Question 61 

For a firm that continues to invest in new assets in a rising price environment, which of the following combinations of accounting practices will lead to the highest reported earnings? 

  Depreciation Method          Inventory Method

A) straight-line                      FIFO

B) double declining balance          FIFO

C) straight-line                      LIFO

D) double declining balance          LIFO

Question 62 

Goldrush Inc. reported the following information on its income statement and balance sheet: 

Goldrush’s footnotes indicate that the firm has a take-or-pay obligation with payments totaling $800,000 that have a present value of $500,000. What are Goldrush’s ROA and debt-to-total capital ratios after adjustment for this obligation? 

 ROA Debt-to-Total Capital

A) 16.67%  30.30%

B) 16.67%  50.00%

C) 20.00%  30.30%

D) 20.00%  50.00%

Question 63 

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the capitalization of interest for a constructed asset (that will take several years to complete) and the treatment of discontinued operation, respectively, under U.S. GAAP?

 Construction interest  Discontinued operations 

A) Required to capitalize  Different treatment than under IFRS 

B) Optional to capitalize  Same treatment as under IFRS 

C) Required to capitalize  Same treatment as under IFRS 

D) Optional to capitalize  Different treatment than under IFRS 

Question 64 

Three years ago, Regal Corporation issued $1,000,000, 8% bonds at par. The bonds pay interest semi-annually and mature in 7 years. The bonds do not contain a call provision. Interest rates have recently decreased to 7.5% and the 8% bonds are now trading at $1,055,000. Regal is considering refinancing the bonds, issuing new bonds in the amount reaquired to repurchase the 8% issue, in order to lower its interest expense. Calculate the accounting gain or loss and determine whether the repurchase will decrease the firm’s interest expense. 

 Accounting gain or loss     Decrease interest expense

A)      $55,000 loss                No

B)      $55,000 loss                Yes

C)      $55,000 gain                No

D)      $55,000 gain                Yes

Question 65 

Which of the following items is used in the numerator to calculate the reported effective tax rate on a firm’s financial statements? 

A) Taxes payable.

B) Cash taxes paid.

C) Income tax expense.

D) Statutory tax.

答案和详解如下：

Answer 61 

The correct answer was A) straight-line       FIFO

With rising prices, FIFO will result in higher reported earnings than LIFO. Straight-line depreciation will result in higher reported earnings than accelerated depreciation as long as the firm continues to invest in new assets. 

This question tested from Session 9, Reading 35, LOS c, (Part 2)

Answer 62 

The correct answer was B) 16.67%  50.00%

Take-or-pay arrangements represent off-balance-sheet financing and need to be included in the analysis. The adjustment is made by adding the present value of the obligation to the long-term assets and liabilities of the firm. Therefore, for analysis purposes the total assets are $3,000,000 (= $2,500,000 + $500,000), the total liabilities are $1,500,000 [= ($2,500,000 − $1,500,000) + $500,000], and total capital is $3,000,000 (= $1,500,000 + $1,500,000). The ROA is 16.67% ($500,000 / $3,000,000) and the debt-to-total capital ratio is 50.00% ($1,500,000 / $3,000,000). 

This question tested from Session 9, Reading 40, LOS c

Answer 63 

The correct answer was C) Required to capitalize  Same treatment as under IFRS 

Firms that follow U.S. GAAP must capitalize construction interest whereas firms that follow IFRS can choose to capitalize such interest. Over the past several years, there has been convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS in reporting discontinued operations.

This question tested from Session 10, Reading 43, LOS b

Answer 64 

The correct answer was B) $55,000 loss  Yes

Reacquiring the bonds for more than the carrying amount will result in a loss of $55,000 ($1,055,000 reacquisition price − $1,000,000 carrying value). Current interest expense is 8% of $1 million or $80,000. Interest expense on $1,055,000 of new debt at 7.5% will be (0.075)(1,055,000) = $79,125. Note that overall the refinancing will not increase the value of the firm as the loss on the repurchase and the issuance costs of new debt will more than offset the savings in interest. 

This question tested from Session 9, Reading 39, LOS g

Answer 65 

The correct answer was C) Income tax expense. 

The reported effective tax rate is calculated as income tax expense divided by pretax income. There are two alternatives to the reported effective tax rate measure. They include using taxes payable (from the tax return) and income tax paid (from the tax return). These measures may be more useful for analysis because they are less affected by management’s choices of accounting methods.

This question tested from Session 9, Reading 38, LOS h

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