Free Admission Test Financial-Accounting-Reporting Exam Dumps Questions & Answers
| Exam Code/Number: | Financial-Accounting-ReportingJoin the discussion |
| Exam Name: | Certified Public Accountant (Financial Accounting & Reporting) |
| Certification: | Admission Test |
| Free Question Number: | 161 |
| Publish Date: | Sep 27, 2026 |
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On January 2, 1993, Quo, Inc. hired Reed to be its controller. During the year, Reed, working closely with Quo's president and outside accountants, made changes in accounting policies, corrected several errors dating from 1992 and before, and instituted new accounting policies.
Quo's 1993 financial statements will be presented in comparative form with its 1992 financial statements.
This question represents one of Quo's transactions. List B represents the general accounting treatment required for these transactions. These treatments are:
* Cumulative effect approach - Include the cumulative effect of the adjustment resulting from the accounting change or error correction in the 1993 financial statements, and do not restate the 1992 financial statements.
* Retroactive or retrospective restatement approach - Restate the 1992 financial statements and adjust 1992 beginning retained earnings if the error or change affects a period prior to 1992.
* Prospective approach - Report 1993 and future financial statements on the new basis but do not restate 1992 financial statements.
Item to Be Answered
Quo changed from FIFO to average cost to account for its raw materials and work in process inventories.
List B (Select one)
Conn Co. reported a retained earnings balance of $400,000 at December 31, 1991. In August 1992, Conn determined that insurance premiums of $60,000 for the three-year period beginning January 1, 1991, had been paid and fully expensed in 1991. Conn has a 30% income tax rate. What amount should Conn report as adjusted beginning retained earnings in its 1992 statement of retained earnings?
According to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following situations violates the concept of reliability?
According to the FASB conceptual framework, the usefulness of providing information in financial statements is subject to the constraint of:
Due to a decline in market price in the second quarter, Petal Co. incurred an inventory loss. The market price is expected to return to previous levels by the end of the year. At the end of the year the decline had not reversed. When should the loss be reported in Petal's interim income statements?