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Business: A Changing World, 4/e
O.C. Ferrell, Colorado State University
Geoffrey Hirt, DePaul University

Accounting and Financial Statements

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions.



1

An individual hired as an independent professional to provide accounting services is a(n)
A)private accountant.
B)legal accountant.
C)public accountant.
D)noncertified accountant.
E)amateur accountant.
2

Which of the following represent assets?
A)cash
B)inventory
C)land
D)equipment
E)all of the above
3

Which of the following can help determine what a firm is worth, how much a firm made or lost, and how a firm compares to others in its industry?
A)psychoanalysis
B)summative analysis
C)specific analysis
D)general analysis
E)ratio analysis
4

Return on assets and return on equity are examples of this type of ratio:
A)current.
B)profitability.
C)debt.
D)liquidity.
E)asset utilization.
5

Information found on the company's income statement and balance sheet is extracted from these documents and examined more closely through the use of
A)psychoanalysis.
B)summative analysis.
C)ratio analysis.
D)specific analysis.
E)general analysis.
6

Setting up accounts that maintain the accounting equation is called
A)financial accounting.
B)transactional accounting.
C)double-entry bookkeeping.
D)cost accounting.
E)managerial accounting.
7

Which ratio can investors use to compare the performance of one company with another on an equal basis?
A)per share data
B)equal data
C)equal performance
D)performance data
E)equal performance data
8

Accounting
A)reports only to those within the organization.
B)produces goods and services.
C)records, measures, and interprets financial data.
D)reports only to those outside of the organization.
E)develops promotional plans.
9

Which of the following is not an account title used on the balance sheet to describe assets?
A)accounts receivable
B)cash
C)owner's equity
D)property
E)inventory
10

An income statement shows
A)status at a particular point in time.
B)revenues, expenses, and net income over a period of time.
C)assets, liabilities, and equity.
D)how much income the CEO earned.
E)how much income each employee earned.
11

The ratio that reflects a company's liquidity after the inventory has been deleted is called
A)quick.
B)slow.
C)future.
D)current.
E)past.
12

The financial document that has been likened to a snapshot of how the company's finances are doing at that moment is called a(n)
A)budget.
B)profit-loss statement.
C)income statement.
D)annual report.
E)balance sheet.
13

A company's assets that are long-term in nature are called
A)fixed assets.
B)prefixed assets.
C)current assets.
D)equity.
E)revenue assets.
14

After gathering together and analyzing source documents and recording each financial transaction in a journal, a financial manager, bookkeeper, or accountant next
A)posts transactions in a general ledger.
B)prepares a trial balance.
C)balances the accounting equation.
D)posts transaction in a journal.
E)closes out the books.
15

Earnings after taxes is synonymous with
A)assets.
B)gross income.
C)net income.
D)profit.
E)assets.
16

Which of the following entities do not rely on information from an organization's financial statements?
A)stockholders
B)creditors
C)the Internal Revenue Service
D)competitors
E)lenders
17

Liabilities is another term used for a company's
A)assets.
B)equity.
C)net profit.
D)debts.
E)revenue.
18

Klein's Vacuum Cleaners started the accounting period with $5,000 worth of cleaners in inventory. During the accounting period, it purchased $2,500 more cleaners and sold $3,750 worth of cleaners. What is its cost of goods sold?
A)7,500
B)1,250
C)2,500
D)3,750
E)5,000
19

CPA stands for
A)Credentialed Private Accountant.
B)Certified Private Accountant.
C)Certified Public Accountant.
D)Certified Professional Accountant.
E)Credentialed Public Accountant.
20

Which of the following is equivalent to the accounting equation?
A)expenses - revenues + taxes = net income
B)sales - revenues = profit
C)net income = revenues - expenses
D)assets - liabilities = owners' equity
E)liabilities - assets = equity




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