Exam Review Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Providing information about the performance and financial position
of companies
so that users can make economic decisions best describes the role
of:
A auditing.
B financial reporting.
C financial statement analysis. -
correct answer ✅B
A company's current financial position would best be evaluated
using the:
A balance sheet.
B income statement.
C statement of cash flows. -
correct answer ✅A
A company's profitability for a period would best be evaluated
using the:
A balance sheet.
B income statement.
,Financial Statement Analysis Final
Exam Review Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
C statement of cash flows -
correct answer ✅b
Accounting policies, methods, and estimates used in preparing
financial statements are most likely found in the:
A auditor's report.
B management commentary.
C notes to the financial statements. -
correct answer ✅C
Information about management and director compensation would
least likely be found in the:
A auditor's report.
B proxy statement.
C notes to the financial statements -
correct answer ✅A
Information about a company's objectives, strategies, and
significant risks
would most likely be found in the:
,Financial Statement Analysis Final
Exam Review Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A auditor's report.
B management commentary.
C notes to the financial statements. -
correct answer ✅B
What type of audit opinion is preferred when analyzing financial
statements?
A Qualified.
B Adverse.
C Unqualified. -
correct answer ✅C
Ratios are an input into which step in the financial statement
analysis
framework?
A Process data.
B Collect input data.
C Analyze/interpret the processed data. -
correct answer ✅C
, Financial Statement Analysis Final
Exam Review Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which of the following items would most likely be classified as an
operating activity?
A Issuance of debt.
B Acquisition of a competitor.
C Sale of automobiles by an automobile dealer. -
correct answer ✅C
Which of the following items would most likely be classified as a
financing
activity?
A Issuance of debt.
B Payment of income taxes.
C Investments in the stock of a supplier. -
correct answer ✅A
Which of the following elements represents an economic resource?
A Asset.
B Liability.
C Owners' equity. -
correct answer ✅A