TEST BANK for Financial Accounting for MBAs 8th Edition by Peter Easton & John Wild contains verified questions and answers graded A+

Test Bank for Financial Accounting for MBAs 8th Edition by Easton Financial Accounting for MBAs Learning Objectives – Coverage by question True/False Multiple Choice LO1 – Explain and assess the four main business activities. LO2 – Identify and discuss the users and suppliers of financial statement information. 1- 4 1, 2 LO3 – Describe and examine the four financial statements, and define the accounting equation. 5-10 3-19 LO4 – Explain and apply the basics of profitability analysis. 11-13 20-25 LO5 – Assess business operations within the context of a competitive environment. 14 26, 27 LO6 – Access reports filed with the SEC (Appendix 1A). LO7 – Describe the accounting principles and regulations that frame financial statements (Appendix 1B). 15 28-30 These questions are available to assign in myBusinessCourse . Module 1 True/False Topic: Users of Financial Statement Information LO: 2 1. Shareholders demand financial information primarily to assess profitability and risk whereas bankers demand information primarily to assess cash flows to repay loan interest and principal. Answer: True Rationale: While both shareholders and bankers are interested in all the information companies provide, shareholders care about more about a company’s profitability and bankers care more about solvency and creditworthiness. Topic: Publicly Available Financial Repor ts LO: 2 2. Publicly traded companies are required to provide quarterly financial reports directly to the public. Answer: False Rationale: Companies provide electronic versions of quarterly financial statements to the SEC, which posts them to the Internet for the public to access them. Topic: Users of Financial Statement Information LO: 2 3. Publicly traded companies provide financial information primarily to satisfy the SEC and the tax authorities (that is, the Internal Revenue Service). Answer: False Rationale: Demand for information extends to many users; the regulators such as the SEC and the IRS are only one class of users. Topic: SEC Filings LO: 2 4. Publicly traded companies must provide to the Securities Exchange Commission annual audited financial statements (10-K reports) and quarterly audited financial statements (10-Q reports). Answer: False Rationale: Quarterly reports do not need to be audited. Topic: Balance Sheet LO: 3 5. If a company reports retained earnings of $175.3 million on its balance sheet, it must also report $175.3 million in cash. Answer: False Rationale: The accounting equation requires total assets to equal total liabilities plus stockholders’ equity. That does not imply, however, that liability and equity accounts relate directly to specific assets. Module 1: Financial Accounting for MBAs Topic: Balance Sheet LO: 3 6. A balance sheet shows a company’s position over a period of time, whereas an income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity, and statement of cash flows show its position at a point in time. Answer: False Rationale: The statement is reversed: A balance sheet shows a company’s position at a point in time, whereas an income statement, statement of equity, and statement of cash flows show its position over a period of time. Topic: Accounting Equation LO: 3 7. Assets must always equal liabilities plus equity. Answer: True Rationale: The accounting equation is Assets = Liabilities + Equity. This relation must always hold. Topic: Income Statement LO: 3 8. The income statement reports net income which is defined as the company’s profit after all expenses and dividends have been paid. Answer: False Rationale: The statement contains two errors. First, net income does not include any dividends during the period; these ar e a distribution of profits and not part of its calculation. Second, the income statement is prepared on an accrual basis and thus includes expenses incurred (as opposed to paid). Topic: Statement of Cash Flows LO: 3 9. A statement of cash flows reports on cash flows for operating, investing and financing activities at a point in time. Answer: False Rationale: A statement of cash flows reports on cash flows for operating, investing, and financing activities over a period of time. Topic: Statement of Stockholders’ Equity LO: 3 10. An increase in common stock would be reflected in the statement of stockholders’ equity. Answer: True Rationale: The statement of stockholders’ equity reports on changes in the accounts that make up stockholders’ equity. This includes contributed capital, retained earnings, and other equity.