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ACCOUNTING 11TH EDITION ROBERT
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Financial Statements and Business Decisions
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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1. AccountingAisAaAsystemAthatAcollectsAandAprocessesA(analyzes,Ameasures,AandArec
ords)AfinancialAinformationAaboutAanAorganizationAandAreportsAthatAinformationAtoAde
cisionAmakers.
2. FinancialAaccountingAinvolvesApreparationAofAtheAfourAbasicAfinancialAstatementsAand
ArelatedAdisclosuresAforAexternalAdecisionAmakers.A ManagerialAaccountingAinvolvesA
theApreparationAofAdetailedAplans,Abudgets,Aforecasts,AandAperformanceAreportsAforAi
nternalAdecisionAmakers.
3. FinancialAreportsAareAusedAbyAbothAinternalAandAexternalAgroupsAandAindividuals.AThe
AinternalAgroupsAareAcomprisedAofAtheAvariousAmanagersAofAtheAentity.ATheAexternalA
groupsAincludeAtheAowners,Ainvestors,Acreditors,AgovernmentalAagencies,AotherAinter
estedAparties,AandAtheApublicAatAlarge.
4. InvestorsApurchaseAallAorApartAofAaAbusinessAandAhopeAtoAgainAbyAreceivingApartAofA
whatAtheAcompanyAearnsAand/orAsellingAtheirAownershipAinterestAinAtheAcompanyAin
AtheAfutureAatAaAhigherApriceAthanAtheyApaid.A CreditorsAlendAmoneyAtoAaAcompanyAfo
rAaAspecificAlengthAofAtimeAandAhopeAtoAgainAbyAchargingAinterestAonAtheAloan.