e. Quality of earnings
Phrases:
_____ An event that is (1) unusual in nature and (2) infrequent in occurrence.
_____ The sale or disposal of a significant component of a companys operations.
_____ Refers to the ability of reported earnings to reflect the companys True earnings,
as well as the usefulness of reported earnings to predict future earnings.
_____ Practices that result in reporting lower income, lower assets, and higher
liabilities.
_____ Practices that result in reporting higher income, higher assets, and lower
liabilities.
48) A trial balance can best be explained as a list of:
a. The income statement accounts used to calculate net income
b. Revenue, expense, and dividend accounts used to show the balances of the
components of retained earnings
c. The balance sheet accounts used to show the equality of the accounting equation
d. All accounts and their balances at a particular date
49) What is the correct order to present the following items on the income statement?
a. Other revenues and expenses, income tax expense, discontinued operations,
extraordinary items
b. Other revenues and expenses, income tax expense, extraordinary items, discontinued
operations
c. Discontinued operations, extraordinary items, other revenues and expenses, income
tax expense
d. Discontinued operations, extraordinary items, income tax expense, other revenues
and expenses
50) The depreciable cost used in calculating depreciation expense is:
a.Its service life
b.The amount allowable under tax depreciation methods
c.The difference between its replacement value and cost
d.The assets cost minus its estimated residual value