Questions from Intermediate Accounting


Q: What action is required when it is discovered that a five-

What action is required when it is discovered that a five-year insurance premium payment of $50,000 two years ago was debited to insurance expense? (Ignore taxes.)

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Q: Refer to the financial statements and related disclosure notes of The Kroger

Refer to the financial statements and related disclosure notes of The Kroger Company for the fiscal year ending January 30, 2016. You can locate the report online from “investor relations” at www.krog...

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Q: “This one’s got me stumped,” you say to no one

“This one’s got me stumped,” you say to no one in particular. “First day on the job; I’d better get it right.” It’s the classification of notes payable in the statement of cash flows that has you in d...

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Q: Irwin, Inc., constructed a machine at a total cost of

Irwin, Inc., constructed a machine at a total cost of $35 million. Construction was completed at the end of 2014 and the machine was placed in service at the beginning of 2015. The machine was being d...

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Q: British Telecommunications Plc (BT), a U.K. company

British Telecommunications Plc (BT), a U.K. company, is the world’s oldest communications company. The company prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting St...

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Q: Refer to the situation described in BE 20–4. Suppose

Refer to the situation described in BE 20–4. Suppose Irwin has been using the straight-line method and switches to the sum-of-the-years’-digits method. Ignoring income taxes, what journal entry(s) sho...

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Q: As part of its stock-based compensation package, International Electronics

As part of its stock-based compensation package, International Electronics granted 24 million stock appreciation rights (SARs) to top officers on January 1, 2018. At exercise, holders of the SARs are...

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Q: Anderson Steel Company began 2018 with 600,000 shares of common

Anderson Steel Company began 2018 with 600,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On March 31, 2018, 100,000 new shares were sold at a price of $45 per share. The market price has risen steadily sinc...

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Q: Millington Materials is a leading supplier of building equipment, building products

Millington Materials is a leading supplier of building equipment, building products, materials and timber for sale, with over 200 branches across the Mid-South. On January 1, 2018, management decided...

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Q: Flay Foods has always used the FIFO inventory costing method for both

Flay Foods has always used the FIFO inventory costing method for both financial reporting and tax purposes. At the beginning of 2018, Flay decided to change to the LIFO method. As a result of the chan...

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