,Chapter 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Business
True / False
1. A merchandising business buys products from other businesses to sell to customers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.03 - Business Forms
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
2. The role of accounting is to provide many different users with financial information to make economic decisions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
3. Accounting information users need reports about the economic activities and condition of businesses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
4. Managerial accounting information is used by external and internal users equally.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
© 2018 Cengage. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Page 1
,Chapter 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Business
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.25 - Managerial
Characteristics/Terminology
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
5. Senior executives cannot be criminally prosecuted for the wrong doings they commit on behalf of the companies where
they work.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Understanding
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
6. Financial accounting provides information to all users, while the main focus for managerial accounting is to provide
information to the management.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
7. Proper ethical conduct implies that you only consider what's in your best interest.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
, Chapter 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Business
8. Some of the major fraudulent acts committed by senior executives started as what they considered to be small ethical
lapses that grew out of control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
9. A business is an organization in which basic resources or inputs, such as materials and labor, are assembled and
processed to provide outputs in the form of goods or services to customers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.03 - Business Forms ACCT.AICPA.BB.01
- Industry
ACCT.AICPA.BB.06 - Resource Management
BUSPROG: Analytic
10. Two factors that typically lead to ethical violations are relevance and timeliness of accounting information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
11. Financial accounting reports are relevant only to users within the business.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.06 - Recording Transactions
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.09 - Financial Statements
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
True / False
1. A merchandising business buys products from other businesses to sell to customers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.03 - Business Forms
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
2. The role of accounting is to provide many different users with financial information to make economic decisions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
3. Accounting information users need reports about the economic activities and condition of businesses.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
4. Managerial accounting information is used by external and internal users equally.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
© 2018 Cengage. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. Page 1
,Chapter 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Business
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.25 - Managerial
Characteristics/Terminology
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
5. Senior executives cannot be criminally prosecuted for the wrong doings they commit on behalf of the companies where
they work.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Understanding
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
6. Financial accounting provides information to all users, while the main focus for managerial accounting is to provide
information to the management.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.01 - Purpose
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
7. Proper ethical conduct implies that you only consider what's in your best interest.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
, Chapter 1 - Introduction to Accounting and Business
8. Some of the major fraudulent acts committed by senior executives started as what they considered to be small ethical
lapses that grew out of control.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.03 - Legal
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Ethics
9. A business is an organization in which basic resources or inputs, such as materials and labor, are assembled and
processed to provide outputs in the form of goods or services to customers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.03 - Business Forms ACCT.AICPA.BB.01
- Industry
ACCT.AICPA.BB.06 - Resource Management
BUSPROG: Analytic
10. Two factors that typically lead to ethical violations are relevance and timeliness of accounting information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS:
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.02 - GAAP
ACCT.AICPA.BB.01 - Industry
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
11. Financial accounting reports are relevant only to users within the business.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom's: Remembering
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
ACCT.WARD.18.01-01 - 01-01 ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ACCT.ACBSP.APC.06 - Recording Transactions
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.09 - Financial Statements
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 - Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
