Question 1

Morgan was asked to extend trade credit to a restaurant she hadn't serviced before.She asked to see its balance sheet to determine if it could pay its bills.She divided its current assets by current liabilities to get its

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A)  current ratio.
B)  receivable turnover.
C)  inventory turnover.
D)  earnings per share.
E)  book value per share.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The accounting cycle includes all but which of the following?

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A)  Examine source documents.
B)  Record transactions.
C)  Post transactions.
D)  Prepare financial statements.
E)  Generate annual reports.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 3

All of a firm's unpaid financial obligations are occasionally consolidated into an account called

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A)  current liabilities.
B)  accounts payable.
C)  cost of goods sold.
D)  accrued expenses.
E)  long-term liabilities.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

___________ is an account showing money owed to a company by its clients or customers.

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A)  Accounts payable
B)  Accounts receivable
C)  Current assets
D)  Current liabilities
E)  Balance sheetF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

When an accountant allocates the cost of a piece of equipment over a period of time,this is called

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A)  discounting.
B)  encumberment.
C)  cost plus.
D)  expense designation.
E)  depreciation.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

The balance sheet uses all of the following account titles to describe assets except

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A)  accounts receivable.
B)  cash.
C)  inventory.
D)  current assets.
E)  deferred income taxes.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D) E

Question 7

Only businesses use accounting information to demonstrate how their funds are being used.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The financial statement that explains how a firm's cash changed from the beginning of the accounting period to the end is called the

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A)  statement of cash flows.
B)  balance sheet.
C)  income statement.
D)  master budget.
E)  profit-loss statement.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

What are the fundamentals of the accounting process?

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A)  Journals and ledgers
B)  The accounting equation and the double-entry bookkeeping system
C)  The accounting equation and the accounting cycle
D)  Double-entry bookkeeping and the accounting cycle
E)  Ledgers and financial statementsF) A) and B)
G) C) and E) B

Question 10

What are income statements temporary in nature?

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Gross profit,earnings before interest an...

Question 11

The owners' contributions to a company and all earnings retained to finance continued growth and product development are

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A)  owners' equity.
B)  assets.
C)  liabilities.
D)  revenue.
E)  profits.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

A company's short-term financial obligations are called its

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A)  assets.
B)  equity.
C)  net profit.
D)  current liabilities.
E)  accounts payable.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Bookkeeping is only one aspect of accounting and involves the recording of routine,day-to-day business transactions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following are outsiders who rely on information from an organization's financial statements except

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A)  lenders.
B)  the Internal Revenue Service.
C)  stockholders.
D)  creditors.
E)  managers.F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Expenses can be incurred daily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What have you done to identify and fix BrainDrain's problems?

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A)  You looks at the statement of cash flows and found nothing wrong
B)  You did some ratio analysis
C)  You asked an advisor to identify and solve the issue
D)  You have asked for a complete set of the company's financial statements
E)  Nothing because you do not have the appropriate expertiseF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

The debts Anna's Flowers owes to the Small Business Administration and her company's suppliers represent which of the following?

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A)  Owners' equity
B)  Assets
C)  Liabilities
D)  Stock
E)  BondsF) A) and B)
G) C) and E) C

Question 18

Assets are a firm's economic resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The financial statement that represents an accumulation of all of a company's transactions since it began is the

Accepted Answer

A)  income statement.
B)  balance sheet.
C)  profit and loss statement.
D)  statement of cash flow.
E)  income tax form.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

The terms accounting and bookkeeping are interchangeable because they mean almost the same thing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Money and the Financial System

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The accounting cycle includes all but which of the following?

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All of a firm's unpaid financial obligations are occasionally consolidated into an account called

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___________ is an account showing money owed to a company by its clients or customers.

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When an accountant allocates the cost of a piece of equipment over a period of time,this is called

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The balance sheet uses all of the following account titles to describe assets except

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Only businesses use accounting information to demonstrate how their funds are being used.

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The financial statement that explains how a firm's cash changed from the beginning of the accounting period to the end is called the

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What are the fundamentals of the accounting process?

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What are income statements temporary in nature?

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The owners' contributions to a company and all earnings retained to finance continued growth and product development are

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A company's short-term financial obligations are called its

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Bookkeeping is only one aspect of accounting and involves the recording of routine,day-to-day business transactions.

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All of the following are outsiders who rely on information from an organization's financial statements except

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Expenses can be incurred daily.

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What have you done to identify and fix BrainDrain's problems?

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The debts Anna's Flowers owes to the Small Business Administration and her company's suppliers represent which of the following?

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The financial statement that represents an accumulation of all of a company's transactions since it began is the

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