Exam 1: Accounting As a Form of Communication

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A 12% change in sales will result in a 12% change in net income.

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For each item listed, select the section of the balance sheet in which the item would be reported. -Cash

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The balance sheet is a statement that summarizes revenues and expenses for a period.

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Match the selected items from a classified balance sheet and multiple-step income statement to the section in which they would appear on the classified balance sheet or the income statement. -Cost of goods sold

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Provided below is a list of important users of accounting information. Below the list are descriptions of a major need of each of the various users. Fill in the blank with the one user group that is most likely to have the need described to the right of the blank. Some user groups may be used more than once or not at all. -The prospects for future dividend payments.

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Which one of the following correctly represents one of the basic financial statement models?

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Presented below are selected data from the accounting records for Micco's Gift Store for 2014. Presented below are selected data from the accounting records for Micco's Gift Store for 2014.   A Calculate the net income or loss for 2014. B Explain how the amount from part A will affect the financial position of Micco's Gift Store. C Is the company profitable? Explain your answer. A Calculate the net income or loss for 2014. B Explain how the amount from part "A" will affect the financial position of Micco's Gift Store. C Is the company profitable? Explain your answer.

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Which of the following is the best description of the purpose of financial reporting?

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Which of the following is not an objective of financial reporting?

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Three common categories of long-term assets are: 1 property, plant, and equipment, 2 investments, and 3 intangibles.

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Information must be timely to be relevant.

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Dividends paid appears on both the income statement and the statement of retained earnings.

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Hopper, Inc. Use the information from Hopper Inc. to answer the following questions. Hopper, Inc. Use the information from Hopper Inc. to answer the following questions.    -Read the information about Hopper, Inc. Which of the following statements is the best answer regarding the company's profit margin? -Read the information about Hopper, Inc. Which of the following statements is the best answer regarding the company's profit margin?

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You are comparing three companies that use different depreciation methods. Which of the following would help you the most in making a comparison of the companies?

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consists of all activities necessary to provide the members of an economic system with goods and services.

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Which the following organizations are primarily responsible for establishing GAAP today?

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Joseph is the president of Sunshine Enterprises. Sunshine Enterprises began business on January 1, 2014. The company's controller is out of the country on business. Joseph needs a copy of the company's balance sheet for a meeting tomorrow and asks his assistant to obtain the required information from the company's records. She presents Joseph with the following balance sheet. He asks you to review it for accuracy. Joseph is the president of Sunshine Enterprises. Sunshine Enterprises began business on January 1, 2014. The company's controller is out of the country on business. Joseph needs a copy of the company's balance sheet for a meeting tomorrow and asks his assistant to obtain the required information from the company's records. She presents Joseph with the following balance sheet. He asks you to review it for accuracy.    Required 1. Prepare a corrected balance sheet. 2. Draft a memo explaining the major differences between the balance sheet Joseph's assistant prepared and the one you prepared. Required 1. Prepare a corrected balance sheet. 2. Draft a memo explaining the major differences between the balance sheet Joseph's assistant prepared and the one you prepared.

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The income statement is sometimes called the statement of financial position.

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Materiality deals with the size of an error in accounting information.

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Mobile Power Corp. reported the following information for the year ended December 31, 2015. Mobile Power Corp. reported the following information for the year ended December 31, 2015.   What was the retained earnings balance for Mobile Power at December 31, 2014? What was the retained earnings balance for Mobile Power at December 31, 2014?

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