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WorksheetsAccounting Finals Review
Total questions: 130
Worksheet time: 11hrs 32mins
Cash in bank includes restricted funds deposited in a bank that can be withdrawn upon demand of the entity .
True
False
Share issuance costs shall be charged to Share Premium from the share issuance.
True
False
At the end of reporting period, the company recognizes expenses that were incurred during the period but were not paid. This is done so that expenses and liabilities are not overstated and profits are not understated.
True
False
Share dividends payable is not a liability but rather presented as addition to share capital in the shareholders' equity section of the statement of financial position.
True
False
Deferred revenue is income already received but not yet earned
True
False
Under the journal entry method, the issuance of share certificate is recorded by a credit to the share capital account.
True
False
Provisions or Estimated Liabilities differ from Other Liabilities because of the uncertainty in the timing of their settlement or the amount needed to settle them.
True
False
Dividends may still be declared by the Board of Directors even if the corporation incurred a net loss for the current year provided there is sufficient balance of retained earnings.
True
False
When the bonds are sold at a premium, the effective rate is greater than the nominal rate.
True
False
The relationship between current liabilities and current assets is important in evaluating a company's ability to pay off its long-term debt.
True
False
Trade payables are classified as current liabilities when they are expected to be settled within the normal operating cycle or one year, whichever is shorter.
True
False
Cash in bank includes restricted funds deposited in a bank that can be withdrawn upon demand of the entity .
True
False
Contingent liabilities are obligations which exist at the end of the reporting period although their amount is not definite.
True
False
Treasury shares are a company’s own shares that have been issued and reacquired.
True
False
Preference share does not usually carry the right to vote.
True
False
Premiums Payable is an example of a determinable current liability.
True
False
A company whose current liabilities exceed its current assets may have a solvency problem.
True
False
If an entity cannot distinguish the research phase of an internal project to create an intangible asset from the development phase, the entity treats the expenditure for that project as if it were incurred in the research phase.
True
False
Goodwill is not recognized in accounting unless it is acquired from another business enterprise
True
False
Depletion expense is reported in the income statement as an operating expense.
True
False
When purchasing delivery equipment, sales taxes and motor vehicle licenses should be charged to Delivery Equipment.
True
False
Recording depreciation each period is an application of the matching principle.
True
False
Natural resources are long-lived productive assets that are extracted in operations and are replaceable only by an act of nature.
True
False
Salvage value is not subtracted from plant asset cost in determining depreciation expense under the declining-balance method of depreciation
True
False
The cost of property, plant and equipment comprises its purchase price, including import duties and non-refundable taxes before deducting trade discounts and rebates.
True
False
Additions and improvements to a plant asset that increase the asset's operating efficiency, productive capacity, or expected useful life are generally expensed in the period incurred.
True
False
Recording depreciation on plant assets affects the balance sheet and the income statement.
True
False
Under the double-declining-balance method, the depreciation rate used each year remains constant.
True
False
A loss on the exchange of plant assets occurs when the fair market value of the old asset is less than its book value.
True
False
The cost of a patent should be amortized over its legal life or useful life, whichever is longer.
True
False
When purchasing land, the costs for clearing, draining, filling, and grading should be charged to a Land Improvements account.
True
False
The balances of the major classes of plant assets and accumulated depreciation by major classes should be disclosed in the notes to financial statements.
True
False
Both merchandising and manufacturing companies normally have multiple inventory accounts.
True
False
Specific identification is used for inventories that are not ordinarily interchangeable and those that are segregated for individually unique items.
True
False
Cash discounts are deducted from the list price to arrive at the invoice price.
True
False
An inventory write-down exists when the cost is greater than its net realizable value.
True
False
In all cases when FIFO is used, the cost of goods sold would be the same whether a perpetual or periodic system is used.
True
False
Weighted average cost and moving average cost always produce the same peso amounts for ending inventory
True
False
Radiant, Inc. sells collectible jewelry on consignment from various manufacturers and should include this consigned inventory on its statement of financial position.
True
False
Goods in transit, shipped FOB shipping point, are included in the seller’s statement of financial position at the time of delivery to the common carrier.
True
False
Investment in debt securities at amortized cost is measured by computing its present value using the effective interest method
True
False
In Investment in Equity Securities measured at fair value through profit or loss, if the fair value at year end is greater than carrying amount, there is unrealized gain to be recognized in the Income Statement.
True
False
The investment in associate shall be initially recognized at cost which is fair value plus transaction costs and is subsequently measured at fair value method.
True
False
The treatment of transaction costs incurred in the acquisition of investment in debt securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive income shall be expensed by the entity upon purchase.
True
False
Financial assets held for trading and are popularly known as trading securities are measured at fair value through profit or loss as required by the standard.
True
False
The Philippine Financial Reporting Standard requires that companies classify financial assets into two measurement categories – amortized cost and fair value
True
False
Investments are debt or equity instruments of another entity mainly held for active income.
True
False
Postdated checks issued by an entity do not qualify cash because postdated checks are not yet presently available for immediate use.
True
False
In cases where there is a conflict between an accounting standard and the Conceptual Framework, the requirement of the Conceptual Framework will prevail over the requirements of the accounting standard.
True
False
Notes to financial statements are considered an integral part of general-purpose reporting.
True
False
The Conceptual Framework forms the foundation of accounting.
True
False
For financial information to be useful, it must be reliable and faithfully represent what it purports to represent.
True
False
Customers' credit balances resulting from overpayments, returns and allowances and advance collections from customers are classified as current assets in the statement of financial position.
True
False
When a company already issued and recorded a check to the payee, but the latter has not presented this check to the bank for deposit or encashment for a relatively long period of time, it is known as a stale check.
True
False
Trade receivables are generally classified as current because of the concept of normal operating cycle.
True
False
The note is issued at a premium when the nominal rate is less than its effective rate.
True
False
The present value is the sum of all future cash flows discounted using the nominal rate at the date of issuance of the note.
True
False
Financial statements are prepared on the assumption that the reporting entity will continue in operation for the foreseeable future of time.
True
False
Bank overdrafts occur only in the checking accounts.
True
False
The qualitative characteristic of "timeliness" ensures that financial information is made available before it loses its ability to influence decisions.
True
False
An asset is a present economic resource owned by the entity as a result of past events.
True
False
Which of the following is true about bank overdraft?
Classified as a current liability
Classified aaa an addition under the shareholders’ equity section
Classified as a current asset
A debit balance in cash in a bank account
In which of the following accounts are post-dated checks received classified?
Payables
Receivables
Cash
Prepaid expense
Which of the following is the primary reason why a company sells it’s receivables to another entity
To limit it’s legal liability
To accelerate access to amounts collected
To comply with customer agreements
To improve the quality of. It’s credit granting process
Accounts receivable shall be reported at
Present value
Fair value less transaction costs
Net realizable value
Fair value
Under GAAP, which bases of accounting is most commonly used in the preparation of financially statements?
Tax basis
Cash basis
Accrual basis
Modified cash basis
What is the basic requirements for cash and cash equivalent?
Set aside for the payment of long-term debt
Unrestricted in use for current operations
Set aside for the purchase of plant, property and equipment
Deposited in a bank
All of the following are classified as cash equivalents, except
Three month time deposit
Redeemable preference shared acquired 75 days before it’s redemption date
Treasury bills acquired 6 months before it’s maturity
Two year treasury bill acquired 60 days before it’s maturity
What is the treatment for the interest paid by the bank to the depositor's account?
A book reconciling items that is deducted from the book balance.
A book reconciling item that is added to the book balance.
A bank reconciling item that is deducted from the book balance.
A bank reconciling item that is added to the book balance.
What is the objective of financial statements
To assess management stewardship.
To provide information about the economic resources of an entity, claims against the entity, and changes in the economic resources and claims.
To assess future cash flows to the entity.
To satisfy the information needs of primary users.
Which of the following statements best describes "comparability" in the context of useful financial information?
Information is verifiable.
Information is measured and reported in a similar manner across points in time.
Information is measured and reported in a similar manner across entities
Information is relevant.
Which form of receivable financing is equivalent to an absolute sale of accounts receivable?
Assignment of accounts receivable
Discounting of notes receivable
Factoring
Pledge of accounts receivable
Which of the following items should not be included in “cash”?
Checks from other parties presently in the cash register.
Coins and currency in the cash register.
Amounts on deposit in the checking account at the bank.
Money market placement.
It refers to the residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all of the liabilities.
Assets
Equity
Expenses
Income
Which of the following correctly describes bank reconciliation?
A bank reconciliation forms part of an entity's financial statements.
A bank reconciliation is a schedule that accounts for the difference between a cash balance shown on the bank statement and the cash balance shown on the general ledger.
A bank reconciliation is a merger of two competitor banks.
A bank reconciliation is a statement sent by the bank to the depositor on a monthly basis.
Which of the following methods of accounting for doubtful accounts is permitted under GAAP?
Both Direct Write off and Allowance method
Allowance method
Neither Direct Write off nor Allowance method
Direct write off method
Net realizable value is
Selling price plus costs to complete and sell
Selling price
Selling price less costs to complete and sell
Acquisition cost plus costs to complete and sell
Unrealized holding gains or losses on financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss are reported in
Equity
Other comprehensive income
Income statement
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Which of the following is not a financial asset?
Inventory
Cash
Receivable
Equity investment
In a period when cause are rising, an inventory equities are stable, the inventory method that would result in the highest ending inventory is:
Specific identification
Weighted average
FIFO
Moving average
Which of the following is a characteristic of a perpetual inventory system?
Inventory purchases are debited to a Purchases account.
Inventory records are not kept for every item.
Cost of goods sold is determined as the amount of purchases less the change in inventory.
The cost of goods sold is recorded with each sale
Investments in associates are normally presented under
Current assets
Plant, property and equipment
Non-current assets
Short-term investments
Inventories are initially measured at
Present value
Amortized cost
Fair value
Cost
Which of the following is not included in the initial measurement of inventories?
Recoverable purchase taxes
Non refundable taxes
Freight, handling, and other directly attributable costs.
Import duties
Under the net method, purchase discount lost is
Charged to interest income
Added to accounts payable
Included as a component of cost of purchases.
Charged as other expense in the Income Statement
It is any contract that evidences residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of the liabilities.
Financial asset measured at fair vlaue
Loan receivable
Debt instrument
Equity instrument
Which of the following is a classification category for financial assets under IFRS 9?
Fair value through profit or loss
Available for sale
Held to maturity
Cost method
Changes in the fair value of an equity instrument classified as Fair Value Through Profit or Loss are recognized
In the other comprehensive income
In profit or loss
Only upon disposal
In retained earnings
Which inventory costing method is not permitted under IFRS?
FIFO
Average Cost
LIFO
Specific Identification
If goods in transit are shipped FOB destination
No one has legal title to the goods until they are delivered.
The seller has legal title to the goods until they are delivered.
The transportation company has legal title to the goods while the goods are in transit.
The buyer has legal title to the goods until they are delivered.
Which of the following costs can be capitalized as part of inventory under IFRS?
Marketing expenses.
Storage costs for finished goods.
Factory rental directly related to production.
Selling and distribution costs.
Research and development costs
are capitalized and then amortized over a period not to exceed 40 years.
are classified as intangible assets
must be expensed when incurred under generally accepted accounting principles.
should be included in the cost of the patent they relate to.
Intangible assets
should be reported as Current Assets on the statement of financial position
should be reported under the heading Property, Plant, and Equipment.
should be reported as a separate classification on the statement of financial position.
are not reported on the balance sheet because they lack physical substance
The cost of successfully defending a patent in an infringement suit should be
added to the cost of the patent.
charged to Legal Expenses.
recognized as a loss in the current period.
deducted from the book value of the patent.
The book value of a plant asset is the difference between the
replacement cost of the asset and its historical cost.
cost of the asset and the amount of depreciation expense for the year.
cost of the asset and the accumulated depreciation to date.
proceeds received from the sale of the asset and its original cost.
In computing depreciation, salvage value is
an estimate of a plant asset's value at the end of its useful life.
the fair market value of a plant asset on the date of acquisition.
subtracted from accumulated depreciation to determine the plant asset's depreciable cost.
ignored in all the depreciation methods.
Expenditures that maintain the operating efficiency and expected productive life of a fixed asset are
expensed when incurred.
debited to the Accumulated Depreciation account.
capitalized as a part of the cost of the asset.
recorded in an asset improvement account.
Identify the item below where the terms are not related.
Copyright - amortization
Equipment - depreciation
Franchise - depreciation
Oil well - depletion
Depreciation is the process of allocating the cost of a plant asset over its service life in
a conservative market-based manner.
an equal and equitable manner.
a systematic and rational manner.
an accelerated and accurate manner.
The cost of land does not include
real estate brokers' commission.
annual property taxes.
accrued property taxes assumed by the purchaser.
title fees.
The most common method of recording depletion for accounting purposes is the
units-of-production method
straight-line method
double declining balance method.
percentage depletion method.
Goodwill can be recorded
only when there is an exchange transaction involving the purchase of an entire business.
when the company acquires a good location for its business.
when customers keep returning because they are satisfied with the company's products.
when the company has exceptional management.
Productive assets that are physically consumed in operations are:
Natural resources
Land
Equipment
Land improvement
A gain or loss on disposal of a plant asset is determined by comparing the
replacement cost of the asset with the asset's original cost.
book value of the asset with the asset's original.
book value of the asset with the proceeds received from its sale.
original cost of the asset with the proceeds received from its sale.
The calculation of depreciation using the double-declining balance method
yields an increasing depreciation expense each period
ignores residual value in determining the amount to which the depreciation rate is applied.
multiplies a declining percentage by a constant carrying amount.
multiplies a constant percentage by the previous year's depreciation expense.
The book value of an asset is equal to the
blue book value relied on by secondary markets.
asset's market value less its historical cost.
asset's cost less accumulated depreciation.
replacement cost of the asset.
Which of the following terms is associated with recognizing a provision?
Probable
Likely
Possible but probable
Remote
Which of the following is a characteristic of a current liability but not a non-current liability?
Transaction or other event creating the liability has already occurred.
Settlement is expected within the normal operating cycle, or within 12 months after the reporting date.
Present obligation that entails settlement by probable future transfer or use of cash, goods, or services.
Unavoidable obligation
Which of the following is an appropriate presentation of treasury shares?
As a deduction at cost from total shareholders’ equity
As a deduction at cost from total liabilities
As a deduction at cost from retained earnings
As an investment in the assets section
What is the relationship between present value and the concept of a liability?
Present values are only used to measure non-current liabilities.
Present values are not used to measure liabilities.
Present values are used to measure certain liabilities.
Present values are used to measure all liabilities
The pre-emptive right of an ordinary shareholder is the right to
exclude preference shareholders from voting rights.
share proportionately in any new issues of stock of the same class.
share proportionately in corporate assets upon liquidation
receive cash dividends before they are distributed to preference shareholders.
Which of the following situations may give rise to unearned revenue?
Selling inventory.
Providing manufacturer warranties
Providing trade credit to customers.
Selling magazine subscriptions.
Which of the following represents the total number of shares that a corporation may issue under the terms of its charter?
issued shares
authorized shares
unissued shares
outstanding shares
In accounting for shareholders' equity, the accountant is primarily concerned with which of the following?
Recording the source of each of the various elements of shareholders' equity.
Making sure that the directors do not declare dividends in excess of retained earnings.
Distinguishing between realized and unrealized revenue.
Determining the total amount of shareholders' equity.
Bonds issued with scheduled maturities at various dates are called
Term bonds
Serial bonds
Convertible bonds
Callable bonds
After initial recognition, bonds payable shall be measured at
fair value through profit or loss.
amortized cost using effective interest method.
either amortized cost using effective interest method or fair value through profit or loss.
either amortized cost using effective interest method or fair value through other comprehensive income.
The accounting for warranty cost is based on the matching principle, which requires that the estimated cost of honoring warranty contracts should be recognized as an expense
at the end of the warranty period.
when the product is brought in for repairs.
only if the repairs are expected to be made within one year.
in the period in which the product was sold
The pre-emptive right enables a shareholder to
sell ordinary shares back to the corporation at the option of the shareholder.
receive cash dividends before other classes of stock without the pre-emptive right.
share proportionately in any new issues of shares of the same class.
receive the same amount of dividends on a percentage basis as the preference shareholders.
The proceeds from the issue of the bonds payable
may be equal, more or less than the face amount depending on market interest rate.
will always be less than the face amount.
will always be more than the face amount.
will always be equal to the face amount.
The cumulative feature of preference shares
requires that preference dividends not paid in any year must be made up in a later year before dividends are distributed to ordinary shareholders.
enables a preference shareholder to accumulate dividends until they equal the par value of the shares and receive the shares in place of the cash dividends.
limits the amount of cumulative dividends to the par value of the preference shares.
means that the shareholder can accumulate preference shares until it is equal to the par value of ordinary shares at which time it can be converted into ordinary shares.
Which of the following methods is commonly used to estimate the useful life of an asset?
Industry standards
Replacement cost method
Market value assessment
Historical cost analysis
What is the primary purpose of a cash flow statement?
To assess the profitability of the company
To report the financial position at a specific date
To show the liquidity position of the company
To provide a summary of revenues and expenses
Which of the following is a key characteristic of a liability?
It is always due within one year.
It can only be settled through the transfer of goods.
It is an obligation that is expected to be settled in cash or other assets.
It represents a future economic benefit.
What is the primary purpose of the statement of cash flows?
To provide information about the financial position of a company.
To summarize the changes in equity for a specific period.
To provide information about cash inflows and outflows during a period.
To show the profitability of a company over a specific period.
Which of the following best describes the matching principle in accounting?
Revenues should be recognized when cash is received.
Expenses should be matched with the revenues they help to generate.
All expenses should be recorded in the period they are paid.
Revenues should be recognized at the end of the accounting period.
Which of the following is a characteristic of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income?
They cannot be sold before maturity.
They are reported in other comprehensive income until realized.
They are always classified as current assets.
Unrealized gains and losses are recognized in profit or loss.
Deferred tax assets arise when taxable income is greater than accounting income due to temporary differences.
False
True
Inventory is always valued at the lower of cost or market value.
False
True
Operating leases are recorded as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet under the new accounting standards.
False
True
When a company issues bonds at a discount, the effective interest rate is lower than the nominal interest rate.
True
False
