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
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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
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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
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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
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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