Justin Time is confident that firms amortize all intangible assets. Is he right? If amortized, are intangible assets always amortized over their legal life? Explain.
> Find the slope and y intercept of the graph of each equation.
> Find and simplify the expression if ƒ(x) = x2 - 4. ƒ(x3)
> Find and simplify the expression if ƒ(x) = x2 - 4. ƒ(x - 1)
> Find and simplify the expression if ƒ(x) = x2 - 4. ƒ(-3x)
> Does the equation specify a function with independent variable x? If so, find the domain of the function. If not, find a value of x to which there corresponds more than one value of y.
> Does the equation specify a function with independent variable x? If so, find the domain of the function. If not, find a value of x to which there corresponds more than one value of y. x2 + y2 = 9
> Does the equation specify a function with independent variable x? If so, find the domain of the function. If not, find a value of x to which there corresponds more than one value of y. X (x + y) = 4
> Does the equation specify a function with independent variable x? If so, find the domain of the function. If not, find a value of x to which there corresponds more than one value of y. 6x - 7y = 21
> Find the domain of each function.
> Find the domain of each function.
> Find the domain of each function. H(x) = 7 - 2x2 - x4
> write the interval as an inequality or double inequality. [ 9 , ∞ )
> Use the following graph of a function f to determine x or y to the nearest integer, as indicated. Æ’(x) = 0
> Use the following graph of a function f to determine x or y to the nearest integer, as indicated. Æ’(x) = 4
> Use the following graph of a function f to determine x or y to the nearest integer, as indicated. y = Æ’(-2)
> Use the following graph of a function f to determine x or y to the nearest integer, as indicated. y = Æ’(4)
> The three points in the table are on the graph of the indicated function f. Do these three points provide sufficient information for you to sketch the graph of y = Æ’(x) ? Add more points to the table until you are satisfied that your sketch i
> use point-by-point plotting to sketch the graph of each function.
> use point-by-point plotting to sketch the graph of each function. ƒ(x)= x3 - 2
> use point-by-point plotting to sketch the graph of each function. ƒ(x) = 3 - x2
> use point-by-point plotting to sketch the graph of each function.
> Equation specifies a function with independent variable x. Determine whether the function is linear, constant, or neither.
> Find the slope and y intercept of the graph of each equation. y = 3x + 2
> solve for x 7x - 6 = 5x - 24
> If a contingent liability is probable but estimable only within a range, what amount, if any, should the firm report?
> Suppose the firm’s analysis of a contingent liability indicates that an obligation is not probable. What accounting treatment, if any, is warranted?
> Under what circumstances should a firm report a contingent liability?
> List and briefly describe the three categories of likelihood that a payment for a contingent liability will need to be made.
> Define contingent liability. Provide three common examples.
> If $10 million of Dell Inc.’s $130 million notes payable is due in the next year, how will the firm present this debt within the current and long-term liabilities sections of the current year’s balance sheet?
> Like all retailers, Hollister is required to collect sales tax to be remitted to state and local government authorities. Assume a local store has cash proceeds from sales of $5,325, including $325 in sales tax. What is the sales tax rate? Provide the jou
> Sports Illustrated sells magazine subscriptions in advance of their distribution. (a) What journal entry would the company make at the time it sells subscriptions? (b) What journal entry would the company make each time it distributes a magazine?
> How do retailers like McDonald’s, American Eagle, and Apple Inc. account for the sale of gift cards?
> Who pays Social Security taxes: the employer, the employee, or both? How is the deduction for Social Security and Medicare (FICA) computed?
> Match each of the following types of companies with its definition.
> What are the essential characteristics of liabilities for purposes of financial reporting?
> Explain how the accounting treatment differs between purchased and internally developed intangible assets.
> Where in the balance sheet do we report natural resources? Provide three examples of natural resource assets.
> Equipment includes machinery used in manufacturing, computers and other office equipment, vehicles, furniture, and fixtures. What costs might we incur to get equipment ready for use?
> Why don’t we depreciate land? What are land improvements? Why do we record land and land improvements separately?
> Little King acquires land and an old building across the street from Northwestern State University. Little King intends to remove the old building and build a new sandwich shop on the land. What costs might the firm incur to make the land ready for its i
> If University Hero initially records an expense incorrectly as an asset, how does this mistake affect the income statement and the balance sheet?
> Explain how we initially record a long-term asset.
> How do companies take a big bath? Explain the effect of a big bath on the current year’s and future years’ net income.
> What is an asset impairment? Describe the two-step process for recording impairments. How does recording an impairment loss affect the income statement and the balance sheet?
> Refer to the information in BE5–8, but now assume that the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts before adjustment is $3,000 (debit). The company still estimates future uncollectible accounts to be $15,000. What is the adjustment Dahir would re
> Provide an example of a company with a high profit margin. Provide an example of a company with a high asset turnover.
> Describe return on assets, profit margin, and asset turnover.
> What is book value? How do we compute the gain or loss on the sale of long-term assets?
> Which depreciation method is most common for financial reporting? Which depreciation method is most common for tax reporting? Why do companies choose these methods?
> Assume Little King Sandwiches depreciates a building over 40 years and University Hero depreciates a similar building over 20 years, and both companies use the straight-line depreciation method. Explain the difficulties in comparing the income statements
> Assume that Little King Sandwiches uses straight-line depreciation and University Hero uses double-declining-balance depreciation. Explain the difficulties in comparing the income statements and balance sheets of the two companies.
> What are the two major categories of long-term assets? How do these two categories differ?
> Contrast the effects of the straight-line, declining-balance, and activity-based methods on annual depreciation expense.
> What is residual value? How do we use residual value in calculating depreciation under the straight-line method?
> At the end of the year, Dahir Incorporated’s balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is $3,000 (credit) before adjustment. The company estimates future uncollectible accounts to be $15,000. What adjustment would Dahir record for Allowance for Unc
> What is the service life of an asset? How do we determine service life under the straight- line and the activity-based depreciation methods?
> What factors must we estimate in allocating the cost of a long-term asset over its service life?
> How is the dictionary definition different from the accounting definition of depreciation?
> Are litigation costs to defend an intangible asset capitalized or expensed? Explain your answer.
> Explain the usual accounting treatment for repairs and maintenance, additions, and improvements.
> How do we decide whether to capitalize (record as an asset) or expense a particular cost?
> What is goodwill and how do we measure it? Can we sell goodwill separately from the business?
> What are the differences among a patent, a copyright, and a trademark?
> WorldCom committed the largest fraud in U.S. history. What was the primary method WorldCom’s management used to carry out the fraud?
> Which cost flow assumption generally results in the highest reported amount for ending inventory when inventory costs are rising? Explain.
> Refer to the information in BE5–6, but now assume that the balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts before adjustment is $600 (debit). The company still estimates future uncollectible accounts to be 12% of Accounts Receivable. What is the adjustme
> What are the three primary cost flow assumptions? How does the specific identification method differ from these three primary cost flow assumptions?
> Cheryl believes that companies report cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on actual units sold and not sold. Her accounting instructor explains that most companies account for cost of goods sold and ending inventory based on assumed units sold
> What is a multiple-step income statement? What information does it provide beyond “bottom-line” net income?
> For a company like Best Buy, what does the balance of Cost of Goods Sold in the income statement represent? What does the balance of Inventory in the balance sheet represent?
> Define the cost of goods available for sale. How does it relate to cost of goods sold and ending inventory?
> What is the difference among raw materials inventory, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods inventory?
> Refer to the inventory error in Question 23. Explain what effect Jeff’s error will have on reported amounts at the end of the following year, assuming the mistake is not corrected and no further mistakes are made.
> Jeff is the new inventory manager for Alan Company. During the year-end inventory count, Jeff forgets that the company stores additional inventory in a back room, causing his final ending inventory count to be understated. Explain what effect this error
> What are the purposes of the period-end adjustment under the periodic inventory system?
> Explain how the sale of inventory on account is recorded under a periodic system. How does this differ from the recording under a perpetual system?
> At the end of the year, Mercy Cosmetics’ balance of Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts is $600 (credit) before adjustment. The balance of Accounts Receivable is $25,000. The company estimates that 12% of accounts will not be collected over the next yea
> How is gross profit calculated? What is the gross profit ratio? What is it designed to measure?
> What is the primary distinction between a service company and a manufacturing or merchandising company?
> What is the inventory turnover ratio? What is it designed to measure?
> What is meant by the assertion that an example of conservatism in accounting is recording inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value?
> Describe the entry to adjust from cost to net realizable value for inventory write-downs. What effects does this adjustment have on (a) assets, (b) liabilities, (c) stockholders’ equity (or retained earnings), (d) revenues, (e) expenses, and (f) ne
> How is cost of inventory determined? How is net realizable value determined?
> Explain the method of reporting inventory at lower of cost and net realizable value.
> Explain how freight charges, purchase returns, and purchase discounts affect the cost of inventory.
> What is the difference between the timing of recording inventory transactions under the perpetual and periodic inventory systems?
> Explain how LIFO generally results in lower income taxes payable when inventory costs are increasing. What is the LIFO conformity rule?
> Barnes Books allows for possible bad debts. On May 7, Barnes writes off a customer account of $7,000. On September 9, the customer unexpectedly pays the $7,000 balance. Record the cash collection on September 9.
> What does it mean that FIFO has a balance-sheet focus and LIFO has an income-statement focus?
> Which cost flow assumption generally results in the highest reported amount of net income when inventory costs are rising? Explain.
> What is inventory? Where in the financial statements is inventory reported?
> What are the financial statement effects of establishing an allowance for uncollectible accounts?
> How does accounting for uncollectible accounts affect the amount reported for net accounts receivable?
> What two purposes do firms achieve by estimating future uncollectible accounts?
> Explain the correct way companies should account for uncollectible accounts receivable (bad debts).
> Revenue can be recognized at one point or over a period. Provide an example of each.
> Briefly explain the accounting treatment for sales returns and allowances. Where are these accounts reported in the income statement?
> Explain the difference between a trade discount and a sales discount. Where are sales discounts reported in the income statement?
> At the beginning of the year, Mitchum Enterprises allows for estimated uncollectible accounts of $15,000. By the end of the year, actual bad debts total $17,000. Record the write- off to uncollectible accounts. Following the write-off, what is the balanc
