Deck 1: Introduction to Accounting and Business

Question 1

An example of a general-purpose financial statement would be a report about projected price increases related to transportation costs.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Financial accounting provides information to all users, while the main focus for managerial accounting is to provide information to the management.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

An example of an external user of accounting information is the federal government.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Managerial accounting information is used by external and internal users equally.

Question 5

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the authoritative body that has primary responsibility for developing accounting principles.

Question 6

Some of the major fraudulent acts by senior executives started as what they considered to be small ethical lapses which grew out of control.

Question 7

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act established standards for corporate responsibility and disclosure.

Question 8

The primary role of accounting is to determine the amount of taxes a business will be required to pay to taxing entities.

Question 9

A business is an organization in which basic resources or inputs, like materials and labor, are assembled and processed to provide outputs in the form of goods or services to customers.

Question 10

About 90% of the businesses in the United States are organized as corporations.

Question 11

Proprietorships are owned by one owner and provide only services to their customers.

Question 12

A corporation is a business that is legally separate and distinct from its owners.

Question 13

The cost principle is the basis for entering the purchase price into the accounting records.

Question 14

Two factors that typically lead to ethical violations are relevance and timeliness of accounting information.

Question 15

Senior executives cannot be criminally prosecuted for the wrong doings they commit on behalf of the companies where they work.

Question 16

The main objective for all businesses is to maximize unrealized profits.

Question 17

The role of accounting is to provide many different users with financial information to make economic decisions.

Question 18

Accounting information users need reports about the economic activities and condition of businesses.

Question 19

Proper ethical conduct implies that you only consider what's in your best interest.

Question 20

The basic difference between manufacturing and retail companies is the completion level of the products they purchase for resale to customers.

Question 21

The financial statements of a proprietorship should include the owner's personal assets and liabilities.

Question 22

Purchasing supplies on account increases liabilities and decreases equity.

Question 23

If the liabilities owed by a business total $300,000 and stockholders' equity is equal to $300,000, then the assets also total $300,000.

Question 24

Paying an account payable increases liabilities and decreases assets.

Question 25

If total assets decreased by $30,000 during a specific period and stockholders' equity decreased by $35,000 during the same period, the period's change in total liabilities was a $65,000 increase.

Question 26

Generally accepted accounting principles regulate how and what financial information is reported by businesses.

Question 27

Receiving payments on an account receivable increases both equity and assets.

Question 28

Revenue is earned only when money is received.

Question 29

An account receivable is a claim against a customer resulting from a sale on account.

Question 30

The accounting equation can be expressed as Assets - Liabilities = Stockholder's Equity.

Question 31

If net income for a company was $50,000, $20,000 in cash dividends were paid and the shareholders invested $10,000 in cash, the stockholders' equity increased by $40,000.

Question 32

Dividends paid to stockholders decrease assets and increase equity.

Question 33

The stockholders' rights to the assets rank ahead of the creditors' rights to the assets.

Question 34

Receiving a bill or otherwise being notified that an amount is owed is not recorded until the amount is paid.

Question 35

If a building is appraised for $85,000, offered for sale at $90,000, and the buyer pays $80,000 cash for it, the buyer would record the building at $85,000.

Question 36

The monetary unit assumption requires that economic data be recorded in dollars for companies in the United States.

Question 37

If total assets increased by $190,000 during a specific period and liabilities decreased by $10,000 during the same period, the period's change in total stockholders' equity was a $200,000 increase.

Question 38

The rights or claims to the assets of a business may be subdivided into rights of creditors and rights of stockholders.

Question 39

An account receivable is typically classified as a revenue.

Question 40

No significant differences exist between the accounting standards issued by the FASB and the IASB.

Question 41

Which of the following is a service business?

A)Microsoft
B)Dell Computers
C)Facebook
D)Walmart

Question 42

Two common areas of accounting that respectively provide information to internal and external users are

A)forensic accounting and financial accounting
B)managerial accounting and financial accounting
C)managerial accounting and environmental accounting
D)financial accounting and tax accounting systems

Question 43

An income statement is a summary of the revenues and expenses of a business as of a specific date.

Question 44

Financial reports are used by

A)management
B)creditors
C)investors
D)all are correct

Question 45

The primary financial statements of a corporation are the income statement, the statement of stockholders' equity, and the balance sheet.

Question 46

The excess of revenue over the expenses incurred in earning the revenue is called capital.

Question 47

Which of the following is the best description of accounting's role in business?

A)Accounting provides stockholders with information regarding the market value of the company's stocks.
B)Accounting provides information to managers to operate the business and to other users to make decisions regarding the economic condition of the company.
C)Accounting helps in decreasing the credit risk of the company.
D)Accounting is not responsible for providing any form of information to users. That is the role of the Information Systems Department.

Question 48

The balance sheet represents the accounting equation.

Question 49

Profit is the difference between

A)assets and liabilities
B)the incoming cash and outgoing cash
C)the assets purchased with cash contributed by the owner and the cash spent to operate the business
D)the amounts received from customers for goods or services and the amounts paid for the inputs used to provide the goods or services

Question 50

Assets that are used up during the process of earning revenue are called expenses.

Question 51

Net income and net profit do not mean the same thing.

Question 52

The following are examples of external users of accounting information except

A)government entities
B)customers
C)creditors
D)managers

Question 53

All of the following are general-purpose financial statements except

A)balance sheet
B)income statement
C)statement of stockholders' equity
D)cash budget

Question 54

Which of the following best describes accounting?

A)records economic data but does not communicate the data to users according to any specific rules
B)is an information system that provides reports to users regarding economic activities and condition of a business
C)is of no use by individuals outside of the business
D)is used only for filling out tax returns and for financial statements for various type of governmental reporting requirements

Question 55

The statement of cash flows consists of three sections: cash flows from operating activities, cash flows from income activities, and cash flows from equity activities.

Question 56

Which of the following is a manufacturing business?

A)General Motors
B)Facebook
C)American Airlines
D)Target

Question 57

A statement of stockholders' equity reports the changes in stockholder's equity for a period of time.

Question 58

Which of the following groups of companies are all examples of a retail business?

A)Delta Air Lines, Marriott, Gap
B)Gap, Amazon.com, Delta Air Lines
C)GameStop, Sony, Dell
D)GameStop, Best Buy, Gap

Question 59

Which type of accountant typically practices as an individual or as a member of a public accounting firm?

A)Certified Public Accountant
B)Certified Payroll Professional
C)Certified Internal Auditor
D)Certified Management Accountant

Question 60

Which of the following groups are considered to be internal users of accounting information?

A)employees and customers
B)customers and vendors
C)employees and managers
D)government entities and banks

Question 61

Within the United States, the dominant body in the primary development of accounting principles is the

A)American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
B)American Accounting Association (AAA)
C)Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
D)Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Question 62

Managerial accountants would be responsible for providing information regarding

A)tax reports to government agencies
B)profit reports to stockholders and management
C)expansion of a product line report to management
D)consumer reports to customers

Question 63

The measurement principle requires that

A)business transactions be consistent with the objectives of the entity
B)the Financial Accounting Standards Board be fair and unbiased in its deliberations over new accounting standards
C)accounting principles meet the objectives of the Security and Exchange Commission
D)amounts recorded in the financial statements be based on independently verifiable evidence

Question 64

Most businesses in the United States are

A)proprietorships
B)partnerships
C)corporations
D)cooperatives

Question 65

Donner Company is selling a piece of land adjacent to its business premises. An appraisal reported the market value of the land to be $220,000. The Focus Company initially offered to buy the land for $177,000. The companies settled on a purchase price of $212,000. On the same day, another piece of land on the same block sold for $232,000. Under the cost principle, at what amount should the land be recorded in the accounting records of Focus Company?

A)$177,000
B)$212,000
C)$220,000
D)$232,000

Question 66

Which of the following is not a role of accounting in business?

A)to provide reports to users about the economic activities and conditions of a business
B)to personally guarantee loans of the business
C)to provide information to external users to determine the economic performance and condition of the business
D)to assess the various informational needs of users and design its accounting system to meet those needs

Question 67

Which of the items below is not a business entity?

A)entrepreneurship
B)proprietorship
C)partnership
D)corporation

Question 68

Which of the following would not normally operate as a service business?

A)pet groomer
B)grocer
C)lawn care company
D)styling salon

Question 69

Which of the following is true in regards to a limited liability company?

A)Makes up 10% of business organizations in the United States.
B)Combines the attributes of a partnership and a corporation.
C)Provides tax and liability advantages to the owners.
D)All are correct.

Question 70

Karen Meyer owns and operates Crystal Cleaning Company. Recently, Meyer withdrew $10,000 from Crystal Cleaning, and she contributed $6,000, in her name, to the American Red Cross. The contribution of the $6,000 should be recorded on the accounting records of which of the following entities?

A)Crystal Cleaning and the American Red Cross
B)Karen Meyer's personal records and the American Red Cross
C)Karen Meyer's personal records and Crystal Cleaning
D)Karen Meyer's personal records, Crystal Cleaning, and the American Red Cross

Question 71

Which of the following is not a certification for accountants?

A)CIA
B)CMA
C)CISA
D)IRS

Question 72

Which of the following are guidelines for behaving ethically? I.Identify the consequences of a decision and its effect on others.II.Consider your obligations and responsibilities to those affected by the decision.III.Identify your decision based on personal standards of honesty and fairness.

A)I and II.
B)II and III.
C)I and III.
D)I, II, and III.

Question 73

On May 20, White Repair Service extended an offer of $108,000 for land that had been priced for sale at $140,000. On May 30, White Repair Service accepted the seller's counteroffer of $115,000. On June 20, the land was assessed at a value of $95,000 for property tax purposes. On July 4, White Repair Service was offered $150,000 for the land by a national retail chain. At what value should the land be recorded in White Repair Service's records?

A)$108,000
B)$95,000
C)$140,000
D)$115,000

Question 74

Which of the following items relates to separating the reporting of business and personal economic transactions?

A)cost principle
B)monetary unit assumption
C)business entity assumption
D)measurement principle

Question 75

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a corporation?

A)Corporations are organized as a separate legal taxable entity.
B)Ownership is divided into shares of stock.
C)Corporations experience an ease in obtaining large amounts of resources by issuing stock.
D)A corporation's resources are limited to its individual owners' resources.

Question 76

For accounting purposes, the business entity should be considered separate from its owners if the entity is

A)a corporation
B)a proprietorship
C)a partnership
D)any of these

Question 77

Select the type of business that is most likely to obtain large amounts of resources by issuing stock.

A)partnership
B)corporation
C)proprietorship
D)government entity

Question 78

Which one of the following is the authoritative body in the United States having the primary responsibility for developing accounting principles?

A)FASB
B)IRS
C)SEC
D)AICPA

Question 79

An entity that is organized according to state or federal statutes and in which ownership is divided into shares of stock is a

A)proprietorship
B)corporation
C)partnership
D)governmental unit

Question 80

The business entity assumption means that

A)the owner is part of the business entity
B)an entity is organized according to state or federal statutes
C)an entity is organized according to the rules set by the FASB
D)the entity is an individual economic unit for which data are recorded, analyzed, and reported