Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Suppose you are a part of a group of students from a prominent university and were sent out as a team to work with a leading merchandizing company as a part of a work experience program. The team having been introduced to the general manger was told that the Accountant who normally prepares the financial statements has suddenly resigned and there is no one available to prepare the company’s financial statements which are now due. As aspiring university students, you and your group members have expressed an interest in taking on the task. As a group, you are required to collaborate and analyse the problem at hand then apply the accrual basis of accounting in the preparation of the company’s financial statements.
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CHAPTER 1
TEN-MINUTE QUIZ
Circle the letter of the best response.
1. The primary objective of financial reporting is to provide information
A. In an ethical manner.
B. To the professional accounting associations.
C. To people outside the company for making decisions.
D. Useful to managers in making daily decisions.
It is vital that company accountants and their auditors behave in a(n)
A. professional
2.
manner.
B. ethical
C. prudent
D. elitist
3. Which of the following statements is false?
A. The proprietorship form of business organization protects the personal assets of the
owners from creditors of the business.
B. A proprietorship has a single owner.
C. Accounting is the information system that measures business activities, processes that
information into reports, and communicates the results to decision makers.
D. The Accounting Standards Board sets the rules for how accounting is practised in
Canada.
4. Level…
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