TEST BANK
Financial Accounting for Managers 1st Edition by Wayne Thomas, David
Spiceland and Mark Nelson
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Answers at the end of each chapter
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Chapter 1 Version 1
Student name:
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Accounting is a system of maintaining records of a company's operations and
communicating that information to decision makers.
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2) Accounting information is used by investors to decide whether to invest in a company's
stock.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Accounting information is used by creditors to decide whether to invest in a company's
stock.
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⊚ false
4) The primary functions of financial accounting are to measure business activities of a
company and to communicate those measurements to internal parties for decision-making
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purposes.
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5) Financing activities include transactions the company has with investors and creditors.
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6) Investing activities include transactions involving the purchase and sale of resources that
are expected to benefit the company for several years.
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⊚ false
7) Operating activities include transactions that relate to the primary operations of the
company, such as providing products and services to customers and the associated costs.
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8) A corporation is an entity that is legally separate from its owners.
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9) Cash, inventory for sale to customers, supplies, and buildings are examples of liabilities.
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10) Amounts owed to suppliers, employees, the government in the form of taxes, and utility
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companies are examples of liabilities.
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11) If total assets of a company equal $12,000 and total stockholders' equity equals $4,000,
then total liabilities equal $8,000.
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12) If total liabilities of a company equal $16,000 and total stockholders' equity equals
$9,000, then total assets equal $7,000.
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13) The accounting equation shows that a company's total resources equal creditors' and
owners' claims to those resources.
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14) The costs related to rent, utilities, and salaries in the current reporting period are
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examples of liabilities.
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15) The difference between revenues and expenses is referred to as net income or net loss.
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16) If a company reports revenues of $17,000 and expenses of $12,000, then net income
equals $5,000.
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17) Expenses include a company’s costs of providing products and services to customers, as
well as cash payments to its stockholders.
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18) Dividends represent a return of the company's profits to its owners, the stockholders.
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