Prelim Exam - Answer Key
Prelim Exam - Answer Key
Prelim Exam - Answer Key
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only
What amount should be reported as cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2019?
a. 1,100,000
b. 3,850,000
c. 4,600,000
d. 8,600,000
2. Aizen Company provided the following information at year-end comprising the cash account:
On December 31, 2019, what amount should be reported as cash under current assets?
a. 4,500,000
b. 5,500,000
c. 3,500,000
d. 6,500,000
Checkbook Balance 4,000,000
Undelivered Check 500,000
Total Cash 4,500,000
7. At the end of the current year, an entity had cash accounts at three banks. One account is segregated solely for
payment into a bond sinking fund. A second account, used for branch operations, is overdrawn. The third account,
used for regular corporate operations, as a positive balance. How should these accounts be reported?
a. The segregated account should be reported as a noncurrent asset, the regular account should be
reported as a current asset, and the overdraft should be reported as a current liability.
b. The segregated and regular accounts should be reported as current assets, and the overdraft should be
reported as a current liability.
c. The segregated account should be reported as a noncurrent asset, and the regular account should be
reported as a current asset net of overdraft.
d. The segregated and regular accounts should be reported as current assets net of the overdraft.
Bond Sinking Fund – Noncurrent Asset
Bank Overdraft – Current Liability (three different banks)
Regular Corporate operations – Current Asset
8. Joestar Company had the following account balances on December 31, 2019:
The petty cash fund included unreplenished December 2019 petty cash expense vouchers of P5,000 and employee
IOU of P5,000. (Deduct unpaid vouchers and employee IOU)
The cash on hand included a P100,000 check payable to the entity dated January 31, 2020. (Postdated Check –
not included)
What total amount should be reported as cash and cash equivalents on December 31, 2019?
a. P6,940,000
b. P8,940,000
c. P7,940,000
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d. P7,440,000
Acnologia Company had a checkbook balance on December 31, 2019 on P8,000,000 and held the following items
in the safe:
Cash in bank included P400,000 of compensating balance against short term borrowing arrangement.
Erza Company reported the following information at the end of the current year
• Investment securities of P1,000,000. These securities are share investments in entities that are traded in
the Philippine Stock Exchange. As a result, the shares are very actively traded in the market. (Short-Term
Investment)
• Investment securities of P2,000,000. These securities are government treasury bills.
The treasury bills have a 10-year term and purchased on December 31 at which time they had two months
to go until they mature. (Cash Equivalent)
• Cash of P3,400,000 in the form of coin, currency, savings account and checking account. (Cash)
• Investment securities of P1,500,000. These securities are commercial papers or money market placements.
The term of the commercial papers is nine months and the instruments were purchased on December 31
at which time they had three months to go until they mature. (Cash Equivalent)
14. What total amount should be reported as cash at the end of current year?
a. 3,400,000
b. 5,400,000
c. 4,900,000
d. 6,900,000
15. What total amount should be reported as cash equivalents at the end of current year?
a. 3,500,000
b. 4,500,000
c. 1,500,000
d. 2,500,000
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16. Mariejois Company established a petty cash fund of P50,000 with the following information:
This check was redeposited on December 26, 2019 and cleared two days later. (No AJE)
• A P400,000 check payable to supplier dated and recorded on December 30, 2019 was mailed on January
16, 2020.
• A petty cash fund of P50,000 comprised the following on December 31, 2019:
Coins and currencies 5,000
Petty cash vouchers 40,000
Refundable deposit for returnable containers 5,000
50,000
• A check payable of P40,000 was drawn on December 31, 2019 payable to petty cash.
19. What total amount should be reported as cash on December 31, 2019?
a. 4,645,000
b. 4,845,000
c. 4,600,000
d. 4,650,000
Cash on Hand 400,000
Cash in Bank 4,200,000
Petty Cash Fund 45,000
Total Cash 4,645,000
20. If a check correctly written and paid by the bank for P448 is incorrectly recorded on the company's books for P484,
the appropriate treatment on the bank reconciliation would be to
a. add P36 to the bank's balance.
b. add P36 to the book's balance.
c. deduct P36 from the bank's balance.
d. deduct P448 from the book's balance.
21. Notification by the bank that a deposited customer check was returned NSF requires that the company make the
following adjusting entry:
a. Accounts Receivable
Cash
b. Cash
Accounts Receivable
c. Miscellaneous Expense
Accounts Receivable
22. Jessa Company had checks outstanding totaling P5,400 on its June bank reconciliation. In July, Jessa Company
issued checks totaling P38,900. The July bank statement shows that P26,300 in checks cleared the bank in July.
A check from one of Jessa Company's customers in the amount of P300 was also returned marked "NSF." The
amount of outstanding checks on Jessa Company's July bank reconciliation should be
a. P12,600.
b. P18,000.
c. P17,700.
d. P7,200.
23. Gintoki Company gathered the following reconciling information in preparing its July bank reconciliation:
Cash balance per books, 7/31 P4,500
Deposits-in-transit 150
Notes receivable and interest collected by bank 850
Bank charge for check printing 20
Outstanding checks 2,000
NSF check 170
The adjusted cash balance per books on July 31 is
a. P5,160.
b. P5,010.
c. P3,310.
d. P3,460.
Unadjusted Cash per books P4,500
Note receivable and interest collected by bank 850
Bank Charge (20)
NSF Check (170)
Adjusted Cash per books P5,160
24. Ymir Company developed the following reconciling information in preparing its September bank reconciliation:
Cash balance per bank, 9/30 P11,000
Note receivable collected by bank 4,000
Outstanding checks 6,000
Deposits-in-transit 3,000
Bank service charge 50
NSF check 800
Determine the cash balance per books (before adjustments) for Yenn Company.
a. P8,850.
b. P14,000.
c. P4,850.
d. P11,000.
Cash per Bank 11,000
Deposits In Transit 3,000
Bank Service Charge 50
NSF check 800
Outstanding checks (6,000)
Note receivable collected by bank (4,000)
Cash per Books 4,850
On October 7, 2019, the cash book of Dendi Company showed the following entries:
Receipts Checks
September 30 (overdraft) P 0 P5,000
October 1 Tuesday 1,200 1,600
2 Wednesday 3,000 2,400
3 Thursday 800 1,000
4 Friday 6,000 3,400
5 Saturday 4,000 2,500
Cash receipts are deposited at the beginning of every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and in each case includes the
receipts of the preceding two working days. The bank statement at the close of October 5 showed:
Balance, September 30 – overdraft P6,500
Deposits 7,000
Checks (includes all checks issued prior to October 4
and also a check for P300 belonging to Cendi
Co., erroneously charged to Dendi account 5,800
A check for P256 issued on October 5 had been canceled
by the company but the bookkeeper has not made
any entry for this.
Additional information: undeposited collections – October 31, P10,000; outstanding checks – October 31, P5,644.
31. Which statement is true in relation to presentation of receivables in the statement of financial position?
a. Trade receivables and nontrade receivables must be shown separately
b. Nontrade receivables are presented as noncurrent
c. Trade accounts receivable and trade notes receivable must be presented separately
d. Trade receivables and nontrade receivables which are currently collectible may be presented as one
line item called “trade and other receivables”
32. In the case of long-term installments receivable as in real estate installment sales where a major portion is collected
beyond the normal operating cycle
a. The entire receivables are shown as current without disclosure of the amount not currently due
b. The entire receivables are shown as noncurrent
c. Only the portion currently due is shown as current and the balance as noncurrent
d. The entire receivables are shown as current with disclosure of the amount not currently due
33. What method of recording bad debt loss is consistent with accrual accounting?
a. Allowance method
b. Direct write off method
c. Percent of sales method
d. Percent of accounts receivable method
34. The advantage of relating the bad debt experience to accounts receivable is that this approach
a. Gives a reasonably accurate measurement of receivables in the statement of financial position
b. Relates bad debt expense to the period of sale
c. Is the only generally accepted method for measuring accounts receivable
d. Makes estimates of uncollectible accounts unnecessary
35. When a specific customer account receivable is written off as uncollectible, what will be the effect on net income
under the allowance and direct writeoff method?
a. No effect under both allowance method and direct writeoff method
b. Decrease under both allowance method and direct writeoff method
c. No effect under allowance method and decrease under direct writeoff method
Allowance method Direct writeoff
ADA xx DA Exp. xx
A/R xx A/R xx
d. Decrease under allowance method and no effect under direct writeoff method
36. When the allowance method of recognizing bad debt expense is used, the entries at the time of collection of an
account previously written off would
a. Decrease the allowance for doubtful accounts
b. Increase net income
c. Have no effect on the allowance for doubtful accounts
d. Have no effect on net income
A/R xx
ADA xx
Cash xx
A/R xx
37. Which method of determining bad debt expense does not match expense and revenue?
a. Charging bad debts with percentage of sales under the allowance method
b. Charging bad debts with a percentage of accounts receivable under the allowance method
c. Charging bad debts with an amount derived from aging the accounts receivable under the allowance method
d. Charging bad debits as accounts are written off as uncollectible
38. Which concept relates to the allowance method in accounting for uncollectible accounts receivable?
a. Bad debt expense is an estimate based on historical and prospective information
b. Bad debt expense in the actual amount determined to be uncollectible
c. Bad debt expense is an estimate based only on aging of account receivable
d. Bad debt expense is management determination of which accounts are considered doubtful
39. The estimate of uncollectible accounts receivable based on a percentage of sales
a. Emphasizes measurement of the net realizable value of accounts receivable
b. Emphasizes measurement of bad debt expense
c. Emphasizes measurement of total assets
d. Is only acceptable for tax purposes
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40. On December 31, 2019, the balance of accounts receivable of Jalena Company was P6,000,000 and the January
1, 2019 balance of allowance for doubtful accounts was P800,000. The following data were gathered:
Credit Sales Write offs Recoveries
Doubtful accounts are provided for a percentage of credit sales. The accountant calculates the percentage annually by
using the experience of the three years prior to the current year. How much should be reported as allowance for doubtful
accounts on December 31, 2019?
3-year experience
= 1,480,000
37,000,000
= 4%
Doubtful accounts are provided for a percentage of credit sales. The accountant calculates the percentage annually by
using the experience of the three years prior to the current year. How much should be reported as Accounts Receivable
on December 31, 2019?
42. Grime Company provided the following information for the current year:
As a result of a review and aging of accounts receivable, it has been determined that an allowance for doubtful
accounts of P400,000 is needed on December 31.
What amount should be recorded as doubtful accounts expense for the current year?
a. 400,000 b. 300,000 c. 500,000 d. 700,000
What amount should be reported as net realizable value of accounts receivable on December 31?
The entity estimated that 3% of the gross accounts receivable would become uncollectible.
What amount should be reported as doubtful accounts expense for the current year?
The entity estimated that 3% of the gross accounts receivable would become uncollectible.
The entity estimated that 3% of the Net credit sales would become uncollectible.
The entity estimated that 3% of the Net credit sales would become uncollectible.
49. Banks Company reported the following accounts at year-end before adjustments:
Debit Credit
What amount of doubtful accounts expense should be reported for the current year?
a. 140,000 b. 145,000 c. 141,000 d. 144,000
50. Banks Company reported the following accounts at year-end before adjustments:
Debit Credit
What amount of doubtful accounts expense should be reported for the current year?
a. 140,000 b. 145,000 c. 141,000 d. 144,000
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