
d. Refers to the seasonal variation experienced by entities.
b. The physical productive capital at year-end increased
after excluding any distributions to and contributions from 244. An entity shall classify an asset as current under all of
owners. the following conditions, except
c. The nominal amount of net assets at year-end increased a. The entity expects to realize the asset or intends to sell
after excluding distributions to and contributions from or consume it within the entity's normal operating cycle.
owners.
b. The entity holds the asset for the purpose of trading.
d. The physical productive capital at year-end increased.
c. The entity expects to realize the asset within twelve a. When it is refinanced on a long-term basis before the
months after the reporting period. issue of financial statements
d. The asset is cash or a cash equivalent that is restricted to b. When the entity has no discretion to refinance for at
settle a liability for more than twelve months after the least twelve months.
reporting period.
c. When it is refinanced on a long-term basis after the end
245. An entity shall classify a liability as current when of reporting period.
under all of the following conditions, except
d. When it is refinanced on a long-term basis on or before
a. The entity expects to settle the liability within the the end of reporting period.
entity's normal operating cycle.
251. When an entity breaches under a long-term loan
b. The entity holds the liability primarily for the purpose of agreement on or before the end of the reporting period
trading. with the effect that the liability becomes payable on
demand, the liability is clasaified as
c. The liability is due to be settled within twelve months
after the reporting period. a. Current under all circumstances
d. The entity has an unconditional right to defer settlement b. Noncurrent under all circumstances
of the liability for at least twelve months after the
reporting period. c. Current if the lender has agreed after the reporting
period and before the issuance of the statements not to
246. Which obligations are classified as current even if demand payment as a consequence of the breach.
these are due to be settled after more than twelve months
from the end of the reporting period? d. Noncurrent if the lender agreed after the reporting
period to provide a grace period for at least twelve months
a. Trade payables and accruals for employee and other after the reporting period.
operating cost
252. In presenting a statement of financial position, an
b. Current portion of interest-bearing liabilities entity
247. Current and noncurrent presentation of assets and c. Must choose either the current and noncurrent or the
liabilities provides useful information when the entity liquidity presentation, meaning free choice of presentation.
a. Supplies goods or services within a clearly identifiable d. Must make the current and noncurrent presentation,
operating cycle except when a presentation based on liquidity provides
information that is reliable and more relevant.
b. Is a financial institution
253. Assets to be sold, consumed or realized as part of the
c. Is a public utility normal operating cycle are
c. Manufacturing entity d. Service provider 254. Liabilities that an entity expects to settle within the
normal operating cycle are classified as
249. In the Philippines, the common practice is to present
in the statement of financial position a. Noncurrent liabilities
a. Current assets before noncurrent assets, current b. Current or noncurrent liabilities in accordance with other
liabilities before noncurrent liabilities and equity after criteria
liabilities.
c. Current liabilities
b. Noncurrent assets before current assets, noncurrent
liabilities before current liabilities and equity after d. Equity
liabilities.
255. In which section of the statement of financial position
c. Current assets before noncurrent assets, noncurrent should cash that is restricted for the settlement of a liability
liabilities before current liabilities and equity after due 18 months after the reporting period be presented?
liabilities.
a. Current assets b. Equity
d. Noncurrent assets before current assets, current
liabilities before noncurrent liabilities and equity after c. Noncurrent liabilities d. Noncurrent assets
liabilities.
256. In which section of the statement of financial position
250. A financial liability due within twelve months after the should employment taxes that are due for settlement in 15
reporting period shall be classified as noncurrent months' time be presented?
a. Current liabilities b. Current assets b. The economic resource is a right that has the potential
to product economic benefit
c. Noncurrent liabilities d. Noncurrent assets
c. The asset is controlled by the entity as a result of past
258. Which of the following must be included on the face event
of the statement of financial position?
d. The asset is tangible.
a. Investment property
265. Conceptually, asset valuation accounts are
b. Number of shares authorized
a. Assets
c. Contingent asset
b. Neither assets nor liabilities
d. Shares in an entity owned by that entity
c. Part of shareholders' equity
259. Which of the following is not required to be presented
as minimum information on the face of the statement of d. Liabilities
financial position?
266. Working capital is
a. Investment property
a. The group of assets needed by the entity to operate
b. Investment accounted under the equity method profitably.
260. Which of the following must be included as a line in d. Current assets less current liabilities.
the statement of financial position?
267. As generally used, the term net assets represents
a. Contingent asset
a. Retained earnings
b. Property, plant and equipment analyzed by class
b. Current assets less current liabilities
c. Share capital and reserves analyzed by class
c. Total contributed capital
d. Deferred tax liability
d. Total assets less total liabilities
261. Which statement about the statement of financial
position is not true? 268. Treasury shares should be reported as
d. Statement of cash flows c. Current assets are determined by the seasonal nature.
263. Which is an essential characteristic of an asset? d. Assets are classified as current if reasonably expected to
be realized in cash or consumed during the normal
a. The claims to an asset's benefits are legally enforceable operating cycle.
b. An asset is tangible
a. Inventory back into cash or 12 months, whichever is a. An excess of equity over current assets
shorter.
b. Resources to meet financial commitments when due
b. Receivables back into cash or 12 months, whichever is
longer. c. The residual interest in the assets of the entity after
deduction all of the liabilities
c. Property, plant and equipment back into cash or 12
months, whichever is longer. d. A present obligation arising from past event
d. Inventory back into cash or 12 months, whichever is 278. Which item is not a current liability?
longer.
a. Unearned revenue
272. Which should be classified as current asset?
b. Share dividend payable
a. Trade installment accounts receivable normally
c. The currently maturing portion of long-term debt
collectible in 18 months
d. Trade accounts payable
b. Cash designated for the redemption of callable
279. Noncurrent liabilities include
preference shares
a. Bonds payable
c. Cash surrender value of a life insurance policy
b. Short-term obligation refinanced on a long-term basis at
d. A deposit on machinery ordered, delivery of which will
the end of reporting period
be made within six months
c. Deferred tax liability
273. Which should not be considered as current asset?
d. All of these are noncurrent liabilities
a. Installment notes receivable due over 18 months in
accordance with normal trade practice 280. Which is not within the definition of a liability?
b. Prepaid taxes a. The signing of a three-year employment contract at a
fixed annual salary
c. Trading securities
b. An obligation to provide goods in the future
d. Cash surrender value of life insurance policy
c. A note payable with no specified maturity date
274. Current assets should never include
d. A present obligation that is estimated in amount
a. A receivable not collectible within one year
281. The statement of financial position is useful for
b. Current tax asset
analyzing all of the following, except
c. Goodwill arising in a business combination
a. Liquidity b. Solvency
d. Premium paid on a bond investment
c. Profitability d. Financial flexibility
275. Equity investments held to finance construction of
282. The statement of financial position is useful for all of
additional plant should be classified as
the following, except
a. Current assets
a. To compute rate of return
b. Property, plant, and equipment
b. To analyze cash inflows and outflows for the period
c. Intangible assets
c. To evaluate capital structure
d. Noncurrent investments
d. To assess future cash flows
276. Which of the following is not a noncurrent
283. What is one criticism not normally aimed at a
investment?
statement of financial position?
a. Cash surrender value of life insurance policy
a. Failure to reflect current value information
b. Franchise
b. The extensive use of separate classifications
c. Land held for speculation
c. An extensive use of estimate
d. A sinking fund
d. Failure to include items of financial value that cannot be
276. For a liability to exist recorded objectively
b. The exact amount must be known. a. Omits many items that are of financial value
c. The identity of the party to whom the liability is owed b. Makes very limited use of judgment and estimate
must be known.
c. Uses fair value for most assets and liabilities
d. All of the choices are correct a. Parenthetical comments or modifying comments placed
on the face of the financial statements.
285. Which is a limitation of a statement of financial
position? b. Disclosure notes conveying additional insights about
operations, accounting principles, contractual agreements
a. Many items that are of financial value are omitted. and pending litigation.
b. Judgment and estimate are used c. Supplemental financial statements that report more
detailed information
c. Current fair value is not reported
d. All of these are correct
d. All of these are a limitation of the statement of financial
position 294. The recognition and measurement concepts recognize
which of the following as a principle rather than an
286. The amount of time that is expected to elapse until an assumption?
asset is realized or otherwise converted into cash is
referred to as a. Time period b. Monetary unit
Sheraton Company reported the following information for Utilities - 60% applicable to factory 500,000
the current year.
Beginning Ending
Ending goods in process 1,000,000
Raw materials 300,000 450,000
Depreciation on factory building 320,000
Work in process 400,000 350,000
Beginning raw materials 400,000
Finished goods 500,000 700,000
Direct Labor 1,980,000
300. What is the cost of raw materials used?
Factory supervisor's salary 560,000
a. 3,850,000 b. 4,000,000
Depreciation on headquarters building 210,000
c. 4,150,000 d. 4,750,000
Beginning goods in process 760,000
301. What is the cost of goods manufactured for the
Ending raw materials 340,000 current year?
298. What is the cost of goods manufactured for the 302. What is the cost of goods sold for the current year?
current year?
a. 7,300,000 b. 6,900,000
a. 5,340,000 b. 5,580,000
c. 7,600,000 d. 8,300,000
c. 5,550,000 d. 5,820,000
Problem 9-10(AICPA Adapted)
Problem 9-8(AICPA Adapted)
Thorpe Company reported net income of P7,410,000 for
Kay Company provided the following information for the the current year which included the following amounts:
current year:
Unrealized loan on foreign currency translation (540,000)
Increase in raw materials inventory 150,000
Gain on early retirement of bonds payable
Decrease in goods in process inventory 200,000
2,200,000
Decrease in finished goods inventory 350,000
Adjustment of profit of prior year for error
Raw materials purchased 4,300,000
in depreciation, net of tax effect
Direct labor payroll 2,000,000
(750,000)
Factory overhead 3,000,000
Loss from fire
Freight out 450,000
(1,400,000)
Freight in 250,000
303. What amount should be reported as adjusted net
299. What is the cost of goods sold for the current year? income?
Argentina Company incurred the following costs and Bangladesh Company provided the following information
expenses during the current year: for the current year:
net of income tax-credit 1,000,000 Vane Company provided the following information for the
current year:
Investment income-equity method 3,000,000
Debit Credit
Gain on expropriation 2,000,000
Sales 5,750,000
Income tax expense 5,000,000
Cost of goods sold 2,400,000
Dividends declared 2,500,000
Administrative expenses 700,000
304. What is the incame from continuing operations?
Sales commissions 500,000
a. 9,000,000 b. 8,000,000
Interest revenue 250,000
c. 9,500,000 d. 7,000,000
Freight out 150,000
Problem 9-12(IAA)
Uncollectible accounts expense 150,000
Rosebud Company provided the following information for
the current year: Loss on sale of equipment 100,000
Income tax expense 150,000 307. What amount should be reported as cost of goods
manufactured?
Gain on sale of investment 50,000
a. 2,000,000 b. 2,150,000 c.
Proceeds from sale of land at cost 800,000 2,800,000 d. 2,950,000
Dividends paid 300,000 308. What amount should be reported as income from
Income tax expense 800,000 c. Both profit or loss and other comprehensive income
Casualty loss due to earthquake 50,000 d. Neither profit or loss nor other comprehensive
Salaries expense 600,000 311. It is the total of income less expenses, excluding other
comprehensive income.
Loss on sale of investments 50,000
a. Comprehensive income c. Gain or loss attributable to credit risk of a financial
liability designated at FVPL
b. Profit or loss
d. All of these components of OCI should be reclassified to
c. Accounting income retained earnings
c. Profit or loss [Link] separately profit or loss and the total of other
comprehensive income.
d. Retained profit
319. An entity shall present an analysis of expenses based
313. What is the two-statement approach of presenting on
comprehensive income?
a. The nature of expense
a. A comparative statement of comprehensive income
[Link] function of expense
b. A combined statement of comprehensive income and
retained earnings c. Either the nature of expense or the function of expense
c. A combined income statement and a statement of d. Neither the nature of expense nor the function of
changes in equity expense
d. A separate income statement and a separate statement 320. Separate line items in an analysis of expenses by
of comprehensive income nature include
d. Net earnings for a period of time. 334. Which of the following would appear first in a
statement of retained earnings?
326. Conceptually, net income is a measure of
a. Net income b. Prior period error
a. Wealth b. Change of wealth
c. Cash dividend d. Share dividend
c. Capital maintenance d. Cash flow
335. Income determination is arrived at by
327. Which term cannot be used to describe a line item in
the statement of comprehensive income? a. Measuring the change in owners' equity
328. Items of other comprehensive income should be d. Applying the value added concept
analyzed
336. Net income equals
a. By nature
a. Assets minus liabilities
b. By function
b. Revenue minus cost of goods sold
c. Either by nature or by function
c. Revenue minus expenses
d. Neither by nature nor by function
d. Cash receipts minus cash payments
329. All of the following are components of other
337. Comprehensive income always
comprehensive income, except
a. Is the same as net income.
a. Foreign currency translation adjustment
b. Is greater than net income
b. Unrealized gain and loss on financial asset held for
trading c. Is less than net income.
c. Deferred loss on derivative financial instrument d. Could be greater than or less than net income.
designated as cash flow hedge
338. Gains are
d. Change in revaluation surplus
a. Inflows from selling a product to a customer
330. Comprehensive income includes all of the following,
except b. Increases in equity resulting from transfers of assets to
the entity from owners
a. Revenue and gain
c. Increases in equity from peripheral transactions
b. Expense and loss
d. All of these can be considered gains
c. Preference share dividend
339. Change in equity from nonowner sources is
d. Unrealized gain and loss on derivative contract
a. Comprehensive income b. Revenue
331. Comprehensive income includes all of the following,
except c. Expense d. Gain or loss
332. Corrections of errors in prior period are included in c. To replace net income with a better measure.
333. Which of the following does not appear in a statement b. Treasury share
of retained earnings?
c. Foreign currency tanslation adjustment
d. Unrealized gain on equity instrument measured at fair b. To provide a basis for predicting future performance.
value through other comprehensive income
c. To help assess the risk and uncertainty of achieving
342. Which of the following items would cause net income future cash flows.
to differ from comprehensive income?
[Link] evaluate the past performance of an entity.
a. Unrealized loss on equity investment measured at fair
value through other comprehensive income 349. The income statement would help in which of the
following?
b. Unrealized loss on investment held for trading
a. Assess capital structure
c. Loss on exchange of similar assets
b. Determine financial position
d. Loss on exchange of dissimilar assets
c. Estimate future cash flows
343. Which of the following is not an acceptable option in
presenting other comprehensive income? d. Estimate need for additional financing
b. In a single statement of comprehensive income Lace Company provided the following information during
the current year:
c. In the notes to financial statements
Dividend received 500,000
d. In a statement of changes in equity
Dividend paid 1,000,000
344. When a complete set of financial statements is
presented, comprehensive income and its components Cash received from customers 9,000,000
should
Proceeds from issuing share capital 1,500,000
a. Appear in the statement of retained earnings
Interest received 200,000
b. Be reported net of related income tax effect, in total and
individually. Proceeds from sale of
b. Evaluate solvency Star Company provided the following data for the
preparation of statement of cash flows for the current
c. Estimate amount, timing and uncertainty of future cash year:
flows
Cash balance, beginning 1,500,000
d. Estimate future financial flexibility
Cash paid to purchase inventory 7,800,000
348. Investors and creditors use the income statement for
all of the following, except Cash received from sale of
Cash paid for dividend 2,000,000 On December 31,2020, Kale Company had the following
balances in the accounte maintnined at First Bank:
Cash paid for income taxes 1,350,000
Checking account #101 1,750,000
Cash paid to purchase trading securities 1,000,000
Checking account #201 (108,000)
354. What is the net cash provided by operating activities?
Time deposit 250,000
a. 1,900,000 b. 2,900,000
Money market placement 1,000,000
c. 2,350,000 d. 400,000
90-day treasury bill, due
355. What is the net cash used in financing activites?
February 28,2021 500,000
a. 3,000,000 b. 2,000,000
180-day treasury bill, due
c. 1,800,000 d. 4,200,000
March 15, 2021 800,000
356. What is the cash balance at year-end?
361. The entity classified investments with original
a. 3,400,000 b. 1,600,000 maturities of three months or less as cash equivalents. On
December 31, 2020, what amount should be reported as
c. 1,400,000 d. 2,400,000 cash and cash equivalents?
Problem 10-3(IAA) a. 3,400,000 b. 2,000,000
Fraulein Company had the following cash flows during the c. 2,400,000 d. 3,200,000
current year:
Problem 10-5(IAA)
Cash receipts from issuance
Oakwood Company provided the following data for the
of ordinary shares 4,000,000 year:
Cash receipts from customers 2,000,000 Cash balance, beginning of year 1,300,000
Cash receipts from dividends Cash flow from financing activities 1,000,000
on long-term investments 300,000 Cash flow from operating activities 400,000
Cash receipts from repayment Cash flow from investing activities (1,500,000)
of loan made to another entity 2,200,000 Total shareholders equity,
Cash payments for wages beginning of year 2,000,000
and other operating expenses 1,200,000 362. What is the cash balance at the end of current year?
Cash payments for insurance 100,000 a. 1,200,000 b. 1,600,000
Cash payment for dividends 200,000 c. 1,400,000 d. 1,700,000
Cash payments for taxes 400,000 Problem 10-6(AICPAAdapted)
Cash payment to purchase land 800,000 Alpha Company had the following activities during the
Cash balance-beginning 3,500,000 current year:
357. What is the net cash provided by operating activities? • Acquired 2,000 shares as investment for P2,600,000.
a. 600,000 b. 400,000 • Sold an investment for P3,500,000 when the carrying
c. 300,000 d. 200,000 amount was P3,300,000.
358. What is the net cash provided by investing .activities? • Acquired a P5,000,000, 4-year certificate of deposit from
a bank. During the year, interest of P375,000 was paid to
a. 2,200,000 b. 1,400,000
Alpha.
c. 3,000,000 d. 800,000
• Collected dividends of P120,000 on share investments.
359. What is the net cash provided by financing activities?
363. In the statement of cash flows, what amount should 366. What is the net cash provided by financing activities?
be reported as net cash used in investing activities?
a. 5,000,000 b. 3,500,000
a. 3,725,000 b. 3,805,000
c. 4,500,000 d. 5,500,000
c. 3,980,000 d. 4,100,000
367. What is the net cash used in investing activities?
Problem 10-7(AICPA Adapted)
a. 6,750,000 b. 3,750,000
During the current year, Beta Company had the following
activities related to financial operations: c. 1,750,000 d. 500,000
Payment for the early extinguishment 368. The primary purpose of a statement of cash flows is to
provide relevant information about
of long-term bonds payable
a. Differences between net income and associated cash
with carrying amount of P7,400,000 7,500,000 receipts and disbursements
Payment in the current year of cash b. An entity's ability to generate positive net cash flows
dividend declared in prior year 620,000 c. The cash receipts and cash disbursements of an entity
during a period
Carrying amount of convertible
d. An entity's ability to meet cash operating needs
preference shares converted into
369. Cash receipts from royalties and commissions are
ordinary shares 1,200,000
a. Cash outflows for operating activities
Proceeds from sale of treasury shares
b. Cash inflows from operating activities
with carrying amount at cost P860,000 950,000
c. Cash inflows from investing activities
364. In the statement of cash flows for the current year,
what amount should be reported as net cash used in d. Cash outflows for financing activities
financing activities?
370. Cash flows arising from trading securities are
a. 7,170,000 b. 7,160,000
a. Classified as operating activities
c. 5,970,000 d. 5,350,000
b. Classified as investing activities
Pcoblem 10-8(AICPA Adapted)
c. Classified as financing activities
Faye Company provided the following data for the current
year: d. Not reported in the cash flow statement
Proceeds from eale of equipment 100,000 371. Cash payments to acquire equity investments are
Proceeds from sale of treasury shares 750,000 d. Cash inflows from financing activities
365. What is the net cash provided by financing activities? 372. Cash receipts from issuing shares are
Kollar Company provided the following data for the current d. Cash outflows for financing activities
year:
373. Interest payments to lenders are classified as
Purchase of real estate for cash 5,500,000
a. Operating activities b. Borrowing activities
Cash was borrowed from bank
c. Lending activities d. Financing activities
to purchase real estate 5,500,000
374. Dividend payments to shareholders are classified as
Sale of investment for cash 5,000,000
a. Cash outflows for investing activities
Dividend paid 6,000,000
b. Cash inflows from investing activities
Issuance of ordinary shares for cash 2,500,000
c. Cash inflows from financing activities
Purchase of patent for cash 1,250,000
d. Cash outflows for financing activities
Payment of bank loan 1,500,000
375. Interest received is classifed as cash flow from
Issuance of bonds payable for cash 3,000,000
[Link] activities [Link] activities b. Investments with original maturities of three month or
[Link] activities [Link] activities less.
376. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand and c. Readily convertible to known amount of cash.
the bank balance often fluctuates from positive to
overdrawn shall be classified as d. All of these are features of cash equivalents.
a. Operating activities 384. All can be classified as cash and cash equivalents,
except
b. Investing activities
a. Time deposit due in 60 days
c. Financing activities
b. Treasury bills due for repayment in 90 days
d. Component of cash and cash equivalents
c. Equity investments
377. Cash advances and loans made by a financial
institution are usually classifed as d. Bank overdraft
378. Under IFRS, an entity can report interest paid on bank c. An outflow for lending activities
loan in the statement of cash flows
d. An outflow for investing activities
a. In operating activities
386. Which of the following is not considered as a cash
b. Either in operating activities or financing activities equivalent?
379. Under IFRS, the dividend received from b. A three-year treasury note maturing on January 31 of
shareinvestments can be classified as next year purchased by the entity on October 1 of the
current year
a. Either an operating activity or a financing activity
c. A 90-day Treasury bill
b. Either an operating activity or investing activity
d. A 60-day money market placement
c. Only as an investing activity
387. Noncash investing and financing activities are
d. Only an operating activity
a. Reported only if the direct method is used.
380. Under IFRS, dividend paid can be classified
b. Reported only if the indirect method is used.
a. Either as financing activity or operating activity
c. Disclosed in a note or separate schedule.
b. Either as operating activity or investing activity
d. Not reported.
c. Only as financing activity
PROBLEMS
d. Only as operating activity
Problem 11-1(AICPA Adapted)
381. Which classification of the cash flow arising from the
proceeds from an earthquake disaster settlement would be During 2020, Oren Company decided to change from the
most appropriate? FIFO method of inventory valuation to the weighted
average method.
a. Cash flow from operating activities
FIFO Weighted average
b. Cash flow from investing activities
January 1 7,100,000 7,700,000
c. Cash flow from financing activities
December 31 7,900,000 8,300,000
d. Does not appear in the statement of cash flows
388. ln the statement of retained earnings for 2020, what
382. Cash flows relating to asset held for rental to others amount should be reported as the pretax cumulative effect
are classified as of this accounting change?
a. Operating b. Investing a. 1,000,000 addition b. 1,000,000 deduction
c. Financing d. Either operating or investing c. 600,000 addition d. 600,000 deduction
383. Cash equivalents are Problem 11-2(AICPA .Adapted)
a. Treasury bills and money market funds. Goddard Company had used the FIFO method of inventory
valuation since it began operations in 2017:
The entity decided to change to the weighted average December 31, 2019, the entity used the following original
method for measuring inventory at the beginning of 2020. cost and useful life for the property, plant and equipment:
The following schedule shows yearend inventory balances:
Original cost Useful life
Year FIFO Weighted average
Building 15,000,000 15 years
2017 4,500,000 5,400,000
Machinery 10,500,000 10 years
2018 7,800,000 7,100,000
Furniture 3,500,000 7 years
2019 8,300,000 7,800,000
On January 1,2020, the entity determined that the
389. What pretax amount should be reported in the remaining useful life is 10 years for the building, 7 years for
statement of retained earnings for 2020 as the cumulative the machinery and 5 years for the furniture. The entity
effect of the change in accounting policy? used the straight line method of depreciation with no
residual value.
a. 500,000 decrease b. 300,000 decrease
393. What is the total depreciation for 2020?
c. 500,000 increase d. 300.000 increase
a. 2,650,000 b. 3,700,000
Problem 11-3(IAA)
c. 2,550,000 d. 3,500,000
Blue Company purchased a machine on January 1, 2017 for
P6,000,000. At the date of acquisition, the machine had a Problem 11-7(AICPA Adapted)
life of six years with no residual value. The machine was
depreciated on a straight line basis. On January 1, 2018, Brazilia Company purchased for
On January 1, 2020, the entity determined that the P4,800,000 a machine with a useful life of ten years and a
machine had a useful life of eight years from the date of residual value of P200,000. The machine was depreciated
acquisition with no residual value. by the double declining balance
390. What is the depreciation of the machine for 2020? and the carrying amount of the machine was P3,072,000
on December 31,2019.
a. 750,000 b. 600,000
The entity changed to the straight line method on January
c. 375.000 d. 500,000 1, [Link] residual value did not change.
Problem 11-4(AICPA Adapted) 394. What is the depreciation expense on this machine for
2020?
On January 1, 2017, Flax Company purchased a machine for
P5,280,000 and depreciated it by the straight line method a. 287,200 b. 384,000
using an estimated useful life of eight years with no
residual value. c. 460,000 d. 359,000
a. 270,000 b. 546,000 • Sales of P1,600,000 had been omitted from the financial
statements for the year ended December 31,2019.
c. 466,000 d. 582,500
396. What total amount should be reported as prior period
Problem 11-6 (IFRS) error in the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2020?
Acute Company was incorporated on January 1,2017. In
preparing the financial statements for the year ended a. 3,400,000 b. 1,600,000
c. 1,800,000 d. 1,000,000 d. The change is made by CPAs.
• The provision for uncollectible accounts receivable on d. Current and prospective adjustment
December 31,2019 was P300,000. During 2020, an amount
of P500,000 was written off related to the December 31, 403. A change in accounting policy requires that the
2019 accounts receivable. cumulative effect of the change for prior periods should be
reported as an adjustment to
397. What adjustment is required to restate retained
earnings on January 1, 2020? a. Beginning retained earnings for the earliest period
presented.
a. 280,000 b. 300,000
b. Net income for the period in which the change occurred.
c. 580,000 d. 0
c. Comprehensive income for the earliest period presented.
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when selecting accounting policies? d. Shareholders'equity for the period in which the change
occurred.
a. Apply a standard from IFRS if it specifically relates to the
transaction. 404. Which of the following is accounted for as a change in
accounting policy?
b. Apply the requirements in IFRS dealing with similar and
related issue. a. A change in the estimated useful life of property, plant
and equipment
c. Consider the applicability of the definitions, recognition
criteria and measurement concepts in the Conceptual b. A change from cash basis to accrual basis of accounting
Framework.
c. A change from expensing immaterial expenditures to
d. Consider the most recent pronouncements of other deferring and amortizing them when material
standard setting bodies.
d. A change in inventory valuation from FIFO to average
399. In the absence of an accounting standard that applies method
specifically to a transaction, what is the most authoritative
405. Which is a change in accounting policy?
source in developing and applying an accounting policy?
a. The initial adoption of an accounting policy to carry asset
a. The requirement and guidance in the standard or
at revalued amount.
interpretation dealing with similar and related issue
b. The change from cost model to revaluation model is
[Link] definition, recognition criteria and measurement of
measuring property, plant and equipment.
asset, liability, income and expense in the Conceptual
Framework c. A change in the measurement basis.
c. Most recent pronouncement of other standard-setting d. All of these are considered change in accounting policy.
body
406. Which of the following should be treated as change in
d. Accounting literature and accepted industry practice accounting policy?
400. A change in accounting policy shall be made when a. A change is made in the method of calculating the
provision for uncollectible accounts receivable.
I. Required by law.
b. A change from cost model to fair value model in
II. Required by an accounting standard.
measuring investment property.
III. The change will result in more relevant or reliable
c. An entity engaging in construction contract for the first
information about the financial position, financial
time needs on accounting policy to deal with this.
performance and cash flows of the entity.
d. All of these qualify as change in accounting policy.
a. I and lll only b. II and III only
407. When it is difficult to distinguish between a change in
c. I and II only d. I,II and I
accounting estimate and a change in accounting policy, the
401. Why is an entity permitted to change an accounting change is treated as
policy?
a. Change in accounting estimate with appropriate
a. The change would allow the entity to present a more disclosure
favorable profit picture.
b. Change in accounting policy
b. The change would result in the financial statements
c. Correction of an error
providing more reliable and relevant information about
financial position, financial performance and cash flows. d. Change in accounting estimate with no appropriate
disclosure
c. The change is made by the internal auditor.
408. How should the effect of a change in accounting 415. Prior period errors
estimate be accounted for?
a. Do not include mistake in the application of policy
a. By restating amounts reported in financial statements of
prior periods b. Do not affect presentation of financial statements
b. By reporting proforma amounts for prior periods c. Do not require further disclosure
409. Which is characteristic of a change in accounting a. From FIFO inventory valuation to the average method.
estimate?
b. In the service life of property, plant and equipment.
a. It usually need not be disclosed
c. From cash basis to accrual baais of accounting.
b. It does not effect the financial statements of prior period
d. In the tax assessment related to a prior period.
c. It should be reported through the restatement of the
financial statements 417. A change from cash basis to accrual basis should be
reported
d. It makes necessary the reporting of proforma amounts
a. Retroactively as correction of an error
410. Which of the following is the proper time period to
record the effect of a change in accounting estimate? b. Retroactively as change in accounting policy
a. A change in accounting estimate is a normal recurring b. An accounting change that should be reported by
correction or adjustment. restating the financial statements of all prior periods
presented.
b. The retrospective treatment is not allowed.
c. A correction of an error.
c. Retrospective treatment of a change in accounting
estimate is required by IFRS. d. Not an accounting change.
d. IFRS is silent on the issue. 418. A change in the residual value of an asset arising
because additional information has been obtained is
412. Which is required for a change from sum of years'
digits to straight line depreciation? a. An accounting change that should be reported in the
period of change and future periods if the change affects
a. Reported in the statement of retained earnings both.
d. As a separate disclosure after income from continuing a. Loss of plant as a result of fire
operations in the period of change and future periods if the
change affects both. b. Change in the market price of investment
421. When an entity changed the expected service life of c. Loss on inventory resulting from flood loss
an asset because additional information has been
obtained, which of the following should be reported? d. Loss on a lawsuit the outcome of which was deemed
uncertain at year-end
a. Cumulative effect of change in accounting policy
427. Events that occur after the current year-end but
b. Proforma effect of retroactive application before the financial statements are issued and affect the
realizability of accounts receivable should be
c. Prior period error
a. Discussed in the management annual report.
d. An accounting change that should be reported in the
period of change and future periods if the change affects b. Disclosed in the notes to financial statements.
both.
c. Used to record an adjustment to bad debt expense.
422. Events after the reporting period are favorable or
unfavorable events that occur between d. An adjustment directly to retained earnings.
a. The end of the reporting period and the date of the next 428. Nonadjusting events include all, except
annual financial statements.
a. A major business combination after reporting period
b. The end of the reporting period and the date of the next
b. Announcing a plan to discontinue an operation
interim or annual financial statements.
c. Expropriation of major asset after reporting period
c. The end of the reporting period and the date when the
financial statements are authorized for issue. d. Destruction of a major production plant by a fire before
the end of the reporting period
d. The end of reporting period and the date of the next
interim statements. 429. Nonadjusting events include all, except
423. Adjusting events are those that a. The entity announced the discontinuation of an
operation.
a. Provide evidence of conditions that existed at the end of
the reporting period. b. The entity entered into an agreement to purchase the
leased building.
b. Are indicative of conditions that arose after the end of
the reporting period. c. Distruction of a major production plant by fire.
c. Are indicative of conditions that arose after the approval d. A mistake in the calculation of allowance for
of the financial statements by shareholders. uncollectible accounts receivable.
d. Provide for conditions that existed after the date the 430. Which event after the end of reporting period would
financial statements were issued. generally require disclosure?
424. When after the end of reporting period an event a. Retirement of key management personnel
occurs that is indicative of conditions that arose after the
end of reporting period b. Settlement of litigation when the event that gave rise to
the litigation occurred in a prior period
a. The entity shall disclose the nature and effect of the
event in the financial statements. c. Strike of employees
b. The entity shall adjust the related amount in the d. Issue of a large amount of ordinary shares
financial statements.
431. At the end of the current reporting period, an entity
c. The entity shall disclose the nature and effect of the carried a receivable from a major customer who declared
event and adjust the related amount. bankruptcy after the end of reporting period and before
the issuance of financial statements. What should be
d. The entity shall disclose the nature but not the effect of reported at the current year-end?
the event.
a. Disclore the fact that the customer hns declared
425. Financial statements are authorized for issue bankruptcy.
a. When the board of directors reviews and authorizes the b. Make a provision for the event after reporting period in
financial statements for issue. the financial statements.
b. When the shareholders approve the financial statements c. Ignore the event and wait for the outcome of the
at their annual meeting. bankruptcy.
d. Reverse the sale pertaining to the receivable in the d. Two venturers simply because they share joint control
comparative statement for the prior period. over a joint venture
432. An entity decided to build and operate an amusement 437. A related party transaction is a transfer
park next year. The entity applied for a letter of guarantee
which was issued before the issuance of the financial a. Between related parties when a price is charged.
statements of the current year. What is the
adjustmentbrequired st the current year end? b. Between related parties, regardless of whether a price is
charged.
a. Book e long term payable for the amount of guarantee
c. Between unrelated parties when a price is charged.
b. Disclose the guarantee as a contingent liability
d. Between unrelated parties, regardless of whether a price
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433. An entity built a new factory building during the a. Providers of finance in the course of their normal
current year. Subsequent to the current year-end and dealings with an entity by virtue only of those dealings.
before issuance of financial statements, the building was
destroyed by fire and the claim against the insurance entity b. Government agencies
proved futile because the cause of the fire was negligence
c. Single customer with whom an entity transacts a
on the part of the caretaker of the building. What should
significant volume of business merely by virtue of the
be reported at the current year-end?
resulting economic dependence.
a. Write off the carrying amount of the building
d. All of these are unrelated parties
b. Make a provision for one-half of the carrying amount of
439. Close family members of an individual include all,
the building
except
c. Make a provision for three-fourths of the carrying
a. The individual's spouse and children
amount of the building
b. Children of the individual's spouse
d. Disclose the nonadjusting event in the notes to financial
statements c. Dependents of the individual or individual's spouse
434. An entity deals extensively with foreign currency d. Brothers and sisters of the individual
transaction. Subsequent to the end of reporting period and
before the date of authorization of the issuance of the 440. The minimum dis closures about related party
financial statements, there were abnormal fluctuations in transactions include all of the following, except
foreign currency rate. What should be reported at the
current year-end? a. The amount of the transaction
a. Adjust the foreign exchange year-end balances to reflect b. Amount of outstanding balance
the abnormal adverse fluctuations
c. Allowance for doubtful accounts related to the
b. Adjust the foreign exchange year-end balances to reflect outstanding balance
all abnormal fluctuations and not just adverse movements
d. Nature of the relationship
c. Disclose the post-reporting period event
441. Which is not included in key management personnel
d. Ignore the post reporting period event compensation?
c. Key management personnel and close family members of 443. Which of the following is not a required minimum
such key management personnel disclosure about related party transaction?
a. The amount of related party transaction