Soru

Zorluk: ZorAccounting Concepts and Conventions

Match each accounting scenario described on the left with its corresponding governing accounting concept or convention listed on the right.

  • Recognizing revenue from a sales transaction at the point legal title passes to the buyer, rather than when the purchase order is placed or cash is received.Realization Concept
  • Recording a commercial building on the balance sheet at its original purchase price despite significant inflationary growth in local property values.Historical Cost Concept
  • Capitalizing and reporting a long-term finance lease as an asset on the lessee's balance sheet based on commercial reality despite legal ownership remaining with the lessor.Substance Over Form
  • Dividing the continuous operating lifecycle of an enterprise into uniform annual segments to determine periodic net income.Periodicity Concept

Cevap

The scenarios correctly match as follows: Revenue recognition upon legal title transfer pairs with the Realization Concept; carrying assets at original purchase price pairs with the Historical Cost Concept; presenting leased assets according to economic reality pairs with Substance Over Form; and dividing enterprise lifespan into reporting intervals pairs with the Periodicity Concept.
Each transaction scenario aligns directly with its governing accounting concept: legal title transfer for revenue corresponds to the Realization Concept; reporting assets at historical acquisition cost corresponds to the Historical Cost Concept; prioritizing economic control over legal title corresponds to Substance Over Form; and segmenting business life into reporting periods corresponds to the Periodicity Concept.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Analyze the first scenario regarding revenue recognition timing upon title transfer.
Matched to the Realization Concept.
Realization establishes the criteria for when revenue is earned and legally enforceable, distinct from cash receipt.
2
Analyze the second scenario regarding property valuation on the balance sheet at purchase cost.
Matched to the Historical Cost Concept.
Historical Cost prevents subjective revaluations by recording non-current assets at their actual historical cost.
3
Analyze the third scenario concerning finance lease asset presentation.
Matched to the Substance Over Form convention.
When legal ownership differs from economic control and risk, accounting prioritizes commercial substance over legal structure.
4
Analyze the fourth scenario concerning dividing business lifespan into annual reporting segments.
Matched to the Periodicity Concept.
Stakeholders require financial reporting at defined regular intervals rather than waiting until entity liquidation.

Anahtar Kavram

Application of Accounting Concepts and Conventions
Bu soruyu puanla