Question 1

Recording employee payroll deductions may involve:

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A)   Liabilities to individual employees.
B)   Liabilities to federal and state governments.
C)   Liabilities to insurance companies.
D)   Liabilities to labor unions.
E)   All of these.

Question 2

A company has 2 employees. The company's total salaries for the month of January were $8,000. The federal income tax rate for both employees is 15%. The FICA-social security tax rate is 6.2% and the FICA-Medicare tax rate is 1.45%. Calculate the amount of employee taxes withheld and prepare the company's journal entry to record the January payroll assuming these were the only deductions.

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Question 3

FUTA taxes are:

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A)   Social Security taxes.
B)   Medicare taxes.
C)   Employee income taxes.
D)   Unemployment taxes.
E)   Employee deductions.

Question 4

The deferred income tax liability:

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A)   Represents income tax payments that are deferred until future years because of temporary differences between GAAP rules and tax accounting rules.
B)   Is a contingent liability.
C)   Can result in a deferred income tax asset.
D)   Is never recorded.
E)   Is recorded whether or not the difference between taxable income and financial accounting income is permanent or temporary.

Question 5

All of the following statements regarding uncertainty in liabilities are true except:

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A)   Liabilities can involve uncertainty in whom to pay.
B)   A company can create a known amount when issuing a note even though the holder of the note may not be known until the maturity date.
C)   A company can have an obligation of a known amount to a known creditor but not know when it must be paid.
D)   A company only records liabilities when it knows whom to pay, when to pay, and how much to pay.
E)   A company can be aware of an obligation but not know how much will be required to settle it.

Question 6

Known liabilities are obligations set by agreements, contracts, or laws, and are measurable and definitely determinable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A special bank account used solely for the purpose of paying employees, by depositing in the account each pay period an amount equal to the total employees' net pay and drawing the employees' payroll checks on the account, is a(n) :

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A)   Federal depository bank account.
B)   Employee's Individual Earnings account.
C)   Employees' bank account.
D)   Payroll register account.
E)   Payroll bank account.

Question 8

The full disclosure principle requires the reporting of contingent liabilities that are reasonably possible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

FICA taxes include:

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A)   Social Security taxes.
B)   Charitable giving.
C)   Employee income taxes.
D)   Unemployment taxes.
E)   All of these.

Question 10

A company sells its product subject to a warranty that covers the cost of parts for repairs during the six months after the date of sale. Warranty costs are estimated to be 6% of sales. During the month of June, the company performed warranty work and used $12,000 of parts to perform the warranty work. Sales for June were $450,000.
1. Record the warranty expense for the month of June.
2. Record the costs of the warranty work completed in June.
3. If the Estimated Warranty Liability account had a credit balance of $10,000 on May 31, what is the account balance at June 30?

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Question 11

An employer's federal unemployment taxes (FUTA)  are reported:

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A)   Annually.
B)   Semiannually.
C)   Quarterly.
D)   Monthly.
E)   Weekly.

Question 12

On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note?

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A)   Debit interest expense, $0; credit interest payable, $0.
B)   Debit interest expense, $100; credit interest payable, $100.
C)   Debit interest expense, $150; credit interest payable, $150.
D)   Debit interest expense, $200; credit interest payable, $200.
E)   Debit interest expense, $300; credit interest payable, $300.

Question 13

A company had fixed interest expense of $6,000, its income before interest expense and any income taxes is $18,000, and its net income is $8,400. The company's times interest earned ratio equals:

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A)   0.33.
B)   0.71.
C)   1.40.
D)   3.00.
E)   12,000.

Question 14

Employees earn vacation pay at the rate of one day per month. During July, 25 employees qualify for one vacation day each. Their average daily wage is $100 per day. What is the amount of vacation benefit expense to be recorded for the month of July?

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A)   $25
B)   $100
C)   $250
D)   $2,500
E)   $25,000

Question 15

Obligations not expected to be paid within the longer of one year or the company's operating cycle are reported as:

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A)   Current assets.
B)   Current liabilities.
C)   Long-term liabilities.
D)   Operating cycle liabilities.
E)   Bills.

Question 16

Debt guarantees are not usually disclosed as a contingent liability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Accrued vacation benefits are a form of estimated liability for an employer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A short-term note payable is a written promise to pay a specified amount on a definite future date within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Calco had income before interest expense and income taxes of $5,698 million and interest expense of $399 million. Calculate Calco's times interest earned.

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Question 20

A company's employees had the following earnings records at the close of the current payroll period:  The company's payroll taxes expense on each employee's earnings includes: FICA Social Security taxes of 6.2% on the first $106,800 of earnings plus 1.45% FICA Medicare on all wages; 0.8% federal unemployment taxes on the first $7,000; and 2.5% state unemployment taxes on the first $7,000. Compute the employer's total payroll taxes expense for the current pay period.

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FICA taxes include:

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Recording employee payroll deductions may involve:

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Accrued vacation benefits are a form of estimated liability for an employer.

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All of the following statements regarding uncertainty in liabilities are true except:

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An employer's federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) are reported:

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Employees earn vacation pay at the rate of one day per month. During July, 25 employees qualify for one vacation day each. Their average daily wage is $100 per day. What is the amount of vacation benefit expense to be recorded for the month of July?

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Obligations not expected to be paid within the longer of one year or the company's operating cycle are reported as:

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FUTA taxes are:

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A company had fixed interest expense of $6,000, its income before interest expense and any income taxes is $18,000, and its net income is $8,400. The company's times interest earned ratio equals:

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The deferred income tax liability:

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Calco had income before interest expense and income taxes of $5,698 million and interest expense of $399 million. Calculate Calco's times interest earned.

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On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note?

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Known liabilities are obligations set by agreements, contracts, or laws, and are measurable and definitely determinable.

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A special bank account used solely for the purpose of paying employees, by depositing in the account each pay period an amount equal to the total employees' net pay and drawing the employees' payroll checks on the account, is a(n) :

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Debt guarantees are not usually disclosed as a contingent liability.

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The full disclosure principle requires the reporting of contingent liabilities that are reasonably possible.

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A short-term note payable is a written promise to pay a specified amount on a definite future date within one year or the operating cycle, whichever is longer.

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FICA taxes include:

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Accrued vacation benefits are a form of estimated liability for an employer.

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All of the following statements regarding uncertainty in liabilities are true except:

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An employer's federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) are reported:

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Employees earn vacation pay at the rate of one day per month. During July, 25 employees qualify for one vacation day each. Their average daily wage is $100 per day. What is the amount of vacation benefit expense to be recorded for the month of July?

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Obligations not expected to be paid within the longer of one year or the company's operating cycle are reported as:

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FUTA taxes are:

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A company had fixed interest expense of $6,000, its income before interest expense and any income taxes is $18,000, and its net income is $8,400. The company's times interest earned ratio equals:

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The deferred income tax liability:

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Calco had income before interest expense and income taxes of $5,698 million and interest expense of $399 million. Calculate Calco's times interest earned.

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On November 1, Carter Company signed a 120-day, 10% note payable, with a face value of $9,000. What is the adjusting entry for the accrued interest at December 31 on the note?

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Known liabilities are obligations set by agreements, contracts, or laws, and are measurable and definitely determinable.

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A special bank account used solely for the purpose of paying employees, by depositing in the account each pay period an amount equal to the total employees' net pay and drawing the employees' payroll checks on the account, is a(n) :

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Debt guarantees are not usually disclosed as a contingent liability.

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The full disclosure principle requires the reporting of contingent liabilities that are reasonably possible.

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