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CFAS Final
1. Which statement is true about the frequency of revaluation of property, plant, and equipment?
a. Revaluation of assets must be made consistently at the end of each accounting period
b. Revaluation of assets must be made every two years
c. Revaluation of assets must be made at the discretion of management
d. There is no specific rule for the frequency of revaluation
2. Which of the following costs incurred subsequent to acquisition of property, plant and
equipment shall normally be taken to profit or loss during the period incurred?
a. Costs to modify an item of property to extend its useful life or increase its capacity
b. Costs to upgrade machine parts to improve quality of output
c. Costs of adopting of a new production process leading to large reduction in operating cost
d. Costs of servicing or overhauling plant and equipment to restore or maintain future
economic benefits
3. Which statements are correct concerning measurement of cost of property, plant and
equipment?
I. The purchase price of an item of property, plant and equipment is the cash price
equivalent at the recognition date.
II. If payment is deferred beyond normal credit terms, the difference between the cash
price equivalent and the total payment is recognized as interest expense over the life
of the asset.
III. If an item of property, plant and equipment is acquired in exchange for a nonmonetary
asset or combination of monetary and nonmonetary asset, the cost of such item is
measured at fair value unless the exchange transaction lacks commercial substance
or fair value of either the asset received or the asset given up is not reliably
determinable.
IV. If an entity is able to determine reliably the fair value of both the asset received and
the asset given up in an exchange, the fair value of the asset given up is used to
measure the cost of the asset received in exchange.
4. An entity bought a private jet. The jet is expected to be used over a period of 7 years. Its engine
has a useful life of 5 years and its tires are replaced every 2 years. What is the appropriate
depreciation period for the asset?
a. 7 years composite useful lie
b. 5 years for the engine, 2 years for the tires, 7 years for the balance of the cost of the
private jet
c. 2 years based on prudence as this is the lowest useful life of all parts of the jet
d. 5 years based on a simple average of the useful lives of the major components of the jet.
6. An improvement made to a machine increased its fair value and its production capacity by 25%
without extending the machine’s useful life. The cost of the improvement should be
a. expensed
b. debited to accumulated depreciation
c. capitalized on the machine account
d. allocated between the accumulated depreciation and the machine account
7. Which of the following items relevant to the depreciation of an asset can be negative?
a. residual value
b. depreciable cost
c. useful life
d. cost subsequent to acquisition
8. Using the interpretations of the Philippine Interpretations Committee (PIC), when an entity
purchases land with a building on it and immediately tears down the building so that the land can
be used for the construction of a plant, the cost incurred to tear the building should be
a. expensed
b. charged to retained earnings
c. added to the cost of the plant
d. added to the cost of the land
9. What is the treatment to property that is leased to, and occupied by, its parent or another
subsidiary?
a. The property does not qualify as investment property in the consolidated financial
statements.
b. From the perspective of the entity that owns it, the property is investment property.
c. The property is investment property in its individual financial statements.
d. All of the statements above are correct.
10. Which of the following is true for properties that comprise a portion that is held to earn rentals
or for capital appreciation and another portion that is held for use in the production or supply of
goods or services or for administrative purposes?
I. If the portions could not be sold separately, the property is owner occupied property
only if an insignificant portion is held for use in the production or supply of goods or
services or for administrative purposes.
II. If the portions could be sold separately (or leased out separately under a finance
lease), an entity accounts for the portions separately.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I and II
11. Any gain or loss from the disposal of the investment property shall be determined as the
difference between
a. The total disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and shall be
recognized in equity.
b. The net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and shall be
recognized in profit or loss.
c. The total disposal proceeds and the cost of the asset and shall be recognized in equity.
d. The net disposal proceeds and the cost of the asset and shall be recognized in profit
or loss.
14. An entity shall recognize any subsequent increase in fair value less cost to sell of a non-
current asset or disposal group classified as held for sale as
a. Deferred gain as component of equity
b. Deferred gain as component of liability
c. Gain entirely to be included in profit or loss
d. Gain to be included in profit or loss but not in excess of the cumulative impairment loss
previously recognized.
15. Which of the following relating to exploration and evaluation assets are required to be
disclosed?
I. The accounting policies for exploration and evaluation expenditures, including
policies for recognition of exploration and evaluation assets.
II. The amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses related to exploration for
and evaluation of mineral resources.
III. Reserve quantities expected to be discovered.
IV. Explanations for amounts recognized in the financial statements arising from the
exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources.
16. An entity put back an asset that was previously classified as “Held for Sale” into active use;
thus, the criteria for the asset to be classified as “Held for Sale” no longer apply. For accounting
purposes, the entity shall
a. Continue to classify the asset as Held for Sale, until such date that the asset is retired or
disposed of.
b. Reclassify the asset into its previous classification at the lower of fair value less cost to
sell and its carrying amount when the asset was classified as Held for Sale.
c. Continue to classify the asset as Held for Sale and resume the depreciation for the asset.
d. Reclassify the asset into its previous classification, measuring it at the lower between its
carrying value had the asset not been classified as Held for Sale and its recoverable
amount as determined under IAS 36 Impairment of Assets, and then subject the asset
to depreciation or amortization.
17. IFRS 5 states that a non-current asset that is to be abandoned should not be classified as
Held for Sale. The reason for this is because
a. Its carrying amount will be recovered principally through continuing use.
b. It is difficult to value.
c. It is unlikely that the non-current asset will be sold within 12 months.
d. It is unlikely that there will be an active market for the non-current asset.
18. If the fair value less cost to sell is higher than the carrying amount of a non-current asset
classified as Held for Sale, the difference is
a. Not accounted for.
b. Accounted for as an impairment loss.
c. Deferred gain as a component of equity.
d. Gain to be recorded in profit or loss.
19. Which of the following will not trigger impairment testing for the exploration and evaluation
assets?
a. Expiration of right to explore and the right is not likely to be renewed.
b. Insufficiency of data that indicate that the carrying amount of the exploration and
evaluation asset is not to be recovered in the future.
c. Absence of budget or plans to further explore the specific area.
d. Non-discovery of viable quantities of mineral resources for exploration.
20. Exploration and evaluation expenditures are those incurred by an entity in connection with the
exploration for the evaluation of mineral resources
a. Before technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resources are
demonstrable.
b. After technical feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resources are
demonstrable.
c. Before the entity has obtained legal rights to explore a specific area for extraction of
mineral resources.
d. After the entity has obtained legal rights to explore a specific area and after technical
feasibility and commercial viability of extracting a mineral resources are demonstrable.
21. Which of the following activities would result in exploration and evaluation expenditures as
defined in IFRS 6?
I. Trenching
II. Activities in relation to evaluation the technical feasibility and commercial viability of
extraction.
III. Development of mineral resources and items of property, plant and equipment used
to develop exploration and evaluation assets.
IV. Exploratory drilling.
24. If a long-term debt becomes callable due to the violation of a loan covenant
a. The debt may continue to be classified as long term if the entity believes the covenant
can be renegotiated.
b. The debt must be reclassified as current.
c. Cash must be reserved to pay the debt.
d. Retained earnings must be restricted equal to the amount of the debt.
26. A ten-year bond was issued at a premium with a call provision to retire the bond. When the
bond issuer exercised the call provision on an interest date, the call price exceeded the carrying
amount of the bond. The amount of bond liability removed from the accounts should have equaled
the
a. Cash paid
b. Face amount plus unamortized premium
c. Call price plus unamortized premium
d. Current market price
27. Alaska Corporation is a wine distiller, with five-year normal wine-fermentation period. The
following are found in the trial balance of Alaska Corporation at December 31, 2019:
I. Trade notes payable due on March 31,2021
II. Long term notes payable, due March 31, 2020. (Alaska already completed
negotiation on December 31, 2019 for refinancing of the note on a long- term
basis.)
III. Bonds payable due June 30,2022
IV. Bonds payable due June 30, 2021, settlement is expected to be financed by a
sinking fund.
Which of the foregoing shall be classified as non-current liabilities at December 31, 2019.
a. I,II, III and IV
b. II,III and IV
c. III only
d. III and IV
28. If a long-term debt becomes callable due to the violation of a loan covenant
a. The debt may continue to be classified as long term if the entity believes the covenant can
be renegotiated.
b. The debt must be reclassified as current.
c. Cash must be reserved to pay the debt.
d. Retained earnings must be restricted equal to the amount of the debt.
29. How would the amortization of discount on bonds payable affect each of the following?
Carrying amount of bond Net Income
a. Increase Decrease
b. Increase Increase
c. Decrease Decrease
d. Decrease Increase
30. On August 1, 2019, ABC Company borrowed cash and signed a one-year interest-bearing
note on which both the principal and interest are payable on August 1, 2020. How will the note
payable and the accrued interest be classified in the statement of financial position at December
31, 2019?
Note Payable Accrued Interest
a. Current Liability Non-Current Liability
b. Non-Current Liability Current Liability
c. Current Liability Current Liability
d. Non-Current Liability Not presented
34. Which feature of preference share makes it more of a liability than an equity account?
a. Callable
b. Convertible
c. Participating
d. Redeemable
36. ABC Company failed to amortize discount on outstanding 10-year bonds payable. What is the
effect of the failure to record amortization on interest expense, profit and bond carrying value,
respectively?
a. Understate, overstate, understate
b. Overstate, understate, overstate
c. Understate, overstate, overstate
d. Overstate, understate, understate
41. When shares without par value are sold, the excess proceeds over stated value shall be
credited to
a. Income
b. Retained earnings
c. Share premium
d. Share capital
42. How would a share split affect asset and shareholder’s equity, respectively?
a. Increase and Increase
b. No effect and No effect
c. No effect and Increase
d. Increase and No effect
d. when the deficit exceeds the total of the other capital account balances, the excess is a
capital deficiency
46. When the total shareholders’ equity is smaller than the amount of contributed capital, the
deficiency is called
a. A net loss
b. A dividend
c. A liability
d. A deficit
47. An entity declared a dividend, a portion of which was liquidating. How would this declaration
affect contributed capital and retained earnings, respectively?
a. Decrease and No effect
b. Decrease and Decrease
c. No effect and Decrease
d. No effect and No effect
48. An entity shall review and adjust the carrying amount of the dividend payable at the end of
each reporting period and at the date of settlement with any changes in the carrying amount of
the dividend payable recognized
a. In equity as adjustment to the amount of distribution
b. In profit or loss
c. As adjustment of share premium
d. As component of other comprehensive income
49. Cash dividends are paid on the basis of the number of shares
a. Authorized
b. Issued
c. Outstanding
d. Outstanding less the number of treasury shares
50. Unlike a share split, a share dividend requires a formal journal entry in the accounting records
because
a. Share dividends increase the relative book value of an individual’s shareholdings.
b. Share dividends increase the shareholders’ equity in the issuing entity.
c. Share dividends are payable on the date declared.
d. Share dividends represent a transfer from retained earnings to share capital.
ANSWERS
1. D 26. B
2. A 27. D
3. B 28. B
4. B 29. A
5. D 30. C
6. C 31. A
7. A 32. B
8. C 33. C
9. D 34. D
10. B 35. D
11. B 36. A
12. C 37. D
13. C 38. B
14. D 39. C
15. C 40. D
16. D 41. C
17. A 42. B
18. A 43. B
19. B 44. C
20. A 45. C
21. C 46. D
22. A 47. B
23. A 48. A
24. B 49. C
25. C 50. D