Chapter 1 Quiz

A  Maintaining records of multiple business transactions.

B  Exchange of goods and services among individuals.

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

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

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

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

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

A  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

B  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

C  International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

D  Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

A  Tax allocation system.

B  Language of business.

C  Internal reporting structure.

D  Mathematical system of equations.

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  Paying the appropriate amount of taxes.

C  Making good business decisions.

D  Quality of the work environment for employees.

A  Liabilities.

B  Dividends.

C  Assets.

D  Expenses.

A  Asset.

B  Dividend.

C  Expense.

D  Liability.

A    

B  Government officials.

C  Tax regulators.

D  Suppliers and customers.

E  Investors and creditors.

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

B    

C  To increase the number of customers for a company.

D  To support government initiatives through taxation of company profits.

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

A  Artistic presentation.

B  Behavioral psychology.

C  Mathematical procedure.

D  Information measurement/communication process.

A  Business consultants.

B  Auditors.

C  Tax preparers/planners.

D  Auditors, Business consultants and Tax preparers/planners

A  Liabilities.

B  Assets.

C  Stockholders’ equity.

D  Revenues.

A  Evaluation of internal controls.

B  Tax preparation.

C  Audit of financial statements.

D  Business consulting.

A  Balance Sheet.

B  Income Statement.

C  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Income Statement.

B  Balance Sheet.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

A  Consistency.

B  Predictive value.

C  Comparability.

D  Faithful representation.

A  Auditors.

B  Stockholders.

C  Creditors.

D  Management.

A  Total sales to customers.

B  Total number of employees.

C  Geographic location.

D  Net income

A  Expenses.

B  Liabilities.

C  Dividends.

D  Assets.

A  Income Statement.

B  Balance Sheet.

C  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Statement of Cash Flows.

A  Relevance, comparability.

B  Relevance, faithful representation.

C  Truthfulness, clearness.

D  Relevance, truthfulness.

A  Income Statement.

B  Statement of Cash Flows.

C  Balance Sheet.

D  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

A  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

B  General Accounting Accountability Principles.

C  Generally Accepted Auditing Principles.

D  General Accounting and Audit Principles.

A  Cash paid to investors.

B  Sales of products or services to customers.

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

D  Costs of providing products or services to customers.

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

B  Firms that have stocks listed on an exchange.

C  Companies that sell merchandise to customers.

D  Government-controlled companies.

A  Balance Sheet.

B  Income Statement.

C  Statement of Cash Flows.

D  Statement of Stockholders’ Equity.

A  Assets + Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity.

B  Assets + Stockholders’ Equity = Liabilities.

C  Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity.

D  Liabilities – Assets = Stockholders’ Equity.