ACCT504 Final Exam Questions for Quizzes 1-3:
1. (TCO A) An advantage of the corporate form of business is that _____. (Points : 5)
it has limited life
its owner's personal resources are at stake
its ownership is easily transferable via the sale of shares of stock
it is simple to establish
2. (TCO A) When a corporation distributes a dividend, _____. (Points : 5)
the most common form of distribution is a cash dividend
the Dividends account will be increased with a credit
the Retained Earnings account will be directly increased with a debit
the Dividends account will be decreased with a debit
3a. (TCOs A, B) Below is a partial list of account balances for Denton Company:
Cash $7,000
Prepaid insurance 700
Accounts receivable 3,500
Accounts payable 2,800
Notes payable 4,200
Common stock 1,400
Dividends 700
Revenues 21,000
Expenses 17,500
What did Denton Company show as total credits? (Points : 5)
$30,100
$29,400
$28,700
$30,800
3b. (TCOs A, B) Below is a partial list of account balances for Cerner Company:
Cash $5,000
Prepaid insurance 500
Accounts receivable 2,500
Accounts payable 2,000
Notes payable 3,000
Common stock 1,000
Dividends 500
Revenues 15,000
Expenses 12,500
What did Cerner Company show as total credits? (Points : 5)
$21,500
$21,000
$20,500
$22,000
4. (TCOs B, E) A small and private company may be able to justify using a cash basis of
accounting if it has _____. (Points : 5)
sales under $1,000,000
no accountants on staff
insignificant receivables and payables
all sales and purchases on account
5. (TCO D) In a period of increasing prices, which inventory cost flow assumption will result in
the lowest amount of income tax expense? (Points : 5)
FIFO
LIFO
The average cost method
Income tax expense for the period will be the same under all assumptions.
6a. (TCOs A, E) Equipment was purchased for $60,000. Freight charges amounted to $2,800 and
there was a cost of $8,000 for building a...