Financial And Managerial Accounting 4th Edition by Jerry J b b b b b b b b
Weygandt, Paul DKimmel, Jill E Mitchel
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CHAPTER1 b
Accounting in Action b b
ASSIGNMENTCLASSIFICATION TABLE b b
Brief A
Learning Objectives b Questions b Exercises Do It! b Exercises Problems
1. Identify the activities and b b b 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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users associated with
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accounting.
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2. Explain the building blocks of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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accounting: ethics, principles,
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and assumptions.b b
3. State the accountingb b 11, 12, 13, 14. b b b 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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equation, and define its
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components.
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4. Analyze the effects of b b b 15, 16, 18 b b 6, 7, 8, 9
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business transactions on the
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accounting equation.
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5. Describe the four financial b b b
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statements and how they are
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12, 13, 14, 15,
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prepared.
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, ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS b b
1. True. Virtually every organization and person in our society uses accounting information. Businesses,
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investors, creditors, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations must use accounting
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information to operate effectively.
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LO 1, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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2. Accounting is the process of identifying, recording, and communicating the economic events of an b b b b b b b b b b b b b
organization to interested users of the information. The first activity of the accounting process is to
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identify economic events that are relevant to a particular business. Once identified and measured, the
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events are recorded to provide a history of the financial activities of the organization. Recording
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consists of keeping a chronological diary of these measured events in an orderly and systematic
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manner. The information is communicated through the preparation and distribution of accounting
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breports, the most common of which are called financial statements. A vital element in the
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communication process is the accountant’s ability and responsibility to analyze and interpret the
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reported information.
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LO 1, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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3. (a) Internal users are those who plan, organize, and run the business and therefore are officers and
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other decision makers. b b b
(b) To assist management, accounting provides internal reports. Examples include financial
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comparisons of operating alternatives, projections of income from new sales campaigns, and
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forecasts of cash needs for the next year.
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LO 1, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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4. (a) Investors (owners) use accounting information to make decisionsto buy, hold, or sell stock. b b b b b b b b b b b b b
(b) Creditorsuseaccountinginformationtoevaluatetherisksofgrantingcreditorlendingmoney. b b b b b b b b b b b b b
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5. False. Bookkeeping usually involves only the recording of economic events and therefore is just one
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part of the entire accounting process. Accounting, on the other hand, involves the entire process of
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identifying, recording, and communicating economic events.
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LO 1, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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6. Harper Travel Agency should report the land at $85,000 on its December 31, 2022 balance sheet.
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This is true not only at the time the land is purchased, but also over the time the land is held. In determining
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which measurement principle to use (historical cost or fair value) companies weigh the factual nature of
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cost figures versus the relevance of fair value. In general, companies use historical cost. Only in
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situations where assets are actively traded do companies apply the fair value principle.
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LO 2, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Analysis and Interpretation IMA:
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Reporting b
7. The monetary unit assumption requires that only transaction data capable of being expressed in terms
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of money be included in the accounting records. This assumption enables accounting to quantify
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(measure) economic events.
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LO 2, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Analysis and Interpretation IMA:Reporting
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8. The economic entity assumption requires that the activities of the entity be kept separate anddistinct
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fromthe activities of its owners and all other economic entities.
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LO 2, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Measurement, Analysis and Interpretation IMA:Reporting
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9. The three basic forms of business organizations are (1) proprietorship, (2) partnership, and
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(3) corporation.b
LO 2, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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10. One of the advantages Juana would enjoy is that ownership of a corporation is represented by
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transferable shares of stock. This would allow Juana to raise money easily by selling a part of her
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ownership in the company. Another advantage is that because holders of the shares (stockholders)
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enjoy limited liability, they are not personally liable for the debts of the corporate entity. Also, because
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ownershipcanbetransferredwithoutdissolvingthecorporation,thecorporationenjoys an unlimited life.
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LO 2, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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11. The basicaccounting equation is Assets = Liabilities +Stockholders’ Equity.
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LO 3, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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12. (a) Assets are resources owned by a business. Liabilities are creditor claims against assets— that is,
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existing debts and obligations. Stockholders’ equity is the ownership claim on total assets.
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(b) Stockholders’ equity is affected by stockholders’ investments, dividends, revenues, and b b b b b b b b b
expenses. b
LO 3, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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13. The liabilitiesare (b) Accountspayable and (g)Salaries andWages Payable.
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LO 3, BT: K, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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14. Yes, a business can enter into a transaction in which only the left side of the accounting equation is
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affected. An example would be a transaction where an increase in one asset is offset by a
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decrease in another asset. An increase in the Equipment account which is offset by a decrease in the
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Cash account is a specific example.
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LO 3, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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15. Business transactions are the economic events of the enterprise recorded by accountantsbecause
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they affect the basic accounting equation.
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(a) No, the death of the president of the company is not a business transaction as it does not
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(b) Yes, supplies purchased on account is a business transaction as it affects the basicaccounting
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equation. b
(c) No, an employee being fired is not a business transaction as it does not affect the basic
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accountingequation. b b
LO 4, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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16. (a) Decreaseassets and decreasestockholders’equity. b b b b b
(b) Increase assets and decrease assets. b b b b
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LO 4, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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17. (a) Income statement. b (d) Balance sheet. b
(b) Balance sheet. b (e) Balancesheetandretainedearningsstatement. b b b b b
(c) Income statement. b (f) Balance sheet. b
LO 5, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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18. No, this treatment is not appropriate. While the transaction does involve a receipt of cash, it does not
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represent revenues. Revenues are the gross increase in stockholders’ equity resulting from business
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activities entered into for the purpose of earning income. This transaction is simply an additional
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investment made by one of the owners of the business.
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LO 4, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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19. Yes. Net income does appear on the income statement—it is the result of subtracting expenses from
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revenues. In addition, net income appears on the retained earnings statement—it is shown as an
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addition to the beginning-of-period retained earnings. Indirectly, the net income of a company is also
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included on the balance sheet. It is included in the end-of-period retained earnings which appears in the
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stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet.
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LO 5, BT: C, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 2 min., AACSB: None, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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20. (a) Ending stockholders’equity balance...................................................................................$198,000
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Beginningstockholders’equitybalance .............................................................................158,000
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Net income.......................................................................................................
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(b) Ending stockholders’equity balance...................................................................................$198,000
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Beginningstockholders’equitybalance .............................................................................158,000
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Deduct: Investment ............................................................................................... 16,000
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LO 5, BT: AN, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 4 min., AACSB: Analytic, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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21. (a) Total revenues ($30,000 + $70,000) ......................................................................... $100,000
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(b) Total expenses ($26,000 + $38,000)................................................................
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LO 5, BT: AP, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 3 min., AACSB: Analytic, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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22. Apple’s accounting equation (in millions) at September 29, 2018 was $365,725 = $258,578 +
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$107,147
LO 3, BT: AP, Difficulty: Easy, TOT: 4 min., AACSB: Analytic, AICPA FC: Reporting, IMA: Reporting
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