TEST BANK FOR Financial Statements and the Annual Report
CHAPTER 2 LATEST EXAM GUIDE WITH A CORRECT
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026/2027.
True / False
1. Financial statements are intended to tell the reader the value of a company.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
2. Accountants are the main reason financial statements are prepared.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
3. The SEC created the objectives of financial reporting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
4. The purpose of financial reporting is to provide economic information to external decision makers only.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
5. An objective of financial reporting is to reflect economic information concerning a company's cash flows.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
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6. The concept of conservatism is the capacity of information to make a difference in a decision.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-02 - LO: 02-02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
7. Materiality deals with the insignificance of an error in accounting information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-02 - LO: 02-02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
8. Most businesses have an operating cycle of greater than one year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
9. Current assets, other than cash, are expected to be sold or consumed beyond a company's normal operating cycle.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
10. Obligations related to operating activities that will be paid within the company's operating cycle must be reported as
current liabilities on a classified balance sheet.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
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© 2017 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
CHAPTER 2 LATEST EXAM GUIDE WITH A CORRECT
ANSWERS UPDATED 2026/2027.
True / False
1. Financial statements are intended to tell the reader the value of a company.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
2. Accountants are the main reason financial statements are prepared.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
3. The SEC created the objectives of financial reporting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
4. The purpose of financial reporting is to provide economic information to external decision makers only.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
5. An objective of financial reporting is to reflect economic information concerning a company's cash flows.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-01 - LO: 03-01
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
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6. The concept of conservatism is the capacity of information to make a difference in a decision.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-02 - LO: 02-02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
7. Materiality deals with the insignificance of an error in accounting information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-02 - LO: 02-02
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
8. Most businesses have an operating cycle of greater than one year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
9. Current assets, other than cash, are expected to be sold or consumed beyond a company's normal operating cycle.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
10. Obligations related to operating activities that will be paid within the company's operating cycle must be reported as
current liabilities on a classified balance sheet.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: FACC.PONO.13.02-03 - LO: 02-03
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remembering
© 2017 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
, Chapter 2: Financial Statements and the Annual Report
© 2017 Cengage Learning®. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.