Exam 4: Adjustments,financial Statements,and Financial Results

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When it paid its rent in advance,a company recorded Prepaid Rent.As of the end of the accounting year,the prepayment had expired.If no adjustment is made to record this expiration,which of the following will occur?

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Question 241

A company purchases software; it has an estimated useful life of three years.The adjustment to recognize amortization for the use of software would cause which of the following?

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Question 242

A new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)was hired by a company on December 10,2015.The CEO has been promised a significant bonus if 2016 net income is 10% more than 2015 net income.The CEO is considering taking the following actions: A) Overstating the cost of machinery purchased in 2016 B) Prepaying 2016 expenses in 2015 C) Deferring 2016 expenses to 2017 and accruing revenues in 2016 that do not exist D) Recording revenues earned in 2016 as unearned revenues Required: Explain how each of these actions would impact the 2016 net income amount and decide if the action is ethical.

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Question 243

Bearskin Inc.has recorded all the year-end adjustments.Its revenue accounts total $190,000 and its expense accounts total $130,000.The closing entry to close the income statement accounts for the year will debit the various:

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Question 244

A company makes a deferral adjustment that decreased a liability.This must mean that a(n):

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Question 245

Before the closing entries are prepared,the Retained Earnings balance in the adjusted trial balance is equal to the balance of that account:

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When it paid its rent in advance,a company recorded Prepaid Rent.As of the end of the accounting year,the prepayment had expired.If no adjustment is made to record this expiration,which of the following will occur?

A company purchases software; it has an estimated useful life of three years.The adjustment to recognize amortization for the use of software would cause which of the following?

Bearskin Inc.has recorded all the year-end adjustments.Its revenue accounts total $190,000 and its expense accounts total $130,000.The closing entry to close the income statement accounts for the year will debit the various:

A company makes a deferral adjustment that decreased a liability.This must mean that a(n):

Before the closing entries are prepared,the Retained Earnings balance in the adjusted trial balance is equal to the balance of that account:

Business Decisions and Financial Accounting

Reporting Investing and Financing Results on the Balance Sheet

Reporting Operating Results on the Income Statement

Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash

Internal Control and Financial Reporting for Cash and Merchandising Operations

Reporting and Interpreting Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold

Reporting and Interpreting Receivables,bad Debt Expense,and Interest Revenue

Reporting and Interpreting Long-Lived Tangible and Intangible Assets

Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities

Reporting and Interpreting Stockholders Equity

Reporting and Interpreting the Statement of Cash Flows

Measuring and Evaluating Financial Performance

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