大学《会计学原理》经典练习题.docx

True / False Questions1. Accounting is an informationt system that identifies, records, and communicates relevant, reliable, and comparable formation about an organization business activities.TRUE2. An accounting information system communicates data to help businesses make better decisions.TRUE3. Managerial accounting is the area of accounting that provides internal reports to assist the decision making needs of internal users.TRUE4. Internal operating activities include research and development, distribution, and human resources.TRUE5. External users include lenders, shareholders, customers, and regulators.TRUE6. Regulators often have legal authority over certain activities of organizations.TRUE7. Internal users include lenders, shareholders, brokers and managers.FALSE8. Opportunities in accounting include auditing, consulting, market research, and tax planning.TRUE9. Identifying the proper ethical path is easy.FALSE10. Good ethics are good business.TRUE /. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) does not require public companies to apply both accounting oversight and stringent internal controls.FALSE12. Owners of a corporation are called shareholders or stockholders.TRUE13. In the partnership form of business, the owners are called stockholders.FALSE14. A sole proprietorship is one or more individuals selling products or services for profit. FALSE15. Accounting information is communicated to various parties through financial statements. TRUE16. The Financial Accounting Standards Board is the private group that sets both broad and specific accounting principles.TRUE17. The business entity principle means that a business will continue operating for an indefinite period of time.FALSE18. Generally accepted accounting principles are the basic assumptions, concepts, and guidelines for preparing financial statements.TRUE19. The business entity principle means that a business is accounted for separately from other business entities, including its owner or owners.TRUE20. As a general rule, revenues should not be recognized in the accounting records until it is received in cash.FALSE21. Specific accounting principles are basic assumptions, concepts, and guidelines for preparing financial statements and arise out of long-used accounting practice.FALSE22. General accounting principles arise from long-used accounting practice.TRUE23. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one or more persons.FALSE24. Unlimited liability is an advantage of a sole proprietorship.FALSE25. Understanding generally accepted accounting principles is not necessary to use and interpret financial statements.FALSE26. The International Accounting Standards board (IASB) has the authority to impose its standards on companies around the world.FALSE27. The idea that a business will continue to operate until it can sell its assets to pay its creditors underlies the going-concern assumption.FALSE28. A limited liability company offers the limited liability of a partnership or proprietorship and the tax treatment of a corporation.FALSE29. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the government group that establishes reporting requirements for companies that issue stock to the public.TRUE30. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the private group that sets both broad and specific accounting standards.FALSE31. The three common forms of business ownership include sole proprietorship, partnership, and non-profit.FALSE32. The three major types of business activities are operating, financing, and investing.TRUE33. Planning is defining an organization's ideas, goals, and actions.TRUE45. Strategic management is the process of determining the right mix of operating activities for the type of organization, its plans, and its markets.TRUE46. Planning activities are the means an organization uses to pay for resources like land, buildings, and equipment to carry out its plans.FALSEve: C647. The three major activities of a business are recording, financing, and investing.FALSE48. Investing activities are the acquiring and selling of resources that an organization uses to acquire and sell its products or services.TRUE:C649. Owner financing refers to resources contributed by creditors or lenders.FALSE50. Revenues are increases in equity from a company's earning activities.TRUE51. A net loss occurs when revenues exceed expenses.FALSE52. Net income occurs when revenues exceed expenses.TRUE53. Expenses decrease equity and are the costs of assets or services used to earn revenues.TRUE54. Liabilities are the owner's claim on assets.FALSE55. Assets are the resources owned or controlled by a business.TRUE56. Withdrawals are expenses.FALSE57. The accounting equation can be restated as: Assets - Equity = Liabilities.TRUE58. The accounting equation implies that: Assets + Liabilities = Equity.FALSE59. The balance sheet is also called the statement of financial position because it describes the financial position of the business at a point in time.TRUEs y60. Revenues occur when expenses exceed assets.FALSE61. A company might provide a service or product on credit."On credit" implies that the cash payment will occur on a later date.TRUE62. Owner's investments are gross increases in equity from a company's earnings activities.FALSE63. The legitimate claims of a business's creditors take precedence over the claims of the business owner.TRUE64. Net income is the excess of expenses over revenues, whereas net loss is the excess of revenues over expenses.FALSE65. Every business transaction leaves the accounting equation in balance.TRUE66. An external transaction is an exchange of value within an organization.FALSE67. From an accounting perspective, an event is a happening that affects an entity's accounting equation, but cannot be measured.FALSE68. Ownefs equity is increased when cash is received from customers in payment of previously recorded accounts receivable.FALSE69. An owner's investment in a business always creates an asset (cash), a liability (note payable), and owner's equity (investment.)FALSE7(). Net assets always increase when revenue is recorded.TRUE71. Return on assets is often stated in ratio form as the amount of average total assets divided by income.FALSE72. Return on assets is also known as return on investment.TRUE73. Return on assets is useful to decision makers for evaluating management, analyzing and forecasting profits, and in planning activities.TRUE74. Reebok's net income of $117 million and average assets of $1,400 million results in a return on assets of 8.36%.TRUE75. Return on assets measures the effectiveness of an organization's ability to generate profit using its assets.TRUEt:A476. Risk is the amount of uncertainty about the return we expect to earn. TRUEg:A477. Generally the lower the risk, the lower the return that can be expected.TRUEg:A478. U. S. Government Treasury bonds provide high return and low risk to investors.FALSEg:A479. The four basic financial statements include the balance sheet, income statement, statement of owner's equity, and statement of cash flows.TRUEs y80. An income statement reports on investing and financing activities.FALSE81. A balance sheet covers a period of time such as a month or year.FALSE82. The income statement is a financial statement that shows revenues earned and expenses incurred during a specified period of time.TRUE83. The statement of cash flows shows the net effect of revenues and expenses for a reporting period.FALSE84. The income statement shows the financial position of a business on a specific date.FALSE85. The first section of the income statement reports cash from operations.FALSE86. The balance sheet is based on the accounting equation.TRUE87. Owner's contributions and withdrawals are reported on the income statement.FALSE88. Investing activities involve the buying and selling of assets such as land and equipment that are held for long-term use in the business.TRUE89. Operating activities include long-term borrowing and repaying cash from lenders, and cash investments or withdrawals by the owner.FALSE90. The purchase of supplies appears on the statement of cash flows as an investing activity because it involves the purchase of assets.FALSE91. The income statement reports on operating activities at a point in time.FALSE92. The statement of cash flows reports on cash flows separated into operating, investing, and financing activities over a period of time.TRUE93. Chuck Taylor invested $175,000 cash in FastForward. This amount would be reported in the statement of cash flows under financing activities.TRUE94. Chuck Taylor withdrew $6,000 in cash from FastForward. This amount should be included as an expense on the income statement.FALSEMultiple Choice Questions95. Accounting is an informationt system that:A. Identifies business activities.B. Records business activities.C. Communicates business activities.D. Helps people make better decisions.E. All of these.96. TechnologyA. Has replaced accounting.B. Has not changed the work that accountants do.C. Has closely linked accounting with consulting, planning, and other financial services.D. In accounting has replaced the need for decision makers.E. In accounting is only available to large corporations.AACSB: Technology yAICPA FN: Leveraging Technology :C197. The primary objective of financial accounting is:A. To serve the decision-making needs of internal users.B. To provide financial statements to help external users analyze an organization activities.C. To monitor and control company activities.D. To provide information on both the costs and benefits of looking after products and services.E. To know what, when, and how much to produce. s y:C298. Internal users of accounting information include:A. Shareholders.B Managers.C. Lenders.D. Suppliers.E. Customers.99. The area of accounting aimed at serving the decision making needs of internal users is: A. Financial accounting.B Managerial accounting.C. External auditing.D. SEC reporting.E. Bookkeeping.:C2100. The operating functions of a business include:A. Research and development.B. Purchasing.C. Marketing.D. Distribution.E All of these.s y:C2101.C3102. Career opportunities in accounting include:A. Auditing.B. Management consulting.C. Tax accounting.D. Cost accounting.E. All of these.:C3103. Career opportunities in accounting include: A. Budgeting.B. Auditing.C. Cost accounting.D. Internal Auditing.E. All of these.s y:C3104. Accounting certifications include the:A. Certified Public Accountant.B. Certified Management Accountant.C. Certified Internal Auditor.D. Personal Financial SpecialistE. All of these.y105. A Certified Public AccountantA. Must meet education and experience requirementsB. Must pass an examinationC. Must exhibit ethical characterD. May also be a Certified Management Accountant.E. All of these.:C3106. Ethical behavior requires:A. That auditors* pay not depend on the figures in the clients reports.B. Auditors to invest in businesses they audit.C. Analysts to report information favorable to their companies.D. Managers to use accounting information to benefit themselves.E. All of these.AACSB: EthicsI:C4107. Social responsibility:A. Is a concern for the impact of our actions on society.B. Is a code that helps in dealing with confidential information.C. Is required by the SEC.D. Requires that all businesses conduct social audits.E. All of these.AACSB: Ethicsy108.AACSB: Ethicsy:C4109.:C5110. Businesses can take the following form(s):A. Sole proprietorship.B. Common stock.C. Partnership.D A and C only.E. All of these.:C5111. A corporation:A. Is a business legally separate from its owners.B. Is controlled by the FASB.C. Has shareholders who have unlimited liability for the acts of the corporation.D. Is the same as a limited liability partnership.E. All of these.:C5112. The rules adopted by the accounting profession as guides in preparing financial statements are:A. Comprised of both general and specific principles.B. Known as generally accepted accounting principles.C. Abbreviated as GAAP.D. Intended to make information in financial statements relevant, reliable, and comparable.E. All of these.s y:C5113. The committee that attempts to create more harmony among the accounting practices of different countries by identifying preferred practices and encouraging their worldwide acceptance is the:A. AICPA.B. FASB.C. CAP.D. SEC.E. IASB.A1CPA BB: Global:C5114. The private group that currently has the authority to establish generally accepted accounting principles is the:A. APB.B. FASB.C. AAA.D. AICPA.E. SEC.115. The accounting assumption that requires every business to be accounted for separately from other business entities, including its owner or owners is known as the:A. Objectivity principle.B. Business entity assumption.C. Going-concern assumption.D. Revenue recognition principle.E. Cost principle.:C5116. The rule that requires financial statements to reflect the assumption that the business will continue operating instead of being closed or sold, unless evidence shows that it will not continue, is the:A. Going-concern principle.B. Business entity principle.C. Objectivity principle.D. Cost Principle.E. Monetary unit principle.117. Rules adopted by the accounting profession as guides in measuring, recording, and reporting the financial condition and activities of a business:A. Are comprised of both general and specific principles.B. Are known as generally accepted accounting principles.C. Are abbreviated as GAAP.D. Arise from both long-used practices and from rulings of authoritative groups.E All of these.:C5119. To include the personal assets and transactions of a business*s owner in the records and reports of the business would be in conflict with the:A. Objectivity principle.B. Realization principle.C. Business entity principle.D. Going-concern principle.E. Revenue recognition principle.:C5120. The accounting principle that requires accounting information to be based on actual cost and requires assets and services to be recorded initially at the cash or cash-equivalent amount given in exchange, is the:A. Accounting equation.B. Cost principle.C. Going-concern principle.D. Realization principle.E. Business entity principle.:C5121. Generally accepted accounting principles:A. Are based on long used accounting practices.