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th Canadian Edition by Libby, Hodge, Kanaa
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n, Sterling Chapters 1 - 13, Complete
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,TABLE OF CONTENTSb b
CHAPTERbONE
FinancialbStatementsbandbBusinessbDecisions
CHAPTERbTWO
InvestingbandbFinancingbDecisionsbandbthebAccountingbSystem
CHAPTERbTHREE
OperatingbDecisionsbandbthebAccountingbSystem
CHAPTERbFOUR
Adjustments,bFinancialbStatements,bandbthebClosingbProcess
CHAPTERbFIVE
ReportingbandbInterpretingbSalesbRevenue,bReceivables,bandbCash
CHAPTERbSIX
ReportingbandbInterpretingbCostbofbSalesbandbInventory
CHAPTERbSEVEN
ReportingbandbInterpretingbLong-LivedbAssets
CHAPTERbEIGHT
ReportingbandbInterpretingbCurrentbLiabilities
CHAPTERbNINE
ReportingbandbInterpretingbNon-currentbLiabilities
CHAPTERbTEN
ReportingbandbInterpretingbShareholders'bEquity
CHAPTERbELEVEN
StatementbofbCashbFlows
CHAPTERbTWELVE
CommunicatingbAccountingbInformationbandbAnalyzingbFinancialbStatements
CHAPTERbTHIRTEEN
ReportingbandbInterpretingbInvestmentsbinbOtherbCorporations
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,CHAPTER ONE b
Financial Statements and Business Decisions
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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1. Accountingbisbabsystembthatbcollectsbandbprocessesb(analyzes,bmeasures,bandbreco
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rds)bfinancialbinformationbaboutbanborganizationbandbreportsbthatbinformationbtobdeci
sionbmakers.
2. Financialbaccountingbinvolvesbpreparationbofbthebfourbbasicbfinancialbstatementsbandb
relatedbdisclosuresbforbexternalbdecisionbmakers.bManagerialbaccountingbinvolvesbth
ebpreparationbofbdetailedbplans,bbudgets,bforecasts,bandbperformancebreportsbforbinte
rnalbdecisionbmakers.
3. Financialbreportsbarebusedbbybbothbinternalbandbexternalbgroupsbandbindividuals.bThebi
nternalbgroupsbarebcomprisedbofbthebvariousbmanagersbofbthebentity.bThebexternalbgro
upsbincludebthebowners,binvestors,bcreditors,bgovernmentalbagencies,botherbintereste
dbparties,bandbthebpublicbatblarge.
4. Investorsbpurchaseballborbpartbofbabbusinessbandbhopebtobgainbbybreceivingbpartbofbwh
atbthebcompanybearnsband/orbsellingbthebcompanybinbthebfuturebatbabhigherbpricebthan
btheybpaid.bCreditorsblendbmoneybtobabcompanybforbabspecificblengthbofbtimebandbhope
btobgainbbybchargingbinterestbonbthebloan.
5. Inbabsocietybeachborganizationbcanbbebdefinedbasbabseparatebaccountingbentity.bAnbac
countingbentitybisbtheborganizationbforbwhichbfinancialbdatabarebtobbebcollected.bTypica
lbaccountingbentitiesbarebabbusiness,babchurch,babgovernmentalbunit,babuniversitybandb
otherbnonprofitborganizationsbsuchbasbabhospitalbandbabwelfareborganization.bAbbusin
essbtypicallybisbdefinedbandbtreatedbasbabseparatebentitybbecausebthebowners,bcredito
rs,binvestors,bandbotherbinterestedbpartiesbneedbtobevaluatebitsbperformancebandbitsbp
otentialbseparatelybfrombotherbentitiesbandbfrombitsbowners.
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, 6. NamebofbStatement AlternativebTitle
(a) IncomebStatement (a)bStatementbofbEarnings;bStatementbof
Income;bStatementbofbOperations
(b) BalancebSheet (b)bStatementbofbFinancialbPosition
(c) AuditbReport (c)b ReportbofbIndependentbAccountants
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