Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
25. The primary purpose of the statement of cash flows is to provide information about the cash receipts and cash payments of a company for a specific period of time.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
26. The balance sheet reports assets and claims to those assets at a specific point in time.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
27. The basic accounting equation states that Assets = Liabilities.
Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
28. One way of stating the accounting equation is: Assets + Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity.
Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
29. The accounting equation can be expressed as Assets - Stockholders’ Equity = Liabilities.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
30. The accounting equation can be expressed as Assets - Liabilities = Stockholders’ Equity.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
31. If the assets owned by a business total $150,000 and liabilities total $105,000, stockholders’ equity totals $45,000.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business Economics
32. If the assets owned by a business total $100,000 and liabilities total $65,000, stockholders’ equity totals $25,000.
Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: C, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: Analytic, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Problem Solving, IMA: Business Economics
33. Claims of creditors and owners on the assets of a business are called liabilities.
Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
34. Creditors’ rights to assets supersede owners’ rights to the assets.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
35. All publicly traded U.S. companies must provide their stockholders with an annual report each year.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
36. Information in the notes to the financial statements has to be quantifiable (numeric).
Ans: F, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
37. An auditor is an accounting professional who conducts an independent examination of the accounting data presented by a company.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Professional Demeanor, IMA: Reporting
38. The management discussion and analysis (MD&A) section of an annual report covers various financial aspects of a company.
Ans: T, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective, AICPA FC: Reporting, AICPA PC: Communications, IMA: Reporting
39. Explanatory notes and supporting schedules are an optional part of an annual report.