FAR Flashcards
Robbers stole from ABC Corporation 25 computers worth P 500,000. The value of the loss should be classified as
A. An exchange.
B. A casualty
C. A cost.
D. A nonreciprocal transfer
D. A nonreciprocal transfer
The use of historical cost methods in the preparation of financial statements is justified by which of the following accounting theory?
a. Conservatism.
b. Objectivity.
c. Relevance
d. Comparability.
b. Objectivity.
Four types of money prices are used in measuring resources in financial accounting. This type which uses such concepts as present value, discounted cash flow, net realizable value, value in use, etc. is known as
A. Price in a current purchase exchange.
B. Price in past purchases of the enterprise.
C. Price based on future exchanges.
D. Price in a current sale of exchange
C. Price based on future exchanges.
Comparability of financial statements of a single enterprise for one date or period of time with those of other dates or for other periods would be more informative if the following conditions exist, except
A. The presentations are in the same form.
B. The contents of the statements are identical.
C. Accounting principles are not changed at all.
D. Change in circumstances or the nature of the underlying transactions are disclosed
C. Accounting principles are not changed at all.
Gross decreases in assets or gross increases in liabilities recognized and measured in conformity with GAAP that result from those types of profit-directed activities of an enterprise that can change owners’ equity refer to
A. Expenses.
B. Results of operations.
C. Revenue.
D. Net income.
A. Expenses.
The principle which constitute the ground rules for financial reporting are termed “generally accepted accounting principles.” To qualify as “generally accepted,” an accounting principle must
A. Usually guide corporate managers in preparing financial statements which will be understood by widely scattered stockholders.
B. Guide corporate managers in preparing financial statements which will be used for collective bargaining agreements with trade unions.
C. Guide an entrepreneur of the choice of an accounting entity like single proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
D. Receive substantial authoritative support
D. Receive substantial authoritative support
The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) also apply to
A. The Board of Accountancy.
B. The Bureau of Internal Revenue. C. The Philippine Institute of CPAs. D. The Professional Regulation Commission
C. The Philippine Institute of CPAs.
The issuing of accounting standards is the responsibility of the
A. PICPA
B. Accounting Standards Council
C. ASCP Council
D. CPE Council
B. Accounting Standards Council
One of the following is not a pervasive measurement principle.
A. Initial recording of assets and liabilities.
B. Associating cause and effect.
C. Revaluation of assets.
D. Systematic and rational allocation
C. Revaluation of assets.
The use of percentage-of-completion method of accounting for long-term construction contracts is a measurement of revenue under the
A. Objectivity principle.
B. Monetary principle.
C. Cost principle.
D. Realization principle.
D. Realization principle.
Current assets are arranged normally on the balance sheet in the order of
A. The alphabet
B. Liquidity
C. Valuation
D. Materiality
B. Liquidity
The basis for classifying assets as current or non-current is the period of time normally elapsed form the time the accounting entity expands cash to the time it converts
A. Inventory back into cash, or 12 months, whichever is shorter.
B. Receivables back into cash, or 12 months, whichever is longer.
C. Tangible fixed assets back into cash, or 12 months, whichever is longer.
D. A deposit on Machinery ordered, delivery of which will be made within six months
A. Inventory back into cash, or 12 months, whichever is shorter.
Eloy Co. recorded a bad debt recovery using the allowance method of accounting for bad debts. Compare (X) the working capital before the recovery with (Y), the working capital after the recovery.
A. X equals Y.
C. S is less than Y.
B. X is greater than Y.
D. X is equal to or less than Y.
A. X equals Y.
Generally accepted accounting principles
A. derive their authority from legal court proceedings.
B. have been specified in detail in the FRSC Conceptual Framework.
C. are fundamentally truths or axioms that can be derived from laws of nature.
D. derived their credibility and authority from general recognition and acceptance by the accounting profession.
D. derived their credibility and authority from general recognition and acceptance by the accounting profession.
What is a possible danger if politics plays too big a role in developing IFRS?
A. User groups become active.
B. Individuals may infIuence the standards.
C. The IASB delegates its authority to elected officials.
D. Financial reporting standards are not truly generally accepted.
D. Financial reporting standards are not truly generally accepted.
The qualifications of the members of BOA include all of the following, except.
A. Must be a natural-born citizen and a resident of the Philippines.
B. Must be of good moral character and must not have been convicted of crime involving moral turpitude.
C. Must be duly registered CPA with at least ten years of work experience in any scope of practice of accountancy.
D. Must have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any school conferring an academic degree necessary for admission to the practice of accountancy
D. Must have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any school conferring an academic degree necessary for admission to the practice of accountancy
To be relevant, an. information should have which of the following?
A. Confirmatory value
C. Understandability
B. Cost and benefit
D. Verifiability
A. Confirmatory value
The failure to properly record an adjusting entry to accrue an expense results in
A. Overstatement of expense and an understatement of asset.
B. Understatement of expense and an overstatement of asset.
C. Understatement of expense and an overstatement of liability.
D. Understatement of expense and an understatement of liability.
D. Understatement of expense and an understatement of liability.
The statement of f i nancial position is useful for all of the following, except
A. assessing risk
C. evaluating financial flexibility
B. determining free cash flows
D. evaluating liquidity
B. determining free cash flows
Compensation expense resulting from a compensatory stock option plan is generally.
A. Recognized in the period of exercise.
B. Recognized in the period of the grant.
C. Allocated over the periods of the employee’s service life to retirement.
D. Allocated to the periods benefited by the employee’s required service
D. Allocated to the periods benefited by the employee’s required service
Windsor Company has outstanding both common stock and nonparticipating, non-cumulative preferred stock. The liquidation value of the preferred is equal to its par value. The book value per share of the common stock is unaffected by
A. A 2-for-1 split of the common stock.
B. The payment of a previously declared cash dividend on the common stock.
C. The declaration of a stock dividend on preferred payable in preferred stock when the market price of the preferred is equal to its par value.
D. The declaration of a stock dividend on common stock payable in common stock when the market price of the common is equal to its par value.
B. The payment of a previously declared cash dividend on the common stock.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a derivative financial instrument?
A. A commercial bill contract.
C. A futures contract.
B. A forward exchange contract.
D. An option contract.
A. A commercial bill contract.
Roweena, Inc., enters into a call option contract with Jane Investment Co. on January 2, 2021. This contract gives Roweena the option to purchase 1,000 shares of WSM stock at P100 per share. The option expires on April 30, 2021. WSM shares are trading at P100 per share on January 2, 2021, at which time Roweena pays P100 for the call option.
Assume that the price per share of WSM stock is P120 on April 30, 2021, and that the time value of the option has not changed. In order to settle the option contract, Roweena, Inc., would most likely
A. pay Jane Investment P20,000.
B. receive P400 from Jane Investment.
C. receive P20,000 from Jane Investment.
C. receive P20,000 from Jane Investment.
Which among the following is not considered as a cash equivalent for purposes of a cash f I ow statement?
A. A 90-day T-bill
B. A 60-day money market placement
C. A three-year treasury note maturing on May 30, 2021 purchased by the enterprise on April 15, 2021
D. A three-year treasury note maturing on May 30, 2021 purchased by the enterprise on January 2, 2021
D. A three-year treasury note maturing on May 30, 2021 purchased by the enterprise on January 2, 2021
Stockholders’ equity is generally classif i ed into which two major categories?
A. Earned capital and contributed capital.
B. Contributed capital and donated capital.
C. Appropriated capital and retained earnings.
D. Retained earnings and unappropriated capital.
A. Earned capital and contributed capital.
At December 31, 2021, Mae Company was holding long-lived assets which it intended to sell. The company appropriately recognized a loss in 2021 related to these assets. On the income statement for 2003, this loss should be reported as
A. Extraordinary item
B. Component of income from continuing operations before income tax
C. Separate component of selling or administrative expenses, disclosed net of tax
D. Component of gain or loss from sale of discontinued operations, net of income tax
B. Component of income from continuing operations before income tax
It is also called the Language of business
Accounting
Accounting is what type of activity?
Service Activity
Accounting is a process of I_____, M______, and C_____ E idea to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information.
Identifying, Measuring and Communicating Economic idea
True of False:
Accounting is a Art of Recording, Classifying and Summarizing in a significant manner
TRUE
What are the 7 Types of Business?
SITFIRM
Services
Infrastructure
Trader
Financial
Insurance
Raw Materials
Manufacturing
It is a type of business where they selling people’s time
Services
It is a type of business where they buying and selling products
Trader
It is a type of business where they Designing products, aggregating components and assembling finished products
Manufacture
Types of business where they growing or extracting raw materials activity
Raw Materials
It is a type of business where they selling the utilization of infrastructure
Infrastructure
It is a type of business where they Receiving deposits, lending and investing money
Financial
It is a type of business where they Pooling premiums of many to meet claims of a few
Insuranca
What are the 3 Business Organizations?
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
This business organization has a single owner who generally is also the manager. This tend to be small service-type (eg. physicians, lawyers and accountants) businesses and retail establishments.
Sole Proprietorship