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Certified Internal Auditor Exam Questions 816–820 (page: 165)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

DEF is the consignee for 1.000 units of product X for ABC Company. ABC should recognize the revenue from these 1, 000 units when

  1. The agreement between DEF and ABC is signed.
  2. ABC ships the goods to DEF.
  3. DEF receives the goods from AB
  4. DEF sells the goods and informs ABC of the sale

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Under a consignment arrangement, the consignor ships merchandise to the consignee who acts as agent for the consignor in selling the goods are in the physical possession of the consignee but remain the property of the consignor arid are included in the consignor's inventory. Revenue and the related cost of goods sold from these consigned goods should only be recognized by the consignor when the merchandise is sold and delivered to the final customer. Accordingly, recognition occurs when notification is received that the consignee has sold the goods. Only then are the recognition occurs when notification is received that the consignee has the goods. Only then are the recognition criteria for a sale of goods satisfied the enterprise has transferred the significant risks and reward of ownership, the enterprise has neither continuing managerial involvement to an extent associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods, the amount can be reliably measured, it is probably that the economic benefits with flow to the enterprise, and transactional costs can be reliably measured.



A department store sells gift certificates that may be redeemed for merchandise. Each certificate expires 3 years after issuance. The revenue from the gift certificates should be recognized

  1. Evenly over 3 years from the date of issuance.
  2. In the period the certificates are sold.
  3. In the period the certificates expire.
  4. In the period the certificates are redeemed or in the period they expire if they are allowed to lapse.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Income, which includes revenue and gains, should not be recognized until an increase future economic benefits related to an increase in an asset or a decrease in a liability is sufficiently certain and can be measured reliably_ These criteria are met when the certificates are redeemed or expire because the liability for redemptions will then decrease and economic benefits will be reliably measurable. On January 1, Year 1, a construction company signed a contract with a property management firm involving the construction of a large urban office tower. The total price of constructing the tower was agreed to be US $10 million with US $2 million being paid on the date of the agreement. Construction began immediately upon the signing of the contract and was expected to take 3 years to complete. The original estimate of total construction costs was US $8 million. During the year ended December 31, Year 1, US $4 million of construction costs were incurred, and engineering estimates indicated that the office tower was 30% complete at year-end. At year-end, the revised estimate of total construction costs was US $8.5 million and the properly management firm had been billed a further US $4 million, although only US $1 million of that amount had been collected by year-end.



If the construction company uses the percentage-of-completion [cost-to-cost basis) method of revenue recognition, in Year 1 the amount of revenue it will recognize on the long-term contract will be

  1. US $3, 000, 000
  2. US $4, 705, 882
  3. US $5, 000, 000
  4. US $6, 000, 000

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Under the cost-to-cost approach to determining the stage of completion of the contract, the stage of completion equals contract costs incurred to date divided by the most recent
estimate of total contract costs Hence, the revenue to be recognized in the first year is US $4, 705, 882 [$10, 000, 000 $4, 000, 000 $8, 500, 000.)]. amount equals costs incurred plus recognized profit. On January 1, Year 1, a construction company signed a contract with a property management firm involving the construction of a large urban office tower. The total price of constructing the tower was agreed to be US $10 million with US $2 million being paid on the date of the agreement. Construction began immediately upon the signing of the contract and was expected to take 3 years to complete. The original estimate of total construction costs was US $8 million. During the year ended De _ _tuber 31, Year 1, US $4 million of construction costs were incurred, and engineering estimates indicated that the office tower was 30% complete at year-end. At year-end, the revised estimate of total construction costs was US. million and the property management firm had been billed a further US $4 million, although only US $1 million of that amount had been collected by year-end.



Assume that the construction company recognizes US $2 million of revenue for the long- term contract in Year 1 If the company uses the percentage-of-completion methodcost-to- cost basis), the difference between revenue recognized to date and contract billings at the end of Year 1 will be shown on the December 31, Year 1, balance sheet as a <List A> of <List B>.

  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

the gross amount due fromto) customers for contract work is an assetliability). If the amount of costs incurred plus recognized profits minus recognized loss exceeds progress billings, the entity reports an asset. If the amount of progress billings exceeds costs incurred plus recognized profits minus recognized losses, the entity reports a liability. At the end of Year 1, the company had recognized US $2, 000, 000 of revenuecosts to date + recognized profit) and had submitted billings of US $6, 000, 000. Thus, the excess billings equal US $4, 000, 000. Because the billings exceed revenue recognized, this amount is listed as a current liability. It represents deferred revenue. Given a US $10 million fixed price and US $8.5 million of total costs, the assumption that US $2 million of revenue was recognized under the percentage-of-completion methodcost-to-cost basis) necessarily includes the assumption that the stage of completion was 20%US $2 million $10 million), that recognized profit was US $300, 000 [($10 million - $8.5 million) x 20%], and that costs to date were US $1 7 million$8.5 million x 20%). On January 1. a new landscaping firm, Bandit Co., acquired a fleet of vehicles, all the necessary tools and equipment, and a parking and storage facility. It began operations immediately. It is now the end of the first year of operations, and the first set of year-end financial statements are being prepared. Several decisions have to be made regarding the appropriate accounting and reporting practices for this company. Relevant information for several of these items is described in the following list of transactions and events:
At year-end, the parking and storage facility that was purchased for US $150, 000 has a fair value of US $250, 000. The physical flow of inventory is first in, first out, and the cost of materials has risen steadily over the year. To promote sales for the coming year, maintenance contracts were sold in December at very reasonable prices, provided that the customers paid cash. On April 1, the company arranged a US $100, 000 10% bank loan. Interest payments of US $5, 000 are due on October 1 and April 1 of each year during the 5-year term of the loan. During the first year of operations, the company experienced a 5% bad debt rate on credit sales None of the bad debts are expected to be recovered, given that 5% i s the industry average level of bad debts. Total credit sales for the year were U $400, 000. The year-end balance of accounts receivable includes uncollected overdue accounts of US $100, 000. Half of the uncollected overdue amounts are estimated to be uncollectible.



Bandit Co. will recognize revenue from the December sale of the maintenance contracts in the , List A, year if it selects <List B> basis reporting.

  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Under the cash basis of accounting, revenue is recognized when the cash is received. Because the customers paid cash for the maintenance contracts in the first year, that is the year in which the revenue should be recognized. On January 1. a new landscaping firm, Bandit Co., acquired a fleet of vehicles, all the necessary tools and equipment, and a parking and storage facility. It began operations immediately. It is now the end of the first year of operations, and the first set of year-end financial statements are being prepared. Several decisions have to be made regarding the appropriate accounting and reporting practices for this company. Relevant information for several of these items is described in the following list of transactions and events:
At year-end, the parking and storage facility that was purchased for US $150, 000 has a fair value of US $250, 000. The physical flow of inventory is first in, first out, and the cost of materials has risen steadily over the year. To promote sales for the coming year, maintenance contracts were sold in December at very reasonable prices, provided that the customers paid cash. On April 1, the company arranged a US $100, 000 10% bank loan. Interest payments of US $5, 000 are due on October 1 and April 1 of each year during the 5-year term of the loan. During the first year of operations, the company experienced a 5% bad debt rate on credit sales None of the bad debts are expected to be recovered, given that 5% i s the industry average level of bad debts. Total credit sales for the year were U $400, 000. The year-end balance of accounts receivable includes uncollected overdue accounts of US $100, 000. Half of the uncollected overdue amounts are estimated
to be uncollectible.



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