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CFA® Level I Chartered Financial Analyst Questions 1601–1605 (page: 322)

Updated On: 9-Feb-2026

Tracy company reports the following in its statement of cash flows:

Net Income $1,000
Depreciation and Amortization 350
Decrease (Increase) in Accounts receivable (10)

Decrease (increase) in inventory 200
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses 80
Increase (decrease) in trade payables (300)
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable 75
Cash Flow from operations 1,395

Tracy used the indirect method of determining cash flow from operations (CFO), had they used the direct method

  1. CFO would have been higher as gains are not deducted in arriving at CFO.
  2. CFO would have been the same.
  3. it is not possible to determine what CFO would have been without more information.
  4. CFO would have been lower as losses and depreciation are not added back in arriving at CFO.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The method does not affect the CFO.



Financial accounting data has some inherent limitations. Which of the following are limitations?

  1. not all economic events are easily quantifiable
    II. many accounting entries rely heavily on estimates
    III. historical cost can distort statements
    IV. inflation can distort accounting data
  2. II, III and IV
  3. I, II and III
  4. I, III and IV
  5. I, II, III and IV

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

All of the responses can be considered limitations of financial accounting data.



Which of the following is/are component(s) of Shareholder's equity?

  1. Preferred equity
    II. Retained earnings
    III. Treasury shares
  2. II & III
  3. I only
  4. I, II & III
  5. I & III

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

All of the selections appear in the Shareholders' Equity section of the balance sheet.



Which inventory costing method is most useful in estimating the amount of inventory lost or destroyed by theft, fire, or other hazards?

  1. FIFO
  2. None of these answers
  3. average cost method
  4. gross profit method
  5. LIFO

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The historical relationship between cost of goods sold and sales is applied to sales of the current period as a way of estimating COGS during the current period. COGS is then subtracted from the cost of goods available for sale to get the estimated cost of the ending inventory.



Firm A uses the completed contract method and an otherwise identical Firm B uses percentage-of- completion method for revenue recognition in a project. Then, during the project,

  1. Firm A shows lower assets than B.
  2. Firm B shows higher inventory than A.
  3. Firm A shows higher equity than B.
  4. Firm A shows higher inventory than B.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Under the completed contract method, revenues and expenses are recognized only after the contract has been fulfilled. During all intermediate periods, costs are reported as inventory while revenues are treated as advances from customers. On the other hand, in the percentage-of-completion method, revenues are recognized in proportion to the percentage of the project completed, as measured by the costs incurred or engineering estimates available. Therefore, a firm shows higher assets and liabilities under completed contract method but lower equity than under percentage-of-completion.



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