Solution Manual
Intermediate Accounting
th 16 Edition
Chapter - 5
Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows
Donald E. Kieso , Jerry J. Weygandt , Terry D. Warfield
, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. The balance sheet provides information about the nature and amounts of investments in enterprise
resources, obligations to enterprise creditors, and the owners’ equity in net enterprise resources.
That information not only complements information about the components of income, but also
contributes to financial reporting by providing a basis for (1) computing rates of return, (2) evaluating
the capital structure of the enterprise, and (3) assessing the liquidity and financial flexibility of the
enterprise.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
2. Solvency refers to the ability of an enterprise to pay its debts as they mature. For example, when a
company carries a high level of long-term debt relative to assets, it has lower solvency. Information
on long-term obligations, such as long-term debt and notes payable, in comparison to total assets
can be used to assess resources that will be needed to meet these fixed obligations (such as
interest and principal payments).
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
3. Financial flexibility is the ability of an enterprise to take effective actions to alter the amounts and
timing of cash flows so it can respond to unexpected needs and opportunities. An enterprise with a
high degree of financial flexibility is better able to survive bad times, to recover from unexpected
setbacks, and to take advantage of profitable and unexpected investment opportunities. Generally,
the greater the financial flexibility, the lower the risk of enterprise failure.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
4. Some situations in which estimates affect amounts reported in the balance sheet include:
(a) allowance for doubtful accounts.
(b) depreciable lives and estimated salvage values for plant and equipment.
(c) warranty returns.
(d) determining the amount of revenues that should be recorded as unearned.
When estimates are required, there is subjectivity in determining the amounts. Such subjectivity
can impact the usefulness of the information by reducing the faithful representation of the
measures, either because of bias or lack of verifiability.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
5. An increase in inventories increases current assets, which is in the numerator of the current ratio.
Therefore, inventory increases will increase the current ratio. In general, an increase in the current
ratio indicates a company has better liquidity, since there are more current assets relative to
current liabilities.
Note to instructors—When inventories increase faster than sales, this may not be a good signal
about liquidity. That is, inventory can only be used to meet current obligations when it is sold (and
converted to cash). That is why some analysts use a liquidity ratio—the acid-test ratio—that
excludes inventories from current assets in the numerator.
LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
6. Liquidity describes the amount of time that is expected to elapse until an asset is converted into
cash or until a liability has to be paid. The ranking of the assets given in order of liquidity is:
(1) (d) Short-term investments.
(2) (e) Accounts receivable.
(3) (b) Inventory.
(4) (c) Buildings.
(5) (a) Goodwill.
LO: 1, 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
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,Questions Chapter 5 (Continued)
7. The major limitations of the balance sheet are:
(a) The values stated are generally historical and not at fair value.
(b) Estimates have to be used in many instances, such as in the determination of collectibility of
receivables or finding the approximate useful life of long-term tangible and intangible assets.
(c) Many items, even though they have financial value to the business, presently are not
recorded. One example is the value of a company’s human resources.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
8. Some items of value to technology companies such as Intel or IBM are the value of research and
development (new products that are being developed but which are not yet marketable), the value
of the “intellectual capital” of its workforce (the ability of the companies’ employees to come up
with new ideas and products in the fast changing technology industry), and the value of the
company reputation or name brand (e.g., the “Intel Inside” logo). In most cases, the reasons why
the value of these items are not recorded in the balance sheet concern the lack of faithful
representation of the estimates of the future cash flows that will be generated by these “assets”
(for all three types) and the ability to control the use of the asset (in the case of employees). Being
able to reliably measure the expected future benefits and to control the use of an item are
essential elements of the definition of an asset, according to the Conceptual Framework.
LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
9. Classification in financial statements helps users by grouping items with similar characteristics and
separating items with different characteristics. Current assets are expected to be converted to
cash within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer—property, plant and equipment
will provide cash inflows over a longer period of time. Thus, separating long-term assets from
current assets facilitates computation of useful ratios such as the current ratio.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
10. Separate amounts should be reported for accounts receivable and notes receivable. The amounts
should be reported gross, and an amount for the allowance for doubtful accounts should be
deducted. The amount and nature of any nontrade receivables, and any amounts designated or
pledged as collateral, should be clearly identified.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
11. No. Available-for-sale securities should be reported as a current asset only if management expects
to convert them into cash as needed within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. If
available-for-sale securities are not held with this expectation, they should be reported as long-
term investments.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
12. The relationship between current assets and current liabilities is that current liabilities are those
obligations that are reasonably expected to be liquidated either through the use of current assets
or the creation of other current liabilities.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
13. The total selling price of the season tickets is $20,000,000 (10,000 X $2,000). Of this amount,
$8,000,000 has been earned by 12/31/17 (16/40 X $20,000,000). The remaining $12,000,000
should be reported as unearned revenue, a current liability in the 12/31/17 balance sheet (24/40 X
$20,000,000).
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
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, Questions Chapter 5 (Continued)
14. Working capital is the excess of total current assets over total current liabilities. This excess is
sometimes called net working capital. Working capital represents the net amount of a company’s
relatively liquid resources. That is, it is the liquidity buffer available to meet the financial demands of
the operating cycle.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
15. (a) Stockholders’ Equity. “Treasury stock (at cost).”
Note: This is a reduction of total stockholders’ equity (reported as contra-equity).
(b) Current Assets. Included in “Cash.”
(c) Long-Term Investments. “Land held as an investment.”
(d) Long-Term Investments. “Sinking fund.”
(e) Long-term debt (adjunct account to bonds payable). “Unamortized premium on bonds payable.”
(f) Intangible Assets. “Copyrights.”
(g) Investments. “Employees’ pension fund,” with subcaptions of “Cash” and “Securities” if desired.
(Assumes that the company still owns these assets.)
(h) Stockholders’ Equity. “Additional paid-in capital.”
(i) Investments. Nature of investments should be given together with parenthetical information
as follows: “pledged to secure loans payable to banks.”
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 5-7, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
16. (a) Allowance for doubtful accounts should be deducted from accounts receivable in current
assets.
(b) Merchandise held on consignment should not appear on the consignee’s balance sheet
except possibly as a note to the financial statements.
(c) Advances received on sales contract are normally a current liability and should be shown as
such in the balance sheet.
(d) Cash surrender value of life insurance should be shown as a long-term investment.
(e) Land should be reported in property, plant, and equipment unless held for investment.
(f) Merchandise out on consignment should be shown among current assets under the heading
of inventory.
(g) Franchises should be itemized in a section for intangible assets.
(h) Accumulated depreciation of plant and equipment should be deducted from the equipment
account.
(i) Materials in transit should not be shown on the balance sheet of the buyer, if purchased
f.o.b. destination.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 5-7, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
17. (a) Trade accounts receivable should be stated at their estimated amount collectible, often
referred to as net realizable value. The method most generally followed is to deduct from the
total accounts receivable the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts.
(b) Land is generally stated in the balance sheet at cost.
(c) Inventories are generally stated at the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value. If LIFO or retail
inventory methods are used, market is used instead of net realizable value.
(d) Trading securities (consisting of common stock of other companies) are stated at fair value.
(e) Prepaid expenses should be stated at cost less the amount apportioned to and written off
over the previous accounting periods.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
18. Assets are defined as probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular
entity as a result of past transactions or events. If a building is leased under a capital lease, the
future economic benefits of using the building are controlled by the lessee (tenant) as the result of
a past event (the signing of a lease agreement).
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
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Intermediate Accounting
th 16 Edition
Chapter - 5
Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows
Donald E. Kieso , Jerry J. Weygandt , Terry D. Warfield
, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. The balance sheet provides information about the nature and amounts of investments in enterprise
resources, obligations to enterprise creditors, and the owners’ equity in net enterprise resources.
That information not only complements information about the components of income, but also
contributes to financial reporting by providing a basis for (1) computing rates of return, (2) evaluating
the capital structure of the enterprise, and (3) assessing the liquidity and financial flexibility of the
enterprise.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
2. Solvency refers to the ability of an enterprise to pay its debts as they mature. For example, when a
company carries a high level of long-term debt relative to assets, it has lower solvency. Information
on long-term obligations, such as long-term debt and notes payable, in comparison to total assets
can be used to assess resources that will be needed to meet these fixed obligations (such as
interest and principal payments).
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
3. Financial flexibility is the ability of an enterprise to take effective actions to alter the amounts and
timing of cash flows so it can respond to unexpected needs and opportunities. An enterprise with a
high degree of financial flexibility is better able to survive bad times, to recover from unexpected
setbacks, and to take advantage of profitable and unexpected investment opportunities. Generally,
the greater the financial flexibility, the lower the risk of enterprise failure.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
4. Some situations in which estimates affect amounts reported in the balance sheet include:
(a) allowance for doubtful accounts.
(b) depreciable lives and estimated salvage values for plant and equipment.
(c) warranty returns.
(d) determining the amount of revenues that should be recorded as unearned.
When estimates are required, there is subjectivity in determining the amounts. Such subjectivity
can impact the usefulness of the information by reducing the faithful representation of the
measures, either because of bias or lack of verifiability.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
5. An increase in inventories increases current assets, which is in the numerator of the current ratio.
Therefore, inventory increases will increase the current ratio. In general, an increase in the current
ratio indicates a company has better liquidity, since there are more current assets relative to
current liabilities.
Note to instructors—When inventories increase faster than sales, this may not be a good signal
about liquidity. That is, inventory can only be used to meet current obligations when it is sold (and
converted to cash). That is why some analysts use a liquidity ratio—the acid-test ratio—that
excludes inventories from current assets in the numerator.
LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
6. Liquidity describes the amount of time that is expected to elapse until an asset is converted into
cash or until a liability has to be paid. The ranking of the assets given in order of liquidity is:
(1) (d) Short-term investments.
(2) (e) Accounts receivable.
(3) (b) Inventory.
(4) (c) Buildings.
(5) (a) Goodwill.
LO: 1, 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
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,Questions Chapter 5 (Continued)
7. The major limitations of the balance sheet are:
(a) The values stated are generally historical and not at fair value.
(b) Estimates have to be used in many instances, such as in the determination of collectibility of
receivables or finding the approximate useful life of long-term tangible and intangible assets.
(c) Many items, even though they have financial value to the business, presently are not
recorded. One example is the value of a company’s human resources.
LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
8. Some items of value to technology companies such as Intel or IBM are the value of research and
development (new products that are being developed but which are not yet marketable), the value
of the “intellectual capital” of its workforce (the ability of the companies’ employees to come up
with new ideas and products in the fast changing technology industry), and the value of the
company reputation or name brand (e.g., the “Intel Inside” logo). In most cases, the reasons why
the value of these items are not recorded in the balance sheet concern the lack of faithful
representation of the estimates of the future cash flows that will be generated by these “assets”
(for all three types) and the ability to control the use of the asset (in the case of employees). Being
able to reliably measure the expected future benefits and to control the use of an item are
essential elements of the definition of an asset, according to the Conceptual Framework.
LO: 2, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
9. Classification in financial statements helps users by grouping items with similar characteristics and
separating items with different characteristics. Current assets are expected to be converted to
cash within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer—property, plant and equipment
will provide cash inflows over a longer period of time. Thus, separating long-term assets from
current assets facilitates computation of useful ratios such as the current ratio.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
10. Separate amounts should be reported for accounts receivable and notes receivable. The amounts
should be reported gross, and an amount for the allowance for doubtful accounts should be
deducted. The amount and nature of any nontrade receivables, and any amounts designated or
pledged as collateral, should be clearly identified.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
11. No. Available-for-sale securities should be reported as a current asset only if management expects
to convert them into cash as needed within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer. If
available-for-sale securities are not held with this expectation, they should be reported as long-
term investments.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
12. The relationship between current assets and current liabilities is that current liabilities are those
obligations that are reasonably expected to be liquidated either through the use of current assets
or the creation of other current liabilities.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
13. The total selling price of the season tickets is $20,000,000 (10,000 X $2,000). Of this amount,
$8,000,000 has been earned by 12/31/17 (16/40 X $20,000,000). The remaining $12,000,000
should be reported as unearned revenue, a current liability in the 12/31/17 balance sheet (24/40 X
$20,000,000).
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
2
, Questions Chapter 5 (Continued)
14. Working capital is the excess of total current assets over total current liabilities. This excess is
sometimes called net working capital. Working capital represents the net amount of a company’s
relatively liquid resources. That is, it is the liquidity buffer available to meet the financial demands of
the operating cycle.
LO: 2, 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
15. (a) Stockholders’ Equity. “Treasury stock (at cost).”
Note: This is a reduction of total stockholders’ equity (reported as contra-equity).
(b) Current Assets. Included in “Cash.”
(c) Long-Term Investments. “Land held as an investment.”
(d) Long-Term Investments. “Sinking fund.”
(e) Long-term debt (adjunct account to bonds payable). “Unamortized premium on bonds payable.”
(f) Intangible Assets. “Copyrights.”
(g) Investments. “Employees’ pension fund,” with subcaptions of “Cash” and “Securities” if desired.
(Assumes that the company still owns these assets.)
(h) Stockholders’ Equity. “Additional paid-in capital.”
(i) Investments. Nature of investments should be given together with parenthetical information
as follows: “pledged to secure loans payable to banks.”
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 5-7, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
16. (a) Allowance for doubtful accounts should be deducted from accounts receivable in current
assets.
(b) Merchandise held on consignment should not appear on the consignee’s balance sheet
except possibly as a note to the financial statements.
(c) Advances received on sales contract are normally a current liability and should be shown as
such in the balance sheet.
(d) Cash surrender value of life insurance should be shown as a long-term investment.
(e) Land should be reported in property, plant, and equipment unless held for investment.
(f) Merchandise out on consignment should be shown among current assets under the heading
of inventory.
(g) Franchises should be itemized in a section for intangible assets.
(h) Accumulated depreciation of plant and equipment should be deducted from the equipment
account.
(i) Materials in transit should not be shown on the balance sheet of the buyer, if purchased
f.o.b. destination.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 5-7, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
17. (a) Trade accounts receivable should be stated at their estimated amount collectible, often
referred to as net realizable value. The method most generally followed is to deduct from the
total accounts receivable the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts.
(b) Land is generally stated in the balance sheet at cost.
(c) Inventories are generally stated at the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value. If LIFO or retail
inventory methods are used, market is used instead of net realizable value.
(d) Trading securities (consisting of common stock of other companies) are stated at fair value.
(e) Prepaid expenses should be stated at cost less the amount apportioned to and written off
over the previous accounting periods.
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: AICPA BB: None, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None
18. Assets are defined as probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular
entity as a result of past transactions or events. If a building is leased under a capital lease, the
future economic benefits of using the building are controlled by the lessee (tenant) as the result of
a past event (the signing of a lease agreement).
LO: 2, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Simple, Time: 3-5, AACSB: Communication, AICPA BB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communication
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