ACC 557 Week 9 Quiz – Strayer NEW
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Chapter 12
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possible questions with answers
TRUE-FALSE
STATEMENTS
Corporations
purchase investments in debt or stock securities generally for one of two
reasons.
Ans:LO:
1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource Management,
AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business Economics
A reason
some companies purchase investments is because they generate a significant
portion of their earnings from investment income.
Ans:LO:
1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Decision Modeling, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA:
Business Economics
The
accounting for short-term debt investments and for long-term debt investments
is similar.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FN:
Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
When
debt investments, are sold, the gain or loss is the difference between the net
proceeds from the sale and the fair value of the bonds.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
Debt
investments are investments in government and corporation bonds.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business Economics
In
accordance with the cost principle, brokerage fees should be added to the cost
of an investment.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
In
accordance with the cost principle, the cost of debt investments includes
brokerage fees and accrued interest.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
In
accounting for stock investments of less than 20%, the equity method is used.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
Dividends
received on stock investments of less than 20% should be credited to the Stock
Investments account.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
If an
investor owns between 20% and 50% of an investee's common stock, it is presumed
that the investor has significant influence on the investee.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
The
Stock Investments account is debited at acquisition under both the equity
method and cost method of accounting for investments in common stock.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
Under
the equity method, the investment in common stock is initially recorded at
cost, and the Stock Investments account is adjusted annually.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
Under
the equity method, the receipt of dividends from the investee company results
in an increase in the Stock Investments account.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
Consolidated
financial statements are appropriate when an investor controls an investee by
ownership of more than 50% of the investee's common stock.
Ans:LO:
4, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
Consolidated
financial statements are prepared in place of the financial statements for the
parent and subsidiary companies.
Ans:LO:
4, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
Consolidated
financial statements should be prepared only when a subsidiary company has a
controlling interest in the parent company.
Ans:LO:
4, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
The
valuation of non-trading securities is similar to the procedures followed for
trading securities, except that changes in fair value are not recognized in
current income.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
An
unrealized gain or loss on trading securities is reported as a separate
component of stockholders' equity.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
For
non-trading securities, the unrealized gain or loss account is carried forward
to future periods.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
A
decline in the fair value of a trading security is recorded by debiting an
unrealized loss account and crediting the Fair value Adjustment account.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
If the
fair value of a non-trading security exceeds its cost, the security should be
written up to fair value and a realized gain should be recognized.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
The Fair
Value Adjustment account can only have a credit balance or a zero balance.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
To be
classified as a short-term investment, the investment must be readily
marketable and intended to be converted into cash within the next year or
operating cycle.
Ans:LO:
6, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
An
investment is readily marketable if it is management's intent to sell the
investment.
Ans:LO:
6, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
Stocks
traded on the New York Stock Exchange are considered readily marketable.
Ans:LO:
6, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Reporting
When a
parent company acquires a wholly owned subsidiary for an amount in excess of
the book value of the net assets acquired, the excess is always allocated to
good will.
Ans:LO:
7, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
A
consolidated income statement will reflect only revenue and expense
transactions between the consolidated entity and parties outside the affiliated
group.
Ans:LO:
7, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
The
process of excluding intercompany transactions in preparing consolidated
statements is referred to as intercompany eliminations.
Ans:LO:
7, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
One of
the reasons a corporation may purchase investments is that it has excess cash.
Ans:LO:
1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business
Economics
When
recording bond interest, Interest Receivable is reported as a long-term asset in
the balance sheet.
Ans:LO:
2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: FSA
Under
the cost method, the investment is recorded at cost and revenue is recognized
only when cash dividends are received.
Ans:LO:
3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Reporting
Consolidated
financial statements present a condensed version of the financial statements so
investors will not experience information overload.
Ans:LO:
4, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Communications, AICPA BB:
Legal/Regulatory, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication, IMA: Reporting
Non-trading
securities are securities bought and held primarily for sale in the near term
to generate income on short-term price differences.
Ans:LO:
5, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Risk Analysis, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
"Intent
to convert" does not include an investment used as a resource that will be
used whenever the need for cash arises.
Ans:LO:
6, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS
Corporations
invest excess cash for short periods of time in each of the following except
equity
securities.
highly
liquid securities.
low-risk
securities.
government
securities.
Ans:LO:
1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
Corporations
invest in other companies for all of the following reasons except to
house
excess cash until needed.
generate
earnings.
meet
strategic goals.
increase
trading of the other companies’ stock.
Ans:LO:
1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Resource
Management, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
A
typical investment to house excess cash until needed is
stocks
of companies in a related industry.
debt
securities.
low-risk,
highly liquid securities.
stock
securities.
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