ACC 206 Week 8 Quiz – Strayer
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Quiz 6 Chapter16
CHAPTERSTUDYOBJECTIVES
1.Discusswhycorporationsinvestindebtandstocksecurities.
2.Explaintheaccountingfordebtinvestments.
3.Explaintheaccountingforstockinvestments.
4.Describetheuseofconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
5.Indicatehowdebtandstockinvestmentsarereportedinfinancialstatements.
6.Distinguishbetweenshort-termandlong-terminvestments.
TRUE-FALSESTATEMENTS
1. Corporationspurchaseinvestmentsindebtorstocksecuritiesgenerallyforoneoftwo reasons.
2. Areasonsomecompaniespurchaseinvestmentsisbecausetheygenerateasignificant portion of theirearningsfrom
investmentincome.
3. Theaccountingforshort-termdebtinvestmentsandforlong-termdebtinvestmentsis similar.
4. Forshort-termdebtinvestments,anybondpremiumordiscountisamortizedtointerest
revenue over theremainingtermofthebonds.
5. Debtinvestmentsareinvestmentsingovernmentandcorporationbonds.
6. Inaccordancewiththecostprinciple,brokeragefeesshouldbeaddedtothecostofan investment.
7. Inaccordancewiththecostprinciple,thecostofdebtinvestmentsincludesbrokerage
feesandaccruedinterest.
8. Inaccountingforstockinvestmentsof lessthan20%,the equity methodis used.
9. Dividendsreceivedon stock investmentsoflessthan 20%shouldbe
creditedtothe Stock Investmentsaccount.
10. Ifaninvestor
owns between 20%and50%ofaninvestee'scommonstock,itispresumed that the investorhassignificantinfluenceontheinvestee.
11. The StockInvestmentsaccountis
debitedatacquisitionunderboththe equitymethodand cost methodof accountingfor
investmentsincommonstock.
12. Undertheequity method,
the investmentin commonstockis
initiallyrecordedatcost, and the
Stock Investments
accountisadjustedannually.
13. Undertheequity method,
thereceiptofdividendsfrom theinvesteecompanyresultsin
an increase intheStockInvestmentsaccount.
14. Consolidatedfinancialstatementsareappropriatewhenaninvestorcontrolsaninvestee
byownershipof morethan50% ofthe investee'scommonstock.
15. Consolidatedfinancial statementsare preparedinplace ofthe
financialstatementsforthe parent andsubsidiarycompanies.
16. Consolidatedfinancialstatementsshouldbepreparedonlywhenasubsidiarycompany
has a controllinginterestintheparentcompany.
17. Thevaluationofavailable-for-salesecuritiesissimilartotheproceduresfollowedfor tradingsecurities,exceptthatchangesinfairvaluearenotrecognizedincurrentincome.
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18. Anunrealizedgainorlossontradingsecuritiesisreportedasaseparatecomponentof
stockholders' equity.
19. Foravailable-for-salesecurities,theunrealizedgainorlossaccountiscarriedforwardto future
periods.
20. Adeclineinthefairvalueofatradingsecurityisrecordedbydebitinganunrealizedloss accountandcreditingtheMarketAdjustmentaccount.
21. Ifthefairvalueofanavailable-for-salesecurityexceedsitscost,thesecurityshouldbe writtenup tofairvalueandarealizedgainshouldberecognized.
22. TheMarketAdjustmentaccountcanonlyhavea
creditbalanceora
zero balance.
23. Tobeclassifiedasashort-terminvestment,theinvestmentmustbereadilymarketable and intendedtobeconvertedinto
cashwithinthenextyearor operatingcycle.
24. Aninvestmentisreadilymarketableifit ismanagement'sintenttoselltheinvestment.
25. StockstradedontheNewYork StockExchangeare
consideredreadilymarketable.
Additional
True-FalseQuestions
26. Oneofthereasonsacorporationmaypurchaseinvestmentsisthat
it hasexcesscash.
27. Whenrecordingbondinterest,InterestReceivableisreportedasafixedassetinthe balance sheet.
28. Underthecost
method,the investmentisrecordedatcost
andrevenueis recognizedonly when
cashdividendsarereceived.
29. Consolidatedfinancialstatementspresentacondensedversionofthefinancial
statements so investorswillnot experienceinformationoverload.
30. Available-for-salesecuritiesaresecuritiesboughtandheldprimarilyforsaleinthenear
term togenerateincomeonshort-termpricedifferences.
31. "Intenttoconvert"doesnotincludeaninvestmentusedasaresourcethatwillbeused
whenever theneedfor casharises.
MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
32. Corporationsinvestexcesscashforshortperiodsof timeineachof thefollowingexcept a.equitysecurities.
b.highlyliquidsecurities. c.low-risksecurities.
d.governmentsecurities.
33. Corporationsinvestinother
companiesfor allof thefollowingreasonsexceptto a.houseexcesscash
untilneeded.
b.generateearnings.c.meetstrategicgoals.
d.increasetradingof theothercompanies’stock.
34. A typicalinvestmenttohouseexcesscashuntilneeded
is a.stocksof
companies inarelatedindustry.
b.debtsecurities.
c.low-risk,highlyliquidsecurities. d.stocksecurities.
35. A companymaypurchaseanoncontrollinginterest inanotherfirminarelatedindustry a.tohouseexcesscash until
needed.
b.togenerateearnings.
c.for
strategicreasons.
d.for speculativereasons.
36. Pensionfundsandmutualfundsregularlyinvestin debtandstocksecuritiesto a.generateearnings.
b.houseexcesscashuntilneeded. c.meetstrategicgoals.
d.controlthecompanyin
whichtheyinvest.
37. At thetimeofacquisitionofadebtinvestment, a.no
journalentry
isrequired.
b.thecostprincipleapplies.
c.theStockInvestments accountisdebitedwhenbondsarepurchased.
d.the Investmentaccountiscreditedfor
itscostplusbrokeragefees.
38. Whichofthefollowingisnot atrue statement
regardingshort-termdebtinvestments? a.Thesecuritiesusuallypayinterest.
b.Investmentsarefrequentlygovernmentor corporatebonds.
c.Thistypeofinvestmentmustbecurrentlytradedinthesecuritiesmarket.
d.Anybondpremiumordiscount isamortizedtointerestrevenue.
Usethefollowing
informationforquestions39–41.
OnJanuary1,2008,TurnerCompanypurchasedatfacevalue,a$1,000,7%bondthatpays interest
onJanuary1andJuly1.TurnerCompanyhas
a calendaryearend.
Investments 16-7
39. TheentryforthereceiptofinterestonJuly1,
2008,is
a.Cash..................................................................................... 35
InterestRevenue......................................................... 35
b.Cash..................................................................................... 70
InterestRevenue......................................................... 70
c.InterestReceivable............................................................... 35
InterestRevenue......................................................... 35
d.InterestReceivable............................................................... 70
InterestRevenue.........................................................
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