ACG EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS.
A company's financial statements reflect information about
A. future projections of sales, expenses, and other future economic events.
B. product information and competitive positions.
C. the general economy of the industry in which the company operates.
D. economic events that affect a company that can be translated into accounting numbers. -
ANS economic events that affect a company that can be translated into accounting numbers
All financial statements
A. provide a picture of the company at a moment in time.
B. describe changes that took place over a period of time.
C. help to evaluate what happened in the past.
D. contain most up to date information about the company. - ANS help to evaluate what
happened in the past
A firm's financial statements contain trends that give users insight into the firm's
A. future market share.
B. position within its industry.
C. profitability, productivity, and liquidity.
D. current market price for common and preferred stock. - ANS profitability, productivity,
and liquidity
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,A company's financial statements can be used for all of the following purposes except
A. as a scorecard on the company's social responsibility.
B. as a management report card.
C. as an early warning signal.
D. as a measure of accountability. - ANS as a scorecard on the company's social responsibility
The ability to raise additional cash by selling assets, issuing stock, or borrowing more is
A. financial flexibility.
B. a credit risk indicator.
C. a stock price predictor.
D. one way to project earnings. - ANS financial flexibility
Investors who compare a firm's discounted future cash flows to the current market price of a
stock are using the
A. efficient market hypothesis.
B. market-to-market approach.
C. fundamental analysis approach.
D. technical analysis approach. - ANS fundamental analysis approach
Creditors assess credit risk by comparing a firm's required principal and interest payments to
estimates of the firm's current and future
A. net assets.
B. gross income.
C. net income.
D. cash flows - ANS cash flows
Professional analysts need information on a company's future earnings and cash flow to
evaluate audit vulnerabilities, to assess debt repayment prospects and to
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,A. certify good values in the stock market.
B. indemnify creditors against losses.
C. certify that no fraud exists in the company.
D. value its equity securities. - ANS value its equity securities
The section of published reports of public companies that includes a description of the
company's business risks, results of operations, financial condition, and future plans for the
company is known as the
A. management's discussion and analysis.
B. management representation letter.
C. president's message.
D. board of directors' analysis. - ANS management's discussion and analysis
Companies that have projected operating cash flows that are more than sufficient to meet debt
payments are
A. financially flexible.
B. good credit risk companies.
C. undervalued.
D. overvalued. - ANS good credit risk companies
The market analysis known as fundamental analysis
A. predicts future trends in the financial drivers of a company's success or failure.
B. relies on price and volume movement of stock.
C. have no insights about company value beyond current market price.
D. uses microeconomic data to forecast stock values. - ANS predicts future trends in the
financial drivers of a company's success or failure
Investors who follow a fundamental analysis approach
A. determine the value the company's assets would yield if sold individually.
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, B. estimate the value of a stock by assessing the amount, timing, and uncertainty of future cash
flows that will accrue to the issuing company.
C. assess the company's ability to meet its debt-related financial obligations.
D. assess the company's ability to raise additional cash by selling assets, issuing stock, or
borrowing more - ANS estimate the value of a stock by assessing the amount, timing, and
uncertainty of future cash flows that will accrue to the issuing company
Analytical review procedures include all of the following except
A. simple ratio and trend analysis.
B. complex statistical techniques.
C. general reasonableness tests.
D. comparison of the company's reported financial results to benchmarks established by the
SEC. - ANS comparison of the company's reported financial results to benchmarks
established by the SEC
Relevant financial information
A. is free from bias and error.
B. is measured in a similar manner among different companies.
C. can be independently verified.
D. is capable of making a difference in a decision. - ANS is capable of making a difference in a
decision
Reliable information is
A. consistent, unbiased, and relevant.
B. relevant, comparable, and timely.
C. relevant, consistent, and timely.
D. factual, truthful, and unbiased - ANS factual, truthful, and unbiased
Financial information that does not favor one set of interested parties over another is
A. relevant.
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CORRECT ANSWERS.
A company's financial statements reflect information about
A. future projections of sales, expenses, and other future economic events.
B. product information and competitive positions.
C. the general economy of the industry in which the company operates.
D. economic events that affect a company that can be translated into accounting numbers. -
ANS economic events that affect a company that can be translated into accounting numbers
All financial statements
A. provide a picture of the company at a moment in time.
B. describe changes that took place over a period of time.
C. help to evaluate what happened in the past.
D. contain most up to date information about the company. - ANS help to evaluate what
happened in the past
A firm's financial statements contain trends that give users insight into the firm's
A. future market share.
B. position within its industry.
C. profitability, productivity, and liquidity.
D. current market price for common and preferred stock. - ANS profitability, productivity,
and liquidity
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,A company's financial statements can be used for all of the following purposes except
A. as a scorecard on the company's social responsibility.
B. as a management report card.
C. as an early warning signal.
D. as a measure of accountability. - ANS as a scorecard on the company's social responsibility
The ability to raise additional cash by selling assets, issuing stock, or borrowing more is
A. financial flexibility.
B. a credit risk indicator.
C. a stock price predictor.
D. one way to project earnings. - ANS financial flexibility
Investors who compare a firm's discounted future cash flows to the current market price of a
stock are using the
A. efficient market hypothesis.
B. market-to-market approach.
C. fundamental analysis approach.
D. technical analysis approach. - ANS fundamental analysis approach
Creditors assess credit risk by comparing a firm's required principal and interest payments to
estimates of the firm's current and future
A. net assets.
B. gross income.
C. net income.
D. cash flows - ANS cash flows
Professional analysts need information on a company's future earnings and cash flow to
evaluate audit vulnerabilities, to assess debt repayment prospects and to
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,A. certify good values in the stock market.
B. indemnify creditors against losses.
C. certify that no fraud exists in the company.
D. value its equity securities. - ANS value its equity securities
The section of published reports of public companies that includes a description of the
company's business risks, results of operations, financial condition, and future plans for the
company is known as the
A. management's discussion and analysis.
B. management representation letter.
C. president's message.
D. board of directors' analysis. - ANS management's discussion and analysis
Companies that have projected operating cash flows that are more than sufficient to meet debt
payments are
A. financially flexible.
B. good credit risk companies.
C. undervalued.
D. overvalued. - ANS good credit risk companies
The market analysis known as fundamental analysis
A. predicts future trends in the financial drivers of a company's success or failure.
B. relies on price and volume movement of stock.
C. have no insights about company value beyond current market price.
D. uses microeconomic data to forecast stock values. - ANS predicts future trends in the
financial drivers of a company's success or failure
Investors who follow a fundamental analysis approach
A. determine the value the company's assets would yield if sold individually.
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, B. estimate the value of a stock by assessing the amount, timing, and uncertainty of future cash
flows that will accrue to the issuing company.
C. assess the company's ability to meet its debt-related financial obligations.
D. assess the company's ability to raise additional cash by selling assets, issuing stock, or
borrowing more - ANS estimate the value of a stock by assessing the amount, timing, and
uncertainty of future cash flows that will accrue to the issuing company
Analytical review procedures include all of the following except
A. simple ratio and trend analysis.
B. complex statistical techniques.
C. general reasonableness tests.
D. comparison of the company's reported financial results to benchmarks established by the
SEC. - ANS comparison of the company's reported financial results to benchmarks
established by the SEC
Relevant financial information
A. is free from bias and error.
B. is measured in a similar manner among different companies.
C. can be independently verified.
D. is capable of making a difference in a decision. - ANS is capable of making a difference in a
decision
Reliable information is
A. consistent, unbiased, and relevant.
B. relevant, comparable, and timely.
C. relevant, consistent, and timely.
D. factual, truthful, and unbiased - ANS factual, truthful, and unbiased
Financial information that does not favor one set of interested parties over another is
A. relevant.
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