Financial Accounting
Study Guide (Exam 1)
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
FormulaBforBtheBIncomeBStatementB-BAnswerBRevenue-Expenses=NetBIncome
FormulaBforBtheBStatementBofBRetainedBEarningsB-
BAnswerBBeginningBRetainedBEarningsB+BNetBincomeBduringBtheBperiodB-
BdividendsBpaidB=BendingBretainedBearnings
FormulaBforBtheBBalanceBSheetB-BAnswerBAssets=LiabilitiesB+BStockholdersBEquity
FormulaBforBtheBStatementBofBCashBFlowsB-BAnswerBOperatingBCashBFlowsB(+/-
)BInvestingBCashBFlowsB(+/-)BFinancingBCashBFlowsB=BIncrease/DecreaseBinBCash
WhatBorderBareBtheBfinancialBstatementsBprepared?B-BAnswerBIncomeBStatementB---
>BStatementBofBRetainedBEarningsB--->BBalanceBSheetB--->BStatementBofBCashBFlows
WhatBisBaBChartBofBAccounts?B-
BAnswerBABchartBofBaccountsB(COA)BisBaBfinancialBorganizationalBtoolBthatBprovidesB
aBcompleteBlistingBofBeveryBaccountBinBanBaccountingBsystem.
WhatBareBretainedBearnings?B-
BAnswerBRetainedBearningsBisBtheBpercentageBofBnetBearningsBnotBpaidBoutBasBdivid
ends,BbutBretainedBbyBtheBcompanyBtoBbeBreinvestedBinBitsBcoreBbusiness,BorBtoBpa
yBdebt.BItBisBrecordedBunderBshareholders'BequityBonBtheBbalanceBsheet.
, DifferenceBbetweenBtheBBSBandBtheBISBaccountsB-
BAnswerBtheBbalanceBsheetBillustratesBaBcompany'sBbookBvalue,BandBtheBincomeBstat
ementBshowsBhowBassetsBandBliabilitiesBareBused.
DifferenceBbetweenBassets,Bliabilities,BandBownersBequityBaccountsB-BAnswerB-
AssetsB(whatBitBowns)
-LiabilitiesB(whatBitBowesBtoBothers)
-Owner'sBEquityB(theBdifferenceBbetweenBassetsBandBliabilities)
WhatBisBtheBproperBdatingBandBformBforBeachBofBtheBfinancialBstatements?B-
BAnswerB-
TheBtopBofBtheBbalanceBsheetBhasBthreeBitems:B(1)BtheBlegalBnameBofBtheBentity;B(2
)BtheBtitleB(i.e.,BbalanceBsheetBorBstatementBofBfinancialBposition);BandB(3)BtheBdateB
ofBtheBstatement.
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IncomeBStatement:BtheBtopBisBtheBcompaniesBnameBandBtheBsecondBlineBisBtheBter
mB"consolidatedBstatementsBofBincome",BthirdBlineBisBtheBdate
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"costBprinciple"?B-
BAnswerBTheBcostBprincipleBrequiresBthatBassetsBbeBrecordedBatBtheBcashBamountB(o
rBitsBequivalent)BatBtheBtimeBthatBanBassetBisBacquired.
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"entityBprinciple"?B-
BAnswerBTheBeconomicBentityBprincipleBstatesBthatBtheBrecordedBactivitiesBofBaBbusi
nessBentityBwillBbeBkeptBseparateBfromBtheBrecordedBactivitiesBofBitsBowner(s)BandBa
nyBotherBbusinessBentities.BThisBmeansBthatByouBmustBmaintainBseparateBaccountingB
recordsBandBbankBaccountsBforBeachBentity,BandBnotBintermixBwithBthemBtheBassetsB
andBliabilitiesBofBitsBownersBorBbusinessBpartners.BAlso,ByouBmustBassociateBeveryBbu
sinessBtransactionBwithBanBentity.
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"matchingBprinciple"?B-BAnswerB-
TheBprincipleBthatBrequiresBaBcompanyBtoBmatchBexpensesBwithBrelatedBrevenuesBinB
orderBtoBreportBaBcompany'sBprofitabilityBduringBaBspecifiedBtimeBinterval.
-AlsoBknownBasBtheBexpenseBrecognitionBprinciple
Study Guide (Exam 1)
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
FormulaBforBtheBIncomeBStatementB-BAnswerBRevenue-Expenses=NetBIncome
FormulaBforBtheBStatementBofBRetainedBEarningsB-
BAnswerBBeginningBRetainedBEarningsB+BNetBincomeBduringBtheBperiodB-
BdividendsBpaidB=BendingBretainedBearnings
FormulaBforBtheBBalanceBSheetB-BAnswerBAssets=LiabilitiesB+BStockholdersBEquity
FormulaBforBtheBStatementBofBCashBFlowsB-BAnswerBOperatingBCashBFlowsB(+/-
)BInvestingBCashBFlowsB(+/-)BFinancingBCashBFlowsB=BIncrease/DecreaseBinBCash
WhatBorderBareBtheBfinancialBstatementsBprepared?B-BAnswerBIncomeBStatementB---
>BStatementBofBRetainedBEarningsB--->BBalanceBSheetB--->BStatementBofBCashBFlows
WhatBisBaBChartBofBAccounts?B-
BAnswerBABchartBofBaccountsB(COA)BisBaBfinancialBorganizationalBtoolBthatBprovidesB
aBcompleteBlistingBofBeveryBaccountBinBanBaccountingBsystem.
WhatBareBretainedBearnings?B-
BAnswerBRetainedBearningsBisBtheBpercentageBofBnetBearningsBnotBpaidBoutBasBdivid
ends,BbutBretainedBbyBtheBcompanyBtoBbeBreinvestedBinBitsBcoreBbusiness,BorBtoBpa
yBdebt.BItBisBrecordedBunderBshareholders'BequityBonBtheBbalanceBsheet.
, DifferenceBbetweenBtheBBSBandBtheBISBaccountsB-
BAnswerBtheBbalanceBsheetBillustratesBaBcompany'sBbookBvalue,BandBtheBincomeBstat
ementBshowsBhowBassetsBandBliabilitiesBareBused.
DifferenceBbetweenBassets,Bliabilities,BandBownersBequityBaccountsB-BAnswerB-
AssetsB(whatBitBowns)
-LiabilitiesB(whatBitBowesBtoBothers)
-Owner'sBEquityB(theBdifferenceBbetweenBassetsBandBliabilities)
WhatBisBtheBproperBdatingBandBformBforBeachBofBtheBfinancialBstatements?B-
BAnswerB-
TheBtopBofBtheBbalanceBsheetBhasBthreeBitems:B(1)BtheBlegalBnameBofBtheBentity;B(2
)BtheBtitleB(i.e.,BbalanceBsheetBorBstatementBofBfinancialBposition);BandB(3)BtheBdateB
ofBtheBstatement.
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IncomeBStatement:BtheBtopBisBtheBcompaniesBnameBandBtheBsecondBlineBisBtheBter
mB"consolidatedBstatementsBofBincome",BthirdBlineBisBtheBdate
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"costBprinciple"?B-
BAnswerBTheBcostBprincipleBrequiresBthatBassetsBbeBrecordedBatBtheBcashBamountB(o
rBitsBequivalent)BatBtheBtimeBthatBanBassetBisBacquired.
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"entityBprinciple"?B-
BAnswerBTheBeconomicBentityBprincipleBstatesBthatBtheBrecordedBactivitiesBofBaBbusi
nessBentityBwillBbeBkeptBseparateBfromBtheBrecordedBactivitiesBofBitsBowner(s)BandBa
nyBotherBbusinessBentities.BThisBmeansBthatByouBmustBmaintainBseparateBaccountingB
recordsBandBbankBaccountsBforBeachBentity,BandBnotBintermixBwithBthemBtheBassetsB
andBliabilitiesBofBitsBownersBorBbusinessBpartners.BAlso,ByouBmustBassociateBeveryBbu
sinessBtransactionBwithBanBentity.
WhatBdoBweBmeanBbyBtheB"matchingBprinciple"?B-BAnswerB-
TheBprincipleBthatBrequiresBaBcompanyBtoBmatchBexpensesBwithBrelatedBrevenuesBinB
orderBtoBreportBaBcompany'sBprofitabilityBduringBaBspecifiedBtimeBinterval.
-AlsoBknownBasBtheBexpenseBrecognitionBprinciple