Question 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an extraordinary item?

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A)  Material in amount. 
B)  Nonrecurring. 
C)  Unusual given the nature of the firm's activities. 
D)  Requires a cash outflow.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of Porter's five forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buyer Power 
B)  Supplier Power 
C)  Threat of Regulation 
D)  Threat of Substitutes

Question 3

Many market participants argue that financial markets are efficient and that financial statement users cannot routinely analyze financial statements to find mispriced securities.This view would lead some to suggest that there is little value to financial statement analysis.
Required:
Provide a discussion of the role of financial statement analysis in an efficient capital market and reasons why financial statement analysis is still valuable.

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The answer of Many market participants argue that financial markets...

Question 4

The prospectus must be filled with the ________ before the company can sell new issues of stocks or bonds
A SEC

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The answer of The prospectus must be filled with the...

Question 5

Use the current asset section of the balance sheets of the El Paso Company as of January 31,2012 and 2011 presented below to answer the questions that follow.
 $$\begin{array} { l r r } 
& \mathbf { 2 0 1 2 } & \mathbf { 2 0 1 1 } \
\text { Cash and cash equivalents } & \$ 75,000 & \$ 58,800 \
\text { Trade accounts receivable, net } & 157,500 & 193,200 \
\text { Inventory } & 208,200 & 253,400 \
\text { Other current assets } & 18,400 & 15,500 \
\quad \text { Total current assets } & \$ 459,100 & \$ 520,900 \
\text { Total assets } & \$ 2,650,000 & \$ 3,430,000
\end{array}$$ 
Required:
(a)In the spaces provided below,complete a Percentage Change analysis of the current asset section of El Paso Company's balance sheet for 2012,using the following format to provide your answers for the amount of dollar change and the amount of percentage change,rounding "% Change" to one decimal place,e.g.,8.3%.
Accounts $ Change % Change
(b)Provide a short evaluation of this analysis.

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The answer of Use the current asset section of the...

Question 6

Current assets are defined as

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A)  Cash and cash equivalents. 
B)  All assets expected to be quickly used by the firm. 
C)  Cash and other assets that the firm expects to sell or consume during the normal operating cycle of a business, usually one year. 
D)  Cash and other assets that the firm expects maintain for a period including the normal operating cycle of a business, usually one year.

Question 7

During 2014,Waggoner Company performed services for which customers paid or promised to pay $587,000.Of this amount,$552,000 had been collected by year end.Waggoner paid $340,000 in cash for employee wages and owed the employees $15,000 at the end of the year for work that had been done but had not paid for.Waggoner paid interest expense of $3,000 and $195,000 for other service expenses.The income tax rate was 35%,and income taxes had not yet been paid at the end of the year.Waggoner declared and paid dividends of $20,000.There were no other events that affected cash.
Required: Required:
1.What was the amount of the increase or decrease in cash during the year?
2.Prepare an income statement for Waggoner for the year (December 31 year-end).
3.Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year (December 31 year-end)

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The answer of During 2014,Waggoner Company performed services for which...

Question 8

Assets for a particular business might include

Accepted Answer

A)  Cash, retained earnings, and accounts payable. 
B)  Cash, common shareholders' equity, and accounts receivable. 
C)  Cash, property, plant, and equipment, and accumulated other comprehensive income. 
D)  Cash, inventories, and goodwill.

Question 9

Which of the following is not an activity reported in the Statement of cash Flows?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operating 
B)  Investing 
C)  Manufacturing 
D)  Financing

Question 10

Labor contracts and purchase order commitments are examples of ____________________ contracts.

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The answer of Labor contracts and purchase order commitments are...

Question 11

Which forces typically represent horizontal competition in a value chain?

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A)  Rivalry among existing firms and supplier power. 
B)  Potential entry and buyer power. 
C)  Substitutes and potential entry. 
D)  Buyer power and supplier power.

Question 12

Which of the following is a question an analyst would ask when assessing the quality of a firm's financial statements?

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A)  Are the company's products designed to meet a specific market segment? 
B)  Has the firm integrated forward into retailing to final consumers? 
C)  Is the firm diversified across several geographical markets? 
D)  Do earnings include nonrecurring gains or losses?

Question 13

When a company sells a subsidiary or a product line on what financial statement is it reported and how is it reported?

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The answer of When a company sells a subsidiary or...

Question 14

Which of the following would not appear as a liability on the balance sheet?

Accepted Answer

A)  A labor contract 
B)  A note due to a bank 
C)  Salary due employees at year-end 
D)  Accounts payable

Question 15

The higher the value added from any activity,the higher should be the ____________________ from engaging in that activity.

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The answer of The higher the value added from any...

Question 16

____________________ assets include the rights established by law or contract to the future use of property.

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The answer of ____________________ assets include the rights established by...

Question 17

Which financial statement for a business would you look at to determine the company's earnings performance during an accounting period?

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A)  Balance sheet. 
B)  Income statement. 
C)  Statement of cash flows. 
D)  The Management Assessment.

Question 18

The primary purpose of the balance sheet is to:

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A)  Report the current value of the business. 
B)  Measure the net income of a business up to a particular point in time. 
C)  Report the difference between cash inflows and cash outflows for the period. 
D)  Report the financial position of the reporting entity at a particular point in time.

Question 19

Which of these would be considered Property,Plant,and Equipment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trademark 
B)  Office Building 
C)  Factory Building 
D)  Goodwill

Question 20

Which of the following economic characteristics is consistent with a grocery store chain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low barriers to entry. 
B)  High levels of research and development. 
C)  High profit margins. 
D)  Low capital intensity.

Exam 1: Overview of Financial Reporting, financial Statement Analysis, and Valuation