Free AICPA FAR Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

In Yew Co.'s 1992 annual report, Yew described its social awareness expenditures during the year as
follows:
"The Company contributed $250,000 in cash to youth and educational programs. The Company also gave
$ 140,000 to health and human-service organizations, of which $80,000 was contributed by employees
through payroll deductions. In addition, consistent with the Company's commitment to the environment,
the Company spent $100,000 to redesign product packaging."
What amount of the above should be included in Yew's income statement as charitable contributions
expense?

Reclassification adjustments must be shown in the financial statement that discloses comprehensive
income:

According to the FASB's conceptual framework, the process of reporting an item in the financial
statements of an entity is:

According to the FASB conceptual framework, which of the following relates to both relevance and
reliability?

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 A represents possible clarifications of these
transactions as: a change in accounting principle, a change in accounting estimate, a correction of an
error in previously presented financial statements, or neither an accounting change nor an accounting
error.
Item to Be Answered
During 1993, Quo determined that an insurance premium paid and entirely expensed in 1992 was for the
period January 1, 1992, through January 1, 1994.
List A (Select one)

During 20X5, Dale Corp. made the following accounting changes:

What amount should be shown in the 20X5 retained earnings statement as an adjustment to the
beginning balance?

According to the FASB conceptual framework, the quality of information that helps users increase the
likelihood of correctly forecasting the outcome of past or present events is called:

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
1 992 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
1 992 financial statements.
Item to Be Answered
The equipment that Quo manufactures is sold with a five-year warranty. Because of a production
breakthrough, Quo reduced its computation of warranty costs from 3% of sales to 1% of sales.
List B (Select one)

During the second quarter of 1988, Buzz Company sold a piece of equipment at a $12,000 gain. What
portion of the gain should Buzz report in its income statement for the second quarter of 1988?

Foy Corp. failed to accrue warranty costs of $50,000 in its December 31, 1992, financial statements. In
addition, a $30,000 change from straight-line to accelerated depreciation was made at the beginning of
1 993. Both the $50,000 and the $30,000 are net of related income taxes. What amount should Foy report
as prior period adjustments in 1993?

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 A represents possible clarifications of these
transactions as: a change in accounting principle, a change in accounting estimate, a correction of an
error in previously presented financial statements, or neither an accounting change nor an accounting
error.
Item to Be Answered
Quo changed from FIFO to average cost to account for its raw materials and work in process inventories.
List A (Select one)

According to the FASB conceptual framework, the usefulness of providing information in financial
statements is subject to the constraint of:

Thorpe Co.'s income statement for the year ended December 31, 1990, reported net income of $74,100.
The auditor raised questions about the following amounts that had been included in net income:

The loss from the fire was an infrequent but not unusual occurrence in Thorpe's line of business.
Thorpe's December 31, 1990, income statement should report net income of:

An inventory loss from a market price decline occurred in the first quarter, and the decline was not
expected to reverse during the fiscal year. However, in the third quarter the inventory's market price
recovery exceeded the market decline that occurred in the first quarter. For interim financial reporting, the
dollar amount of net inventory should: