Midterm Exam - Financial Accounting 3 With Answers
Midterm Exam - Financial Accounting 3 With Answers
1. All of the following statements are true regarding PAS 7 – Statement of Cash Flows, except:
a. The objective of this Standard is to require the provision of information about the historical
changes in cash and cash equivalents of an entity by means of a statement of cash flows
which classifies cash flows during the period from operating, investing and financing
activities.
b. The objective of PAS 7 is to analyze working capital as a basis of all cash flow
activities.
c. Under PAS 7, cash flows of an entity are seen as useful in providing users of financial
statements with a basis to assess the ability of the entity to generate cash and cash
equivalents and the needs of the entity to utilize those cash flows.
d. PAS 7 indicates that cash flows related to interest received and paid, and dividends
received and paid, should be separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows.
2. A company’s wages payable increased from the beginning to the end of the year. In the company’s
statement of cash flows in which the operating activities section is prepared under the direct
method, the cash paid for wages would be
a. Salary expense plus wages payable at the beginning of the year.
b. Salary expense plus the increase in wages payable from the beginning to the end of the
year.
c. Salary expense less the increase in wages payable from the beginning to the end of
the year.
d. The same as salary expense.
3. A company acquired a building, paying a portion of the purchase price in cash and issuing a
mortgage note payable to the seller for the balance. In the statement of cash flows, what amount is
included in investing activities for this transaction?
a. Mortgage amount
b. Acquisition price
c. Cash payment
d. Zero
4. To arrive at net cash provided by operating activities, it is necessary to report revenues and
expenses on a cash basis. This is done by
a. re-recording all income statement transactions that directly affect cash in a separate cash flow
journal.
b. estimating the percentage of income statement transactions that were originally reported on a
cash basis and projecting this amount to the entire array of income statement transactions.
c. eliminating the effects of income statement transactions that did not result in a
corresponding increase or decrease in cash.
d. eliminating all transactions that have no current or future effect on cash, such as depreciation,
from the net income computation.
7. Lore Co. changed from the cash basis of accounting to the accrual basis of accounting during
2011. The cumulative effect of this change should be reported in Lore’s 2011 financial statements
as a
a. Prior period adjustment resulting from the correction of an error.
b. Prior period adjustment resulting from the change in accounting principle.
c. Component of income before extraordinary item.
d. Component of income after extraordinary item.
8. Net income is understated if, in the first year, estimated salvage value is excluded from the
depreciation computation when using the
Straight-line method Production or use method
a. Yes No
b. Yes Yes
c. No No
d. No Yes
(b) The depreciable base used to compute depreciation expense under both the straight-
line and production methods is equal to the cost less estimated salvage value of the
asset. Depreciation expense is overstated and net income is, therefore, understated
when the estimated salvage value is excluded from the depreciation computation under
both of these methods.
9. At the end of 2010, Ritzcar Co. failed to accrue sales commissions earned during 2010 but paid in
2011. The error was not repeated in 2011. What was the effect of this error on 2010 ending
working capital and on the 2011 ending retained earnings balance?
2010 ending 2011 ending
working capital retained earnings
a. Overstated Overstated
b. No effect Overstated
c. No effect No effect
d. Overstated No effect
(d) The entry Ritzcar should have made to accrue sales commissions earned but unpaid
at the end of its 2010 fiscal year is
Commission expense xxx
Commissions payable xxx
Since Commissions payable is a current liability, the 2010 ending working capital is
overstated due to Ritzcar’s failure to record this entry. Since this error was not repeated
at the end of Ritzcar’s 2011 fiscal year, the income impact of the 2010 error “self-
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corrected” during 2011, when Ritzcar recorded both the earned but unpaid 2010
commissions plus the 2011 earned commissions. Therefore, the 2011 ending retained
earnings would not be impacted by the error.
10. On December 31, 2011, special insurance costs were incurred and unpaid, but were not recorded.
If these insurance costs were related to a particular job order in work in process that was not
completed during the period, what is the effect of the omission on accrued liabilities and retained
earnings in the December 31, 2011 balance sheet?
Accrued liabilities Retained earnings
a. No effect No effect
b. No effect Overstated
c. Understated No effect
d. Understated Overstated
(c) A liability is accrued when an obligation to pay or perform services has been incurred.
This is the case even if the liability will not be satisfied until a future date. Therefore,
accrued liabilities will be understated on the December 31, 2011 balance sheet because
the special insurance costs were not recorded. However, there will be no effect on the
December 31, 2011 balance of retained earnings because these costs relate to work in
process, and work in process does not affect net income currently. Please note that if the
special insurance costs related to goods that were sold, cost of goods sold would have
been understated that would have caused both net income and retained earnings to be
overstated.
11. Which of the following errors could result in an overstatement of both current assets and
stockholders’ equity?
a. An understatement of accrued sales expenses.
b. Noncurrent note receivable principal is misclassified as a current asset.
c. Annual depreciation on manufacturing machinery is understated.
d. Holiday pay expense for administrative employees is misclassified as
manufacturing overhead.
12. Justin Corporation discovered an error in their 2011 financial statements after the statements were
issued. This requires that
a. The cumulative effect of the error is reported on the 2012 income statement as a
cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.
b. The cumulative effect of the error is reported in the 2012 beginning balance of each related
account.
c. The financial statements are restated to reflect the correction of period-specific
effects of the error.
d. An adjustment to beginning retained earnings in 2012 with a footnote disclosure describing
the error.
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(c) The financial statements of all periods should be restated and corrections made to
reflect any period specific effects of the error. Answer (a) is incorrect because this is an
error, not a change in accounting principle. Answer (b) is incorrect because although the
asset accounts may be adjusted to reflect correction of an error, income statement
effects must also be disclosed. Answer (d) is incorrect because the financial statements
must be restated for all periods presented.
13. Jackson Company uses PFRS to report its financial results. During the current year, the company
discovered it had overstated sales in the prior year. How should the company handle this issue?
a. Adjust sales for the current period.
b. Spread the adjustment over the current and future periods.
c. Present the cumulative effect of the overstatement as an item in the current period income
statement.
d. Restate the prior year financial statements presented for comparative purposes.
(d) The requirement is to identify how an overstatement of sales in prior year financial
statement should be treated under PFRS. Answer (d) is correct because the
overstatement is an error which must be accounted for by restating the prior year
financial statements.
14. Which statement is incorrect concerning the preparation of financial statements?
a. Financial statements shall be prepared on a going concern basis unless management
either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease trading, or has no realistic alternative but to
do so.
b. An entity shall prepare its financial statements using the cash basis of accounting.
c. Except when a standard or an interpretation permits or requires otherwise, an entity shall
disclose comparative information in respect of all previous period for all amounts reported
in the current period’s financial statements.
d. An entity shall include comparative information for narrative and descriptive information
when it is relevant to an understanding of the current period’s financial statements.
15. Which of the following statements best describes the term “going concern”
a. When current liabilities of an entity to continue in operation for assets
b. The ability of the entity to continue in operation for the foreseeable future
c. The potential to contribute to the flow of cash and cash equivalents to the entity
d. The expenses of an entity exceed its income
19. Which statement is incorrect concerning the presentation of the income statement?
a. The nature of expense method means that expenses are aggregated according to their nature
and are not reallocated among various functions within the enterprise.
b. The cost of sales method means that expenses are classified according to their function as
cost of sales, distribution or administrative activities.
c. PAS 1 requires the use of the cost of sales method because this presentation often
provides more relevant information to the users than the nature of expense method.
d. The choice between the functional and natural presentation depends on historical and industry
factors and the nature of the entity.
1. Net cash flow from operating activities for 2011 for Gift Corporation was P300,000. The following
items are reported on the financial statements for 2011:
Depreciation and amortization P 20,000
Cash dividends paid on ordinary shares 12,000
Increase in accounts receivable 24,000
Based only on the information above, Gift’s net income for 2011 was:
a. P256,000. c. P296,000
b. P264,000. d. P304,000
Solutions:
Let X = Net Income
X + P20,000 – P24,000 = P300,000
X – P4,000 = P300,000
X = P304,000
2. Xavier Company entered into the following transactions during the year:
Purchases of trading securities 2,500,000
Sale of trading securities 1,100,000
Purchases of available for sale securities 4,500,000
Sale of available for sale securities 2,300,000
Xavier had no investment securities at the beginning of the year. The cost of the trading securities
sold was P1,500,000. The cost of the available for sale securities sold was P1,700,000. The market
value of the remaining trading securities on December 31 was P1,800,000 and the remaining available
for sale securities, P3,000,000. The net income for the year was P5,000,000. The net income does
not include any noncash items except for those related to investment securities.
Xavier Company shall report net cash flow from operating activities at
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a. 4,400,000 c. 4,900,000
b. 2,400,000 d. 2,600,000
Solutions:
Net income 5,000,000
Purchase of trading securities (2,500,000)
Sale of trading securities 1,100,000
Loss on sale of TS (1,500,000 – 1,100,000) 400,000
Gain on sale of AFS (2,300,000 – 1,700,000) ( 600,000)
Unrealized gain on TS (1,800,000 – 1,000,000) ( 800,000)
Net cash flow from operating activities 2,600,000
PAS 7, paragraph 15, provides that an entity may hold securities for trading purposes, in
which case they are similar to inventory acquired specifically for resale. Therefore, cash
flows arising from the purchase and sale of trading securities are classified as
operating activities. However, transactions involving available for sale securities are
investing activities.
3. Cris Company reported net income of P3,000,000 for 2010. Changes occurred in several balance
sheet accounts as follows:
In Cris’s 2010 cash flow statement, net cash used in investing activities should be
a. 20,000 c. 220,000
b. 120,000 d. 350,000
Solutions:
Sale of equipment (book value of P130,000 plus
gain of P50,000) 180,000
Payment of equipment ( 200,000)
Net cash used in investing activities ( 20,000)
Solutions:
For Operating Activities:
P16,000 + P20,000 + P30,000 = P66,000 (NI)
(P10,000 – P2,000) – P4,000 = P4,000 (Loss)
P36,000 + P2,000 – P16,000 = P22,000 (Depr. exp.)
P66,000 – P30,000 – P50,000 + P30,000 + P4,000 + P22,000 + P26,000
–P12,000 = P56,000.
7. Net Company’s total equity increased by P 320, 000 during 2012. New shareholder investment
during the year totaled P 650, 000. Total revenues during the year were P 5, 000, 000 and
expenses were P 4, 600, 000. Cash increased by P 75, 000 during the year.
Solutions:
Additional Shareholders’ Investment P 650, 000
Net Profit for 2012 (5, 000, 000 – 4, 600, 000) 400, 000
Less: Increase in Total Equity in 2012 320, 000
Dividends Declared during 2012 P 730, 000
8. During 2011, Paul Company discovered that the ending inventories reported on its financial
statements were incorrect by the following amounts:
2009 P60,000 understated
2010 75,000 overstated
Paul uses the periodic inventory system to ascertain year-end quantities that are converted to
dollar amounts using the FIFO cost method. Prior to any adjustments for these errors and ignoring
income taxes, Paul’s retained earnings at January
1, 2011, would be
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a. Correct. c. P75,000 overstated
b. P 15,000 overstated. d. P135,000 overstated
(c) The error in understating the 2009 ending inventory would have self-corrected by
1/1/11 (2009 income understated by P60,000; 2010 income overstated by P60,000). The
error in overstating the 2010 ending inventory would not have been corrected by 1/1/11.
This error overstates both 2010 income and the 1/1/11 retained earnings balance by
P75,000.
9. Tack, Inc. reported a retained earnings balance of P150,000 at December 31, 2010. In June 2011,
Tack discovered that merchandise costing P40,000 had not been included in inventory in its 2010
financial statements. Tack has a 30% tax rate. What amount should Tack report as adjusted
beginning retained earnings in its statement of retained earnings at December 31, 2011?
a. P190,000 c. P150,000
b. P178,000 d. P122,000
(b) A correction of an error is treated as a prior period adjustment, recorded in the year
the error is discovered, and is reported in the financial statements as an adjustment to
the beginning balance of retained earnings. The adjustment is reported net of the related
tax effect. In this case the net-of-tax effect is P28,000 [P40,000 – (30% × P40,000)]. This
should increase beginning retained earnings because the understatement of 12/31/10
inventory would have resulted in an overstatement of cost of goods sold and therefore an
understatement of retained earnings. Thus, the adjustment 1/1/11 retained earnings is
P178,000 (P150,000 + P28,000). Tack’s journal entry to record the adjustment is
Inventory 40,000
Retained earnings 28,000
Taxes payable 12,000
10. Conn Co. reported a retained earnings balance of P400,000 at December 31, 2010. In August
2011, Conn determined that insurance premiums of P60,000 for the three-year period beginning
January 1, 2010, had been paid and fully expensed in 2010. Conn has a 30% income tax rate.
What amount should Conn report as adjusted beginning retained earnings in its 2011 statement of
retained earnings?
a. P420,000 c. P440,000
b. P428,000 d. P442,000
(b) A correction of an error is treated as a prior period adjustment and is reported in the
financial statements as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings in
the year the error is discovered. The adjustment is reported net of the related tax effect.
In 2010, insurance expense of P60,000 was recorded. The correct 2010 insurance
expense was P20,000 (P60,000 × 1/3). Therefore, before taxes, 1/1/11 retained earnings
is understated by P40,000. The net of tax effect is P28,000 [P40,000 – (30% × P40,000)],
so the adjusted beginning retained earnings is P428,000 (P400,000 + P28,000).
11. Bren Co.’s beginning inventory at January 1, 2011, was understated by P26,000, and its ending
inventory was overstated by P52,000. As a result, Bren’s cost of goods sold for 2011 was
a. Understated by P26,000. c. Understated by P78,000
b. Overstated by P26,000. d. Overstated by P78,000
(c) The requirement is to determine the effect of inventory errors on cost of goods sold.
The effect of the errors on Bren’s 2011 cost of goods sold (CGS) is illustrated below.
BI
+ P – P26,000 CGS understated P26,000
GAFS
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– EI (+ P52,000) CGS understated 52,000
CGS CGS understated P78,000
Beginning inventory is the starting point for the CGS computation, so BI errors have a
direct effect on CGS. The understatement of BI (P26,000) causes an understatement of
goods available for sale (GAFS) and thus of CGS. Ending inventory is subtracted in the
CGS computation, so EI errors have an inverse effect on CGS. The overstatement of EI
(P52,000) means that too much was subtracted in the CGS computation, causing
another understatement of CGS. Therefore, CGS is understated by a total of P78,000.
12. On January 2, 2011, Air, Inc. agreed to pay its former president P300,000 under a deferred
compensation arrangement. Air should have recorded this expense in 2010 but did not do so. Air’s
reported income tax expense would have been P70,000 lower in 2010 had it properly accrued this
deferred compensation. In its December 31, 2011 financial statements, Air should adjust the
beginning balance of its retained earnings by a
a. P230,000 credit. c. P300,000 credit
b. P230,000 debit. d. P370,000 debit
(b) The failure to record the P300,000 of deferred compensation expense in 2010 is
considered an error. The profession requires that the correction of an error be treated as
a prior period adjustment. Thus, the requirement is to determine the retroactive
adjustment that should be made to the beginning balance of the retained earnings for
2011 (including any income tax effect). The net adjustment to beginning retained
earnings would be a debit for P230,000 (P300,000 less the income tax benefit of
P70,000).
13. While examining the December 31, 2010 financial statements of Dawn Company, you discover the
following:
Inventory at January 1 had been overstated by P50,000.
Inventory at December 31 was understated by P100,000.
During 2010, Dawn received a P200,000 cash advance from customer for merchandise
to be manufactured and shipped during 2007. The amount was credited to sales revenue
The net income reported on the 2010 income statement before reflecting any adjustment
for the above items is P5,000,000.
What is the adjusted net income for the year ended December 31, 2010?
a. 4,950,000 c. 5,100,000
b. 5,150,000 d. 4,850,000
Plant assets: 12/31/14 – P5, 130, 000; 12/31/15 – P4, 700, 000
Accumulated depreciation: 12/31/14 – P1, 820, 000; 12/31/15 – P1,700, 000
Assuming all changes in the accounts resulted from the sale of an asset and from depreciation
expense of P80, 000, what is the selling price of the asset if a P30, 000 net gain resulted from the
transaction?
a. P420, 000 c. P260, 000
b. P360, 000 d. P230, 000
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14 C 5,130,000 - 470,000 =430 ,000;1,820,000+80,000-1,700,000=200,000;
430,000–200,000=230,000+30,000 = 260,000
On January 1, 2015, Zhang Inc. had cash and share capital of P5,000,000. At that date, the company
had no other asset, liability, or equity balances. On January 5, 2015, it purchased for cash P3,000,000
of equity securities that it classified as financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive
income. It received cash dividends of P400,000 during the year on these securities. In addition, it has
an unrealized loss on these securities of P300,000. The tax rate is 20%.
17. The following items were among those that were reported on Dye Co.'s income statement for the
year ended December 31, 2015:
Legal and audit fees P130,000
Rent for office space 180,000
Interest on inventory floor plan 210,000
Loss on abandoned equipment used in operations 35,000
The office space is used equally by Dye's sales and accounting departments. What amount of the
above-listed items should be classified as general and administrative expenses in Dye's income
statement?
a. P220,000 c. P310,000
b. P255,000 d. P430,000
18. As of December 31, 2014, the current liabilities of Maze Company totaled P1,500,000 before any
year-end adjustment relating to the following:
On December 19, 2014, a supplier authorized Maze Company to return, for full credit, goods
shipped and billed at P45,000 on December 9, 2014. The returned credit memo was received and
recorded by Maze Corporation on January 2, 2015.
During December 2014, Maze received P75,000 from a customer as an advance payment for a
merchandise which Maze will make according to the customers’ specifications. For this transaction,
Maze has a P75,000 credit balance in its accounts receivable from the said customer on
December 31, 2014.
On December 28, 2014, the company wrote and recorded checks to creditors totaling P400,000
which would cause an overdraft of P100,000 in the company’s bank account on December 31,
2014. The checks were mailed on January 9, 2015.
What amount should Maze Company report as total current liabilities in its December 31, 2014
statement of financial position?
a. P1,555,000 c. P1,855,000
b. P1,630,000 d. P1,930,000
Answer: D
Balance per books P1,500,000
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Purchase return (45,000)
Advance from customer 75,000
Undelivered checks on December 31, 2014 400,000
Total current liabilities P1,930,000
19. D Company has a business model of trading all debt security for the purpose of making profit. D
Company reported the following investments before the preparation of its December 31, 2014
statement of financial position:
The current fair value of the convertible bond is P2,400,000 on December 31, 2014. When the convertible
security was acquired, the fair value of the embedded option was P300,000. What amount of investment to
profit or loss should the company report in its December 31, 2014 financial position?
a. P2,500,000 c. P5,900,000
b. P3,500,000 d. P6,400,000
Answer: D
Equity investment to profit or loss P 500,000
Debt investment( P3,500,000 + P2,400,00) 5,900,000
Total investments to profit or loss P 6,400,000
Since D Company has a business model of trading all debt security to make profit, all the debt investments should be
designated as investment in debt (trading security) to profit or loss.
PFRS 9 prohibits the bifurcation of the embedded derivative from the host financial contact.
20. Beloved Corporation’s trial balance contained the following account balances at December 31,
2014:
How much is the total current assets in Beloved’s December 31, 2014 statement of financial position?
a. P1,890,000 c. P2,190,000
b. P2,010,000 d. P2,430,000
Answer: A
Cash P 330,000
Investment to profit or loss securities 150,000
Accounts receivable 480,000
Inventory 900,000
Prepaid insurance 30,000
Total current assets P1,890,000
Patent – is a non-current asset and falls under the category of Intangible assets.
Equipment and furniture – is a non-current asset and falls under the category of Property, Plant and Equipment
Land (held for capital appreciation) is a non-current asset and falls under the category of Investment Property.