Financial Accounting Final Exam
Review Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBfinancialBaccounting?B-
BAnswerBABspecializedBbranchBofBaccountingBthatBkeepsBtrackBofBcompany'sBfinancial
Btransactions.
TheBAccountingBCycleB-
BAnswerBANALYZEB(transactions),BRECORDB(journalBentriesBinBtheBgeneralBjournal),BP
OSTB(amountsBtoBtheBgeneralBledger)
ListBofBFinancialBStatements:B-BAnswerB1.BBalanceBSheetB(BS)
2.BIncomeBStatementB(IS)
3.BStatementBofBStockholdersBEquityB(SOS)
4.BStatementBofBCashBflowB(SOCF)
FinancialBAccountingBStandardsBBoardB(FASB)B-
BAnswerBSetsBtheBaccountingBstandardsBfromBSEC
SecuritiesB&BexchangeBcommissionB(SEC)B-
BAnswerBProtectBInvestors.BMaintainBfair,Borderly,BandBefficientBmarkets,BFacilitateBcap
italBformation.
RetainedBEarningsBFormulaB-BAnswerBBeginningBRevenueB+BNetBIncomeB-
BDividendsB=BEndingBRevenue
OperatingBIncomeBFormulaB-BAnswerBNetBSalesB-BCostBofBGoodsBSoldB-
BOperatingBExpensesB=BOperatingBIncome
Review Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBfinancialBaccounting?B-
BAnswerBABspecializedBbranchBofBaccountingBthatBkeepsBtrackBofBcompany'sBfinancial
Btransactions.
TheBAccountingBCycleB-
BAnswerBANALYZEB(transactions),BRECORDB(journalBentriesBinBtheBgeneralBjournal),BP
OSTB(amountsBtoBtheBgeneralBledger)
ListBofBFinancialBStatements:B-BAnswerB1.BBalanceBSheetB(BS)
2.BIncomeBStatementB(IS)
3.BStatementBofBStockholdersBEquityB(SOS)
4.BStatementBofBCashBflowB(SOCF)
FinancialBAccountingBStandardsBBoardB(FASB)B-
BAnswerBSetsBtheBaccountingBstandardsBfromBSEC
SecuritiesB&BexchangeBcommissionB(SEC)B-
BAnswerBProtectBInvestors.BMaintainBfair,Borderly,BandBefficientBmarkets,BFacilitateBcap
italBformation.
RetainedBEarningsBFormulaB-BAnswerBBeginningBRevenueB+BNetBIncomeB-
BDividendsB=BEndingBRevenue
OperatingBIncomeBFormulaB-BAnswerBNetBSalesB-BCostBofBGoodsBSoldB-
BOperatingBExpensesB=BOperatingBIncome