1.)1.) Current Liabilities are
a.) Due, but not payable for more than one year
b.) Due and receivable within one year
c.) Due, but not receivable for more than one year
d.) Due and payable within one year

2.) 2.) Notes may be issued
a.) To creditors to temporarily satisfy an account payable created earlier
b.) When borrowing money
c.) When assets are purchased
d.) All of the above

3.) 3.) On June 8, Acme Co. issued an $80,000 6% 120-day note payable to still Co. What is the maturity value of the note?
a.) $81,200
b.) $81,600
c.) $80,100
d.) $84,800

4.) 4.) A Business borrowed $40,000 on March 1 of the current year by signing a 30 day 6% Interest bearing note. When the note is paid on March 31, the entry to record the payment should include a
a.) Credit to Cash for $42,400
b.) Credit to Cash for $40,000
c.) Debit to Interest Payable $200
d.) Debit to Interest Expense $200

5.) 5.) Chu Co. issued a $50,000 60-day, discounted note to River City Bank. The discount rate is 6%. The cash proceeds to Chu Co. are
a.) $ 50,500
b.) $ 50,250
c.) $ 49,500
d.) $ 50,250

6.) 6.) Pilgrim Company sells merchandise with a one year warranty. In 2005, Sales consisted of 1,500 units. It is estimated that warranty repairs will average $10 per unit sold, and 30% of the repairs will be made in 2005 and 70% in 2006. In the 2005 income statement, Pilgrim should show warranty expense of
a.) $4,500
b.) $10,500
c.) 15,000
d.) $0

7.) 7.) For which of the following taxes is there no ceiling on the amount of employee annual earnings subject to the tax?
a.) Only unemployment compensation tax
b.) Only Medicare tax
c.) Only Social Security Tax
d.) None of the

8.) 8.) Payroll taxes levied against employee’s become liabilities
a.) When earned by the employee
b.) At the time the payroll is paid
c.) The first of the following month
d.) At the end of an accounting period

9.) 9.) Which of the following are included in the employer’s taxes?
a.) All of the above
b.) FICA taxes
c.) SUTA taxes
d.) FUTA taxes

10.) 10.) The detailed record indicating the data for each employee for each payroll period and the cumulative total earnings for each employee is called the
a.) Employer’s earnings record
b.) Employee’s earning’s record
c.) Payroll register
d.) Payroll check

11.) 11.) One of the main disadvantages of the corporate form is the
a.) Double taxation of dividends
b.) Charter
c.) Professional management
d.) Corporation must issue stock

12.) 12.) Stockholders’ equity
a.) Includes paid-in-capitol and liabilities
b.) Includes retained earnings and paid-in capitol
c.) Is usually equal to cash on hand
d.) Is shown on the income statement

13.) 13.) If preferred stock has dividends in arrears, the preferred stock must be
a.) Cumulative
b.) Callable
c.) Convertible
d.) Participating

14.) 14.) The par value per share of common represents
a.) An arbitrary amount established in the articles of incorporation
b.) The minimum amount the stockholder will receive when the corporation is liquidated
c.) The amount of dividends per share to be received each year
d.) The minimum selling price of the stock established by the articles of incorporation

15.) 15.) The entry to record the issuance of 150 shares of $5 par common stock at par to an attorney in payment of legal fees for organizing the corporation includes a credit to
a.) Goodwill
b.) Common stock
c.) Organizational Expenses
d.) Cash

16.) 16.) Treasury stock shares are
a.) Part of the total outstanding shares but not part of the total issued shares of a corporation
b.) Unissued shares that are held by the treasurer of the corporation
c.) Shares held by the U.S Treasury Department
d.) Issued shares that are held by the treasurer of a corporation

17.) 17.) A corporation has 40,000 shares of $25 par value stock outstanding. If the corporation issues a 4-for1 stock split, the number of shares outstanding after the split will be
a.) 120,000 shares
b.) 40,000 shares
c.) 10,000 shares
d.) 160,000 shares

18.) 18.) Which of the following is not a prerequisite to paying a cash dividend?
a.) Sufficient cash
b.) Market value in excess of par value per share
c.) Sufficient retained earnings
d.) Formal action by the board of directors

19.) 19.) The liability for a dividend is recorded on which of the following dates?
a.) The date of record
b.) The date of repayment
c.) The date of declaration
d.) The date of announcement

20.) 20.) The Rand Corporation began the current year with a retained earnings balance of $25,000. During the years, the company corrected an error made in the prior year, which was a failure to record depreciation expense of $3,000 on equipment. Also, during the current year, the company earned net income of $12,000 and declared cash dividends of $5,000. Compute the year end retained earnings balance.
a.) $29,000
b.) $35,000
c.) $39,000
d.) $45,000

21.) 21.) The income before income tax for the first year of operations is $750,000. Because of timing differences in accounting and tax methods, the taxable income for the same year is $550,000. Assuming an income tax rate of 50%, the amount of the deferred income tax would be
a.) $100,000
b.) $50,000
c.) $200,000
d.) $375,000

22.) 22.) An extraordinary item results from
a.) Corporate income tax being paid
b.) A transaction or event that is unusual occurs infrequently
c.) A change from one accounting method to another acceptable accounting method
d.) A segment of business being sold

23.) 23.) For the year that just ended, a company reports net income of $3,200,000. There are 750,000 shares authorized, 600,000 shares issued, and 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. What is the earnings per share?
a.) $3.33
b.) $5.33
c.) $6.40
d.) $3.20

24.) 24.) The equity method of accounting for investments
a.) requires the investment be decreased by the reported net income of the investee
b.) requires the investment be increased by the reported net income of the investee
c.) requires a year-end adjustment to revalue the stock to lower of cost or market
d.) requires the investment to be reported at its original cost

25.) 25.) Temporary investments are
a.) recorded at cost but reported at fair market value
b.) recorded at cost and reported at cost
c.) recorded at cost but reported at lower of cost of fair market value
d.) recorded at fair market value and reported at fair market value

26.) 26.)When one corporation acquires the properties of another corporation and latter then dissolves, the joining of the two corporations is called a
a.) consolidation
b.) pooling of interest
c.) merger
d.) purchase

27.) 27.) When two or more corporations transfer their assets and liabilities to a corporation which has been created for purposes of the takeover, the combination is called a
a.) consolidation
b.) limited partnership
c.) shell corporation
d.) Merger

28.) 28.) two or more corporations closely related through stock ownership may be said to be associated or
a.) pooled
b.) subsidiaries
c.) affiliated
d.) purchased

29.) 29.) Patterson Company owns 83% of the outstanding stock of Taylor Company. Patterson Company is referred to as the
a.) subsidiary
b.) parent
c.) minority interest
d.) Affiliate

30.) 30.) Greg owns 87% of the outstanding stock of Kay Company. Key Company is referred to as the
a.) Subsidiary
b.) Parent
c.) minority interest
d.) affiliate

31.) 31.) Financial statements in which financial data for two or more companies are combined as a single entity are called
a.) consolidated statements
b.) audited statements
c.) conventional statements
d.) constitutional statements

32.) 32.) Chi Company owns 90% of the outstanding stock of Kay Company. The equity of the remaining 10% of Kay Company stock is called the
a.) minority interest
b.) majority interest
c.) parent
d.) subsidiary

33.) 33.) One potential advantage of financing corporations through the use of bonds rather than common stock is
a.) the interest expense is deductible for tax purposes by the corporation
b.) the corporation must pay the bonds at maturity
c.) a higher earnings per share is guaranteed for existing common shareholders
d.) the interest on bonds must be paid when due

34.) 34.) a bond denture is
a.) A contract between the corporation issuing the bonds and the bond trustee, who is acting on behalf of the bondholders.
b.) the amount due at the maturity date of the bonds
c.) the amount for which the corporation can buy back the bonds prior to the maturity date
d.) a contract between the corporations issuing the bonds and the underwriters selling the bonds

35.) 35.) When the corporation issuing the bonds has the right to repurchase the bonds prior to the maturity date for a specific price, the bonds are
a.) convertible bonds
b.) unsecured bonds
c.) debenture bonds
d.) callable bonds

36.) 36.) If the market rate of interest is 8% the price of 6% bonds paying semiannually with a face value of $100,000 will be
a.) Equal to $100,000
b.) greater than $100,000
c.) less than $100,000
d.) greater than $100,000 depending on the maturity date of the bonds

37.) 37.) The interest rate specified in the bond indenture is called the
a.) contract rate
b.) effective rate
c.) market rate
d.) discount rate

38.) 38.) The entry to record the amortization of a premium on bonds payable is a
a.) debit interest expense, credit premium on bonds payable
b.) debit bonds payable, credit interest expense
c.) debit interest expense, debit premium on bonds payable, credit cash
d.) debit premium on bonds payable, credit interest expense

39.) 39.) When the market rate of interest was 11% Welch Corporation issued $100,000 8%, 10-year bonds that pay interest semiannually. Using the straight-line method, the amount of discount or premium to be amortized each interest period would be
a.) $896
b.) $17,926
c.) $4,000
d.) $1,793

40.) 40.) Sinking Fund Cash would be classified on the balance sheet as
a.) a fixed asset
b.) an intangible asset
c.) a current asset
d.) an investment

41.) 41.) Sinking Fund Income is reported in the income statement as
a.) A gain on sinking fund transaction
b.) Extraordinary
c.) income from operations
d.) other income

42.) 42.) If bonds payable are not callable, the issuing corporation
a.) must get special permission from SEC to repurchase them
b.) can repurchase them in the open market
c.) is more likely to repurchase them if the interest increase
d.) cannot repurchase them before maturity

43.) 43.) When callable bonds are redeemed below carrying value
a.) gain on redemption of bonds is credited
b.) loss of redemption of bonds is debited
c.) retained earnings is debited
d.) retained earnings is credited

44.) 44.) On the statement of cash flows, the cash flows from operating activates section would include
a.) receipts from the issuance of capitol stock
b.) receipts from the sale of investments
c.) cash from sales activates
d.) payments for the acquisition of investments

45.) 45.) A ten-year bond was issued at par for $150,000 cash. This transaction should be shown on a statement of cash flows under
a.) financing activities
b.) noncash investing and financing activities
c.) investing actives
d.) operating activities

46.) 46.) Which of the following is a noncash investing and financing activity?
a.) payment of a six-month note payable
b.) purchase of merchandise inventory on account
c.) payment of cash dividend
d.) issuance of common stock to acquire land
47.) 47.)Which of the following below increases cash?
a.) the declaration of cash dividend
b.) borrowing money by issuing a six-month note
c.) depreciation expense
d.) acquisition of treasury stock

48.) 48.)The following information is available from the current period financial statements:
NET INCOME $140,000
DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 28,000
INCREASE ACCOUNTS RECIVABLE 16,000
DECREASE IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 21,000
THE NET CASHFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITES USING THE INDIRECT METHOD IS
a.) $205,000
b.) $107,000
c.) $131,000
d.) $163,000
49.) 49.)If a gain of $9,000 is incurred in selling ( for cash) office equipment having a book value of $55,000 the total amount reported in cash flows from investing activities section of the statement of cash flows is
a.) $46,000
b.) $9,000
c.) $64,000
d.) $55,000

50.) 50.)On the statement of cash flows, the cash flows from operating activates section would include
a.) receipts from the issuance of capitol stock
b.) payment for interest on short term-term notes payable
c.) payments for the acquisition of investments
d.) payments for cash dividends