ACCT 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Historical Cost, Earnings Management, Retained Earnings

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Cleaning clothes in june but not getting paid until july- report a receivable & rev. Companies have to recognize revenue in the period where the performance obligation is complete. Record revenue when the action is done, not when you receive the cash. Periodicity assumption- accounting divides the economic life of a business into months, quarters, or year. Accrual basis (required by generally accepted accounting principles) Transactions that change a company"s financial statements are recorded in the periods they occur. Let expenses follow the revenues - match the effort (expense) with the result (revenue) Expenses should be reported in the same period that revenue is recognized. Misstates income for both years- does not match expenses with revenue. Every entry contains one income statement account and one balance sheet account. Make adjusting entries for the accounting period- each month if your accounting period is month. Adjusting entries- needed to ensure that revenue recognition and matching principles are followed.

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1. Generally, revenue from sales should be recognized at a pointwhen

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management decides it is appropriate to do so.

the product is available for sale to the ultimate consumer.

the entire amount receivable has been collected from thecustomer and there remains no further warranty liability.

none of these.

2. What is the general approach as to when product costs arerecognized as expenses?

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In the period when the expenses are paid.

In the period when the expenses are incurred.

In the period when the vendor invoice is received.

In the period when the related revenue is recognized.

3. Recognition of expense related to amortization of anintangible asset illustrates which principle of accounting?

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Expense recognition.

Full disclosure.

Revenue recognition.

Historical cost.

4. Which accounting assumption or principle is being violated ifa company is a party to major litigation that it may lose anddecides not to include the information in the financial statementsbecause it may have a negative impact on the company's stockprice?

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Full disclosure.

Going concern.

Historical cost.

Expense recognition.

5. Where is materiality not used in providingfinancial information?

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Applying the revenue recognition principle.

Determining what items to include in the financialstatements.

Applying the going concern assumption.

Determining the level of disclosure.

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1. Undercash-basis accounting, when is revenue recorded? When is itrecorded under accrual-basis accounting?

2. Under accrualaccounting, when is revenue considered earned?

3. If amembership represents an advance payment for services provided,when is it recognized as revenue under the accrual basis, and whatis it called?

4. Why isinsurance expense spread over multiple periods even though thepolicy coverage is paid in advance?

5. At the end ofthe month for Silverâs Gym, what entries need to be made under thecash basis of accounting for wages that have not yet been paid?What entries need to be made under the accrual method?

6. Why is itimportant to match expenses and revenues to reflect the performanceof a business over a particular time period?

7. When mightthe use of cash basis accounting overstate the actual profitsearned by Silverâs gym? When might it understate the actual profitsearned?

8. Which basisof accounting is in accordance with GAAP for large companies?

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1. Which of the following identifies the proper order of theaccounting cycle?

A. Analyze, Journalize, Unadjusted Trial Balance

B. Analyze, Post, Unadjusted Trial Balance

C. Journalize, Post, Adjusted Trial Balance

D. Unadjusted Trial Balance, Adjusted Trial Balance, Close

E. Adjusted Trial Balance, Adjustments, Financial Statements

2. Interim financial statements refer to financial reports:

A. That cover less than one year, usually spanning one, three orsix-month periods

B. That are prepared before any adjustments have beenrecorded

C. That show the assets above the liabilities and theliabilities above the equity

D. Where revenues are reported on the income statement when cashis received and expenses are reported when cash is paid

E. Where the adjustment process is used to assign revenues tothe periods in which they are earned and to match expenses withrevenues

3. The accounting principle that requires revenue to be reportedwhen earned is the:

A. Matching principle

B. Revenue recognition principle

C. Time period principle

D. Accrual reporting principle

E. Going-concern principle

4. Adjusting entries:

A. Affect only income statement accounts

B. Affect only balance sheet accounts

C. Affect both income statement and balance sheet accounts

D. Affect only cash flow statement accounts

E. Affect only equity accounts

5. The system of preparing financial statements based onrecognizing revenues when the cash is received and reportingexpenses when the cash is paid is called:

A. Accrual basis accounting

B. Operating cycle accounting

C. Cash basis accounting

D. Revenue recognition accounting

E. Current basis accounting

6. If throughout an accounting period the fees for legalservices paid in advance by clients are recorded in an accountcalled Unearned Legal Fees, the end-of-period adjusting entry torecord the portion of those fees that has been earned is:

A. Debit Cash and credit Legal Fees Earned

B. Debit Cash and credit Unearned Legal Fees

C. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Legal Fees Earned

D. Debit Legal Fees Earned and credit Unearned Legal Fees

E. Debit Unearned Legal Fees and credit Accounts Receivable

7. A company had no office supplies available at the beginningof the year. During the year, the company purchased $250 worth ofoffice supplies. On December 31, $75 worth of office suppliesremained. How much should the company report as office suppliesexpense for the year? A. $75 B. $125 C. $175 D. $250 E. $325 8. OnJanuary 1 a company purchased a five-year insurance policy for$1,800 with coverage starting immediately. If the purchase wasrecorded in the Prepaid Insurance account and the company recordsadjustments only at year-end, the adjusting entry at the end of thefirst year is:

A. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,800; credit Cash, $1,800

B. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $1,440; credit Insurance Expense,$1,440

C. Debit Prepaid Insurance, $360; credit Insurance Expense,$360

D. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$360

E. Debit Insurance Expense, $360; credit Prepaid Insurance,$1,440

9. Unearned revenue is reported on the financial statementsas:

A. A revenue on the balance sheet

B. A liability on the balance sheet

C. An unearned revenue on the income statement

D. An asset on the balance sheet

E. An operating activity on the statement of cash flows

10. Which of the following assets is not depreciated?

A. Store fixtures

B. Computers

C. Land

D. Buildings

E. Vehicles

11. On April 30, 2011, a three-year insurance policy waspurchased for $18,000 with coverage to begin immediately. What isthe amount of insurance expense that would appear on the company'sincome statement for the year ended December 31, 2011? A. $500 B.$4,000 C. $6,000 D. $14,000 E. $18,000 12. Expenses incurred butunpaid that are recorded during the adjusting process with a debitto an expense and a credit to a liability are:

A. Intangible expenses

B. Prepaid expenses

C. Unearned expenses

D. Net expenses

E. Accrued expenses

13 The difference between the cost of an asset and theaccumulated depreciation for that asset is called

A. Depreciation Expense

B. Unearned Depreciation

C. Prepaid Depreciation

D. Depreciation Value

E. Book Value

14. A company purchased a new truck at a cost of $42,000 on July1, 2011. The truck is estimated to have a useful life of 6 yearsand a salvage value of $3,000. How much depreciation expense willbe recorded for the truck for the year ended December 31, 2011?

A. $3,250

B. $3,500

C. $4,000

D. $6,500

E. $7,000

15. A company's Office Supplies account shows a beginningbalance of $600 and an ending balance of $400. If office suppliesexpense for the year is $3,100, what amount of office supplies waspurchased during the period?

A. $2,700

B. $2,900

C. $3,300

D. $3,500

E. $3,700

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