International Financial Statement Analysis Workbook. Elaine Henry
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A.
B.
C.
6. An analyst has collected the following information regarding a company in advance of its year-end earnings announcement (in millions):
The analyst's estimate of ending retained earnings (in millions) should be closest to:
A. $1,300.
B. $1,500.
C. $1,700.
7. An analyst has compiled the following information regarding Rubsam, Inc.
There have been no distributions to owners. The analyst's most likely estimate of total assets at year-end should be closest to:
A.
B.
C.
8. A group of individuals formed a new company with an investment of $500,000. The most likely effect of this transaction on the company's accounting equation at the time of the formation is an increase in cash and:
A. an increase in revenue.
B. an increase in liabilities.
C. an increase in contributed capital.
9. HVG, LLC paid $12,000 of cash to a real estate company upon signing a lease on 31 December 2005. The payment represents a $4,000 security deposit and $4,000 of rent for each of January 2006 and February 2006. Assuming that the correct accounting is to reflect both January and February rent as prepaid, the most likely effect on HVG's accounting equation in December 2005 is:
A. no net change in assets.
B. a decrease in assets of $8,000.
C. a decrease in assets of $12,000.
10. TRR Enterprises sold products to customers on 30 June 2006 for a total price of
A.
B.
C.
11. On 30 April 2006, Pinto Products received a cash payment of $30,000 as a deposit on production of a custom machine to be delivered in August 2006. This transaction would most likely result in which of the following on 30 April 2006?
A. No effect on liabilities.
B. A decrease in assets of $30,000.
C. An increase in liabilities of $30,000.
12. Squires & Johnson, Ltd., recorded
A. no effect on assets.
B. a decrease in assets of
C. an increase in liabilities of
13. An analyst who is interested in assessing a company's financial position is most likely to focus on which financial statement?
A. Balance sheet.
B. Income statement.
C. Statement of cash flows.
14. The statement of cash flows presents the flows into which three groups of business activities?
A. Operating, Nonoperating, and Financing.
B. Operating, Investing, and Financing.
C. Operating, Nonoperating, and Investing.
15. Which of the following statements about cash received prior to the recognition of revenue in the financial statements is most accurate? The cash is recorded as:
A. deferred revenue, an asset.
B. accrued revenue, a liability.
C. deferred revenue, a liability.
16. When, at the end of an accounting period, a revenue has been recognized in the financial statements but no billing has occurred and no cash has been received, the accrual is to:
A. unbilled (accrued) revenue, an asset.
B. deferred revenue, an asset.
C. unbilled (accrued) revenue, a liability.
17. When, at the end of an accounting period, cash has been paid with respect to an expense, the business should then record:
A. an accrued expense, an asset.
B. a prepaid expense, an asset.
C. an accrued expense, a liability.
18. When, at the end of an accounting period, cash has not been paid with respect to an expense that has been incurred, the business should then record:
A. an accrued expense, an asset.
B. a prepaid expense, an asset.
C. an accrued expense, a liability.
19. The collection of all business transactions sorted by account in an accounting system is referred to as:
A. a trial balance.
B. a general ledger.
C. a general journal.
20. If a company reported fictitious revenue, it could try to cover up its fraud by:
A. decreasing assets.
B. increasing liabilities.
C. creating a fictitious asset.
CHAPTER 3
FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this chapter, you will be able to do the following:
● describe the objective of financial statements and the importance of financial reporting standards in security analysis and valuation;
● describe roles and desirable attributes of financial reporting standard-setting bodies and regulatory authorities in establishing and enforcing reporting standards, and describe the role of the International Organization of Securities Commissions;
● describe the status of global convergence of accounting standards and ongoing barriers to developing one universally accepted set of financial reporting standards;
● describe the International Accounting Standards Board's conceptual framework, including the objective and qualitative characteristics of financial statements, required reporting elements, and constraints and assumptions