QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
\.the recording, classifying, summarizing, and interpreting of financial events and
transactions to provide management and other interested parties the information
they need to make good decisions - ANSWERS✔-accounting
\.Demonstrate the role that accounting and financial information play for a
business and its stakeholders. - ANSWERS✔-financial management is the
heartbeat of competitive business
accounting info helps keep the heartbeat stable
\.financial transactions include: - ANSWERS✔-- buying and selling of goods and
services
- acquiring insurance
- paying employees
- using supplies
\.method used to record and summarize accounting data into reports -
ANSWERS✔-accounting system
\.stakeholders can be made up of: - ANSWERS✔-- employees
,- owners
- creditors
- suppliers
- unions
- community activists
- investors
- government
\.accounting is also called _________ - ANSWERS✔-the language of business
\.what are the 5 key working areas of accounting? - ANSWERS✔-1. managerial
2. financial
3. auditing
4. tax
5. governmental/not-for-profit
\.accounting used to provide information and analyses to managers inside the
organization to assist them in decision making - ANSWERS✔-managerial
accounting
\.accounting information and analyses prepared for people outside the
organization - ANSWERS✔-financial accounting
, \.Distinguish between financial and managerial accounting. - ANSWERS✔-
managerial: provides information and analyses to managers inside organization
financial: provides information and analyses to people outside the organization
\.a professional accountant who has met certain educational and experience
requirements, passed a qualifying exam and has been certified by the institute of
certified management accountants - ANSWERS✔-certified management
accountant (CMA)
\.A yearly statement of the financial condition, progress and expectations of an
organization
ex. 10-K - ANSWERS✔-annual report
\.an accountant who works for a single firm, government agency, or non-profit
organization - ANSWERS✔-private accountant
\.an accountant who provides accounting services to individuals or businesses on
a fee basis - ANSWERS✔-public accountant
\.today there are over __________ CPA's in the US, and ________ of whom are
members of the AICPA - ANSWERS✔-645,000; 386,000