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60. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. A company acquires some new depreciable assets. Which of the following combinations of estimated salvage value and useful life will most likely produce the highest net profit margin?

A. low salvage value estimates and long average lives.
B. high salvage value estimates and long average lives.
C. high salvage value estimates and short average lives.

61. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. An analyst gathers the following information about a company ($ millions):

       2008    2007
   Sales    283.5    234.9
   Year-end inventory (LIFO inventory method)    81.4    53.7 
   LIFO reserve    36.4    21.8
   Cost of goods sold (LIFO)   203.9     167.3
If the company uses the FIFO inventory method instead of LIFO, the company’s 2008 gross profit margin is closest to:

A. 22.9%.
B. 29.8%.
C. 33.2%.

62. Which of the following will most likely be an incentive for management to underreport earnings?

A. Meeting analysts’ expectations.
B. Contract negotiations with unions.
C. Meeting restrictive debt covenants.

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60. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. A company acquires some new depreciable assets. Which of the following combinations of estimated salvage value and useful life will most likely produce the highest net profit margin?

A. low salvage value estimates and long average lives.
B. high salvage value estimates and long average lives.
C. high salvage value estimates and short average lives.

Answer: B
“Long-Lived Assets,” R. Elaine Henry, CFA and Elizabeth Gordon
2009 Modular Level I,Volume 3, 348-352
Study Session 9-36-d Identify the different depreciation methods for long-lived tangible assets and discuss how the choice of method, useful lives, and salvage values affect a company’s financial statements, ratios, and taxes.
A high salvage value estimate reduces the depreciable base and thus depreciation expense; long average lives reduce the annual depreciation expense for any given depreciable base. The combination of the two would result in the lowest depreciation expense which leads to the highest net income and profit margins.

61. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. An analyst gathers the following information about a company ($ millions):
       2008    2007
   Sales    283.5    234.9
   Year-end inventory (LIFO inventory method)    81.4    53.7 
   LIFO reserve    36.4    21.8
   Cost of goods sold (LIFO)   203.9     167.3
If the company uses the FIFO inventory method instead of LIFO, the company’s 2008 gross profit margin is closest to:

A. 22.9%.
B. 29.8%.
C. 33.2%.

Answer: C
“Inventories,” Elbie Antonites, CFA and Michael Broihahn, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 315-318
“Financial Statement Analysis: Applications,” Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning, CFA, R. Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn CFA

2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 599-601
Study Session 9-35-e, f, 10-42-e Analyze the financial statements of companies using different inventory accounting methods to compare and describe the effect of the different methods on cost of goods sold, inventory balances, and other financial statement items; and compute and describe the effects of the choice of inventory method on profitability, liquidity, activity and solvency ratios.
Calculate adjustments to reported financial statements related to inventory assumptions in order to aid in comparing and evaluating companies. Determine and justify appropriate analyst adjustments to a company’s financial statements to facilitate comparison with another company.

   Change in LIFO Reserve   36.4 - 21.8 = 14.6 
       
   COGS (FIFO) =    COGS (LIFO) – Change in LIFO Reserve
       203.9 – 14.6 = 189.3.
       
   Gross profit (FIFO)    Sales – COGS (FIFO)
       283.5 – 189.3 = 94.2
       
   Gross Profit Margin (FIFO)    Gross Profit / Sales
       94.2 / 283.5 = 33.23%.

62. Which of the following will most likely be an incentive for management to underreport earnings?

A. Meeting analysts’ expectations.
B. Contract negotiations with unions.
C. Meeting restrictive debt covenants.

Answer: B
“Financial Reporting Quality: Red Flags and Accounting Warning Signs,” Thomas R. Robinson, CFA and Paul Munter 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp.550-551
Study Session 10-40-a Describe incentives that might induce a company management to overreport or underreport earnings. Management is most likely to try and report lower earnings when negotiating concessions from a union.

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63. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. A company uses the LIFO inventory method, but most of the other companies in the same industry use FIFO. Which of the following best describes one of the adjustments that would be made to the company’s financial statements to comparem it with other companies in the industry? The amount reported for the company’s ending inventory should be:

A. increased by the ending balance in its LIFO reserve.
B. decreased by the ending balance in its LIFO reserve.
C. increased by the change in its LIFO reserve for that period.

64. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. An analyst gathers the following information about a company:

   Average market price per share of common stock during the year   $40
   Exercise price per share for options on 50,000 common shares   $50
   Exercise price per share for warrants on 20,000 common shares   $30
Using the treasury stock method, the number of incremental shares used to compute diluted earnings per share is closest to:

A. 5,000.
B. 15,000.
C. 20,000.

65. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. At the beginning of the year, a lessee company enters into a new lease agreement that is correctly classified as a finance lease, with the following terms:
   Annual lease payments due at the end of the year      $100,000
   Lease term        5 years
   Appropriate discount rate          12% 
   Depreciation method    straight-line basis
   Estimated salvage value            $0
With respect to the effect of the lease on the company’s financial statements in the first year of the lease, which of the following is most accurate? The reduction in the company’s:

A. pretax income is $72,096.
B. cash flow from financing is $56,742.
C. cash flow from operations is $72,096.

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63. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. A company uses the LIFO inventory method, but most of the other companies in the same industry use FIFO. Which of the following best describes one of the adjustments that would be made to the company’s financial statements to comparem it with other companies in the industry? The amount reported for the company’s ending inventory should be:

A. increased by the ending balance in its LIFO reserve.
B. decreased by the ending balance in its LIFO reserve.
C. increased by the change in its LIFO reserve for that period.

Answer: A
“Inventories,” Elbie Antonites, CFA, and Michael Broihahn, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, p. 312
“Financial Statement Analysis: Applications,” Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Jan Hendrik van Greuning, CFA, R. Elaine Henry, CFA and Michael A. Broihahn CFA
2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, p. 599
Study Session 9-35-e, f, 10-42-e Analyze the financial statements of companies using different inventory accounting methods to compare and describe the effect of the different methods on cost of goods sold, inventory balances, and other financial statement items; and compute and describe the effects of the choice of inventory method on profitability, liquidity, activity and solvency ratios.
Calculate adjustments to reported financial statements related to inventory assumptions in order to aid in comparing and evaluating companies. Determine and justify appropriate analyst adjustments to a company’s financial statements to facilitate comparison with another company. LIFO Reserve = FIFO Inventory – LIFO Inventory
Adding the ending balance in the LIFO reserve to the LIFO inventory would equal the ending balance for inventory on a FIFO basis.


64. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. An analyst gathers the following information about a company:

   Average market price per share of common stock during the year   $40
   Exercise price per share for options on 50,000 common shares   $50
   Exercise price per share for warrants on 20,000 common shares   $30
Using the treasury stock method, the number of incremental shares used to compute diluted earnings per share is closest to:

A. 5,000.
B. 15,000.
C. 20,000.

Answer: A
“Understanding The Income Statement,” Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Hennie van Greuning, CFA, Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 171-173
Study Session 8-32-h Describe the components of earnings per share and calculate a company’s earnings per share (both basic and diluted earnings per share) for both a simple and complex capital structure.
Diluted EPS is calculated using the treasury stock method that considers what would be the effect if the options or warrants had been exercised. Only options or warrants that are in-the-money are included, as out-of-the-money options would not be exercised. Therefore only the warrants are dilutive: their exercise price is below the average market price of the stock. Using the treasury stock method, the number of new shares issued on exercise is reduced by the number of shares that could be purchased with the cash received upon exercise of the warrants: 20,000($30) = $600,000 in proceeds. $600,000 / $40 = 15,000 shares treasury stock. Incremental shares using the treasury stock method = 20,000 – 15,000 = 5,000.


65. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. At the beginning of the year, a lessee company enters into a new lease agreement that is correctly classified as a finance lease, with the following terms:
   Annual lease payments due at the end of the year      $100,000
   Lease term        5 years
   Appropriate discount rate          12% 
   Depreciation method    straight-line basis
   Estimated salvage value            $0
With respect to the effect of the lease on the company’s financial statements in the first year of the lease, which of the following is most accurate? The reduction in the company’s:

A. pretax income is $72,096.
B. cash flow from financing is $56,742.
C. cash flow from operations is $72,096.

Answer: B
“Long-term Liabilities and Leases,” Elizabeth Gordon and R. Elaine Henry, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 447-453
Study Session 9-38-g
Determine the effects of finance and operating leases on the financial statements and ratios of the lessees and lessors.
The present value of the lease is $360,477.62. (n = 5, I = 12%, PMT = $100,000) 12% of the original PV is $43,257.31 and represents the interest component of the payment in the first year. The difference between the annual payment and the interest is the amortization of the lease obligation included in cash flow from financing. $100,000 – 43,257.31 = $56,742.69.
Depreciation is $360,477.62 / 5 or $72,095.52 so the total reduction in pretax income would be interest plus depreciation or $115,352.83. Cash flow from operations would be reduced by the amount of the interest only because the depreciation would be added back to determine cash flow from operations.

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66. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. The following information relates to a profitable company that offers a warranty on a new product introduced in 2008:

   Accrued warranty expenses for the warranty in 2008  $300,000
   Actual expenditures for repairs under the warranty in 2008   $200,000
If the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, which of the following most accurately describes the deferred tax recorded in 2008 with respect to the new product warranty?

A. Deferred tax asset of $35,000.
B. Deferred tax asset of $65,000.
C. Deferred tax liability of $35,000.

67. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. At the beginning of the year, a company issues a $1,000 face value, semiannual coupon, bond with an 8 percent coupon rate maturing in 10 years. The annual market rate of interest at issuance was 12 percent. The initial liability recorded for this bond is closest to:

A. $771.
B. $774.
C. $1,000.

68. Financial reporting standards are most likely enforced by:

A. both standard-setting bodies and regulatory bodies.
B. regulatory authorities, such as the SEC and IOSC, only.
C. standard-setting bodies, such as the FASB and IASB, only.

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66. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. The following information relates to a profitable company that offers a warranty on a new product introduced in 2008:

   Accrued warranty expenses for the warranty in 2008  $300,000
   Actual expenditures for repairs under the warranty in 2008   $200,000
If the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, which of the following most accurately describes the deferred tax recorded in 2008 with respect to the new product warranty?

A. Deferred tax asset of $35,000.
B. Deferred tax asset of $65,000.
C. Deferred tax liability of $35,000.

Answer: A
“Income Taxes,” Elbie Antonites, CFA and Michael Broihahn, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 393-395, 399
Study Session 9-37-d Calculate income tax expense, income taxes payable, deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities, and calculate and interpret the adjustment to the financial statements related to a change in the income tax rate

For financial statement purposes, the warranty expense recorded in 2008 is greater than the cash expense they incurred (and that is allowed as a deduction for income tax purposes), resulting in a warranty liability for financial statement purposes, but not for tax purposes. As the carrying amount of the liability is greater than the tax base, the $100,000 temporary difference will give rise to a $35,000 (100,000 x 0.35) deferred tax asset.

67. Assume U.S. GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) applies unless otherwise noted. At the beginning of the year, a company issues a $1,000 face value, semiannual coupon, bond with an 8 percent coupon rate maturing in 10 years. The annual market rate of interest at issuance was 12 percent. The initial liability recorded for this bond is closest to:

A. $771.
B. $774.
C. $1,000.

Answer: A
“Long-term Liabilities and Leases,” Elizabeth Gordon and R. Elaine Henry, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp. 425-429
Study Session 9-38-a Compute the effects of debt issuance and amortization of bond discounts and premiums on the financial statements and ratios.
The liability recorded is based on market rates of interest when the bond is issued and not the coupon rate on the bond. The market value of the bond at issuance was $770.60. (FV=1,000, PMT=40, N=20, I=6.0).

68. Financial reporting standards are most likely enforced by:

A. both standard-setting bodies and regulatory bodies.
B. regulatory authorities, such as the SEC and IOSC, only.
C. standard-setting bodies, such as the FASB and IASB, only.

Answer: B
“Financial Reporting Standards,” Thomas R. Robinson, CFA, Hendrik van Greuning, CFA, Karen O’Connor Rubsam, CFA, R. Elaine Henry, CFA, and Michael A. Broihahn, CFA 2009 Modular Level I, Volume 3, pp.96-97
Study Session 7-31 –b Explain the role of standard-setting bodies, such as the International Accounting Standards Board and the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board, and regulatory authorities such as the International Organization of Securities Commissions, the U.K. Financial Services Authority, and the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission in establishing and enforcing financial reporting standards.
Generally, standard setting bodies make the rules and regulatory authorities enforce the rules.

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