Has anyone here ever taken this exam before? If so, what can I expect to be on it? Does it require any extra effort than the usual tests?

4/30/2006 3:41:18 PM

I thought it was a bit more difficult than the regular exams because it's a common final with a couple of questions submitted by each of the professors who teach 210 (I believe), so sometimes the wording was funky, but not much more difficult, so don't worry. I also found, however, that there were quite a few redundant questions (just asked in different ways). I would just make sure that you really have your depreciation methods, tvom, cash flow statement conversions, allowance for doubtful accounts and write-offs down really well. I mean it really did kind of cover a lot of stuff, but it's not like there is anything new that you didn't learn in class. Who do you have for 210? You should go over the old exams, too, so that you can kind of get used to answering questions that are presented differently.

4/30/2006 4:04:31 PM

the material isnt anymore difficult than what youve already had on tests, most likely. if you did well throughout the year, then it is just a matter of remembering everything because the common exam covers everything. so the extra effort is making sure you will remember stuff from the beginning of the semester.

4/30/2006 4:32:39 PM

I have Chen, and his tests are pretty easy. I've made above an 82 on all of them, but I don't know what that means for the final. Do they ask a lot of bond questions, like amortization and such? THats the stuff I have the most trouble with, those stupid carrying value/interest expense/interest payments with discounted and premium bonds.

4/30/2006 4:56:32 PM

Two things:

1.) I have Mr. Koole, and he said that out of the 65-or-so questions on the exam, 8 of them are going to be on time values.

2.) There are sample final exams on the ACC 210 course website:

http://legacy.ncsu.edu/classes/acc210/www/finalexam.htm

4/30/2006 5:01:02 PM

there were some bond questions and I want to say there was a mortgage question, I can't remember, but they were those tvom questions that you had to figure out the payment on and the principle and then add them together to find out the issue price of the bond. The mortgage one I think we had to figure out the payment on, if I can remember correctly. Just really know your tvom stuff, especially with the bonds. Also, I remember there being a fair amount of depreciation questions. Do the sample finals. I studied quite a bit for that test. Just study like crazy and you'll do well. And go in there shooting for a 100, not an 80 and I guarantee you'll do better! Speaking of, have you taken 200 (it used to be 220)? I have that final on Wednesday and I'm scared, I've heard it's crazy. I've consistently scored in the 98 range on the tests, so hopefully I'll be okay, but I've heard horror stories.

4/30/2006 5:32:59 PM

Yeah, I had ACC220 with Buddy Fowler last semester. The final was about like the normal exams, and I didn't notice a real focus on any particular subject. I made an 80 something on that final and made 80s on all of the other exams, so it wasn't any ahrder I thought. Just go over the problem sets you do in 200P and you'll be fine-I found the problem lab more useful than the actual class anyhow.

4/30/2006 6:56:02 PM

i'm just focusing on the old exams posted on the website and skimming through some of the chapters. i hope that will be enough. i think i only need an 80 on the exam to get an A in the class so i'm not too worried.

5/4/2006 4:20:02 PM

so what did you guys think?

5/6/2006 12:07:12 AM

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"I thought it was a bit more difficult than the regular exams because it's a common final with a couple of questions submitted by each of the professors who teach 210"

to summarize let me just say

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"I thought it was a bit more difficult than the regular exams because it's a common final with a couple of questions submitted by each of the professors who teach 210"

5/6/2006 3:51:32 AM

40-50 were crap

5/6/2006 1:46:00 PM

actually, 5-65 were crap

5/6/2006 1:46:35 PM

^^^ after the fact, douche

The worst questions I thought were the ratio ones...I can never remember what group they fall into (liquidity, solvency, etc). Also, what was up with them asking about periodic inventory when all they cram down our throats is perpetual? That was fun trying to remember (fortunately its easier).

5/6/2006 1:50:06 PM

who cares if its after the fact, i didnt even fucking read that far

i clicked this thread, read your first post, got to the jh34 guys post, and thats as far as i got and posted that

[Edited on May 6, 2006 at 5:54 PM. Reason : i got a b+, woulda had an a, so if you get below a b+ you must suck]

5/6/2006 5:53:43 PM