Exam 2: Accrual Accounting and Income Determination

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding revenue and expense accounts?

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Recent changes in _______ accounting standards require companies to group items within OCI based on __________

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Revenue is earned when the seller substantially completes performance required by an agreement.

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Revenue increases owners' equity and expenses decrease owners' equity.

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The statement,"linkage between these costs and individual sales is difficult to establish," refers to

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Financial reporting assists statement users in forecasting future cash flows by providing an income statement format that segregates components of net income.

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Under IFRS if a company opts to present separately a net income statement and a statement of comprehensive income,the net income statement must immediately follow the statement of comprehensive income.

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Changes in accounting principle and changes in accounting estimate are reported under the prospective approach.

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The best measure of a firm's sustainable income is

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To get revenue and expense account balances to zero requires a/an

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Firms that use early debt retirement on a recurring basis as part of their ongoing risk management practices will report the associated gains and losses as part of income from continuing operations with separate line-item disclosure.

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In its accrual-basis income statement for the year ended December 31,2014,Ralph Company reported revenue of $2,565,000.Additional information was as follows: Accounts receivable 12/31/13 \ 418,500 Uncollectible accounts written off during 2014 17,200 Accounts receivable 12/31/14 391,700 Required: Under the cash basis of net income determination,how much should Ralph report as revenue for 2014?

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Costs expensed with the passage of time are called period costs.

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Entering the DR or CR amount in the appropriate left or right side of the affected T-account is called

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If a material event is either unusual in nature or an infrequent occurrence it is classified on the income statement as a special or unusual item in continuing operations.

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As a general rule,IFRS allows more opportunities for managers to change balance sheet valuations of certain assets even when management has no intention to sell these assets.

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The change in equity of an entity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources is known as

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On November 15,2014,Jones Co.sold a segment of its business for $2,750,000.The net book value of the segment at the time of its disposal was $2,900,000.Jones had pretax operating income of $1,750,000 for 2014 which included $360,000 earned by the discontinued segment prior to its disposal.Assume Jones' tax rate is 30%. Required: Prepare a partial income statement for Jones Co.for 2014,beginning with pretax income from continuing operations.

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Diluted earnings per share reflects the EPS that would result if all potentially dilutive securities were converted into shares of common stock.

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Selected unrealized gains (or losses)sometimes bypass the income statement and are reported as direct adjustments to a stockholders' equity account.

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