ACCOUNTING 101 IVY TECH
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ What is accounting?
Answer: An information system that collects and reports financial data
to decision-makers
⩥ Who are external users of accounting information?
Answer: Investors and creditors
⩥ Who are internal users of accounting information?
Answer: Managers
⩥ What does financial accounting focus on?
Answer: Financial statements for external users
⩥ What does managerial accounting focus on?
Answer: Internal reports for decision-making
⩥ What are the three business activities?
, Answer: Operating, investing, financing
⩥ What are operating activities?
Answer: Day-to-day revenue and expense activities
⩥ What are investing activities?
Answer: Buying and selling long-term assets
⩥ What are financing activities?
Answer: Borrowing money or issuing stock
⩥ What is the accounting equation?
Answer: Assets = Liabilities + Equity
⩥ What are assets?
Answer: Resources owned by a business
⩥ What are liabilities?
Answer: Debts owed to creditors
⩥ What is equity?
Answer: Owner's claim to assets
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ What is accounting?
Answer: An information system that collects and reports financial data
to decision-makers
⩥ Who are external users of accounting information?
Answer: Investors and creditors
⩥ Who are internal users of accounting information?
Answer: Managers
⩥ What does financial accounting focus on?
Answer: Financial statements for external users
⩥ What does managerial accounting focus on?
Answer: Internal reports for decision-making
⩥ What are the three business activities?
, Answer: Operating, investing, financing
⩥ What are operating activities?
Answer: Day-to-day revenue and expense activities
⩥ What are investing activities?
Answer: Buying and selling long-term assets
⩥ What are financing activities?
Answer: Borrowing money or issuing stock
⩥ What is the accounting equation?
Answer: Assets = Liabilities + Equity
⩥ What are assets?
Answer: Resources owned by a business
⩥ What are liabilities?
Answer: Debts owed to creditors
⩥ What is equity?
Answer: Owner's claim to assets