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introduction to financial accounting
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Introduction To Financial Accounting
Asset Acquisition and Expiration The Tremain Company had the following transactions in July: a. Paid $12,000 cash for rent for the next 6 months on July 1. b. Paid $3,000 for supplies on July 3. c.
Find Unknowns The following data pertain to the Francisco Corporation. Total assets at January 1, 20X1 were \($110,000;\) at December 31, 20X1, \($124,000\). During 20X1, sales were \($354,000\),
Recording Transactions The Greenville Company had the following transactions during June, 20X4: a. Collections of accounts receivable, $80,000. b. Payment of accounts payable, $45,000. c. Acquisition
Income Statement A statement of an automobile dealer follows: R. Moss BMW, Inc. Statement of Profit and Loss December 31, 20X3 Revenues Sales $1,050,000 Increase in market value of land and building
Income Statement and Retained Earnings Borders Group Inc. operates Borders Bookstores. In the year ended January 26, 2003, Borders had revenues of \($3,486.1\) million and total expenses of
Balance Sheet Equation Each of the three following columns is an independent case. For each case, compute the amounts ($ in thousands) for the items indicated by letters and show your sup- porting
Balance Sheet Equation Xcel Energy, provider of gas and electricity to customers in 12 Midwestern and Rocky Mountain states, has the following actual data ($ in millions) for the year 2002: Total
Nonprofit Operating Statement Examine the accompanying statement of the Liverpool University Faculty Club. Identify the Liverpool classifications and terms that would not be used by a profit-seeking
Revenue Recognition Footnote 1 to Microsoft's 2002 annual report contained the following: Revenue Recognition "Microsoft... recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;
Accounting for Prepayments. The Ortiz Company, a wholesale distributor of home appliances, began business on July 1, 20X2. The following summarized transactions occurred during July. 1. Ortiz's
Analysis of Transactions, Preparation of Statements. The Dichev Company was incorporated on April 1, 20X2. Dichev had 10 holders of common stock. Rita Dichev, who was the president and chief
Accrual versus Cash-Based Revenues (Alternate is 2-49 .) Refer to the preceding problem. Suppose Dichev measured performance on the cash basis instead of on the accrual basis. Compute the net cash
Analysis of Transactions, Preparation of Statements. H.J. Heinz Company's actual condensed balance sheet data for April 30, 2003 follow ($ in millions): Cash. $ 802 Accounts payable $ 938 Receivables
Accrual versus Cash-Based Revenue. Refer to the preceding problem. Suppose Heinz measured performance on the cash basis instead of the accrual basis. Compute the net cash inflows during May. Which
Analysis of Transactions, Preparation of Statements . Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company manufactures and sells chewing gum. The company's actual condensed balance sheet data for January 1, 2003 follows ($ in
. Prepare Financial Statements The Vitaly Corporation does not use the services of a professional accountant. At the end of its second year of operations, 20X2, the company's office manager prepared
Transaction Analysis and Financial Statements, Including Dividends. Consider the following balance sheet of a wholesaler of party supplies: Funco Supplies Company Balance Sheet December 31, 20X7
Balance Sheet Equation. Nordstrom Inc., the fashion retailer, had the following actual data for fiscal year ended January 31, 2003 ($ in millions): Assets, beginning of period Assets, end of period
Two Sides of a Transaction For each of the following transactions, show the effects on the entities involved. As was illustrated in the chapter, use the AL + OE equation to demonstrate the effects.
Net Income and Retained Earnings McDonald's Corporation is a well-known fast-food restaurant company. The following data are from the 2002 annual report ($ in millions): McDonald's Corporation
Earnings Statement, Retained Earnings Dell is a computer company with headquarters in Austin, Texas. The following amounts were in the financial statements contained in its annual report for the year
Continuity Convention and Liquidation The following news report appeared in the financial press in late 2002: "The Bulgarian national airline Balkan is to be placed in liquidation after its creditors
Financial Ratios Following is a list of three well-known package delivery companies (UPS and FedEx from the United States and Deutche Post World Net, owner of DHL, in Germany) and selected
Financial Ratios. Following is a list of three well-known petroleum companies and selected financial data of the sort typically included in letters sent by stock brokerage firms to clients. Note that
Revenue Recognition and Ethics Kendall Square Research Corporation (KSR), located in Waltham, Massachusetts, produced high-speed computers and competed against companies such as Cray Research and Sun
Financial Ratios Form groups of four to six persons each. Each member of the group should pick a different company and find the most recent annual report for that company. (If you do not have printed
Financial Statement Research Select the financial statements of any company. 1. What was the amount of sales or total revenues, and the net income for the most recent year? 2. What was the total
Analyzing Starbucks' Financial Statements Refer to the Starbucks financial statements in Appendix A (pp. A12-14) at the end of the text and answer the following questions: 1. What was the amount of
Analyzing Financial Statements Using the Internet: Outback Steakhouse Go to the Web site for Outback Steakhouse (www.outback.com). Click on Company Info, Investor Relations, and then Financial
Financial Statement Research Select the financial statements of any company. 1. What was the amount of sales or total revenues, and the net income for the most recent year? 2. What was the total
Financial Ratios Form groups of four to six persons each. Each member of the group should pick a different company and find the most recent annual report for that company. (If you do not have printed
Give three examples of decisions where the decision maker is likely to use financial statements.
Give three examples of users of financial statements.
"The balance sheet may be out of balance after some transactions, but it is never out of balance at the end of an accounting period." Do you agree? Explain.
Explain the meaning of limited liability.
Why does this book emphasize the corporation instead of the proprietorship or the partnership?
"The idea of par value is insignificant." Explain.
.5 Explain the relationship between the board of directors and top management of a company.
The Corporation Some historians were arguing over the most important innovation in the history of business. Most thought of things and processes such as the railroad, the automobile, the printing
The Balance Sheet Equation Laredo Company reported total assets of \($5\) million and total liabilities of \($3\) million at the end of 20X3.. Construct the balance sheet equation for Laredo Company
Describing Underlying Transactions Mann's Furniture Company, which was recently formed, is engaging in some preliminary trans- actions before beginning full-scale operations for retailing household
Describing Underlying Transactions The balances of each item in LaPaz Company's accounting equation are given next for September 1 and for each of the next 7 business days. Cash Computer Inventory
Prepare Balance Sheet Atlanta Corporation's balance sheet at March 30, 20X4, contained only the following items (arranged here in random order): Cash $10,000 Accounts payable $ 8,000 Notes payable
Prepare Balance Sheet Soho Corporation's balance sheet at November 29, 20X1, contained only the following items (arranged here in random order): Paid-in capital $189,000 Notes payable 21,000
Balance Sheet General Electric (GE) is one of the largest companies in the world with sales of more than \($130\) billion. The company's balance sheet on January 1, 2003, had total assets of \($575\)
Analysis of Transactions Use the format of Exhibit 1-2 to analyze the following transactions for April of Corner Cleaners. Then prepare a balance sheet as of April 30, 20X1. Corner Cleaners was
Analysis of Transactions Consider the following January transactions: 1. On January 1, 20X4, three persons, Xiao, Yergen, and Zimbel, formed XYZ Corporation. XYZ will be a wholesale distributor of PC
Analysis of Transactions You began a business as a wholesaler of woolen goods. The following events have occurred: 1. On March 1, 20X1, you invested $60,000 cash in your new sole proprietorship,
Analysis of Transactions Eduardo Gomez, a recent graduate of a law school, was penniless on December 25, 20X3. 1. On December 26, Gomez inherited an enormous sum of money. 2. On December 27, he
Analysis of Transactions Walgreen Company is a well-known drugstore chain. A condensed balance sheet for May 31, 2003, follows ($ in millions): Assets Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Cash $ 854
Analysis of Transactions Nike, Inc. had the following condensed balance sheet on August 31, 2003 ($ in millions): Assets Liabilities and Owners' Equity Cash $ 998 Inventories 1,480 Property, plant, &
Prepare Balance Sheet Rachel Liebowitz is a realtor. She buys and sells properties on her own account, and she also earns commissions as a real estate agent for buyers and sellers. Her business was
Airline Balance Sheet KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is an international airline with a home base at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. It is the world's oldest scheduled airline still operating under its
Prepare Balance Sheet United Technologies Corporation provides a broad range of high-technology products and sup- port services to the building systems and aerospace industries. Those products
Prepare Balance Sheet May Department Stores, headquartered in St. Louis, operates Lord & Taylor, Filene's, and six- other department store chains. Its balance sheet of February 1, 2003 contained
Presenting Paid-In Capital Consider excerpts from two balance sheets (amounts in millions): Citigroup Common stock ($.01 par value; authorized shares: 6.0 billion), issued shares 5,477,416,254
Presenting Paid-In Capital Honeywell International Inc., maker of thermostats and a variety of complex control systems, presented the following in its January 1, 2003 balance sheet (in millions).
Presenting Paid-In Capital Honda Motor Company is the largest producer of motorcycles in the world, as well as a major auto manufacturer. Honda included the following items in its 2003 balance sheet
Board of Directors and Audit Committee Examine the 2003 annual report of General Mills, maker of cereals such as Cheerios, Betty Crocker cake mixes, Progresso soups, and other foods. Turn to the
Accounting and Ethics A survey of high school seniors and college freshmen by the AICPA showed that accountants are given high marks for their ethics. Professional associations for both internal
Understanding Transactions Form groups of three to five students each. Each group should choose one of the companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Exhibit 1-1 ), and find its most
Financial Statement Research Select the financial statements of any company, and focus on the balance sheet. 1. Identify the amount of cash (including cash equivalents, if any) shown on the most
Analyzing Starbucks' Financial Statements This and similar problems in succeeding chapters focus on the financial statements of Starbucks, contained in the Form 10-K in Appendix A. Starbucks is a
Analyzing Financial Statements Using the Internet: Cisco Go to www.cisco.com to locate the Cisco annual report. Click on About Cisco. Under Investor Relations, click Annual Reports. Then click the
Bank Balance Sheet Consider the following balance sheet accounts of Citigroup Inc. (in millions of $): Assets Cash Investment securities Loans receivable $ 18,515 440,550 Liabilities and
What is called-up share capital?
Company A has a high average stock turnover period when compared with the industry average and Company B has a low average stock turnover period compared with the industry average. Give three
It has been suggested that if an accountant is asked by the board of directors of a company, 'What is the value added for a period?', he or she could easily reply, 'What figure do you have in mind?'
Are there any arguments for using the historic cost method of accounting during a period of inflation?
Explain the relationship between an asset and an expense. Use the two possible treatments of interest charges dealt with in the chapter to illustrate this relationship.
G. Flay has three employees (A, B and C).A gets paid £6.00 per hour and worked 35 hours normal time this week and 2 hours overtime.B gets paid £7.00 per hour and worked 35 hours normal time this
Describe fully the provisions of IFRS 3 with regard to what constitutes a parent and a subsidiary.
Ermine commenced trading on 1 July 20X4 with a capital of £100,000 cash. During the year ended 30 June 20X5, he operated from rented premises and at the end of the year he had sold all his
a. Outline the concept of economic income as defined by Hicks (1946) and explain its relevance in the measurement of profit (see Chapter 7 ‘The Accounting Equation and its Components’).b.
Explain how assets are valued using each of the following measurement methods: (a) Historical cost; (b) Current cost; and (c) Current purchasing power.
A. Daley commenced trading on 1 January 20X0 as a second-hand car dealer. His capital in cash was £20,000. On that date Daley acquired a 5-year lease on a lock-up garage at a cost of £5,000.The
Describe the main conceptual differences between current cost accounting and current purchasing power accounting.
Explain why the profit computed using historical cost accounting usually differs from that when calculated using replacement cost accounting and current purchasing power accounting.
McKee Ltd commenced trading on 1 January 20X0, selling a single type of imported DVD player. The company’s opening statement of financial position is shown below:All assets are shown at cost on 1
Discuss: a. the arguments for making price-level adjustments (in addition to specific price adjustments); b. the advantages and disadvantages of making a single general price level adjustment to the
Using the information from Exercise 35.12, prepare statements of financial position on current cost and historic cost bases at 31 December 20X0.Data From Exercise 35.12McKee Ltd commenced trading on
Joe Jones is an entrepreneurial student who decides to earn some funds to subsidise his studies. He purchases 25kg bags of potatoes and re-bags them into smaller 2.5kg bags and then sells them at the
The majority shareholder in McKee Ltd’s comments: ‘Both sets of financial statements give me the same dividend, so what does it matter’. Discuss.
After completing a training course at a technical college, Michael Faraday set up in business as a self-employed electrician on 1 January 20X5.He was very competent at his job, but had no idea how to
Kwella Ltd received the following invoices from suppliers during the week commencing 23 November 20X4. All purchases made by Kwella Ltd are subject to value added tax at 15 per cent. The following
Explain the differences and/or interrelationship between: (a) Changes in specific price levels;(b) Changes in general price levels; (c) Inflation; (d) The retail price index (RPI).
Explain fully why there is said to be a need to account for changing prices in final financial statements.
Explain the limitations of historical cost accounting in times of rising prices.
Mudgee Ltd issued the following invoices to customers in respect of credit sales made during the last week of May 20X5. The amounts stated are all net of value added tax. All sales made by Mudgee Ltd
M. Essex is in business as a wholesale coal merchant. The following transactions took place during December 20X4:1 Dec Balance at bank £5,000.3 Dec Purchased goods on credit from English Coal for
A business commenced trading for the week commencing 28 May 20X4 with £79 in cash and a bank overdraft of £515.The following receipts and payments occurred during the week ending 3 June
The following are extracts from the payroll of J. Sutcliffe Ltd for the week ending 24 January 20X0.There were no other deductions from the employees’ pay.You are required to prepare journal
Using the information from Exercise 34.6 write up the VAT account and highlight the amount that should be paid to, or received from, HM Revenue and Customs.Data from Exercise 34.6Write journals to
Fresh Ltd acquired 80 per cent of Stale Ltd on 1 January 20X9, when the balance on Fresh Ltd’s retained earnings was £160,000 and the balance on Stale Ltd’s retained earnings was £100,000.
Write journals to post the following transactions. (VAT is chargeable at 20 per cent.)1. The purchase of a motor vehicle for £12,000 (gross) in cash.2. The purchase of goods for £500 (net price
a. Briefly describe how each of the following is computed: (i) Employee’s gross pay; (ii) Employee’s net pay.b. Outline the nature of those items that are required by UK law to be
P buys 70 per cent of the shares of S on 31 Dec 20X0. The statements of financial position of the two companies on 31 December 20X1 are as follows:RequiredPrepare the consolidated statement of
a. Explain the main purpose of columnar day books.b. Describe the possible format of: (i) A columnar purchases day book; and (ii) A columnar cash book. Your answer should include reference
The following are the statements of financial positions of Wood plc and Stone plc as at 1 May 20X0:Wood plc purchased 80 per cent of the equity shares of Stone plc on 1 May 20X0 at a price of
The following are the statements of financial position of Gold plc and Silver plc as at 1 January 20X9:Gold plc purchased all the equity shares of Silver plc on 1 January 20X9. The assets and
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