Test Bank – Advanced Accounting
(9th Edition) by Fischer, Taylor &
Cheng
Chapter Contents
1. Business Combinations: America’s Most Popular Business Activity, Bringing an End to
the Controversy
o Economic motivations for combinations
o Tax implications
o Controlling interests
o Pooling vs purchase controversy
2. Consolidated Financial Statements at the Date of Combination
o Purchase method allocations
o Fair value adjustments
o Initial consolidation worksheet
3. Consolidated Financial Statements Subsequent to the Date of Combination
o Intercompany transactions
o Elimination entries
o Subsequent year consolidations
4. Intercompany Transactions: Inventories
o Upstream and downstream sales
o Unrealized profit elimination
5. Intercompany Transactions: Plant Assets
o Gains/losses on transfers
o Depreciation adjustments
6. Intercompany Transactions: Bonds
o Bond transfers between affiliates
o Premiums/discounts handling
7. Consolidated Financial Statements: Ownership Patterns and Income Taxes
o Partially owned subsidiaries
o Noncontrolling interests
o Income tax allocations
8. Consolidated Financial Statements: Cash Flows
o Consolidated statement of cash flows preparation
9. Consolidated Financial Statements: Ownership Changes
o Changes in percentage of ownership
o Step acquisitions
o Partial disposals
10. Segment and Interim Reporting
o Segment disclosure rules
o Interim reporting principles
11. Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations
o Translation vs remeasurement
o FASB ASC 830 standards
12. Foreign Currency Financial Statements and Consolidation
, o Consolidating foreign subsidiaries
o Exchange rate effects
13. Partnerships: Formation and Operation
o Initial contributions
o Profit-sharing ratios
14. Partnerships: Ownership Changes and Liquidation
o Admission/withdrawal of partners
o Partnership liquidation
15. Governmental Accounting: The General Fund
o Fund accounting basics
o Revenue and expenditure recognition
16. Governmental Accounting: Capital Projects, Debt Service, and Special Revenue Funds
o Budgetary accounting
o Capital project funds
o Debt service fund entries
17. Governmental Accounting: Enterprise and Internal Service Funds
o Proprietary funds
o GASB requirements
18. Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations
o Restricted/unrestricted net assets
o Statement of activities
19. Estates and Trusts
o Fiduciary accounting basics
o Income/principal allocations
20. Accounting for Corporate Liquidation and Reorganizations
o Chapter 7 and 11 reorganizations
o Fresh start reporting
✅ Each chapter in the Test Bank contains:
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
True/False Questions
Short Answer/Essay Problems
Calculation-based Problems (where applicable)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An economic advantage of a business combination includes
a. Utilizing duplicative assets.
b. Creating separate management teams.
c. Coordinated marketing campaigns.
d. Horizontally combining levels within the marketing chain.
ANS: C DIF: E OBJ: 1
2. A tax advantage of business combination can occur when the existing
owner of a company sells out and receives:
, a. cash to defer the taxable gain as a "tax-free reorganization."
b. stock to defer the taxable gain as a "tax-free reorganization."
c. cash to create a taxable gain.
d. stock to create a taxable gain.
ANS: B DIF: E OBJ: 1
3. A controlling interest in a company implies that the parent company
a. owns all of the subsidiary's stock.
b. has influence over a majority of the subsidiary's assets.
c. has paid cash for a majority of the subsidiary's stock.
d. has transferred common stock for a majority of the subsidiary's
outstanding bonds and debentures.
ANS: B DIF: M OBJ: 2
4. Which of the following is a potential abuse that may arise when a
business combination is accounted for as a pooling of interests?
a. Assets of the buyer may be overvalued when the price paid by the
investor is allocated among specific assets.
b. Earnings of the pooled entity may be increased because of the
combination only and not as a result of efficient operations.
c. Liabilities may be undervalued when the price paid by the investor
is allocated to specific liabilities.
d. An undue amount of cost may be assigned to goodwill, thus
potentially allowing an understatement of pooled earnings.
ANS: B DIF: M OBJ: 3, Appendix A
, Chapter 1
5. Company B acquired the assets (net of liabilities) of Company S in
exchange for cash. The acquisition price exceeds the fair value of the
net assets acquired. How should Company B determine the amounts to be
reported for the plant and equipment, and for long-term debt of the
acquired Company S?
Plant and Equipment Long-Term Debt
a. Fair value S's carrying amount
b. Fair value Fair value
c. S's carrying amount Fair value
d. S's carrying amount S's carrying amount
ANS: B DIF: E OBJ: 4
6. Publics Company acquired the net assets of Citizen Company during 20X5.
The purchase price was $800,000. On the date of the transaction,
Citizen had no long-term investments in marketable equity securities
and $400,000 in liabilities. The fair value of Citizen assets on the
acquisition date was as follows:
Current assets................................. $ 800,000
Noncurrent assets. ............................. 600,000
$1,400,000
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How should Publics account for the $200,000 difference between the fair
value of the net assets acquired, $1,000,000, and the cost, $800,000?
a. Retained earnings should be reduced by $200,000.
b. Current assets should be recorded at $685,000 and noncurrent
assets recorded at $515,000.
c. The noncurrent assets should be recorded at $400,000.
d. A deferred credit of $200,000 should be set up and subsequently
amortized to future net income over a period not to exceed 40
years.
ANS: C DIF: M OBJ: 4
7. ABC Co. is acquiring XYZ Inc. XYZ has the following Intangible assets:
Patent on a product that is deemed to have no useful life $10,000.
Customer List with an observable fair value of $50,000.
A 5-year operating lease with favorable terms with a discounted
present value of $8,000.
Identifiable R & D of $100,000.
ABC will record how much for acquired Intangible Assets from the
Purchase of XYZ Inc?
a. $168,000
b. $58,000
c. $158,000
d. $150,000
ANS: B DIF: D OBJ: 4
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(9th Edition) by Fischer, Taylor &
Cheng
Chapter Contents
1. Business Combinations: America’s Most Popular Business Activity, Bringing an End to
the Controversy
o Economic motivations for combinations
o Tax implications
o Controlling interests
o Pooling vs purchase controversy
2. Consolidated Financial Statements at the Date of Combination
o Purchase method allocations
o Fair value adjustments
o Initial consolidation worksheet
3. Consolidated Financial Statements Subsequent to the Date of Combination
o Intercompany transactions
o Elimination entries
o Subsequent year consolidations
4. Intercompany Transactions: Inventories
o Upstream and downstream sales
o Unrealized profit elimination
5. Intercompany Transactions: Plant Assets
o Gains/losses on transfers
o Depreciation adjustments
6. Intercompany Transactions: Bonds
o Bond transfers between affiliates
o Premiums/discounts handling
7. Consolidated Financial Statements: Ownership Patterns and Income Taxes
o Partially owned subsidiaries
o Noncontrolling interests
o Income tax allocations
8. Consolidated Financial Statements: Cash Flows
o Consolidated statement of cash flows preparation
9. Consolidated Financial Statements: Ownership Changes
o Changes in percentage of ownership
o Step acquisitions
o Partial disposals
10. Segment and Interim Reporting
o Segment disclosure rules
o Interim reporting principles
11. Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations
o Translation vs remeasurement
o FASB ASC 830 standards
12. Foreign Currency Financial Statements and Consolidation
, o Consolidating foreign subsidiaries
o Exchange rate effects
13. Partnerships: Formation and Operation
o Initial contributions
o Profit-sharing ratios
14. Partnerships: Ownership Changes and Liquidation
o Admission/withdrawal of partners
o Partnership liquidation
15. Governmental Accounting: The General Fund
o Fund accounting basics
o Revenue and expenditure recognition
16. Governmental Accounting: Capital Projects, Debt Service, and Special Revenue Funds
o Budgetary accounting
o Capital project funds
o Debt service fund entries
17. Governmental Accounting: Enterprise and Internal Service Funds
o Proprietary funds
o GASB requirements
18. Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations
o Restricted/unrestricted net assets
o Statement of activities
19. Estates and Trusts
o Fiduciary accounting basics
o Income/principal allocations
20. Accounting for Corporate Liquidation and Reorganizations
o Chapter 7 and 11 reorganizations
o Fresh start reporting
✅ Each chapter in the Test Bank contains:
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)
True/False Questions
Short Answer/Essay Problems
Calculation-based Problems (where applicable)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An economic advantage of a business combination includes
a. Utilizing duplicative assets.
b. Creating separate management teams.
c. Coordinated marketing campaigns.
d. Horizontally combining levels within the marketing chain.
ANS: C DIF: E OBJ: 1
2. A tax advantage of business combination can occur when the existing
owner of a company sells out and receives:
, a. cash to defer the taxable gain as a "tax-free reorganization."
b. stock to defer the taxable gain as a "tax-free reorganization."
c. cash to create a taxable gain.
d. stock to create a taxable gain.
ANS: B DIF: E OBJ: 1
3. A controlling interest in a company implies that the parent company
a. owns all of the subsidiary's stock.
b. has influence over a majority of the subsidiary's assets.
c. has paid cash for a majority of the subsidiary's stock.
d. has transferred common stock for a majority of the subsidiary's
outstanding bonds and debentures.
ANS: B DIF: M OBJ: 2
4. Which of the following is a potential abuse that may arise when a
business combination is accounted for as a pooling of interests?
a. Assets of the buyer may be overvalued when the price paid by the
investor is allocated among specific assets.
b. Earnings of the pooled entity may be increased because of the
combination only and not as a result of efficient operations.
c. Liabilities may be undervalued when the price paid by the investor
is allocated to specific liabilities.
d. An undue amount of cost may be assigned to goodwill, thus
potentially allowing an understatement of pooled earnings.
ANS: B DIF: M OBJ: 3, Appendix A
, Chapter 1
5. Company B acquired the assets (net of liabilities) of Company S in
exchange for cash. The acquisition price exceeds the fair value of the
net assets acquired. How should Company B determine the amounts to be
reported for the plant and equipment, and for long-term debt of the
acquired Company S?
Plant and Equipment Long-Term Debt
a. Fair value S's carrying amount
b. Fair value Fair value
c. S's carrying amount Fair value
d. S's carrying amount S's carrying amount
ANS: B DIF: E OBJ: 4
6. Publics Company acquired the net assets of Citizen Company during 20X5.
The purchase price was $800,000. On the date of the transaction,
Citizen had no long-term investments in marketable equity securities
and $400,000 in liabilities. The fair value of Citizen assets on the
acquisition date was as follows:
Current assets................................. $ 800,000
Noncurrent assets. ............................. 600,000
$1,400,000
==========
How should Publics account for the $200,000 difference between the fair
value of the net assets acquired, $1,000,000, and the cost, $800,000?
a. Retained earnings should be reduced by $200,000.
b. Current assets should be recorded at $685,000 and noncurrent
assets recorded at $515,000.
c. The noncurrent assets should be recorded at $400,000.
d. A deferred credit of $200,000 should be set up and subsequently
amortized to future net income over a period not to exceed 40
years.
ANS: C DIF: M OBJ: 4
7. ABC Co. is acquiring XYZ Inc. XYZ has the following Intangible assets:
Patent on a product that is deemed to have no useful life $10,000.
Customer List with an observable fair value of $50,000.
A 5-year operating lease with favorable terms with a discounted
present value of $8,000.
Identifiable R & D of $100,000.
ABC will record how much for acquired Intangible Assets from the
Purchase of XYZ Inc?
a. $168,000
b. $58,000
c. $158,000
d. $150,000
ANS: B DIF: D OBJ: 4
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