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Chapter 7: Question ISTQ5 (page 385)

Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The fair value option requires that some types of financial instruments be recorded at fair value.

(b) The fair value option requires that all noncurrent financial instruments be recorded at amortized cost.

(c) The fair value option allows, but does not require, that some types of financial instruments be recorded at fair value.

(d) The FASB and IASB would like to reduce the reliance on fair value accounting for financial instruments in the future.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Thecorrect option is c.

Step by step solution

01

Definition of Future Options

Security providing the rights to its holder to purchase or sell a security on a specified date at some specified price is known as a future option.

02

Explanation for Correct Option

The fair value option allows business entities to report the financial instruments at their fair value; it does not make it mandatory to report all financial instruments at their fair value. Thus, option c is correct.

03

Explanation for Incorrect Options

(a) Option a is incorrect under the fair value option. All financial instruments held by the business entity must be reported at their fair value.

(b) Option b is incorrect because the fair value option states that all the financial instruments must be declared at their fair value.

(d) FASB and IASB rely on fair value measurement of financial instruments to increase transparency and understandability. Therefore, option d is incorrect.

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(Bank Reconciliation and Adjusting Entries) The cash account of Aguilar Co. showed a ledger balance of \(3,969.85 on June 30, 2017. The bank statement as of that date showed a balance of \)4,150. Upon comparing the statement with the cash records, the following facts were determined.

1. There were bank service charges for June of \(25.

2. A bank memo stated that Bao Dai’s note for \)1,200 and interest of \(36 had been collected on June 29, and the bank had made a charge of \)5.50 on the collection. (No entry had been made on Aguilar’s books when Bao Dai’s note was sent to the bank for collection.)

3. Receipts for June 30 for \(3,390 were not deposited until July 2.

4. Checks outstanding on June 30 totaled \)2,136.05.

5. The bank had charged the Aguilar Co.’s account for a customer’s uncollectible check amounting to \(253.20 on June 29.

6. A customer’s check for \)90 (as payment on the customer’s Accounts Receivable) had been entered as \(60 in the cash receipts journal by Aguilar on June 15.

7. Check no. 742 in the amount of \)491 had been entered in the cash journal as \(419, and check no. 747 in the amount of \)58.20 had been entered as $582. Both checks had been issued to pay for purchases and were payments on Aguilar’s Accounts Payable.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation dated June 30, 2017, proceeding to a correct cash balance.

(b) Prepare any entries necessary to make the books correct and complete.

(Bank Reconciliation and Adjusting Entries) Logan Bruno Company has just received the August 31, 2017, bank statement, which is summarized below.

Country National Bank

Disbursement

Receipts

Balance

Balance August 1

\(9,369

Deposits during August

\)32,200

\(41,569

Note collected for depositor, including \)40 interest

1,040

42,609

Checks cleared during August

34,500

8,109

Bank service charges

20

8,089

Balance, August 31

8,089

The general ledger Cash account contained the following entries for the month of August.

Cash

Balance, August 1

10,050

Disbursement in August

34,903

Receipt during August

35,000

Deposits in transit at August 31 are \(3,800, and checks outstanding at August 31 total \)1,050. Cash on hand at August 31 is \(310. The bookkeeper improperly entered one check in the books at \)146.50 which was written for $164.50 for supplies (expense); it cleared the bank during the month of August.

Instructions

(a) Prepare a bank reconciliation dated August 31, 2017, proceeding to a correct balance.

(b) Prepare any entries necessary to make the books correct and complete.

(c) What amount of cash should be reported in the August 31 balance sheet?

Under IFRS, cash and cash equivalents are reported:

(a) the same as GAAP.

(b) as separate items.

(c) similar to GAAP, except for the reporting of bank overdrafts.

(d) always as the first items in the current assets section.

Kimmel Company uses the net method of accounting for sales discounts. Kimmel also offers trade discounts to various groups of buyers.

On August 1, 2017, Kimmel sold some accounts receivable on a without recourse basis. Kimmel incurred a finance charge.

Kimmel also has some notes receivable bearing an appropriate rate of interest. The principal and total interest are due at maturity. The notes were received on October 1, 2017, and mature on September 30, 2019. Kimmel’s operating cycle is less than one year.

Instructions

(a) (1) Using the net method, how should Kimmel account for the sales discounts at the date of sale? What is the rationale for the amount recorded as sales under the net method?

(2) Using the net method, what is the effect on Kimmel’s sales revenues and net income when customers do not take the sales discounts?

(b) What is the effect of trade discounts on sales revenues and accounts receivable? Why?

(c) How should Kimmel account for the accounts receivable factor on August 1, 2017? Why?

(d) How should Kimmel account for the note receivable and the related interest on December 31, 2017? Why?

On September 30, 2016, Rolen Machinery Co. sold a machine and accepted the customer’s zero-interest-bearing note. Rolen normally makes sales on a cash basis. Since the machine was unique, its sales price was not determinable using Rolen’s normal pricing practices.

After receiving the first of two equal annual installments on September 30, 2017, Rolen immediately sold the note with recourse. On October 9, 2018, Rolen received notice that the note was dishonored, and it paid all amounts due. At all times prior to default, the note was reasonably expected to be paid in full.

Instructions

(1) How should Rolen determine the sales price of the machine?

(2) How should Rolen report the effects of the zero-interest-bearing note on its income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016? Why is this accounting presentation appropriate?

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