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,Intermediate Accounting, 3e (Gordon/Raedy/Sannella)
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Chapter 1 The Financial Reporting Environment
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1.1 Overview of Financial Reporting vy vy vy




1) The financial reporting process generates three basic financial
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statements. Answer:
vy FALSE
vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

2) The demand for financial information is based on market participant
vy vy vy vy vy vy vy vy vy


demand. Answer:
vy vy TRUE v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:

v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

3) Managers of economic entities are best considered to be users of financial
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information. Answer:
vy FALSE vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

4) Managers of economic entities are best considered to be preparers of financial
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information. Answer:
vy TRUE vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

5) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulates financial reporting for publicly
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traded companies.
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Answer: TRUEv y v y


Diff: vy2
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP: v y GAAP


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

6) The FASB gives the SEC authority to regulate accounting for publicly traded
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companies. Answer:
vy FALSE
vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP: v y GAAP


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge
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,7) The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) sets financial accounting
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standards and oversees the audits of public companies in the United States.
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Answer: FALSE
v y v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP: v y GAAP


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

8) Financial accounting standards influence the behavior of managers and other internal
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users. Answer:
vy vy TRUE v y


Diff: vy2
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

9) Theories and procedures that evolve as a result of lobbying from various groups are
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examples of proactive factors within the legal, economic, political, and social
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environment.
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Answer: FALSE
v y v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

10) Financial information includes information that is not governed by rules set forth by the
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accounting standard-setting bodies.
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Answer: TRUE
v y v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

11) What is the term that describes the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating
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financial information about an economic entity to various user groups?
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A) financial reporting vy


B) accounting standard setting vy vy


C) financial statement vy


D) financial
accounting Answer:
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v D y


Diff: vy2
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge




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Inc.

, 12) Which element of financial accounting involves identifying the individuals who demand
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financial information?
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A) financial information vy


B) economic entity vy


C) user groups
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D) legal, economic, political, and social
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environment Answer:
vy C vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

13) Which of the following is not one of the four basic financial statements?
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A) balance sheet vy


B) trial balance
vy


C) cash flows statement
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D) statement of comprehensive vy vy


income Answer:
vy vy B v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

14) Which organization is responsible for promulgating U.S. GAAP?
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A) Financial Accounting Standards Board
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B) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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C) International Accounting Standards Board
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D) Securities and Exchange vy vy


Commission Answer:
vy A vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP:


v y GAAP/IFRS


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge

15) Which organization is responsible for setting auditing standards and overseeing the audits of
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public companies in the United States?
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A) Financial Accounting Standards Board
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B) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
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C) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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D) Securities and Exchange vy vy


Commission Answer:
vy B vy v y


Diff: vy1
Objective: v y 1.1
vyIFRS/GAAP: v y GAAP


AACSB: v y v y Application vyof vyknowledge




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Inc.

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