Reading 39: Long-Term Liabilities and Leases LOSi习题精选 financing, determine, statements, 2010

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LOS i: Describe the types and economic consequences of off-balance sheet financing and determine how take-or-pay contracts, throughput arrangements, and the sale of receivables affect financial statements and selected financial ratios.

Which of the following is least likely to be considered off-balance-sheet financing?

A) Finance lease.

B) Take-or-pay contract.

C) Debt through finance subsidiaries.

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At the inception of a finance lease, the leased asset and liability is recognized on the balance sheet. Take-or-pay contracts and assets and liabilities of minority owned subsidiaries are examples of off-balance-sheet financing.

 

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To adjust a statement of cash flows for a sale of receivables with recourse, the analyst should:

A) increase the cash flows from operations.

B) increase the cash flows from financing.

C) decrease the cash flows from investing.

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The cash flow statement needs to be adjusted by reducing the cash flow from operations and increasing the cash flows from financing by the amount of receivables sold. The total cash flows over the life of the receivables and cash flows from investing are not affected.

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Which of the following best describes a take-or-pay contract? In a take-or-pay contract:

A) the purchasing firm commits to buying up to a maximum quantity of an input over a specified time period.

B) the purchasing firm commits to buying a minimum quantity of an input over a specified time period.

C) input prices are fixed over the life of the contract.

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In a take-or-pay contract, the purchasing firm commits to buying a minimum quantity of an input over a specified period of time. The prices may be fixed by contract or related to market prices.