D.The possible loss from a lawsuit
12) If a company uses the allowance method of accounting for bad debts, which one of
the following statements is true?
A.It violates the matching principle
B.It will record bad debts only when an account is determined to be uncollectible
C.It will reduce the accounts receivable at the end of the accounting period for
estimated uncollectible accounts
D.It will report accounts receivable in the balance sheet at their net realizable value
13) Walton Corporation shows the following in the stockholders’ equity section of its
balance sheet: The stated value of its common stock is $0.50 and the total balance in the
common stock account is $37,500. Also noted is that 5,000 shares are currently
designated as treasury stock. The number of shares outstanding is
A.80,000
B.75,000
C.72,500
D.70,000
14) Allowing only certain employees to order goods and services for the company is an
example of what internal control procedure?
A.Segregation of duties
B.Safeguarding of assets and records
C.Independent verifications
D.Proper authorizations
15) Assume that the current ratio is 2:1 for the company in question. Show the effect of
each of the transactions below on total assets and the current ratio by using one of the
following symbols in each box to complete the table. If the numerator and denominator
of a ratio both increase or both decrease by the same amount, the effect of the event on
the ratio is “insufficient data.”