Financial & Managerial Accounting For Mbas, 5Th Edition by Easton, Halsey, Mcanally, Hartgraves & Morse Practice Quiz

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The practice quiz covers concepts related to financial accounting including retained earnings, dividends, equity, return on equity, return on assets, and more.

Retained earnings, equity, return on equity, and return on assets.

Net income / Average stockholders' equity = €3,582 / €14,723.50 = 24.3%

Financial & Managerial Accounting for MBAs, 5th Edition

by Easton, Halsey, McAnally, Hartgraves & Morse

Practice Quiz

Module 1 – Financial Accounting for MBAs

1. Which of the following organizations does not contribute to the formation of GAAP?

a. FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board)


b. IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
c. AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
d. SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

2. Rocky Beach reports the following dollar balances in its retained earnings account.

($ millions) 2017 2016


Retained earnings…………. 8,968.1 8,223.9

During 2017, Rocky Beach reported net income of $1,351.4 million. What amount of dividends, if
any, did Rocky Beach pay to its shareholders in 2017?

a. $607.2 million 8223.9 + 1351.4 - 8968.1 = 607.2


b. No dividends paid
c. $301.2 million
d. $744.2 million

3. At the beginning of a recent year, The Walt Disney Company’s liabilities equaled $26,197 million.
During the year, assets increased by $400 million and year-end assets equaled $50,388 million.
Liabilities decreased $100 million during the year. a1 = l1 + e1
a1 + 400 = 50,388
What were beginning and ending amounts for Walt Disney’s equity? a1 = 50,388 - 400 = 49,988
l1 = 26,197
a. $26,197 million beginning equity and $24,291 million ending equity e1 = 49,988 - 26,197 = 23,791
b. $23,791 million beginning equity and $27,042 million ending equity a2=l2+e2
c. $23,791 million beginning equity and $24,291 million ending equity l2=l1-100 = 26,097
d. $27,042 million beginning equity and $25,183 million ending equity a2 = a1+400 = 50,388
e2 = 50388 - 26097 = 24,291

4. Assume that Starbucks reported net income for a recent year of $564 million. Its stockholders’
equity is $2,229 million and $2,090 million, respectively.

Compute its return on equity. net income = 564


Stockholders' equity1 = 2,229
a. 13.0% Stockholders' equity2 = 2,090
b. 22.8%
c. 26.1% avg Stockholders' equity = (2229 + 2090)/2 = 2,159.50
d. 32.7%
ROE = 564 / 2,159.50 =

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5. Nokia manufactures, markets, and sells phones and other electronics. Assume that Nokia reported
net income of €3,582 on sales of €34,191 and total stockholders’ equity of €14,576 and €14,871,
respectively.
Net income = 3,582
Sales = 34,191
What is Nokia’s return on equity?
Stockholders' equity y1 = 14,576
Stockholders' equity y2 = 14,871
a. 24.3%
b. 42.3% avg Stockholders' equity = (14,576 + 14,871)/2 = 14,723.50
c. 17.7%
d. 10.5% ROE = 3582 / 14,723.50 = 0.243

6. The total assets of Dell, Inc. equal $15,470 million and its equity is $4,873 million. What is the
amount of its liabilities, and what percentage of financing is provided by Dell’s owners?

a. $20,343 million, 24.0% A = 15,470 E/A = 4873/15470 = 0.315


b. $10,597 million, 31.50% E = 4,873
c. $10,597 million, 68.5% A=E+L
d. $20,343 million, 76.0% L = 15,470 - 4,873 = 10,597

7. The total assets of Ford Motor Company equal $315,920 million and its liabilities equal $304,269
million. What is the amount of Ford’s equity and what percentage of financing is provided by its
owners? A = 315,920
L = 304,269
a. $ 11,651 million, 3.9% E = A-L = 315,920 - 304,269 = 11,651
b. $620,189 million, 49.1% E/A = 11651/315920 = 0.037
c. $620,189 million, 50.9%
d. $ 11,651 million, 3.7%

8. Following are selected ratios of Canary Corp. for 2017 and 2016.

Return on Assets (ROA) Component 2017 2016

Profitability (Net income/Sales) …………… 26% 22%


Productivity (Sales/Average net assets) ……. 1.2 1.1

Compute the company’s return on assets (ROA) for 2017.


ROA = net income/sales * sales;avg net assets
a. 30.0%
2017: ROA = 0.26 * 1.2 = 0.312
b. 19.2%
c. 12.1%
d. 31.2%

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9. Nickle Company reports net income of $800 million for its fiscal year ended January 2017. At the
beginning of that fiscal year, Nickle Company had $5,000 million in total assets. By fiscal year-end
2017, total assets had grown to $6,500 million.

What is Nickle’s return on assets (ROA)?


net income = 800
a. 13.9% A1=5,000
b. 16.0% A2=6,500
c. 12.3%
d. 10.7% ROA = net income / avg assets = 800 / (5000+6500)/2 = 0.139

10. The following table contains financial statement information for Izzy Corporation.

($ millions) Total Assets Net Income Sales Equity

2016 ………………………….. $105,000 $10,000 $95,000 $30,000


2017 ………………………….. $125,000 $11,000 $100,000 $31,000

Compute the return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA) for 2017.

a. 25.5% ROE, 10.0% ROA ROE = net income / avg stockholders' equity
b. 31.9% ROE, 11.2% ROA ROA = net income / avg assets
c. 36.1% ROE, 9.6% ROA avg Stockholders' equity = 30,500
d. 37.2% ROE, 13.1% ROA avg assets = 115,000

ROE = 11000/30500 = 0.361


ROA = 11000/115000 = 0.096

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