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Question 81

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The accounting book or computer program where each day's transactions are first recorded is called a

A) posting workbook.
B) general ledger.
C) balance sheet.
D) journal.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Question 82

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An important difference between accounting and other business functions, such as marketing and management, is that

A) accounting functions must be performed by an outsider, rather than by an employee of the business, in order to avoid conflicts of interest.
B) accounting offers us insight into whether the business is financially sound.
C) accounting involves mainly clerical activities and thus requires very little analysis.
D) accounting deals exclusively with numbers.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Question 83

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Liquidity ratios are of particular importance to stockholders, but have little relevance for creditors.

The equipment a firm owns and the money it has in its bank account are considered assets.

Dirty Dog's Drilling recently issued a corporate bond on which it expects to pay interest for the next twenty years. Dirty Dog's would record this as a ________ on its balance sheet.

The accounting book that provides all the information about a single account in one place is called the ledger.

To effectively run a business, it is necessary to

Mini-Case Minnie A. Wright-Hoff works as an accountant for Double Entry Doors, Inc. Her company sells and installs oversized garage doors needed by large vehicles. Most of Minnie's work involves helping department heads and other decision makers by measuring and reporting costs for their departments, and by identifying areas where departments are exceeding their budgets. However, as one of only three accountants employed by Double Entry Doors, Minnie is something of a "jill-of-all-trades" in terms of her accounting assignments. For example, she recently spent several hours summarizing all of the financial data in account ledgers to see if the information was correct and balanced. Her efforts revealed no problems, so she is now ready to start working on the firm's financial statements. Minnie is interested in this part of the accounting cycle because she likes to be one of the first to know the "bottom line" her company will report. She knows that she and the other accountants who work on these statements can influence the results by the choices they make about the way they report certain items. -The fact that Minnie wants to determine the "bottom line" for Double Entry Doors means that she is particularly interested in preparing her firm's

The job of reviewing and evaluating the information used to prepare a company's financial statements is referred to as auditing.

The accounting cycle is a six-step procedure that results in the preparation and analysis of major financial statements.

Mini-Case Minnie A. Wright-Hoff works as an accountant for Double Entry Doors, Inc. Her company sells and installs oversized garage doors needed by large vehicles. Most of Minnie's work involves helping department heads and other decision makers by measuring and reporting costs for their departments, and by identifying areas where departments are exceeding their budgets. However, as one of only three accountants employed by Double Entry Doors, Minnie is something of a "jill-of-all-trades" in terms of her accounting assignments. For example, she recently spent several hours summarizing all of the financial data in account ledgers to see if the information was correct and balanced. Her efforts revealed no problems, so she is now ready to start working on the firm's financial statements. Minnie is interested in this part of the accounting cycle because she likes to be one of the first to know the "bottom line" her company will report. She knows that she and the other accountants who work on these statements can influence the results by the choices they make about the way they report certain items. -The fact that Minnie spends most of her time measuring costs and checking to see if departments are staying within their budgets suggests that she is often involved in

One important source of financing for most small businesses is the owner's savings. If the owner contributes money to the business from his/her personal savings, it will be recorded in the owners' equity account on the balance sheet.

Peak Performance Sporting Goods Company has reported net income after taxes = $3,750,000, with 18,250,000 shares outstanding. Basic Earning per Share for Peak Performance =

In an effort to maintain a competitive advantage, firms do not share accounting information with people outside of the firm.

Josephine has discovered her small business needs a better way to maintain accounting records and analyze business opportunities. Currently, she uses a manual accounting system. These days, any accounting program should do an excellent job of meeting her firm's accounting needs.

Rents, salaries, utilities, and insurance are examples of operating expenses.

The bottom line of an income statement shows the firm's

Banks are likely to request a firm's balance sheet when determining whether or not to loan money to the firm. However, banks would have little interest in the firm's income statement since it covers a short period of time.

Henderson, Inc. owns land worth $800,000 and has $180,000 worth of cash in its bank account. In the asset section of the balance sheet, Henderson lists its land holdings prior to listing its cash since it is a higher value.

The ________ account on the balance sheet shows profits that the firm has reinvested in the company.