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 B represents the general accounting treatment
required for these transactions. These treatments are:
. Cumulative effect approach - Include the cumulative effect of the adjustment resulting from the
accounting change or error correction in the 1993 financial statements, and do not restate the 1992
financial statements.
. Retroactive or retrospective restatement approach - Restate the 1992 financial statements and adjust
1 992 beginning retained earnings if the error or change affects a period prior to 1992.
. Prospective approach - Report 1993 and future financial statements on the new basis but do not restate
1 992 financial statements.
Item to Be Answered
During 1993, Quo determined that an insurance premium paid and entirely expensed in 1992 was for the
period January 1, 1992, through January 1, 1994.
List B (Select one)

Which of the following accounting pronouncements is the most authoritative?

Tanker Oil Co., a development stage enterprise, incurred the following costs during its first year of
operations:

Tanker had no revenue during its first year of operation. What amount may Tanker capitalize as
organizational costs?

Envoy Co. manufactures and sells household products. Envoy experienced losses associated with its
small appliance group. Operations and cash flows for this group can be clearly distinguished from the rest
of Envoy's operations. Envoy plans to sell the small appliance group with its operations. What is the
earliest point at which Envoy should report the small appliance group as a discontinued operation?

Mellow Co. depreciated a $12,000 asset over five years, using the straight-line method with no salvage
value. At the beginning of the fifth year, it was determined that the asset will last another four years. What
amount should Mellow report as depreciation expense for year 5?