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WGU D196 PRE-ASSESSMENT TEST WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which report is one of the three primary financial statements?
-Statement of stakeholder funds
-Statement of cash flows
-Statement of the accounting cycle
-Statement of management accounting
Statement of cash flows
What is the effect of a company's accounting department
maintaining high ethical standards?
-The company can report more favorable results in its financial
statements.
-The company's accounting information will decrease in value.
-The company can hire fewer accountants to do the same amount
of work.
-The company's accounting information will increase in value.
The company's accounting information will increase in value.
Why might employees be interested in their company's financial
accounting information?
-Financial statement data are used to record long term liabilities.
-Financial statement data provide detailed internal budget
information.
-Financial statement data are often used in determining employee
bonuses.
-Financial statement data provide item-by-item product cost
information.
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Financial statement data are often used in determining employee
bonuses.
Which group establishes financial accounting rules in the United
States?
-Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
-American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
-Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
-International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
A company paid $5,000 cash in advertising costs.
How does this transaction affect the paying company's accounting
equation?
-Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
-Assets decrease by $5,000; liabilities increase by $5,000.
-Assets decrease by $5,000; revenues increase by $5,000.
-Assets increase by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
What is a transaction?
-Two parties exchanging something of value
-An example of an online business document
-A type of commonly used accounting software
-A category of merchandiser or retailer
Two parties exchanging something of value
A company borrowed $80,000 cash from a bank.
How does this transaction affect the accounting equation of the
borrowing company?
-Expenses decrease owners' equity.
-Expenses increase liabilities.
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-Expenses decrease liabilities.
-Expenses increase owners' equity.
Expenses decrease owners' equity.
What is the impact of expenses on the accounting equation?
-Expenses decrease owners' equity.
-Expenses increase liabilities.
-Expenses decrease liabilities.
-Expenses increase owners' equity.
Expenses decrease owners' equity.
Which type of account are accounts payable and notes payable
both examples of?
-Asset
-Equity
-Expense
-Liability
Liability
What is the purpose of the financial accounting cycle?
-To turn information about transactions into financial statements
-To gather information related to the expenses and income
generated by a company
-To produce and analyze a company's monthly bank statement
-To collect confidential information for management to use as a
competitive tool
To turn information about transactions into financial statements
According to the accounting equation, the amount of liabilities and
equity must always be equal to another amount.
What is that other amount?
-Cash
WGU D196 PRE-ASSESSMENT TEST WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which report is one of the three primary financial statements?
-Statement of stakeholder funds
-Statement of cash flows
-Statement of the accounting cycle
-Statement of management accounting
Statement of cash flows
What is the effect of a company's accounting department
maintaining high ethical standards?
-The company can report more favorable results in its financial
statements.
-The company's accounting information will decrease in value.
-The company can hire fewer accountants to do the same amount
of work.
-The company's accounting information will increase in value.
The company's accounting information will increase in value.
Why might employees be interested in their company's financial
accounting information?
-Financial statement data are used to record long term liabilities.
-Financial statement data provide detailed internal budget
information.
-Financial statement data are often used in determining employee
bonuses.
-Financial statement data provide item-by-item product cost
information.
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Financial statement data are often used in determining employee
bonuses.
Which group establishes financial accounting rules in the United
States?
-Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
-American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
-Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
-International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
A company paid $5,000 cash in advertising costs.
How does this transaction affect the paying company's accounting
equation?
-Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
-Assets decrease by $5,000; liabilities increase by $5,000.
-Assets decrease by $5,000; revenues increase by $5,000.
-Assets increase by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
Assets decrease by $5,000; expenses increase by $5,000.
What is a transaction?
-Two parties exchanging something of value
-An example of an online business document
-A type of commonly used accounting software
-A category of merchandiser or retailer
Two parties exchanging something of value
A company borrowed $80,000 cash from a bank.
How does this transaction affect the accounting equation of the
borrowing company?
-Expenses decrease owners' equity.
-Expenses increase liabilities.
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-Expenses decrease liabilities.
-Expenses increase owners' equity.
Expenses decrease owners' equity.
What is the impact of expenses on the accounting equation?
-Expenses decrease owners' equity.
-Expenses increase liabilities.
-Expenses decrease liabilities.
-Expenses increase owners' equity.
Expenses decrease owners' equity.
Which type of account are accounts payable and notes payable
both examples of?
-Asset
-Equity
-Expense
-Liability
Liability
What is the purpose of the financial accounting cycle?
-To turn information about transactions into financial statements
-To gather information related to the expenses and income
generated by a company
-To produce and analyze a company's monthly bank statement
-To collect confidential information for management to use as a
competitive tool
To turn information about transactions into financial statements
According to the accounting equation, the amount of liabilities and
equity must always be equal to another amount.
What is that other amount?
-Cash
