Chapter 01 Test Bank
1. Current liabilities are defined as liabilities with a maturity of less than one year.
TRUE
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2. A decline in the Net fixed assets account between year-end 2016 and year-end 2017 is a clear indication that
fixed assets were sold during 2017.
FALSE
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3. When reporting financial performance for tax purposes, U.S. companies prefer to use accelerated depreciation
methods over the straight-line method.
TRUE
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,4. Accounting rules require U.S. companies to depreciate research and development (R&D) expenditures using
the straight-line method.
FALSE
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5. You can construct a sources and uses statement for 2017 if you have a company’s year-end balance sheets for
2017 and 2018.
FALSE
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6. A reduction in long-term debt is a use of cash.
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7. The accrual principle requires that revenue not be recognized until payment from a sale is received.
FALSE
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8. An increase in cash and cash equivalents should appear as a source of cash on the sources and uses statement.
FALSE
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9. A cash flow statement places each source or use of cash into one of three broad categories: operating
activities, investing activities, or financing activities.
TRUE
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10. The cost of equity is usually reported on the income statement right below interest expense.
FALSE
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, 11. Which of the following statements concerning the cash flow production cycle is true?
A. The profits reported in a given time period equal the cash flows generated.
B. A company’s operations and finances are independent of each other.
C. Financial statements have nothing to do with reality.
D. The movement of cash to inventory, to accounts receivable, and back to cash is known as the firm’s working
capital cycle.
E. A profitable company will always have sufficient cash to meet its obligations.
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12. Which of the following statements concerning a firm’s cash flows and profits is false?
A. Managers must be at least as concerned with cash flows as with profits.
B. A company that sells merchandise at a profit will generate cash soon enough to replenish cash flows required
for continued production.
C. The cash flows generated in a given time period can differ from the profits reported.
D. Profits are no assurance that cash flow will be sufficient to maintain solvency.
E. Due to required cash investments in current assets, fast-growing and profitable companies can literally "grow
broke".
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13. Which of the following is NOT a typical reason for differences between profits and cash flow?
1. Current liabilities are defined as liabilities with a maturity of less than one year.
TRUE
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2. A decline in the Net fixed assets account between year-end 2016 and year-end 2017 is a clear indication that
fixed assets were sold during 2017.
FALSE
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
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3. When reporting financial performance for tax purposes, U.S. companies prefer to use accelerated depreciation
methods over the straight-line method.
TRUE
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
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,4. Accounting rules require U.S. companies to depreciate research and development (R&D) expenditures using
the straight-line method.
FALSE
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5. You can construct a sources and uses statement for 2017 if you have a company’s year-end balance sheets for
2017 and 2018.
FALSE
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6. A reduction in long-term debt is a use of cash.
TRUE
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7. The accrual principle requires that revenue not be recognized until payment from a sale is received.
FALSE
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8. An increase in cash and cash equivalents should appear as a source of cash on the sources and uses statement.
FALSE
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9. A cash flow statement places each source or use of cash into one of three broad categories: operating
activities, investing activities, or financing activities.
TRUE
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10. The cost of equity is usually reported on the income statement right below interest expense.
FALSE
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, 11. Which of the following statements concerning the cash flow production cycle is true?
A. The profits reported in a given time period equal the cash flows generated.
B. A company’s operations and finances are independent of each other.
C. Financial statements have nothing to do with reality.
D. The movement of cash to inventory, to accounts receivable, and back to cash is known as the firm’s working
capital cycle.
E. A profitable company will always have sufficient cash to meet its obligations.
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Gradable: automatic
12. Which of the following statements concerning a firm’s cash flows and profits is false?
A. Managers must be at least as concerned with cash flows as with profits.
B. A company that sells merchandise at a profit will generate cash soon enough to replenish cash flows required
for continued production.
C. The cash flows generated in a given time period can differ from the profits reported.
D. Profits are no assurance that cash flow will be sufficient to maintain solvency.
E. Due to required cash investments in current assets, fast-growing and profitable companies can literally "grow
broke".
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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Gradable: automatic
13. Which of the following is NOT a typical reason for differences between profits and cash flow?
