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Question
Consolidated financial statements must always be prepared when a corporation acquires more than 50% of the voting stock of another corporation.
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A. upon issue are automatically approved for any foreign listed company.
B. permit only one accounting treatment for similar business transactions and events to promote comparability.
C. allow firms less latitude when compared to U.S. GAAP.
D. follow a more generalized overview approach than do U.S. GAAP counterpart standards.
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A. neutrality.
B. consistency.
C. conservatism.
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A. consistent.
B. comparable.
C. neutral.
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A. $25,000.
B. $30,000.
C. $150,000.
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D. increases cash flow from operating activities by $14,000.
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The Black Corporation has provided the following information:
Net income: $560,000
Increase in prepaid expenses: $14,000
Amortization of discount on bonds payable: $10,000
Decrease in accounts payable: $20,000
Increase in inventory: $21,000
Dividends declared: $39,000
Dividends paid: $36,000
Increase in accounts receivable: $30,000
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Which of the following correctly describes U.S. GAAP accounting for convertible bonds and the implication of that requirement?
A. separation of debt and equity components; interest expense is overstated.
B. no separation of debt and equity components; interest expense is understated.
C. no separation of debt and equity components; interest expense is overstated.
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Call provisions on convertible bonds protect the
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B. company against extreme stock price increases.
C. bank against extreme stock price decreases.
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A. A loss of $110,000 will be recognized if the market value method of recording the conversion is used.
B. Total owners' equity increases $790,000 if the market value method of recording the conversion is used.
C. Total owners' equity increases $790,000 if the book value method of recording the conversion is used.
D. Total owners' equity increases $900,000 if the market value method of recording the conversion is used.
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Over the vesting period for employee stock options, current GAAP requires that the entire compensation expense be recognized
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B. in the last year of the vesting period.
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The following information has been provided to you by the Smith Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2011:
The numerator used in the calculation of basic earnings per share was $797,000.
Cash dividends were paid to the common shareholders.
8% convertible bonds with a par value of $1,000,000 were issued on July 1, 2011.
The corporation's marginal income tax rate is 40%.
6% convertible preferred stock with a par value of $800,000 were outstanding during the entire year.
Assuming that both the bonds and preferred stock are dilutive, what is the numerator that should be used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share?
A. $893,000
B. $869,000
C. $773,000
D. $821,000
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The following information has been obtained from the Mastic Corporation:
550,000 shares of common stock were outstanding on January 1, 2011.
Bonds convertible into 50,000 shares of common stock were issued on July 1, 2011; the bonds have been determined to be dilutive.
36,000 shares of common stock were issued on November 1, 2011.
24,000 shares of common stock were purchased on December 1, 2011.
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A. 612,000
B. 587,000
C. 604,000
D. 579,000
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A company that has earnings in Year 2 equal to the earnings of Year 1 can improve its Year 2 reported earnings per share by
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B. selling additional preferred stock.
C. selling shares of treasury stock at a price exceeding what was paid for the treasury stock.
D. purchasing shares of treasury stock.
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Which of the following statements is correct when a company has a complex capital structure?
A. Diluted earnings per share must be shown on the income statement.
B. Diluted earnings per share and basic earnings per share must both be shown on the income statement.
C. The company might have convertible bonds outstanding.
D. The company must have participating preferred stock outstanding.
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Which of the following is not indicative of a complex capital structure?
A. Outstanding convertible bonds.
B. Outstanding convertible preferred stock.
C. Outstanding cumulative preferred stock.
D. Outstanding stock options.
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Assuming that the preferred stock is cumulative, and that there are no dividends in arrears, what is the maximum dividend that may be distributed to common shareholders at December 31, 2012?
A. $9,500,000
B. $7,000,000
C. $7,500,000
D. $2,000,000
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What is the owners' equity balance on December 31, 2012?
A. $8,663,350
B. $8,738,350
C. $8,865,850
D. $8,934,300
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What is the retained earnings balance on December 31, 2012?
A. $1,994,050
B. $2,219,050
C. $2,214,300
D. $2,246,550
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Which of the following does not accurately describe the proprietary view of the firm?
A. Its focus is on the firm's net assets.
B. It is the prevailing view of GAAP.
C. Its focus is on owners' equity.
D. Whether creditors or shareholders provided the firm's assets is irrelevant.
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By using the book value method to record the conversion of convertible bonds, managers are able to protect themselves from recording conversion losses.
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SFAS No. 123 required companies to use the fair value approach when determining compensation expense pertaining to stock options.