generally receives favorable tax treatment relative to a corporation.
combines the records of the business with the personal records of the owner.
Multiple Choice Question 45
Most business enterprises in the United States are
government units.
proprietorships and partnerships.
corporations.
partnerships.
Multiple Choice Question 46
A business organized as a separate legal entity is a
partnership.
proprietor.
government unit.
corporation.
Multiple Choice Question 57
Which of the following is the best definition of an internal user of accounting information?
Managers who use accounting information to plan, organize, and run a business.
Investors who use accounting information to decide whether to buy or sell stock.
Labor unions who use accounting information to examine the ability of the company to pay increased wages and benefits.
Creditors like banks that use accounting information to evaluate the risk of lending money.
Multiple Choice Question 63
Which of the following groups uses accounting information primarily to insure the entity is operating within prescribed rules?
Labor Unions
Taxing authorities
Regulatory agencies
Management
Multiple Choice Question 65
Which of the following groups uses accounting information to determine whether the company can pay its obligations?
Investors in common stock
Marketing managers
Chief Financial Officer
Creditors
Multiple Choice Question 99
Which of the following financial statements is divided into major categories of operating, investing, and financing activities?
The balance sheet.
The statement of cash flows.
The retained earnings statement.
The income statement.
Multiple Choice Question 101
Ending retained earnings for a period is equal to:
Beginning retained earnings + Net income – Dividends
Beginning retained earnings + Net income + Dividends
Beginning retained earnings – Net income + Dividends
Beginning retained earnings – Net income – Dividends
Multiple Choice Question 105
The financial statement that summarizes the changes in retained earnings for a specific period of time is the
income statement.
statement of cash flows.
balance sheet.
retained earnings statement.
Multiple Choice Question 106
To show how successfully your business performed during a period of time, you would report its revenues and expense in the
balance sheet.
income statement.
statement of cash flows.
retained earnings statement.
Multiple Choice Question 116
Which financial statement is prepared first?
Balance sheet
Retained earnings statement
Income statement
Statement of cash flows
Multiple Choice Question 117
An income statement shows
assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
revenues, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
revenues, expenses, and net income.
expenses, dividends, and stockholders’ equity.
Multiple Choice Question 103
Dawson Corporation has the following information available for 2011:
(in millions)
Issued common stock
$45
Retired common stock
$65
Paid dividends
$75
Net income
$130
Beginning common stock balance
$575
Beginning retained earnings balance
$425
Based in this information, what is Dawson's Common Stock balance at the end of the year?
$195
$630
$555
$685
Multiple Choice Question 109
Declaring a cash dividend will
decrease retained earnings.
increase retained earnings.
decrease common stock.
increase common stock.
Multiple Choice Question 113
At December 31, 2012 Lowery Company had retained earnings of $2,184,000. During 2012 they issued stock for $98,000, and paid dividends of $34,000. Net income for 2012 was $402,000. The retained earnings balance at the beginning of 2012 was:
$1,914,000
$2,552,000
$2,454,000
$1,816,000
Multiple Choice Question 158
Which of the following organizations issues accounting standards for countries outside the United States?
SEC
FASB
IASB
GAAP
Multiple Choice Question 159
Generally accepted accounting principles
are accounting rules that are recognized as a general guide for financial reporting.
are sound in theory but rarely used in real life.
are accounting rules formulated by the Internal Revenue Service.
have eliminated all errors in accounting.
Multiple Choice Question 160
The agency of the United States Government that oversees the U.S. financial markets is the
International Auditing Standards Committee.
Internal Revenue Service
Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Security Exchange Commission
Multiple Choice Question 161
What organization issues U.S. accounting standards?
Security Exchange Commission.
Financial Accounting Standards Board.
International Accounting Standards Committee.
International Auditing Standards Committee.
Multiple Choice Question 164
Two of the major characteristics that make accounting information useful are
Understandability and consistency.
Comparability and flexibility.
Relevance and Faithful representation.
Verifiability and timeliness.
Multiple Choice Question 171
If accounting information has relevance, it is useful in making predictions about