80 test bank for intermediate accounting 8th edition

80 Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting 8th Edition by
Spiceland Multiple Choice Questions - Page 1
The FASB's conceptual framework's qualitative characteristics of
accounting information include:
1.

a.Historical cost.

2.

b.Realization.

3.

c.Faithful representation.

4.

d.Full disclosure.

When a registrant company submits its annual filing to the SEC, it
uses:
1.

a.Form 10-A.

2.

b.Form 10-K.

3.

c.Form 10-Q.

4.

d.Form S-1.

GAAP is an abbreviation for:
1.

a.Generally authorized accounting procedures.

2.

b.Generally applied accounting procedures.

3.

c.Generally accepted auditing practices.

4.

d.Generally accepted accounting principles.

The most political issue in the FASB's most recent deliberations
and amendments to GAAP on business combinations was:
1.

a.The negative effects on subsequent earnings of amortizing goodwill if firms
were required to use the purchase method of accounting for the combination.

2.

b.The negative effects on subsequent earnings of amortizing goodwill if firms
were required to use the pooling method of accounting for the combination.


3.

c.The unrealistic balance sheet assets that would be created if firms were
required to use the purchase method of accounting for the combination.

4.

d.The unrealistic balance sheet assets that would be created if firms were
required to use the pooling method of accounting for the combination.

CPAs are licensed by:
1.

a.The AICPA.

2.

b.The SEC.

3.

c.The federal government.

4.

d.State governments.

Corporations issue their shares to the investing public in the:
Primary market; Secondary market (respectively).
1.

a.Yes Yes

2.

b.No Yes

3.

c.Yes No

4.

d.No No

In the Norwalk Agreement, the FASB and IASB pledged to:
1.

a.Combine their organizations to form the BUSYB.

2.

b.Make progress on specific MOU projects.

3.

c.Achieve convergence by the year 2015.

4.

d.Remove existing differences between their standards.

The primary focus for financial accounting information is to provide
information useful for:Investing decisions; Credit decisions
(respectively).
1.

a.Yes Yes

2.

b.Yes No

3.

c.No Yes


4.

d.No No

The most likely important flaw leading to the demise of the APB was

the perceived lack of:
1.

a.Confidence.

2.

b.Competence.

3.

c.Independence.

4.

d.Importance.

The FASB's conceptual framework's qualitative characteristics of
accounting information include:
1.

a.Full disclosure.

2.

b.Relevance.

3.

c.Going concern.

4.

d.Historical cost.

The International Accounting Standards Board:
1.

a.Was the predecessor to the IASC.

2.

b.Can overrule the FASB when their policies disagree.

3.

4.

c.Promotes the use of high-quality, understandable global accounting
standards.
d.Has its headquarters in Geneva.

One of the elements that many believe distinguishes a profession
from other occupations is the acceptance of responsibility by its
members for the interests of those it serves, which is often
articulated in:
1.

a.Its conceptual framework.

2.

b.Its code of ethics.

3.

c.Federal laws.


4.

d.State laws.

Which of the following groups is not among financial
intermediaries?
1.

a.Mutual fund managers.

2.

b.Financial analysts.

3.

c.CPAs.

4.

d.Credit rating organizations.

The main issue in the debate over accounting for employee stock
options was:
1.

a.Which employees should receive options.

2.

b.The amount of compensation expense that a company should recognize.

3.

c.How many options should be granted to key executives.

4.

d.The tax consequences of employee stock options.

External decision makers would not look primarily to financial
accounting information to assist them in making decisions on:
1.

a.Granting credit.

2.

b.Capital budgeting.

3.

c.Selecting stocks.

4.

d.Mergers and acquisitions.

Which of the following groups is not among the external users for
whom financial statements are prepared?
1.

a.Customers.

2.

b.Suppliers.

3.

c.Employees.

4.

d.Customers, suppliers, and employees are all external users of financial
statements.


Which of the following is not a concern expressed by the SEC
regarding IFRS adoption by the U.S.?
1.

a.Need for the U.S. to have strong influence on the standard-setting process
and ensure that standards meet U.S. needs.

2.

b.The language barriers associated with cooperation among many countries
in developing IFRS.

3.
4.

c.The high costs to companies of converting to IFRS.
d.The fact that many laws, regulations and private contracts reference U.S.
GAAP.

In a recent annual report, Apple Computer reported the following in
one of its disclosure notes: "Warranty Expense: The Company
provides currently for the estimated cost for product warranties at
the time the related revenue is recognized.” This note exemplifies
Apple's use of:
1.

a.Conservatism.

2.

b.The matching principle.

3.

c.Realization principle.

4.

d.Economic entity.

Which of the following is not a potential benefit of accrual
accounting, compared to cash-basis accounting?
1.

a.Timeliness.

2.

b.Better reflecting economic activity.

3.

c.Periodicity.

4.

d.Better matching of revenues and expenses.

The FASB issues accounting standards in the form of:
1.

a.Accounting Research Bulletins.

2.

b.Accounting Standards Updates.


3.

c.Financial Accounting Standards.

4.

d.Financial Technical Bulletins.

Which of the following is not a provision of the Public Company
Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (SarbanesOxley)? The Act:
1.

a. Changed the entity responsible for setting auditing standards.

2.

b. Increased corporate executive responsibility for financial statements.

3.

c. Limited nonaudit services that can be performed by auditors for audit
clients.

4.

d. Changed the entity responsible for setting accounting standards.

The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of faithful
representation includes:
1.

a.Predictive value.

2.

b.Neutrality.

3.

c.Confirmatory value.

4.

d.Timeliness.

The most recent example of the political process at work in
standard-setting is the heated debate that occurred on the issue of:
1.

a.Pension plan accounting.

2.

b.Accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions.

3.

c.Accounting for business combinations.

4.

d.Accounting for stock-based compensation.

The FASB's standard-setting process includes, in the correct order:
1.

a.Exposure draft, research, discussion paper, Accounting Standards Update.

2.

b.Research, exposure draft, discussion paper, Accounting Standards Update.

3.

c.Research, discussion paper, exposure draft, Accounting Standards Update.


4.

d.Discussion paper, research, exposure draft, Accounting Standards Update.

Which of the following has the statutory authority to set accounting
standards in the United States?
1.

a.FASB.

2.

b.IRS.

3.

c.SEC.

4.

d.AICPA.

SFAC No.5 focuses on:
1.

a.Objectives of financial reporting.

2.

b.Qualitative characteristics of accounting information.

3.

c.Recognition and measurement concepts in accounting.

4.

d.Elements of financial statements.

Which of the following does not apply to secondary markets?
1.

a.Transactions are important to the efficient allocation of resources in our
economy.

2.

b.New resources are provided when shares of stock are sold by the
corporation to the initial owners.

3.

c.Transactions help to establish market prices for additional shares that may
be issued in the future.

4.

d.Many investors might be unwilling to provide resources to corporations if
there is no available mechanism for the future sale of their stocks and bonds to
others.

Accounting standard-setting has been characterized as:
1.

a.A political process.

2.

b.Using the scientific method.

3.

c.Pure deductive reasoning.


4.

d.Pure inductive reasoning.

Porite Company recognizes revenue in the period in which it
records an asset for the related account receivable, rather than in
the period in which the account receivable is collected in cash.
Porite’s practice is an example of:
1.

a.Cash basis accounting.

2.

b.Accrual accounting.

3.

c.The matching principle.

4.

d.Economic entity.

The primary historical reason for the FASB reversing its positions
when political pressures occur is:
1.

a.The cost of gathering data was prohibitive.

2.

b.The difficulties in measurement were too great.

3.

c.They have no authority in such situations.

4.

d.The SEC did not support the FASB position.

The primary professional organization for those accountants
working in industry is the:
1.

a.AAA.

2.

b.AICPA.

3.

c.IIA.

4.

d.IMA.

The possibility that the capital markets' focus on periodic profits
may tempt a company's management to bend or even break
accounting rules to inflate reported net income is an example of:
1.

a.An ethical dilemma.

2.

b.An accounting theory issue.


3.

c.A technical accounting issue.

4.

d.An auditor’s responsibility to inform the SEC.

The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of relevance
includes:
1.

a.Predictive value.

2.

b.Verifiability.

3.

c.Completeness.

4.

d.Neutrality.

Which of the following is not a provision of the Public Company
Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002?
1.

a.Corporate executive accountability.

2.

b.Auditor rotation.

3.

c.Retention of work papers.

4.

d.All of the above are provisions of the Act.

Pronouncements issued by the Committee on Accounting
Procedures:
1.

a.Dealt with specific accounting and reporting problems.

2.

b.Were based on exposure drafts and public comment letters.

3.

c.Originated from congressional studies and SEC directives.

4.

d.Were the outcome of research studies and a theoretical framework.

Independent auditors express an opinion on the:
1.

a.Fairness of financial statements.

2.

b.Accuracy of financial statements.

3.

c.Soundness of a company's future.

4.

d.Quality of a company's management.


Which of the following is not true about net operating cash flow?
1.

a.It is the difference between cash receipts and cash disbursements from
providing goods and services.

2.

b.It is a measure used in accrual accounting and is recognized as the best
predictor of future operating cash flows.

3.

c.Over short periods, it may not be indicative of long-run cash-generating
ability.

4.

d.It is easy to understand and all information required to measure it is factual.

Which of the following was the first private-sector entity that set

accounting standards in the United States?
1.

a.Accounting Principles Board.

2.

b.Committee on Accounting Procedure.

3.

c.Financial Accounting Standards Board.

4.

d.AICPA.

SFAC 8 of the conceptual framework focuses on:
1.

a.Objective and qualitative characteristics.

2.

b.Presentation and disclosure.

3.

c.Recognition and measurement.

4.

d.Elements of financial statements.

80 Free Test Bank for Intermediate Accounting 8th
Edition by Spiceland Multiple Choice Questions - Page 2
The conceptual framework's recognition and measurement
concepts recognize which one of the following as an assumption?
1.

a.Going concern.

2.

b.Historical cost.

3.

c.Full disclosure.


4.

d.Realization.

The revenue/expense approach emphasizes:
1.

a.Recognition of revenues.

2.

b.Recognition of expenses.

3.

c.The income statement.

4.

d.All of the above are correct.

Four different competent accountants independently agree on the
amount and method of reporting an economic event. The concept
demonstrated is:
1.

a.Reliability.

2.

b.Comparability.

3.

c.Completeness.

4.

d.Verifiability.

Of the following, the most important objective for financial reporting
is to provide information useful for:
1.

a.Making decisions.

2.

b.Determining taxable income.

3.

c.Providing accountability.

4.

d.Increasing future profits.

A firm's comprehensive income always:
1.

a.Is the same as its net income.

2.

b.Is greater than its net income.

3.

c.Is less than its net income.

4.

d.Could be greater than or less than net income.

Gains are:


1.
2.

a.Inflows from selling a product or service to a customer.
b.Increases in equity resulting from transfers of assets to the company from
owners.

3.

c.Increases in equity from peripheral transactions of an entity.

4.

d.None of the above is correct.

The full disclosure principle requires a balance between:
1.

a.Comparability and consistency.

2.

b.Relevance and cost-effectiveness.

3.

c.Reliability and neutrality.

4.

d.Timeliness and predictive value.

Which of the following is not an identified valuation technique in
GAAP regarding fair value measurement?
1.

a. Cost approach.

2.

b. Market approach.

3.

c. Cost-benefit approach.

4.

d. Income approach.

The recognition of which of the following expenses exemplifies the

application of matching expenses with the revenues they
produced?
1.

a.President’s salary.

2.

b.Research and development.

3.

c.Cost of goods sold.

4.

d.Advertising.

The primary objective of financial accounting information is to
provide useful information to:
1.

a.Management.


2.

b.Capital providers.

3.

c.Regulators.

4.

d.Academicians.

Net income equals:
1.

a.Assets minus liabilities.

2.

b.Revenues minus cost of goods sold.

3.

c.Revenues minus expenses.

4.

d.Cash receipts minus cash payments.

Surefeet Corporation changed its inventory valuation method.
Which characteristic is jeopardized by this change?
1.

a. Comparability.

2.

b. Representational faithfulness.

3.

c. Consistency.

4.

d. Feedback value.

According to the conceptual framework, verifiability implies:
1.

a.Legal evidence.

2.

b.Logic.

3.

c.Consensus.

4.

d.Legal verdict.

Which of the following is typically characterized as a principle,

rather than an assumption?
1.

a.Periodicity.

2.

b.Monetary unit.

3.

c.Conservatism.


4.

d.Full disclosure.

Change in equity from nonowner sources is:
1.

a.Comprehensive income.

2.

b.Revenues.

3.

c.Expenses.

4.

d.Gains and losses.

Which of the following best describes the additional information that
companies use to meet the requirements of full disclosure in
financial statements?
1.

a.Parenthetical comments or modifying comments placed on the face of the
financial statements.

2.

b.Disclosure notes conveying additional insights about company operations,
accounting principles, contractual agreements, and pending litigation.

3.

c.Supplemental schedules and tables that report more detailed information
than is shown in the primary financial statements.

4.

d.Comments on the face of the financial statements, and schedules, tables,
and narrative disclosures in notes to the financial statements.

Recognizing expected losses immediately, but deferring expected
gains, is an example of:

1.

a.Materiality.

2.

b.Conservatism.

3.

c.Cost-effectiveness.

4.

d.Timeliness.

Land was acquired in 2016 for a future building site at a cost of
$40,000. The assessed valuation for tax purposes is $27,000, a
qualified appraiser placed its value at $48,000, and a recent firm
offer for the land was for a cash payment of $46,000. The land
should be reported in the financial statements at:


1.

a.$40,000.

2.

b.$27,000.

3.

c.$46,000.

4.

d.$48,000.

When there is agreement between a measure or description and
the phenomenon it purports to represent, information possesses
which characteristic?
1.

a.Verifiability.

2.

b.Predictive value.

3.

c.Faithful representation.

4.

d.Timeliness.

If a company has declared bankruptcy, its financial statements likely
violate:

1.

a.The fair value measurement approach.

2.

b.The present value measurement approach.

3.

c.The stable monetary unit assumption.

4.

d.The going concern assumption.

Which of the following Statements of Financial Accounting
Concepts defines the 10 elements of financial statements?
1.

a.SFAC 4.

2.

b.SFAC 3.

3.

c.SFAC 5.

4.

d.SFAC 6.

Elements of financial statements do not include:
1.

a.Monetary unit.


2.

b.Investments by owners.

3.

c.Comprehensive income.

4.

d.Losses.

Revenue should not be recognized until:
1.

a.The seller has transferred goods or services to a customer.

2.

b.Contracts have been signed and payment has been received.

3.

c.Work has been performed and customer has been billed.

4.

d.Collection has been made and warrantees have expired.

Fundamental qualitative characteristics of accounting information
are:
1.

a.Relevance and comparability.

2.

b.Comparability and consistency.

3.

c.Faithful representation and relevance.

4.

d.Neutrality and consistency.

Disclosure notes to a company's financial statements:
1.

a.Are relatively unimportant facts that don't belong in the basic financial
statements.

2.

b.Document the source of financial statement facts, like literary footnotes.

3.

c.Are an integral part of a company's financial statements.

4.

d.Are irrelevant facts that are immaterial in amount.

Enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting information
include each of the following except:
1.

a.Timeliness.

2.

b.Materiality.

3.

c.Comparability.

4.

d.Verifiability.

Which of the following best demonstrates the full disclosure
principle?
1.

a.The multi-step income statement.

2.

b.The auditors’ report.

3.

c.The company's tax return.

4.

d.Disclosure notes to financial statements.

The matching principle is:
1.

a.A valuation method.

2.

b.An expense recognition accounting principle.

3.

c.A cash basis reporting principle.

4.

d.An asset classification procedure.

Primecoat Corporation could disseminate its annual financial
statements two days earlier if it shifted substantial human resources
from other operations to the annual report project. Management
decided the value of the earlier report was not worth the added
commitment of resources. The concept demonstrated is:
1.

a.Timeliness.

2.

b.Materiality.

3.

c.Relevance.

4.

d.Cost-effectiveness.

The enhancing qualitative characteristic of understandability means
that information should be understood by:
1.
2.

a. Those who are experts in the interpretation of financial information.
b. Those who have a reasonable understanding of business and economic
activities.


3.

c. Financial analysts.

4.

d. CPAs.

The assumption that in the absence of contrary information a
business entity will continue indefinitely is the:
1.

a.Periodicity assumption.

2.

b.Entity assumption.

3.

c.Going concern assumption.

4.

d.Historical cost assumption.

Under IFRS, the conceptual framework:
1.

a.Emphasizes the overarching concept of the financial statements providing a
“true and fair representation” of the company.

2.

b.Is not designed to provide guidance to standard setters, but rather only to
practitioners.

3.

c.Is not designed to provide guidance to practitioners, but rather only to
standard setters.

4.

d.Specifies a set of rules that determine what constitutes a true IFRS
standard.

A cause-and-effect relationship is implicit in the:
1.

a.Realization principle.

2.

b.Historical cost principle.

3.

c.Matching principle.

4.

d.Going concern assumption.

The asset/liability approach emphasizes:
1.

2.

a.Whether amounts on the balance sheet meet the definitions of assets and
liabilities.
b.A close relation between the balance sheet and the statement of cash flows.


3.

c.The distinction between net assets and gross assets.

4.

d.All of the above are correct.

Mega Loan Company has very stringent credit requirements and,
accordingly, has negligible losses from uncollectible accounts. The
company's independent accountants did not protest when, contrary
to GAAP, the company recorded bad debt expense only when
specific accounts were determined to be uncollectible, rather than
use an allowance for uncollectible accounts. The concept
demonstrated is:
1.

a.Comparability.

2.

b.Faithful representation.

3.

c.Cost-effectiveness.

4.

d.Materiality.

Under IFRS, the role of the conceptual framework:
1.

a.Primarily involves guiding standard setters to make sure that standards are
consistent with each other.

2.

b.Includes serving as a guide for practitioners when a specific standard does
not apply.

3.

c.Is less important than in U.S. GAAP.

4.

d.Has resulted primarily from a convergence with U.S. GAAP.

Ford Motor Company purchases services from suppliers on account
and sells its products to distributors on short-term credit. As a
result, do each of these events affect net income faster than they
affect net operating cash flows? Purchase Services Sell Products
(respectively).
1.

a.Yes Yes

2.

b.Yes No

3.

c.No Yes

4.

d.No No

An important argument in support of historical cost information is:
1.

a.Relevance.

2.

b.Predictive quality for future cash flows.

3.

c.Materiality.

4.

d.Verifiability.

Maltec Corporation has started placing its quarterly financial
statements on its web page, thereby reducing by 10 days the time
to get information to investors and creditors. The qualitative concept
improved is:
1.

a.Comparability.

2.

b.Consistency.

3.

c.Timeliness.

4.

d.Faithful representation.

A constraint on qualitative characteristics of accounting information
is:
1.

a.Timeliness.

2.

b.Going concern.

3.

c.Neutrality.

4.

d.Cost-effectiveness.

Enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting information
include:
1.

a.Relevance and comparability.

2.

b.Comparability and timeliness.

3.

c.Understandability and relevance.


4.

d.Neutrality and consistency.