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Comprehensive income is an important concept in accounting because it represents


A) all changes in equity
B) changes in equity from nonowner sources
C) changes in liabilities minus assets
D) the impact on equity of all transactions

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By placing the letters (a-f) in the spaces provided above, identify where the information would be most appropriately reported. If the information would not appear in any of the above components, place an (X) in the space.

Premises
Loss resulting from earthquake damage
Selling expenses
Loss on sale of plant assets
Unrealized losses due to market value changes in available for sale equity security investments
Correction of a miscount in last year's ending goods-in-process inventory
Cash dividends declared on common stock
Unrealized gains due to foreign currency translation adjustments
Interest revenue
Loss on sale of a major component of the business
How a company defines cash and cash equivalents
Responses
income from continuing operations or supporting schedules
extraordinary gains or losses
results from discontinued operations
statement of comprehensive income
statement of retained earnings
footnote disclosure

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Loss resulting from earthquake damage
Selling expenses
Loss on sale of plant assets
Unrealized losses due to market value changes in available for sale equity security investments
Correction of a miscount in last year's ending goods-in-process inventory
Cash dividends declared on common stock
Unrealized gains due to foreign currency translation adjustments
Interest revenue
Loss on sale of a major component of the business
How a company defines cash and cash equivalents

Which of the following is not a source of a prior-period adjustment?


A) a mathematical mistake
B) the incorrect use of existing facts
C) misuse of a generally accepted accounting principle
D) a change from using one GAAP estimate to another GAAP estimate

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Exhibit 5-1 The following condensed income statement of Rahm Corporation is presented for the two years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009: 20102009 Net sales $10,000,000$9,000,000 Cost of sales 6,000,0006,000,000 Grossprofit $4,000,000$3,000,000 Operating expense 2,500,0002,000,000 Operating income $1,500,000$1,000,000 Gain on sale of a component 900,000$2,400.000$1,000.000 Income tax expense720,000300,000 Net income$1,680,000$700,000\begin{array}{lll}&2010&2009\\\text { Net sales } & \$ 10,000,000 & \$ 9,000,000 \\\text { Cost of sales } & \underline{6,000,000} & \underline{6,000,000} \\\text { Grossprofit } & \$ 4,000,000 & \$ 3,000,000\\\text { Operating expense } &2,500,000&2,000,000\\\text { Operating income } & \$ 1,500,000 & \$ 1,000,000 \\\text { Gain on sale of a component } & 900,000 & --\\&\$2,400.000&\$1,000.000\\\text { Income tax expense}&720,000&300,000\\\text { Net income}&\$1,680,000&\$700,000\end{array} On January 1, 2010, Rahm entered into an agreement to sell for $2, 000, 000 one of its separate operating divisions.The sale resulted in a gain on disposition of $900, 000 on November 12, 2010, and qualifies as a discontinued component.This division's contribution to Rahm's reported income before income taxes for each year was as follows: 2010$700,000 loss 2009$400,000 loss \begin{array}{ll}2010 & \$ 700,000 \text { loss } \\2009 & \$ 400,000 \text { loss }\end{array} Assume an income tax rate of 30%. - Refer to Exhibit 5-1.In the preparation of a revised comparative income statement, Rahm should report income from continuing operations after income taxes for 2010 and 2009, respectively, amounting to


A) $1, 540, 000 and $700, 000
B) $1, 540, 000 and $980, 000
C) $1, 680, 000 and $700, 000
D) $1, 680, 000 and $980, 000

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Reporting "changes in accounting principles" is important because


A) FASB has declared a new GAAP
B) consistent application improves intracompany comparability
C) the use of FIFO inventory reporting by all companies must be properly disclosed
D) readers of financial statements must know of changes in accounting techniques

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Which of the following is not part of other comprehensive income?


A) unrealized changes in the value of trading securities
B) certain pension plan gains, losses, and prior service cost adjustments
C) certain gains/losses in derivatives
D) currency translation adjustments

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Other comprehensive income items may be reported at their:  Gross Amounts Net of Tax Amounts I.  Yes  Yes  II.  No  No  III.  Yes  No  IV  No  Yes \begin{array}{lll}& \text { Gross Amounts}& \text { Net of Tax Amounts}\\\text { I. } & \text { Yes } & \text { Yes } \\\text { II. } & \text { No } & \text { No } \\\text { III. } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } \\\text { IV } & \text { No } & \text { Yes }\end{array}


A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

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A beginning accounting student has just learned how to prepare an income statement and has been told how valuable it is in the measurement of a company's profitability.However, he asks you, as an upper division accounting student, if there are any limitations to the information contained on the statement. Required: Discuss four limitations of the income statement.

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Normally, a material effect from changing accounting principles should be reported


A) as an extraordinary item
B) as a retrospective adjustment
C) by including the cumulative effect of the change as a separate line item in current income from continuing operations
D) by including the cumulative effect of the change on prior periods' earnings as a component of net income in the period of the change

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When is a company not required to report comprehensive income?


A) when it has a net operating loss
B) when it has no other comprehensive income items
C) when it has no extraordinary items
D) when it has no prior-period adjustments

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By placing the letters (a-e) in the space provided above, identify where the information would be most appropriately reported. If the information would not appear in any of the above components, place an (X) in the space. Items may be reported in more than one location.

Premises
Earthquake damage to the only silo owned by a company in Kansas, when the damage caused a material loss to the company
Material effect of changing the estimated useful lives for a group of depreciable assets from 20 years to 12 years
Loss on sale by a highly diversified company of one of its four manufacturing plants
Dividends to shareholders declared by the corporation during the year
Operating loss of the current period of a component sold late in the year
Total amount of cash paid to employees during the year
Total selling expenses incurred by a producer of farm equipment during the year
Impact of a change in the method of valuing inventory from the first-in, first-out method (FIFO) to the average cost method
Responses
income from continuing operations or supporting schedules
extraordinary gains or losses
footnote disclosure
statement of retained earnings
results from discontinued operations
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Earthquake damage to the only silo owned by a company in Kansas, when the damage caused a material loss to the company
Material effect of changing the estimated useful lives for a group of depreciable assets from 20 years to 12 years
Loss on sale by a highly diversified company of one of its four manufacturing plants
Dividends to shareholders declared by the corporation during the year
Operating loss of the current period of a component sold late in the year
Total amount of cash paid to employees during the year
Total selling expenses incurred by a producer of farm equipment during the year
Impact of a change in the method of valuing inventory from the first-in, first-out method (FIFO) to the average cost method

A review of the December 31, 2010, financial statements of Rule Corporation revealed that under the caption "extraordinary losses, " Rule had reported a total of $300, 000.Further analysis revealed that the $300, 000 in losses comprised the following items: 1.Rule recorded a gain of $80,000 \$ 80,000 incurred in the sale of equipment. 2.In an umusual and infrequent occurrence, a loss of $250,000 \$ 250,000 was sustained as a result of tomado damage to a manufacturing facility 3. During 2010, several factorieswere shut down chuing a najor strike by employees of Rule's major customer. Shut clown expenses totaled $100,000 \$ 100,000 . 4. Inventory in the amount of $30,000 \$ 30,000 waswritten off as obsolete. Ignoring income taxes, what amount of loss should Rule report as an extraordinary loss on its 2010 income statement?


A) $100, 000
B) $250, 000
C) $280, 000
D) $350, 000

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The income statement information for 2010 and 2011 of the Kappy Company (a sole proprietorship)is as follows: The income statement information for 2010 and 2011 of the Kappy Company (a sole proprietorship)is as follows:    Required: Fill in the blanks for the missing data.All the necessary information is listed. Required: Fill in the blanks for the missing data.All the necessary information is listed.

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Listed below are the three expense recognition principles followed by a series of expense items. a. association of cause and effect b. systematic and rational allocation c. immediate recogrition Listed below are the three expense recognition principles followed by a series of expense items.  a. association of cause and effect b. systematic and rational allocation c. immediate recogrition      Required: Match the expense recognition principles to their corresponding expenses by placing the appropriate letter in the space provided. Required: Match the expense recognition principles to their corresponding expenses by placing the appropriate letter in the space provided.

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A revenue recognition method that recognizes revenue before the time of sale is


A) percentage-of-completion
B) installment
C) cost recovery
D) point of sale

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A company is required to report earnings per share on Net IncomeComprehensive Income I.  Yes  Yes  II.  No  No  III.  Yes  No  IV  No  Yes \begin{array}{lll}& \text {Net Income}& \text {Comprehensive Income}\\\text { I. } & \text { Yes } & \text { Yes } \\\text { II. } & \text { No } & \text { No } \\\text { III. } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } \\\text { IV } & \text { No } & \text { Yes }\end{array}


A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

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Operating capability refers to


A) the ability of a company to adapt to unexpected needs and opportunities
B) the uncertainty or unpredictability of the future results of a company
C) a measure of overall company performance
D) a company's ability to maintain a given level of operations

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Which of the following sections will not appear in the statement of cash flows?


A) operating activities
B) investing activities
C) financing activities
D) selling activities

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How should the gain or loss that is considered infrequent but not unusual in nature be disclosed?


A) separately in the income statement immediately after income from continuing operations
B) on a net-of-tax basis in the income statement immediately after income from continuing operations
C) as an extraordinary item
D) separately in the income statement as a component of income from continuing operations

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Examples of matching expenses against revenues using the association of cause and effect include all of the following except


A) insurance costs
B) transportation costs for delivery of goods to customers
C) costs of products sold
D) sales commissions

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