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Chapter01: Accounting as Information rf rf
1) Accountingcommunicatestostakeholders rf rf rf
A) Minimally required publicfinancial data. rf rf rf rf
B) the financial outcomesofoperating,investing,and financing activities.
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C) the salesstrategyfortheoperating,marketing,and salesactivities.
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D) Black and white detailsabout theeconomics ofoperatin
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g activities.Answer: B
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of information.
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Bloom's: Comprehension AICP rf rl
A: AC:Reporting
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2) Accounting communicatesthefinancial outcomesofa business'sactivitiesfor
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A) operating.
B) investing.
C) financing.
D) All of these answerchoicesare
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correct.Answer: D
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Bloom's: Comprehension AICP rf rl
A: AC:Reporting
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3) Inwhatwaydomanagementteams use accountingdata?
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A) Management teamsuseaccountingdata tomakebusinessdecisions. oa oa
B) Management teamsuseaccounting data tomakeandexecuteplans. oa oa oa
C) Management teamsuseeconomicand accountingdatatogethertomakedecisions.
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D) All of these answerchoicesare
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correct.Answer: D
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,4) Which statementisTRUE? oa
A) Accounting consists ofrigidblack and whiterules. oa oa oa oa rf
B) Accountants crunch numbers,not makedecisions. oa oa oa
C) Accountinghelpssupport aprosperoussociety. a
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D) Accountantsfocuson debitsand credits,not business oa oa oa
activities.Answer: C
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5) WhichofthefollowingisNOTa component ofaninformation system?
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A) Hardware
B) Software
C) Input
D) Network
Answer:
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6) Input toan informationsystemconsists of
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A) rawandunorganizeddata.
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C) reported information. oa
D) processeddata.
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7) Whichofthefollowingisa definition ofoutput from aninformation system? a
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A) Outputis rawand unorganizeddata. oa rf oa
B) Output isinformation producedbyprocessing data.
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C) Output isdatabasefactsand figures. oa oa
D) Outputis information collectedfrom oa rf
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8) Whichstatement concerning data isTRUE? oa oa oa rf
A) Data isuselessto abusinessuntil transformed intoinformation.
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B) Data isthe output from an informationsystem.
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C) Data is organized intounderstandableformats.
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D) Data isprocessed beforebeinginput intothe information
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system.Answer: A
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9) Whichofthefollowingactivitieswould NOTresult in a transaction inan oa oa oa oa oa
accountinginformationsystem?
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A) Sell goodstoa customeronaccount
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B) Purchasesupplieson credit oa
C) Prepayforsix monthsof insurance rf rf rf
D) Receivea customer oa
orderAnswer: D Dif
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