Chapter 1 Quiz

A  Maintaining records of multiple business transactions, development of more complex societies and exchange of goods and services among individuals.

B  Exchange of goods and services among individuals.

C  Maintaining records of multiple business transactions.

D  Development of more complex societies.

A  Income earned during the current period.

B  The amount of income earned over the company’s life minus the dividends paid to shareholders over the company’s life.

C  Income earned during the current period minus dividends distributed to stockholders’ during the current period.

D  The amount of income earned by the company over its life.

A  Procedures designed to enhance the company’s image to potential investors.

B  Measuring a company’s business activities and communicating those measurements to external parties.

C  A process of measuring income taxes owed to the government.

D  A system of maintaining communication with a company’s customers and suppliers.

A  Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

B  International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

C  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

D  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

A  Language of business.

B  Tax allocation system.

C  Mathematical system of equations.

D  Internal reporting structure.

A  Conceptual framework.

B  Generally accepted rules.

C  Securities and Exchange Commission.

D  Auditor’s report.

A  Making good business decisions.

B  Quality of the work environment for employees.

C  Paying the appropriate amount of taxes.

D  Marketing the company’s products to customers.

A  Liabilities.

B  Assets.

C  Expenses.

D  Dividends.

A  Dividend.

B  Expense.

C  Asset.

D  Liability.

A    

B  Suppliers and customers.

C  Tax regulators.

D  Investors and creditors.

E  Government officials.

A  To increase the number of customers for a company.

B  To support the efficient distribution of society’s resources.

C    

D  To support government initiatives through taxation of company profits.

E  To provide managers with useful information related to human resources.

A  Behavioral psychology.

B  Information measurement/communication process.

C  Mathematical procedure.

D  Artistic presentation.

A  Tax preparers/planners.

B  Auditors, Business consultants and Tax preparers/planners

C  Business consultants.

D  Auditors.

A  Stockholders’ equity.

B  Revenues.

C  Liabilities.

D  Assets.

A  Audit of financial statements.

B  Business consulting.

C  Tax preparation.

D  Evaluation of internal controls.

A  Income Statement.

B  Balance Sheet.

C  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Balance Sheet.

C  Income Statement.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Comparability.

B  Consistency.

C  Faithful representation.

D  Predictive value.

A  Management.

B  Stockholders.

C  Auditors.

D  Creditors.

A  Total number of employees.

B  Net income

C  Geographic location.

D  Total sales to customers.

A  Assets.

B  Dividends.

C  Expenses.

D  Liabilities.

A  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Statement of Cash Flows.

C  Income Statement.

D  Balance Sheet.

A  Relevance, comparability.

B  Relevance, faithful representation.

C  Relevance, truthfulness.

D  Truthfulness, clearness.

A  Balance Sheet.

B  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

C  Income Statement.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

B  General Accounting Accountability Principles.

C  General Accounting and Audit Principles.

D  Generally Accepted Auditing Principles.

A  Sales of products or services to customers.

B  Cash paid to investors.

C  Cash paid for the purchase of the company’s long-term resources.

D  Costs of providing products or services to customers.

A  Companies that sell merchandise to customers.

B  Professional service firms that traditionally focus on auditing and tax preparation.

C  Firms that have stocks listed on an exchange.

D  Government-controlled companies.

A  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Income Statement.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Balance Sheet.

A  Assets + Stockholders’ Equity = Liabilities.

B  Assets + Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity.

C  Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Liabilities – Assets = Stockholders’ Equity.