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Recording employee payroll deductions may involve:


A) Expenses for the gross wages and salaries.
B) Liabilities to the employer.
C) Liabilities to federal and state governments.
D) Expenses for state unemployment.
E) Expenses for the employer portion of any medical insurance.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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A ________ is a seller's obligation to replace or correct a product or service that fails to perform as expected within a specified period.

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On December 1, Victoria Company signed a 90-day, 6% note payable, with a face value of $15,000. What amount of interest expense is accrued at December 31 on the note? (Use 360 days a year.)


A) $0
B) $300
C) $225
D) $75
E) $900

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

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Triston Vale is paid on a monthly basis. For the month of January of the current year, he earned a total of $5,210. FICA tax for Social Security is 6.2% on the first $118,500 of earnings each calendar year and the FICA tax for Medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. The FUTA tax rate is 0.6%, and the SUTA tax rate is 5.4%. Both unemployment taxes are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. The amount of Federal Income Tax withheld from his earnings was $885.70. What is the amount of the employer's payroll taxes expenses for this employee?


A) $1,284.27
B) $398.57
C) $711.17
D) $312.60
E) $1,596.87

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

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Contingent liabilities must be recorded if:


A) The future event is reasonably possible but not estimable.
B) The amount owed cannot be reasonably estimated.
C) The future event is probable but not estimable.
D) The future event is remote.
E) The future event is probable and the amount owed can be reasonably estimated.

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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Each employee records the number of withholding allowances claimed on the withholding allowance certificate that is filed with the employer, which is the Form W-4.

A) True
B) False

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If a company has advance ticket sales totaling $2,000,000 for the upcoming football season, the receipt of cash would be journalized as:


A) Debit Cash, credit Unearned Revenue.
B) Debit Sales, credit Unearned Revenue.
C) Debit Unearned Revenue, credit Sales.
D) Debit Cash, credit Ticket sales payable.
E) Debit Unearned Revenue, credit Cash.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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A company's fixed interest expense is $8,000, its income before interest expense and income taxes is $32,000. Its net income is $9,600. The company's times interest earned ratio equals:


A) 0.25.
B) 3.33.
C) 0.30.
D) 4.0.
E) 0.83.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Hollow Company provides you with following information for two of its employees. The company is subject to the following taxes.  Tax Rate  Applied To  FICA-Social Security 6.20% First $118,500  FICA-Medicare 1.45% All gross pay  FUTA 0.60% First $7,000  SUTA 3.20% First $7,000\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Tax} & \text { Rate } & \text { Applied To } \\\hline \text { FICA-Social Security } & 6.20 \% & \text { First \$118,500 } \\\hline \text { FICA-Medicare } & 1.45 \% & \text { All gross pay } \\\hline \text { FUTA } & 0.60 \% & \text { First \$7,000 } \\\hline \text { SUTA } & 3.20 \% & \text { First } \$ 7,000 \\\hline\end{array} Compute amounts for each of these four taxes as applied to each employee's gross earnings for November.  Gross Pay through October  Gross Pay for November  a. $6,400$2,000 b. $112,000$9,400\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Gross Pay through October } & \text { Gross Pay for November } \\\hline \text { a. } \$ 6,400 & \$ 2,000 \\\hline \text { b. } \$ 112,000 & \$ 9,400 \\\hline\end{array}

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Amounts received in advance from customers for future products or services:


A) Are liabilities.
B) Are revenues.
C) Require an outlay of cash in the future.
D) Are not allowed under GAAP.
E) Increase income.

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

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On December 1, Watson Enterprises signed a $24,000, 60-day, 4% note payable as replacement of an account payable with Erikson Company. What is the journal entry that should be recorded upon signing the note?


A) Debit Notes Payable $24,000; debit Interest Expense $160; credit Accounts Payable $24,160.
B) Debit Accounts Payable $24,160; credit Notes Payable $24,160.
C) Debit Notes Payable $24,000; debit Interest Expense $160; credit Cash $24,160.
D) Debit Accounts Receivable $24,000; credit Notes Receivable $24,000.
E) Debit Accounts Payable $24,000; credit Notes Payable $24,000.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

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A company's income before interest expense and taxes is $250,000 and its interest expense is $100,000. Its times interest earned ratio is 2.5.

A) True
B) False

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A company's had fixed interest expense of $5,000, its income before interest expense and income taxes is $17,000, and its net income is $9,400. The company's times interest earned ratio equals:


A) 3.4.
B) 1.8.
C) 0.5.
D) 1.9.
E) 0.3.

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

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Athena Company's salaried employees earn two weeks of vacation per year. It pays $858,000 in total employee salaries for 52 weeks but its employees work only 50. Record Athena Company's weekly journal entry to record the vacation expense:


A) Debit Vacation Benefits Expense $17,160; credit Vacation Benefits Payable $17,160.
B) Debit Vacation Benefits Payable $16,500; credit Vacation Benefits Expense $16,500.
C) Debit Vacation Benefits Payable $660; credit Vacation Benefits Expense $660.
D) Debit Vacation Benefits Expense $16,500; credit Vacation Benefits Payable $16,500.
E) Debit Vacation Benefits Expense $660; credit Vacation Benefits Payable $660.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not true regarding the unemployment insurance program?


A) It provides unemployment benefits to qualified workers.
B) It adjusts rates paid by employers based on their merit rating.
C) It is administered by each state.
D) It requires withholding from the employee wages.
E) It is a joint federal and state program.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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A company's income before interest expense and income taxes in 2014 and 2015 is $225,000 and $250,000, respectively. Its interest expense was $45,000 for both years. Calculate the company's times interest earned ratio, and comment on its level of risk.

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2014: 5.0
2015: 5.6
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Trade accounts payable are amounts owed to suppliers for products or services purchased on credit.

A) True
B) False

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On April 12, Hong Company agrees to accept a 60-day, 10%, $4,500 note from Indigo Company to extend the due date on an overdue account. - What is the journal entry that Indigo Company would make, when it records payment of the note on the maturity date? (Use 360 days a year.)


A) Debit Cash $4,575; credit Interest Revenue $75; credit Notes Payable $4,500.
B) Debit Notes Payable $4,500; credit Interest Expense $75, credit Cash $4,425.
C) Debit Notes Payable $4,500; debit Interest Expense $75; credit Cash $4,575.
D) Debit Cash $4,575; credit Interest Revenue $75; credit Notes Receivable $4,500.
E) Debit Notes Payable $4,500; debit Interest Expense $112; credit Cash $4,612.

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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A liability is incurred when income is earned because income tax expense is created by earning income.

A) True
B) False

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Kelso had income before interest expense and income taxes of $570 million and interest expense of $37 million. Calculate Kelso' times interest earned.

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