Chapter 1—The Role of Accounting in Business

True/False

No. / Obj. / Difficulty / No. / Obj. / Difficulty / No. / Obj. / Difficulty
1 / 1-1 / Easy / 8 / 1-1 / Easy / 15 / 1-1 / Easy
2 / 1-1 / Easy / 9 / 1-1 / Easy / 16 / 1-2 / Easy
3 / 1-1 / Easy / 10 / 1-1 / Easy / 17 / 1-2 / Easy
4 / 1-1 / Easy / 11 / 1-1 / Easy / 18 / 1-2 / Easy
5 / 1-1 / Easy / 12 / 1-1 / Easy / 19 / 1-2 / Easy
6 / 1-1 / Easy / 13 / 1-1 / Easy / 20 / 1-4 / Easy
7 / 1-1 / Easy / 14 / 1-1 / Easy / 21 / 1-5 / Easy

Multiple Choice

No. / Obj. / Difficulty / No. / Obj. / Difficulty / No. / Obj. / Difficulty
1 / 1-1 / Easy / 20 / 1-2 / Easy / 39 / 1-4 / Moderate
2 / 1-1 / Easy / 21 / 1-2 / Easy / 40 / 1-4 / Easy
3 / 1-1 / Easy / 22 / 1-2 / Easy / 41 / 1-4 / Difficult
4 / 1-1 / Easy / 23 / 1-2 / Easy / 42 / 1-4 / Easy
5 / 1-1 / Easy / 24 / 1-2 / Easy / 43 / 1-4 / Moderate
6 / 1-1 / Easy / 25 / 1-2 / Easy / 44 / 1-4 / Easy
7 / 1-1 / Moderate / 26 / 1-2 / Easy / 45 / 1-4 / Difficult
8 / 1-1 / Easy / 27 / 1-2 / Easy / 46 / 1-4 / Easy
9 / 1-1 / Easy / 28 / 1-2 / Easy / 47 / 1-4 / Easy
10 / 1-1 / Easy / 29 / 1-2 / Easy / 48 / 1-4 / Easy
11 / 1-1 / Easy / 30 / 1-2 / Easy / 49 / 1-4 / Difficult
12 / 1-1 / Easy / 31 / 1-2 / Easy / 50 / 1-4 / Difficult
13 / 1-1 / Easy / 32 / 1-2 / Easy / 51 / 1-5 / Easy
14 / 1-1 / Easy / 33 / 1-3 / Easy / 52 / 1-5 / Easy
15 / 1-1 / Easy / 34 / 1-3 / Easy / 53 / 1-5 / Easy
16 / 1-1 / Moderate / 35 / 1-3 / Easy / 54 / 1-5 / Easy
17 / 1-1 / Easy / 36 / 1-4 / Easy / 55 / 1-5 / Easy
18 / 1-1 / Easy / 37 / 1-4 / Easy / 56 / 1-5 / Easy
19 / 1-1 / Easy / 38 / 1-4 / Moderate / 57 / 1-5 / Easy

Problems

No. / Obj. / Difficulty / No. / Obj. / Difficulty
1 / 1-1 / Easy / 10 / 1-4 / Difficult
2 / 1-1 / Moderate / 11 / 1-4 / Moderate
3 / 1-1 / Moderate / 12 / 1-4 / Difficult
4 / 1-1 / Easy / 13 / 1-4 / Difficult
5 / 1-1 / Easy / 14 / 1-4 / Difficult
6 / 1-3 / Easy / 15 / 1-5 / Moderate
7 / 1-4 / Easy / 16 / 1-5 / Difficult
8 / 1-4 / Difficult / 17 / 1-5 / Difficult
9 / 1-4 / Difficult

TRUE/FALSE

1.The objective of most businesses is to maximize profits.

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2.A limited liability corporation combines attributes of a partnership and a corporation.

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3.A partnership is owned by two or more individuals.

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4.Manufacturing businesses change basic inputs into products that are sold to individual customers.

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5.Merchandising businesses produce products rather than provide services to customers.

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6.A corporation is a business that is legally separate and distinct from its owners.

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7.The popularity of the sole proprietorship is due to the ease and low cost of organizing.

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8.Large corporations such as ExxonMobil and Walmart are organized as limited liability corporations.

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9.Over 90% of the total dollars of business receipts are received by proprietorships.

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10.Merchandising businesses must be corporations.

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11.Accounting is thought to be the "language of business" because business information is communicated to stakeholders.

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12.Stockholders in a corporation are internal stakeholders.

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13.Porsche is an example of a business that uses a premium-price emphasis to attract customers.

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14.Companies using a low-cost emphasis provide products and services that compete on features other than price.

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15.A business stakeholder has an interest in the economic performance of a business.

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16.Creditors have preference to assets behind stockholders if a business fails.

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17.A liability is a legal obligation to repay the amount borrowed according to the terms of the borrowing agreement.

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18.The basic type of stock issued to owners is called common stock.

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19.Assets are acquired through investing activities when resources are purchased.

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20.The Stockholders’ Equity of a company should equal the total of its Total Assets and Total Liabilities.

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21.The Balance Sheet represents the accounting equation.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.What is the primary objective of most businesses?

a. / To maximize profits
b. / To pay dividends to stockholders
c. / To provide a benefit to society
d. / To manufacture a quality product

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2.Which of the following would NOT be an example of a merchandising business?

a. / Ford Motor Company
b. / Safeway
c. / Barnes & Noble
d. / Starbucks

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3.Which of the items below is NOTa business organization form?

a. / Venture entrepreneurship
b. / Proprietorship
c. / Partnership
d. / Corporation

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4.More that 70% of businesses are organized as what type of business?

a. / Not-for-profit
b. / Corporation
c. / Partnership
d. / Sole proprietorship

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5.Which of the following is TRUE in regards to a limited liability company?

a. / It is organized as a corporation.
b. / It can elect to be taxed as a partnership.
c. / It provides tax and liability advantages to the owners.
d. / All are correct.

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6.Under a premium-price emphasis, a business designs products that possess ______for which customers are willing to pay a premium price.

a. / unique attributes
b. / high costs
c. / competitive efficiencies
d. / longer warranties

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7.Which of the following isNOT a characteristic of a cdorporation?

a. / Corporations are organized as a separate legal taxable entity.
b. / Ownership is divided into shares of stock.
c. / Corporations experience an ease in obtaining large amounts of resources by issuing stock.
d. / A corporation’s resources are limited to its individual owners’ resources.
e. / Corporations make up 20% of all businesses.

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8.An entity that is organized according to state or federal statutes and in which ownership is divided into shares of stock is a

a. / proprietorship.
b. / corporation.
c. / partnership.
d. / governmental unit.

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9.A low-cost emphasis strives to provide

a. / no-frills, standardized products and services.
b. / products and services that provide unique market needs.
c. / products and services that provide prestige and image for customers.
d. / products and services that compete on features other than price.

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10.Which of the following businesses use a premium-price emphasis?

a. / Value City Furniture
b. / Abercrombie & Fitch
c. / Wal-Mart Supercenters
d. / Southwest Airlines

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11.Motel 6 is an example of a business using which of the following?

a. / Low-cost emphasis
b. / Combination emphasis
c. / Differentiation strategy
d. / Premium-price emphasis

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12.Which of the following are business stakeholders?

a. / Stockholders
b. / Suppliers
c. / Customers
d. / All of these

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13.The following are examples of internal stakeholders EXCEPT:

a. / managers.
b. / creditors.
c. / employees.
d. / All of these are internal stakeholders.

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14.Which of the following is NOT an example of a capital market stakeholder?

a. / Banks
b. / Owners
c. / Suppliers
d. / Stockholders

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15.Due to various fraudulent business practices and accounting coverups in the early 2000s, Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The act was responsible for establishing a new oversight board for public accountants called the

a. / Generally Accepted Accounting Practices for Public Accountants Board.
b. / Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
c. / Congressional Accounting Oversight Board.
d. / None are correct.

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16.Capital market stakeholders have an interest in the company because

a. / they provide incentives for the company to market their products.
b. / they are part of the Marketing Department that is responsible for promoting the products or services to increase the business profits.
c. / they help market their products to customers or find vendors to supply needed inputs.
d. / they provide major financing for the business.

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17.Who has first preference to assets in case a business fails?

a. / Stockholders
b. / Long-term creditors
c. / Customers
d. / Employees

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18.Governments have an interest in the economic performance of business because of

a. / tax collections.
b. / community involvement from the business.
c. / business incentives.
d. / all of these.

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19.Managers are evaluated primarily on the business's

a. / tax collections.
b. / growth.
c. / economic performance.
d. / all of these.

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20.Financing activities involve obtaining ______to operate a business.

a. / products
b. / customers
c. / business incentives
d. / funds

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21.When a business borrows money, it incurs a(n)

a. / tax.
b. / liability.
c. / receivable.
d. / addtional equity.

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22.When a product is sold, this cost is often called

a. / cost of goods sold.
b. / revenue.
c. / products.
d. / retained earnings.

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23.A note payable requires payment of the amount borrowed plus

a. / interest.
b. / cash.
c. / accounts payable.
d. / investments.

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24.Shares of ownership are evidenced by issuing

a. / bonds payable.
b. / commercial paper.
c. / shares of stock.
d. / notes payable.

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25.The resources a business owns are called

a. / assets.
b. / liabilities.
c. / earnings.
d. / stockholders' equity.

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26.The purchase of factory equipment would be an example of which type of business activity?

a. / Financing
b. / Investing
c. / Operating
d. / All of these

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27.Which of the following is an example of an intangible asset?

a. / Patent
b. / Cash
c. / Land
d. / Equipment

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28.Rights to payments from customers are

a. / liabilities.
b. / prepaid expenses.
c. / accounts receivable.
d. / accounts payable.

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29.Which of the following is considered an asset until consumed?

a. / Accounts payable
b. / Prepaid expense
c. / Accounts receivable
d. / Stockholders' equity

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30.______is the increase in assets from selling products and services.

a. / Revenue
b. / Liabilities
c. / Products
d. / Stockholders’ Equity

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31.Cash collected from sales during the normal course of business would be an example of which type of business activity?

a. / Operating
b. / Investing
c. / Financing
d. / None of these

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32.Costs incurred in operating a business are also known as

a. / revenues.
b. / expenses.
c. / liabilities.
d. / dividends.

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33.The role of accounting in business is best defined as

a. / an information system that provides reports to stakeholders about the economic activities and condition of a business.
b. / a method of forecasting the future profitability of a company.
c. / the policies, procedures, and strategies used in a business.
d. / transaction analysis.

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34.Debts owed by a business are referred to as

a. / accounts receivable.
b. / equities.
c. / stockholders’ equity.
d. / liabilities.

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35.Reporting the financial condition of a business at a point in time and the changes in the financial condition of a business over a period of time are the two major objectives of

a. / tax accounting.
b. / union contracts.
c. / managerial accounting.
d. / financial accounting.

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36.Which statement is normally prepared first?

a. / Income statement
b. / Balance sheet
c. / Statement of cash flows
d. / Retained earnings statement

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37.A summary of revenue and expenses for a specific period of time is a(n)

a. / income statement.
b. / balance sheet.
c. / statement of cash flows.
d. / retained earnings statement.

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38.Gilbert, Inc. had the following account balances at September 30, 2010. What is Gilbert’s net income for the month of September?

Accounts Payable / $ 5,000
Capital Stock / 10,000
Cash / 14,300
Equipment / 15,400
Fees Earned / 54,400
Miscellaneous Expense / 18,200
Rent Expense / 4,150
Retained Earnings / 6,550
Wages Expense / 13,900
a. / $32,450
b. / $27,450
c. / $6,550
d. / $18,150

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39.Browning, Inc. had revenues of $234,000, expenses of $175,000, and dividends of $30,000 during 2010. Which of the following statements is correct?

a. / Net income for 2010 totaled $29,000.
b. / Net income for 2010 totaled $59,000.
c. / Total retained earnings increased by $59,000 during 2010.
d. / Total retained earnings decreased by $30,000 during 2010.

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40.A summary of changes in the earnings retained in the corporation for a specific period of time is a(n)

a. / income statement.
b. / balance sheet.
c. / statement of cash flows.
d. / retained earnings statement.

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41.Heedy Company had the following account balances in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Assuming dividends of $20,000 were paid in 2011, how much was net income?

2011 / 2010
Capital Stock / $ 42,000 / $ 40,000
Retained Earnings / x / 210,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity / $ 314,000 / $ 250,000
a. / $62,000
b. / $82,000
c. / $272,000
d. / $252,000

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42.A list of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity as of a specific date is a(n)

a. / income statement.
b. / balance sheet.
c. / statement of cash flows.
d. / retained earnings statement.

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43.Given the following list of accounts, calculate Total Assets:

Accounts Receivable / $ 5,000
Capital Stock / 20,000
Cash / 19,300
Equipment / 15,400
Fees Earned / 44,400
Miscellaneous Expense / 18,200
Rent Expense / 4,150
Retained Earnings / 6,550
Wages Expense / 13,900
a. / $84,100
b. / $59,700
c. / $46,250
d. / $39,700

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44.Which of the following is an appropriate representation of the accounting equation?

a. / Assets + liabilities = stockholders’ equity
b. / Assets = liabilities + stockholders’ equity
c. / Assets = liabilities
d. / Assets = liabilities + retained earnings

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45.Use the following information to determine Total Stockholders’ Equity:

Total Assets / $ 50,000
Total Liabilities / $ 15,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity / x
Total Retained Earnings / $ 13,000
a. / $52,000
b. / $50,000
c. / $35,000
d. / $22,000

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46.A summary of the cash receipts and cash payments for a specific period of time is a(n)

a. / income statement.
b. / balance sheet.
c. / statement of cash flows.
d. / retained earnings statement.

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47.The portion of a corporation's net income retained in the business is called

a. / income statement.
b. / balance sheet.
c. / statement of cash flows.
d. / retained earnings.

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48.The debt created by a business when it makes a purchase on account is referred to as an

a. / account payable.
b. / account receivable.
c. / asset.
d. / expense payable.

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49.If there was no beginning retained earnings, net income of $20,000, and ending retained earnings of $6,000, how much were dividends?

a. / $10,000
b. / $4,000
c. / $6,000
d. / $14,000

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50.During 2010, Smith Corporation had an increase in total assets of $70,000 and an increase in total liabilities of $90,000. Assuming that capital stock increased by $5,000 and no dividends were paid, calculate Smith’s net income or net loss for 2010.

a. / Net loss of $15,000
b. / Net loss of $20,000
c. / Net loss of $25,000
d. / Net income of $15,000

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51.The "rules" of accounting are called

a. / income tax regulations.
b. / SEC regulations.
c. / Internet rules.
d. / Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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52.Which principle determines the amount initially entered into the records for purchases?

a. / Cost principle
b. / Going concern concept
c. / Business entity concept
d. / Objectivity concept

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53.Recording revenue when a sale is made most directly relates to which concept?

a. / Going concern concept
b. / Periodicity concept
c. / Matching concept
d. / Adequate disclosure concept

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54.Expressing financial data as if a business will continue operating for an indefinite period time refers to which concept?

a. / Business entity concept
b. / Going concern concept
c. / Objectivity concept
d. / Adequate disclosure concept

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55.The financial statement that presents a summary of the revenues and expenses of a business for a specific period of time, such as a month or year, is called a(n)

a. / prior period statement.
b. / statement of retained earnings.
c. / income statement.
d. / balance sheet.

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56.Including all relevant data a reader needs to understand the financial condition and performance of a business refers to which concept?

a. / Adequate disclosure concept
b. / Going concern concept
c. / Objectivity concept
d. / Business entity concept

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57.Cash investments made by the stockholders of the business are reported on the statement of cash flows in the

a. / financing activities section.
b. / investing activities section.
c. / operating activities section.
d. / supplemental statement.

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PROBLEM

1.Name the three different types of businesses that operate for profit and their respective characteristics.

ANS:

(1) / Manufacturing: These businesses change basic inputs into products to sell to individual customers.
(2) / Merchandising: These businesses sell products to individual customers, but do not make the products. The products are purchased from other businesses and resold to customers.
(3) / Service: These businesses do not make or sell products. They provide services for fees.

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2.Name and describe the three forms of businesses and their advantages and disadvantages (if any).

ANS:

(1) / Proprietorship: owned by one individual
Advantages: ease and low cost of organizing
Disadvantages: The financial resources available to this type of business are limited to the owners' resources and to borrowing.
(2) / Corporation: organized under state or federal statutes as a separate legal entity. Ownership is divided into shares of stock.
Advantages: ability to obtain large amounts of resources by issuing stock
(3) / Partnership: owned by two or more individuals
Disadvantages: may outgrow its ability to finance operations

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