Financial And Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Jerry J
Weygandt, Paul D Kimmel, Jill E Mitchel
CHAPTER 1
Accounting in Action
ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE
Brief A
Learning Objectives Questions Exercises Do It! Exercises Problems
1. Identify the activities and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1 1, 2
users associated with
accounting.
2. Explain the building blocks of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 2 3, 4
accounting: ethics, principles,
and assumptions.
3. State the accounting 11, 12, 13, 14. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 3 5
equation, and define its 22
components.
4. Analyze the effects of 15, 16, 18 6, 7, 8, 9 4 6, 7, 8 1A, 2A, 4A,
business transactions on the 5A
accounting equation.
5. Describe the four financial 17, 19, 20, 21, 10, 11 5 8, 9, 10, 11, 2A, 3A, 4A,
statements and how they are 12, 13, 14, 15, 5A
prepared. 16, 17, 18
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, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1. True. Virtually every organization and person in .our .society .uses .accounting .information.
.Businesses, .investors, .creditors, .government .agencies, .and .not-for-profit .organizations .must
.use .accounting .information . to .operate .effectively.
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2. Accounting .is .the .process .of .identifying, .recording, .and . communicating . the .economic .events
.of .an .organization .to .interested .users .of .the .information. .The .first .activity .of .the .accounting
.process .is .to .identify .economic .events .that .are .relevant .to .a .particular .business. .Once
.identified .and .measured, .the .events .are .recorded .to .provide .a .history .of .the .financial
.activities .of .the .organization. .Recording .consists .of .keeping .a .chronological .diary .of .these
.measured .events .in .an .orderly .and .systematic .manner. .The .information .is .communicated
.through .the .preparation .and .distribution .of .accounting . reports, . the . most . common . of
. which .are . called .financial .statements. .A .vital .element .in .the .communication .process .is .the
.accountant’s .ability .and .responsibility .to .analyze .and . interpret .the .reported . information.
LO . 1, . BT: . K, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
3. (a) .Internal .users .are .those .who .plan, .organize, .and .run .the .business .and .therefore .are
.officers .and . other .decision .makers.
(b) To .assist .management, .accounting .provides .internal .reports. .Examples .include .financial
.comparisons .of .operating .alternatives, .projections .of . income .from .new .sales
.campaigns, .and .forecasts .of . cash .needs .for .the .next .year.
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4. (a) Investors .(owners) .use .accounting .information .to .make .decisions .to .buy, .hold, .or .sell .stock.
(b) Creditors .use .accounting .information .to .evaluate .the .risks .of .granting .credit .or .lending .money.
LO . 1, . BT: . K, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
5. False. .Bookkeeping .usually .involves .only .the .recording .of .economic .events .and .therefore .is
.just .one .part .of .the .entire .accounting .process. .Accounting, .on .the .other .hand, .involves .the
.entire .process .of .identifying, .recording, .and . communicating .economic .events.
LO . 1, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
6. Harper .Travel .Agency .should .report .the .land .at .$85,000 .on .its .December .31, . 2022 . balance
.sheet. .This .is .true .not .only .at .the .time .the .land .is .purchased, .but .also .over .the .time .the .land
.is .held. .In .determining .which .measurement .principle .to .use .(historical .cost .or .fair .value)
.companies .weigh .the .factual .nature .of .cost .figures .versus .the .relevance .of .fair .value. .In
.general, .companies .use .historical .cost. .Only .in .situations .where .assets .are .actively .traded .do
. companies .apply .the .fair .value .principle.
LO . 2, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Measurement, . Analysis . and
. Interpretation . IMA: .Reporting
7. The .monetary .unit .assumption .requires .that .only .transaction .data .capable .of .being .expressed
.in .terms .of .money .be .included .in .the .accounting .records. .This .assumption .enables
.accounting .to .quantify .(measure) .economic .events.
LO .2, .BT: .K, .Difficulty: .Easy, .TOT: .2 .min., .AACSB: .None, .AICPA .FC: .Measurement, .Analysis .and .Interpretation
. IMA:.Reporting
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,Questions .Chapter .1 .(Continued)
8. The .economic .entity .assumption .requires .that .the .activities .of .the .entity .be .kept .separate
.and.distinct .from .the . activities .of . its .owners .and .all .other .economic .entities.
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. IMA:.Reporting
9. The . three . basic . forms . of . business . organizations . are . (1) . proprietorship, . (2)
. partnership, . and
(3) . corporation.
LO . 2, . BT: . K, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
10. One .of .the .advantages .Juana .would .enjoy .is .that .ownership .of .a .corporation .is .represented
.by .transferable .shares .of .stock. .This .would .allow .Juana .to .raise .money .easily .by .selling .a
.part .of .her .ownership .in .the .company. .Another .advantage .is .that .because .holders .of .the
.shares .(stockholders) .enjoy .limited .liability, .they .are .not .personally .liable .for .the .debts .of .the
.corporate .entity. .Also, .because .ownership .can .be .transferred .without .dissolving .the .corporation,
.the .corporation.enjoys .an .unlimited . life.
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11. The .basic .accounting .equation .is .Assets .= .Liabilities .+ .Stockholders’ .Equity.
LO . 3, . BT: . K, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
12. (a) . . . .Assets .are .resources .owned .by .a .business. .Liabilities .are .creditor .claims .against
.assets— .that .is, .existing .debts .and .obligations. .Stockholders’ .equity .is .the .ownership
.claim .on .total .assets.
(b) Stockholders’ .equity .is .affected .by .stockholders’ .investments, .dividends, .revenues, .and
.expenses.
LO . 3, . BT: . K, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
13. The .liabilities .are .(b) .Accounts .payable .and .(g) .Salaries . and .Wages .Payable.
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14. Yes, .a .business .can .enter .into .a .transaction .in .which .only .the .left .side .of .the .accounting
.equation .is . affected. . An . example . would . be . a . transaction . where . an . increase . in . one
. asset . is . offset . by .a .decrease .in .another .asset. .An .increase .in .the .Equipment .account
.which .is .offset .by .a .decrease .in .the . Cash .account .is .a . specific .example.
LO . 3, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
15. Business . transactions . are .the . economic . events . of . the . enterprise . recorded . by
. accountants.because . they .affect .the .basic . accounting .equation.
(a) No, . the . death . of . the . president . of . the . company . is . not . a . business . transaction . as . it
. does . not.affect .the .basic .accounting .equation.
(b) Yes, . supplies . purchased . on . account . is . a . business . transaction . as . it . affects . the
. basic.accounting .equation.
(c) No, . an . employee . being . fired . is . not . a . business . transaction . as . it . does . not . affect
. the . basic.accounting .equation.
LO . 4, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
16. (a) Decrease .assets .and .decrease .stockholders’ .equity.
(b) Increase .assets .and .decrease .assets.
(c) Increase .assets .and .increase .stockholders’ .equity.
(d) Decrease .assets .and .decrease .liabilities.
LO . 4, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
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17. (a) Income .statement. (d) Balance .sheet.
(b) Balance .sheet. (e) Balance .sheet .and .retained .earnings .statement.
(c) Income .statement. (f) Balance .sheet.
LO . 5, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
18. No, .this .treatment .is .not .appropriate. .While .the .transaction .does .involve .a .receipt .of .cash, .it
.does .not .represent .revenues. .Revenues .are .the .gross .increase .in .stockholders’ .equity
.resulting .from .business .activities .entered .into .for .the .purpose .of .earning .income. .This
.transaction .is .simply .an .additional .investment .made .by .one .of . the .owners .of . the .business.
LO . 4, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
19. Yes. .Net .income .does .appear .on .the .income .statement—it .is .the .result .of .subtracting
.expenses .from .revenues. .In .addition, .net .income .appears . on . the .retained .earnings
.statement—it .is .shown .as .an .addition .to .the .beginning-of-period .retained .earnings. .Indirectly, .the
.net .income .of .a .company .is .also .included .on .the .balance .sheet. .It .is .included .in .the .end-of-
period .retained .earnings .which .appears .in .the .stockholders’ .equity .section .of .the .balance
.sheet.
LO . 5, . BT: . C, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 2 . min., . AACSB: . None, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
20. (a) Ending .stockholders’ .equity .balance ...............................................................................$198,000
Beginning .stockholders’ .equity .balance .........................................................................158,000
Net . income....................................................................................................... $ . 40,000
(b) Ending .stockholders’ .equity .balance ...............................................................................$198,000
Beginning .stockholders’ .equity .balance .........................................................................158,000
40,000
Deduct: . Investment .............................................................................................. 16,000
Net . income....................................................................................................... $ . 24,000
LO . 5, . BT: . AN, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 4 . min., . AACSB: . Analytic, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
21. (a) Total .revenues .($30,000 .+ .$70,000)..................................................................... $100,000
(b) Total . expenses . ($26,000 . + . $38,000)................................................................ $64,000
(c) Total .revenues ....................................................................................................... $100,000
Total .expenses ...................................................................................................... 64,000
Net . income....................................................................................................... $ . 36,000
LO . 5, . BT: . AP, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 3 . min., . AACSB: . Analytic, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
22. Apple’s . accounting . equation . (in . millions) . at . September . 29, . 2018 . was . $365,725 . = . $258,578 . +
$107,147
LO . 3, . BT: . AP, . Difficulty: . Easy, . TOT: . 4 . min., . AACSB: . Analytic, . AICPA . FC: . Reporting, . IMA: . Reporting
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