Exam 1: Introducing Financial Accounting

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A corporation purchased a $40,000 delivery truck by paying 4,000 cash and signing a $36,000 note payable. Immediately prior to this transaction the corporation had assets, liabilities, and owners' equity in the amounts of $75,000, $52,000, and $23,000 respectively. What is the total amount of the corporation's assets after this transaction has been recorded?

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Explain why ethics are an integral part of accounting.

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Below is accounting information for Cascade Company for 2013, its first year of business Revenue \ 416,000 Cash \ 120,000 Common stock \ 200,000 Expenses \ 300,000 Equipment \ 240,000 Accounts receivable \ 35,000 Notes payable \ 50,000 Notes receivable \ 62,000 What was total equity at year end?

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The accounting principle that requires accounting information to be based on actual cost and requires assets and services to be recorded initially at the amount of cash or cash equivalent given in exchange is the:

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The financial statement that describes where a company's cash came from and how it was spent during the period is the:

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On May 1, Chuck Taylor formed FastForward, a shoe consulting business as a corporation. To start the business he invested $750,000 in cash. Enter the appropriate amounts for this transaction into the accounting equation format shown below: Assets = Liabilities + Equity

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Net income:

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Accounts payable appear on which of the following statements?

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The statement of cash flows reports on cash flows for:

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The following is a list of selected users of accounting information. Match the information needs to the following appropriate user:
Monitor costs and ensure quality.
Production managers
Judge the soundness of a customer before making sales on credit.
Suppliers
Measuring risk and return of loans.
Employees
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Monitor costs and ensure quality.
Production managers
Judge the soundness of a customer before making sales on credit.
Suppliers
Measuring risk and return of loans.
Employees
Assessing employment opportunities.
Lenders
Assessing the risk and return of acquiring shares.
Shareholders
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A company spent $52,000 in cash for this period's advertising activities. Enter the appropriate amounts for this transaction into the accounting equation format shown below: Assets = Liabilities + Equity

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FastForward has net income of $18,955 and assets at the beginning of the year of $200,000. Its assets at the end of the year total $246,000. Compute its return on assets.

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Beginning assets were $437,600, beginning liabilities were $262,560, common stock issued during the year totaled $45,000, revenue for the year was $414,250, expenses for the year were $280,000, dividends declared was $22,700, and ending liabilities is $$350,000. What was the beginning equity for the year?

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Reebok's net income of $119 million and average assets of $1,400 million results in a return on assets of 8.5%.

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Match each of the following terms with the most appropriate definition:
The excess of revenue over expenses.
Events
Area of accounting aimed at serving external users.
Financial accounting
A financial ratio useful in evaluating management, analyzing, and forecasting profits and planning activities.
Expenses
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The excess of revenue over expenses.
Events
Area of accounting aimed at serving external users.
Financial accounting
A financial ratio useful in evaluating management, analyzing, and forecasting profits and planning activities.
Expenses
Those happenings that affect an entity's accounting equation and can be reliably measured.
Return on assets
The uncertainty about the expected return to be earned.
Net income
Costs of assets or services used to earn revenues.
Liabilities
Defining the idea, goals, and actions of an organization.
Planning
Amount received from selling products and services.
Revenues
Creditors' claims on a company's assets.
Managerial accounting
Area of accounting aimed at serving the decision-making needs of internal users.
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The balance sheet shows whether or not the firm achieved its primary objective of earning a profit.

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Bookkeeping is the sole purpose of accounting.

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FastForward paid $6,000 in dividends. This amount should be included as an expense on the income statement.

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A company has liabilities of $475,000 and equity of $925,000. What is the amount of its assets?

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