Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems and the Accountant INTRODUCTION WHAT ARE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Accounting Information Systems—A Definition Accounting Information Systems and Their Role in Organizations CASE ANALYSES The Annual Report Universal Concrete Products Ross‚ Sells‚ and Young‚ LLP REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS ANSWERS TO TEST YOURSELF WHAT’S NEW IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Suspicious Activity Reporting Countering Terrorism Corporate Scandals and Accounting
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TEST QUESTIONS: Questions 1-3 refer to the following: The following selected data for March were taken from Rubenstein Company’s financial statements: Cost of goods available for sale Manufacturing overhead Cost of goods manufactured Finished goods inventory ‑ ending Direct materials used Sales Selling and administrative expenses Direct labor Work in process inventory ‑ beginning $ 65‚000 20‚000 51‚000 10‚000 15‚000 105‚000 30‚000 20‚000 0 1. The gross
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Acct. 353 1. Blue Co. can estimate the amount of loss that will occur if a foreign government expropriates some of the company’s assets in that country. If the likelihood of expropriation is remote‚ a loss contingency should be A. Disclosed but not accrued as a liability. B. Disclosed and accrued as a liability. C. Accrued as liability but not disclosed. D. Neither accrued as a liability nor disclosed. 2. When a material gain contingency is probable and the amount of gain can be reasonably estimated
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Auditi Chapter 01 The Role of the Public Accountant in the American Economy True / False Questions 1. Independent audits of today place more emphasis on sampling than did the audits of the 19th century. True False 2. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issues CPA certificates and permits CPAs to practice. True False 3. A company is either audited by the GAO or internal auditors‚ but not both. True False 4. The SEC does not pass
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Introduction to Financial Accounting 1. A _____ year ends on a date that is determined by the firm‚ perhaps based on its business model (for example‚ many retailers choose the end of January). physical natural fiscal business cycle Normal ANS: C 2. An income statement connects two successive _____ through its effect on retained earnings. a. balance sheets b. cash flow statements c. cash receipts and disbursement statements d. funds flow statements e. financing statements
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CHAPTER 17 MULTINATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Difficulty Levels: Easy‚ Easy/Medium‚ Medium‚ Medium/Hard‚ and Hard) Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. Multiple Choice: True/False (17-2) Multinational fin. mgmt. F T Answer: a EASY [i]. Multinational financial management requires that financial analysts consider the effects of changing currency values. a. True b. False (17-2) Multinational
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Chapter 1 Question 2: Define the following terms and explain why they were important during the housing and credit crisis of 2007-2009. a. Mortgage b. Subprime loan c. Asset write-down Answer: Mortgage – is a contract whereby a borrower provides a lender with a lien on real property as security against a loan. Mortgage is important during the housing credit crisis because it is one of the major causes of the problems that financial institutions are facing during the crisis. The
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Review of Accounting Fundamentals The Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Equity Equity = Contributed Capital + Retained Earnings Retained Earnings = Beginning Retained Earnings + Net Income for the Period – Dividends Net Income = Revenues – Expenses + Gains – Losses Assets ( Probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by a particular accounting entity as a result of past transactions or events Liabilities ( Probably future sacrifices of economic benefits
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Problem sET A Problem 4-1A (40 minutes) Aug. 1 Merchandise Inventory 6‚000 Accounts Payable—Abilene 6‚000 Purchased goods on credit. 4 Accounts Payable—Abilene 100 Cash 100 Paid freight for Abilene. 5 Accounts Receivable—Lux 4‚200 Sales 4‚200 Sold goods on credit. 5 Cost of Goods Sold 3‚000 Merchandise Inventory 3‚000 To record the cost of August 5 sale. 8 Merchandise Inventory 5‚540
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Chapter 1 Managerial Accounting: Tools for Decision Making Discussion QUESTIONS Q1-1. Financial accounting is oriented toward external users and is concerned with general-purpose financial statements. These financial accounting statements are highly aggregated‚ report on relatively long time periods‚ are oriented toward the past‚ and must conform to external standards. These standards emphasize the use of objective data. Management accounting is oriented toward internal users and is
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