Saturday, April 28, 2012

CH23 SAMQU SOL Solution to Chapter 23 Example Questions



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1. Which of the following disclosures is NOT required for a change from sum-of-the-years-digits to straight-line?

a. The cumulative effect on prior years, net of tax, in the current income statement
b. The justification for the change
c. Pro forma data on income and earnings per share
d. All of the above are required.

2. Which of the following is not considered to be an accounting principle change under APB Opinion No. 20?

a. A change from FIFO to LIFO for inventory valuation.
b. Using a different method of depreciation for new plant assets.
c. A change from full-cost to successful efforts in the extractive industry.
d. Switching from the direct write-off to the allowance method of accounting for bad debts (note: the direct write-off method was never acceptable in this case).
e. Both b and d.

3. Accrued salaries payable of $8,750 were not recorded at Dec. 31, 1993.  Office supplies on hand of $3,750 at Dec. 31, 1994, were erroneously treated as expense instead of supplies inventory.  Neither of these errors was discovered or corrected.  The effect of these two errors would cause

a. 1994 net income to be understated $8,750 December 31, 1994 retained earnings to be understated $3,750.
b. 1993 net income and December 31, 1993 retained earnings to both be understated by $8,750 each.
c. 1993 net income to be overstated $8,750 and 1994 net income to be understated $12,500.
d. 1994 net income and December 31, 1994 retained earnings to both be understated by $3,750 each.

4. Counterbalancing errors do NOT include

a. errors that correct themselves in two years.
b. errors that correct themselves in three years.
c. an understatement of purchases.
d. an overstatement of unearned revenue.
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Accounting changes

Osborne Company's net income for its first three years of operations (using straight-line depreciation method and estimating sales returns at 1% of credit sales) are presented below:

                                                        1999                           1998                          1997
                                                    $160,000                   $150,000                  $120,000
    
During 1999, Osborne decided to change from the straight-line method of depreciating its cement plant to the double-declining balance method and change its estimate of sales returns to 2% of credit sales, for book purposes only. The following presents information regarding differences in pre-tax expense and contra-revenue resulting from these changes:
    
                                                                          1999                 1998               1997
(DDB Depr. Exp. - St. line Depr  Exp.)     (5,000)              4,000             12,000
(Sales Returns 2% -Sales Returns 1%) 25,000                  N/A                   N/A

Required:

a.    Assuming an income tax rate of 30% for all periods, prepare the necessary 1999 entry to record the past cumulative effect of the depreciation change. (4pts)

            Past cumulative effect of acct. chg.      11,200
            Deferred taxes                                              4,800
                        Accumulated depreciation                              16,000

Complete the following comparative income statement data for the years 1999 and 1998 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles starting with income before cumulative effect of accounting changes. (8 pts)
                                                                                                               1999                    1998

Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes        $146,000            $150,000

Cumulative effect on prior years of retroactive
  application of new depreciation method, net of tax                    (11,200)           ______0

Net income                                                                                         $134,800          $150,000

Pro-forma Net Income (assuming retroactive application
  of new depreciation method):                                                      $146,000            $147,200

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