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Expenses decrease retained earnings and are the costs acquired to earn revenues.

A) True
B) False

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The financing functions of a business include:


A) Research and development
B) Purchasing
C) Marketing
D) Distribution
E) Selling common stock

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

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Ethical behavior requires:


A) That an auditors' pay not depend on the figures in the client's reports
B) Auditors to invest in businesses they audit
C) Analysts to report information favorable to their companies
D) Managers to use accounting information to benefit themselves
E) That an auditor provides a favorable opinion

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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A financial statement providing information that helps users understand a company's financial status and which lists the types and amounts of assets,liabilities and equity as of a specific date is called a(n) :


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

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Identify the risk and the return in each of the following examples. A.Investing $500 in a CD at 4.5% interest B.Placing a $100 bet on an NBA game C.Investing $10,000 in Microsoft stock D.Borrowing $20,000 in student loans

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The internal operating functions of businesses include research and development,distribution and human resources.

A) True
B) False

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To include the personal assets and transactions of a business's owner in the records and reports of the business would be in conflict with the:


A) Objectivity principle
B) Realization principle
C) Business entity principle
D) Going-concern principle
E) Revenue recognition principle

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

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The distribution of assets to stockholders is called a(n) :


A) Liability
B) Dividend
C) Expense
D) Contribution
E) Investment

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

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Understanding generally accepted accounting principles is not necessary when using and interpreting financial statements.

A) True
B) False

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A balance sheet lists:


A) The types and amounts of the revenues and expenses of a business
B) Only the information about what happened to retained earnings during a time period
C) The types and amounts of assets,liabilities and equity of a business as of a specific date
D) The cash inflows and outflows during the period
E) The assets and liabilities of a company,but not the equity

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

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

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

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Managerial accounting
Events
Risk
Planning
Liabilities
Expenses
Revenues
Return on Assets
Net income
Financial accounting

Which of the following is the primary purpose of accounting?


A) To establish a business
B) To identify,record and communicate business transactions
C) To deceive stockholders
D) To keep from paying taxes
E) To establish credit for a company

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

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Match each accounting information to the 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

Bookkeeping is the sole purpose of accounting.

A) True
B) False

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A company has twice as much owner's equity as it does liabilities.If total liabilities are $50,000,what amounts of assets are owned by the company?


A) $50,000
B) $100,000
C) $150,000
D) $200,000
E) Cannot be determined from the given information

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

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Which of the following accounting principles would prescribe that all goods and services purchased is recorded at cost?


A) Going-concern principle
B) Continuing-concern principle
C) Cost principle
D) Business entity principle
E) Consideration principle

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

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Social responsibility:


A) Is a concern for the impact of one's actions on society as a whole
B) Is a code that helps in dealing with confidential information
C) Is required by the SEC
D) Requires that all businesses conduct social audits
E) Is mandated by the federal government

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

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If Beginning Retained Earnings was $184,300,net income for the period was $200,000 and Ending Retained Earnings was $322,000,what was the total amount of dividend distributed for the period?


A) $62,300
B) $306,300
C) $337,700
D) $706,300
E) $137,700

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

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The purchase of supplies must appear on the statement of cash flows as an investing activity because it involves the purchase of assets.

A) True
B) False

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How does the going-concern principle affect the reported asset values of a business?

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The going-concern principle means that f...

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