York University AP/Adms 2500.03
PRACTICE EXAMINATION ANSWERS
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Midterm Examination #2 – Test Form A
Time: 3.0 hours
Instructions:
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Questions: 50
reference.
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Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following information about Guinevere Company
Guinevere Company has the following data extracted from its Accounts Receivable records at June 30, 2011
Customer
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Totals
31 -75 days
$2,000
$2,000
-
$1,000
-
-
$3,000
$8,000
Current
$5,000
-
$4,000
$2,000
$2,000
$6,000
$3,000
$22,000
Balance
$8,000
$2,000
$4,000
$9,000
$3,000
$6,000
$7,000
$39,000
Over 75 days
$1,000
-
-
$6,000
$1,000
-
$1,000
$9,000
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• Guinevere’s sales terms are 1/15 n/30 and it records sales at the gross amount of the invoice.
• Guinevere’s year end is June 30
• The unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts at June 30 is $8,000 dr.
• Guinevere makes average sales of $2,000,000 per year and averages write offs of uncollectible balances of $100,000 per year.
• Sales for the year ended June 30, 2010 are $1,400,000 credit sales and $400,000 cash sales
• Guinevere has a very conservative receivables management strategy.
• No adjusting entries have been recorded at June 30
Use the remaining space on this page and the back of the page for your calculations
QUESTION 1
If Guinevere uses the Allowance Method (percentage of sales) to estimate bad debts, the adjusting entry at June 30 to record the
provision for uncollectible accounts would involve a credit to the “Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts” of:
A) $40,000
B) $70,000 ***
C) $78,000
D) $90,000
E) Some other amount
QUESTION 2
If Guinevere used the Allowance Method (aging) to estimate bad debts and by a detailed review of the above aged trial balance
decided that an allowance of $30,000 was appropriate, then the adjusting entry on June 30 would involve a credit to the “Allowance
for Uncollectible Accounts” of:
A) $30,000
B) $90,000
C) $38,000 ***
D) $8,000
E) Some other amount
QUESTION 3
Assume that Guinevere does an aging analysis and adjusts its Allowance to a $20,000 credit balance on June 30 and on July 4 it
reads in the Toronto Star that customer F has gone bankrupt. Guinevere should:
A) Say some unprintable words but make no accounting entry
B) Make an entry debiting bad debt expense for $6,000
C) Make an entry debiting bad debt expense for $10,000
D) Make an entry crediting bad debt expense for $6,000
E) None of the above are correct statements ***
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QUESTION 4
Assume the same information as in Question 3 (Customer F going bankrupt July 4). Assume also that on August 25 Guinevere
receives a cheque in the mail from F Company for $6,000 with the following note attached. “The company has reorganized and is
trying to restore its credit rating with all its former suppliers. Please accept this cheque with our apologies”. Guinevere should:
A) Make a debit to Cash and credit Miscellaneous Income
B) Make a debit to Cash and credit Uncollectible Accounts Expense
C) Make a debit to Cash and a credit to Accounts Receivable (after first reversing the write-off entry) ***
D) Make a debit to Cash and a credit to “Advances from Customers”
E) Some other entry
QUESTION 5
Assume that Guinevere had always been allowed under Canadian GAAP to use the Direct Write-Off Method because it had never
experienced any bad debt losses in its history as a company. There isn’t even an Allowance” account in its General Ledger Chart of
Accounts. Under this assumption, the adjusting entry June 30 to record the provision for uncollectible accounts would involve:
A) A debit to “Uncollectible Accounts Expense”
B) A debit to “ Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts”
C) No entry to be made ***
D) A credit to “Uncollectible Accounts Expense”
E) A credit to Accounts Receivable
End of Guinevere questions
QUESTION 6
Deuce Company counts its inventory of tires prior to preparing monthly financial statements on June 30. It uses the periodic
inventory system. The warehouse actually contained 6884 tires, but the count team reported back to the accountant that there were
6284 tires and this number was used to adjust the accounting records. As a result of this, net income reported for the month ended
June 30 would be:
A) Overstated
B) Understated ***
C) Correctly stated
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D) There is insufficient information provided to make an assessment
QUESTION 7
Sweet Company has the following information in its accounting records:
Sales year to date
Average mark-up on cost
Cost of Goods Sold year to date would then be:
A) $3,750,000
B) $4,000,000
C) $4,25,0000
D) $4,166,667 ***
E) Some other amount
$5,000,000
20%
QUESTION 8
Hot Pepper Company had the following information in its accounting records at year end:
Inventory Cost
It estimates the net realizable value of this inventory is $3,500,000. As a result of this information Culpepper would:
A) Make no journal entry
B) Make a journal entry debiting a gain on market appreciation for $500,000
C) Make a journal entry debiting the allowance for inventory valuation for $500,000
D) Make a journal entry debiting a loss on inventory decline for $500,000 ***
E) Make a journal entry crediting the allowance for inventory valuation for $500,000
$4,000,000
QUESTION 9
Gringo Company has just been formed and is deciding on its accounting policies for the first time. It wants an inventory costing flow
assumption that results in the lowest reported profits. Prices have been falling for the past two years and there is no end in sight to
this trend. Dingo would select the:
A) LIFO method
B) FIFO method ***
C) Average Cost Method
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D) Gross Profit method
E) Retail method
QUESTION 10
Juan Valdez buys a Mexican Government Savings Bond for $30,000 Canadian Funds. The market rate of interest in Mexico is 10%
and interest is compounded semi-annually. At the end of four years, Juan’s investment will be worth (rounded to the nearest dollar):
A) $36,278
B) $39,110
C) $41,890
D) $54,224
E) None of the above ***
QUESTION 11
Li Na wants to have $40,000 saved up when she starts college in 6 years. Money is worth 8% and all investment opportunities she is
looking at are compounded quarterly. How much should she deposit now?
A) $20,222
B) $23,454
C) $27,990
D) $30,004
E) Some other amount ***
QUESTION 12
Donald Frump invests an inheritance of $50,000 into an investment account that pays simple interest at 6% per annum and leaves it
there for 48 months. The investment company sends him a cheque after 48 months. He immediately takes this cheque and buys an
annuity from an insurance company that sends him an annual cheque for 10 years. The annuity is based on an effective interest rate
of 6%, money compounded annually. How much will the annual cheque be (rounded to the nearest dollar)?
A) $6,676
B) $8,424 ***
C) $9,562
D) $10,888
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E) $11,339
F) Cannot be determined from the data provided
QUESTION 13
Needy Company wants to raise money from the issue of bonds and the Board of Directors authorizes the issue of $9,000,000 of
bonds in $1,000 denominations with interest paid semi-annually to run for a term of 12 years until maturity. At the time of issue the
stated rate of interest on the bonds is 6% and the market rate of interest is 4%. The proceeds from the bond issue will be:
A) $9,000,000
B) $9,885,340
C) $10,702,241 ***
D) $11,110,230
E) Some other amount
QUESTION 14
Quinine Company has a 12/31 year end and buys a bottling machine to use in its manufacturing plant on September 12, 2009. The
cost of the machine is $300,000. Taxes, duty and freight on the machine totaled $30,000. Expected salvage value is for the scrap
value of the metal and is thought to be $10,000. The company uses the units of production method and the machine is expected to
last 5,000 machine hours. Actual usage in 2009 was 600 hours and in 2010 1,400 hours Depreciation expense recorded in 2010
would be:
(A) $89,600 ***
(B) $92,400
(C) $140,800
(D) $145,200
(E) Some other amount
QUESTION 15
Attack Company buys a factory for $9,000,000 on Jan 1 2004 with an estimated life of 30 years and no salvage value and depreciates
the building using the straight line method. On January 1, 2006 it adds a $1,000,000 addition to the building. On January 1, 2007 it
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