Practice Exam (2) ACCT 2301 – Flashcards

Cash equivalents do not include a. money market accounts. b. commercial paper. c. U.S. Treasury bills. d. long-term investment.

Which of the following is not a basic principle of cash management? a. Increase collection of receivables. b. Keep inventory levels low. c. Pay all liabilities early. d. Invest idle cash.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the reporting of cash? a. Cash cannot be combined with cash equivalents. b. Restricted cash funds may be combined with Cash. c. Cash is listed first in the current assets section. d. Restricted cash funds cannot be reported as a current asset.

All of the following are true regarding the management and monitoring of cash except a. companies may have plenty of sales, but insufficient cash to support operations. b. the cash to cash operating cycle for a manufacturer is generally shorter than that of a merchandising company. c. manufacturers may experience a significant lag between the purchase of raw materials and the receipt of cash from customers. d. companies should have sufficient cash to meet payments but minimize the amount of non-revenue-generating cash on hand.

Which of the following receivables would not be classified as an "other receivable"? a. Advance to an employee b. Refundable income tax c. Notes receivable d. Interest receivable

When the allowance method is used to account for uncollectible accounts, Bad Debts Expense is debited when a. a sale is made. b. an account becomes bad and is written off. c. management estimates the amount of uncollectibles. d. a customer's account becomes past due.

Using the percentage-of-receivables method for recording bad debt expense, estimated uncollectible accounts are $30,000. If the balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is $4,000 credit before adjustment what is the amount of bad debt expense for that period? a. $30,000 b. $26,000 c. $34,000 d. $4,000

Under the allowance method, writing off an uncollectible account a. affects only balance sheet accounts. b. affects both balance sheet and income statement accounts. c. affects only income statement accounts. d. is not acceptable practice.

Which of the following should not be included in the physical inventory of a company? a. Goods held on consignment from another company. b. Goods in transit from another company shipped FOB shipping point. c. Goods shipped on consignment to another company. d. All of these answer choices should be included.

For companies that use a perpetual inventory system, all of the following are purposes for taking a physical inventory except to: a. check the accuracy of the records. b. determine the amount of wasted raw materials. c. determine losses due to employee theft. d. determine ownership of the goods.

Selection of an inventory costing method by management does not usually depend on a. the fiscal year end. b. income statement effects. c. balance sheet effects. d. tax effects.

When applying the lower of cost or market rule to inventory valuation, market generally means a. current replacement cost. b. original cost. c. resale value. d. original cost, less physical deterioration.

Which one of the following items is not considered a part of the cost of a truck purchased for business use? a. Sales tax. b. Truck license. c. Freight charges. d. Cost of lettering on side of truck.

National Molding is building a new plant that will take three years to construct. The construction will be financed in part by funds borrowed during the construction period. There are significant architect fees, excavation fees, and building permit fees. Which of the following statements is true? a. Excavation fees are capitalized but building permit fees are not. b. Architect fees are capitalized but building permit fees are not. c. Interest is capitalized during the construction as part of the cost of the building. d. The capitalized cost is equal to the contract price to build the plant less any interest on borrowed funds.

Expenditures that maintain the operating efficiency and expected productive life of a plant asset are generally a. expensed when incurred. b. capitalized as a part of the cost of the asset. c. debited to the Accumulated Depreciation account. d. not recorded until they become material in amount.

The declining-balance method of depreciation produces a(n) a. decreasing depreciation expense each period. b. increasing depreciation expense each period. c. declining percentage rate each period. d. constant amount of depreciation expense each period.