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1- 1. a. The uuAICPA uuis uuan uuorganization uuof uuCPAs uuthat uuprior uuto uu1973
uuaccepted uuthe uuprimary uuresponsibility uufor uuthe uudevelopment uuof
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uugenerally uuaccepted uuaccounting uuprinciples. uuTheir uurole uuwas
uusubstantially uureduced uuin uu1973 uuwhen uuthe uuFinancial uuAccounting
uuStandards uuBoard uuwas uuestablished. u u Their uurole uuwas uufurther
uureduced uuwith uuthe uuestablishment uuof uuthe uuPublic uuCompany
uuAccounting uuOversight uuBoard uuwas uuestablished uuin uu2002.
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b. The uuFinancial uuAccounting uuStandards uuBoard uureplaced uuthe
uuAccounting uuPrinciples uuBoard uuas uuthe uuprimary uurule-making
uubody uufor uuaccounting uustandards. uuIt uuis uuan uuindependent
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uuorganization uuand uuincludes uumembers uuother uuthan uupublic
uuaccountants.
c. The uuSEC uuhas uuthe uuauthority uuto uudetermine uugenerally uuaccepted
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uuaccounting uuprinciples uuand uuto uuregulate uuthe uuaccounting
uuprofession. uuThe uuSEC uuhas uuelected uuto uuleave uumuch uuof uuthe
uudetermination uuof uugenerally uuaccepted uuaccounting uuprinciples uuto
uuthe uuprivate uusector. u u The uuFinancial uuAccounting uuStandards uuBoard
uuhas uuplayed uuthe uumajor uurole uuin uuestablishing uuaccounting uustandards
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uusince uu1973. u u Regulation uuof uuthe uuaccounting uuprofession uuwas
uusubstantially uuturned uuover uuto uuthe uuPublic uuCompany uuAccounting
uuOversight uuBoard uuin uu2002.
1- uu2. Consistency uuis uuobtained uuthrough uuthe uuapplication uuof uuthe uusame
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uuaccounting uuprinciple uufrom uuperiod uuto uuperiod. u u A uuchange uuin
uuprinciple uurequires uustatement uudisclosure.
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uuof uuland. uuThe uurealization uuconcept uurequires uuthat uua uutransaction uuneeds uuto
uuoccur uufor uuthe uuprofit uuto uube uurecognized.
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1- uu4. a. u u Entity e. u u Historical uucost
b. Realization f. u u Historical uucost
c. Materiality g. u u Disclosure
d. Conservatism
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uudoes uunot uuappear uuto uube uua uugoing uuconcern. u u If uuthe uudecision uuis uumade
uuthat uuthis uuis uunot uua uugoing uuconcern, uuthen uuthe uuuse uuof uuGAAP uuwould
uunot uube uuappropriate.
1- uu7. With uuthe uutime uuperiod uuassumption, uuinaccuracies uuof uuaccounting uufor uuthe
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uuentity, uushort uuof uuits uucomplete uulife uuspan, uuare uuaccepted. uuThe uuassumption
uuis uumade uuthat uuthe uuentity uucan uube uuaccounted uufor uureasonably uuaccurately
uufor uua uuparticular uuperiod uuof uutime. u u In uuother uuwords, uuthe uudecision uuis
uumade uuto uuaccept uusome uuinaccuracy uubecause uuof uuincomplete uuinformation
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uuabout uuthe uufuture uuin uuexchange uufor uumore uutimely uureporting. u u The
uustatements uuare uuconsidered uuto uube uumeaningful uubecause uumaterial
uuinaccuracies uuare uunot uuacceptable.
1- 8. u u u u It uuis uutrue uuthat uuthe uuonly uuaccurate uuway uuto uuaccount uufor uuthe
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uusuccess uuor uufailure uuof uuan uuentity uuis uuto uuaccumulate uuall uutransactions
uufrom uuthe uuopening uuof uubusiness uuuntil uuthe uubusiness uueventually
uuliquidates. u u But uuit uuis uunot uunecessary uuthat uuthe uustatements uube
uucompletely uuaccurate uuin uuorder uufor uuthem uuto uube uumeaningful.
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1- 9. a. A uuyear uuthat uuends uuwhen uuoperations uuare uuat uua uulow uuebb uufor uuthe uuyear.
b. The uuaccounting uutime uuperiod uuis uuended uuon uuDecember uu31.
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c. A uutwelve-month uuaccounting uuperiod uuthat uuends uuat uuthe uuend uuof uua
uumonth uuother uuthan uuDecember uu31.
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1-11. u u u u When uumoney uudoes uunot uuhold uua uustable uuvalue, uuthe uufinancial
uustatements uucan uulose uumuch uuof uutheir uusignificance. u u To uuthe uuextent uuthat
uumoney uudoes uunot uuremain uustable, uuit uuloses uuusefulness uuas uuthe uustandard
uufor uumeasuring uufinancial uutransactions.
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1-12. No. u u There uuis uua uuproblem uuwith uudetermining uuthe uuindex uuin uuorder uuto
uuadjust uuthe uustatements. u u The uuitems uuthat uuare uuincluded uuin uuthe uuindex
uumust uube uurepresentative. uuIn uuaddition, uuthe uuprices uuof uuitems uuchange
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1-13. False. u u An uuarbitrary uuwrite-off uuof uuinventory uucannot uube uujustified uuunder
uuthe uuconservatism uuconcept. u u The uuconservatism uuconcept uucan uuonly uube
uuapplied uuwhere uuthere uuare uualternative uumeasurements uuand uueach uuof
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1- 1. a. The uuAICPA uuis uuan uuorganization uuof uuCPAs uuthat uuprior uuto uu1973
uuaccepted uuthe uuprimary uuresponsibility uufor uuthe uudevelopment uuof
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uugenerally uuaccepted uuaccounting uuprinciples. uuTheir uurole uuwas
uusubstantially uureduced uuin uu1973 uuwhen uuthe uuFinancial uuAccounting
uuStandards uuBoard uuwas uuestablished. u u Their uurole uuwas uufurther
uureduced uuwith uuthe uuestablishment uuof uuthe uuPublic uuCompany
uuAccounting uuOversight uuBoard uuwas uuestablished uuin uu2002.
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b. The uuFinancial uuAccounting uuStandards uuBoard uureplaced uuthe
uuAccounting uuPrinciples uuBoard uuas uuthe uuprimary uurule-making
uubody uufor uuaccounting uustandards. uuIt uuis uuan uuindependent
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uuorganization uuand uuincludes uumembers uuother uuthan uupublic
uuaccountants.
c. The uuSEC uuhas uuthe uuauthority uuto uudetermine uugenerally uuaccepted
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uuaccounting uuprinciples uuand uuto uuregulate uuthe uuaccounting
uuprofession. uuThe uuSEC uuhas uuelected uuto uuleave uumuch uuof uuthe
uudetermination uuof uugenerally uuaccepted uuaccounting uuprinciples uuto
uuthe uuprivate uusector. u u The uuFinancial uuAccounting uuStandards uuBoard
uuhas uuplayed uuthe uumajor uurole uuin uuestablishing uuaccounting uustandards
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uusince uu1973. u u Regulation uuof uuthe uuaccounting uuprofession uuwas
uusubstantially uuturned uuover uuto uuthe uuPublic uuCompany uuAccounting
uuOversight uuBoard uuin uu2002.
1- uu2. Consistency uuis uuobtained uuthrough uuthe uuapplication uuof uuthe uusame
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uuaccounting uuprinciple uufrom uuperiod uuto uuperiod. u u A uuchange uuin
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uuof uuland. uuThe uurealization uuconcept uurequires uuthat uua uutransaction uuneeds uuto
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b. Realization f. u u Historical uucost
c. Materiality g. u u Disclosure
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uudoes uunot uuappear uuto uube uua uugoing uuconcern. u u If uuthe uudecision uuis uumade
uuthat uuthis uuis uunot uua uugoing uuconcern, uuthen uuthe uuuse uuof uuGAAP uuwould
uunot uube uuappropriate.
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uuentity, uushort uuof uuits uucomplete uulife uuspan, uuare uuaccepted. uuThe uuassumption
uuis uumade uuthat uuthe uuentity uucan uube uuaccounted uufor uureasonably uuaccurately
uufor uua uuparticular uuperiod uuof uutime. u u In uuother uuwords, uuthe uudecision uuis
uumade uuto uuaccept uusome uuinaccuracy uubecause uuof uuincomplete uuinformation
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uuabout uuthe uufuture uuin uuexchange uufor uumore uutimely uureporting. u u The
uustatements uuare uuconsidered uuto uube uumeaningful uubecause uumaterial
uuinaccuracies uuare uunot uuacceptable.
1- 8. u u u u It uuis uutrue uuthat uuthe uuonly uuaccurate uuway uuto uuaccount uufor uuthe
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uusuccess uuor uufailure uuof uuan uuentity uuis uuto uuaccumulate uuall uutransactions
uufrom uuthe uuopening uuof uubusiness uuuntil uuthe uubusiness uueventually
uuliquidates. u u But uuit uuis uunot uunecessary uuthat uuthe uustatements uube
uucompletely uuaccurate uuin uuorder uufor uuthem uuto uube uumeaningful.
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b. The uuaccounting uutime uuperiod uuis uuended uuon uuDecember uu31.
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c. A uutwelve-month uuaccounting uuperiod uuthat uuends uuat uuthe uuend uuof uua
uumonth uuother uuthan uuDecember uu31.
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1-11. u u u u When uumoney uudoes uunot uuhold uua uustable uuvalue, uuthe uufinancial
uustatements uucan uulose uumuch uuof uutheir uusignificance. u u To uuthe uuextent uuthat
uumoney uudoes uunot uuremain uustable, uuit uuloses uuusefulness uuas uuthe uustandard
uufor uumeasuring uufinancial uutransactions.
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uuadjust uuthe uustatements. u u The uuitems uuthat uuare uuincluded uuin uuthe uuindex
uumust uube uurepresentative. uuIn uuaddition, uuthe uuprices uuof uuitems uuchange
uubecause uuof uuvarious uufactors, uusuch uuas uuquality, uutechnology, uuand
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1-13. False. u u An uuarbitrary uuwrite-off uuof uuinventory uucannot uube uujustified uuunder
uuthe uuconservatism uuconcept. u u The uuconservatism uuconcept uucan uuonly uube
uuapplied uuwhere uuthere uuare uualternative uumeasurements uuand uueach uuof
uuthese uualternative uumeasurements uuhas uureasonable uusupport.
