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A soundly developed conceptual framework of concepts and objectives should


A) increase financial statement users' understanding of and confidence in financial reporting.
B) enhance comparability among companies' financial statements.
C) allow new and emerging practical to be more quickly solved.
D) All of these answer choices are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The second level of the conceptual framework includes each of the following except


A) elements.
B) principles.
C) enhancing qualities.
D) fundamental qualities.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Under current GAAP, inflation is ignored in accounting due to the


A) economic entity assumption.
B) going concern assumption.
C) monetary unit assumption.
D) periodicity assumption.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following relates to both relevance and faithful representation?


A) Cost constraint
B) Predictive value
C) Verifiability
D) Neutrality

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to the FASB's conceptual framework, predictive value is an ingredient of According to the FASB's conceptual framework, predictive value is an ingredient of

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The calculation of comprehensive income includes which of the following? The calculation of comprehensive income includes which of the following?

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If the LIFO inventory method was used last period, it should be used for the current and following periods because of


A) comparability.
B) materiality.
C) timeliness.
D) verifiability.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is an ingredient of relevance?


A) Verifiability.
B) Neutrality.
C) Timeliness.
D) Materiality.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The first level of the conceptual framework identifies the recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts used in establishing accounting standards.

A) True
B) False

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A soundly developed conceptual framework enables the FASB to issue more useful and consistent pronouncements over time.

A) True
B) False

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Under IFRS, it is mandatory to report property, plant, and equipment at historical cost.

A) True
B) False

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Recognition of expense related to amortization of an intangible asset illustrates which principle of accounting?


A) Expense recognition.
B) Full disclosure.
C) Revenue recognition.
D) Historical cost.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The pervasive criterion by which accounting information can be judged is that of


A) decision usefulness.
B) freedom from bias.
C) timeliness.
D) comparability.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Trade-offs between the characteristics that make information useful may be necessary or beneficial. Issuance of interim financial statements is an example of a trade-off between


A) relevance and faithful representation.
B) faithful representation and periodicity.
C) timeliness and materiality.
D) understandability and timeliness.

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not true concerning a conceptual framework in accounting?


A) It should be a basis for standard-setting.
B) It should allow practical to be solved more quickly by reference to it.
C) It should be based on fundamental truths that are derived from the laws of nature.
D) All of these answer choices are true.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Charging off the cost of a wastebasket with an estimated useful life of 10 years as an expense of the period when purchased is an example of the application of the


A) consistency characteristic.
B) expense recognition principle.
C) materiality quality.
D) historical cost principle.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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If the FIFO inventory method was used last period, it should be used for the current and following periods because of


A) relevance.
B) neutrality.
C) understandability.
D) consistency.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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In the first stage of creating conceptual framework, the IASB and the FASB agreed on the objective of financial reporting and a common set of desired _________.


A) characteristics of GAAP
B) quantitative characteristics
C) qualitative characteristics
D) rule-based characteristics

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is the following is a characteristic describing the primary quality of relevance?


A) Predictive value.
B) Materiality.
C) Verifiability.
D) Understandability.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which assumption or principle requires that all information significant enough to affect a decision of reasonably informed users should be reported in the financial statements?


A) Matching.
B) Going concern.
C) Historical cost.
D) Full disclosure.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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