D196 WGU- Principles of Financial and Managerial Accounting
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1. Accounting plays a vital role in the decision- x x x x x x x
making process. Which action is the first step in the decision-
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making process.: Identify the issues
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2. The money that a company needs to buy its land, pay its employees, and buy it
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s supplies is called capital. What are the potential sources of capital for a busine
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ss.: Investors, creditors, and retained business earnings.
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3. Accountants measure and communicate the results of business activities.-
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: True
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4. Which primary area of accounting generates reports for internal users.: -
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Management accounting x
5. Which group use financial information to evaluate whether a company will be
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able to repay a loan.: Lenders
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6. Which of the primary financial statements reports the resources, obliga-
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x tions, and owner's equity of a company: Balance sheet
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,7. What is the role of the IASB regulating accounting standards: Establish inter
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national accounting standards x x
8. What group of people make up the FASB: People from a variety of business-re-
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lated backgrounds
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9. What is the role of the GASB in setting accounting standards: The GSAB is a pri
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vate-
sector organization the establishes accounting and financial reporting standards for
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the U.S. state and local governments
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10. In what way do accountants have an economic incentive to conduct them-
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x selves ethically: The value of the information produced by accountants is related to t
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he confidence that users have in the reliability of that information
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11. How is it possible for an accountant to intentionally deceive financial statem
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ent users and still technically be in compliance with generally accepted accountin
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g principles (GAAP): There is flexibility inherent in the assumptions underlying the pre
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paration of financial statements x x x
12. Your boss has approached you with a concerning letter from the IRS and ask y
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ou to explain the role of the IRS in regulating accounting standards. Based on th
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e role of the IRS, what would be the problem detailed in the letter: The company h
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,as not filed its taxes in accordance to the law
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13. Anika is considering investing in a tech company that is known for devel-
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x oping smart home appliances. Before investing, Annika first wants to ensure that
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x the companies past performance has been satisfactory and that the company m
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anages its cash flows well. What type of accounting information would provide th
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is evidence for Anika: Financial reports
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14. Alliah company just released it's public accounting data for 2019. Which user
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of accounting information will monitor this data to ensure that the com-
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x pany is providing sufficient information for investors.: Government agencies
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, 15. A new product line manager approaches the accounting department in or-
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x der to understand the past performance of the product line he has been asked to
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manage in the future.Which role of accounting involves obtaining and using financi
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al information to determine the financial health and performance of a business o
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r product line?: Evaluation
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16. You read in the newspaper that a local company you are familiar with has bee
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n found guilty in court of publishing financial statements that are false and mislead
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ing to users of those financial statements. In this situation, what could the America
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n Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) do in response to the accounta
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nts who were found guilty of unethical conduct in accounting practices?: Implem
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ent professional sanctions
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17. What is the correct summary sequence in the accounting cycle?: Analyze, Rec
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ord, Summarize, Prepare x x
18. Business documents, such as a sales invoice, a purchase order, or a check stub
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, are an important part of the accounting process. From an accounting cycle stan
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dpoint, what is purpose of business documents?: To confirm that a transaction has
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x occurred
19. What is the purpose of the financial accounting cycle?: To turn transactions into
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