In what ways can an income statement showing departmental direct operating margin be used by management?
> Describe the accounting procedures when using the direct write-off method to account for uncollectible accounts.
> What are the four most commonly used methods of calculating depreciation for financial reporting purposes? How do they differ in their application?
> Explain how to compute net realizable value.
> Describe the steps to follow when using the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts.
> What method of accounting for uncollectible accounts is generally required for financial reporting purposes?
> Describe the four accounting entries for the liquidation of a partnership.
> In the formula for calculating interest, how is time computed?
> What is the function of the trial balance?
> What is a footing?
> What does a debit balance in the cash short and over account represent? What does a credit balance in this account represent?
> At what two times would an entry be made affecting the change fund?
> From what source is the information obtained for issuing a check to replenish the petty cash fund?
> Describe the steps followed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board when developing an accounting standard.
> At what two times should the petty cash fund be replenished?
> What should be prepared every time a petty cash payment is made?
> What is the purpose of a petty cash fund?
> Name five common uses of electronic funds transfer.
> What two kinds of items on a bank reconciliation require journal entries?
> What are the three steps to follow in preparing a bank reconciliation?
> What are the most common reasons for differences between the book and bank cash balances?
> What are the three steps to follow in preparing a check?
> Who are the three parties to every check?
> What is the left side of the T account called? the right side?
> Under the allowance method, what impact does the write-off of a customer’s account have on the financial statements?
> What are the three major parts of a T account?
> Why must Work in Process Inventory be adjusted for factory overhead applied at year-end?
> How does the use of a perpetual inventory system affect the accounts on the work sheet?
> Why is the accounting for a manufacturing business more complicated than that for a merchandising business?
> For what three reasons is product cost information needed by a manufacturing business?
> What are the main differences between the financial statements of a manufacturing and a merchandising business?
> Describe the flow of materials, labor, and overhead into Work in Process.
> Describe and give three examples of factory overhead.
> Distinguish between direct and indirect labor.
> What are the two major types of materials, and how do they differ?
> Describe the process followed when estimating uncollectible accounts under the percentage (aging) of receivables method.
> What are the three primary elements of manufacturing cost?
> Distinguish between departmental gross profit, departmental operating income, and departmental direct operating margin.
> Why must management be cautious in interpreting departmental operating income results?
> What information is contained in a departmental operating expense summary?
> On what basis are indirect expenses allocated to departments?
> On what basis are direct expenses assigned to departments?
> What is the difference between direct and indirect operating expenses?
> Why was the increase in FCI’s operating income so much greater than the increase in its net sales?
> What is the difference between a cost center and a profit center?
> Explain the procedure for verifying the accuracy of the statement of cash flows.
> List four items of information about each cash payment entered in the cash payments journal.
> Briefly describe five limitations of financial statement analysis.
> Identify the two market measures calculated by FCI.
> Identify the three primary components of return on common stockholders’ equity.
> For what purposes are departmental reports useful to management?
> Identify three measures of the extent of leverage calculated by FCI.
> Identify four measures of profitability calculated by FCI.
> Identify three activity measures calculated by FCI.
> Identify three measures of liquidity calculated by FCI.
> List five ratios that are automatically provided by the vertical analysis of income statements.
> List the three steps followed under the gross profit method of estimating inventory.
> What were the main causes of the decrease in FCI’s current liabilities?
> Name the four principal financial statements comprising a full set of financial statements.
> Identify the two primary components of return on assets.
> What is the primary purpose of the statement of cash flows?
> What information is needed to prepare a statement of cash flows?
> Where is cash received for interest reported on the statement of cash flows?
> If a company pays cash dividends, where on the statement of cash flows should the payment be reported?
> How is Premium on Bonds Payable shown on the balance sheet? How is Discount on Bonds Payable shown?
> What accounts are affected when bonds are issued at face value?
> Explain the meaning of a bond price quotation of 95. Of 102.
> A firm is preparing to make adjusting entries at the end of the accounting period. The balance of the merchandise inventory account is $100,000. If the firm is using the perpetual inventory system, what does this balance represent?
> What are the three categories of cash flows shown on a statement of cash flows?
> Under the indirect method of preparing a statement of cash flows, what adjustment is made to net income if accounts receivable increased from last year?
> Under the indirect method of preparing a statement of cash flows, what adjustment is made to net income if accounts payable increased from last year?
> Who usually administers a bond sinking fund?
> Describe the direct method of reporting cash flows from operating activities.
> How is the periodic interest expense affected by the amortization of the discount on bonds payable?
> How is the periodic interest expense affected by the amortization of the premium on bonds payable?
> How is the amount of bond premium or discount to be amortized in a period determined using the straight-line method?
> Will a bond sell at a discount or at a premium if the stated rate is greater than the market rate on the bond? If the stated rate is less than the market rate?
> What is goodwill? When is it recognized?
> What does the difference between the totals of the Income Statement columns represent? What does the difference between the Balance Sheet columns totals represent?
> What is the function of a statement of owner’s equity?
> What are the two major sources of capital for every type of business?
> What is a trademark?
> How should the unamortized portion of the cost of a copyright be reported on the balance sheet?
> Over what period of time the cost of a patent should be allocated if its economic life is expected to be less than its legal life?
> Which depreciation method is similar to the method used to compute depletion expense?
> What is the purpose of depletion?
> How should the bond sinking fund be reported on the corporation balance sheet?
> How should sinking fund earnings be reported on the corporation income statement?
> When bonds are redeemed before maturity, how is the gain or loss on redemption determined? Why does the calculation differ for bonds issued at face value, at a premium, and at a discount?
> List the five steps taken to prepare a work sheet.
> Describe the differences between corporate bonds and stock from the standpoint of the issuing corporation.
> What effect does a stock dividend have on the accounts of the corporation? A stock split?
> Where should stock dividends distributable be reported on the balance sheet? Why?
> How is paid-in capital in excess of par usually reported on the balance sheet?
> What is the effect of a cash dividend on the corporation accounts?
> How do owners’ equity accounts in a corporation differ from those in a sole proprietorship or partnership?
> Describe how to account for organization costs.
> For what reason do corporations retain earnings in the business?
> When a plant asset is sold, what must be known about the asset in order to determine the proper amount of gain or loss on the sale?
> For what time interval should depreciation expense be entered on the date of an asset’s disposal?
> Explain the function of each of the four closing entries made by Sunflower Cycle.
