1. Which of the following statements is true regarding investments in equity securities?A)If the investor has significant influence over the investee's voting shares, the cost method is generally required.B)If the investor has significant influence over the investee's voting shares, the equity method is generally required.C)If the investor owns less than 1% of the investee's voting shares, the market value method must be used in all situations.D)If the investor owns 50% of the investee's voting shares, the LCM method is appropriate.
2. When the cost method is changed to the equity method:A)no adjustment to the carrying amount of the investment is required.B)the investment account should be adjusted to the market value of the investment.C)the investment account should be adjusted to the lower of cost or market.D)the investment account should be adjusted retroactively based on the equity method.
3. Among a company's short-term obligations at December 31, the balance sheet date, are notes payable totaling $200,000 with the TUV Bank. These are 90-day notes, renewable for another 90-day period. How should these notes be classified on the balance sheet of the company? A) As current liabilitiesB) As deferred chargesC) As long-term liabilitiesD) As intermediate debt
4. Which of the following items is a current liability? A) Bonds (for which there is an adequate sinking fund properly classified as a longterm investment) due in three monthsB) Bonds due in three yearsC) Bonds (for which there is an adequate appropriation of retained earnings) due in eleven monthsD) Bonds to be refunded when due in eight months, there being no doubt about the marketability of the refunding issue
5. Which of the following items is not a contingent liability?A) Premiums offered to customersB) A risk of loss to uninsured property due to fire or other casualtyC) Additional wages that may be payable on a dispute now being arbitratedD) Estimated claims under a service warranty on products sold