Test Bank for Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
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11th Edition
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by Thomas Edmonds, Philip Olds, Christopher Edmonds
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1) Indicate whether each of the following statements about markets is trueor false.
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a) Financial resources can be provided to a business by investors.
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b) Resource owners are the businesses that transform resources into products that
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c) Labor resources include boththe physical and intellectual labor of a business's
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d) Businesses purchase their resources from resource owners.
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e) Consumers are the main providers of resources in any market.
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2) Indicate whether each of the following statements about accounting information is true or
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a) Financial accounting is primarily intended to satisfythe information needs of
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b) Managerialaccounting information includes financial and nonfinancial
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d) GAAP requires that companies adhere to financial accounting standards.
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e) Managerial accounting information is usually less detailed than financial
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3) Indicate whether each of the following statements about liabilities is true or false.
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a) A net loss on the income statement decreases liabilities.
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b) The acquisition of a bank loan increases both assets and liabilities.
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c) The accounting equation requires that liabilities be equal to stockholders’ equity.
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d) The amount of a company's liabilities is equal to the difference between its assets and
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e) Liabilities are reported on the statement of cash flows of a business.
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,4) Indicate whether each of the following statements about retained earnings is true or false.
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a) A dividend paid to stockholders decreases retained earnings.
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b) Issuing common stock for cash increases retained earnings.
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c) The amount of net income for a period must equal retained earnings.
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d) The purchase of a truck decreases retained earnings.
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e) Net income increases retained earnings.
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5) Indicate whether each of the following statements about the types oftransactions is true or
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false.
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a) An asset source transaction increases total assets and increases claims to assets.
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b) The issuance of stockto owners for cash would be an example of an asset
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c) Purchasing equipment for cash is an example of an asset use transaction.
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d) Paying a dividend to stockholders is an example of an asset use transaction.
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e) Making a payment on a bank loan is an example of an asset exchange transaction.
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6) Indicate whether each of the following statements about financial statements is true or
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false.
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a) A cash dividend paid to stockholders is reported in the investing activities section of
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c) A cash dividend paid to stockholders is reported on the income statement.
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d) The balance sheet reports the ending balances of permanent accounts as of the last day
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e) Changes in retained earnings during the accounting period are reported on the
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, 7) Indicate whether each of the following statements about stockholders’ equity is true or
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c) Retained earnings is increased by loans received from a bank.
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d) Dividends paid to stockholders decrease common stock.
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e) Generally, assets are reported at the actual price paid for them when purchased
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8) Jessup Company was founded in Year 1. It acquired $45,000 cash by issuing stock to
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investors and an additional $15,000 cash by borrowing from creditors. During Year 1 it received
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$25,000 cash revenues and paid $32,000 in cash expenses. The companythen went out of
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business.
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Required:
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b) What amount ofcash should Jessup Company have had on hand immediately before going out
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of business?
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c) What amount of cash will Jessup's creditors receive?
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d) What amount of cash will Jessup's stockholders receive?
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9) Bates Company entered into the following transactions during its first year in business.
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Assume that all transactions involve the receipt or payment of cash.
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1) Issued common stockto investors for $25,000 cash.
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2) Borrowed $18,000 from the local bank. z z z z z
3) Provided services to customers for $28,000. z z z z z
4) Paid expenses amounting to $21,400.
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5) Purchased a plot of land costing $22,000. z z z z z z
6) Paid a dividend of $15,000 to its stockholders.
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7) Repaid $12,000 of the loan listed in item 2.
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Required:
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(b) Show the effects of the above transactions on the accounting equation.
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11th Edition
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by Thomas Edmonds, Philip Olds, Christopher Edmonds
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,Student name: z
1) Indicate whether each of the following statements about markets is trueor false.
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a) Financial resources can be provided to a business by investors.
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b) Resource owners are the businesses that transform resources into products that
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c) Labor resources include boththe physical and intellectual labor of a business's
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d) Businesses purchase their resources from resource owners.
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e) Consumers are the main providers of resources in any market.
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2) Indicate whether each of the following statements about accounting information is true or
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a) Financial accounting is primarily intended to satisfythe information needs of
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b) Managerialaccounting information includes financial and nonfinancial
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e) Managerial accounting information is usually less detailed than financial
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3) Indicate whether each of the following statements about liabilities is true or false.
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a) A net loss on the income statement decreases liabilities.
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b) The acquisition of a bank loan increases both assets and liabilities.
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c) The accounting equation requires that liabilities be equal to stockholders’ equity.
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d) The amount of a company's liabilities is equal to the difference between its assets and
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e) Liabilities are reported on the statement of cash flows of a business.
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a) A dividend paid to stockholders decreases retained earnings.
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b) Issuing common stock for cash increases retained earnings.
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c) The amount of net income for a period must equal retained earnings.
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d) The purchase of a truck decreases retained earnings.
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e) Net income increases retained earnings.
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5) Indicate whether each of the following statements about the types oftransactions is true or
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false.
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a) An asset source transaction increases total assets and increases claims to assets.
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c) Purchasing equipment for cash is an example of an asset use transaction.
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d) Paying a dividend to stockholders is an example of an asset use transaction.
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e) Making a payment on a bank loan is an example of an asset exchange transaction.
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6) Indicate whether each of the following statements about financial statements is true or
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d) The balance sheet reports the ending balances of permanent accounts as of the last day
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e) Changes in retained earnings during the accounting period are reported on the
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c) Retained earnings is increased by loans received from a bank.
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d) Dividends paid to stockholders decrease common stock.
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e) Generally, assets are reported at the actual price paid for them when purchased
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investors and an additional $15,000 cash by borrowing from creditors. During Year 1 it received
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$25,000 cash revenues and paid $32,000 in cash expenses. The companythen went out of
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business.
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Required:
a) Explain the term, "business liquidation." z z z z
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of business?
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c) What amount of cash will Jessup's creditors receive?
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d) What amount of cash will Jessup's stockholders receive?
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9) Bates Company entered into the following transactions during its first year in business.
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Assume that all transactions involve the receipt or payment of cash.
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1) Issued common stockto investors for $25,000 cash.
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2) Borrowed $18,000 from the local bank. z z z z z
3) Provided services to customers for $28,000. z z z z z
4) Paid expenses amounting to $21,400.
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5) Purchased a plot of land costing $22,000. z z z z z z
6) Paid a dividend of $15,000 to its stockholders.
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7) Repaid $12,000 of the loan listed in item 2.
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Required:
(a) Fill in the three column headings of the accounting equation in the first rowof the table
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(b) Show the effects of the above transactions on the accounting equation.
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