TEST BANK for Advanced Financial
Accounting 13th Edition By Theodore
Christensen
ALL CHAPTERS 1-20 WITH EXPERT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & CORRECT SOLUTIONS| A+ GRADED
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, Chapter 1: Intercorporate Acquisitions and Investments in Other Entities
1) Assuming no impairment in value prior to transfer, assets transferred by a parent company to another
entity it has created should be recorded by the newly created entity at the assets':
A) cost to the parent company.
B) book value on the parent company's books at the date of transfer.
C) fair value at the date of transfer.
D) fair value of consideration exchanged by the newly created entity.
Correct Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Internal Expansion: Creating a Business Entity; Valuation of Business Entities Learning
Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.; 01-03 Make calculations
and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business entity.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
2) Given the increased development of complex business structures, which of the following regulators is
responsible for the continued usefulness of accounting reports?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
B) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
C) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
D) All of the other answers are correct
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: An Introduction to Complex Business Structures
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Reporting
3) A business combination in which the acquired company's assets and liabilities are combined with those
of the acquiring company into a single entity is defined as:
A) Stock acquisition
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,B) Leveraged buyout
C) Statutory Merger
D) Reverse statutory rollup
Correct Answer: C Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Organizational Structure and Financial Reporting
Learning Objective: 01-04 Understand and explain the differences between different forms of
business combinations.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
4) In which of the following situations do accounting standards not require that the financial statements of
the parent and subsidiary be consolidated?
A) A corporation creates a new 100 percent owned subsidiary
B) A corporation purchases 90 percent of the voting stock of another company
C) A corporation has both control and majority ownership of an unincorporated company
D) A corporation owns less-than a controlling interest in an unincorporated company
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Organizational Structure and Financial Reporting
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
During its inception, Devon Company purchased land for $100,000 and a building for $180,000. After
exactly 3 years, it transferred these assets and cash of $50,000 to a newly created subsidiary, Regan
Company, in exchange for 15,000 shares of Regan's $10 par value stock. Devon uses straight-line
depreciation. Useful life for the building is 30 years, with zero residual value. An appraisal revealed that
the building has a fair value of $200,000.
5) Based on the information provided, at the time of the transfer, Regan Company should record:
A) Building at $180,000 and no accumulated depreciation.
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, B) Building at $162,000 and no accumulated depreciation.
C) Building at $200,000 and accumulated depreciation of $24,000.
D) Building at $180,000 and accumulated depreciation of $18,000.
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Valuation of Business Entities; Accounting for Internal Expansion: Creating Business Entities
Learning Objective: 01-04 Understand and explain the differences between different forms of
business combinations.; 01-03 Make calculations and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business
entity.
Bloom's: Understand AACSB: Analytical Thinking AICPA: FN
Measurement
6) Based on the information provided, what amount would be reported by Devon Company as investment
in Regan Company common stock?
A) $312,000
B) $180,000
C) $330,000
D) $150,000
Correct Answer: A Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Accounting for Internal Expansion: Creating Business Entities; The Development of Accounting
for Business Combinations
Learning Objective: 01-03 Make calculations and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business
entity.; 01-02 Understand the development of standards related to acquisition accounting over time.
Bloom's: Understand AACSB: Analytical Thinking AICPA: FN
Measurement
7) Based on the preceding information, Regan Company will report
A) additional paid-in capital of $0.
B) additional paid-in capital of $150,000.
C) additional paid-in capital of $162,000.
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Accounting 13th Edition By Theodore
Christensen
ALL CHAPTERS 1-20 WITH EXPERT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & CORRECT SOLUTIONS| A+ GRADED
Page | 1
, Chapter 1: Intercorporate Acquisitions and Investments in Other Entities
1) Assuming no impairment in value prior to transfer, assets transferred by a parent company to another
entity it has created should be recorded by the newly created entity at the assets':
A) cost to the parent company.
B) book value on the parent company's books at the date of transfer.
C) fair value at the date of transfer.
D) fair value of consideration exchanged by the newly created entity.
Correct Answer: B Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Internal Expansion: Creating a Business Entity; Valuation of Business Entities Learning
Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.; 01-03 Make calculations
and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business entity.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
2) Given the increased development of complex business structures, which of the following regulators is
responsible for the continued usefulness of accounting reports?
A) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
B) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
C) Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
D) All of the other answers are correct
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: An Introduction to Complex Business Structures
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Reporting
3) A business combination in which the acquired company's assets and liabilities are combined with those
of the acquiring company into a single entity is defined as:
A) Stock acquisition
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,B) Leveraged buyout
C) Statutory Merger
D) Reverse statutory rollup
Correct Answer: C Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Organizational Structure and Financial Reporting
Learning Objective: 01-04 Understand and explain the differences between different forms of
business combinations.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
4) In which of the following situations do accounting standards not require that the financial statements of
the parent and subsidiary be consolidated?
A) A corporation creates a new 100 percent owned subsidiary
B) A corporation purchases 90 percent of the voting stock of another company
C) A corporation has both control and majority ownership of an unincorporated company
D) A corporation owns less-than a controlling interest in an unincorporated company
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Organizational Structure and Financial Reporting
Learning Objective: 01-01 Understand and explain the reasons for and different methods of business
expansion, the types of organizational structures, and the types of acquisitions.
Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: FN Decision
Making
During its inception, Devon Company purchased land for $100,000 and a building for $180,000. After
exactly 3 years, it transferred these assets and cash of $50,000 to a newly created subsidiary, Regan
Company, in exchange for 15,000 shares of Regan's $10 par value stock. Devon uses straight-line
depreciation. Useful life for the building is 30 years, with zero residual value. An appraisal revealed that
the building has a fair value of $200,000.
5) Based on the information provided, at the time of the transfer, Regan Company should record:
A) Building at $180,000 and no accumulated depreciation.
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, B) Building at $162,000 and no accumulated depreciation.
C) Building at $200,000 and accumulated depreciation of $24,000.
D) Building at $180,000 and accumulated depreciation of $18,000.
Correct Answer: D Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Valuation of Business Entities; Accounting for Internal Expansion: Creating Business Entities
Learning Objective: 01-04 Understand and explain the differences between different forms of
business combinations.; 01-03 Make calculations and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business
entity.
Bloom's: Understand AACSB: Analytical Thinking AICPA: FN
Measurement
6) Based on the information provided, what amount would be reported by Devon Company as investment
in Regan Company common stock?
A) $312,000
B) $180,000
C) $330,000
D) $150,000
Correct Answer: A Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Accounting for Internal Expansion: Creating Business Entities; The Development of Accounting
for Business Combinations
Learning Objective: 01-03 Make calculations and prepare journal entries for the creation of a business
entity.; 01-02 Understand the development of standards related to acquisition accounting over time.
Bloom's: Understand AACSB: Analytical Thinking AICPA: FN
Measurement
7) Based on the preceding information, Regan Company will report
A) additional paid-in capital of $0.
B) additional paid-in capital of $150,000.
C) additional paid-in capital of $162,000.
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