Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: You are opening a summer business, a chain of three drive

You are opening a summer business, a chain of three drive-through snow-cone stands. You have hired other college students to work and have purchased a cash register with locked-in tapes. You retain on...

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Q: Motel $49.99 has purchased a large warehouse to store

Motel $49.99 has purchased a large warehouse to store all supplies used by housekeeping departments in the company’s expanding chain of motels. In the past, each motel bought supplies from local distr...

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Q: At the beginning of 2017, EZ Tech Company’s Accounts Receivable balance

At the beginning of 2017, EZ Tech Company’s Accounts Receivable balance was $140,000, and the balance in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts was $2,350. EZ Tech’s sales in 2017 were $1,050,000, 80% of whi...

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Q: Financial statements are the means by which accountants communicate to external users

Financial statements are the means by which accountants communicate to external users. Recent financial reporting scandals have focused attention on the accounting profession and its role in the prepa...

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Q: Sparkle Jewels distributes fine stones. It sells on credit to retail

Sparkle Jewels distributes fine stones. It sells on credit to retail jewelry stores and extends terms that require the stores to pay in 60 days. For accounts that are not overdue, Sparkle has found th...

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Q: You are considering making a loan to The Coca-Cola Company

You are considering making a loan to The Coca-Cola Company. The following information is from the financial statements included in Form 10-K for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 (in millions of dollars): N...

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Q: Gas stations sometimes sell gasoline at a lower price to customers who

Gas stations sometimes sell gasoline at a lower price to customers who pay cash than to customers who use a credit card. A local gas station owner pays 2% of the sales price to the credit card company...

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Q: Swartz Inc. enters into the following transactions during 2017:

Swartz Inc. enters into the following transactions during 2017: Required: Identify and analyze all transactions on Swartz’s records to account for its investments during 2017.

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Q: Atlas Superstores occasionally finds itself with excess cash to invest and consequently

Atlas Superstores occasionally finds itself with excess cash to invest and consequently entered into the following transactions during 2017: Required: Identify and analyze all transactions on the bo...

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Q: Stegner Inc. reported net income of $130,000 for

Stegner Inc. reported net income of $130,000 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following items were included on Stegner’s balance sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016: Steg...

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