Free AICPA FAR Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

If a company is not presenting comparative financial statements, the correction of an error in the financial
statements of a prior period should be reported, net of applicable income taxes, in the current:

In financial reporting of segment data, which of the following must be considered in determining if an
industry segment is a reportable segment?

Gown, Inc. sold a warehouse and used the proceeds to acquire a new warehouse. The excess of the
proceeds over the carrying amount of the warehouse sold should be reported as a(an):

Which of the following is not a valuation technique that can be used to measure the fair value of an asset
or liability?

Kell Corp.'s $95,000 net income for the quarter ended September 30, 1990, included the following aftertax
items:
. A $60,000 extraordinary gain, realized on April 30, 1990, was allocated equally to the second, third, and
fourth quarters of 1990.
. A $16,000 cumulative-effect loss resulting from a change in inventory valuation method was recognized
on August 2, 1990.
In addition, Kell paid $48,000 on February 1, 1990, for 1990 calendar-year property taxes. Of this amount,
$ 12,000 was allocated to the third quarter of 1990.
For the quarter ended September 30, 1990, Kell should report net income of:

During the first quarter of the calendar year, Worth Co. had income before taxes of $100,000, and its
effective income tax rate was 15%. Worth's effective annual income tax rate for the previous year was
3 0%. Worth expects that its effective annual income tax rate for the current year will be 25%. The
statutory tax rate for the current year is 35%. In its first quarter interim income statement, what amount of
income tax expense should Worth report?

Grum Corp., a publicly-owned corporation, is subject to the requirements for segment reporting. In its
income statement for the year ended December 31, 1991, Grum reported revenues of $50,000,000,
operating expenses of $47,000,000, and net income of $3,000,000. Operating expenses include payroll
costs of $ 15,000,000. Grum's combined identifiable assets of all industry segments at December 31,
1 991, were $40,000,000.
In its 1991 financial statements, Grum should disclose major customer data if sales to any single
customer amount to at least:

Which of the following statements best describes an operating procedure for issuing a new Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statement?

Taft Corp. discloses supplemental industry segment information. The following information is available for
1 992:

Additional 1992 expenses, not included above, are as follows:
Indirect operating expenses $7,200
General corporate expenses 4,800
Segment C's 1992 operating profit was:

A material loss should be presented separately as a component of income from continuing operations
when it is:

The cumulative effect of a change in accounting estimate should be shown separately:

A change from the cost approach to the market approach of measuring fair value is considered to be what
type of accounting change?

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the inputs that can be used to measure fair
value?
I. Level I inputs are the most reliable fair value measurements and Level III inputs are the least reliable.
II. Level I measurements are quoted prices in active markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities.
III. A fair value measurement based on management assumptions only (no market data) would not be
acceptable per GAAP.
IV. The level in the fair value hierarchy of a fair value measurement is determined by the level of the
highest level significant input.

Mellow Co. depreciated a $12,000 asset over five years, using the straight-line method with no salvage
value. At the beginning of the fifth year, it was determined that the asset will last another four years. What
amount should Mellow report as depreciation expense for year 5?