Exam 1: Accounting As a Form of Communication

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Which statement summarizes the income earned and the dividends paid?

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According to the accounting profession,the purpose of financial reporting is to provide information about a company that investors,lenders,and other creditors can use when deciding whether to provide resources to the entity.

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Assume that you have received copies of the financial statements for PepsiCo for the years ending December 31,2014 and 2013.Answer the following questions: Assume that you have received copies of the financial statements for PepsiCo for the years ending December 31,2014 and 2013.Answer the following questions:

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Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow. Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow.    Required: How much of Gallo Factory is financed by owners at the end of December of 2014? Required: How much of Gallo Factory is financed by owners at the end of December of 2014?

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Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow. Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow.    Required: How much of Gallo Factory is financed by creditors at the end of December of 2014? Evaluate the change from 2013 to 2014. Required: How much of Gallo Factory is financed by creditors at the end of December of 2014? Evaluate the change from 2013 to 2014.

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The names of the four financial statements are ________________________________,________________________________,________________________________,and ________________________________

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Joseph is the president of Sunshine Enterprises. Sunshine Enterprises began business on January 1, 2014. The company’s controller is out of the country on business. Joseph needs a copy of the company’s balance sheet for a meeting tomorrow and asks his assistant to obtain the required information from the company’s records. She presents Joseph with the following balance sheet. He asks you to review it for accuracy. -Required 1. Prepare a corrected balance sheet. 2. Draft a memo explaining the major differences between the balance sheet Joseph’s assistant prepared and the one you prepared. Joseph is the president of Sunshine Enterprises. Sunshine Enterprises began business on January 1, 2014. The company’s controller is out of the country on business. Joseph needs a copy of the company’s balance sheet for a meeting tomorrow and asks his assistant to obtain the required information from the company’s records. She presents Joseph with the following balance sheet. He asks you to review it for accuracy.  -Required 1. Prepare a corrected balance sheet. 2. Draft a memo explaining the major differences between the balance sheet Joseph’s assistant prepared and the one you prepared.

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Which one of the following is least likely to be a user of financial information of a grocery store?

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The following information comes from the records of Morton Corporation.Assume no additional investment by owners when answering the following questions: The following information comes from the records of Morton Corporation.Assume no additional investment by owners when answering the following questions:     The following information comes from the records of Morton Corporation.Assume no additional investment by owners when answering the following questions:

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Sawaddee Enterprises began the year with total assets of $450,000 and total liabilities of $230,000.If Sawaddee's total assets increased by $80,000 and its total liabilities increased by $57,000 during the year,what is the amount of Sawaddee's owners' equity at the end of the year?

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Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow. Presented below are condensed data from the financial statements of Gallo Factory for 2014 and 2013.The figures are expressed in thousands.Use this information to answer the questions that follow.    Required: Was Gallo Factory profitable both years? What are the amounts of the total revenues and total expenses,respectively,for 2014? Which financial statement provides this information to you? Required: Was Gallo Factory profitable both years? What are the amounts of the total revenues and total expenses,respectively,for 2014? Which financial statement provides this information to you?

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Leary Corporation's end-of-year balance sheet consisted of the following amounts: Leary Corporation's end-of-year balance sheet consisted of the following amounts:   What is Leary's owners' equity balance at the end of the current year? What is Leary's owners' equity balance at the end of the current year?

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Discuss the four steps in the ethical decision model used by accountants.Expand the discussion to include questions that you would ask to analyze the key elements in the situation.

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Which of the following terms best describes a distribution of the net income of a business to its owners?

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The statement of retained earnings accomplishes which of the following?

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The time period assumption assumes a company prepares financial statements every month.

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Rogers Corporation starts the year with a Retained Earnings balance of $55,000.Net income for the year is $27,000.The ending balance in Retained Earnings is $70,000.What was the amount of dividends declared and paid for the year?

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The various methods,rules,practices,and other procedures that have evolved over time in response to the need to regulate the preparation of financial statements are called __________________________________________________.

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Profits from operating activities distributed to business owners are called dividends.

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Good quality information should be both _____________ and present a __________________.

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