Admission Test Certified Public Accountant (Financial Accounting & Reporting) - Financial-Accounting-Reporting Exam Practice Test

In single period statements, which of the following should not be reflected as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings?

Wilson Corp. experienced a $50,000 decline in the market value of its inventory in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Wilson had expected this decline to reverse in the third quarter, and in fact, the third quarter recovery exceeded the previous decline by $10,000. Wilson's inventory did not experience any other declines in market value during the fiscal year. What amounts of loss and/or gain should Wilson report in its interim financial statements for the first and third quarters?

Which of the following types of entities are required to report on business segments?

During 1990, Fuqua Steel Co. had the following unusual financial events occur:
* Bonds payable were retired five years before their scheduled maturity, resulting in a $260,000 gain. Fuqua has frequently retired bonds early when interest rates declined significantly.
* A steel forming segment suffered $255,000 in losses due to hurricane damage. This was the fourth similar loss sustained in a 5-year period at that location.
* A component of Fuqua's operations, steel transportation, was sold at a net loss of $350,000.
This was Fuqua's first divestiture of one of its operating segments.
Before income taxes, what amount should be disclosed as the gain (loss) from extraordinary items in 1990?

In September 1996, Koff Co.'s operating plant was destroyed by an earthquake. Earthquakes are rare in the area in which the plant was located. The portion of the resultant loss not covered by insurance was $700,000. Koff's income tax rate for 1996 was 40%. In its 1996 income statement, what amount should Koff report as extraordinary loss?

The following costs were incurred by Griff Co., a manufacturer, during 1992:

What amount of these costs should be reported as general and administrative expenses for 1992?

According to the FASB conceptual framework, the process of reporting an item in the financial statements of an entity is:

Thorpe Co.'s income statement for the year ended December 31, 1990, reported net income of $74,100. The auditor raised questions about the following amounts that had been included in net income:

The loss from the fire was an infrequent but not unusual occurrence in Thorpe's line of business.
Thorpe's December 31, 1990, income statement should report net income of:

The cumulative effect of a change in accounting estimate should be shown separately:

Advertising costs may be accrued or deferred to provide an appropriate expense in each period for:

According to the FASB conceptual framework, the usefulness of providing information in financial statements is subject to the constraint of:

Coffey Corp.'s trial balance of Income Statement Accounts for the year ended December 31, 1988 as follows:

Coffey's income tax rate is 30%. The gain on debt extinguishment is considered a usual and recurring part of Coffey's operations. Coffey prepares a multiple-step income statement for 1988.
Income from operations before income tax is:

Which of the following is correct concerning financial statement disclosure of accounting policies?