Chapter 12

The notes to the financial statements should include information about acquired intangible assets, and aggregate amortization expense for how many succeeding years? a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3

b

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

Which of the following intangible assets should be shown as a separate item on the balance sheet? 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. Searching for applications of new research findings. c. Laboratory research aimed at discovery of new knowledge. d. Conceptual formulation and design of possible product or process alternatives.

a

Capitalized costs incurred while developing computer software to be sold should be amortized using the: a. lower of the straight-line method or the percent-of-revenue method. b. higher of the percent-of-revenue method or the percent-of-completion method. c. lower of the percent-of-revenue method or the percent-of-completion method. d. higher of the straight-line method or the percent-of-revenue method.

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 carrying amount of an intangible is a. the fair market value of the asset at a balance sheet date. b. the asset's acquisition cost less the total related amortization recorded to date. c. equal to the balance of the related accumulated amortization account. d. the assessed value of the asset for intangible tax purposes.

b

Which of the following costs incurred with developing computer software for internal use should be capitalized? a. Evaluation of alternatives. b. Coding. c. Training. d. Maintenance.

b

Capitalized costs incurred to develop internal use computer software should be amortized using the: a. percent-of-revenue approach. b. percent-of-completion approach. c. straight-line approach. d. accelerated amortization approach.

c

Intangible assets are reported on the balance sheet a. with an accumulated depreciation account. b. in the property, plant, and equipment section. c. separately from other assets. d. none of the above.

c

Jeff Corporation purchased a limited-life intangible asset for $120,000 on May 1, 2008. It has a useful life of 10 years. What total amount of amortization expense should have been recorded on the intangible asset by December 31, 2010? a. $ -0- b. $24,000 c. $32,000 d. $36,000

c

Mini Corp. acquires a patent from Maxi Co. in exchange for 2,500 shares of Mini Corp.'s $5 par value common stock and $75,000 cash. When the patent was initially issued to Maxi Co., Mini Corp.'s stock was selling at $7.50 per share. When Mini Corp. acquired the patent, its stock was selling for $9 a share. Mini Corp. should record the patent at what amount? a. $87,500 b. $93,750 c. $97,500 d. $75,000

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

Alonzo Co. acquires 3 patents from Shaq Corp. for a total of $360,000. The patents were carried on Shaq's books as follows: Patent AA: $5,000; Patent BB: $2,000; and Patent CC: $3,000. When Alonzo acquired the patents their fair market values were: Patent AA: $20,000; Patent BB: $240,000; and Patent CC: $60,000. At what amount should Alonzo record Patent BB? a. $120,000 b. $240,000 c. $2,000 d. $270,000

d

Contreras Corporation acquired a patent on May 1, 2010. Contreras paid cash of $25,000 to the seller. Legal fees of $900 were paid related to the acquisition. What amount should be debited to the patent account? a. $900 b. $24,100 c. $25,000 d. $25,900

d

How should research and development costs be accounted for, according to a Financial Accounting Standards Board 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

Lynne Corporation acquired a patent on May 1, 2010. Lynne paid cash of $30,000 to the seller. Legal fees of $1,000 were paid related to the acquisition. What amount should be debited to the patent account? a. $1,000 b. $29,000 c. $30,000 d. $31,000

d

The costs of organizing a corporation include legal fees, fees paid to the state of incorporation, fees paid to promoters, and the costs of meetings for organizing the promoters. These costs are said to benefit the corporation for the entity's entire life. 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 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.

d

When developing computer software to be sold, which of the following costs should be capitalized? a. Designing. b. Coding. c. Testing. d. None 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 is considered research and development costs? a. Planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge. b. Translation of research findings or other knowledge into 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. Planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge. b. Translation of research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process. c. Translation of research findings or other knowledge into a significant improvement of an existing product. d. all of the above.

d

Which of the following is often reported as an extraordinary item? a. Amortization expense. b. Impairment losses for intangible assets other than goodwill. c. Impairment losses on goodwill. d. None of the above.

d

Which of the following is often reported as an extraordinary item? a. Amortization expense. b. Impairment losses for intangible assets. c. Research and development costs. d. None 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 should be reported under the "Other Expenses and Losses" section of the income statement? a. Goodwill impairment losses. b. Trade name amortization expense. c. Patent impairment losses d. None of the above.

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