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4.6: Chapter 4- Review Questions

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    Chapter 4: Review Questions

    1. What are some of the critical differences between Accounting and Finance?
    2. In what ways can Accounting data be managed?
    3. What are the critical differences between the Balance Sheet and the Income Statement?
    4. Identify the correct choices: Assets are dr /cr balance accounts while Liabilities and Equity are dr /cr balance accounts.
    5. How are the Addition to Retained Earnings and Retained Earnings different from one another?
    6. Who takes the most risk in order to earn the highest return?
    7. Give an example where it is permissible to use different accounting methods for reporting versus tax accounting.
    8. What are some problems pursuant to using LIFO-based accounting?
    9. True or False: Operating Profits include interest paid.
    10. If the company does not pay its dividends on Preferred Stock, has it defaulted?
    11. True or False: Interest is not tax-deductible whereas Dividends are tax-deductible.
    12. What are some of the differences between what the accountant and financial analyst do?
    13. If there is some inflation, which will produce higher gross profits – FIFO or LIFO?
    14. List, provide some examples of, and discuss each of the four interpretive problems readers of financial statements may encounter.
    15. Solve the following Calculation Problems:
    1. Assume the following:

    Equipment cost: $12 million

    Estimated Life: 8 years

    Salvage Value: $1.75 million

    What are the second year’s depreciation expenses and asset balances under each of the three reporting methods?

    2. Assume the following:

    Beginning Inventory: $2 million

    Ending Inventory: $4 million

    Purchases: $10 million

    What is the company’s Cost of Goods Sold?


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