Day 31 / Cram Day 2 Flashcards

1
Q

The carrying amount of the bond=

A

The bond payable amount

Minus

The unamortized discount

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2
Q

The orientation of accounting and reporting for all proprietary funds of governmental units is:

A

Income determination

Proprietary funds use full Accrual and measurement focus is on net income and capital maintenance

MCQ-00898

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3
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Equation: Times interest earned

A

EBIT/interest expense

MCQ-04968

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4
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For GAAP, how much profit is recorded when an installment sale occurs?

A

100%

Unless there are doubts on collectability

MCQ-00547

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5
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When computing the weighted average number of shares outstanding, what midyear event must be treated as occuring at the beginning of the year?

A

A stock dividend (or a stock split)

MCQ-01123

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6
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For long term construction contacts, under GAAP, revenue is recognized when

A

Engineering estimates of completion, or “costs incurred to date” vs “estimated total costs” is the basis for recognizing revenue

Not progress billing

MCQ-00658

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7
Q

What is a feature of XBRL?

A

eXtensible Business Reporting Language

Utilizes tags that identify and define data

MCQ-14825

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8
Q

Under the legal method G/L of Treasury stock affect:

A

APIC and then RE

MCQ-00738

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9
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What amount of revenue is required for reportable segments

A

10% of revenue = reportable segment

MCQ-00127

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10
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How do you calculate the net investment in Capital assets in the government wide Stmt of net position?

A

Capital assets
Less: A/D
Less: Related debt

MCQ-05611

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11
Q

Instead of a cash dividend, ABC declared a property dividend from it’s overstocked merchandise. The excess merchandise’s carrying amount over it’s market value should be:

A

Reported as a reduction in income before income from continued operations

MCQ-01530

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12
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How is a change in depreciation method handled?

A

It is considered a change both a accounting principle and estimate. But treated as a change in estimate.

The new depreciation method should be used at the beginning of the year starting with the current book value of assets.

No retroactive adjustment should be made to RE

MCQ-00221

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13
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Compared to Accrual, Cash basis accounting understates income by the net decrease of:

A

Accrued Expenses

Note: a decrease in A/R means cash came in and cash basis income would increase

MCQ-00557

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14
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What is true about Compensatory Stock Options/Plans?

A
  1. Compensation expense is allocated over the employee’s service period
  2. Compensatory stock options/plans are valued at the fair value of the options issued.
  3. When employee stock options expire, there is no impact on compensation expense, instead, the remaining balance is reclassified in APIC - Stock Options acct
  4. There is no journal entry recorded by the company on the grant date or the date the options are issued

MCQ-00911

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15
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How much of operating losses should be included in the loss from discontinued operations?

A

The entire year of operating losses, regardless of whether the losses occured before or after the decision to dispose the business segment was made.

MCQ-00077

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16
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When computing diluted earnings per share, convertible securities are:

A

Recognized only if they are dilutive

MCQ-01211

17
Q

What account is affected by a noncompensatory stock option/purchase plan provided to eligible employees?

A

Additional Paid In Capital

When an employee purchases common stock above its par value, APIC is Credited

MCQ-01425

18
Q

Treasury Stock transactions affect Stockholders’ Equity how?

A

All Treasury Stock transactions decrease Total Equity

MCQ-01520

19
Q

Equation: Weighted Avg. # of Common Shares Outstanding

WACSO

“wax on WACSO”

A

Time-Weighted Basis

Shares outstanding @ beg.
+ Shares Sold
- Shares Reacquired
+ Stock Dividends & Stock Splits (retroactively adjusted)
- Reverse Stock Splits
——————————————————
= WACSO

MCQ-01203

20
Q

The rule of thumb for the use of the correct fund is:

A
  • Monitoring (Admin involvement) = Special Revenue Fund
  • Non-monitoring (no Admin involvement) = Custodial Funds

MCQ-07928

21
Q

Formula for Converting Cash to Accrual

A

Cash Basis Revenue
+ Ending AR
- Beginning AR
- Ending Unearned Revenue (Prepaids)
+ Beginning Unearned Revenue (Prepaids)
——————————————————–
= Accrual Basis Revenue

MCQ-07548

22
Q

Assets associated with a water and sewer Enterprise Fund would be classified as:

A

Business-Type Activities on the Government-Wide Financial Statements

TBS-002075

23
Q

Where would Equipment assets for a Pension fund appear on the Government-Wide FS?

A

No amounts with the Pension Fund assets should appear on the Government-Wide Financial Statements

TBS-002075