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Which of the following is true about accounts payable? 1. Accounts payable should not be reported at their present value. 2. When accounts payable are recorded at the net amount, a Purchase Discounts account will be used. 3. When accounts payable are recorded at the gross amount, a Purchase Discounts Lost account will be used. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. Both 2 and 3 are true.

a

An electronics store is running a promotion where for every video game purchased, the customer receives a coupon upon checkout to purchase a second game at a 50% discount. The coupons expire in one year. The store normally recognized a gross profit margin of 40% of the selling price on video games. How would the store account for a purchase using the discount coupon? a. The reduction in sales price attributed to the coupon is recognized as premium expense. b. The difference between the cost of the video game and the cash received is recognized as premium expense. c. Premium expense is not recognized. d. The difference between the cost of the video game and the selling price prior to the coupon is recognized as premium expense.

b

Dean Company becomes aware of a lawsuit after the date of the financial statements, but before they are issued. A loss and related liability should be reported in the financial statements if the amount can be reasonably estimated, an unfavorable outcome is highly probable, and a. the Dean Company admits guilt. b. the court will decide the case within one year. c. the damages appear to be material. d. the cause for action occurred during the accounting period covered by the financial statements.

d

A contingent liability a. definitely exists as a liability but its amount and due date are indeterminable. b. is accrued even though not reasonably estimated. c. is not disclosed in the financial statements. d. is the result of a loss contingency.

d

Among the short-term obligations of Lance Company as of December 31, the balance sheet date, are notes payable totaling $250,000 with the Madison National Bank. These are 90-day notes, renewable for another 90-day period. These notes should be classified on the balance sheet of Lance Company as a. current liabilities. b. deferred charges. c. long-term liabilities. d. intermediate debt.

a

What is the relationship between present value and the concept of a liability? a. Present values are used to measure certain liabilities. b. Present values are not used to measure liabilities. c. Present values are used to measure all liabilities. d. Present values are only used to measure long-term liabilities.

a

Of the following items, the only one which should not be classified as a current liability is a. current maturities of long-term debt. b. sales taxes payable. c. short-term obligations expected to be refinanced. d. unearned revenues.

c

What is a discount as it relates to zero-interest-bearing notes payable? a. The discount represents the lender's costs to underwrite the note. b. The discount represents the credit quality of the borrower. c. The discount represents the cost of borrowing. d. The discount represents the allowance for uncollectible amounts.

c

Which of the following is a current liability? a. Preferred dividends in arrears b. A dividend payable in the form of additional shares of stock c. A cash dividend payable to preferred stockholders d. All of these

c

Which of the following items is a current liability? a. Bonds (for which there is an adequate sinking fund properly classified as a long-term investment) due in three months. b. Bonds due in three years. c. Bonds (for which there is an adequate appropriation of retained earnings) due in eleven months. d. Bonds to be refunded when due in eight months, there being no doubt about the marketability of the refunding issue.

c

Which of the following taxes does not represent a common payroll deduction? a. Federal income taxes. b. FICA taxes. c. State unemployment taxes. d. State income taxes.

c

An account which would be classified as a current liability is a. dividends payable in the company's stock. b. accounts payable—debit balances. c. losses expected to be incurred within the next twelve months in excess of the company's insurance coverage. d. none of these.

d

The amount of the liability for compensated absences should be based on 1. the current rates of pay in effect when employees earn the right to compensated absences. 2. the future rates of pay expected to be paid when employees use compensated time. 3. the present value of the amount expected to be paid in future periods. a. 1. b. 2. c. 3. d. Either 1 or 2 is acceptable.

d

Use of the accrual method in accounting for product warranty costs a. is required for federal income tax purposes. b. is frequently justified on the basis of expediency when warranty costs are immaterial. c. finds the expense account being charged when the seller performs in compliance with the warranty. d. represents accepted practice and should be used whenever the warranty is an integral and inseparable part of the sale.

d

Where is debt callable by the creditor reported on the debtor's financial statements? a. Long-term liability. b. Current liability if the creditor intends to call the debt within the year, otherwise a long-term liability. c. Current liability if it is probable that creditor will call the debt within the year, otherwise a long-term liability. d. Current liability.

d

Which of the following is a condition for accruing a liability for the cost of compensation for future absences? a. The obligation relates to the rights that vest or accumulate. b. Payment of the compensation is probable. c. The obligation is attributable to employee services already performed. d. All of these are conditions for the accrual.

d

Which of the following is a current liability? a. A long-term debt maturing currently, which is to be paid with cash in a sinking fund b. A long-term debt maturing currently, which is to be retired with proceeds from a new debt issue c. A long-term debt maturing currently, which is to be converted into common stock d. None of these

d

Which of the following is not a condition necessary to exclude a short-term obligation from current liabilities? a. Intend to refinance the obligation on a long-term basis. b. Obligation must be due with one year. c. Demonstrate the ability to complete the refinancing. d. Subsequently refinance the obligation on a long-term basis.

d

Which of the following should not be included in the current liabilities section of the balance sheet? a. Trade notes payable b. Short-term zero-interest-bearing notes payable c. The discount on short-term notes payable d. All of these are included

d

What is the relationship between current liabilities and a company's operating cycle? a. Liquidation of current liabilities is reasonably expected within the company's operating cycle (or one year if less). b. Current liabilities are the result of operating transactions. c. Current liabilities can't exceed the amount incurred in one operating cycle. d. There is no relationship between the two.

a

Which of the following is a characteristic of the expense warranty approach, but not the sales warranty approach? a. Estimated liability under warranties. b. Warranty expense. c. Unearned warranty revenue. d. Warranty revenue.

a

Which of the following is not a correct statement about sales taxes? a. Sales taxes are an expense of the seller. b. Many companies record sales taxes in the sales account. c. If sales taxes are included in the sales account, the first step to find the amount of sales taxes is to divide sales by 1 plus the sales tax rate. d. All of these are true.

a

Espinosa Co. has a loss contingency to accrue. The loss amount can only be reasonably estimated within a range of outcomes. No single amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. The amount of loss accrual should be a. zero. b. the minimum of the range. c. the mean of the range. d. the maximum of the range.

b

Assume that a manufacturing corporation has (1) good quality control, (2) a one-year operating cycle, (3) a relatively stable pattern of annual sales, and (4) a continuing policy of guaranteeing new products against defects for three years that has resulted in material but rather stable warranty repair and replacement costs. Any liability for the warranty a. should be reported as long-term. b. should be reported as current. c. should be reported as part current and part long-term. d. need not be disclosed.

c


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