1. (TCO A) Which one of the following is an advantage of corporations relative to partnerships and sole proprietorships? (Points : 5)
Reduced legal liability for investors
Harder to transfer ownership
Lower taxes
Most common form of organization

2. (TCO A) When a corporation distributes a dividend, _____. (Points : 5) the most common form of distribution is a cash dividend the Dividends account will be increased with a credit the Retained Earnings account will be directly increased with a debit the Dividends account will be decreased with a debit

3. (TCOs A, B) Below is a partial list of account balances for Cerner Company:

Cash $5,000
Prepaid insurance 500
Accounts receivable 2,500
Accounts payable 2,000
Notes payable 3,000
Common stock 1,000
Dividends 500
Revenues 15,000
Expenses 12,500

What did Cerner Company show as total credits? (Points : 5)
$21,500
$21,000
$20,500
$22,000

4. (TCOs B, E) Using accrual accounting, expenses are recorded and reported only _____. (Points : 5) when they are incurred, whether or not cash is paid when they are incurred and paid at the same time if they are paid before they are incurred if they are paid after they are incurred

5. (TCO D) Three companies report the same cost of goods available for sale, but each employs a different inventory costing method. If the price of goods has increased during the period, then the company using _____. (Points : 5)
LIFO will have the highest ending inventory
FIFO will have the highest cost of goods sold
All three companies will have the same value for ending inventory. average cost will have an ending inventory value that falls between FIFO and LIFO

6. (TCOs A, E) Equipment with a cost of $192,000 has an estimated salvage value of $18,000 and an estimated life of 4 years or 12,000 hours. It is to be depreciated by the straight-line method. What is