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

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

C  Income earned during the current period.

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

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

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

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

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

A  International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

B  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

C  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

D  Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

A  Tax allocation system.

B  Internal reporting structure.

C  Mathematical system of equations.

D  Language of business.

A  Auditor’s report.

B  Generally accepted rules.

C  Securities and Exchange Commission.

D  Conceptual framework.

A  Marketing the company’s products to customers.

B  Making good business decisions.

C  Paying the appropriate amount of taxes.

D  Quality of the work environment for employees.

A  Expenses.

B  Liabilities.

C  Dividends.

D  Assets.

A  Liability.

B  Asset.

C  Expense.

D  Dividend.

A    

B  Tax regulators.

C  Government officials.

D  Suppliers and customers.

E  Investors and creditors.

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

B  To support government initiatives through taxation of company profits.

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

D  To increase the number of customers for a company.

E    

A  Mathematical procedure.

B  Artistic presentation.

C  Information measurement/communication process.

D  Behavioral psychology.

A  Tax preparers/planners.

B  Auditors, Business consultants and Tax preparers/planners

C  Business consultants.

D  Auditors.

A  Revenues.

B  Assets.

C  Stockholders’ equity.

D  Liabilities.

A  Business consulting.

B  Tax preparation.

C  Evaluation of internal controls.

D  Audit of financial statements.

A  Income Statement.

B  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Balance Sheet.

A  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Balance Sheet.

C  Income Statement.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Comparability.

B  Faithful representation.

C  Consistency.

D  Predictive value.

A  Management.

B  Creditors.

C  Stockholders.

D  Auditors.

A  Total number of employees.

B  Net income

C  Geographic location.

D  Total sales to customers.

A  Expenses.

B  Dividends.

C  Assets.

D  Liabilities.

A  Balance Sheet.

B  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Income Statement.

A  Truthfulness, clearness.

B  Relevance, truthfulness.

C  Relevance, comparability.

D  Relevance, faithful representation.

A  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Income Statement.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Balance Sheet.

A  General Accounting Accountability Principles.

B  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

C  General Accounting and Audit Principles.

D  Generally Accepted Auditing Principles.

A  Costs of providing products or services to customers.

B  Cash paid to investors.

C  Sales of products or services to customers.

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

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 Cash Flows.

B  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

C  Balance Sheet.

D  Income Statement.

A  Assets + Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Assets + Stockholders’ Equity = Liabilities.

C  Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Liabilities – Assets = Stockholders’ Equity.