16 Which of the following statements about accounting concepts and conventions are correct?
(1) The entity concept requires that a business is treated as being separate from its owners.
(2) The use of historical cost accounting tends to understate assets and profit when prices are rising.
(3) The prudence concept means that the lowest possible values should be applied to income and assets and the
highest possible values to expenses and liabilities.
(4) The money measurement concept means that only assets capable of being reliably measured in monetary terms
can be included in the balance sheet of a business.
A 1 and 2
B 2 and 3
C 3 and 4
D 1 and 4
第1题:
(c) Wader is reviewing the accounting treatment of its buildings. The company uses the ‘revaluation model’ for its
buildings. The buildings had originally cost $10 million on 1 June 2005 and had a useful economic life of
20 years. They are being depreciated on a straight line basis to a nil residual value. The buildings were revalued
downwards on 31 May 2006 to $8 million which was the buildings’ recoverable amount. At 31 May 2007 the
value of the buildings had risen to $11 million which is to be included in the financial statements. The company
is unsure how to treat the above events. (7 marks)
Required:
Discuss the accounting treatments of the above items in the financial statements for the year ended 31 May
2007.
Note: a discount rate of 5% should be used where necessary. Candidates should show suitable calculations where
necessary.
第2题:
5 An enterprise has made a material change to an accounting policy in preparing its current financial statements.
Which of the following disclosures are required by IAS 8 Accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates
and errors in these financial statements?
1 The reasons for the change.
2 The amount of the consequent adjustment in the current period and in comparative information for prior periods.
3 An estimate of the effect of the change on future periods, where possible.
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D All three items
第3题:
22 Which of the following statements about limited liability companies’ accounting is/are correct?
1 A revaluation reserve arises when a non-current asset is sold at a profit.
2 The authorised share capital of a company is the maximum nominal value of shares and loan notes the company
may issue.
3 The notes to the financial statements must contain details of all adjusting events as defined in IAS10 Events after
the balance sheet date.
A All three statements
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D None of the statements
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12 Which of the following statements are correct?
(1) Contingent assets are included as assets in financial statements if it is probable that they will arise.
(2) Contingent liabilities must be provided for in financial statements if it is probable that they will arise.
(3) Details of all adjusting events after the balance sheet date must be given in notes to the financial statements.
(4) Material non-adjusting events are disclosed by note in the financial statements.
A 1 and 2
B 2 and 4
C 3 and 4
D 1 and 3
第5题:
PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING Every company has an accounting office or a finance department that looks ()its accounting details. An accounting department is the backbone(脊梁)of every business. It records all the business transactions(交易), and keeps a track(记录) of the incomes(收入) and expenses(支出)of the business. The accounting department also helps to determine the correct financial position and standing of the business. For a systematic(系统的)and ()recording of transactions, accounting is important. The purpose of accounting is recording all the transactions honestly and accurately in the “Books of Accounts(账本)”. The accounting process can be defined ()“the process that begins when the transaction takes place and ends ()the transaction is recorded in the books of accounts”. It includes a series of steps that ()to analyze(分析)and record the business transactions for a particular period.
1.A. forB. afterC. up
2.A. accurateB. simpleC. correct
3.A. toB. atC. as
4.A. whenB. whichC. what
5.A. useB. is usedC. uses
第6题:
Cost accounting analyzes a business's cost to help managers ______.
A.expend money
B.control expenses
C.pay the debts
D.make budget
第7题:
Managerial accounting is primarily concerned with the recording and reporting of economic data and activities of an entity for use by owners, creditors, governmental agencies, and the public.()
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第10题:
Which of the following are correct statements?()
第11题:
EIGRP advertises the best routes to its neighbor
EIGRP uses cost to determine best path
EIGRP allows unequal cost load balancing
OSPF requires neighbor adjacencies before updates are sent
EIGRP advertises all routes to its neighbor
OSPF allows unequal cost load balancing
第12题:
In order for a fluid to be pumped, a fluid must be made to flow
A substance must be cold in order for it to be pumped
The kinetic energy imparted by the pump can be used to force a liquid through a hydraulic system
A pump must receive its energy from an external source
第13题:
5 Financial statements have seen an increasing move towards the use of fair values in accounting. Advocates of ‘fair
value accounting’ believe that fair value is the most relevant measure for financial reporting whilst others believe that
historical cost provides a more useful measure.
Issues have been raised over the reliability and measurement of fair values, and over the nature of the current level
of disclosure in financial statements in this area.
Required:
(a) Discuss the problems associated with the reliability and measurement of fair values and the nature of any
additional disclosures which may be required if fair value accounting is to be used exclusively in corporate
reporting. (13 marks)
第14题:
19 Which of the following statements about intangible assets in company financial statements are correct according
to international accounting standards?
1 Internally generated goodwill should not be capitalised.
2 Purchased goodwill should normally be amortised through the income statement.
3 Development expenditure must be capitalised if certain conditions are met.
A 1 and 3 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D All three statements are correct
第15题:
8 Which of the following statements about accounting concepts and conventions are correct?
(1) The money measurement concept requires all assets and liabilities to be accounted for at historical cost.
(2) The substance over form. convention means that the economic substance of a transaction should be reflected in
the financial statements, not necessarily its legal form.
(3) The realisation concept means that profits or gains cannot normally be recognised in the income statement until
realised.
(4) The application of the prudence concept means that assets must be understated and liabilities must be overstated
in preparing financial statements.
A 1 and 3
B 2 and 3
C 2 and 4
D 1 and 4.
第16题:
2 (a) Explain the term ‘backflush accounting’ and the circumstances in which its use would be appropriate.
(6 marks)
第17题:
A.a proprietorship
B.a partnership
C.all of the above
D.a corporation
第18题:
What is the stable-monetary-unit concept?
A.It is the prime means of measuring assets.
B.It is the common denominator in business transactions.
C.It is an orderly basis for handling account balances to produce the financial statements.
D.It is monetary terms in accounting information.
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第22题:
You are the administrator of a Windows 2000 network. You need to store secured files for your company’s Accounting and Legal departments on a Windows 2000 Professional computer. You want to accomplish the following goals: • Enable users in both departments to access their own files from the network • Enable users in the Accounting department to view the Legal department’s documents • Prevent users in the Legal department from being able to view the Accounting department’s documents • Enable managers within the company to access and modify both the Accounting and the Legal department’s files You take the following actions: • Create two shared folders named Accounting and Legal • Create three groups named Accounting, Legal, and Management • Allow the Accounting group Modify permission on the Accounting folder • Allow the Accounting group Read permissions on the Legal folders. • Allow the Management group Modify permission on both the Accounting and Legal folders. Which result or results do these actions produce?()
第23题:
concerned by the drop in insurance payments and the failure of the accounting department to obtain
concerning the drop in payments by insurance and the failure of the accounting department to obtain
because of its concern for the dropping insurance payments and the accounting department’s failure at obtaining
in its concern that the drop in insurance payments and the failure of the accounting department to obtain
being concerned about the drop in insurance payments and the accounting department falling to obtain