Chapter 1

Question 1

An organization that stands apart as a separate economic unit follows the

Answer 1

economic entity assumption.

An Economic Entity can be a:
Sole Proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Limited-Liability Company (L L C)

Question 2

oversees creation and governance of accounting standards.

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Financial Accounting Standards Board (F A S B)

Question 3

oversees the U.S. financial markets.

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Securities and Exchange Commission (S E C)

Question 4

Accounting guidelines are called

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G A A P).

Question 5

____ states that acquired assets and services should be recorded at their actual cost.

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cost principle

Question 6

assumes that the entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future.

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going concern assumption

Question 7

requires that the items on the financial statements be measured in terms of a monetary unit.

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monetary unit assumption

Question 8

a set of global accounting guidelines.
Used or required by more than 166 nations/jurisdictions
Published by the International Accounting Standards Board (I A S B)

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International Financial Reporting Standards (I F R S)

Question 9

monitors the work of independent accountants who audit public companies.

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (P C A O B)

Question 10

the basic tool of accounting, measuring the resources of the business and the claims to those resources.

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accounting equation

Question 11

What is the accounting equation?

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assets = liabilities + equity

Question 12

an economic resource that is expected to benefit the business in the future.

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asset

Examples:
Cash
Merchandise Inventory
Furniture
Land

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debts that are owed to creditors.

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Liabilities

Many liabilities have the word payable in their titles.

Examples:
Accounts Payable
Notes Payable
Salaries Payable

Question 14

to whom the business owes money

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Creditors

Question 15

The owners’ claims to the assets of the business are called

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equity (also called stockholders’ equity)

Question 16

the amount invested in the corporation by its owners, the stockholders

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Contributed capital:
Also called paid-in capital

Question 17

two components of equity

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contributed capital and retained earnings

Question 18

represents the basic ownership of every corporation.

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Common stock

Question 19

Equity earned from profitable operations that is not distributed to shareholders

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Retained earnings

Question 20

amounts earned from delivering goods or services o customers

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Revenues

Question 21

Increases in equity result from:

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Contributed capital (owner contributions)

Revenues, which are amounts earned from delivering goods or services o customers

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distributions of earnings to stockholders

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Dividends

Question 23

Decreases in equity result from:

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dividends
expenses

Question 24

Revenues > Expenses

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Net income

Question 25

Revenues < Expenses

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Net loss

Question 26

any event that affects the financial position of the business and can be measured with faithful representation.

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transaction

buying a computer for the office for 2,000 cash

NOT hiring a new employee

Question 27

Provides information about profitability
for a particular period for the company

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Income statement

Question 28

how is income statement prepared?

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revenues - expenses = net income or net loss

Question 29

Informs users about how much of the
earnings were kept and reinvested in the
company

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Statement of
retained earnings

Question 30

Provides valuable information to financial
statement users about economic
resources the company has (assets) as
well as debts the company owes
(liabilities) and allows decision makers to
determine their opinion about the
financial position of the company

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Balance sheet

Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’
Equity

Question 31

Reports on a business’s cash receipts
and cash payments for a period of time

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Statement of cash
flows

Question 32

measures how profitably a company uses it assets.

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Return on assets (R O A)

R O A is calculated by dividing net income by average total assets.

Question 33

return on assets

Answer 33

net income / average total assets