Solution Manual For Intermediate Accounting, 11th Edition by
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David Spiceland, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas, Jennifer
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,Chapter 1 Environment and Theoretical Structure of xq xq xq xq xq xq
Financial Accounting xq
Question 1–1 xq
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 xq
Resources are efficiently allocated if they are given to enterprises that will use t
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hem 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 allocati
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on of resources.
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Question 1–3 xq
Two extremely important variables that must be considered in any investment d
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ecision are the expected rate of return and the uncertainty or risk of that expected ret
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urn.
Question 1–4 xq
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 resour
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ces provided to it to generate cash receipts from selling a product or service that exce
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ed the cash disbursements necessary to provide that product or service.
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Question 1–5 xq
The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide investors and credit
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ors with information that will help them make investment and credit decisions.
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Question 1–6 xq
Net operating cash flows are the difference between cash receipts and cash disbu
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rsements during a period of time from transactions related to providing goods and se
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rvices to customers. Net operating cash flows may not be a good indicator of future c
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ash flows because, by ignoring uncompleted transactions, they may not match the acc
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omplishments and sacrifices of the period. xq xq xq xq xq
,Question 1–7 xq
GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) are a dynamic set of both bro
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ad and specific guidelines that a company should follow in measuring and reporting
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the information in their financial statements and related notes. It is important that al
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l companies follow GAAP so that investors can compare financial information across
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companies to make their resource allocation decisions.
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Question 1–8 xq
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. Th
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e current private sector body responsible for setting accounting standards is the FAS
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B.
Question 1–9 xq
Auditors are independent, professional accountants who examine financial state
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ments to express an opinion. The opinion reflects the auditors‘ assessment of the stat
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ements' fairness, which is determined by the extent to which they are prepared in co
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mpliance with GAAP. The auditor adds credibility to the financial statements, which
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increases the confidence of capital market participants relying on that information.
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, Question 1–10 xq
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 xq xq xq xq xq
Require lead audit partner rotation every 5 year
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Corporate executive accountability xq xq
Addresses conflicts of interest for security analysts xq xq xq xq xq xq
Internal control reporting and auditor opinion about controls
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Question 1–11 xq
New accounting standards, or changes in standards, can have significant differen
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tial effects on companies, investors and creditors, and other interest groups by causin
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g redistribution of wealth. There also is the possibility that standards could harm the
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economy as a whole by causing companies to change their behavior.
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Question 1–12 xq
The FASB undertakes a series of elaborate information gathering steps before is
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suing an accounting standard to determine consensus as to the preferred method of ac
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counting, as well as to anticipate adverse economic consequences.
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Question 1–13 xq
The purpose of the conceptual framework is to guide the Board in developing ac
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counting standards by providing an underlying foundation and basic reasoning on wh
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ich to consider merits of alternatives. The framework does not prescribe GAAP.
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David Spiceland, Mark Nelson, Wayne Thomas, Jennifer
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,Chapter 1 Environment and Theoretical Structure of xq xq xq xq xq xq
Financial Accounting xq
Question 1–1 xq
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 xq
Resources are efficiently allocated if they are given to enterprises that will use t
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hem 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 allocati
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on of resources.
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Question 1–3 xq
Two extremely important variables that must be considered in any investment d
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ecision are the expected rate of return and the uncertainty or risk of that expected ret
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urn.
Question 1–4 xq
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 resour
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ces provided to it to generate cash receipts from selling a product or service that exce
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ed the cash disbursements necessary to provide that product or service.
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Question 1–5 xq
The primary objective of financial accounting is to provide investors and credit
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ors with information that will help them make investment and credit decisions.
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Question 1–6 xq
Net operating cash flows are the difference between cash receipts and cash disbu
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rsements during a period of time from transactions related to providing goods and se
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rvices to customers. Net operating cash flows may not be a good indicator of future c
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ash flows because, by ignoring uncompleted transactions, they may not match the acc
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omplishments and sacrifices of the period. xq xq xq xq xq
,Question 1–7 xq
GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) are a dynamic set of both bro
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ad and specific guidelines that a company should follow in measuring and reporting
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the information in their financial statements and related notes. It is important that al
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l companies follow GAAP so that investors can compare financial information across
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companies to make their resource allocation decisions.
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Question 1–8 xq
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. Th
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e current private sector body responsible for setting accounting standards is the FAS
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B.
Question 1–9 xq
Auditors are independent, professional accountants who examine financial state
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ments to express an opinion. The opinion reflects the auditors‘ assessment of the stat
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ements' fairness, which is determined by the extent to which they are prepared in co
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mpliance with GAAP. The auditor adds credibility to the financial statements, which
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increases the confidence of capital market participants relying on that information.
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, Question 1–10 xq
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 xq xq xq xq xq
Require lead audit partner rotation every 5 year
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Corporate executive accountability xq xq
Addresses conflicts of interest for security analysts xq xq xq xq xq xq
Internal control reporting and auditor opinion about controls
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Question 1–11 xq
New accounting standards, or changes in standards, can have significant differen
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tial effects on companies, investors and creditors, and other interest groups by causin
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g redistribution of wealth. There also is the possibility that standards could harm the
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economy as a whole by causing companies to change their behavior.
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Question 1–12 xq
The FASB undertakes a series of elaborate information gathering steps before is
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suing an accounting standard to determine consensus as to the preferred method of ac
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counting, as well as to anticipate adverse economic consequences.
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Question 1–13 xq
The purpose of the conceptual framework is to guide the Board in developing ac
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counting standards by providing an underlying foundation and basic reasoning on wh
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ich to consider merits of alternatives. The framework does not prescribe GAAP.
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