ACC. 301 CH. 5
Earnings per share is presented for gross profit, continuing operations, discontinued operations, and net income.
False
Which of the following is considered to be a limitation of income statements?
Income statements depend on accounting methods selected
Which of the following is considered to be a characteristic of the usefulness of income statements
Income statements evaluate past performance
Which of the following is an advantage of the twominusstatement approach to reporting other comprehensive income (OCI)?
Net income retains its emphasis as the primary income measure.
Which of the following items does IFRS require to be disclosed but not necessarily presented on the income statement?
litigation settlements
Which of the following is typically included in the determination of income from continuing operations?
non-operating gains and losses
Companies use ________ income statements when a large number of line items distracts the user from identifying key measures and relationships.
ondensed
On the income statement, ________ is gross profit less all operating expenses.
operating income
Which of the following is a classification of expenses using the nature approach?
postage expense
Which of the following income statement elements is an economic inflow that occurs from primary operations?
revenue
Each of the following is a motivation to engage in earnings management except ________.
seperate other comprehensive income from net income
Which of the following is typically included in the income tax provision?
state and local income tax
Which of the following statements about earnings quality is false?
Earnings quality is enhanced when managers are afforded discretion and judgment in applying accounting standards.
Which of the following is an earnings management technique that involves increasing a current loss to show a future increase in net income?
Big Bath
How is reporting for other comprehensive income (OCI) different between U.S. GAAP and IFRS?
Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS allow either a oneminusstatement approach or a twominusstatement approach while IFRS allow more items to be classified as OCI.
Other comprehensive income is comprised of elements explicitly excluded from net income.
True
Which of the following is false concerning the statement of stockholders' equity?
Other comprehensive income and retirement of repurchased shares close into Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.
Which of the following is not a characteristic that must be considered when determining that a business activity is a component of an entity for purposes of classifying that activity as a discontinued operation?
The activity constitutes a strategic advantage
Earnings per share is presented for continuing operations, discontinued operations, and net income.
True
There is a noncontrolling interest when ________.
a company controls another company but owns less than 100% of that other company
Which of the following is a classification of expenses using the functional approach?
administration expense
Evaluating whether the disposal of a component of an entity constitutes a discontinued operation begins with ________.
assessing whether a strategic shift has occurred
The portion of income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest is ________.
closed to noncontrolling interest in the equity section of the balance sheet
Which of the following is not an account type reported in the statement of stockholders' equity?
comprehensive income and controlling interest
Which of the following is the key performance measure reported on the income statement that is typically presented last in sequence?
earnings per share
Which of the following income statement elements is an economic outflow that occurs from primary operations?
expense
Which of the following items does IFRS require to be presented on the income statement that U.S. GAAP does not require?
finance costs
On May 1, Jonson Industries decided to discontinue its prepackaged business segment. At the end of the year, the company is still holding the business segment for disposal, which is expected early in the following year. On its year-end income statement, Jonson Industries will report as income from discontinued operations the profits generated by the prepackaged business segment ________.
for the entire year, net of taxes
Which of the following is not a subtotal on the multi-step income statement?
income from discontinued operations
Morton Company has the following transactions in the current year. Assuming that all of the transactions are material, which of them will most likely have no effect on current year net income?
increase in the fair value of certain available-for-sale securities held as an investment
The "cookie jar reserves" earnings management technique involves ________.
increasing losses in the current period to allow the firm to show increased net income in the future
Which of the following income statement items is considered to be permanent?
interest expense
Which of the following is not a drawback of the single-step income statement?
it misrepresents net income due to oversiplification
If a company writes down the net assets of a discontinued operation from original carrying value to a remeasurement of fair value in one year, then in the next year the fair value changes ________.
the company will recognize any subsequent loss but limited gains up to the original carrying value before remeasurement
The noncontrolling interest line item on the income statement represents ________.
the portion of the subsidiary owned by others, which is deducted to determine net income
Which of the following transactions is not reported as other comprehensive income by either U.S. GAAP or IFRS?
unrealized gains and losses from trading securities
Which of the following transactions is not reported as other comprehensive income according to U.S. GAAP?
unrealized gains on the upward valuation of property, planet, and equipment