Exam 2: Qualities of Accounting Information

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Match each of the appropriate definition with the correct term.
Controls designed to fix errors
accrual accounting
An accounting principle which requires that expenses should be recognized in the same period as the revenue they helped generate
detective controls
An accounting assumption which requires that financial statement items be measured in monetary units
going-concern assumption
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Controls designed to fix errors
accrual accounting
An accounting principle which requires that expenses should be recognized in the same period as the revenue they helped generate
detective controls
An accounting assumption which requires that financial statement items be measured in monetary units
going-concern assumption
An accounting method in which revenues are recognized when earned and expenses recognized when incurred
accruals
Transactions in which the exchange of cash takes place before the revenue is earned or the expense incurred.
matching principle
An accounting assumption which assumes that a company will continue to be in business in the future
monetary-unit assumption
An accounting principle which requires that financial statement items should be reported at their costs at the time of the transaction
deferrals
Controls designed to prevent an error or irregularity
corrective controls
An accounting principle which requires that revenue should be recognized when it is earned
revenue-recognition principle
Transactions in which the revenue is earned or the expense is incurred before the exchange of cash
cash-basis accounting
Procedures to find errors
historical-cost principle
An accounting method in which revenues are recognized when cash is collected and expenses are recognized when cash is disbursed
preventive controls
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Match each of the following terms with the appropriate definitions.Use each term only once.
Amounts the company owes its vendors
current assets
The economic resources of a company resulting from past transactions
contributed capital
Liabilities the company will pay off within the next fiscal year
accounts payable
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Amounts the company owes its vendors
current assets
The economic resources of a company resulting from past transactions
contributed capital
Liabilities the company will pay off within the next fiscal year
accounts payable
Amounts customers owe a company for goods or services purchased on credit
prepaid insurance
Obligations the company has incurred to obtain the assets it owns
current liabilities
Insurance a business has purchased,but not yet used
accounts receivable
Assets the company plans to turn into cash or use to generate revenue in the next fiscal year
adjusting the books
The amount the owners have put into their business
classified balance sheet
Financial statement which shows subtotals for current assets and current liabilities
shareholders' equity
The process of making changes in the accounting records,at the end of an accounting period to make sure that the amounts reflect the financial condition of a company as of that date
liabilities
Name for the owners' claims to the assets of the business which includes both contributed capital and retained earnings
assets
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Accounts receivable represents ________.

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Gross profit equals ________.

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Comparability means that companies should use the same accounting rules from period to period.

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Clean Sweep agreed to clean an office building on a weekly basis for $1,000 per week.The contract began on August 15,and Clean Sweep cleaned the building twice during August.Clean Sweep received $2,000 cash in September for the cleaning performed in August.How much revenue should Clean Sweep recognize in August using cash-basis accounting?

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Describe internal controls and discuss why internal controls are necessary for a business.

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Financial statements may be prepared ________.

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Detective controls include ________.

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During May,Team Shirts spent $4,000 to buy 800 T-shirts and sold 300 of them for $15 each.Team Shirts should recognize ________ as expense for May.

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Internal controls are the policies and procedures managers of a firm use to protect the firm's assets and to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the firm's accounting records.

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The accounting rule which requires that only the business transactions of Team Shirts be shown on the balance sheet is the ________.

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Beta Company reported the following information in its year ended December 31,2012 financials: Beta Company reported the following information in its year ended December 31,2012 financials:    1.What were the company's total expenses? 2.How much of the company's profits have been kept by the company as of 1/1/12? 3.What is the balance of retained earnings at December 31,2012? 1.What were the company's total expenses? 2.How much of the company's profits have been kept by the company as of 1/1/12? 3.What is the balance of retained earnings at December 31,2012?

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Internal controls are ________.

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Discuss the qualities of accounting information.

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Cash is ________.

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Busy Beaver had revenues of $2,000,cost of goods sold of $780,advertising expense of $100,and interest expense of $25.Gross profit was ________.

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Analyze each of the following transactions and determine the effect on the accounting equation. 1.Purchased three months' worth of prepaid advertising for $300. 2.Paid $500 cash on an account payable. 3.Paid $100 for supplies. 4.Performed $4,000 of services on account.

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For information to be useful,it must be relevant and reliable.

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Team Instructions: Divide the class into teams of three or four people.Each team member should work the following problem separately outside of class.Then give the students time in class to compare answers with their teammates and put together a final correct copy of the problem.Each team should turn in only one copy of the problem for grading.All team members will receive the same grade. First do Parts A through C on your own.Then get together with your team and prepare a team solution to hand in. Part A: Record Icon Consultant's transactions below by filling in the amount and the account title from the list of accounts below (use the abbreviations given): Team Instructions: Divide the class into teams of three or four people.Each team member should work the following problem separately outside of class.Then give the students time in class to compare answers with their teammates and put together a final correct copy of the problem.Each team should turn in only one copy of the problem for grading.All team members will receive the same grade. First do Parts A through C on your own.Then get together with your team and prepare a team solution to hand in. Part A: Record Icon Consultant's transactions below by filling in the amount and the account title from the list of accounts below (use the abbreviations given):      Part B: Using Part A,fill in the missing information on the following financial statements for the year ended December 31,2012.   Part C:  Team Instructions: Divide the class into teams of three or four people.Each team member should work the following problem separately outside of class.Then give the students time in class to compare answers with their teammates and put together a final correct copy of the problem.Each team should turn in only one copy of the problem for grading.All team members will receive the same grade. First do Parts A through C on your own.Then get together with your team and prepare a team solution to hand in. Part A: Record Icon Consultant's transactions below by filling in the amount and the account title from the list of accounts below (use the abbreviations given):      Part B: Using Part A,fill in the missing information on the following financial statements for the year ended December 31,2012.   Part C:  Part B: Using Part A,fill in the missing information on the following financial statements for the year ended December 31,2012. Team Instructions: Divide the class into teams of three or four people.Each team member should work the following problem separately outside of class.Then give the students time in class to compare answers with their teammates and put together a final correct copy of the problem.Each team should turn in only one copy of the problem for grading.All team members will receive the same grade. First do Parts A through C on your own.Then get together with your team and prepare a team solution to hand in. Part A: Record Icon Consultant's transactions below by filling in the amount and the account title from the list of accounts below (use the abbreviations given):      Part B: Using Part A,fill in the missing information on the following financial statements for the year ended December 31,2012.   Part C:  Part C: Team Instructions: Divide the class into teams of three or four people.Each team member should work the following problem separately outside of class.Then give the students time in class to compare answers with their teammates and put together a final correct copy of the problem.Each team should turn in only one copy of the problem for grading.All team members will receive the same grade. First do Parts A through C on your own.Then get together with your team and prepare a team solution to hand in. Part A: Record Icon Consultant's transactions below by filling in the amount and the account title from the list of accounts below (use the abbreviations given):      Part B: Using Part A,fill in the missing information on the following financial statements for the year ended December 31,2012.   Part C:

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