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

Accounting and Financial Statements

True or False Quiz

Please answer all questions.



1

After ratios are computed, it is helpful to compare them with those of similar organizations.
A)True
B)False
2

Balance sheets show revenues, expenses, and profits at one point in time.
A)True
B)False
3

A balance sheet shows the firm's profitability over time.
A)True
B)False
4

Expenses are incurred monthly.
A)True
B)False
5

The income statement brings the information on financial statements into sharper focus so that a firm's managers and others can measure its efficiency, profitability, and sources of
A)True
B)False
6

Bookkeeping is the language business uses to record, measure, and interpret financial transactions.
A)True
B)False
7

Only small businesses use the financial information compiled by accountants.
A)True
B)False
8

Owners' equity represents loans to keep the business running.
A)True
B)False
9

The accounting cycle collects, records, and analyzes raw data annually.
A)True
B)False
10

Costs of goods sold is calculated by subtracting the ending inventory from the beginning inventory.
A)True
B)False
11

Gross income is the profit (loss) after all expenses excluding taxes have been deducted from revenue.
A)True
B)False
12

Nonbusiness organizations use accounting to demonstrate how well their funds are being used.
A)True
B)False
13

All business transactions must be classified as assets or liabilities.
A)True
B)False
14

Liquidity ratios show how fast a company can turn assets into cash to pay off short-term debt.
A)True
B)False
15

Income statements are sometimes called profit and loss statements.
A)True
B)False
16

Accounting is only one aspect of bookkeeping and involves the recording of routine, day-to-day business transactions.
A)True
B)False
17

Balance sheets show assets, liabilities, and owner's equity.
A)True
B)False
18

Asset utilization ratios measure how much debt a company is using relative to other sources of capital.
A)True
B)False
19

Assets are a firm's cash resources.
A)True
B)False
20

When the financial statements are completed, the firm's books are said to be "closed," and the accounting cycle begins anew for the next accounting period.
A)True
B)False




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