WGU D774 - INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ACCOUNTING -
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Which balance is required to prepare the balance sheet from an
organization's statement of owners' equity? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Ending
owners' equity balance
Why was the Securities Act of 1933 passed? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To
ensure that investors have financial and other critical information about
securities (stocks and bonds) that are being issued to the public for the
first time.
How does the change in the cash balance for the year impact the
computation of the ending retained earnings balance? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> It is ignored.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the resulting Great
Depression resulted in the government creating which
government organization?
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What is required for registration statements filed with the SEC? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > They must be audited by independent accountants
What did the Securities Act of 1933 require? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It
requires companies to disclose information such as their assets, their
financial health, and who their board members and senior executives
are
What was one of the main intentions of the Dodd-Frank Act? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > To curb extremely risky financial industry activities in
the United States
What does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 require corporate
executives to implement? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Risk management
procedures
Which corporations is considered of having indefinite life? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The history of the Kikkoman Corporation
When the terms are correctly used, what is the difference between
revenue and income? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Income is a net concept
whereas revenue is a gross concept.
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Income statement - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Which primary financial
statement provides a detailed report explaining one component in the
year-to-year change in the retained earnings balance?
What does controlling involve? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tracking actual
performance and comparing it against budgets
Ability to raise large sums of money for investments - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
What is considered the greatest advantage of corporations?
What has been a key development in accounting over the last 500
years? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Using accounting data to evaluate business
performance and health
What is a common-size income statement? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
statement with percentages of revenue