Questions from Financial Accounting


Q: The Wall/ Street Journal reported in early 2010 that Citi Bank

The Wall/ Street Journal reported in early 2010 that Citi Bank had acknowledged a series of errors in accounting for the investment in the firm by the U.S. government. These errors overstated the comp...

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Q: The annual Form 20-F published by Unilever, which uses

The annual Form 20-F published by Unilever, which uses IFRS, notes that during a particular year assets were written down by 246 million euros to market value for damaged, obsolete, and lost inventori...

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Q: Whitney Tilson, a noted analyst, warns investors in an article

Whitney Tilson, a noted analyst, warns investors in an article in The Motley Fool that more than any other type of company, financial companies have immense discretion regarding what earnings to re...

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Q: For over a year, Center Energy Corporation, a utility company

For over a year, Center Energy Corporation, a utility company in Ohio, had negative cash flow from operating activities, caused primarily by the escalating costs of one of its nuclear plants outside C...

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Q: Recently, Netflix released its earnings for the first quarter of the

Recently, Netflix released its earnings for the first quarter of the year. In the announcement the company highlighted a number of its accomplishments, including: • Surpassing 100 million subscribers...

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Q: On its 2019 income statement, AT&T reports a 7

On its 2019 income statement, AT&T reports a 7.2 percent increase in revenue from $152 billion in 2018 to $163 billion in 2019. Yet net income dropped by 28 percent from $19.4 billion to $13.9 billion...

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Q: The following excerpt was taken from a financial report of Cummins Engine

The following excerpt was taken from a financial report of Cummins Engine Company, a manufacturer of heavy-duty truck engines. Loan agreements contain covenants that impose restrictions on the payment...

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Q: The following information was taken from the 2019 annual reports—statements

The following information was taken from the 2019 annual reports—statements of cash flow f TJ Maxx, Pier One, and Pepsico (dollars in millions). INSTRUCTIONS: Each of these companies...

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Q: The following information was taken from the 2019 annual report—statements

The following information was taken from the 2019 annual report—statements of cash flows—of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), a diversified manufacturing congl...

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Q: The huff Street Journal once reported, “For as long as

The huff Street Journal once reported, “For as long as companies have published cash-flow statements, investors have used them to gauge the credibility of earnings. The most closely watched portion of...

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