Accounting Final Review: Chapters 9, 10, 11 (1st Attempt)

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Tanning Company analyzes its receivables to estimate bad debt expense. The accounts receivable balance is $390,000 and credit sales are $1,300,000. An aging of accounts receivable shows that approximately 5% of the outstanding receivables will be uncollectible. What adjusting entry will Tanning Company make if Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $2,500 before adjustment?
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Bad Debt Expense 17,000 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 17,000
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Miles uses the allowance method and wrote off the account of James. Miles then received $559 as partial payment on the account of James. The journal entry to record the initial write-off includes a
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debit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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If the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible receivables is used, what general ledger account is credited to write off a customer's account as uncollectible?
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Accounts Receivable
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Selling receivables
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shifts some of the risk to the buyer
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The collection of an account that had been previously written off under the allowance method of accounting for uncollectibles
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does not affect net income in the period it is collected
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Jefferson uses the percent of sales method of estimating uncollectible expenses. Based on past history, 2% of credit sales are expected to be uncollectible. Sales for the current year are $5,550,000. Which of the following is correct?
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Uncollectible accounts are estimated to be $111,000.
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Lowery Co. uses the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable. Lowery has a customer whose accounts receivable balance has been determined to likely be uncollectible. The entry to write off this account would be
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debit Bad Debt Expense; credit Accounts Receivable
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Paper Company receives a $6,000, three-month, 6% promissory note from Dame Company in settlement of an open accounts receivable. What entry will Paper Company make upon receiving the note?
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Notes Receivable, Dame Company 6,000 Accounts Receivable, Dame Company 6,000
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The amount of the promissory note plus the interest earned on the due date is called the
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maturity value
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A 60-day, 12% note for $7,000, dated April 15, is received from a customer on account. The face value of the note is
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$7,000
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When a company uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible receivables, the entry to reinstate a previously written off account would include a
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credit to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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When referring to a note receivable or promissory note,
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the note may be used to settle an accounts receivable
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Under the direct write-off method of accounting for uncollectible accounts, Bad Debt Expense is recorded
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when an account is determined to be worthless
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An alternative name for Bad Debt Expense is
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Uncollectible Accounts Expense
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The journal entry to record a note received from a customer to replace an account is
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debit Notes Receivable; credit Accounts Receivable
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A debit balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
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indicates that actual bad debt write-offs have exceeded previous provisions for bad debts
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The method of determining depreciation that yields successive reductions in the periodic depreciation charge over the estimated life of the asset is the
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double-declining-balance method
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The name, term, or symbol used to identify a business and its products is called
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a trademark
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Expenditures for research and development are generally recorded as
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current operating expenses
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On December 31, Strike Company sold one of its batting cages for $20,000. The equipment had an initial cost of $310,000 and has accumulated depreciation of $260,000. Depreciation has been recorded up to the end of the year. What is the amount of the gain or loss on this transaction?
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loss of $30,000
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A fixed asset with a cost of $41,000 and accumulated depreciation of $36,500 is traded for a similar asset priced at $60,000. Assuming a trade-in allowance of $3,000, the recognized loss on the trade is
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$1,500
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Accumulated Depreciation
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is a contra asset account
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A fixed asset with a cost of $41,000 and accumulated depreciation of $36,000 is traded for a similar asset priced at $50,000 (fair market value) in a transaction with commercial substance. Assuming a trade-in allowance of $4,000, at what cost will the new equipment be recorded in the books?
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$50,000
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A fixed asset's estimated value at the time it is to be retired from service is called
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residual value
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Which of the following should be included in the acquisition cost of a piece of equipment?
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All of these choices 1. testing costs prior to placing the equipment into production 2. transportation costs 3. installation costs
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A used machine with a purchase price of $77,000, requiring an overhaul costing $8,000, installation costs of $5,000, and special acquisition fees of $3,000, would have a cost basis of
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$93,000
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An asset was purchased for $120,000 on January 1, Year 1 and originally estimated to have a useful life of 10 years with a residual value of $10,000. At the beginning of the third year, it was determined that the remaining useful life of the asset was only four years with a residual value of $2,000. Calculate the third-year depreciation expense using the revised amounts and straight-line method.
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$24,000
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On December 31, Strike Company sold one of its batting cages for $50,000. The equipment had an original cost of $310,000 and has accumulated depreciation of $260,000. Depreciation has been recorded up to the end of the year. What is the amount of the gain or loss on this transaction?
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no gain or loss
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Which of the following is an example of a capital expenditure?
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replacing an engine in a company car
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A machine with a cost of $75,000 has an estimated residual value of $5,000 and an estimated life of four years or 18,000 hours. What is the amount of depreciation for the second full year, using the double-declining-balance method?
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$18,750
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Which of the following are criteria for determining whether to record an asset as a fixed asset?
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must be long-lived and used by the company in its normal operations
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Equipment with a cost of $220,000 has an estimated residual value of $30,000 and an estimated life of 10 years or 19,000 hours. It is to be depreciated by the straight-line method. What is the amount of depreciation for the first full year, during which the equipment was used 2,100 hours?
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$19,000
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The formula for depreciable cost is
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Initial Cost - Residual Value
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Excom sells radios, and each unit carries a two-year replacement warranty. The cost of repair defects under the warranty is estimated at 5% of the sales price. During September, Excom sells 100 radios for $50 each. One radio is actually replaced during September. For what amount in September would Excom debit Product Warranty Expense?
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$250
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Crafter Company has the following assets and liabilities: ​ Assets Cash $28,000 Accounts receivable 15,000 Inventory 20,000 Equipment 50,000 Liabilities Current portion of long-term debt $10,000 Accounts payable 2,000 Long-term debt 25,000 ​ Determine the quick ratio (rounded to one decimal point).
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3.6
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Vacation pay payable is reported on the balance sheet as a(n)
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current liability or long-term liability, depending on when the vacations will be taken by employees
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Assuming a 360-day year, when a $20,000, 90-day, 5% interest-bearing note payable matures, total payment will be
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$20,250
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The journal entry a company uses to record partially funded pension rights for its salaried employees at the end of the year is
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debit Pension Expense; credit Unfunded Pension Liability and Cash
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The following totals for the month of June were taken from the payroll register of Arcon Company: Salaries expense $14,000 Social security and Medicare taxes withheld 1,050 Income taxes withheld 2,600 Retirement savings 1,000 ​ The entry to record the payment of net pay would include a
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debit to Salaries Payable for $9,350
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On July 8, Jones Inc. issued an $80,000, 6%, 120-day note payable to Miller Company. Assume that the fiscal year of Jones ends on July 31. Using the 360-day year, what is the amount of interest expense recognized by Jones in the current fiscal year?
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$307
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Scott Company sells merchandise with a one-year warranty. Sales consisted of 2,500 units in Year 1 and 2,000 units in Year 2. It is estimated that warranty repairs will average $10 per unit sold, and 30% of the repairs will be made in Year 1 and 70% in Year 2 for the Year 1 sales. Similarly, 30% of repairs will be made in Year 2 and 70% in Year 3 for the Year 2 sales. In the Year 3 income statement, how much of the warranty expense shown will be due to Year 1 sales?
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$0
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A current liability is a debt that is reasonably expected to be paid
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within one year
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The journal entry a company uses to record fully funded pension rights for its salaried employees at the end of the year is
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debit Pension Expense; credit Cash
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An unfunded pension liability is reported on the balance sheet as
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a current liability or long-term liability, depending on when the pension liability is to be paid
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The employee's earnings record would contain which of the following data that the payroll register would probably not contain?
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cumulative earnings
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Sadie White receives an hourly wage rate of $30, with time-and-a-half pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 during a week. Payroll data for the current week are as follows: hours worked, 48; federal income tax withheld, $300; social security tax rate, 6.0%; and Medicare tax rate, 1.5%. What is the net amount to be paid to White?
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$1,143.00
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Which of the following will have no effect on an employee's take-home pay?
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unemployment tax
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Which of the following taxes would be deducted in determining an employee's net pay?
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FICA taxes
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The journal entry a company uses to record accrued vacation privileges for its employees at the end of the year is
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debit Vacation Pay Expense; credit Vacation Pay Payable
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The following totals for the month of April were taken from the payroll register of Magnum Company: ​ Salaries $10,000 FICA taxes withheld 750 Income taxes withheld 2,000 Medical insurance deductions 450 Unemployment taxes 420 ​ The entry to record the accrual of the employer's payroll taxes would include a
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debit to Payroll Tax Expense for $1,170