FINANCE –EXAM 3 1. The Hasting Company began operations on January 1, 2003 and uses the FIFO method in costing its raw material inventory. An analyst is wondering what net income would have been if the company had consistently followed LIFO (instead of FIFO) from the beginning, 1/1/2003. He has the following information available to him:
What would net income have been in 2004 if Hastings had used LIFO since 1/1/2003?

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$ 110,000
$ 150,000
$ 170,000
$ 230,000

2. A customer is currently suing a company. A reasonable estimate can be made of the costs that would result from a ruling unfavorable to the company, and the amount involved is material. The company's managers, lawyers, and auditors agree that there is only a remote likelihood of an unfavorable ruling. This contingency:
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Should be disclosed in a footnote.
Should be disclosed as a parenthetical comment in the balance sheet.
Need not to be disclosed.
Should be disclosed by an appropriation of retained earnings.

3. The ABC Company operates a catering service specializing in business luncheons for large corporations. ABC requires customers to place their orders 2 weeks in advance of the scheduled events. ABC bills its customers on the tenth day of the month following the date of service and requires that payment be made within 30 days of the billing date. Collections from customers have never been an issue in the past. ABC should recognize revenue from its catering services at the date when a:
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Customer places an order.
Luncheon is served.
Billing is mailed.
Customer's payment is received.

4. On June 30, 2001, Cole Inc., exchanged 3,000 shares of Stone Corp. $30 par value common stock for a patent owned by Gore Co.. The Stone stock was acquired in 1999 at a cost of $80,000. At the exchange date, Stone common stock had a fair value of $45 per