Test Bank for Financial Accounting for MBAs 8th Edition by Easton

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for MBAs 8th Edition
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Learning Objectives – Coverage by question q q q q q




True/False Multiple Choice
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LO1 – Explain and assess the four main business
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activities.
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LO2 – Identify and discuss the users and suppliers of
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financial statement information.
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LO3 – Describe and examine the four financial
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5-10 3-19
statements, and define the accounting equation.
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LO4 – Explain and apply the basics of profitability
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11-13 20-25
analysis.
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LO5 – Assess business operations within the context of a
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competitive environment.
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LO6 – Access reports filed with the SEC (Appendix 1A).
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LO7 – Describe the accounting principles and
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regulations that frame financial statements (Appendix
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1B).
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These questions are available to assign in myBusinessCourse.
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True/False


Topic: Users of Financial Statement Information LO:
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1. Shareholders demand financial information primarily to assess profitability and risk whereas bankers
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demand information primarily to assess cash flows to repay loan interest and principal.
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Rationale: While both shareholders and bankers are interested in all the information companies provide,
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shareholders care about more about a company’s profitability and bankers care more about solvency
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and creditworthiness.
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Topic: Publicly Available Financial Reports
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LO: 2
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2. Publicly traded companies are required to provide quarterly financial reports directly to the public.
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Rationale: Companies provide electronic versions of quarterly financial statements to the SEC, which
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qposts them to the Internet for the public to access them.
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Topic: Users of Financial Statement Information LO:
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3. Publicly traded companies provide financial information primarily to satisfy the SEC and the tax authorities (that
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is, the Internal Revenue Service).
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Rationale: Demand for information extends to many users; the regulators such as the SEC and the IRS are
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only one class of users.
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Topic: SEC Filings
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LO: 2
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4. Publicly traded companies must provide to the Securities Exchange Commission annual audited financial
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statements (10-K reports) and quarterly audited financial statements (10-Q reports).
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Rationale: Quarterly reports do not need to be audited.
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Topic: Balance Sheet
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LO: 3
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5. If a company reports retained earnings of $175.3 million on its balance sheet, it must also report $175.3
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, Rationale: The accounting equation requires total assets to equal total liabilities plus stockholders’
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equity. That does not imply, however, that liability and equity accounts relate directly to specific assets.
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