Accounting MCQs

201. What is the definition of assets in accounting?
A. Ignoring Changes in Equity
B. Resources owned or controlled by an entity, with future economic benefits.
C. Detailing Long-Term Liabilities
D. Focusing Only on Short-Term Assets


202. How are assets classified on a balance sheet?
A. Setting Advertising Budgets
B. Into Current Assets and Non-Current Assets
C. Assessing Market Trends
D. Ignoring Non-Cash Transactions


203. Provide an example of a current asset.
A. Analyzing Employee Performance
B. Cash and Cash Equivalents
C. Focusing Only on Short-Term Liabilities
D. Ignoring Changes in Cash Position


204. What is the purpose of depreciation in accounting for assets?
A. Detailing Long-Term Investments
B. Allocating the cost of a long-term asset over its useful life.
C. Setting Advertising Budgets
D. Ignoring Non-Monetary Transactions


205. How does the concept of impairment apply to assets?
A. Assessing Market Demand
B. Recognizes a decrease in the value of an asset below its carrying amount.
C. Ignoring Changes in Equity
D. Focusing Only on Short-Term Assets


206. What distinguishes tangible assets from intangible assets?
A. Analyzing Market Share
B. Tangible assets have a physical presence, while intangible assets lack physical substance.
C. Setting Advertising Budgets
D. Ignoring Non-Cash Transactions


207. How are marketable securities classified in terms of assets?
A. Focusing Only on Short-Term Liabilities
B. Typically considered as current assets if they are expected to be converted into cash within one year.
C. Ignoring Changes in Cash Position
D. Assessing Employee Performance


208. What is the purpose of the fair value measurement for certain financial assets?
A. Detailing Changes in Equity
B. Reflects the current market value of financial assets.
C. Setting Advertising Budgets
D. Analyzing Market Trends


209. How does the revaluation model impact the measurement of certain non-financial assets?
A. Ignoring Non-Monetary Transactions
B. Allows for periodic adjustments to the carrying amount of non-financial assets based on fair value.
C. Focusing Only on Short-Term Assets
D. Assessing Market Demand


210. What is the role of goodwill as an intangible asset?
A. Setting Advertising Budgets
B. Represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.
C. Ignoring Changes in Equity
D. Detailing Long-Term Liabilities