Chapter 03
Working with Financial Statements
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Activities of a firm which require the spending of cash are known as:
A. sources of cash.
B. uses of cash.
C. cash collections.
D. cash receipts.
E. cash on hand.
2. The sources and uses of cash over a stated period of time are reflected on the:
A. income statement.
B. balance sheet.
C. tax reconciliation statement.
D. statement of cash flows.
E. statement of operating position.
3. A common-size income statement is an accounting statement that expresses all of a firm's expenses as percentage of:
A. total assets.
B. total equity.
C. net income.
D. taxable income.
E. sales.
4. Which one of the following standardizes items on the income statement
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A firm uses 2008 as the base year for its financial statements. The common-size, base-year statement for 2009 has an inventory value of 1.08. This is interpreted to mean that the 2009 inventory is equal to 108 percent of which one of the following?
A. 2008 inventory
B. 2008 total assets
C. 2009 total assets
D. 2008 inventory expressed as a percent of 2008 total assets
E. 2009 inventory expressed as a percent of 2009 total assets
19. Which of the following ratios are measures of a firm's liquidity?
I. cash coverage ratio
II. interval measure
III. debt-equity ratio
IV. quick ratio
A. I and III only
B. II and IV only
C. I, III, and IV only
D. I, II, and III only
E. I, II, III, and IV
20. An increase in current liabilities will have which one of the following effects, all else held constant? Assume all ratios have positive values.
A. increase in the cash ratio
B. increase in the net working capital to total assets ratio
C. decrease in the quick ratio
D. decrease in the cash coverage ratio
E. increase in the current ratio
21. An increase in which one of the following will increase a firm's quick ratio without affecting its cash ratio?
A. accounts payable
B. cash
C. inventory
D. accounts receivable
E. fixed assets
22. A supplier, who requires payment within ten days, should be most concerned with which one of the following ratios when granting credit?
A. current
B. cash
C. debt-equity
D. quick
E. total debt
23. A firm has an
The fourth pair of columns on a 10-column work sheet prepared at the end of the period would be the
11. Investors and creditors are particularly interested in this financial statement because it tells them what is happening to the company’s most important resource?
1. For the year-end December 31, 2007, financial statements, what amount should M record as a liability?
c. The amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
cognizant of the fact that the choices he makes can affect the price a buyer pays
f) To evaluate the material misstatement in the accounts, I think both of the consolidated income statement and the three financial statements are useful. We need to use the information properly from all the financial statements. However the consolidated income statement is the most useful one. If there is a significant change in an account balance comparing with preceding two years, the auditor will examine whether there a material misstatement exists. For instance, the bad debt expense as a percent of net sales in 2011, 2010 and 2009 are 0.56%, 0.70% and 0.69%, respectively. There should
The statement of cash flows answers the following questions about cash: (a) Where did the cash come from during the period? (b) What
1. As of December 31, 2011, what amount, if any, of sales due should be recognized in eVade’s financial statements?
Reports revenues and expenses for a specific period of time. A firm's revenues, gains, expenses and losses are listed on the income statement. Revenue is money earned from a company’s
b. The firm is required to make a cash payment for the goods or services.
Accounting is a system of recording analysing and communicating financial information to permit informed judgement and a decision by the users of a financial statement. Accounting is important to City of Westminster College because it can help provide the college with the information they may need in the future. will help the college know what going in and out the college and ensure that they are not falling behind with their expenditure. In accounting, there are many factors that need to be considered, such as controlling and complying with the law,that will help the business build profit and expand. The following purposes will show why accounting in business is important.
d. Trace the date, check number, and amount of outstanding item – Occurrence & Completeness. (AU-C 315.A114 a.i-ii)
a) What would the receivables level be at the end of March and at the end of June?
To determine the proportion of allowable amount on a customer, the company checks the number of days the debt has been pending before payment. Equally, financial conditions of the customers, macroeconomic factors and the weighted-average risk trend trends are considered.
19. A company has a quick ratio greater than 1. All else constant, which of the following transactions will increase a firm’s quick ratio?