Codification Situation You are conducting an accounting research project for your boss. Your boss has asked you to determine the appropriate U.S. GAAP that specifies how your company should recognize revenues from the sales of products in a retail store. Your boss is confused because most customers pay cash, but some customers purchase on credit terms, and pay in cash 30 days later. Your manager also wants you to determine the GAAP guidance for how revenue should be recognized in income. Your manager has a lot of knowledge and experience in accounting and has heard about, but has never used, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system. Directions Use the FASB Accounting Standards Codification system to conduct the research your manager has assigned to you. Use the Codification to determine how to recognize revenue from retail sales, including the right to return. Be prepared to show your manager the specific FASB ASC references that provide the appropriate guidance. Also prepare a brief memo explaining to your manager the different levels of the Codification and how to use the Codification system.

Discuss how each of the following transactions will affect assets, liabilities, and stockholders equity, and prove the companys accounts will still be in balance. A. A company purchased $450 worth of office supplies on credit. B. The company parking lot was plowed after a blizzard. A check for $75 was given to the plow truck operator. C. $250 was paid on account. D. A customer paid $350 on account. E. Provided services for a customer, $500. The customer asked to be billed.

PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING Match the following users with the information needed. 1. Ownersa. Whether the firm can pay its bills on time 2. Managersb. Detailed, up-to-date information to measure business performance (and plan for future operations) 3. Creditorsc. To determine taxes to be paid and whether other regulations are met 4. Government agenciesd. The firms current financial condition

Accounting concepts Match each of the following statements with the appropriate accounting concept. Sonic concepts may he used more than once, while others may not be used at all. Use the notat ions shown to indicate the appropriate accounting concept. Statements 1. Assume that a business will continue forever. 2. Material litigation involving the corporation is described in a note. 3. Monthly utilities costs are reported as expenses along with the monthly revenues. 4. Personal transactions of owners are kept separate from the business. 5. This concept supports relying on an independent actuary (statistician), rather than the chief operating officer of the coq)ration, to estimate a pension liability. 6. Changes in the use of accounting methods from one period to the next are described in the notes to the financial statements. 7. Land worth $800,000 is reported at its original purchase price of $220,000. 8. This concept justifies recording only transactions that are expressed in dollars. 9. If this concept was ignored, the confidence of users in the financial statements could not be maintained. 10. The changes in financial condition are reported at the end of the month.

Two accountants for the firm of Elwes and Wright are arguing about the merits of presenting an income statement in a multiple-step versus a single-step format. The discussion involves the following 2020 information related to P. Bride Company ($000 omitted). Administrative expense    Officers’ salaries $ 4,900  Depreciation of office furniture and equipment 3,960 Cost of goods sold 60,570 Rent revenue 17,230 Selling expense    Delivery expense 2,690  Sales commissions 7,980  Depreciation of sales equipment 6,480 Sales revenue 96,500 Income tax 9,070 Interest expense 1,860 Instructions a.    Prepare an income statement for the year 2020 using the multiple-step form. Common shares outstanding for 2020 total 40,550 (000 omitted). b.    Prepare an income statement for the year 2020 using the single-step form. c.    Which one do you prefer? Discuss.

Using the accounting equation to analyze transactions As the manager of a Papa Sean’s restaurant, you must deal with a variety of business transactions. Give an example of a transaction that has each of the following effects on the accounting equation: a. Increase one asset and decrease another asset. b. Decrease an asset and decrease equity. c. Decrease an asset and decrease a liability. d. Increase an asset and increase equity. e. Increase an asset and increase a liability.

Suppose a business receives a bill for services rendered from one of itssuppliers. The business will pay the supplier next month. When the businessreceives the bill from its supplier, explain how this affect the accounting equationin terms of increasing or decreasing assets, liabilities, or owner’s equity?

Which of the following is true about financial accounting? It provides information to investors and creditors on the whole company. It reports detailed information for segments of the company. It provides detailed reports as needed. It provides guarantees required that the company will be able to pay debt. Flag this Question Question 2 4 pts A service company has: no inventory account one inventory account two inventory accounts three inventory accounts Flag this Question Question 3 4 pts Which of the following is most likely a merchandising company? a real estate office an accounting office a shoe store a custom home builder Flag this Question Question 4 4 pts Which of the following would appear on the balance sheet of a merchandiser but not on the balance sheet of a service company? cost of goods sold merchandise inventory gross profit work in process inventory Flag this Question Question 5 4 pts Our company is a manufacturer and has the following data available for the current year:…

Two accountants for the firm of Elwes and Wright are arguing about the merits of presenting an income statement in a multiple-step versus a single-step format. The discussion involves the following 2025 informative related to P. Bride Company ($000 omitted). Administrative expense Officers' salaries $4,900 Depreciation of office furniture and equipment 3,960 Cost of goods sold 60,570 Rent revenue 17,230 Selling expense Delivery expense 2,690 Sales commissions 7,980 Sales commissions 7,980 Depreciation of sales equipment 6,480 Sales revenue 96,500 Income tax 9,070 Income expense 1,860 Prepare an income statement for the year 2025 using the multiple-step form. Common shares the outstanding for 2025 total 40,550,000 (000 omitted). (Round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 148. Enter other revenue and gains before other expenses and losses).