Question 1

Which of the following should be disclosed in a summary of significant accounting policies?

I. Management's intention to maintain or vary the dividend payout ratio.

II. Criteria for determining which investments are treated as cash equivalents.

III. Composition of the sales order backlog by segment.

Options :

A : I only.

B : I and III.

C : II only.

D : II and III.

Answer: C

Question 2

In which of the following situations should a company report a prior-period adjustment?

Options :

A : A change in the estimated useful lives of fixed assets purchased in prior years.

B : The correction of a mathematical error in the calculation of prior years' depreciation.

C : A switch from the straight-line to double-declining balance method of depreciation.

D : The scrapping of an asset prior to the end of its expected useful life.

Answer: B

Question 3

While preparing its 1991 financial statements, Dek Corp. discovered computational errors in its 1990 and 1989 depreciation expense. These errors resulted in overstatement of each year's income by $25,000, net of income taxes. The following amounts were reported in the previously issued financial statements:

Dek's 1991 net income is correctly reported at $180,000. Which of the following amounts should be reported as prior period adjustments and net income in Dek's 1991 and 1990 comparative financial statements?

Options :

A : Option A

B : Option B

C : Option C

D : Option D

Answer: C

Question 4

In April 30, 20X4, Deer Corp. approved a plan to dispose of a component of its business. For the period January 1 through April 30, 20X4, the component had revenues of $500,000 and expenses of $800,000. The assets of the component were sold on October 15, 20X4 at a loss. In its income statement for the year ended December 31, 20X4, how should Deer report the component's operations from January 1 to April 30, 20X4?

Options :

A :

$500,000 and $800,000 should be included with revenues and expenses, respectively, as part of continuing operations.

B :

$300,000 should be reported as part of the loss on disposal of a component and included as part of continuing operations.

C : $300,000 should be reported as an extraordinary loss.

D :

$300,000 should be reported as a loss from operations of a component and included in loss from discontinued operations.

Answer: D

Question 5

Which of the following is not a valuation technique that can be used to measure the fair value of an asset or liability?

Options :

A : The market approach.

B : The impairment approach.

C : The income approach.

D : The cost approach.

Answer: B

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