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If total liabilities decreased by $30,000 and stockholders' equity increased by $20,000 during a period of time, then total assets must change by what amount and direction during that same period?


A) $50,000 decrease
B) $10,000 decrease
C) $10,000 increase
D) $50,000 increase

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Which of the following is not a reason one set of international accounting standards are needed?


A) multinational corporations.
B) mergers and acquisitions.
C) information technology.
D) all of these answer choices are correct.
IFRS.

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Which of the following is not part of the accounting process?


A) Recording
B) Identifying
C) Financial decision making
D) Communicating

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A problem with the monetary unit assumption is that


A) the dollar has not been stable over time.
B) the dollar has been stable over time.
C) the dollar is a common medium of exchange.
D) it is impossible to account for international transactions.

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If the transaction causes an asset account to decrease, which of the following related effects may occur?


A) An increase of equal amount in the common stock account.
B) An increase in a liability account.
C) An increase of equal amount in another asset account.
D) An increase in the combined total of liabilities and stockholders' equity.

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Teamboo Company's stockholders' equity at the beginning of August 2018 was $750,000. During the month, the company earned net income of $175,000 and paid dividends of $75,000. At the end of August 2018, what is the amount of stockholders' equity?


A) $675,000
B) $750,000
C) $825,000
D) $850,000

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Which of the following will not cause a change in the stockholders' equity of a business?


A) An increase in prepaid expenses.
B) An increase in retained earnings.
C) The sale of common stock.
D) The declaration and payment of dividends.

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The SEC and FASB are two organizations that are primarily responsible for establishing generally accepted accounting principles. It is true that


A) they are both governmental agencies.
B) the SEC is a private organization of accountants.
C) the SEC often mandates guidelines when no accounting principles exist.
D) the SEC and FASB rarely cooperate in developing accounting standards.

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At the beginning of 2018, Hold Steady Company had total assets of $520,000 and total liabilities of $250,000. Answer each of the following questions. 1. If total assets increased $60,000 and stockholders' equity decreased $90,000 during the year, determine the amount of total liabilities at the end of the year. 2. During the year, total liabilities decreased $75,000 and stockholders' equity increased $50,000. Compute the amount of total assets at the end of the year. 3. If total assets decreased $100,000 and total liabilities increased $55,000 during the year, determine the amount of stockholders' equity at the end of the year.

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1. Ending Total Liabilities = ($520,000 ...

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Net income for the period is determined by subtracting total expenses and drawings from total revenues.

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If total liabilities decreased by $50,000 and stockholders' equity increased by $30,000 during a period of time, then total assets must change by what amount and direction during that same period?


A) $80,000 decrease
B) $20,000 decrease
C) $20,000 increase
D) $80,000 increase

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Match the items below

Premises
Activities of an entity must be kept separate from its owner’s activities.
Consumed assets or services.
Ownership is limited to one person.
Offers expert accounting service to the general public.
Creditor and ownership claims against the assets of the business.
A separate legal entity under state laws.
Government agency that can mandate accounting rules.
Quantifying goals and objectives.
Future economic benefits.
Economic events recorded by accountants.
Responses
CPA
Budgeting
SEC
Proprietorship
Economic entity assumption
Corporation
Assets
Equities
Expenses
Transaction

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Activities of an entity must be kept separate from its owner’s activities.
Consumed assets or services.
Ownership is limited to one person.
Offers expert accounting service to the general public.
Creditor and ownership claims against the assets of the business.
A separate legal entity under state laws.
Government agency that can mandate accounting rules.
Quantifying goals and objectives.
Future economic benefits.
Economic events recorded by accountants.

Accounting is an information system that identifies, _____________, and _____________ the economic events of an organization.

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records, c...

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A basic assumption of accounting assumes that the dollar is


A) unrelated to business transactions.
B) a poor measure of economic activities.
C) the common unit of measure for all business transactions.
D) useless in measuring an economic event.

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Owners' claims to total business assets take precedence over the claims of creditors because owners invest assets in the business and are liable for losses.

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Match the following terms and definitions. a. Accounts receivable b. Creditor c. Accounts payable d. Note payable _______ (1) Amounts due from customers _______ (2) Amounts owed to suppliers for goods and services purchased _______ (3) Amounts owed to bank _______ (4) Party to whom money is owed

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IFRS, compared to GAAP, tends to be more


A) detailed.
B) rules-based.
C) principles-based.
D) full of disclosure requirements.
IFRS.

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GAAP, compared to IFRS, tends to be more


A) simple in accounting requirements.
B) rules-based.
C) principles-based.
D) simple in disclosure requirements.
IFRS.

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Which of the following would not be considered an internal user of accounting data for the GHI Company?


A) President of the company.
B) Production manager.
C) Merchandise inventory clerk.
D) President of the employees' labor union.

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If services are rendered on account, then


A) assets will decrease.
B) liabilities will increase.
C) stockholders' equity will increase.
D) liabilities will decrease.

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