Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Author: Jay Rich, Jeff Jones
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Chapter 2, Problem 16CE
CORNERSTONE 2.1
Cornerstone Exercise 2-16 Qualitative Characteristics
Three statements are given below.
- When financial information is free from error or bias, the information is said to possess this characteristic.
- Griffin Company uses the same
depreciation method from period to period. - A trash can that is purchased for $10 is expensed even though it will be used for many years.
Required:
Give the qualitative characteristic or constraint that is most applicable to each of the statements.
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1. Which of the following would result to total expenses of ₱480,000?
A. Total income of ₱630,000 and profit of ₱150,000
B. Total income of ₱630,000 and loss of ₱150,000
C. Total income of ₱360,000 and profit ₱120,000
D. Total income of ₱580,000 and loss of ₱100,000
2. In accounting, it means the allocation of the cost of an asset over the periods in which the asset is used.
A. Bad debts
B. Allocationing
C. Cost spreading
D. Depreciation
MODULE 4 HOMEWORK (MISSED QUESTIONS)
For each of the following accounts, place the NUMBER of the financial statement on which it would be found in the space provided. The numbers are listed below and the accounts are listed below that.
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1) Current Asset
2) Investments
3) Property Plant Equipment
4) Intangibles
5) Current Liabilities
6) Long Term Liabilities
7) Contributed Capital
8) Retained Earnings
Accounts:
Fund to Retire
Trucks
Investment XYZ
Additional paid-in-capital
Machinery
Preferred Stock
Merchandise Inventory
MODULE 3 HOMEWORK ADJUSTING ENTRIES
INSTRUCTIONS: I have listed TWO questions below. Please answer BOTH questions. They are asking that the correct answer be selected. Please tell me which one that is and how you came to that answer.
Question 1: To record depreciation on the company truck for one year. The truck's cost is 12,000 with 1,000 salvage value and an estimated life of 4 years.1) DR Depreciation Expense 2800 CR Truck 28002) DR Depreciation Expense 2800 CR Accumulated Depreciation 28003) DR Depreciation Expense 3050 CR Accumulated Depreciation 30504) DR Accumulated Depreciation 3050 CR Truck 30505) No entry is correct
Question 2: Money borrowed from the bank carries an interest rate of 6% per year. Interest was last paid a month ago and is due again in another 5 months. The amount borrowed is $20000.1) DR Interest Expense 100 CR Interest Payable 1002) DR Interest Expense 500 CR Interest Payable 5003) DR Interest…
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Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
Ch. 2 - What is the conceptual framework of accounting?Ch. 2 - Prob. 2DQCh. 2 - Prob. 3DQCh. 2 - Prob. 4DQCh. 2 - Describe the constraint on providing useful...Ch. 2 - Prob. 6DQCh. 2 - Prob. 7DQCh. 2 - Prob. 8DQCh. 2 - Of all the events that occur each day, how would...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10DQ
Ch. 2 - Prob. 11DQCh. 2 - In analyzing a transaction, can a transaction only...Ch. 2 - How do revenues and expenses affect the accounting...Ch. 2 - Prob. 14DQCh. 2 - Prob. 15DQCh. 2 - The words debit and credit are used in two ways in...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17DQCh. 2 - Prob. 18DQCh. 2 - Prob. 19DQCh. 2 - Prob. 20DQCh. 2 - Prob. 21DQCh. 2 - Prob. 22DQCh. 2 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 2 - Which principle requires that expenses be recorded...Ch. 2 - Taylor Company recently purchased a piece of...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 2 - The effects of paying salaries for the current...Ch. 2 - Which of the following statements is false? The...Ch. 2 - Which of the following statements are true? Debits...Ch. 2 - Debits will: increase assets. expenses, and...Ch. 2 - Which of the following statements are true? A...Ch. 2 - Posting: involves transferring the information in...Ch. 2 - A trial balance: lists only revenue and expense...Ch. 2 - CORNERSTONE 2.1 Cornerstone Exercise 2-16...Ch. 2 - Prob. 17CECh. 2 - CORNERSTONE 2.1 Four statements are given below....Ch. 2 - Prob. 19CECh. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-20 Transaction Analysis...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-21 Transaction Analysis...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-22 Transaction Analysis The...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-23 Debit and Credit...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-24 Journalize Transactions...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-25 Journalize Transactions...Ch. 2 - Cornerstone Exercise 2-26 Preparing a Trial...Ch. 2 - Prob. 27BECh. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-28 Assumptions and Principles...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-2? Events and Transactions...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-30 Transaction Analysis Galle...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-31 Debit and Credit Procedures...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-32 Journalize Transactions Galle...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-33 Posting Journal Entries Listed...Ch. 2 - Brief Exercise 2-34 Preparing a Trial Balance The...Ch. 2 - Prob. 35ECh. 2 - Prob. 36ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-37 Events and Transactions Several...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-38 Events and Transactions The...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-39 Transaction Analysis OBJECTIVE e The...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-40 Transaction Analysis Amanda Webb...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-41 Transaction Analysis and Business...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-42 Inferring Transactions from Balance...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-43 Transaction Analysis Goal Systems, a...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-44 Transaction Analysis OBJECTIVE 9...Ch. 2 - Prob. 45ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-46 Normal Balances and Financial...Ch. 2 - OBJECTIVE 9 Exercise 2-47 Debit and Credit Effects...Ch. 2 - Prob. 48ECh. 2 - Exercise 2-49 Journalizing Transactions Kauai...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-50 Journalizing Transactions Remington...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-51 Transaction Analysis and Journal...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-52 Accounting Cycle Rosenthal...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-53 Preparing a Trial Balance...Ch. 2 - Exercise 2-54 Effect of Errors on a Trial Balance...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-55A Events and Transactions The...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-56A Analyzing Transactions Luis Madero,...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-57A Inferring Transactions from...Ch. 2 - Prob. 58APSACh. 2 - Problem 2-59A Journalizing Transactions Monroe...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-60A Journalizing and Posting...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-61A The Accounting Cycle Karleens...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-62B Comprehensive Problem Mulberry...Ch. 2 - Prob. 55BPSBCh. 2 - Prob. 56BPSBCh. 2 - Prob. 57BPSBCh. 2 - Problem 2-58B Debit and Credit Procedures A list...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-593 Journalizing Transactions Monilast...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-603 Journalizing and Posting...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-6B The Accounting Cycle Sweetwater...Ch. 2 - Problem 2-62B Comprehensive Problem Mulberry...Ch. 2 - Prob. 63.1CCh. 2 - Prob. 63.2CCh. 2 - Prob. 63.3CCh. 2 - Prob. 64.1CCh. 2 - Prob. 64.2CCh. 2 - Case 2-64 Analysis of the Effects of Current Asset...Ch. 2 - Prob. 64.4CCh. 2 - Prob. 65.1CCh. 2 - Prob. 65.2CCh. 2 - Prob. 66.1CCh. 2 - Prob. 66.2CCh. 2 - Prob. 66.3CCh. 2 - Case 2-67 Comparative Analysis: Under Armour,...Ch. 2 - Prob. 67.2CCh. 2 - Case 2-67 Comparative Analysis: Under Armour,...Ch. 2 - Case 2-68 Accounting for Partially Completed...Ch. 2 - Prob. 68.2CCh. 2 - Prob. 69.1CCh. 2 - Case 2-69 CONTINUING PROBLEM: FRONT ROW...Ch. 2 - Case 2-69 CONTINUING PROBLEM: FRONT ROW...
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