FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR MBAS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Revenues
Answer: Sales generated by the company.
●● Expenses
Answer: Costs incurred by the company.
●● Net Income
Answer: Net Income (or Loss) = Revenues - Expenses.
●● Balance Sheet
Answer: Provides a snapshot of a company's financial position at a
specific point in time.
●● Assets
Answer: What the company owns.
●● Liabilities
Answer: What the company owes.
,●● Owner's Equity
Answer: Owner's residual interest in the company.
●● Cash Flow Statement
Answer: Shows cash inflows and outflows over a period.
●● Operating Activities
Answer: Cash flows from the core business operations.
●● Investing Activities
Answer: Cash flows related to the purchase and sale of assets.
●● Financing Activities
Answer: Cash flows related to borrowing and repaying debt.
●● Statement of Retained Earnings
Answer: Shows changes in retained earnings over time.
●● Contribution Margin
Answer: The amount remaining from sales revenue after deducting
variable costs.
, ●● Contribution Margin Formula
Answer: Contribution Margin = Sales - Variable Costs.
●● Contribution Margin Ratio
Answer: (Contribution Margin / Sales).
●● Total Contribution Margin
Answer: Total CM = Total Sales Revenue - Total Variable Costs.
●● Breakeven Analysis
Answer: Determines when a business will start to make a profit (i.e.,
when total revenue = total costs).
●● Breakeven Point in Units
Answer: Breakeven Point in Units = Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin
per Unit.
●● 2016 Walgreens CFO Issue
Answer: Involved a major financial reporting controversy with former
CFO Wade Miquelon.
●● Material Misstatements
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● Revenues
Answer: Sales generated by the company.
●● Expenses
Answer: Costs incurred by the company.
●● Net Income
Answer: Net Income (or Loss) = Revenues - Expenses.
●● Balance Sheet
Answer: Provides a snapshot of a company's financial position at a
specific point in time.
●● Assets
Answer: What the company owns.
●● Liabilities
Answer: What the company owes.
,●● Owner's Equity
Answer: Owner's residual interest in the company.
●● Cash Flow Statement
Answer: Shows cash inflows and outflows over a period.
●● Operating Activities
Answer: Cash flows from the core business operations.
●● Investing Activities
Answer: Cash flows related to the purchase and sale of assets.
●● Financing Activities
Answer: Cash flows related to borrowing and repaying debt.
●● Statement of Retained Earnings
Answer: Shows changes in retained earnings over time.
●● Contribution Margin
Answer: The amount remaining from sales revenue after deducting
variable costs.
, ●● Contribution Margin Formula
Answer: Contribution Margin = Sales - Variable Costs.
●● Contribution Margin Ratio
Answer: (Contribution Margin / Sales).
●● Total Contribution Margin
Answer: Total CM = Total Sales Revenue - Total Variable Costs.
●● Breakeven Analysis
Answer: Determines when a business will start to make a profit (i.e.,
when total revenue = total costs).
●● Breakeven Point in Units
Answer: Breakeven Point in Units = Fixed Costs / Contribution Margin
per Unit.
●● 2016 Walgreens CFO Issue
Answer: Involved a major financial reporting controversy with former
CFO Wade Miquelon.
●● Material Misstatements