intermediate accounting ifrs, chapter 12, conceptual multiple choice

A loss on impairment of an intangible asset is the difference between the asset's a. carrying amount and the expected future net cash flows. b. carrying amount and its recoverable amount. c. recoverable amount and the expected future net cash flows. d. book value and its fair value.

b

All of the following are true regarding recovery of impairments for intangible assets except: a. After a recovery of impairment has been recognized, the carrying value of the asset reported on the statement of financial position will be the higher of the fair value less cost to sell or the value-in-use. b. No recovery of impairment is allowed for Goodwill. c. A recovery of impairment will be reported in the "Other income and expense" section of the income statement. d. The amount of the recovery is limited to the carrying value of the asset that would have been reported had no impairment occurred.

a

One factor that is not considered in determining the useful life of an intangible asset is a. salvage value. b. provisions for renewal or extension. c. legal life. d. expected actions of competitors.

a

Operating losses incurred during the start-up years of a new business should be a. accounted for and reported like the operating losses of any other business. b. written off directly against retained earnings. c. capitalized as a deferred charge and amortized over five years. d. capitalized as an intangible asset and amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years.

a

The intangible asset goodwill may be a. capitalized only when purchased. b. capitalized either when purchased or created internally. c. capitalized only when created internally. d. written off directly to retained earnings.

a

When a patent is amortized, the credit is usually made to a. the Patent account. b. an Accumulated Amortization account. c. an Accumulated Depreciation account. d. an expense account.

a

Which characteristic is not possessed by intangible assets? a. Physical existence. b. Identifiable. c. Result in future benefits. d. Expensed over current and/or future years.

a

Which of the following costs incurred internally to create an intangible asset is generally expensed? a. Research phase costs. b. Filing costs. c. Legal costs. d. All of the above.

a

Which of the following intangible assets should be shown as a separate item on the statement of financial position? a. Goodwill b. Franchise c. Patent d. Trademark

a

Which of the following research and development related costs should be capitalized and depreciated over current and future periods? a. Research and development general laboratory building which can be put to alternative uses in the future b. Inventory used for a specific research project c. Administrative salaries allocated to research and development d. Research findings purchased from another company to aid a particular research project currently in process

a

Which of the following would not be considered an R & D activity? a. Adaptation of an existing capability to a particular requirement or customer's need. b. Application of research findings or other knowledge to a plan for a new product or process. c. Laboratory research aimed at discovery of new knowledge. d. Conceptual formulation and design of possible product or process alternatives.

a

Goodwill may be recorded when: a. it is identified within a company. b. one company acquires another in a business combination. c. the fair value of a company's assets exceeds their cost. d. a company has exceptional customer relations.

b

If a company constructs a laboratory building to be used as a research and development facility, the cost of the laboratory building is matched against earnings as a. research and development expense in the period(s) of construction. b. depreciation deducted as part of research and development costs. c. depreciation or immediate write-off depending on company policy. d. an expense at such time as productive research and development has been obtained from the facility.

b

Research and development costs a. are intangible assets. b. may result in the development of a patent. c. are easily identified with specific projects. d. all of the above.

b

The reason goodwill is sometimes referred to as a master valuation account is because a. it represents the purchase price of a business that is about to be sold. b. it is the difference between the fair value of the net identifiable assets as compared with the purchase price of the acquired business. c. the value of a business is computed without consideration of goodwill and then goodwill is added to arrive at a master valuation. d. it is the only account in the financial statements that is based on value, all other accounts are recorded at an amount other than their value.

b

Under current accounting practice, intangible assets are classified as a. amortizable or unamortizable. b. limited-life or indefinite-life. c. specifically identifiable or goodwill-type. d. legally restricted or goodwill-type.

b

Which intangible assets are amortized? Limited-Life Indefinite-Life a. Yes Yes b. Yes No c. No Yes d. No No

b

Which of the following costs would be capitalized? a. Acquisition cost of equipment to be used on current research project only. b. Engineering costs incurred to advance the product to the full production stage. c. Cost of research to determine whether a market for the product exists. d. Salaries of research staff.

b

Which of the following does not describe intangible assets? a. They lack physical existence. b. They are monetary assets. c. They provide long-term benefits. d. They are classified as long-term assets.

b

Which of the following is not an intangible asset? a. Trade name b. Research and development costs c. Franchise d. Copyrights

b

Which of the following methods of amortization is normally used for intangible assets? a. Sum-of-the-years'-digits b. Straight-line c. Units of production d. Double-declining-balance

b

Which of the following should not be reported under the "Other income and expense" section of the income statement? a. Goodwill impairment losses. b. Trade name amortization expense. c. Recovery of impairment losses d. All of the above.

b

Broadway Corporation was granted a patent on a product on January 1, 2000. To protect its patent, the corporation purchased on January 1, 2011 a patent on a competing product which was originally issued on January 10, 2007. Because of its unique plant, Broadway Corporation does not feel the competing patent can be used in producing a product. The cost of the competing patent should be a. amortized over a maximum period of 20 years. b. amortized over a maximum period of 16 years. c. amortized over a maximum period of 9 years. d. expensed in 2011.

c

Companies should evaluate indefinite life intangible assets at least annually for: a. recoverability. b. amortization. c. impairment. d. estimated useful life.

c

Costs incurred internally to create intangibles are a. capitalized. b. capitalized if they have an indefinite life. c. expensed as incurred. d. expensed only if they have a limited life.

c

In a business combination, the excess of the cost of the purchase over the fair value of the identifiable net assets purchased is: a. other assets. b. indirect costs. c. goodwill. d. a bargain purchase.

c

Intangible assets are reported on the statement of financial position a. with an accumulated depreciation account. b. in the property, plant, and equipment section. c. as a separate item. d. none of the above.

c

The total amount of patent cost amortized to date is usually a. shown in a separate Accumulated Patent Amortization account which is shown contra to the Patent account. b. shown in the current income statement. c. reflected as credits in the Patent account. d. reflected as a contra property, plant and equipment item.

c

When a company develops a trademark the costs directly related to securing it should generally be capitalized. Which of the following costs associated with a trademark would not be allowed to be capitalized? a. Attorney fees. b. Consulting fees. c. Research and development fees. d. Design costs.

c

Which of the following characteristics do intangible assets possess? a. Physical existence. b. Claim to a specific amount of cash in the future. c. Long-lived. d. Held for resale.

c

Which of the following costs should be excluded from research and development expense? a. Modification of the design of a product b. Acquisition of R & D equipment for use on a current project only c. Cost of marketing research for a new product d. Engineering activity required to advance the design of a product to the manufacturing stage

c

Which of the following intangible assets could not be sold by a business to raise needed cash for a capital project? a. Patent. b. Copyright. c. Goodwill. d. Trade name.

c

Which of the following intangible assets should not be amortized? a. Copyrights b. Customer lists c. Perpetual franchises d. All of these intangible assets should be amortized.

c

Which of the following is not a criteria which must be met before development costs can be capitalized? a. The company has sufficient financial resources to complete the project. b. The company intends to complete the project and either use or sell the intangible asset. c. The company can reliably identify the research costs incurred to bring the project to economic feasibility. d. The project has achieved technical feasibility.

c

A patent should be amortized over a. twenty years. b. its useful life. c. its useful life or twenty years, whichever is longer. d. its useful life or twenty years, whichever is shorter.

d

Copyrights should be amortized over a. their legal life. b. the life of the creator plus fifty years. c. twenty years. d. their useful life or legal life, whichever is shorter.

d

Factors considered in determining an intangible asset's useful life include all of the following except a. the expected use of the asset. b. any legal or contractual provisions that may limit the useful life. c. any provisions for renewal or extension of the asset's legal life. d. the amortization method used.

d

How should research and development costs be accounted for, according to an IASB Statement? a. Must be capitalized when incurred and then amortized over their estimated useful lives. b. Must be expensed in the period incurred. c. May be either capitalized or expensed when incurred, depending upon the materiality of the amounts involved. d. Must be expensed in the period incurred unless it can be clearly demonstrated that the expenditure will have alternative future uses or unless contractually reimbursable.

d

Limited-life intangibles are reported at their a. replacement cost. b. carrying amount unless impaired. c. acquisition cost. d. liquidation value.

d

Purchased goodwill should a. be written off as soon as possible against retained earnings. b. be written off as soon as possible as an other expense item. c. be written off by systematic charges as a regular operating expense over the period benefited. d. not be amortized.

d

Recovery of impairment is recognized for all the following except a. Patent held for sale. b. Patent held for use. c. Trademark. d. Goodwill.

d

Start-up costs include organizational costs, such as legal and state fees incurred to organize a new business entity. These costs should be a. capitalized and never amortized. b. capitalized and amortized over 40 years. c. capitalized and amortized over 5 years. d. expensed as incurred.

d

The cost of an intangible asset includes all of the following except a. purchase price. b. legal fees. c. other incidental expenses. d. all of these are included.

d

The cost of purchasing patent rights for a product that might otherwise have seriously competed with one of the purchaser's patented products should be a. charged off in the current period. b. amortized over the legal life of the purchased patent. c. added to factory overhead and allocated to production of the purchaser's product. d. amortized over the remaining estimated life of the original patent covering the product whose market would have been impaired by competition from the newly patented product.

d

The major problem of accounting for intangibles is determining a. fair value. b. separability. c. salvage value. d. useful life.

d

When a new company is acquired, which of these intangible assets, unrecorded on the acquired company's books, might be recorded in addition to goodwill? a. A trade name. b. A patent. c. A customer list. d. All of the above.

d

Which of the following costs should be capitalized in the year incurred? a. Research and development costs. b. Costs to internally generate goodwill. c. Organizational costs. d. Costs to successfully defend a patent.

d

Which of the following costs would be capitalized? a. Acquisition cost of equipment to be used on current and future research projects. b. Engineering costs incurred to advance the project to the full production stage. c. Cost incurred to file for patent. d. Cost of testing prototype before economic feasibility has been demonstration.

d

Which of the following is considered research and development costs? a. Planned investigation undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding. b. Application of research findings or other knowledge to a plan or design for a new product or process. c. Neither a nor b. d. Both a and b.

d

Which of the following is considered research and development costs? a. Laboratory research aimed at discovery of new knowledge. b. Application of research findings or other knowledge to a plan or design for a new product or process. c. Conceptual formulation and design of possible product or process alternatives. d. all of the above.

d

Which of the following principles best describes the current method of accounting for research and development costs? a. Associating cause and effect b. Systematic and rational allocation c. Income tax minimization d. Immediate recognition as an expense

d

Which of the following would be considered research and development? a. Routine efforts to refine an existing product. b. Periodic alterations to existing production lines. c. Marketing research to promote a new product. d. Construction of prototypes.

d

Wriglee, Inc. went to court this year and successfully defended its patent from infringement by a competitor. The cost of this defense should be charged to a. patents and amortized over the legal life of the patent. b. legal fees and amortized over 5 years or less. c. expenses of the period. d. patents and amortized over the remaining useful life of the patent.

d