Understand Stockholders’ Equity: Classes of Capital Stock, be able to prepare the Stockholders’ EquityProperty, Plants, and Equipment / PPE (Capital Assets; ²ixed Assets). Understand journal entries for PPE and accumulated deprecia±on.
Answers to the 30 multiple choice questions | 2 points each, 30 questions, for 60 point total | ||||||||||
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1 | < please record | 1) | Which of the following represents the largest number of common shares? | ||||||||
2 | answer here | a. | Treasury shares | ||||||||
3 | b. | Issued shares | |||||||||
4 | c. | Outstanding shares | |||||||||
5 | d. | Authorized shares | |||||||||
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7 | 2) | Which of the following characteristics is considered to be an advantage of the corporate form of organization? | |||||||||
8 | a. | very low regulation | |||||||||
9 | b. | limited liability | |||||||||
10 | c. | The absence of a perpetual existence | |||||||||
11 | < please record | d. | personal liability | ||||||||
12 | answer here | ||||||||||
13 | 3) | The following data is available for Blaine Corporation at December 31, 2013: | |||||||||
14 | Common stock, par $10 (authorized 25,000 shares) | $200,000 | |||||||||
15 | Treasury Stock (at cost $15 per share) | 900 | |||||||||
16 | Based on the data, how many shares of common stock are outstanding? | ||||||||||
17 | a. | 25,000 | |||||||||
18 | b. | 20,000 | |||||||||
19 | c. | 24,940 | |||||||||
20 | d. | 19,940 | |||||||||
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22 | < please record | 4) | Treasury stock is | ||||||||
23 | answer here | a. | stock issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. | ||||||||
24 | b. | stock purchased by a corporation and held as an investment in its treasury. | |||||||||
25 | c. | corporate stock issued by the treasurer of a company. | |||||||||
26 | d. | a corporation’s own stock which has been reacquired but not retired. | |||||||||
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28 | 5) | Treasury stock should be reported in the financial statements of a corporation as a(n) | |||||||||
29 | < please record | a. | investment. | ||||||||
30 | answer here | b. | liability. | ||||||||
c. | deduction from total paid-in capital. | ||||||||||
d. | deduction from total paid-in capital and retained earnings. | ||||||||||
6) | Bonds payable should be disclosed on the balance sheet. | ||||||||||
a. | At their face value minus any unamortized premiums. | ||||||||||
b. | At their face value plus any unamortized premiums. | ||||||||||
c. | At their maturity value. | ||||||||||
d. | At their face value. | ||||||||||
7) | When the contract interest rate for a bond exceeds the effective interest rate of the bond, then: | ||||||||||
a. | The price of the bond will be equal to the future cash flow associated with the bond. | ||||||||||
b. | The bond will be issued at a premium. | ||||||||||
c. | The bond will be issued at a discout. | ||||||||||
d. | The face value of the bond will fluctuate over its life. | ||||||||||
8) | The date on which a cash dividend becomes a binding legal obligation is on the | ||||||||||
a. | declaration date. | ||||||||||
b. | date of record. | ||||||||||
c. | payment date. | ||||||||||
d. | last day of the fiscal year-end. | ||||||||||
9) | Which of the following categories/methods would be used to account for an investment, where the intent of the investment was primarily for short-term profits? | ||||||||||
a. | Trading securities | ||||||||||
b. | Available-for-sale securities | ||||||||||
c. | Equity method | ||||||||||
d. | Held to maturity securities | ||||||||||
10) | Which of the following is not a significant date with respect to dividends? | ||||||||||
a. | The declaration date | ||||||||||
b. | The incorporation date | ||||||||||
c. | The record date | ||||||||||
d. | The payment date | ||||||||||
11) | Dividends Payable is classified as a | ||||||||||
a. | long-term liability. | ||||||||||
b. | contra stockholders’ equity account to Retained Earnings. | ||||||||||
c. | current liability. | ||||||||||
d. | stockholders’ equity account. | ||||||||||
12) | The trading securities owned by a company are: | ||||||||||
a. | reported on the balance sheet as a contra-equity account. | ||||||||||
b. | reported on the balance sheet as a current asset. | ||||||||||
c. | reported on the balance sheet as a reduction of liabilities. | ||||||||||
d. | reported on the balance sheet as a noncurrent asset. | ||||||||||
13) | Which of the following are also called trade receivables? | ||||||||||
a. | Accounts receivable | ||||||||||
b. | Other receivables | ||||||||||
c. | Advances to employees | ||||||||||
d. | Income taxes refundable | ||||||||||
14) | Which of the following is not reported under additional paid-in capital? | ||||||||||
(a) | Paid-in capital in excess of par value. | ||||||||||
(b) | Treasury Stock | ||||||||||
(c) | Paid-in capital in excess of stated value. | ||||||||||
(d) | Paid-in capital from treasury stock. | ||||||||||
15) | Depreciation is a process of: | ||||||||||
(a) | valuation. | ||||||||||
(b) | cost allocation. | ||||||||||
(c) | cash accumulation. | ||||||||||
(d) | appraisal. | ||||||||||
16) | All of the following factors in computing depreciation are estimates except | ||||||||||
a. | cost. | ||||||||||
b. | residual value. | ||||||||||
c. | salvage value. | ||||||||||
d. | useful life. | ||||||||||
17) | The maturity value of a $60,000, 10%, 60-day note receivable dated July 3 is | ||||||||||
a. | $60,000 | ||||||||||
b. | $61,000 | ||||||||||
c. | $66,000 | ||||||||||
d. | $70,000 | ||||||||||
18) | The book value of an asset is equal to the | ||||||||||
a. | asset’s fair value less its historical cost. | ||||||||||
b. | blue book value relied on by secondary markets. | ||||||||||
c. | replacement cost of the asset. | ||||||||||
d. | asset’s cost less accumulated depreciation. | ||||||||||
19) | In computing depreciation, salvage value is | ||||||||||
a. | the fair value of a plant asset on the date of acquisition. | ||||||||||
b. | subtracted from accumulated depreciation to determine the plant asset’s depreciable cost. | ||||||||||
c. | an estimate of a plant asset’s value at the end of its useful life. | ||||||||||
d. | ignored in all the depreciation methods. | ||||||||||
20) | The best managed companies will have | ||||||||||
a. | no uncollectible accounts. | ||||||||||
b. | a very strict credit policy. | ||||||||||
c. | a very lenient credit policy. | ||||||||||
d. | some accounts that will prove to be uncollectible. | ||||||||||
21) | The units-of-activity method is generally not suitable for | ||||||||||
a. | airplanes. | ||||||||||
b. | buildings. | ||||||||||
c. | delivery equipment. | ||||||||||
d. | factory machinery. | ||||||||||
22) | Bad Debts Expense is considered | ||||||||||
a. | an avoidable cost in doing business on a credit basis. | ||||||||||
b. | an internal control weakness. | ||||||||||
c. | a necessary risk of doing business on a credit basis. | ||||||||||
d. | avoidable unless there is a recession. | ||||||||||
23) | A gain or loss on disposal of a plant asset is determined by comparing the | ||||||||||
a. | replacement cost of the asset with the asset’s original cost. | ||||||||||
b. | book value of the asset with the asset’s original cost. | ||||||||||
c. | original cost of the asset with the proceeds received from its sale. | ||||||||||
d. | book value of the asset with the proceeds received from its sale. | ||||||||||
24) | Receivables might be sold to | ||||||||||
a. lengthen the cash-to-cash operating cycle. | |||||||||||
b take advantage of deep discounts on the cash realizable value of receivables. | |||||||||||
c. generate cash quickly. | |||||||||||
d. finance companies at an amount greater than cash realizable value. | |||||||||||
25) | An asset which costs $29,800 and has accumulated depreciation of $8,000 is sold for $21,600. What amount of gain of loss will be recognized when the asset is sold? | ||||||||||
a. | A gain of $200. | ||||||||||
b. | A loss of $200. | ||||||||||
c. | A loss of $8,200. | ||||||||||
d. | A gain of $8,200. | ||||||||||
26) | On a balance sheet, natural resources may be described more specifically as all of the following except | ||||||||||
a. | land improvements. | ||||||||||
b. | mineral deposits. | ||||||||||
c. | oil reserves. | ||||||||||
d. | timberlands. | ||||||||||
27) | Depletion is | ||||||||||
a. | a decrease in market value of natural resources. | ||||||||||
b. | the amount of spoilage that occurs when natural resources are extracted. | ||||||||||
c. | the allocation of the cost of natural resources to expense. | ||||||||||
d. | the method used to record unsuccessful patents | ||||||||||
28) | An item is considered material if | ||||||||||
a. | it doesn’t costs a lot of money. | ||||||||||
b. | it is of a tangible good intended for re-sale. | ||||||||||
c. | it is likely to influence the decision of an investor or creditor. | ||||||||||
d. | the cost of reporting the item is greater than its benefits. | ||||||||||
29) | Identify the item below where the terms are not related. | ||||||||||
a. | Equipment-depreciation | ||||||||||
b. | Franchise-depreciation | ||||||||||
c. | Copyright-amortization | ||||||||||
d. | Oil well-depletion | ||||||||||
30) | From an internal control standpoint, the asset most susceptible to improper diversion and use is | ||||||||||
a. | prepaid insurance. | ||||||||||
b. | cash. | ||||||||||
c. | Equipment | ||||||||||
d. | Investments |