Answer to Cash and Receivables

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Chapter 7 Cash and Receivables

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Questions for Review of Key Topics

Question 7-1

Cash equivalents usually include negotiable instruments as well as highly liquid investments that have a maturity date no longer than three months from date of purchase.

Question 7-2

Internal control procedures involving accounting functions are intended to improve the accuracy and reliability of accounting information and to safeguard the company’s assets. The separation of duties means that employees involved in recordkeeping should not also have physical responsibility for assets.

Question 7-3

Management must document the company’s internal controls and assess their adequacy. The auditors must provide an opinion on management’s assessment. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Auditing Standard No. 2 further requires the auditor to express its own opinion on whether the company has maintained effective internal control over financial reporting

Question 7-4

A compensating balance is an amount of cash a depositor (debtor) must leave on deposit in an account at a bank (creditor) as security for a loan or a commitment to lend. The classification and disclosure of a compensating balance depends on the nature of the restriction and the classification of the related debt. If the restriction is legally binding, then the cash will be classified as either current or noncurrent depending on the classification of the related debt. In either case, note disclosure is appropriate. If the compensating balance arrangement is informal and no contractual agreement restricts the use of cash, note disclosure of the arrangement including amounts involved is appropriate. The compensating balance can be included in the cash and cash equivalents category of current assets.

Question 7-5

Trade discounts are reductions...