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1) Which of the following is not accomplished by accounting?
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D) Government regulators.
E) Creditors.
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8) Which of the following is not true regarding ethics:
A) Ethics are beliefs that separate right from wrong.
B) Good ethics are good business.
C) Ethics do not affect the operations or outcome of a company.
D) Accountants face ethical choices as they prepare financial reports.
E) Ethics are accepted standards of good and bad behavior.
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D) Revenue recognition principle.
E) Measurement (Cost) principle.
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A) Going-concern assumption.
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D) Measurement (Cost) principle.
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by the seller for $100,000, is currently offered for sale at $180,000, is considered by the
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Chapter 1-26 Answers at the End of Each Chapter
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Chapter 01:
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Student name:__________
1) Which of the following is not accomplished by accounting?
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E) Helps people make better decisions.
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D) Chief executive officer (CEO).
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C) Monitor consumer needs, tastes, and price concerns.
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D) Provide information on both the costs and benefits of looking after products and
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D) SEC reporting.
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D) Government regulators.
E) Creditors.
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A) Must meet education requirements.
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8) Which of the following is not true regarding ethics:
A) Ethics are beliefs that separate right from wrong.
B) Good ethics are good business.
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D) Accountants face ethical choices as they prepare financial reports.
E) Ethics are accepted standards of good and bad behavior.
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9) A corporation is:
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B) Controlled by the FASB.
C) Not responsible for its own acts and own debts.
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D) The same as a limited liability partnership.
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E) Not subject to double taxation.
10) The group that sets international preferred accounting practices is called the:
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D) SEC.
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E) FASB.
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B) Business entity assumption.
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C) Going-concern assumption.
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D) Revenue recognition principle.
E) Measurement (Cost) principle.
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13) The rule that requires financial statements to assume that the business will continue
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A) Going-concern assumption.
B) Business entity assumption.
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E) Monetary unit assumption.
14) If a company is considering the purchase of a parcel of land that was originally acquired
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by the seller for $100,000, is currently offered for sale at $180,000, is considered by the
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purchaser as easily being worth $170,000, and is finally purchased for $167,000, the land should
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