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WGU C213 Pre- Assessment V1– Accounting for Decision Maker (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) | 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Which assurance does an external audit report provide for its readers? - The company will be a good credit risk - The company will generate net income. - The company's financial statements fairly reflect its financial position. - The company will generate positive cash flows Answer: The company's financial statements fairly reflect its financial position QUESTION Order the steps in the decision cycle from first to last: Gather information, prepare financial statements, analyze financial statements, make decision, and implement decision. Answer: Prepare financial statements, analyze financial statements, gather information, make decision, and implement decision QUESTION Partial financial information for a company is as follows: Current assets $36,543 Total assets $58,719 Current liabilities $24,824 Total liabilities $48,561 Stockholders' equity $10,158 Sales$46,997 Net Income $3,761 Market value of shares $41,316 What is the price-earnings (PE) ratio for this company? Answer: 11.0 Market value of shares/net income QUESTION What does it mean if a company has a debt ratio of 101.5%? Answer: The company has 1.5% more total liabilities than total assets. QUESTION What is consistent with a continual decline in gross profit if the firm's cost of goods sold remains the same? - Continual decrease in salaries - Continual increase in interest - Continual increase in taxes - Continual decrease in sales Answer: Continual decrease in sales QUESTION Which two cash flow adequacy ratios represent a cash cow?: - 4,510/4932, - 6,991/5,486, - 8,091/9374, - 5220/1875, - or 7589/9210. Answer: 6,991/5,486 and 5,220/1,875 QUESTION Which formula yields a cash time interest earned ratio of 11? - Cash before interest and taxes of $11,000 / cash paid for income taxes of $1,000 - Cash before interest and taxes of $11,000 / cash paid for interest of $1,000 - Cash before interest and taxes of $11,000 / cash from operations of $1,000 - Cash before interest and taxes of $11,000 / cash paid for acquisitions of $1,000 Answer: Cash before interest and taxes of $11,000/cash paid for interest of $1,000. QUESTION Which form of debt should be reported in the long-term liability category? - Unearned revenue that will be earned in 9 months. - Notes payable expected to be paid in 18 months. - Accounts payable due in 30 days. - Salaries payable due in 2 weeks Answer: Notes payable expected to be paid in 18 months QUESTION In January of year 1, a company began doing business as a corporation in order to sell technology-related accessories and services. During its first month of operations, the following events occurred: - January 1 The corporation received $1,000,000 in cash in exchange for stock issued to stockholders. - January 3 The corporation borrowed $250,000 from bank. The loan is a four-year loan with an interest rate of 12 percent, payable each year on January 1 beginning in year 2. - January 5 The corporation purchased equipment to be used in the business for $200,000 cash. - January 8 The corporation purchased inventory costing $200,000 by paying $120,000 in cash. The remainder was put on credit accounts with suppliers. - January 15 The corporation hired five employees. Each employee will be paid $1,000 at the end of each month. - January 30 The corporation paid $6,000 cash for a one-year insurance policy. The policy per Answer: Equipment will increase 200,000 and cash will decrease 200,000 QUESTION

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WGUl C213l Pre-l Assessmentl V1–l
Accountingl forl Decisionl Makerl (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l |l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Whichl assurancel doesl anl externall auditl reportl providel forl itsl readers?
-l Thel companyl willl bel al goodl creditl risk
-l Thel companyl willl generatel netl income.
-l Thel company'sl financiall statementsl fairlyl reflectl itsl financiall position.
-l Thel companyl willl generatel positivel cashl flowsl

Answer:
Thel company'sl financiall statementsl fairlyl reflectl itsl financiall position



Q:l Orderl thel stepsl inl thel decisionl cyclel froml firstl tol last:l Gatherl information,l
preparel financiall statements,l analyzel financiall statements,l makel decision,l andl implementl
decision.l

Answer:
Preparel financiall statements,l analyzel financiall statements,l gatherl information,l makel
decision,l andl implementl decision



Q:l Partiall financiall informationl forl al companyl isl asl follows:l
Currentl assetsl $36,543l
Totall assetsl $58,719
Currentl liabilitiesl $24,824
Totall liabilitiesl $48,561
Stockholders'l equityl $10,158l Sales$46,997l
Netl Incomel $3,761
Marketl valuel ofl sharesl $41,316
Whatl isl thel price-earningsl (PE)l ratiol forl thisl company?l

,Answer:
11.0l Marketl valuel ofl shares/netl income



Q:l Whatl doesl itl meanl ifl al companyl hasl al debtl ratiol ofl 101.5%?l
Answer:
Thel companyl hasl 1.5%l morel totall liabilitiesl thanl totall assets.



Q:l Whatl isl consistentl withl al continuall declinel inl grossl profitl ifl thel firm'sl costl ofl
goodsl soldl remainsl thel same?
-l Continuall decreasel inl salaries
-l Continuall increasel inl interest
-l Continuall increasel inl taxes
-l Continuall decreasel inl salesl

Answer:
Continuall decreasel inl sales



Q:l Whichl twol cashl flowl adequacyl ratiosl representl al cashl cow?:l -l 4,510/4932,l -l
6,991/5,486,l -l 8,091/9374,l -l 5220/1875,l -l orl 7589/9210.l

Answer:
6,991/5,486l andl 5,220/1,875



Q:l Whichl formulal yieldsl al cashl timel interestl earnedl ratiol ofl 11?l
-l Cashl beforel interestl andl taxesl ofl $11,000l /l cashl paidl forl incomel taxesl ofl $1,000
-l Cashl beforel interestl andl taxesl ofl $11,000l /l cashl paidl forl interestl ofl $1,000
-l Cashl beforel interestl andl taxesl ofl $11,000l /l cashl froml operationsl ofl $1,000
-l Cashl beforel interestl andl taxesl ofl $11,000l /l cashl paidl forl acquisitionsl ofl $1,000l

Answer:
Cashl beforel interestl andl taxesl ofl $11,000/cashl paidl forl interestl ofl $1,000.

, Q:l Whichl forml ofl debtl shouldl bel reportedl inl thel long-terml liabilityl category?l
-l Unearnedl revenuel thatl willl bel earnedl inl 9l months.l
-l Notesl payablel expectedl tol bel paidl inl 18l months.l
-l Accountsl payablel duel inl 30l days.l
-l Salariesl payablel duel inl 2l weeksl

Answer:
Notesl payablel expectedl tol bel paidl inl 18l months



Q:l Inl Januaryl ofl yearl 1,l al companyl beganl doingl businessl asl al corporationl inl orderl
tol selll technology-relatedl accessoriesl andl services.l Duringl itsl firstl monthl ofl operations,l
thel followingl eventsl occurred:l
-l Januaryl 1l Thel corporationl receivedl $1,000,000l inl cashl inl exchangel forl stockl issuedl
tol stockholders.l
-l Januaryl 3l Thel corporationl borrowedl $250,000l froml bank.l Thel loanl isl al four-yearl
loanl withl anl interestl ratel ofl 12l percent,l payablel eachl yearl onl Januaryl 1l beginningl inl
yearl 2.l
-l Januaryl 5l Thel corporationl purchasedl equipmentl tol bel usedl inl thel businessl forl
$200,000l cash.l
-l Januaryl 8l Thel corporationl purchasedl inventoryl costingl $200,000l byl payingl $120,000l
inl cash.l Thel remainderl wasl putl onl creditl accountsl withl suppliers.
-l Januaryl 15l Thel corporationl hiredl fivel employees.l Eachl employeel willl bel paidl $1,000l
atl thel endl ofl eachl month.
-l Januaryl 30l Thel corporationl paidl $6,000l cashl forl al one-yearl insurancel policy.l Thel
policyl perl

Answer:
Equipmentl willl increasel 200,000l andl cashl willl decreasel 200,000



Q:l Inl Januaryl ofl yearl 1,l al companyl beganl doingl businessl asl al corporationl inl orderl
tol selll technology-relatedl accessoriesl andl services.l Duringl itsl firstl monthl ofl operations,l
thel followingl eventsl occurred:l
-l Januaryl 1l Thel corporationl receivedl $1,000,000l inl cashl inl exchangel forl stockl issuedl
tol stockholders.l
-l Januaryl 3l Thel corporationl borrowedl $250,000l froml bank.l Thel loanl isl al four-yearl
loanl withl anl interestl ratel ofl 12l percent,l payablel eachl yearl onl Januaryl 1l beginningl inl
yearl 2.l

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