Exam 4: Reporting Financial Performance
Exam 1: The Canadian Financial Reporting Environment74 Questions
Exam 2: Conceptual Framework Underlying Financial Reporting81 Questions
Exam 3: Measurement31 Questions
Exam 4: Reporting Financial Performance125 Questions
Exam 5: Financial Position and Cash Flows103 Questions
Exam 6: Revenue Recognition117 Questions
Exam 7: Cash and Receivables114 Questions
Exam 8: Inventory168 Questions
Exam 9: Investments128 Questions
Exam 10: Property, Plant, and Equipment: Accounting Model Basics99 Questions
Exam 11: Depreciation, Impairment, and Disposition88 Questions
Exam 12: Intangible Assets and Goodwill104 Questions
Exam 13: Accounting Information Systems and Adjusting Entries: A Comprehensive Guide86 Questions
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Definitions
Provide clear, concise answers for the following:1. What are revenues?
2. What are expenses?
3. What are gains?
4. What are losses?
5. How should unusual gains and losses be disclosed in the income statement?
6. When does a discontinued segment qualify as discontinued operations?
7. How are earnings per share calculated?
8. State two examples of adjustments to prior years' retained earnings and indicate how they are reported in the financial statements.
9. The IASB is planning significant changes regarding the presentation of financial statements. What plans does the IASB have?
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Rudolph Corporation reports the following information: Net income............................................................. \9 00,000 Dividends on common shares...................................... \2 52,000 Dividends on preferred shares............................................ \9 0,000 Weighted average common shares outstanding....................... 300,000
Rudolph should report earnings per share of
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Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding "quality of earnings"?
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The following information is available for Pear Limited for 2020: Accounts payable, beginning.................................................................... \1 4,000 Cash payments on account during year.................................................... 54,000 Purchase discounts taken during year on 2020 purchases.......................... 1,200 Accounts payable, ending.......................................................................... 7,000
Assuming the company records purchases at gross amounts, the total purchases for 2020 would be
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Income statement limitations
Briefly discuss the limitations of the income statement.
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Use the following information for the following questions:
The 2019 and 2020 financial statements of Banana Inc. contained the following errors:
Ending inventory Insurance expense \ 10,000 overstated 4,800 understated \ 16,000 understated 2,600 overstated
-Assuming that none of the errors were detected or corrected, by what amount will 2019 income before taxes be overstated or understated?
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Multiple-step income statement
Shown below is an income statement for 2020 that was prepared by a junior accountant at Fritter Corporation.
FRITTER CORPORATION
Income Statement
December 31, 2020
Sales revenue............................................................... \9 75,000 Investment revenue..................................................... 19,500 Cost of merchandise sold............................................ (408,500) Selling expenses. ......................................................... (115,000) Administrative expenses.............................................. (215,000) Interest expense............................................................ Income before special items............................................ 203,000 Special items Loss on disposal of a segment of the business................. (30,000) Major fire loss................................................................. (80,000) Net income tax liability................................................... Net income.....................................................................
Instructions
In good form, prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2020 for Fritter Corporation that is presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (including format and terminology). Fritter Corporation has 50,000 common shares outstanding and has a 20% income tax rate on all tax-related items. As a private corporation, Fritter does not disclose earnings per share information.
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Danger of using non-GAAP earnings
Explain non-GAAP earnings and the danger of using these earnings to assess the results of operations and the financial position of a company.
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Which of the following should be reported as an adjustment to retained earnings?
Change in Estimated Lives Change from Unaccepted
a) Yes Yes
b) No Yes
c) Yes No
d) No No
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Use the following information for the following questions:
Ignore taxes.
Peach Inc.'s financial statements for the years 2019 and 2020 contained errors as follows:
Ending inventory Depreciation Expense \ 3,000 understated 5,500 overstated \ 5,000 overstated 3,500 overstated
-Assuming that none of the errors were detected or corrected, by what amount will retained earnings at December 31, 2020 be overstated or understated?
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If the value of an asset that has been written down later increases, to what extent may the related gain be recognized?
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Use the following information for the following questions:
The tax rate for all items is 30%.
1. Depreciation for 2019 was found to be understated by $30,000.
2. A 2020 strike by the employees of a supplier resulted in a loss of $20,000.
3. The inventory at December 31, 2018 was overstated by $40,000.
4. A 2020 flood destroyed a building that had a book value of $400,000. Floods are very uncommon in that area.
-The effect of these events and transactions on the balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2020 would be
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Under IFRS, which of the following is NOT required to be presented separately in the statements of income/comprehensive income?
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An all-inclusive approach
The notion of comprehensive earnings is sometimes referred to as the "all-inclusive" approach to measuring income. Explain what is meant by "all-inclusive." How does this differ from the traditional notion of income? Why do you think that emerging standards such as IFRS support this view of income?
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To assess the quality of earnings, financial statement users should look at
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