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, Test Bank For
Financial Accounting Fundamentals, 8th Edition By John Wild
Chapter 1-13 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 01:
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and
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communicates an organization's business activities.
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2) Accounting includes the analysis and interpretation of information.
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3) Financial accounting focuses on the needs of external users, who get accounting information
from general-purpose financial statements.
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4) Internal users of accounting information do not directly manage the organization and have
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limited access to its accounting information.
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5) Auditors verify the effectiveness of internal controls.
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6) External auditors examine financial statements to verify that they are prepared according to
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generally accepted accounting principles.
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7) External users include lenders, shareholders, customers, and regulators.
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, 8) Internal users include lenders, shareholders, brokers and nonexecutive employees.
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9) Opportunities in accounting include auditing, consulting, market research, and tax planning.
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10) The fraud triangle shows that three factors that push a person to commit fraud are
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opportunity, pressure, and rationalization.
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11) Internal controls are procedures to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting, promote
efficiency, and uphold company policies.
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12) A partnership is a business owned by two or more people.
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13) Owners of a corporation are called shareholders or stockholders.
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14) In a partnership, the owners are called stockholders.
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15) The balance sheet shows a company's net income or loss over a period of time.
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16) The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is given the task of setting generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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, 17) The business entity assumption means that accounting information presumes that the
business will continue operating instead of being closed or sold.
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18) GAAP wants information to have relevance and faithful representation.
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19) The business entity assumption means that a business is accounted for separately from other
business entities and its owner(s).
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20) Revenues should not be recognized in the accounting records when earned, but rather when
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cash is received.
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21) Specific accounting principles are basic assumptions, concepts, and guidelines for preparing
financial statements and arise out of long-used accounting practice.
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22) A sole proprietorship is a business with multiple owners.
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23) Unlimited liability and separate taxation of the business are advantages of a sole
proprietorship.
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24) Objectives, qualitative characteristics, elements, and recognition and measurement are
components of the FASB conceptual framework.
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