Question 1

Compute net income for the first year for Alpaca Corporation.

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Question 2

Disclosure notes to a company's financial statements:

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A)  Are relatively unimportant facts that don't belong in the basic financial statements.
B)  Document the source of financial statement facts, like literary footnotes.
C)  Are an integral part of a company's financial statements.
D)  Are irrelevant facts that are immaterial in amount.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

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

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A)  Full disclosure.
B)  Relevance.
C)  Going concern.
D)  Historical cost.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The FASB's due process invites various interested parties to indicate their opinions about whether financial accounting standards should be changed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Constraints on qualitative characteristics of accounting information include:

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A)  Timeliness.
B)  Going concern.
C)  Neutrality.
D)  Cost-effectiveness.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Compute Amazon's total liabilities at the end of the year.

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Total assets = Total liabiliti...

Question 7

A rules-based approach to standard setting stresses professional judgment as opposed to following a list of rules.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compute net income for the first year for Tri Fecta.

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Question 9

Compute the income before income tax for Amazon.

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Net income = Gross profit - Op...

Question 10

Which of the following is typically characterized as a principle, rather than an assumption?

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A)  Periodicity.
B)  Monetary unit.
C)  Conservatism.
D)  Full disclosure.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

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

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A)  Historical cost.
B)  Realization.
C)  Faithful representation.
D)  Full disclosure.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Over time, accounting standards have developed to reflect changes in the business world as well as changes in our ability to account for such changes. Using the example of marking assets and liabilities to their fair value, explain why you would expect accounting standards to change.

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Historically, financial accounting relie...

Question 13

The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of relevance includes:

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A)  Predictive value.
B)  Verifiability.
C)  Completeness.
D)  Neutrality.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

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:

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A)  Its conceptual framework.
B)  Its code of ethics.
C)  Federal laws.
D)  State laws.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Independent auditors express an opinion on the:

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A)  Fairness of financial statements.
B)  Accuracy of financial statements.
C)  Soundness of a company's future.
D)  Quality of a company's management.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Identify or define the following terms: economic entity, going concern.

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Economic entity: All economic events can...

Question 17

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

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A)  It is the difference between cash receipts and cash disbursements from providing goods and services.
B)  It is a measure used in accrual accounting and is recognized as the best predictor of future operating cash flows.
C)  Over short periods, it may not be indicative of long-run cash-generating ability.
D)  It is easy to understand and all information required to measure it is factual.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Auditors play an important role in the resource allocation process by adding credibility to financial statements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Revenue should not be recognized until:

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A)  The earnings process is complete and collection is reasonably assured.
B)  Contracts have been signed and payment has been received.
C)  Work has been performed and customer has been billed.
D)  Collection has been made and warrantees have expired.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Comprehensive income is another term for net income.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Environment and Theoretical Structure of Financial Accounting

Which of the following is typically characterized as a principle, rather than an assumption?

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Compute net income for the first year for Tri Fecta.

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Constraints on qualitative characteristics of accounting information include:

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Compute Amazon's total liabilities at the end of the year.

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

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A rules-based approach to standard setting stresses professional judgment as opposed to following a list of rules.

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Comprehensive income is another term for net income.

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Compute the income before income tax for Amazon.

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Revenue should not be recognized until:

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Disclosure notes to a company's financial statements:

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Identify or define the following terms: economic entity, going concern.

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The FASB's due process invites various interested parties to indicate their opinions about whether financial accounting standards should be changed.

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

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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:

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The conceptual framework's qualitative characteristic of relevance includes:

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Auditors play an important role in the resource allocation process by adding credibility to financial statements.

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Independent auditors express an opinion on the:

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Compute net income for the first year for Alpaca Corporation.

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Over time, accounting standards have developed to reflect changes in the business world as well as changes in our ability to account for such changes. Using the example of marking assets and liabilities to their fair value, explain why you would expect accounting standards to change.

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