Accounting

Yvonne's job entails detecting problems such as embezzlement, waste, mismanagement, and employee theft at her organization. In this case, Yvonne is a _____.
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management consultant
government accountant
internal auditor
certified public

internal auditor

Ascot Inc. has decided to adopt activity-based costing. One reason the firm's accountants decided on this approach was to:
Question 3 options:
provide a more meaningful way to assign indirect costs to specific products.
simplify the process of assigning d

move from assigning costs to activities to assigning costs to goods and services.

In a statement of cash flows, cash from _____ show the amount of cash that flows into a company from the sale of goods and services.
Question 8 options:
auxilliary activities
financing activities
investing activities
operating activities

operating activities

A stockholders' equity statement shows:
Question 10 options:
how net income and dividends affect the retained earnings of a firm.
the revenues, expenses, and net income over a firm's accounting period.
a firm's sources and uses of cash in a given accounti

how net income and dividends affect the retained earnings of a firm.

Stockholders would most likely use accounting information provided by their firm to:
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make capital budgeting decisions and financial forecasts.
gauge whether the firm has made a strong return on their investment.
determine whether the f

gauge whether the firm has made a strong return on their investment.

Andy, who works as the Royston Corporation, is tasked with leading their external auditing project. He is also doing consulting work for Maynard Inc. Andy is an example of a(n) _____ accountant.
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public
management
government
environment

public

The accounting equation shows us that the value of a firm's assets must equal the:
Question 3 options:
value of the firm's earnings at any specific point in time.
value of the firm's revenues minus expenses.
amount of owners' equity.
amount of financing p

amount of financing provided by owners and creditors.

As key users of accounting information, employees typically evaluate their company's financial statements to:
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provide financial information to federal agencies.
find if the company can pay for the products that it orders.
identify poss

identify possible layoffs, shutdowns, or pay raises.

_____ provide reports and analysis to senior-level employees of a firm to assist them in making better informed business decisions.
Question 7 options:
Government accountants
Financial accountants
Public accountants
Managerial accountants

Managerial accountants

_____ are valuable things owned by the firm.
Question 9 options:
Prepaid expenses
Owners' equities
Liabilities
Assets

Assets

The major responsibilities of financial accounting is the preparation of the:
Question 10 options:
balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.
journal ledger, cash budget, and company bylaws.
articles of incorporation, auditor's opinion,

balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows.

The _____ budget of a firm brings together all of its budgeting documents to provide a unified plan for a specific budget period.
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contingency
master
dividend
implicit

master

A(n) _____ opinion is issued if the external auditor does not find any problems with the way a firm prepares and presents its financial statements.
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quality
unqualified
adverse
corrective

unqualified

Priya was recently hired by RLM Inc. In her role as an accountant, she prepares reports and analyzes financial information related to the company. In this case, Priya is an example of a _____ accountant.
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government
forensic
management
pu

management

Landis has been contracted as an external auditor by the Crawley Company. In his audit, he finds certain minor issues in the firm's financial statements, but is of the view that the statements are nevertheless an accurate representation of the firm's fina

qualified

By subtracting dividends paid to shareholders from the net income, accountants are able to calculate the:
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increase in net income.
decrease in profit margins.
change in pre-tax income.
change in retained earnings.

change in retained earnings.

Which of the following indicates what a firm owes its creditors?
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Prepaid expenses
Owners' equity
Liabilities
Assets

Liabilities

The _____ is the last financial budget; it shows how the firm's operations, investing, and financing activities are expected to affect all of the asset, liability, and owners' equity accounts.
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cash budgets
capital expenditure budget
budg

budgeted balance sheet

The _____ summarizes a firm's financial position at a specific point in time by listing its assets, liabilities, and owners' equity.

A balance shee

Which of the following is a difference between financial accounting and managerial accounting?
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Financial accounting is designed to meet the needs of company managers, whereas managerial accounting provides stockholders with information a

Financial accounting provides stockholders with information about the overall financial performance of a firm, whereas managerial accounting is designed to meet the needs of company managers.

In a statement of cash flows, which of the following items would indicate investing activities?
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Cash received from taking out long-term loans
Interest received from the ownership of financial securities
Cash received from the sale of fix

Cash received from the sale of fixed assets

_____ work within an organization, prepare reports, and analyze financial information such as budgets and cost management.
Public accountants
Government accountants
Management accountants
Forensic accountants

Management accountants

The accounting equation is _____.
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Assets = Liabilities - Owner's Equity
Liabilities = Assets + Revenue
Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity
Assets = Liabilities + Net Income

assets = liabilities + owners' equity.

_____ is a management tool that explicitly shows how a firm will acquire and use the resources needed to achieve its goals over a specific time period.
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Budgeting
Investing
Auditing
Trading

Budgeting

To make a financial forecast, Rob needs the debt, cost, and profit statistics of all branches of the Tyndale Corporation. Based on the information that he needs, Rob is a _____.
Question 3 options:
consumer advocate
financial manager
government accountant

financial manager

Shelly is a loan officer who approves loans for small businesses. One factor she looks at carefully when making loan decisions is the amount of outstanding debt the firm already has. She can find this information by looking at the firm's:
Question 5 optio

balance sheet.

Managerial accounting primarily serves the needs of a firm's:
Question 10 options:
internal stakeholders.
creditors.
government regulators.
external auditors.

internal stakeholders.

Which of the following would be listed in the liabilities section of the balance sheet?
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Retained earnings
Common equity
Wages payable
Net income

Wages payable

Which of the following is an advantage of using bottom-up budgeting?
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It is less time-consuming than the top-down approach.
It eliminates most forms of budgetary slack.
Middle managers are likely to be highly motivated to achieve budgetar

iddle managers are likely to be highly motivated to achieve budgetary goals.

_____ are also called explicit costs.
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Indirect costs
Out-of-pocket costs
Opportunity costs
Internal costs

Out-of-pocket costs

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) establishes the _____ used in the practice of financial accounting.
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yearly budgeting rules and principles
financial auditing methods and principles
generally accepted accounting principles

generally accepted accounting principles

In activity-based costing, product costs are assigned based on links between activities that drive costs and _____.
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the liabilities of a firm
the resulting revenues
the production of specific goods
the pricing of specific goods

the production of specific goods

Which of the following does not classify as an asset of a company?
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Cash
Accounts receivable
Salaries payable
Buildings

Salaries payable

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is a set of accounting standards that is used in the:
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preparation of financial statements.
preparation of a company's tax returns.
audit of a company's financial books.
preparation of organ

preparation of financial statements.

Cash flows from _____ activities show the cash a firm received from issuing additional shares of its own stock.
operating
financing
investing
diversifying

financing

Which of the following statements is true of management accountants?
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They work with multiple clients on a fee basis.
They are employed as part of an organization.
They provide accounting information exclusively to the government.
They en

They are employed as part of an organization.

Which of the following statements is true of the FASB?
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Its authority comes from the Internal Revenue Service.
It consists of seven members appointed by the Financial Accounting Foundation.
Its members cannot be reappointed to serve addit

It consists of seven members appointed by the Financial Accounting Foundation.

____ are costs that are the result of a firm's general operations and are not explicitly tied to any specific cost object.
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Direct costs
Mediated costs
Explicit costs
Indirect costs

Indirect costs

As a shareholder of the Lindburgh Corporation, Lara wants to know whether the company earned a profit or loss during the past year. Lara can find this information in the company's _____.
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master budget
income statement
statement of cash f

income statement

Which of the following represents assets on a balance sheet with a limited useful life that are subject to subtraction of accumulated depreciation from the original value?
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Stock
Revenue
Equipment
Owners' equity

Equipment

Which of the following is a difference between an independent auditor's unqualified opinion and an independent auditor's qualified opinion??
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An unqualified opinion is given if the independent auditor identifies minor concerns but believe

An unqualified opinion is given if the independent auditor has no problems with the way a firm's financial statements were prepared and presented, whereas a qualified opinion is given if the independent auditor identifies minor concerns but believes that

Which of the following best defines cost?
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Anything of value that a firm has at its disposal
The value of a received item in a monetary exchange
The value of expense inflows in an organization
The value of what is given up in exchange for

The value of what is given up in exchange for something else

In accrual-basis accounting, expenses:
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must equal the amount of financing provided by the firm's owners.
are recognized only when cash is paid.
are exempt from tax-based accounting treatment.
are matched with the revenues they help gener

are matched with the revenues they help generate.

_____ is the difference between a firm's revenue and its cost of goods sold.
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Wages payable
Out-of-pocket cost
Net operating income
Gross profit

Gross profit

In the United States, the SEC has delegated the responsibility for developing accounting standards to a private organization called the .
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FAF
FASB
IRS
IASB

(FASB).

Benji works for a private firm that has been contracted to examine the books of accounts of the Sanborn Corporation. After she has checked the figures and examined the company's accounting methods, she is required to prepare a report on her findings. The

external auditor.

Which of the following statements is true of activity-based costing?
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It determines the direct cost per unit of production.
It is more complex than the direct labor method.
It involves a three-stage process.
It assigns costs based on the

It is more complex than the direct labor method.