Which of the Following Is Correct with Respect to a Bank

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct with respect to a bank customer's duty to discover and report unauthorized signatures?

• A) The customer is required to exercise reasonable care and promptness to examine the bank statement.
• B) A customer's duty of examination includes checking the signatures of payees or indorsers.
• C) The bank is liable on all items with unauthorized signatures even if these canceled checks were returned to the customer four years prior to the discovery of the alterations.
• D) The bank is not required to exercise ordinary care in paying the items.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

Combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries, showing the financial position and results of operations as a single entity.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Business Combination Valuation Entries

Accounting entries made to reflect the fair market values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.

Depreciation Expense

The systematic allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, recognizing the decrease in value of the asset over time.