Accounting MCQs

211. How does the aging of accounts receivable impact the valuation of current assets?
A. Analyzing Employee Performance
B. Older accounts receivable may be considered less collectible, leading to a potential valuation adjustment.
C. Ignoring Non-Cash Transactions
D. Focusing Only on Short-Term Liabilities


212. What is the significance of the cost model in the accounting treatment of property, plant, and equipment (PPE)?
A. Assessing Market Trends
B. Records PPE at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses.
C. Setting Advertising Budgets
D. Ignoring Changes in Cash Position


213. How does the revaluation model impact the accounting treatment of property, plant, and equipment (PPE)?
A. Detailing Changes in Equity
B. Allows for periodic adjustments to the carrying amount of PPE based on fair value.
C. Ignoring Non-Monetary Transactions
D. Focusing Only on Short-Term Assets


214. What is the purpose of the accumulated depreciation account in relation to assets?
A. Setting Advertising Budgets
B. Represents the total depreciation expense recognized on an asset since its acquisition.
C. Ignoring Changes in Equity
D. Assessing Market Demand


215. How are financial assets measured on the balance sheet?
A. Analyzing Market Share
B. At fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the income statement.
C. Focusing Only on Short-Term Liabilities
D. Ignoring Non-Cash Transactions


216. What distinguishes operating leases from finance leases in terms of assets?
A. Detailing Long-Term Investments
B. Operating leases do not transfer ownership of the asset, while finance leases do.
C. Ignoring Changes in Cash Position
D. Setting Advertising Budgets


217. How does the impairment test apply to non-financial assets, including goodwill?
A. Assessing Employee Performance
B. Compares the recoverable amount of an asset to its carrying amount to identify impairments.
C. Ignoring Non-Monetary Transactions
D. Focusing Only on Short-Term Assets


218. What is the purpose of the fair value hierarchy in measuring assets?
A. Setting Advertising Budgets
B. Classifies inputs into three levels based on their observability and reliability in determining fair value.
C. Ignoring Changes in Equity
D. Analyzing Market Trends


219. How are long-term investments classified on the balance sheet?
A. Focusing Only on Short-Term Liabilities
B. As either available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, or held-for-trading.
C. Ignoring Changes in Cash Position
D. Detailing Changes in Equity


220. What is the accounting treatment for research and development costs as they relate to assets?
A. Assessing Market Demand
B. Generally expensed as incurred rather than capitalized as assets.
C. Analyzing Employee Performance
D. Ignoring Non-Cash Transactions