ACCOUNTING INFORMATION
SYSTEMS: CONNECTING
CAREERS, SYSTEMS, AND
ANALYTICS, 1ST EDITION 1E
BY ARLINE A. SAVAGE,
DANIELLE BRANNOCK, ALICJA
FOKSINSKA - CHAPTER 1 TO
19, ALL CHAPTERS ANSWER
KEYS AND RATIONALES
LATEST.
1
, Chapter 1: Accounting as Information
Accounting communicates to stakeholders
a. minimally required public financial data.
b. the financial outcomes of operating, investing, and financing activities.
c. the sales strategy for the operating, marketing, and sales activities.
d. black and white details about the economics of operating activities.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” B}
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Communication
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: AC: Reporting
Accounting communicates the financial outcomes of a business's activities for
a. operating.
b. investing.
c. financing.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Communication
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: AC: Reporting
In what way do management teams use accounting data?
a. Management teams use accounting data to make business decisions.
b. Management teams use accounting data to make and execute plans.
c. Management teams use economic and accounting data together to make decisions.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis, and Management
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, Which statement is TRUE?
a. Accounting consists of rigid black and white rules.
b. Accountants crunch numbers, not make decisions.
c. Accounting helps support a prosperous society.
d. Accountants focus on debits and credits, not business activities.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” C
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: N/A
Which of the following is NOT a component of an information system?
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Input
d. Network
“ACTUAL ANSWER” C
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Knowledge
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Input to an information system consists of
a. raw and unorganized data.
b. hardware and software.
c. reported information.
d. processed data.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” A
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Knowledge
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which of the following is a definition of output from an information system?
a. Output is raw and unorganized data.
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, b. Output is information produced by processing data.
c. Output is database facts and figures.
d. Output is information collected from users.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” B
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which statement concerning data is TRUE?
a. Data is useless to a business until transformed into information.
b. Data is the output from an information system.
c. Data is organized into understandable formats.
d. Data is processed before being input into the information system.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” A
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which of the following activities would NOT result in a transaction in an accounting information system?
a. Sell goods to a customer on account
b. Purchase supplies on credit
c. Prepay for six months of insurance
d. Receive a customer order
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 2
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Application
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
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SYSTEMS: CONNECTING
CAREERS, SYSTEMS, AND
ANALYTICS, 1ST EDITION 1E
BY ARLINE A. SAVAGE,
DANIELLE BRANNOCK, ALICJA
FOKSINSKA - CHAPTER 1 TO
19, ALL CHAPTERS ANSWER
KEYS AND RATIONALES
LATEST.
1
, Chapter 1: Accounting as Information
Accounting communicates to stakeholders
a. minimally required public financial data.
b. the financial outcomes of operating, investing, and financing activities.
c. the sales strategy for the operating, marketing, and sales activities.
d. black and white details about the economics of operating activities.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” B}
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Communication
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: AC: Reporting
Accounting communicates the financial outcomes of a business's activities for
a. operating.
b. investing.
c. financing.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Communication
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: AC: Reporting
In what way do management teams use accounting data?
a. Management teams use accounting data to make business decisions.
b. Management teams use accounting data to make and execute plans.
c. Management teams use economic and accounting data together to make decisions.
d. All of these answer choices are correct.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Risk Assessment, Analysis, and Management
2
, Which statement is TRUE?
a. Accounting consists of rigid black and white rules.
b. Accountants crunch numbers, not make decisions.
c. Accounting helps support a prosperous society.
d. Accountants focus on debits and credits, not business activities.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” C
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension AICPA: N/A
Which of the following is NOT a component of an information system?
a. Hardware
b. Software
c. Input
d. Network
“ACTUAL ANSWER” C
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Knowledge
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Input to an information system consists of
a. raw and unorganized data.
b. hardware and software.
c. reported information.
d. processed data.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” A
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Knowledge
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which of the following is a definition of output from an information system?
a. Output is raw and unorganized data.
3
, b. Output is information produced by processing data.
c. Output is database facts and figures.
d. Output is information collected from users.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” B
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which statement concerning data is TRUE?
a. Data is useless to a business until transformed into information.
b. Data is the output from an information system.
c. Data is organized into understandable formats.
d. Data is processed before being input into the information system.
“ACTUAL ANSWER” A
Diff: 1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Comprehension
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
Which of the following activities would NOT result in a transaction in an accounting information system?
a. Sell goods to a customer on account
b. Purchase supplies on credit
c. Prepay for six months of insurance
d. Receive a customer order
“ACTUAL ANSWER” D
Diff: 2
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how accounting affects both the demand for and supply of information.
Section Reference: Why is Accounting Information Important? AACSB: Analytic
Bloom's: Application
AICPA: AC: Systems and Process Management
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