CFAS - Midterm Exam
CFAS - Midterm Exam
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Which of the following events is not considered an exchange or reciprocal
transfer?
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Payment of taxes
Question 2
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Entity A values its fixed assets at their historical costs and does not restate them for changes in the purchasing power of
the Philippine peso due to inflation. Entity A is applying which of the following accounting concepts?
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Time period
Accrual basis
Prudence
Question 3
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Preparing financial statements at least annually is an application of which of the following accounting concepts?
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Time period
Historical concepts
Accrual basis
Question 4
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On Day 1, a customer buys goods from Entity A and promises to pay the sale price on Day 30. Entity A recognizes sales
revenue on Day 1 rather than on Day 30. This an application of which of the following accounting concepts?
Prudence
Consistency
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Accrual basis
Materiality
Question 5
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Which of the following is considered an internal user of Entity A’s financial reports?
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Mr. X, a member of Entity A’s board of directors, uses financial reports to make decisions regarding the financial and
operational affairs of Entity A.
Ms. S, a shareholder of Entity A, is deciding whether to hold or sell her shareholdings in Entity A. Ms. S uses Entity A’s
financial statements in making its “hold or sell” analysis.
Mr. I is deciding whether to invest in Entity A. Mr. I uses Entity A’s financial statements in making its investment analysis.
Entity B, a bank, requires Entity A to submit audited financial statements in conjunction to a loan being applied for by
Entity A.
Question 6
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Which of the following statements is correct?
Qualitative information can be found only in the notes in the financial statements.
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Accounting is considered an art because it requires the use of creative skills and judgment.
Question 7
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding accounting concepts?
Under the Accrual Basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when earned and expenses are recognized when
incurred, not when cash id received and disbursed.
Under the Business entity/ Separate entity/ Entity/ Accounting entity concept, the business is treated separately from
its owners.
Under the Time period/ Periodicity/ Accounting Period concept, the life of the business is divided into series of
reporting periods.
Under the Going concern concept, the business entity is assumed to carry on its operations for an indefinite period of
time.
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Under the Cost- benefit concept, the cost of processing and communicating information should exceed the benefits
derived from it.
Question 8
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Mr. John Doe, CPA, is a professor in a university where he teaches mainly accounting for business economics major and
some night classes financial management subject for Accountancy majors, music and physical education. Those
subjects require that the teacher must be awesome. Mr. Doe is also frequently invited as a judge in beauty pageants and
singing contests and as a referee in mixed martial arts competitions. Mr. Doe is considered to be practicing accountancy
in which of the following sectors?
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Academe
Public accounting
None of these
Question 9
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Which of the following is not one of the several measurement bases used in accounting?
Historical cost
Fair value
Present value
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Question 10
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The Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRSs) comprise:
I. Philippine Financial Reporting Standards
II. Philippine Accounting Standards
III. Interpretations
IV. Accounting Practice Statements and Implementation Guidance
I and III
I, II,III and IV
I and II
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I, II and III
Question 11
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Which of the following does not provide evidence of future economic benefits from a resource?
The resource can be used in combination with other resources to produce goods for sale.
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The resource has no resale value and is very costly to use in the entity’s operations.
Question 12
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Which of the following does not meet the definition of an asset?
A publishing title for a college textbook. The publishing title has no physical substance, meaning you cannot see or
touch it.
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Equipment which the entity intends, and very certain, to acquire in the future.
Question 13
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Which of the following could result to the recognition of income?
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Decrease in liability
Increase in liability
Decrease in asset
Decrease in equity
Question 14
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Information that is capable of making a difference in the decisions made by users has this qualitative characteristic.
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Relevance
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Verifiability
Timeliness
Faithful representation
Question 15
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Information that is capable of making a difference in the decisions made by users has this qualitative characteristic.
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Verifiability
Faithful representation
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Relevance
Timeliness
Question 16
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Which of the following is considered a qualitative factor in making materiality judgments?
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The context of an item in relation to a current crisis in the banking and insurance industry.
5% of total assets
Question 17
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Entity A deliberately overstated its liabilities from 1M to 1.2M. What qualitative characteristic is violated?
Relevance
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Faithful representation
Understandability
Timeliness
Question 18
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Two primary users are using the financial information of Entity A. If User #1 concludes that Entity A’s sales has
increased while User #2 concludes that it has decreased, Entity A’s financial information is not
Faithfully represented.
Comparable.
Relevant.
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Verifiable.
Question 19
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Which of the following would not result to the recognition of liability?
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Question 20
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Under this concept of capital maintenance, profit is earned if net assets increased during the period after excluding the
effects of transactions with the owners.
Building maintenance
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Question 21
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Which users need financial information to enable them to determine whether their loans and the related interest will be
paid when due?
Customers
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Lenders
Investors
Suppliers
Question 22
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The entity concept means that
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The financial affairs of a firm and its owners are always kept separate for the purpose of preparing accounts
Because a firm is separate and distinct from its owners, those owners cannot have access to its assets unless the firm
ceases to trade.
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If a business is not being sold or closed, the amounts reported in the accounts for assets used in the business
operations are based on the cost of the assets. This practice is justified by
Accounting entity
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Going concern
Time period
Accrual
Question 24
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The effects of transactions and other events are recognized when they occur and not as cash or its equivalent is
received or paid, and they are recorded and reported in the financial statements of the periods to which they relate.
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Accrual
Going concern
Time period
Monetary unit
Question 25
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Those who lend money or deliver goods and services before being paid are called
Underwriters
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Creditors
Investors
Debtors
Question 26
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Expenses can be defined as
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Decreases in economic benefits in the form of outflows or depletions of assets or incurrences of liabilities that result in
decreases in equity
Question 27
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Inventories are assets which are
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Question 28
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Obligations which are expected to be liquidated through the use of existing current assets or the creation of other
current liabilities are called
Long-term liabilities
Unearned revenues
Current assets
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Current liabilities
Question 29
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A revenue
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Question 30
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Which of the following enhances the comparability of information?
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Using the same technologies used by other entities in the same industry where the reporting entity belongs.
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Using different methods to account for similar transactions from period to period.
Making like things look different.
Question 31
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Which of the following statements is incorrect in relation to fair presentation?
Fair presentation requires the faithful representation of the effects of transactions in accordance with the definition
criteria for assets, liabilities, income and expenses
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An entity can rectify inappropriate accounting polices either by disclosure of the accounting policies used or by notes or
explanatory material
An entity whose financial statements comply with PFRS shall make an explicit and unreserved statement of such
compliance in the notes
An entity shall not describe financial statements as complying with PFRS unless they comply with all the requirements
of PFRS.
Question 32
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When classifying assets as current and noncurrent
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Assets are classified as current if they are reasonably expected to be realized in cash or consumed during the normal
operating cycle
The time period by which current asset are distinguished from noncurrent assets is determined by the seasonal nature
of the business
The amount at which current assets are carried and reported must reflect net realizable value
Question 33
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What is the purpose of the “notes to financial statements”?
To provide recognition of amounts not included in the total of the financial statements
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Question 34
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Upon first adoption of PFRS, an entity may elect to use fair value as deemed cost for
Biological asset related to agricultural activity for which there is no active market
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Question 35
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Under PFRS 1, how should a first-time adopter of PFRS recognize the adjustments required to present the opening
PFRS statement of financial position?
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All of the adjustments should be recognized directly in retained earnings or, if appropriate, in another category of equity
Adjustments that are capital in nature should be recognized in retained earnings and adjustments that are revenue in
nature should be recognized in profit or loss
Current adjustments should be recognized in profit or loss and noncurrent adjustments should be recognized in retained
earnings
Question 36
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Which of the following is an assumption used in fair value measurements?
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Question 37
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Which of the following describes a principal market for establishing fair value of an asset?
The most observable market in which the price of the asset is minimized
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The market that has the greatest volume and level of activity for the asset
Question 38
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It is defined as a market in which transactions for the asset or liability take place with sufficient frequency and volume
to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis
Stock market
Principal market
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Active market
Global market
Question 39
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Under PFRS 13, the fair value of an asset or a liability is measured as
The cost of the asset less accumulated depreciation or the carrying amount of the liability on the date of sale
The price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants
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The price that would be received when selling an asset or paid when transferring a liability in an orderly transaction
between market participants
The appraised value of the lease or liability
Question 40
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The fair value at initial recognition is
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Question 41
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One of the benefits of the statement of cash flows is that it helps users evaluate financial flexibility. Which of the
following explanations is a description of financial flexibility?
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The entity’s ability to invest in a number of projects with different objectives and costs
The entity’s ability to respond and adapt to financial adversity and unexpected needs and opportunities
Question 42
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Cash advances and loans from bank overdrafts should be reported as
Investing activities
Financing activities
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Operating activities
Question 43
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To arrive at net cash provided by operating activities, it is necessary to report revenue and expenses on a cash basis.
This is done by
Eliminating all transactions that have not current in future effect on cash, such as depreciation, from the net income
computation
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Eliminating the effects of income statement transactions that did not result in a corresponding increase or decrease in
cash
Estimating the percentage of income statement transactions that were originally reported in a cash basis and projecting
this amount to the entire array of income statement transactions.
Re-recording all income statement transactions that directly affect cash in a separate cash flow journal
Question 44
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How should an unrealized gain on foreign currency transaction be presented in a statement of cash flows?
It should be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements by way of abundant precaution
As an inflow under “financing activities” because it arises from a foreign currency transaction
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Question 45
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An entity other than a financial institution receives dividends from investment in shares. How should it disclose the
dividends received in the statement of cash flows?
As an adjustment in the “operating activities” section of the cash flow because it is included in the net income for the
year and as a cash inflows in the “financing activities” section of the statement of cash flows
Correct!
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Transferred goods from inventory to a shareholder owning 40% of the entity’s ordinary shares.
Question 47
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Which of the following statements is true in relation to events after reporting period?
I. A decline in the market value of investments should normally be classified as an adjusting event.
II. The settlement of a long-running court case should normally be classified as a nonadjusting event.
II only
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Neither I nor II
Both I and II
I only
Question 48
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If the fair value less cost of disposal is lower than the carrying amount of a noncurrent asset classified as held for sale,
the difference is
Charged to depreciation
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Not accounted
Question 49
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Which of the following is characteristics of a change in an accounting estimate?
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Question 50
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If it is impracticable to determine the cumulative effect of an accounting change to any of the prior periods, the
accounting change should be accounted for
As a prior adjustment
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On a prospective basis
Question 51
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Interim financial report means a financial report containing
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Question 52
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding interim financial reporting?
Use of the gross margin method for computing cost of goods sold must be disclosed.
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Costs and expense not directly associated with interim revenue must be allocated to interim periods on a reasonable
basis.
Gains and losses that arise in an interim period shall be recognized in the interim period in which they arise if they
would not normally be deferred at year end.
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Question 53
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The major customer disclosure includes all of the following, except
The identity of the segment reporting the revenue from major customers.
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Question 54
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An entity must disclose all of the following about each reportable segment if the amounts are used by the chief
operating decision maker, except
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Allocated expense
Interest expense
Depreciation expense
Question 55
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The statement of profit or loss includes which of the following?
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Discontinued operations.
Revenue, cost of goods sold, distribution costs, general and administrative expenses and extraordinary items.
Question 56
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Assets that are classified as held for sale under PFRS 5 are
depreciated.
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not depreciated.
Question 57
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According to PFRS 5, gains and losses on remeasurement of assets held for sale are
not recognized.
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Question 58
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Which of the following is incorrect regarding the accounting for a change in accounting estimate?
No adjustments are made to the beginning balance of retained earnings or to previously presented financial statements.
Previous financial statements need not be adjusted to apply the changed estimate in prior periods.
The effect of a change in accounting estimate affects profit or loss in the current period or future periods, or both.
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The effect of a change in accounting estimate affects profit or loss in the current period only.
Question 59
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A correction of prior period error is accounted for by (Item #1) while a change in accounting policy is accounted for
by (Item #2)
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None of these
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Question 60
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If an entity adjusts the beginning balance of its retained earnings, then there must be a
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Question 61
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Which of the following is not a related party as envisaged by PAS 24?
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Question 62
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PAS 24 requires disclosure of compensation of key management personnel. Which of the following would not be
considered “compensation” for this purpose?
Short-term benefits.
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Reimbursement of out-of-pocket
Termination benefits.
Share-based payments.
Question 63
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Operating segments that may be aggregated are those which exhibit similar economic characteristics and are similar in
the following, except
the nature of the products and services, their production processes, and distribution methods
regulatory environment
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Question 64
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According to PFRS 8, the quantitative thresholds are
I. at least 10% of total revenues (external and internal),
II. at least 10% of the higher of total profits of segments reporting profits and total losses of segments reporting losses,
in absolute amount (i.e., disregarding negative amounts.
III. at least 10% of total assets (inclusive of intersegment receivables).
I only
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I, II and III
II only
III only
Question 65
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According to PFRS 8, external revenue reported by reportable operating segments must be at least
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a majority of the total revenue of the entity including both internal and external revenues
75% of the total revenue of the entity including both internal and external revenues
Question 66
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Users of interim financial statements are assumed to have access to the most recent annual financial report.
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An entity shall not provide a complete set of financial statements in its interim financial reporting. Only condensed
financial statements shall be provided.
Only information that is significant to the understanding of changes in financial position and performance of an entity
since the end of the last annual reporting are included in the interim financial report.
In the interest of relevance and timeliness, less information is normally provided in a condensed set of interim financial
statements.
Question 67
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Income tax expenses during interim periods are recognized based on
the effective income tax rate during the current quarter.
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the best estimate of the weighted average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year.
the substantially enacted future income tax rate if different from the current income tax rate
the best estimate of the weighted average income tax rate in effect during the quarter.
Question 68
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A corporation issues quarterly interim financial statements and uses the lower of cost or net realizable value to measure
its inventory in its annual financial statements. Which of the following statements is correct regarding how the
corporation should value its inventory in its interim financial statements?
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Question 69
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Under PFRS 5, how should assets and liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale be reported in the
statement of financial position?
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The assets of a disposal group should be reported separately from other assets and the liabilities of the disposal group
should be reported separately from other liabilities
The assets and liabilities should be offset and presented as a single amount
Question 70
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The major financial statements include all of the following, except
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Question 71
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Which of the following does not appear in a statement of retained earnings?
Net loss
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Question 72
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Which of the following must be included in the component of the financial statements?
An auditor’s report
A directors’ report
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Accounting policies
Question 73
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A third statement of financial position at the beginning of the earliest comparative period is required
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Question 74
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“Fair presentation” is achieved by all of the following, except
To present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable, and
understandable information.
To provide additional disclosures when compliance with the requirements in PFRS is insufficient to enable users to
understand the entity’s financial position and financial performance.
Correct!
Question 75
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Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning the rule on “offsetting”?
Gains and losses arising from a group of similar transactions are reported on a net basis.
Gains and losses on disposal of noncurrent assets are reported by deducting from the proceeds on disposal the carrying
amount of the asset and related selling expenses.
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An entity shall not offset assets and liabilities, and income and expenses, unless required or permitted by PFRS.
Question 76
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The basis for classifying assets as current or noncurrent is the period of time normally required by to convert cash
invested in
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Question 77
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Under PAS 8, which of the following is the first step within the hierarchy of guidance when selecting accounting
policies?
Apply the requirements in PFRS dealing with similar and related issues
Consider the applicability of the definitions, recognition criteria and measurement concepts in the Conceptual
Framework
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Apply a standard from PFRS if it specifically relates to the transaction, other event or condition
Question 78
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A voluntary change in accounting policy may only be made if
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Question 79
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An entity changed the method of valuation of inventories from weighted-average method to first-in, first-out method.
The entity should account for this changes as
Question 80
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Which of the following is not a retrospective-type accounting change?
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Cost recovery method to the percentage of completion method for long-term contracts
Question 81
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Cash receipts from royalties, fees, commissions and other revenue are
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Question 82
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Under the direct method of preparing the statement of cash flows, which of the following would represent cash paid?
Interest expense, adjusted for changes in interest payable and amortization of bond premium or discount.
Question 83
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An entity purchased a building and the seller accepted payment partly in equity shares and partly in debentures of the
entity. Under PAS 7, this transaction should be treated in the statement of cash flows as which of the following?
The purchase of the building should be investing cash outflow and the issuance of shares and the debentures financing
cash outflows
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The transaction does not belong in a statement of cash flows and should be disclosed only in the notes to the financial
statements
The purchase of the building should be investing cash outflow and the issuance of debentures financing cash outflow
while the issuance of shares investing cash outflow
Question 84
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Most entities interpret that significant noncash investing and financing transactions should be reported
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Question 85
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Which of the following statements is true concerning the statement of cash flows?
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The IASB requires entities to classify all income taxes paid as operating ash outflows unless the taxes can be specifically
identified with financing and investing activities
When pension expense exceeds cash funding, the difference is deducted from investing activities in the statement of
cash flows
Under IFRS, the purchase of land by issuing ordinary shares will be shown as cash outflow under investing activities and
a cash inflow under financing activities
Question 86
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Entities considered as holders of secondary licenses issued by a regulatory agency are not considered as SMEs. Which
of the following is not among this type of entities?
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Question 87
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All of the following are considered line items in the statement of financial position of an SME, except
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Revaluation surplus
Provisions
Noncontrolling interest
Question 88
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Which of the following gain and loss should be recognized in OCI of an SME?
Gain and loss arising on translating the financial statements of a foreign operation
Question 89
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Which is not considered as Other Comprehensive Income for SMEs?
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Question 90
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Which gain and loss can an SME elect to recognize in OCI or in profit or loss?
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Gain and loss arising on translating the financial statements of a foreign operation
Question 91
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Which of the following statements reflects the accounting for financial instruments under IFRS for SMEs?
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Question 92
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Which of the following is a disclosure requirement in relation to borrowing cost under IFRS for SMEs?
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Question 93
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What is considered “significant” change in the size criteria that requires transition to or from the PFRS for SMEs?
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Question 94
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An SME can recognize which of the following either as component of profit or loss or component of other
comprehensive income?
Revaluation surplus
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Question 95
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Which of the following statements is true in relation to an SME?
All intangible assets have finite useful life and must be amortized
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Investment property is measured at fair value if the fair value can be measured reliably without undue cost or effort on
an ongoing basis
Investment in associate shall be accounted for using any of the cost model, fair value model and equity model and using
the same accounting policy for all investments in associate
Question 96
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An entity that is not publicly accountable must make an explicit and unreserved statement of compliance with the PFRS
for SMEs
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If the entity complies with all the requirements of PFRS for SMEs.
If the entity complies with the vast majority of the requirements of PFRS for SMEs.
If the entity complies with the national GAAP based on PFRS for SMEs with some specific differences.
Question 97
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According to PFRS for SMEs, which of the following is not a related party of an entity?
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Retail method
Standard cost
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Question 99
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An SME measures a provision at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.
When the provision involves a large population of items, the estimate of the amount
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May be the individual most likely outcome adjusted for the effect of other possible outcomes.
Question 100
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An SME entered, as lessee, into a 5 days noncancelable lease of a motor vehicle that has an economic life of 5 years and
nil residual value. Lease payments are on a daily basis. At the end of the lease term, the lessee returns the motor
vehicle to the lessor. The lease is accounted for
As a finance lease
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As an operating lease