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Acc557 Week 9 Quiz

Satisfactory Essays

Chapter 13

Question 1 | |
Corporations invest in other companies for all of the following reasons except to | meet strategic goals. |

| increase trading of the other companies' stock. |

| generate earnings. |

| house excess cash until needed. |
A typical investment to house excess cash until needed is | stocks of companies in a related industry. |

| low-risk, highly liquid securities. |

| stock securities. |

| debt securities. | Question 3 | |
Pension funds and mutual funds regularly invest in debt and stock securities to | meet strategic goals. |

| control the company in which they invest. |

| generate earnings. |

| house excess cash until needed. | Question 4 | …show more content…

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| no dividends can be expected. | Question 8 | |
If the equity method is being used, cash dividends received | require no entry because investee net income has already been recorded at the proper proportion on the investor's books. |

| are credited to the Stock Investments account. |

| are credited to the Revenue from Investment in Stock account. |

| are credited to Dividend Revenue. | Question 9 | |
If one company owns more than 50% of the common stock of another company, | the company whose stock is owned must be liquidated. |

| a partnership exists. |

| the cost method should be used to account for the investment. |

| a parent-subsidiary relationship exists. | Question 10 | |
The contra-account, Market Adjustment, is also called a(n) | opposite account. |

| valuation account. |

| offset account. |

| adjustment account. | Question 11 | |
The balance in the Unrealized Loss—Equity account will | appear as a deduction in the stockholders' equity section. |

| appear on the balance sheet as a contra asset. |

| appear on the income statement under Other Expenses and Losses. |

| not be shown on the financial statements until the securities are sold. | Question 12 | |
If the cost of an available-for-sale security exceeds its fair value by $40,000, the entry to recognize the loss | will show a

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