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ACC 100 Midterm: The first 3 Chapter Notes for the first midterm

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Ryerson University
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Accounting
Course
ACC 100
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Walter Krystia

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Chapter 1 accounting communication: accounting organizes and summarizes information about economics activities, financial accounting provides info to external users to help make certain business, management accounting provides info to internal users to help plan and control operations. Organization is a collection of individuals pursuing the same goal or objective. All organizations, whatever their size, require finances and must make financial decisions. Thus organizations need financial information in order to describe the resources they hold and to support the various financial decisions they make. Business entities: business entities are organized to earn an income (commonly termed a profit). Legally a profit-oriented company is one of three types: sole proprietorships: this form of organization is characterized by a single owner. Many small businesses are organized as sole proprietorships. Very often the business is owned and operated by the same person. Despite the close relationship between the owner and the business, the affairs of the two must be kept separate.

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Related Questions

1.________ is the field of accounting that develops informationfor external parties such as stockholders, suppliers, banks andgovernmental regulatory bodies.

A) Auditing

B) Internal auditing

C) Management accounting

D) Financial accounting

Answer:

Financial reports prepared by financial accountants focus on________. Financial reports prepared by management accountantsfocus on ________

A) segments of the organization such as departments anddivisions; segments of the organization such as departments anddivisions

B) the organization as a whole; the organization as a whole

C) the organization as a whole; segments of the organizationsuch as departments and divisions

D) segments of the organization such as departments anddivisions; the organization as a whole

Answer:

What are accounting systems?

A) The process used to streamline production processes

B) The process used to generate performance measures

C) Formal mechanisms for gathering, organizing and communicatinginformation about an organization's activities

D) none of the above

Answer:

A(n) ________ is a review to determine whether the policies andprocedures specified by top management have been implemented bylower managers.

A) management audit

B) internal audit

C) internal control

D) internal accounting control

Answer:

A budget ________.

A) is a quantitative expression of a plan of action

B) provides feedback by comparing actual results with plannedresults

C) includes deviations from planned results

D) ignores areas that are presumed to be running smoothly

1. Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of a nonbusiness organization?

Select one:

a. There is an absence of ownership interests that can be sold, transferred, or redeemed.

b. It does not depreciate its capital assets.

c. It does not charge fees for any of its services.

d. Its revenues do not exceed its expenses

2. For which type of organizations is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) responsible for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards?

Select one:

a. Business-type organizations only.

b. Business-type organizations; not-for-profit organizations; and all colleges, universities and health care providers, whether organized as not-for-profit or governmental entities.

c. All entities, except for those under the jurisdiction of the American Institue of CPAs.

d. Business-type organizations and not-for-profit organizations, including not-for-profit colleges, universities and health care providers.

3. To what extent do accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) apply to state and local governmental entities?

Select one:

a. FASB standards never apply to governmental entities

b. FASB standards apply if so designated by the AICPA

c. All governmental entities have a choice between GASB and FASB standards

d. FASB standards apply if so designated by the GASB

4. Which of the following is the most authoritative source of accounting standards for not-for-profit colleges, universities, and health care providers?

Select one:

a. Current practices widely used by not-for-profit entities

b. FASB Statements and Interpretations

c. Consensus positions of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force

d. AICPA Industry Audit Guides

5. To what extent do organizations that use fund accounting also report on the entity as a whole?

Select one:

a. Organizations that use fund accounting are not required to report on the entity as a whole

b. Organizations that use fund accounting are required to report on the entity as a whole

c. Organizations that choose to report on the entity as a whole are not permitted to use fund accounting for internal purposes

d. Organizations that use fund accounting have the option of reporting either on funds or on the organization as a whole

6. A not-for-profit organization performs all of the following activities except?

Select one:

a. Paying overtime to employees

b. Paying dividends to shareholders

c. Charging a fee for services provided

d. Purchasing long-lived (capital) assets

7. For which types of organizations is the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) responsible for establishing accounting and financial reporting standards?

Select one:

a. All governmental and not-for-profit organizations

b. All state and local governmental organizations, except for state and local governmental colleges, universities, health care providers, and utilities

c. All state and local governmental organizations, including government-sponsored colleges, universities, health care providers, and utilities

d. All state, local, and Federal organizations

8. Government and nonprofit accounting focuses on which of the following?

Select one:

a. Reporting to management

b. Demonstrating accountability

c. Protecting investors from fraud

d. Calculating profit or loss

9. Not-for-profit organizations obtain their revenues primarily from?

Select one:

a. Contributions from donors

b. Sales to customers

c. Taxes on real property

d. Taxes on personal property

Research and discuss at least twodifferent forms of business organizations (ex.sole proprietorship, partnership,corporation, LLC, etc.). Discuss why accounting record keepingis important to the success of theorganization and how accounting systemscan help by increasing efficiency andeffectiveness.