Question 1

Which statement below best describes the accounting equation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The change in retained earnings equals net income less dividends.
B)  Equality of revenue and expense transactions over time.
C)  Resources of the company equal creditors' and owners' claims to those resources.
D)  Financing activities equal investing and operating activities.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Materiality is based upon which factor(s) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timeliness of an item.
B)  Amount and nature of an item.
C)  Consistency of an item.
D)  Relevance of an item.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Limited liability means the stockholders are not held personally responsible for the financial obligations of the corporation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of financial accounting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determine the amount of tax liability owed to the government.
B)  Communicate business transactions to internal management.
C)  Measure business transactions and communicate those measures to external users to make decisions.
D)  Measure the profitability of the company in order to assist employees with making decisions.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

The financial statement(s) that record activity over an interval of time is (are) the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Income statement.
B)  Balance sheet.
C)  Balance sheet and income statement.
D)  Income statement and statement of cash flows.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Investors and creditors rely heavily on financial accounting information in making investment and lending decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which financial accounting number impacts stock prices more than any other single piece of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retained earnings.
B)  Net income.
C)  Common stock.
D)  Total assets.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is not a major section in the statement of cash flows?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cash flows from operating activities.
B)  Cash flows from customers.
C)  Cash flows from financing activities.
D)  Cash flows from investing activities.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

For accounting information to be relevant,it should possess which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Predictive value,confirmatory value,and/or materiality.
B)  Large in amount and timely.
C)  Comparability or consistency.
D)  Verifiability.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Accountants are responsible for measuring various operating,investing and financing activities.Which of the following correctly matches the activity with its type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Investing - paying utilities for the month.
B)  Investing - purchasing land.
C)  Operating - paying dividends to stockholders.
D)  Financing - selling equipment for cash.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Thomason Financial has the following cash transactions for the year.Assume cash at the beginning of the period is $6,000.Prepare a statement of cash flows.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Consider the following account balances of the Shattuck Law Firm at the end of the year:  How many of these accounts would appear in Shattuck's year-end income statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Five.
B)  Four.
C)  Three.
D)  Two.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Accounting is a system of maintaining records of a company's operations and communicating this information to decision makers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The assumption that a business will continue to operate into the future is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Monetary unit assumption.
B)  Periodicity assumption.
C)  Economic entity assumption.
D)  Going concern assumption.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 1: A Framework for Financial Accounting

Investors and creditors rely heavily on financial accounting information in making investment and lending decisions.

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Materiality is based upon which factor(s) ?

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Consider the following account balances of the Shattuck Law Firm at the end of the year: How many of these accounts would appear in Shattuck's year-end income statement?

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The financial statement(s) that record activity over an interval of time is (are) the:

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Which of the following is not a major section in the statement of cash flows?

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For accounting information to be relevant,it should possess which of the following characteristics?

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What is the primary purpose of financial accounting?

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Limited liability means the stockholders are not held personally responsible for the financial obligations of the corporation.

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Which statement below best describes the accounting equation?

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Accountants are responsible for measuring various operating,investing and financing activities.Which of the following correctly matches the activity with its type?

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Accounting is a system of maintaining records of a company's operations and communicating this information to decision makers.

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Thomason Financial has the following cash transactions for the year.Assume cash at the beginning of the period is $6,000.Prepare a statement of cash flows.

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The assumption that a business will continue to operate into the future is the:

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Which financial accounting number impacts stock prices more than any other single piece of information?

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Investors and creditors rely heavily on financial accounting information in making investment and lending decisions.

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Materiality is based upon which factor(s) ?

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Consider the following account balances of the Shattuck Law Firm at the end of the year: How many of these accounts would appear in Shattuck's year-end income statement?

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The financial statement(s) that record activity over an interval of time is (are) the:

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Which of the following is not a major section in the statement of cash flows?

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For accounting information to be relevant,it should possess which of the following characteristics?

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What is the primary purpose of financial accounting?

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Limited liability means the stockholders are not held personally responsible for the financial obligations of the corporation.

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Accountants are responsible for measuring various operating,investing and financing activities.Which of the following correctly matches the activity with its type?

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The assumption that a business will continue to operate into the future is the:

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