1. The Hasting Company began operations on January 1, 2003 and uses the FIFO method in costing its raw material inventory. An analyst is wondering what net income would have been if the company had consistently followed LIFO (instead of FIFO) from the beginning, 1/1/2003. He has the following information available to him: What would net income have been in 2004 if Hastings had used LIFO since 1/1/2003?

1. The Hasting Company began operations on January 1, 2003 and uses the FIFO method in costing its raw material inventory. An analyst is wondering what net income would have been if the company had consistently followed LIFO (instead of FIFO) from the beginning, 1/1/2003. He has the following information available to him:

What would net income have been in 2004 if Hastings had used LIFO since 1/1/2003?

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$ 110,000

$ 150,000

$ 170,000

$ 230,000

2. A customer is currently suing a company. A reasonable estimate can be made of the costs that would result from a ruling unfavorable to the company, and the amount involved is material. The company’s managers, lawyers, and auditors agree that there is only a remote likelihood of an unfavorable ruling. This contingency:

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Should be disclosed in a footnote.

Should be disclosed as a parenthetical comment in the balance sheet.

Need not to be disclosed.

Should be disclosed by an appropriation of retained earnings.

3. The ABC Company operates a catering service specializing in business luncheons for large corporations. ABC requires customers to place their orders 2 weeks in advance of the scheduled events. ABC bills its customers on the tenth day of the month following the date of service and requires that payment be made within 30 days of the billing date. Collections from customers have never been an issue in the past. ABC should recognize revenue from its catering services at the date when a:

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Customer places an order.

Luncheon is served.

Billing is mailed.

Customer’s payment is received.

4. On June 30, 2001, Cole Inc., exchanged 3,000 shares of Stone Corp. $30 par value common stock for a patent owned by Gore Co.. The Stone stock was acquired in 1999 at a cost of $80,000. At the exchange date, Stone common stock had a fair value of $45 per share, and the patent had a net carrying value of $160,000 on Gore’s books. Cole should record the patent at:

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$80,000

$90,000

$135,000

$160,000

5. On June 30, 2001, Cole Inc., exchanged 3,000 shares of Stone Corp. $30 par value common stock for a patent owned by Gore Co.. The Stone stock was acquired in 1999 at a cost of $80,000. At the exchange date, Stone common stock had a fair value of $45 per share, and the patent had a net carrying value of $160,000 on Gore’s books. Cole should record the patent at:

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$80,000

$90,000

$135,000

$160,000

6. On January 1, 1997, Phillips, Inc. leased a new machine from U.S. Leasing. The specific information on the lease is as follows:

On January 1, 1997, Phillips, Inc. should record a lease liability of:

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$275,000

$359,464

$0

$250,000

7. FRC Inc. acquired Marketing Inc on 1/1/2004. Marketing Inc. has 10,000 shares outstanding. Each share in Marketing Inc. was exchanged for half a share in FRC, Inc. Shares of FRC Inc., were trading at $100 per share at the date of the announcement of the transaction. Marketing Inc, had the following assets and liabilities that were assumed by FRC Inc.

The amount of Goodwill recognized by FRC, Inc. on January 1, 2004 is:

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$400,000

$360,000

$495,000

$455,000

8. ABC expenses stock options as required by GAAP. On January 1,2005, ABC granted 50 key executives 100 options each. Each option entitled the option holder to purchase 1 share of ABC common stock at $60 per share. The options will vest on January 1st 2008.

On the grant date, January 1st, 2005, the stock was quoted on the stock exchange at $63 per share. The fair value of the options on the grant date was estimated at $15 per option. The amounts of compensation expense ABC should recognize with respect to the options during 2005, 2006, and 2007 are:

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1.

2.

3.

4.

9. Which of the following situations will not cause a deferred income tax amount to be recorded?

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An expense that is recognized in 2005 for income tax purposes and in 2006 for financial statement purposes.

Interest income from municipal bonds that is recognized in 2005 for financial statement purposes but is tax exempt for income tax purposes.

A revenue is recognized in 2005 for income tax purposes and in 2006 for financial statement purposes.

None of the above situations would cause a deferred income tax amount.

10. In periods with rising prices and increasing quantities of inventories, which of the following relationships among inventory valuation methods is generally correct:

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FIFO has a higher inventory balance and a lower net income than LIFO.

FIFO has a higher inventory balance and a higher net income than LIFO.

LIFO has a higher inventory balance and a higher net income than FIFO.

LIFO has a higher inventory balance and a lower net income than FIFO.

11. Denny Co. sells major household appliance service contracts for cash. The service contracts are for a one-year, two-year, or three-year period. Cash receipts from contracts are credited to Unearned Service Revenues. This account had a balance of $900,000 at December 31, 2001 before year-end adjustment. Service contracts still outstanding at December 31, 2001 expire as follows:

What amount should be reported as Unearned Service Revenues in Denny’s December 31, 2001 balance sheet?

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$900,000

$600,000

$1,500,000

$300,000

12. ABC signed a 5-year operating lease agreement whereby WXY Rentals will provide a truck which cost WXY $20,000. The lease payments are $2,500, payable at the end of each year. The truck will revert to WXY at the end of five years. The truck has a 10-year useful life. At the inception of the lease, ABC should:

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make no journal entry

record rental expense of $2,500 for the first year’s rental

record the lease asset and a corresponding liability, at its current market value

record the lease asset and a corresponding liability, at the present value of the five equal annual lease payments.

13. Merry Co. purchased a machine costing $125,000 for its manufacturing operations and paid shipping costs of $20,000. Merry spent an additional $10,000 testing and preparing the machine for use. What amount should Merry record as the cost of the machine?

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$155,000

$145,000

$135,000

$125,000

14. Ignoring any related tax implications, what is the effect on a company’s balance sheet when depreciation expense is recognized?

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This transaction affects only the income statement, so no change on the balance sheet will occur.

Total assets and total stockholder’s equity will decrease by the same amount.

There will be no change in the total assets, liabilities and stockholders equity accounts.

Total liabilities will increase and total stockholder’s equity will decrease by the same amount.

15. The Hastco Company had the following balances in their stockholders’ equity accounts as of December 31, 2000:

Paid-in Capital: $53,000

Retained Earnings: $31,000

During the year ended December 31, 2000, The Hastco Company generated $36,000 in net income, and declared and paid $16,000 in Dividends. The ending balance in the retained earnings account at December 31, 1999 was:

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$11,000

$37,000

$5,000

$61,000