,Financial Accounting, 9e (Wild)
Chapter 1 Introducing Financial Statements
1) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
communicates relevant, reliable, and comparable information about an organization's business
activities.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
2) Recordkeeping, or bookkeeping, is the recording of transactions and events, either manually
or electronically.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
3) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
communicates information about an organization's business activities.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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,4) Financial accounting serves external users by providing them with general-purpose financial
statements.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
5) External users of accounting information do not directly run the organization and have limited
access to its accounting information.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
6) The primary objective of managerial accounting is to provide general purpose financial
statements to help external users analyze and interpret an organization's activities.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
7) External auditors examine financial statements to verify that they are prepared according to
generally accepted accounting principles.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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, 8) External users include lenders, shareholders, customers, and regulators.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
9) Regulators have legal authority over certain activities of organizations.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Legal; FN Decision Making
10) Internal users include lenders, shareholders, brokers and nonexecutive employees.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
11) Opportunities in accounting include auditing, consulting, market research, and tax planning.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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Chapter 1 Introducing Financial Statements
1) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
communicates relevant, reliable, and comparable information about an organization's business
activities.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
2) Recordkeeping, or bookkeeping, is the recording of transactions and events, either manually
or electronically.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
3) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
communicates information about an organization's business activities.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Importance of Accounting
Learning Objective: 01-C1 Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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,4) Financial accounting serves external users by providing them with general-purpose financial
statements.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
5) External users of accounting information do not directly run the organization and have limited
access to its accounting information.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
6) The primary objective of managerial accounting is to provide general purpose financial
statements to help external users analyze and interpret an organization's activities.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
7) External auditors examine financial statements to verify that they are prepared according to
generally accepted accounting principles.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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, 8) External users include lenders, shareholders, customers, and regulators.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
9) Regulators have legal authority over certain activities of organizations.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Remember
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Legal; FN Decision Making
10) Internal users include lenders, shareholders, brokers and nonexecutive employees.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
11) Opportunities in accounting include auditing, consulting, market research, and tax planning.
Answer: TRUE
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Users of Accounting Information
Learning Objective: 01-C2 Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.
Bloom's: Understand
AACSB: Communication
AICPA: BB Industry; FN Decision Making
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