WGU C213 Accounting for Decision Makers Pre-Assessment Questions and Answers Study Guide

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What does accounting focus on?: The impact a business's activities have o
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its overall financial performance
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Which report summarizes cash collections and cash expenditures from ope
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rating, investing, and financing activities over a period of time?: Statement of
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Which users would have a primary concern with an organization's ability to p
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rovide healthcare benefits?: Employees
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4. Which body regulates a certified public accounting firm's audit practices w
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hen the firm is auditing a large publicly traded company?: The Public Com-
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g pany Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
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5. What has had the most significant impact on accounting practices?: Infor-
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6. What two items of information are revealed on the balance sheet?
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Which term is defined as the residual interest in the net assets of a compa-
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g ny?: Owners' equity
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A corporation has total liabilities of $300 million, total owners' equity of $100
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million, and current assets of $50 million.
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,What is the value of the firm's long-term assets?: $350 million
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9. Which situation should result in revenue recognition on the income state-
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g ment for the year ending 12/31/14 if the firm is using accrual-basis account-
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g ing?: In 2014, a company provides services to a customer for which cash
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will be col lected the next year (2015).
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Which category on the statement of cash flows summarizes cash receipts a
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nd payments to owners and creditors of the company?: Cash flows from finan
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11. Where would an investor find a summary of a company's significant ac-
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g counting policies?: In the notes to financial statements
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12. Which assurance does an external audit report provide for its readers?: -
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The company's financial statements fairly reflect its financial position
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14. Relevant: Information having to do with the matter at hand
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15. Material: Information that is important enough to make a difference
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17. What are steps in the decision cycle?: 1 Prepare financial statements. 2
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