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AICPA Exam CPA-Financial Topic 2 Question 66 Discussion

Actual exam question for AICPA's CPA-Financial exam
Question #: 66
Topic #: 2
[All CPA-Financial Questions]

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

Quo manufactures heavy equipment to customer specifications on a contract basis. On the basis that it is preferable, accounting for these long-term contracts was switched from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method.

List A (Select one)

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Suggested Answer: D

Choice 'd' is correct. The concept of reliability in financial reporting includes; neutrality, representational faithfulness and verifiability.

Choices 'a', 'b', and 'c' are incorrect, per the above.


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Goldie
2 months ago
I agree with the others, A) Change in accounting principle is the correct answer here. Quo made a specific decision to change their accounting method, so it fits the description of a change in principle rather than an estimate or error correction.
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German
10 days ago
Agreed, A) Change in accounting principle is the most appropriate option for this transaction.
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Adell
12 days ago
Yes, I agree. It's definitely not an error correction or just an estimate adjustment.
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Jennie
13 days ago
I think A) Change in accounting principle makes sense. Quo made a deliberate choice to switch methods.
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Willetta
2 months ago
Haha, this is a classic accounting trick question. They're trying to get you to overthink it, but the answer is clear - it's a change in accounting principle. Quo made a conscious decision to change their method, so A) is the way to go.
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Eloisa
2 hours ago
Yeah, I agree. Quo switched methods on purpose.
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Devorah
4 days ago
I think it's a change in accounting principle.
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Troy
5 days ago
Definitely A). It's all about the method change, nothing to do with errors or estimates.
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Stefanie
10 days ago
I'm leaning towards A) as well. It makes sense that changing from completed-contract to percentage-of-completion method is a change in accounting principle.
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Fidelia
1 months ago
Yeah, I agree. Quo made a deliberate decision to switch methods, so it's definitely not an error. A) it is.
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Lamonica
1 months ago
I think it's a change in accounting principle too. A) seems like the right choice.
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Malika
2 months ago
But the switch from completed-contract method to percentage-of-completion method seems more like a change in accounting principle to me.
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Regenia
2 months ago
I'm not sure about this one. At first, I thought it might be a change in accounting estimate, but the question states that Quo 'switched' the method, which implies a deliberate change in policy rather than an update to an estimate. I'll go with A) Change in accounting principle.
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Toshia
25 days ago
I agree, it seems like they deliberately switched methods.
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Kate
1 months ago
I think it's a change in accounting principle.
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Ettie
2 months ago
I disagree, I believe the correct answer is B) Change in accounting estimate.
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Deane
2 months ago
I think the correct answer is A) Change in accounting principle. Switching from the completed-contract method to the percentage-of-completion method for long-term contracts is a change in the fundamental way Quo accounts for these transactions, which fits the definition of a change in accounting principle.
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Malika
2 months ago
I think the answer is A) Change in accounting principal.
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