Test Bank for Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the forms of business organization and the uses of accounting information. A
sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. A partnership is a business owned by two
or more people associated as partners. A corporation is a separate legal entity for which evidence
of ownership is provided by shares of stock. Internal users are managers who need accounting
information to plan, organize, and run business operations. The primary external users are
investors and creditors. Investors (stockholders) use accounting information to decide whether to
buy, hold, or sell shares of a company‘s stock. Creditors (suppliers and bankers) use accounting
information to assess the risk of granting credit or loaning money to a business. Other groups
who have an indirect interest in a business are taxing authorities, customers, labor unions, and
regulatory agencies.
2. Explain the three principal types of business activity. Financing activities involve
collecting the necessary funds to support the business. Investing activities involve acquiring the
resources necessary to run the business. Operating activities involve putting the resources of the
business into action to generate a profit.
3. Describe the four financial statements and how they are prepared. An income statement
presents the revenues and expenses of a company for a specific period of time. A retained
earnings statement summarizes the changes in retained earnings that have occurred for a specific
period of time. A balance sheet reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders‘ equity of a
business at a specific date. A statement of cash flows summarizes information concerning the
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cash inflows (receipts) and outflows (payments) for a specific period of time. Assets are
resources owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business.
Liabilities represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity
represents the claims of owners on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity is subdivided
into two parts: common stock and retained earnings. The basic accounting equation is Assets =
Liabilities + Stockholders‘ Equity. Within the annual report, the management discussion and
analysis provides management‘s interpretation of the company‘s results and financial position as
well as a discussion of plans for the future. Notes to the financial statements provide additional
explanation or detail to make the financial statements more informative. The auditor‘s report
expresses an opinion as to whether the financial statements present fairly the company‘s results
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of operations and financial position.
*4. Explain the career opportunities in accounting. Accounting offers many different jobs in
fields such as public and private accounting, governmental, and forensic accounting. Accounting
is a popular major because there are many different types of jobs, with unlimited potential for
career advancement
Difficulties:
Easy: 143
Medium: 101
Hard: 12
Question List by Section
Business Organization and Accounting Information Uses: Forms of Business Organization; 47,
48, 202, 246
Sole Proprietorship: 5, 44, 49, 58, 59
Partnership: 1, 4, 46, 56
Corporation: 2, 3, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 233, 245
Hybrid Forms of Organization: 60, 61
Users and Uses of Financial Information: 6, 7, 11, 74, 87
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Internal Users: 62, 63, 64, 75, 77, 82, 234
External Users: 8, 9, 10, 12, 65, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89
Data Analytics: 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 235, 236
Ethics in Financial Reporting: 71, 72, 73, 237, 255 The Three Types of Business Activity: 97
Financing Activities: 13, 15, 18, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 109, 117, 118, 119, 238
Investing Activities: 14, 16, 98, 99, 115, 116
Operating Activities: 17, 19, 20, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113,
114
The Four Financial Statements:
Income Statement: 21, 22, 23, 24,127, 128, 132, 133, 134, 138, 142, 143
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Retained Earnings Statement: 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 135, 137, 139, 140,
141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 164, 169, 178, 181, 252
Balance Sheet: 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 136, 151, 152, 153, 163, 165, 166, 168,
170, 173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 199, 200, 201, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216,
217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 225, 229, 239, 240, 241, 253
Statement of Cash Flows: 26, 121, 171, 174, 183, 242, 249
Interrelationships of Statements: 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 167, 175, 176, 184,
250, 251, 256
Elements of an Annual Report: 36, 41, 192, 196, 197
Management Discussion and Analysis: 40, 191
Notes to the Financial Statements: 37, 42, 190, 193, 194, 198, 254
Auditor‘s Report: 38, 39, 195
TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS
1. A business organized as a separate legal entity and owned by stockholders is a
partnership.
Ans: F, LO: 1, Section: Business Organization and Accounting Information Uses, Subsection:
Partnership, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Knowledge, AICPA BC: None,
AICPA AC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting and Control
2. Corporate stockholders have no personal liability for the debts of the corporation.
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Business Decision Making 10th Edition Paul D.
Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Jill E. Mitchell
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the forms of business organization and the uses of accounting information. A
sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. A partnership is a business owned by two
or more people associated as partners. A corporation is a separate legal entity for which evidence
of ownership is provided by shares of stock. Internal users are managers who need accounting
information to plan, organize, and run business operations. The primary external users are
investors and creditors. Investors (stockholders) use accounting information to decide whether to
buy, hold, or sell shares of a company‘s stock. Creditors (suppliers and bankers) use accounting
information to assess the risk of granting credit or loaning money to a business. Other groups
who have an indirect interest in a business are taxing authorities, customers, labor unions, and
regulatory agencies.
2. Explain the three principal types of business activity. Financing activities involve
collecting the necessary funds to support the business. Investing activities involve acquiring the
resources necessary to run the business. Operating activities involve putting the resources of the
business into action to generate a profit.
3. Describe the four financial statements and how they are prepared. An income statement
presents the revenues and expenses of a company for a specific period of time. A retained
earnings statement summarizes the changes in retained earnings that have occurred for a specific
period of time. A balance sheet reports the assets, liabilities, and stockholders‘ equity of a
business at a specific date. A statement of cash flows summarizes information concerning the
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cash inflows (receipts) and outflows (payments) for a specific period of time. Assets are
resources owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business.
Liabilities represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity
represents the claims of owners on the assets of the business. Stockholders‘ equity is subdivided
into two parts: common stock and retained earnings. The basic accounting equation is Assets =
Liabilities + Stockholders‘ Equity. Within the annual report, the management discussion and
analysis provides management‘s interpretation of the company‘s results and financial position as
well as a discussion of plans for the future. Notes to the financial statements provide additional
explanation or detail to make the financial statements more informative. The auditor‘s report
expresses an opinion as to whether the financial statements present fairly the company‘s results
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of operations and financial position.
*4. Explain the career opportunities in accounting. Accounting offers many different jobs in
fields such as public and private accounting, governmental, and forensic accounting. Accounting
is a popular major because there are many different types of jobs, with unlimited potential for
career advancement
Difficulties:
Easy: 143
Medium: 101
Hard: 12
Question List by Section
Business Organization and Accounting Information Uses: Forms of Business Organization; 47,
48, 202, 246
Sole Proprietorship: 5, 44, 49, 58, 59
Partnership: 1, 4, 46, 56
Corporation: 2, 3, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 233, 245
Hybrid Forms of Organization: 60, 61
Users and Uses of Financial Information: 6, 7, 11, 74, 87
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Internal Users: 62, 63, 64, 75, 77, 82, 234
External Users: 8, 9, 10, 12, 65, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89
Data Analytics: 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 235, 236
Ethics in Financial Reporting: 71, 72, 73, 237, 255 The Three Types of Business Activity: 97
Financing Activities: 13, 15, 18, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 109, 117, 118, 119, 238
Investing Activities: 14, 16, 98, 99, 115, 116
Operating Activities: 17, 19, 20, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113,
114
The Four Financial Statements:
Income Statement: 21, 22, 23, 24,127, 128, 132, 133, 134, 138, 142, 143
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Retained Earnings Statement: 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 129, 130, 131, 135, 137, 139, 140,
141, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 154, 164, 169, 178, 181, 252
Balance Sheet: 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 136, 151, 152, 153, 163, 165, 166, 168,
170, 173, 177, 179, 180, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 199, 200, 201, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216,
217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 225, 229, 239, 240, 241, 253
Statement of Cash Flows: 26, 121, 171, 174, 183, 242, 249
Interrelationships of Statements: 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 167, 175, 176, 184,
250, 251, 256
Elements of an Annual Report: 36, 41, 192, 196, 197
Management Discussion and Analysis: 40, 191
Notes to the Financial Statements: 37, 42, 190, 193, 194, 198, 254
Auditor‘s Report: 38, 39, 195
TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS
1. A business organized as a separate legal entity and owned by stockholders is a
partnership.
Ans: F, LO: 1, Section: Business Organization and Accounting Information Uses, Subsection:
Partnership, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Knowledge, AICPA BC: None,
AICPA AC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting and Control
2. Corporate stockholders have no personal liability for the debts of the corporation.
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