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Canadian Editionby Libby, Hodge, Kanaan,
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Sterling Chapters 1- 13, Complete
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,TABLE OFCONTENTS c c c
CHAPTER ONE c
Financial Statements and Business Decisions
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CHAPTER TWO c
Investing and Financing Decisions and the Accounting System
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CHAPTER THREE c
Operating Decisions and the Accounting System
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CHAPTER FOUR c
Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Closing Process
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CHAPTER FIVE c
Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue, Receivables, and Cash
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CHAPTER SIX c
Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Sales and Inventory
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CHAPTER SEVEN c
Reporting and Interpreting Long-Lived Assets
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CHAPTER EIGHT c
Reporting and Interpreting Current Liabilities
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CHAPTER NINE c
Reporting and Interpreting Non-current Liabilities
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CHAPTER TEN c
Reporting and Interpreting Shareholders' Equity
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CHAPTER ELEVEN c
Statement of Cash Flows
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CHAPTER TWELVE c
Communicating Accounting Information and Analyzing Financial Statements
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN c
Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other Corporations
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Financial Statements andBusiness Decisions c c c c
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS c c
1. Accounting is a system that collects and processes (analyzes, measures, and records)
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financial information about an organization and reports that information todecision
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makers.
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2. Financial accounting involves preparation of the four basic financial statements and
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related disclosures for external decision makers. Managerial accounting involves the
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preparation of detailed plans, budgets, forecasts, and performance reports for internal
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decision makers.
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3. Financial reports are used by both internal and external groups and individuals. The
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internal groups are comprised of the various managers of the entity. The external groups
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include the owners, investors, creditors, governmental agencies, other interested
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parties, and the public at large.
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4. Investors purchase all or part of a business and hope to gain by receiving part of what the
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company earns and/or selling the company in the future at a higher price than they paid.
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Creditors lend money to a company for a specific length of time andhope to gain by
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charging interest on the loan.
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5. In a society each organization can be defined as a separate accounting entity. An
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accounting entity is the organization for which financial data are to be collected. Typical
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accounting entities are a business, a church, a governmental unit, a university and other
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nonprofit organizations such as a hospital and a welfare organization. A business
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typically is defined and treated as a separate entity because the owners, creditors,
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investors, and other interested parties need to evaluate its performance and its potential
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separately from other entities and from itsowners.
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6. Name of Statement c c Alternative Title c
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, (a) Income Statement
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Income; Statement of Operations
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(b) Balance Sheet
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(c) Audit Report
c (c) Report of Independent Accountants
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