Intermediatel Accountingl IIl Reviewl
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Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Al company'sl normall operatingl cyclel isl onel year,l andl theyl havel thel followingl
accountl balancesl takenl froml thel triall balance:
•Accountsl payable:l $50,000
•Accountsl receivable:l $25,000
•Notesl payablel (duel inl 30l months):l $15,000
•Customerl advances:l $10,000
•Bondsl payablel (duel inl 60l months):l $30,000
•Salesl taxl payable:l $5,000
Whichl amountl shouldl bel includedl asl currentl liabilitiesl onl thel balancel sheet?
Answer:
c.l $65,000l ($50,000l +l $10,000l +l $5,000)
Q:l Onl Marchl 1,l 2020,l al companyl borrowsl moneyl froml itsl bank.l Thel companyl signsl
al $100,000,l 6%,l four-monthl note.l Thel companyl hasl al calendarl yearl endl andl preparesl
financiall statementsl annually.
Whatl isl thel journall entryl thel companyl recordsl whenl itl borrowsl thel moneyl onl Marchl
1,l 2020?
Answer:
Debitl Cashl 100,000
Creditl Notesl payablel 100,000
Q:l Whatl isl thel journall entryl tol recordl paymentl ofl thel notel atl maturity?
Answer:
Debitl Notesl payablel 100,000
,Debitl Interestl expensel 2,0001
Creditl Cashl 102,000
1($100,000l xl 6%)l xl 4/12
Q:l Al fastl foodl restaurantl sellsl frostyl milkl shakesl forl $2.00.l Thel restaurantl alsol sellsl
giftl certificatel bookletsl containingl 10l frostyl milkl shakel certificatesl forl $20l al booklet.l
Onl Mayl 1st,l al customerl buysl al booklet.l Onl Junel 1st,l al customerl redeemsl fourl
certificatesl forl fourl frostyl milkl shakes.l
Whatl isl thel entryl tol recordl thel salel ofl thel giftl certificatel bookletl andl redemptionl ofl 4l
giftl certificates?
Answer:
5/1l
Debitl Cashl 20l
Creditl Unearnedl giftl cardl revenuel 20l
6/1l
Debitl Unearnedl giftl cardl revenuel 8l
Creditl Salesl revenuel 8
Q:l Onl Januaryl 1,l al companyl receivedl $24,000l inl advancel forl monthlyl janitoriall
servicesl forl thel year.l
Whichl journall entryl shouldl thel companyl usel tol recordl thel monthl ofl May'sl revenue?
Answer:
a.l Debitl unearnedl salesl revenuel forl $2,000;l Creditl salesl revenuel forl $2,000.
Q:l Al companyl collectedl salesl taxl ofl $2,800l onl salesl ofl $35,000.l Thel salesl taxl ratel
isl 8.5%.
Whatl isl thel journall entryl tol recordl thel salel ifl thel companyl segregatesl thel salesl taxl
froml thel sale?
Answer:
Debitl Cashl 37,800
Debitl Lossl onl salesl taxl collectionl 175
Creditl Salesl revenuel 35,000
Creditl Salesl taxl payablel 2,975
,Q:l Whatl isl thel journall entryl tol recordl subsequentl paymentl tol thel salesl taxl agency?
Answer:
Debitl Salesl taxl payablel 2,975
Creditl Cashl 2,975
Q:l Whatl isl thel journall entryl tol recordl thel salel ifl thel companyl doesl notl segregatel
thel salesl taxl froml thel sale?
Answer:
Debitl Cashl 37,800
Creditl Salesl revenuel 37,800
Q:l Whatl isl thel journall entryl tol recordl paymentl tol thel salesl taxl agency?
Answer:
Debitl Salesl revenuel 2,800l
Debitl Lossl onl salesl taxl collectionl 175l
Creditl Cashl 2,975
Q:l Al companyl doesl notl segregatel salesl taxl andl thel amountl ofl salel atl thel timel ofl
sale.l Atl quarterl end,l thel companyl mustl recordl thel salesl tax.l Thel salesl revenuel accountl
showsl al balancel ofl $200,000,l whichl includesl 6%l salesl tax.
Whichl journall entryl shouldl bel usedl tol recordl thel amountl duel tol thel taxingl unit?
Answer:
b.l Debitl salesl revenuel forl $11,321;l Creditl salesl taxesl payablel forl $11,321.
Q:l Onl Februaryl 1,l al companyl borrowedl $24,600l froml itsl bank.l Thel termsl ofl thel
loanl requirel fivel equall annuall principall paymentsl beginningl Januaryl 31l ofl thel followingl
year.l Thel companyl hasl al year-endl calendar.l
Whichl journall entryl shouldl thel companyl usel tol recordl thel loan?
, Answer:
a.l Debitl cashl $24,600,l Creditl currentl maturitiesl ofl long-terml debtl $4,920,l Creditl notel
payablel $19,680.
Q:l Al companyl shouldl accruel al lossl contingencyl onlyl ifl thel likelihoodl thatl al liabilityl
hasl beenl incurredl is
Answer:
d.l probablel andl thel amountl ofl thel lossl canl bel reasonablyl estimated.
Q:l Al companyl issuedl al productl recalll duel tol anl apparentlyl preexistingl andl materiall
defectl discoveredl afterl thel endl ofl itsl fiscall year.l Financiall statementsl havel notl yetl
beenl issued.l Thel actionl requiredl ofl thel companyl forl thisl reasonablyl estimablel
contingencyl forl thel yearl justl endedl is
Answer:
c.l tol accruel thel liabilityl andl explainl itl inl al notel tol thel financiall statements.
Q:l Al companyl hasl beenl suedl byl al groupl ofl investors,l andl legall counsell believesl itl
isl probablel thatl thel companyl willl losel thel lawsuit.l Thel companyl andl itsl legall counsell
believel thel amountl ofl thel potentiall lossl willl bel betweenl $300,000l andl $900,000.
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Whatl isl thel properl presentationl andl disclosurel treatmentl forl thisl lawsuit?
Answer:
c.l recordl al $300,000l lossl contingencyl andl relatedl liability.l Thel companyl willl disclosel
thel naturel ofl thel contingencyl andl anl estimatel ofl thel possiblel rangel ofl loss.
Q:l Al contingentl lossl shouldl bel reportedl inl al disclosurel notel tol thel financiall
statementsl ratherl thanl beingl accruedl if
Answer:
b.l thel incurrencel ofl al lossl isl reasonablyl possible.