SECTION A Multiple Choice Questions (75 marks) Answer ALL questions from this section Choose the best possible answer (3 marks each) Put the answers in the Answer File provided Communication of economic events is the part of the accounting process that involves A identifying economic events B quantifying transactions into dollars and cents C preparing accounting reports D recording and classifying information Creditors use financial accounting information to A determine whether the company is following regulatory guidelines B determine whether the company is complying with tax laws C evaluate the risks of lending money D make decisions to about buying, holding, or selling shares 3 The time period assumption states that A a transaction can only affect one period of time B estimates should not be made if a transaction affects more than one time period C adjustments to the enterprise's accounts can only be made in the time period when the business terminates its operations D the economic life of a business can be divided into artificial time periods Southeastern University sold season tickets for the 2018 football season for $160,000 and received $160,000 cash in advance A total of 8 games will be played during September, October and November In September, three games were played The adjusting journal entry at September 30 A is not required No adjusting entries will be made until the end of the season in November B will include a debit to Cash and a credit to Ticket Revenue for $40,000 C will include a debit to Unearned Ticket Revenue and a credit to Ticket Revenue for $60,000 D will include a debit to Ticket Revenue and a credit to Unearned Ticket Revenue for $60,000 5 An owner investment of cash in a corporation increases A assets and increases shareholders' equity B one asset and decreases another asset C liabilities and increases shareholders' equity D assets and liabilities 6 Which of the following situations is impossible A Book value is greater than residual value B Book value is less than residual value C Book value is equal to the residual value D Book value is less than the original cost 7 Neutron sold goods on account to James Company on June 15 for $300 If James Company pays the bill for full settlement on June 27, Neutron's journal entry to record the collection on account will include A a debit to cash for $300 B a debit to Accounts Payable for $300 C a debit to Sales Revenue for $300 D a credit to Accounts Receivable for $30 8 If a capital expenditure is mistakenly recorded as a revenue expenditure, the effect is to A understate profit, shareholders' equity, and assets B overstate profit and shareholders' equity, and understate assets C understate profit and shareholders' equity, and overstate assets D None of the above 9 Failure to record accrued interest on notes payable causes a company to A overstate interest income B understate interest expense C understate shareholders' equity D Both B and C are correct 10 If beginning inventory is understated by $10,000, the effect of this error in the current period is Cost of Goods Sold Profit Understated Understated Overstated Overstated Understated Overstated Overstated Understated 11 The custodian of an asset should A be an accountant B have access to the accounting records for the asset C be someone from outside the company D not have access to the accounting records for the asset Under the allowance method, writing off an uncollectible account A affects only statement of financial position accounts B affects both statement of financial position and income statement accounts C affects only income statement accounts D is not acceptable practice 13 A trial balance will NOT balance if A a journal entry is posted twice B a wrong amount is used in journalizing C incorrect account titles are used in journalizing D a journal entry is only partially posted 14 Which of the following statements regarding the periodic and perpetual inventory systems is correct A Inventory is updated after each sale under the periodic method B Under the periodic method, the amount of inventory is not known until the end of the period when an inventory count is taken C Inventory on hand is determined by a physical count only under the perpetual method D The primary advantage of the periodic method is that it maintains detailed transaction by transaction records 15 Which of the following statements is correct if the balance on the bank statement does not equal the balance in the company's cash account A The bookkeeper made a mistake B The bank made a mistake C Both the bank and the bookkeeper made a mistake D It is perfectly normal for the two balances to be different 16 Which of the following transactions would cause a change in the amount of a company's working capital A Collection of an account receivable B Payment of an account payable C Borrowing cash over a 60 day period D Selling merchandise for cash at a price above its cost 17 During the month, you purchased $12,000 of supplies on credit and $19,000 of equipment for cash When you prepare a statement of financial position, assets are $24,000 more than liabilities plus shareholders' equity A You may have posted the increase in supplies as a credit rather than a debit B You may have neglected to post the change in accounts payable C You may have posted the increase in accounts payable as a debit rather than a credit D All of the above would have resulted in the $24,000 error 18 Joe's Copy Shop bought equipment for $60,000 on January 1, 2016 Joe estimated the useful life to be 3 years with no salvage value, and the straight line method of depreciation will be used On January 1, 2017, Joe decides that the business will use the equipment for 5 years What is the revised depreciation expense for 2017 A $20,000 B $8,000 C $10,000 D $15,000 19 On January 1, Hurley Corporation issues $2,500,000, 5 year, 12 bonds at 96 with interest payable on July 1 and January 1 The entry on December 31 to record accrued bond interest and the amortization of bond discount using the straight line method will include a A debit to Interest Expense, $150,000 B debit to Interest Expense, $300,000 C credit to Discount on Bonds Payable, $10,000 D credit to Discount on Bonds Payable, $20,000 20 A corporation issues $1,000,000,000, 10 , 5 year bonds on January 1, 2014, for $958,000,000 Interest is paid annually on January 1 If the corporation uses the straight line method of amortization of bond discount, the amount of bond interest expense to be recognized in December 31, 2014's adjusting entry is A $108,400,000 B $100,000,000 C $91,600,000 D $8,400,000 21 Roman Company issued $1,000,000 of 6 , 5 year bonds at 98, with interest paid annually Assuming straight line amortization, what is the total interest cost of the bonds A $280,000 B $290,000 C $300,000 D $320,000 22 Sunwood Company issued $1,200,000 of 6 , 5 year bonds at 98, with interest paid annually Assuming straight line amortization, what is the carrying value of the bonds after one year A $1,176,000 B $1,178,400 C $1,180,800 D $1,185,600 23 Terrance Company issued $1,000,000 of 8 , 5 year bonds at 106 Assuming straight line amortization and annual interest payments, how much bond interest expense is recorded on the next interest date A $80,000 B $92,000 C $68,000 D $12,000 24 If bonds have been issued at a discount, over the life of the bonds, the A carrying value of the bonds will decrease B carrying value of the bonds will increase C unamortized discount will increase D interest expense will increase, if the discount is being amortized on a straight line basis The market rate of interest for a bond issue, which sells for more than its face value, is A independent of the interest rate stated on the bond B higher than the interest rate stated on the bond C equal to the interest rate stated on the bond D less than the interest rate stated on the bond End of Section A

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SECTION A    Multiple Choice Questions (75 marks) Answer ALL questions from this section  Choose the best possible answer (3 marks each)  Put the answers in the Answer File provided  Communication of economic events is the part of the accounting process that involves A  identifying economic events  B  quantifying transactions into dollars and cents  C  preparing accounting reports  D  recording and classifying information  Creditors use financial accounting information to A  determine whether the company is following regulatory guidelines  B  determine whether the company is complying with tax laws  C  evaluate the risks of lending money  D  make decisions to about buying, holding, or selling shares  3  The time period assumption states that A  a transaction can only affect one period of time  B  estimates should not be made if a transaction affects more than one time period  C  adjustments to the enterprise's accounts can only be made in the time period when the business terminates its operations  D  the economic life of a business can be divided into artificial time periods  Southeastern University sold season tickets for the 2018 football season for $160,000 and received $160,000 cash in advance  A total of 8 games will be played during September, October and November  In September, three games were played  The adjusting journal entry at September 30 A  is not required  No adjusting entries will be made until the end of the season in November  B  will include a debit to Cash and a credit to Ticket Revenue for $40,000  C  will include a debit to Unearned Ticket Revenue and a credit to Ticket Revenue for $60,000  D  will include a debit to Ticket Revenue and a credit to Unearned Ticket Revenue for $60,000  5  An owner investment of cash in a corporation increases A  assets and increases shareholders' equity  B  one asset and decreases another asset  C  liabilities and increases shareholders' equity  D  assets and liabilities  6  Which of the following situations is impossible  A  Book value is greater than residual value  B  Book value is less than residual value  C  Book value is equal to the residual value  D  Book value is less than the original cost  7  Neutron sold goods on account to James Company on June 15 for $300  If James Company pays the bill for full settlement on June 27, Neutron's journal entry to record the collection on account will include A  a debit to cash for $300  B  a debit to Accounts Payable for $300  C  a debit to Sales Revenue for $300  D  a credit to Accounts Receivable for $30  8  If a capital expenditure is mistakenly recorded as a revenue expenditure, the effect is to A  understate profit, shareholders' equity, and assets  B  overstate profit and shareholders' equity, and understate assets  C  understate profit and shareholders' equity, and overstate assets  D  None of the above  9  Failure to record accrued interest on notes payable causes a company to A  overstate interest income  B  understate interest expense  C  understate shareholders' equity  D  Both B and C are correct  10  If beginning inventory is understated by $10,000, the effect of this error in the current period is Cost of Goods Sold Profit Understated Understated Overstated Overstated Understated Overstated Overstated Understated 11  The custodian of an asset should A  be an accountant  B  have access to the accounting records for the asset  C  be someone from outside the company  D  not have access to the accounting records for the asset  Under the allowance method, writing off an uncollectible account A  affects only statement of financial position accounts  B  affects both statement of financial position and income statement accounts  C  affects only income statement accounts  D  is not acceptable practice  13  A trial balance will NOT balance if A  a journal entry is posted twice  B  a wrong amount is used in journalizing  C  incorrect account titles are used in journalizing  D  a journal entry is only partially posted  14  Which of the following statements regarding the periodic and perpetual inventory systems is correct  A  Inventory is updated after each sale under the periodic method  B  Under the periodic method, the amount of inventory is not known until the end of the period when an inventory count is taken  C  Inventory on hand is determined by a physical count only under the perpetual method  D  The primary advantage of the periodic method is that it maintains detailed transaction by  transaction records  15  Which of the following statements is correct if the balance on the bank statement does not equal the balance in the company's cash account  A  The bookkeeper made a mistake  B  The bank made a mistake  C  Both the bank and the bookkeeper made a mistake  D  It is perfectly normal for the two balances to be different  16  Which of the following transactions would cause a change in the amount of a company's working capital  A  Collection of an account receivable B  Payment of an account payable C  Borrowing cash over a 60 day period D  Selling merchandise for cash at a price above its cost 17  During the month, you purchased $12,000 of supplies on credit and $19,000 of equipment for cash  When you prepare a statement of financial position, assets are $24,000 more than liabilities plus shareholders' equity  A  You may have posted the increase in supplies as a credit rather than a debit  B  You may have neglected to post the change in accounts payable  C  You may have posted the increase in accounts payable as a debit rather than a credit  D All of the above would have resulted in the $24,000 error  18  Joe's Copy Shop bought equipment for $60,000 on January 1, 2016  Joe estimated the useful life to be 3 years with no salvage value, and the straight line method of depreciation will be used  On January 1, 2017, Joe decides that the business will use the equipment for 5 years  What is the revised depreciation expense for 2017  A  $20,000  B  $8,000  C  $10,000  D  $15,000  19  On January 1, Hurley Corporation issues $2,500,000, 5 year, 12  bonds at 96 with interest payable on July 1 and January 1  The entry on December 31 to record accrued bond interest and the amortization of bond discount using the straight line method will include a A  debit to Interest Expense, $150,000  B  debit to Interest Expense, $300,000  C  credit to Discount on Bonds Payable, $10,000  D  credit to Discount on Bonds Payable, $20,000  20  A corporation issues $1,000,000,000, 10 , 5 year bonds on January 1, 2014, for $958,000,000  Interest is paid annually on January 1  If the corporation uses the straight line method of amortization of bond discount, the amount of bond interest expense to be recognized in December 31, 2014's adjusting entry is A  $108,400,000  B  $100,000,000  C  $91,600,000  D  $8,400,000  21  Roman Company issued $1,000,000 of 6 , 5 year bonds at 98, with interest paid annually  Assuming straight line amortization, what is the total interest cost of the bonds  A  $280,000 B  $290,000 C  $300,000 D  $320,000 22  Sunwood Company issued $1,200,000 of 6 , 5 year bonds at 98, with interest paid annually  Assuming straight line amortization, what is the carrying value of the bonds after one year  A  $1,176,000 B  $1,178,400 C  $1,180,800 D  $1,185,600 23  Terrance Company issued $1,000,000 of 8 , 5 year bonds at 106  Assuming straight  line amortization and annual interest payments, how much bond interest expense is recorded on the next interest date  A  $80,000 B  $92,000 C  $68,000 D  $12,000 24  If bonds have been issued at a discount, over the life of the bonds, the A  carrying value of the bonds will decrease  B  carrying value of the bonds will increase  C  unamortized discount will increase  D  interest expense will increase, if the discount is being amortized on a straight line basis  The market rate of interest for a bond issue, which sells for more than its face value, is A  independent of the interest rate stated on the bond  B  higher than the interest rate stated on the bond  C  equal to the interest rate stated on the bond  D  less than the interest rate stated on the bond  End of Section A

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