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The internal operating functions of businesses include research and development, distribution and human resources.

A) True
B) False

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The financial statement that reports whether the business earned a profit and also lists the types and amounts of the revenues and expenses is called a(n) :


A) Balance sheet
B) Statement of retained earnings
C) Statement of cash flows
D) Income statement
E) Statement of financial position

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Identify the risk and the return in each of the following examples. A. Investing $500 in a CD at 4.5% interest B. Placing a $100 bet on an NBA game C. Investing $10,000 in Microsoft stock D. Borrowing $20,000 in student loans

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Expenses decrease retained earnings and are the costs acquired to earn revenues.

A) True
B) False

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If Beginning Retained Earnings was $184,300, the company distributed $46,000 in dividends and Ending Retained Earnings was $345,000, what was the net income for the period?


A) $154,700
B) $206,700
C) $114,700
D) $575,300
E) $160,700

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Prepare a December 31 balance sheet in proper form for Surety Insurance from the following items and amounts: Prepare a December 31 balance sheet in proper form for Surety Insurance from the following items and amounts:

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Describe the three types of activities reported on the statement of cash flows.

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Investing activities involve the buying and selling of assets such as land and equipment that are held for long-term use in the business.

A) True
B) False

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A company borrows $125,000 from the Eastside Bank and receives the loan proceeds in cash. This represents a(n) :


A) Revenue activity
B) Operating activity
C) Expense activity
D) Investing activity
E) Financing activity

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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The financing functions of a business include:


A) Research and development
B) Purchasing
C) Marketing
D) Distribution
E) Selling common stock

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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The income statement reports all of the following except:


A) Revenues earned by a business
B) Expenses incurred by a business
C) Assets owned by a business
D) Net income or loss earned by a business
E) The time period over which the earnings occurred

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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The accounting principle that requires accounting information to be based on actual cost and requires assets and services to be recorded initially at the amount of cash or cash-equivalent given in exchange is the:


A) Accounting equation
B) Cost principle
C) Going-concern principle
D) Realization principle
E) Business entity principle

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Chuck Taylor invested $175,000 in cash in Fast-Forward. This amount would be reported in the statement of cash flows under financing activities.

A) True
B) False

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__________________________ is the recording of transactions or events and is just one part of accounting.

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Accounting is a ______________________ that identifies, records and communicates relevant, reliable and comparable information about an organization's economic activities.

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Fast-Forward has net income of $18,955 and assets at the beginning of the year of $200,000. Its assets at the end of the year total $246,000. Compute its return on assets.


A) 7.7%
B) 8.5%
C) 9.5%
D) 11.8%
E) 13.0%

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Beginning Assets were $437,600, Beginning Liabilities were $262,560, Common Stock sold during the year totaled $45,000, Revenue for the year was $414,250, Expenses for the year were $280,000, Dividends declared was $22,700, and Ending Liabilities is $$350,000. What are the Ending Assets for the year?


A) $,700,160
B) $,612,560
C) $,787,600
D) $,681,590
E) $1,159,410

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following statements is true of external information users?


A) They are directly involved in managing the organization
B) Their needs are met by the managerial area of accounting
C) They have limited access to an organization's accounting information
D) They use accounting information to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization
E) They are the only users of accounting information who rely on internal controls to monitor company activities

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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An Asset is:


A) only acquired with cash
B) something the company owns
C) only contributed by stockholders
D) a company's obligation to pay
E) is also called contributed capital

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Operating activities include long-term borrowing and repaying cash from lenders and cash investments by owners or dividends to the owner.

A) True
B) False

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