accounting chapter 8
A local Starbucks sells gift cards of $10,000 during the year. By the end of the year, customers have redeemed $8,000 of gift cards. What will be the year-end balance in the Deferred Revenue account?
$2,000
Which of the following statements regarding liabilities is not true?
Liabilities result from future transactions
Current liabilities
May include contingent liabilities
Express Jet borrows $100 million on October 1, 2021, for one year at 6% interest. For what amount does Express Jet report interest payable for the year ended December 31, 2021?
$1.5 million
Express Jet borrows $100 million on October 1, 2021, for one year at 6% interest. For what amount does Express Jet report interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2022
$4.5 million
Pizza Shop sells toaster ovens with a one-year warranty to fix any defects. For the current year, 100 toaster ovens have been sold. By the end of the year 4 ovens have been fixed for an average of $80 each. Management estimates that 5 more of the 100 sold will need to be fixed next year for an estimated $80 each. For how much should Pizza Shop report warranty liability at the end of the current year?
$400
Smith Co. filed suit against Western, Inc., seeking damages for patent infringement. Western's legal counsel believes it is probable that Western will have to pay an estimated amount in the range of $75,000 to $175,000, with all amounts in the range considered equally likely. How should Western report this litigation?
As a liability for $75,000 with disclosure of the range
The acid-test ratio is
Cash, current investments, and accounts receivable divided by current liabilities
Management can estimate the amount of loss that will occur due to litigation against the company. If the likelihood of loss is reasonably possible, a contingent liability should be
Disclosed but not reported as a liability
The city of Summerton has a sales tax rate of 8%. A local convenience store sells merchandise, and the customer pays a total of $38.34. What effect does this transaction have on total liabilities?
Increase of $2.84
Smith Co. filed suit against Western, Inc., seeking damages for patent infringement. Smith's legal counsel believes it is probable that Western will have to pay $125,000, although no final settlement has yet been reached. How should Smith report this litigation?
No asset or gain is reported
Assuming a current ratio of 1.00 and an acid-test ratio of 0.75, how will the purchase of inventory with cash affect each ratio?
No change to the current ratio and decrease the acid-test ratio
The seller collects sales taxes from the customer at the time of sale and reports the sales taxes as
Sales tax payable
Which of the following is not deducted from an employee's salary?
Unemployment taxes
We record interest expense on a note payable in the period in which
We incur interest