Ocean Corp.'s comprehensive insurance policy allows its assets to be replaced at current value. The
policy has a $50,000 deductible clause. One of Ocean's waterfront warehouses was destroyed in a winter
storm. Such storms occur approximately every four years. Ocean incurred $20,000 of costs in dismantling
the warehouse and plans to replace it. The tax rate is 30%. The following data relate to the warehouse:
Current carrying amount $ 300,000
Replacement cost 1,100,000
What amount of gain should Ocean report as a separate component of income before extraordinary
items?

• A. $0
• B. $1,030,000
• C. $730,000
• D. $780,000

Grum Corp., a publicly-owned corporation, is subject to the requirements for segment reporting. In its
income statement for the year ended December 31, 1991, Grum reported revenues of $50,000,000,
operating expenses of $47,000,000, and net income of $3,000,000. Operating expenses include payroll
costs of $ 15,000,000. Grum's combined identifiable assets of all industry segments at December 31,
1 991, were $40,000,000.
Cott Co.'s four business segments have revenues and identifiable assets expressed as percentages of
Cott's total revenues and total assets as follows:

Which of these business segments are deemed to be reportable segments?

• A. Ebon and Fair only.
• B. Ebon, Fair, Gel, and Hak.
• C. Ebon, Fair, and Gel only.
• D. Ebon only.

Tack, Inc. reported a retained earnings balance of $150,000 at December 31,1990. In June 1991, Tack
discovered that merchandise costing $40,000 had not been included in inventory in its 1990 financial
statements. Tack has a 30% tax rate. What amount should Tack report as adjusted beginning retained
earnings in its statement of retained earnings at December 31, 1991?

• A. $178,000
• B. $190,000
• C. $150,000
• D. $122,000

On January 2, 1993, Quo, Inc. hired Reed to be its controller. During the year, Reed, working closely with
Quo's president and outside accountants, made changes in accounting policies, corrected several errors
dating from 1992 and before, and instituted new accounting policies.
Quo's 1993 financial statements will be presented in comparative form with its 1992 financial statements.
This question represents one of Quo's transactions. List A represents possible clarifications of these
transactions as: a change in accounting principle, a change in accounting estimate, a correction of an
error in previously presented financial statements, or neither an accounting change nor an accounting
error.
Item to Be Answered
The equipment that Quo manufactures is sold with a five-year warranty. Because of a production
breakthrough, Quo reduced its computation of warranty costs from 3% of sales to 1% of sales.
List A (Select one)

• A. Change in accounting estimate.
• B. Neither an accounting change nor an accounting error.
• C. Correction of an error in previously presented financial statements.
• D. Change in accounting principal.

On August 31, 1992, Harvey Co. decided to change from the FIFO periodic inventory system to the
weighted average periodic inventory system. Harvey is on a calendar year basis. The cumulative effect of
the change is determined:

• A. During the eight months ending August 31, 1992, by a weighted average of the purchases.
• B. During 1992 by a weighted average of the purchases.
• C. As of January 1, 1992.
• D. As of August 31, 1992.