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Reebok's net income of $119 million and average assets of $1,400 million results in a return on assets of 8.5%.

A) True
B) False

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A company has liabilities of $475,000 and equity of $925,000. What is the amount of its assets?

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Beginning assets were $437,600, beginning liabilities were $262,560, common stock issued during the year totaled $45,000, revenue for the year was $414,250, expenses for the year were $280,000, dividends declared was $22,700, and ending liabilities is $$350,000. What was the beginning equity for the year?


A) $700,160
B) $787,600
C) $187,600
D) $612,560
E) $175,040

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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FastForward paid $6,000 in dividends. This amount should be included as an expense on the income statement.

A) True
B) False

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The following is a list of selected users of accounting information. Match the information needs to the following appropriate user:

Premises
Monitor costs and ensure quality.
Judge the soundness of a customer before making sales on credit.
Measuring risk and return of loans.
Assessing employment opportunities.
Assessing the risk and return of acquiring shares.
Responses
Production managers
Suppliers
Employees
Lenders
Shareholders

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Monitor costs and ensure quality.
Judge the soundness of a customer before making sales on credit.
Measuring risk and return of loans.
Assessing employment opportunities.
Assessing the risk and return of acquiring shares.

The balance sheet shows whether or not the firm achieved its primary objective of earning a profit.

A) True
B) False

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Explain why ethics are an integral part of accounting.

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A company spent $52,000 in cash for this period's advertising activities. Enter the appropriate amounts for this transaction into the accounting equation format shown below:  Assets = Liabilities + Equity \begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Assets } = & \text { Liabilities } + & \text { Equity } \\\hline & & \\\hline\end{array}

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Below is accounting information for Cascade Company for 2013, its first year of business  Revenue $416,000 Cash $120,000 Common stock $200,000 Expenses $300,000 Equipment $240,000 Accounts receivable $35,000 Notes payable $50,000 Notes receivable $62,000\begin{array}{|l|r|}\hline \text { Revenue } & \$ 416,000 \\\hline \text { Cash } & \$ 120,000 \\\hline \text { Common stock } & \$ 200,000 \\\hline \text { Expenses } & \$ 300,000 \\\hline \text { Equipment } & \$ 240,000 \\\hline \text { Accounts receivable } & \$ 35,000 \\\hline \text { Notes payable } & \$ 50,000 \\\hline \text { Notes receivable } & \$ 62,000 \\\hline\end{array} What was total equity at year end?


A) $320,000
B) $296,000
C) $316,000
D) $457,000
E) $116,000

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Accounts payable appear on which of the following statements?


A) Balance sheet.
B) Income statement.
C) Statement of retained earnings.
D) Statement of cash flows.
E) Transaction statement.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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On May 1, Chuck Taylor formed FastForward, a shoe consulting business as a corporation. To start the business he invested $750,000 in cash. Enter the appropriate amounts for this transaction into the accounting equation format shown below:  Assets = Liabilities +  Equity \begin{array}{|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Assets }= & \text { Liabilities + } & \text { Equity } \\\hline & & \\\hline\end{array}

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The accounting principle that requires accounting information to be based on actual cost and requires assets and services to be recorded initially at the amount of cash or cash equivalent given in exchange is the:


A) Accounting equation
B) Cost principle
C) Going-concern principle
D) Realization principle
E) Business entity principle

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Risk is:


A) Net income divided by average total assets.
B) The reward for investment.
C) The uncertainty about the expected return that will be earned from an investment.
D) Unrelated to expected return.
E) Derived from the idea of getting something back from an investment.

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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FastForward has net income of $18,955 and assets at the beginning of the year of $200,000. Its assets at the end of the year total $246,000. Compute its return on assets.


A) 7.7%
B) 8.5%
C) 9.5%
D) 11.8%
E) 13.0%

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Bookkeeping is the sole purpose of accounting.

A) True
B) False

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The financial statement that describes where a company's cash came from and how it was spent during the period is the:


A) Statement of financial position.
B) Statement of cash flows.
C) Balance sheet.
D) Income statement.
E) Statement of retained earnings.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Net income:


A) Occurs when revenues exceed expenses.
B) Is the same as revenue.
C) Equals resources owned or controlled by a company.
D) Occurs when expenses exceed assets.
E) Represents assets taken from a company for an owner's personal use.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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A corporation purchased a $40,000 delivery truck by paying 4,000 cash and signing a $36,000 note payable. Immediately prior to this transaction the corporation had assets, liabilities, and owners' equity in the amounts of $75,000, $52,000, and $23,000 respectively. What is the total amount of the corporation's assets after this transaction has been recorded?


A) $115,000
B) $111,000
C) $79,000
D) $71,000
E) $75,000

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Match each of the following terms with the most appropriate definition:

Premises
The excess of revenue over expenses.
Area of accounting aimed at serving external users.
A financial ratio useful in evaluating management, analyzing, and forecasting profits and planning activities.
Those happenings that affect an entity's accounting equation and can be reliably measured.
The uncertainty about the expected return to be earned.
Costs of assets or services used to earn revenues.
Defining the idea, goals, and actions of an organization.
Amount received from selling products and services.
Creditors' claims on a company's assets.
Area of accounting aimed at serving the decision-making needs of internal users.
Responses
Events
Financial accounting
Expenses
Return on assets
Net income
Liabilities
Planning
Revenues
Managerial accounting
Risk

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The excess of revenue over expenses.
Area of accounting aimed at serving external users.
A financial ratio useful in evaluating management, analyzing, and forecasting profits and planning activities.
Those happenings that affect an entity's accounting equation and can be reliably measured.
The uncertainty about the expected return to be earned.
Costs of assets or services used to earn revenues.
Defining the idea, goals, and actions of an organization.
Amount received from selling products and services.
Creditors' claims on a company's assets.
Area of accounting aimed at serving the decision-making needs of internal users.

The statement of cash flows reports on cash flows for:


A) Operating activities
B) Revenue activities
C) Expense activities
D) Planning activities
E) Equity activities

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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