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A note payable due in two years is a current liability.

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Which of the following is an example of a contingent liability?


A) A liability for notes payable with interest included in the face amount.
B) The liability for future warranty repairs on computers sold during the current period.
C) A lawsuit pending against a restaurant chain for improper preparation of food.
D) A corporate long-term employment contract with the chief executive officer.

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A cereal company includes one premium coupon in every cereal box.Upon returning 10 such coupons to the company, a customer will be sent a free cereal bowl.In a recent year, the company sold 200,000 boxes of cereal for $1 a box.It is estimated that 20% of the coupons will be returned.If the cereal bowls cost the company $3 each, what amount of liability for premium redemptions must be recorded by the company?


A) $ 6,000
B) $ 12,000
C) $ 24,000
D) $200,000

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A note payable that is due in six months is a current liability.

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To determine whether a lottery winner would prefer to receive the money in a single lump sum immediately or receive an equal amount over a period of years, you would use which type of time value of money calculation?


A) The future value of a single amount.
B) The present value of a single amount.
C) The future value of an annuity.
D) The present value of an annuity.

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An annuity is a series of equal payments made at equal intervals in the future.

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The solution to this problem requires time value of money calculations.Reference to Tables 9-1 through 9-4 in the text is necessary to complete the calculations. If interest is compounded annually, the total amount of interest on an $18,000 note payable for 4 years at 10% is


A) $5,706
B) $7,200
C) $8,352
D) $8,500

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International accounting standards require companies to present classified balance sheets with liabilities classified as either current or long term.

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The solution to this problem requires time value of money calculations.Reference to Tables 9-1 through 9-4 in the text is necessary to complete the calculations. Kingston inherited $140,000 from an aunt.If Kingston decides not to spend his inheritance but to leave the money in his savings account until he retires in 15 years, how much money will he have assuming an annual interest rate of 8%, compounded semiannually?


A) $ 308,000
B) $ 509,880
C) $ 454,020
D) $7,851,900

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A company's weekly payroll amounts to $50,000 and payday for the week is every Friday.Employees work five days per week, Monday through Friday.The appropriate journal entry was recorded at the end of the accounting period, Monday, March 31, 2014.What amount is wages expense for April for the payday, Friday, April, 4, 2014?


A) $ -0-
B) $40,000
C) $10,000
D) $50,000

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Executive, Inc.has a weekly payroll of $10,000 for a 5-day workweek, Monday through Friday.If December 31, the last day of the accounting year, falls on Thursday, Executive would make an adjusting entry that would


A) increase Wages Expense $8,000.
B) decrease Wages Payable $2,000.
C) decrease Cash $8,000.
D) increase Wages Payable $2,000.

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On November 1, Greenfield Corporation borrowed $55,000 from a bank and signed a 12%, 90-day note payable in the amount of $55,000.If you assume 360 days in year, the November 30 adjusting entry will be:


A) Debit Interest Expense $550 and credit Cash $550.
B) Debit Discount on Notes Payable $1,100 and credit Interest Payable $1,100.
C) Debit Interest Expense $550 and credit Interest Payable $550.
D) Debit Interest Expense $550 and credit Notes Payable $550.

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Accrued wages is not a current liability.

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The interest earned on the principal amount only is referred to as .

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Which of the following statements regarding contingencies is true?


A) Contingencies that are probable and estimable must be recorded before the outcome of future events.
B) Contingent assets, if probable and estimable, are treated in much the same way as contingent liabilities.
C) The accounting principle that determines whether a contingent asset is recorded is that of materiality.
D) Contingencies that are not estimable should not be disclosed even if probable.

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If a bank discounts a note, then the borrower needs to only pay the cash received and not the face value of the note.

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At December 31, 2014, an amount due on December 31, 2015, would be classified as an) _______________________ liability.

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Contingent assets may be disclosed in the notes if probable and reasonably estimable.

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Almost all current liabilities appear within the Activities category of the Statement of Cash Flows.

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Which of the following statements about current liabilities is true?


A) Current liabilities are listed in order of decreasing amounts in the current liability section of the balance sheet.
B) The amount of current liabilities has little implication for a company's liquidity.
C) The current liability section never contains any portion of long-term liabilities.
D) The current ratio is defined as current assets divided by current liabilities.

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