Solution Manual For Intermediate Accounting, 11th Edition
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by David Spiceland, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas, Jennifer
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,Chapter 1 uv uv Environment and Theoretical Structure of uv uv uv uv
Financial Accounting uv
Question 1–1 uv
Financial accounting is concerned with providing relevant financial information
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about various kinds of organizations to different types of external users. The primary
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focus of financial accounting is on the financial information provided by profit-
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oriented companies to their present and potential investors and creditors.
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Question 1–2 uv
Resources are efficiently allocated if they are given to enterprises that will use
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them to provide goods and services desired by society and not to enterprises that will
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waste them. The capital markets are the mechanism that fosters this efficient
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allocation of resources.
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Question 1–3 uv
Two extremely important variables that must be considered in any investment
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decision are the expected rate of return and the uncertainty or risk of that expected
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return.
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Question 1–4 uv
In the long run, a company will be able to provide investors and creditors with a
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rate of return only if it can generate a profit. That is, it must be able to use the
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resources provided to it to generate cash receipts from selling a product or service
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that exceed the cash disbursements necessary to provide that product or service.
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Question 1–5 uv
The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide investors and
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creditors with information that will help them make investment and credit decisions.
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Question 1–6 uv
Net operating cash flows are the difference between cash receipts and cash
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disbursements during a period of time from transactions related to providing goods
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and services to customers. Net operating cash flows may not be a good indicator of
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future cash flows because, by ignoring uncompleted transactions, they may not match
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the accomplishments and sacrifices of the period.
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,Question 1–7 uv
GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) are a dynamic set of both
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broad and specific guidelines that a company should follow in measuring and
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reporting the information in their financial statements and related notes. It is
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important that all companies follow GAAP so that investors can compare financial
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information across companies to make their resource allocation decisions.
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Question 1–8 uv
In 1934, Congress created the SEC and gave it the job of setting accounting and
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reporting standards for companies whose securities are publicly traded. The SEC has
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retained the power, but has relied on private sector bodies to create the standards.
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The current private sector body responsible for setting accounting standards is the
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FASB.
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Question 1–9 uv
Auditors are independent, professional accountants who examine financial
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statements to express an opinion. The opinion reflects the auditors‘ assessment of the
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statements' fairness, which is determined by the extent to which they are prepared in
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compliance with GAAP. The auditor adds credibility to the financial statements,
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which increases the confidence of capital market participants relying on that
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information.
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, Question 1–10 uv
Key provisions included in the text are:
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Creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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Regulate types of non-audit audit services uv uv uv uv uv
Require lead audit partner rotation every 5 year
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Corporate executive accountability uv uv
Addresses conflicts of interest for security analysts uv uv uv uv uv uv
Internal control reporting and auditor opinion about controls
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Question 1–11 uv
New accounting standards, or changes in standards, can have significant
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differential effects on companies, investors and creditors, and other interest groups
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by causing redistribution of wealth. There also is the possibility that standards could
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harm the economy as a whole by causing companies to change their behavior.
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Question 1–12 uv
The FASB undertakes a series of elaborate information gathering steps before
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issuing an accounting standard to determine consensus as to the preferred method of
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accounting, as well as to anticipate adverse economic consequences.
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Question 1–13 uv
The purpose of the conceptual framework is to guide the Board in developing
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accounting standards by providing an underlying foundation and basic reasoning on
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which to consider merits of alternatives. The framework does not prescribe GAAP.
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by David Spiceland, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas, Jennifer
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,Chapter 1 uv uv Environment and Theoretical Structure of uv uv uv uv
Financial Accounting uv
Question 1–1 uv
Financial accounting is concerned with providing relevant financial information
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about various kinds of organizations to different types of external users. The primary
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focus of financial accounting is on the financial information provided by profit-
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oriented companies to their present and potential investors and creditors.
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Question 1–2 uv
Resources are efficiently allocated if they are given to enterprises that will use
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them to provide goods and services desired by society and not to enterprises that will
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waste them. The capital markets are the mechanism that fosters this efficient
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allocation of resources.
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Question 1–3 uv
Two extremely important variables that must be considered in any investment
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decision are the expected rate of return and the uncertainty or risk of that expected
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return.
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Question 1–4 uv
In the long run, a company will be able to provide investors and creditors with a
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rate of return only if it can generate a profit. That is, it must be able to use the
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resources provided to it to generate cash receipts from selling a product or service
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that exceed the cash disbursements necessary to provide that product or service.
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Question 1–5 uv
The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide investors and
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creditors with information that will help them make investment and credit decisions.
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Question 1–6 uv
Net operating cash flows are the difference between cash receipts and cash
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disbursements during a period of time from transactions related to providing goods
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and services to customers. Net operating cash flows may not be a good indicator of
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future cash flows because, by ignoring uncompleted transactions, they may not match
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the accomplishments and sacrifices of the period.
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,Question 1–7 uv
GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) are a dynamic set of both
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broad and specific guidelines that a company should follow in measuring and
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reporting the information in their financial statements and related notes. It is
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important that all companies follow GAAP so that investors can compare financial
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information across companies to make their resource allocation decisions.
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Question 1–8 uv
In 1934, Congress created the SEC and gave it the job of setting accounting and
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reporting standards for companies whose securities are publicly traded. The SEC has
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retained the power, but has relied on private sector bodies to create the standards.
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The current private sector body responsible for setting accounting standards is the
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FASB.
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Question 1–9 uv
Auditors are independent, professional accountants who examine financial
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statements to express an opinion. The opinion reflects the auditors‘ assessment of the
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statements' fairness, which is determined by the extent to which they are prepared in
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compliance with GAAP. The auditor adds credibility to the financial statements,
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which increases the confidence of capital market participants relying on that
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information.
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Key provisions included in the text are:
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Creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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Regulate types of non-audit audit services uv uv uv uv uv
Require lead audit partner rotation every 5 year
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Corporate executive accountability uv uv
Addresses conflicts of interest for security analysts uv uv uv uv uv uv
Internal control reporting and auditor opinion about controls
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Question 1–11 uv
New accounting standards, or changes in standards, can have significant
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differential effects on companies, investors and creditors, and other interest groups
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by causing redistribution of wealth. There also is the possibility that standards could
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harm the economy as a whole by causing companies to change their behavior.
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Question 1–12 uv
The FASB undertakes a series of elaborate information gathering steps before
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issuing an accounting standard to determine consensus as to the preferred method of
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accounting, as well as to anticipate adverse economic consequences.
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Question 1–13 uv
The purpose of the conceptual framework is to guide the Board in developing
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accounting standards by providing an underlying foundation and basic reasoning on
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which to consider merits of alternatives. The framework does not prescribe GAAP.
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