71 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting 5th Edition by Spiceland Multiple Choice Questions The FASB's conceptual framework's qualitative characteristics of accounting information incl
Trang 171 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting 5th Edition
by Spiceland
Multiple Choice Questions
The FASB's conceptual framework's qualitative characteristics of accounting information include:
1 A Full disclosure
2 B Relevance
3 C Going concern
4 D Historical cost
The International Accounting Standards Board:
1 A Was the predecessor to the IASC
2 B Can overrule the FASB when their policies disagree
3 C Promotes the use of high-quality, understandable global accounting standards
4 D Has its headquarters in Geneva
The full disclosure principle requires a balance between:
1 A Comparability and consistency
2 B Relevance and cost effectiveness
3 C Reliability and neutrality
4 D Timeliness and predictive value
The primary historical reason for the FASB reversing its positions when political pressures occur is:
1 A The cost gathering data was prohibitive
2 B The difficulties in measurement were too great
3 C They have no authority in such situations
4 D The SEC did not support the FASB position
Which of the following is not a provision of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002?
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2 B Auditor rotation
3 C Retention of workpapers
4 D All of these are provisions of the Act
A firm's comprehensive income is always:
1 A The same as its net income
2 B Greater than its net income
3 C Less than its net income
4 D Could be greater than or less than net income
SFAC No.1 focuses on:
1 A Objectives of financial reporting
2 B Qualitative characteristics of accounting information
3 C Recognition and measurement concepts in accounting
4 D Elements of financial statements
Which of the following has the authority to set accounting
standards in the United States?
1 A FASB
2 B IRS
3 C SEC
4 D AICPA
The most recent example of the political process at work in standard setting is the heated debate that occurred on the issue of:
1 A Pension plan accounting
2 B Accounting for posteretirement benefits other than pensions
3 C Accounting for business combinations
4 D Accounting for stock-based compensation
The conceptual framework's recognition and measurement
concepts recognize which of the following as a principle, rather than an assumption?
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2 B Monetary unit
3 C Conservatism
4 D Full disclosure
Financial accounting information should provide information
about:
1 A Resources of an enterprise
2 B Claims to resources
3 C The effects of transactions that cause changes in resources
4 D All of these
Which of the following is not true about net operating cash flow?
1 A It is the difference between cash receipts and cash disbursements from providing goods and services
2 B It is a measure used in accrual accounting and is recognized as the best predictor of future operating cash flows
3 C Over short periods of time, it may not be indicative of long-run cash-generating ability
4 D It is easy to understand and all information required to measure it is factual
Which of the following groups is not among financial
intermediaries?
1 A Mutual fund managers
2 B Financial analysts
3 C CPAs
4 D Credit rating organizations
When a registrant company submits its annual filing to the SEC, it uses:
1 A Form 10-A
2 B Form 10-K
3 C Form 10-Q
4 D Form S-1
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1 A Granting credit
2 B Capital budgeting
3 C Selecting stocks
4 D Mergers and acquisitions
The FASB's conceptual framework's qualitative characteristics of accounting information include:
1 A Historical cost
2 B Realization
3 C Reliability
4 D Full disclosure
Which of the following does not apply to secondary markets?
1 A Transactions are important to the efficient allocation of resources in our economy
2 B New resources are provided when shares of stock are sold by the
corporation to the initial owners
3 C Transactions help to establish market prices for additional shares that may be issued in the future
4 D Many investors might be unwilling to provide resources to corporations if there is no available mechanism for the future sale of their stocks and bonds
to others
The primary professional organization for those accountants
working in industry is the:
1 A AAA
2 B AICPA
3 C IIA
4 D IMA
The FASB issues a Statement of Accounting Standards if
_ FASB members support it
1 A 5 of 9
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3 C 4 of 7
4 D None of these is correct
Pronouncements issued by the Committee on Accounting
Procedures:
1 A Dealt with specific accounting and reporting problems
2 B Were based on exposure drafts and public comment letters
3 C Originated from congressional studies and SEC directives
4 D Were the outcome of research studies and a theoretical framework
CPAs are licensed by:
1 A The AICPA
2 B The SEC
3 C The federal government
4 D State governments
GAAP is an abbreviation for:
1 A Generally authorized accounting procedures
2 B Generally applied accounting procedures
3 C Generally accepted auditing practices
4 D Generally accepted accounting principles
Which of the following is not a provision of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002
(Sarbanes-Oxley)? The Act
1 A Changed the entity responsible for setting auditing standards
2 B Increased corporate executive responsibility for financial statements
3 C Limited nonaudit services that can be performed by auditors for audit clients
4 D Changed the entity responsible for setting accounting standards
The SEC issues accounting standards in the form of:
1 A Accounting Research Bulletins
2 B Financial Reporting Releases
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4 D Financial Technical Bulletins
The most likely important flaw leading to the demise of the APB was the perceived lack of:
1 A Confidence
2 B Competence
3 C Independence
4 D Importance
The conceptual framework's recognition and measurement
concepts recognize which of the following as an assumption, rather than a principle?
1 A Going concern
2 B Historical cost
3 C Full disclosure
4 D Realization
The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of relevance includes:
1 A Timeliness
2 B Verifiability
3 C Representational faithfulness
4 D Neutrality
In a recent annual report, Apple Computer reported the following
in one of its disclosure notes: "Warranty Expense: The Company provides currently for the estimated cost for product warranties at the time the related revenue is recognized." This note exemplifies Apple's use of:
1 A Conservatism
2 B The matching principle
3 C Realization principle
4 D Full disclosure principle
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1 A Predictive value
2 B Neutrality
3 C Feedback value
4 D Timeliness
Which of the following groups is not among the external users for whom financial statements are prepared?
1 A Customers
2 B Suppliers
3 C Employees
4 D All of these are external users of financial statements
Accounting standard setting has been characterized as:
1 A A political process
2 B Using the scientific method
3 C Pure deductive reasoning
4 D Pure inductive reasoning
The FASB's standard-setting process includes, in the correct order:
1 A Exposure draft, research, discussion memorandum, SFAS
2 B Research, exposure draft, discussion memorandum, SFAS
3 C Research, discussion memorandum, exposure draft, SFAS
4 D Discussion memorandum, research, exposure draft, SFAS
The recognition of which of the following expenses exemplifies the application of the matching principle?
1 A President's salary
2 B Research and development
3 C Cost of goods sold
4 D Advertising
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1 A The negative effects on subsequent earnings of amortizing goodwill if firms were required to use the purchase method of accounting for the
combination
2 B The negative effects on subsequent earnings of amortizing goodwill if firms were required to use the pooling method of accounting for the
combination
3 C The unrealistic balance sheet assets that would be created if firms were required to use the purchase method of accounting for the combination
4 D The unrealistic balance sheet assets that would be created if firms were required to use the pooling method of accounting for the combination
Which of the following was the first private sector entity that set accounting standards in the United States?
1 A Accounting Principles Board
2 B Committee on Accounting Procedure
3 C Financial Accounting Standards Board
4 D AICPA
A cause-and-effect relationship is implicit in the:
1 A Realization principle
2 B Historical cost principle
3 C Matching principle
4 D Going concern assumption
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According to the conceptual framework, verifiability implies:
1 A Legal evidence
2 B Logic
3 C Consensus
4 D Legal verdict
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Concepts defines the 10 elements of financial statements?
1 A SFAC 1
2 B SFAC 2
3 C SFAC 5
4 D SFAC 6
Revenue should not be recognized until:
1 A The earnings process is complete and collection is reasonably assured
2 B Contracts have been signed and payment has been received
3 C Work has been performed and customer has been billed
4 D Collection has been made and warrantees have expired
Surefeet Corporation changed its inventory valuation method Which characteristic is jeopardized by this change?
1 A Comparability
2 B Representational faithfulness
3 C Consistency
4 D Feedback value
Independent auditors express an opinion on the:
1 A Fairness of financial statements
2 B Accuracy of financial statements
3 C Soundness of a company's future
4 D Quality of a company's management
Which of the following best demonstrates the full disclosure principle:
1 A The multi-step income statement
2 B The auditors' report
3 C The company's tax return
4 D Disclosure notes to financial statements
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1 A Periodicity assumption
2 B Entity assumption
3 C Going concern assumption
4 D Historical cost assumption
Constraints on qualitative characteristics of accounting
information include:
1 A Timeliness
2 B Going concern
3 C Neutrality
4 D Conservatism
SFAC No.5 focuses on:
1 A Objectives of financial reporting
2 B Qualitative characteristics of accounting information
3 C Recognition and measurement concepts in accounting
4 D Elements of financial statements
Which of the following is not an identified valuation technique in SFAS No 157?
1 A Cost approach
2 B Market approach
3 C Cost-benefit approach
4 D Income approach
Elements of financial statements do not include:
1 A Monetary unit
2 B Investments by owners
3 C Comprehensive income
4 D Losses
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operations to the annual report project Management decided the value of the earlier report was not worth the added commitment of resources The concept demonstrated is:
1 A Timeliness
2 B Materiality
3 C Relevance
4 D Cost effectiveness
Disclosure notes to a company's financial statements:
1 A Are relatively unimportant facts that don't belong in the basic financial statements
2 B Document the source of financial statement facts, like literary footnotes
3 C Are an integral part of a company's financial statements
4 D Are irrelevant facts that are immaterial in amount
Primary qualitative characteristics of accounting information are:
1 A Relevance and comparability
2 B Comparability and consistency
3 C Reliability and relevance
4 D Reliability and consistency
Gains are:
1 A Inflows from selling a product or service to a customer
2 B Increases in equity resulting from transfers of assets to the company from owners
3 C Increases in equity from peripheral transactions of an entity
4 D None of these
One of the elements that many believe distinguishes a profession from other occupations is the acceptance by its members of a responsibility for the interests of those it serves, often articulated in:
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2 B Its code of ethics
3 C Federal laws
4 D State laws
Secondary qualitative characteristics of accounting information include:
1 A Relevance and comparability
2 B Comparability and consistency
3 C Reliability and relevance
4 D Reliability and consistency
Net income equals:
1 A Assets minus liabilities
2 B Revenues minus cost of goods sold
3 C Revenues minus expenses
4 D Cash receipts minus cash payments
Recognizing expected losses immediately, but deferring expected gains, is an example of:
1 A Materiality
2 B Conservatism
3 C Cost effectiveness
4 D Timeliness
Financial reporting objectives do not include providing
information:
1 A About resources, obligations, and changes
2 B To determine market values, assess profit potential, and evaluate
management
3 C To assess the amounts and timing of prospective cash receipts
4 D To make rational investment, credit, and similar decisions
Mega Loan Company has very stringent credit requirements and, accordingly, has negligible losses from uncollectible accounts
Trang 13The company's independent accountants did not protest when, contrary to GAAP, the company recorded bad debt expense only when specific accounts were determined to be uncollectible,
rather than use an allowance for uncollectible accounts The
concept demonstrated is:
1 A Comparability
2 B Representational faithfulness
3 C Cost effectiveness
4 D Materiality
When there is agreement between a measure or description and the phenomenon it purports to represent, information possesses which characteristic?
1 A Verifiability
2 B Predictive value
3 C Representational faithfulness
4 D Timeliness
Land was acquired in 2009 for a future building site at a cost of
$40,000 The assessed valuation for tax purposes is $27,000, a qualified appraiser placed its value at $48,000, and a recent firm offer for the land was for a cash payment of $46,000 The land should be reported in the financial statements at:
1 A $40,000
2 B $27,000
3 C $46,000
4 D $48,000
The main issue in the debate over accounting for employee stock options was:
1 A Which employees should receive options
2 B The amount of compensation expense that a company should recognize
3 C How many options should be granted to key executives
4 D The tax consequences of employee stock options