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©SIRJOEL EXAM SOLUTIONS 12/3/2024 11:27AM Financial Accounting Exam #1 Questions With Correct Answers Which of the following statements is false? a. The focus of financial accounting is on the creation of financial information that will be used chiefly by managers of a business in making dec...

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Financial Accounting Exam #1 Questions
With Correct Answers


Which of the following statements is false?

a. The focus of financial accounting is on the creation of financial information that will be used

chiefly by managers of a business in making decisions about adding or removing product lines.✓


b. The focus of managerial accounting is on the creation of financial information that will be

used chiefly by managers of a business in making decisions about the performance of divisions

or departments within the firm.

c. The focus of financial accounting is on the creation of financial information that will assist

investors and creditors when making decisions about whether to invest in the stock of the firm or

extend loans to the firm.

d. Managerial accounting information may be prepared in a manner that fits the needs of

management rather than the external investment community. - answer✔a. The focus of financial

accounting is on the creation of financial information that will be used chiefly by managers of a

business in making decisions about adding or removing product lines.

, ©SIRJOEL EXAM SOLUTIONS
12/3/2024 11:27AM


According to the conceptual framework jointly developed by the IASB and the FASB, financial

information is relevant when it - answer✔provides predictive or confirmatory value.


The primary source of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States at

this time is the: - answer✔Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).


According to the conceptual framework jointly developed by the IASB and the FASB,

fundamental qualitative characteristics of financial reporting include: - answer✔Relevance and

faithful representation.


The principal benefit of a single set of global financial reporting standards is - answer✔Increased

ease of international capital flow.

Which of the following statements is true?

a. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are principles-based.

b. International financial reporting standards (IFRS) are principles-based.

c. U.S. GAAP is less detailed than IFRS.


d. U.S. GAAP involves more judgement in the application of accounting principles. - answer✔b.

International financial reporting standards (IFRS) are principles-based.


Compared to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), U.S. GAAP - answer✔is less

prone to legal difficulty because U.S. GAAP is rules-based, while IFRS is principles-based.

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