Principles
Assumptions
Cash vs. Accrual
Fairfield Facts
100

What is revenue recognition?

Revenue that is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied.

100

What kind of entity has economic or financial activity that can be defined within the entity?

Economic entity.

100

What is the only accounting method accepted by GAAP?

Accrual Basis Accounting.

100

What is the name of our mascot?

Lucas

200

What is the Matching Principle?

Expenses are recognized in the same reporting period as related revenue.
200

Which assumption entails a stable unit of measure that records economic transactions?

Monetary Unit assumption.

200

Why is Accrual Accounting used over cash basis in public companies?

It depicts a more accurate picture of current economic positions.

200

What year was Fairfield established?

1942

300

What is a traceable cost?

Costs directly associated with a specific revenue.

300

What assumption splits the life of a business into artificial time periods?

Periodicity assumption.

300

Under the cash basis, when are revenues and expenses recorded?

When cash is received, and when cash is paid.

300

Which Fairfield dorm building is haunted?

Dolan Hall

400

What is a period cost?

Costs that cannot be directly associated with specific units of production.

400

What is it called when a business is stable enough to stay active for the foreseeable future?

Going concern assumption.

400

What is the importance of the realization principle?

Alleviates the mismatch that exists under cash-basis accounting and provides more useful and accurate information to users.

400

What form of wildlife is commonly found on campus?

Turkeys.

500

When is a traceable cost expensed? When is a period cost expensed?

A traceable cost is expensed in the same period as the specific revenue. Period costs are expensed in the period benefitted.

500

Which assumption has the timeliness qualitative charateristic?

Periodicity assumption.

500

Calculate operating cash flow for 2021, 2022, and 2023 under the accrual and cash basis for the following scenario:

Tharrington Corp sells a magazine subscription on 1/1/21 for 180 dollars. The subscription includes an issue every month for the next 3 years ($5 * 12 months * 3 years). Operating costs are 30 dollars per year. Payment is made in full at the time of purchase.

Cash:

2021 - 150

2022 - (30)

2023 - (30)


Accrual:

2021 - 30

2022 - 30

2023 - 30

500

What are the 5 Jesuit values?

Cura Personalis

Magis

People for others

Contemplatives in Action

Finding God in all things