Intermediate Accounting Chapter 18 - Accounting for Income Taxes Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Billings account.
balance in this account is subtracted from Construction in
Process to avoid double-counting the inventory.
The risk that a customer will be unable to pay the Collectibility.
amount of consideration in accordance with a
contract.
The accounting for long-term construction contracts Completed-contract
where revenues and gross profit are recognized at a method.
point in time, that is, when the contract is completed.
The party that receives goods from a consignor under a Consignee.
consignment.
The consignor (manufacturer or wholesaler) ships Consignment.
merchandise to the consignee (dealer), who is to act as
an agent for the consignor in selling the merchandise.
The party that sends goods to a consignee under Consignor.
consignment.
The payments received in return for the continuing rights Continuing franchise fees.
granted by the franchise agreement and for providing
such services as management training, advertising and
promotion, legal assistance, and other support.
An agreement that creates enforceable rights or Contract.
obligations.
There are two types: (1) unconditional rights to Contract assets.
receive consideration because the company has
satisfied its performance obligation with a customer,
and (2) conditional rights to receive consideration
because the company has satisfied one performance
obligation but must satisfy another performance
obligation in the contract before it can bill the
customer.
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, Intermediate Accounting Chapter 18 - Accounting for Income Taxes Practice Questions & Verified Answers
A company's obligation to transfer goods or services Contract liabilities.
to a customer for which the company has received
consideration form the customer also generally referred
to as Unearned Sales Revenue.
When parties to a contract change the contract terms Contract modification.
while it is ongoing.
A method used under the percentage-of-completion Cost-to-cost
method to estimate the extent of progress toward basis.
completion. Compares costs incurred to date with the
most recent estimate of the total costs required to
complete the contract.
A contractual arrangement whereby a franchisor Franchise.
grants business rights and provides services to a
franchisee who in return agrees to pay an initial
franchise fee to operate a business and pay
continuing fees based on the operations of the
business.
The party who operates the franchised business. Franchisee.
The party who grants business rights under the franchise. Franchisor.
A payment for establishing the franchise relationship Initial franchise fee.
and providing some initial services.
When measuring the extent of progress under the Input measures.
percentage-of-completion method, these are the costs
incurred and labor hours worked and other efforts
devoted to a contract.
When measuring the extent of progress under the Output measures.
percentage-of-completion method, these are the
quantities or units completed on the project (such as tons
produced, floors of building completed, miles of highway
completed).
The accounting for long-term construction contracts Percentage-of-completion method.
where revenues, costs, and gross profit are recognized as
a company makes progress toward completion of the
contract based on the percentage of completion.
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, Intermediate Accounting Chapter 18 - Accounting for Income Taxes Practice Questions & Verified Answers
A promise to provide a product or service to a customer. Performance obligation.
The principal's performance obligation is to provide Principal-agent
goods or perform services for a customer. The relationship.
agent's performance obligation is to arrange for the
principal to provide these goods or services to a
customer.
This results when additional products are not a separate Prospective modification.
performance obligation because (1) the promised goods
or services are not distinct, or (2) the new products are
not priced at the proper stand-alone selling price.
An agreement which allows a company to transfer an Repurchase agreement.
asset to a customer but have an unconditional forward
obligation or unconditional right (call option) to
repurchase that asset at a later date.
The principle recognizes revenue when the Revenue-recognition
performance obligation is satisfied. principle.
When a customer returns a product in exchange for Sales returns and allowances.
a refund, a credit against amounts owed or that will
be owed, and/or another product in exchange.
When a company accounts for a contract Separate performance obligation.
modification as a new contract if (1) the promised
goods are distinct, and (2) the company has the right
to receive an amount of consideration that reflects
the standalone selling price of the promised goods or
services.
A warranty that provides an additional service beyond Service-type warranty.
the assurance-type warranty.
The amount of consideration that a company expects Transaction price.
to receive from a customer in exchange for
transferring goods and services.
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Under the percentage-of-completion method, the Billings account.
balance in this account is subtracted from Construction in
Process to avoid double-counting the inventory.
The risk that a customer will be unable to pay the Collectibility.
amount of consideration in accordance with a
contract.
The accounting for long-term construction contracts Completed-contract
where revenues and gross profit are recognized at a method.
point in time, that is, when the contract is completed.
The party that receives goods from a consignor under a Consignee.
consignment.
The consignor (manufacturer or wholesaler) ships Consignment.
merchandise to the consignee (dealer), who is to act as
an agent for the consignor in selling the merchandise.
The party that sends goods to a consignee under Consignor.
consignment.
The payments received in return for the continuing rights Continuing franchise fees.
granted by the franchise agreement and for providing
such services as management training, advertising and
promotion, legal assistance, and other support.
An agreement that creates enforceable rights or Contract.
obligations.
There are two types: (1) unconditional rights to Contract assets.
receive consideration because the company has
satisfied its performance obligation with a customer,
and (2) conditional rights to receive consideration
because the company has satisfied one performance
obligation but must satisfy another performance
obligation in the contract before it can bill the
customer.
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, Intermediate Accounting Chapter 18 - Accounting for Income Taxes Practice Questions & Verified Answers
A company's obligation to transfer goods or services Contract liabilities.
to a customer for which the company has received
consideration form the customer also generally referred
to as Unearned Sales Revenue.
When parties to a contract change the contract terms Contract modification.
while it is ongoing.
A method used under the percentage-of-completion Cost-to-cost
method to estimate the extent of progress toward basis.
completion. Compares costs incurred to date with the
most recent estimate of the total costs required to
complete the contract.
A contractual arrangement whereby a franchisor Franchise.
grants business rights and provides services to a
franchisee who in return agrees to pay an initial
franchise fee to operate a business and pay
continuing fees based on the operations of the
business.
The party who operates the franchised business. Franchisee.
The party who grants business rights under the franchise. Franchisor.
A payment for establishing the franchise relationship Initial franchise fee.
and providing some initial services.
When measuring the extent of progress under the Input measures.
percentage-of-completion method, these are the costs
incurred and labor hours worked and other efforts
devoted to a contract.
When measuring the extent of progress under the Output measures.
percentage-of-completion method, these are the
quantities or units completed on the project (such as tons
produced, floors of building completed, miles of highway
completed).
The accounting for long-term construction contracts Percentage-of-completion method.
where revenues, costs, and gross profit are recognized as
a company makes progress toward completion of the
contract based on the percentage of completion.
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, Intermediate Accounting Chapter 18 - Accounting for Income Taxes Practice Questions & Verified Answers
A promise to provide a product or service to a customer. Performance obligation.
The principal's performance obligation is to provide Principal-agent
goods or perform services for a customer. The relationship.
agent's performance obligation is to arrange for the
principal to provide these goods or services to a
customer.
This results when additional products are not a separate Prospective modification.
performance obligation because (1) the promised goods
or services are not distinct, or (2) the new products are
not priced at the proper stand-alone selling price.
An agreement which allows a company to transfer an Repurchase agreement.
asset to a customer but have an unconditional forward
obligation or unconditional right (call option) to
repurchase that asset at a later date.
The principle recognizes revenue when the Revenue-recognition
performance obligation is satisfied. principle.
When a customer returns a product in exchange for Sales returns and allowances.
a refund, a credit against amounts owed or that will
be owed, and/or another product in exchange.
When a company accounts for a contract Separate performance obligation.
modification as a new contract if (1) the promised
goods are distinct, and (2) the company has the right
to receive an amount of consideration that reflects
the standalone selling price of the promised goods or
services.
A warranty that provides an additional service beyond Service-type warranty.
the assurance-type warranty.
The amount of consideration that a company expects Transaction price.
to receive from a customer in exchange for
transferring goods and services.
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