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TEST BANK FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
THE IMPACT OF DECISION MAKERS 7TH
EDITION BY PORTER NORTON




CHAPTER 1: ACCOUNTING AS A
FORM OF COMMUNICATION

,Chapter 1: Accounting as a Form of Communication
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________

1. The three forms of business entities are:
A. Government, cooperatives, and philanthropic organizations
B. Financing, investing, and operating
C. Sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations
D. Wholesaler, manufacturer, and retailer




2. Which of the following would be classified as external users of financial statements?
A. Stockholders and management of the company
B. The controller of the company and a company's stockholders
C. The company's marketing managers
D. The creditors and stockholders of the company




3. Which of the following statements would be true if you own stock in a company? A.
You are an owner of the retained earnings and capital stock of the company.
B. You have a claim to the assets of the business
C. You have the right to receive interest on an annual basis.
D. You have the right to a portion of the company’s revenues each accounting period.




4. Which of the following statements best describes the term revenues?
A. Revenues represent an outflow of assets resulting from the sale of goods or services.
B. Revenues represent assets received from the sale of products or services.
C. Revenues represent assets used or consumed in the sale of products or services.
D. Revenues represent the dollar amount of bonds sold to the public.




5. Which one of the following events involves a liability for a business?
A. Loans to be repaid to banks
B. Inventories purchased for cash
C. Amounts invested by the owners
D. Stock sold to the general public

,6. Which of the following best describes the term “expenses”?
A. The amount of total profits earned by a business since it began operations.
B. The amount of interest or claim that the owners have in the business.
C. The future economic resources of a business entity.
D. The outflow of assets resulting from the sale of goods and services.




7. Which one of the following business decisions will least likely require financial information? A.
The Local Bank is reviewing the loan application from Marla Boutique Corp.
B. Marla Boutique Corp. is attempting to sell its stock to the public.
C. The labor union representing Lawn Doctor’s employees is negotiating a pay raise as part of a new labor
agreement.
D. Marla Boutique’s management is deciding whether to wash its vans today or tomorrow.




8. Which one of the following is not an external user of financial information?
A. Company management
B. Internal Revenue Service
C. Creditors
D. Stockholders




9. Bush Company is ready to sell its bonds. Which one of the following financial questions will investors most
likely want answered before they make a purchase? A. How much did Bush Company earn last year?
B. What will be Bush Company’s cost to start operations in another city?
C. How much debt does Bush Company already have?
D. Will Bush Company pay dividends?




10. What is the name of the branch of accounting concerned with providing managers and administrators with
information to facilitate the planning and control of business operations?
A. Management accounting
B. Auditing
C. Financial accounting
D. Bookkeeping


11. Which of the following invests funds into a business and is considered an owner? A.
Stockholders
B. Creditors

, C. Bankers D. Lenders




12. Which one of the following is not one of the three activities included in the definition of accounting? A.
Communicating
B. Identifying
C. Measuring
D. Operating




13. Which one of the following is not an external user of financial statements? A.
Suppliers
B. Creditors
C. Investors
D. The company’s controller




14. Which one of the following is least likely to be a user of financial information of a grocery store?
A. The manager of the grocery store
B. The supplier of milk to the grocery store.
C. A stockbroker looking for a possible investment
D. A customer at the grocery store




15. Which one of the following groups is considered an internal user of financial statements?
A. A bank reviewing a loan application from a corporation.
B. The labor union representing employees of a company that is involved in labor negotiations
C. The financial analysts for a brokerage firm who are preparing recommendations for the firm’s brokers on
companies in a certain industry,
D. Factory managers that supervise production line workers.


16. Which of the following is an organization that lends funds to a business entity and expects repayment of
the funds? A. A partner
B. A stockholder
C. An owner
D. A creditor

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